Journal profile · Nursing-Critical Care Nursing
Nursing Critical Care
ISSN 1558-447X · Wolters Kluwer Health
Nursing Critical Care: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from November 2020 (Volume 15, Issue 6): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nursing Critical Care is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing education and management, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Critical Care Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing education and managementNursing12.1%
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth Professions5.9%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.5%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions5.5%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions5.2%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine4.7%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine4.6%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Care Nursing | Q4 | 18/19 | 7th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 1558-447X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 6 (November 2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nursing Critical Care
Which databases index Nursing Critical Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nursing Critical Care is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nursing Critical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Nursing Critical Care is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-28). Last updated: .