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(Toronto, ON, June 19, 2025) JMIR Publications is pleased to announce that JMIR Nursing has achieved its inaugural Journal Impact Factor of 4.0, as published in the Journal Citation Reports 2025 by Clarivate. JMIR Nursing debuts in the first quartile (Q1) of the “Nursing” category (ranked #9 of 192).
With a strong first-time impact factor and ranking in the top 10 journals in its category, JMIR Nursing firmly establishes itself as a distinguished journal meeting an essential need for research at the intersection of nursing and innovative technologies. JMIR Nursing focuses on research on virtualizing care from hospital to community using mobile health, telehealth, and digital patient care.
This achievement underscores the collective commitments and contributions of authors, peer reviewers, editors, and journal staff, and the dedicated leadership of the journal’s editor in chief, Elizabeth Borycki, RN, PhD, FIAHIS, FACMI, FCAHS, professor at the School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria.
Here is a selection of the top-cited articles in JMIR Nursing as recognized in the Journal Citation Reports 2025 from Clarivate:
- Isidori V, Diamanti F, Gios L, Malfatti G, Perini F, Nicolini A, Longhini J, Forti S, Fraschini F, Bizzarri G, Brancorsini S, Gaudino A. Digital Technologies and the Role of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review Exploring Nurses’ Skills in the Digital Era and in the Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JMIR Nursing 2022;5(1):e37631 (doi: 10.2196/37631)
- Taira K, Itaya T, Hanada A. Performance of the Large Language Model ChatGPT on the National Nurse Examinations in Japan: Evaluation Study. JMIR Nursing 2023;6:e47305 (doi: 10.2196/47305)
- Dong Y, Yeo MC, Tham XC, Danuaji R, Nguyen TH, Sharma AK, RN K, PV M, Tai MLS, Ahmad A, Tan BY, Ho RC, Chua MCH, Sharma VK. Investigating Psychological Differences Between Nurses and Other Health Care Workers From the Asia-Pacific Region During the Early Phase of COVID-19: Machine Learning Approach. JMIR Nursing 2022;5(1):e32647 (doi: 10.2196/32647)
This success builds upon JMIR Publications' overall strong performance in the Journal Citation Reports 2025 from Clarivate and complements its recent achievements in the Scopus CiteScore rankings.
To view a full list of JMIR Publications journals with a Journal Impact Factor, please visit the website.
JMIR Publications recommends that authors and other parties consider alternative metrics, in combination with the Journal Impact Factor, when assessing a journal’s standing and impact. While proud of its Journal Impact Factor rankings, JMIR Publications discourages misuse of citation-based impact scores.
Source: Journal Citation Reports 2025 from Clarivate