SDG Journals 100

2026 Edition

SDG 1: No Poverty

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Explore measuresHE's proprietary SDG Journals 100 Rankings, powered by a suite of innovative metrics designed to provide a more holistic view of publication quality and influence within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We go beyond traditional citation counts to reveal how academic titles contribute to global sustainability challenges.

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Rank Name Publisher Publication volume Diversity of authoring institutions Typical FWCI Median FWCI of best work Gravitas Diversity of citing institutions Open access Overall Score
1 JAMA Network Open American Medical Association 99.5 99.3 96.9 94.8 100.0 99.8 86.1 97.4
2 The Lancet Public Health Elsevier BV 52.5 75.7 99.2 100.0 100.0 97.5 83.7 94.9
3 World Development Elsevier BV 89.6 91.7 97.3 91.1 100.0 95.4 47.8 94.0
4 The Lancet Elsevier BV 87.4 78.3 93.0 99.9 98.9 99.0 52.2 93.7
5 PEDIATRICS American Academy of Pediatrics 88.0 94.9 93.6 98.4 99.8 97.2 25.4 93.6
6 International Journal for Equity in Health Springer Nature 93.6 96.8 89.2 82.8 100.0 96.6 86.3 92.1
7 BMC Psychiatry Springer Nature 95.8 97.5 86.5 83.5 98.0 96.4 85.9 91.0
8 BMC Public Health Springer Nature 100.0 100.0 82.5 82.8 100.0 99.8 86.6 90.7
9 China Economic Review Elsevier BV 54.5 69.8 98.3 99.6 99.1 81.3 6.9 90.3
10 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Springer Nature 78.8 95.2 85.2 84.0 99.6 96.7 87.2 90.1
11 BMC Geriatrics Springer Nature 97.8 98.1 84.6 78.8 99.5 95.5 85.7 90.0
12 Social Indicators Research Springer Nature 95.2 96.0 86.3 86.0 100.0 95.6 31.0 89.6
13 American Journal of Preventive Medicine Elsevier BV 70.9 87.6 87.5 96.4 96.4 94.6 42.7 89.5
13 The Lancet Global Health Elsevier BV 75.5 95.8 91.7 83.4 92.4 97.3 84.4 89.5
15 MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 43.6 6.6 99.4 99.9 94.8 95.8 86.4 89.4
16 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Wiley 78.4 86.4 89.3 93.4 94.1 93.0 47.6 89.3
17 SSM - Population Health Elsevier BV 92.2 97.4 80.1 82.3 100.0 96.9 85.7 89.1
18 Health Affairs Project HOPE 70.9 82.2 92.2 86.7 99.8 91.8 23.4 88.8
19 Journal of Affective Disorders Elsevier BV 98.6 99.6 83.0 85.4 99.2 98.8 25.4 88.6
19 The Journal of Economic Inequality Springer Nature 75.9 86.6 84.0 91.5 100.0 83.6 50.4 88.6
21 Journal of General Internal Medicine Springer Nature 74.7 81.9 87.7 89.8 93.4 91.9 71.4 88.3
22 Social Science & Medicine Elsevier BV 98.5 98.8 85.1 73.6 100.0 96.8 46.0 87.8
23 PLoS ONE Public Library of Science 100.0 100.0 75.2 75.2 100.0 100.0 86.5 87.1
24 Frontiers in Psychiatry Frontiers Media 99.6 99.5 76.9 75.0 98.0 98.6 85.9 86.8
24 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 100.0 100.0 75.3 74.0 100.0 99.9 85.6 86.8
26 Frontiers in Public Health Frontiers Media 100.0 100.0 76.2 72.2 99.9 99.9 85.5 86.7
27 Psychiatry Research Elsevier BV 75.7 90.4 84.6 97.8 86.8 95.6 19.1 85.6
28 Annals of Epidemiology Elsevier BV 51.1 71.9 75.6 99.2 100.0 88.2 38.2 85.1
28 Journal of Economic Literature American Economic Association 26.8 5.8 99.8 99.5 98.8 68.8 6.3 85.1
30 Journal of European Social Policy SAGE Publishing 34.7 49.8 97.4 89.1 92.9 70.7 48.5 85.0
31 JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute Oxford University Press 41.1 76.2 94.5 91.4 82.1 88.7 64.6 84.5
32 Blood Advances Elsevier BV 78.7 97.4 82.7 72.2 91.8 91.9 85.8 84.4
33 American Journal of Epidemiology Oxford University Press 54.0 55.5 76.3 99.4 97.8 82.5 46.3 84.1
34 Fiscal Studies Wiley 42.7 40.0 83.9 100.0 94.5 63.6 68.9 84.0
35 PLoS Medicine Public Library of Science 57.6 84.1 94.9 81.7 77.7 88.1 86.8 83.7
36 Journal of Health and Social Behavior SAGE Publishing 29.5 24.1 92.0 99.8 96.9 62.9 22.4 83.6
37 BMJ Open BMJ 100.0 100.0 69.1 66.9 100.0 99.5 86.0 83.5
38 China Agricultural Economic Review Emerald Publishing Limited 26.1 24.2 95.9 99.0 97.8 49.7 2.9 83.3
38 Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 57.1 76.2 78.4 92.6 92.5 91.3 43.2 83.3
38 The Journal of Rural Health Wiley 48.7 67.9 92.1 96.9 81.4 79.0 39.1 83.3
41 Public Health Elsevier BV 71.3 83.6 78.2 83.7 96.5 89.2 29.4 83.2
42 Review of Income and Wealth Wiley 75.4 90.8 73.0 79.5 99.9 82.4 52.2 83.0
43 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Wiley 58.5 75.4 87.8 94.6 78.2 87.4 59.9 82.8
44 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Elsevier BV 29.9 50.2 96.1 96.7 74.5 77.8 85.9 82.2
44 Health Services Research Wiley 75.5 87.0 65.3 83.5 98.3 85.5 82.3 82.2
46 Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health BMJ 85.9 96.7 72.7 70.9 99.9 88.7 44.2 82.1
46 Social Policy and Administration Wiley 59.9 67.9 85.5 99.1 86.4 41.2 41.3 82.1
46 The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Elsevier BV 25.4 27.1 99.4 100.0 72.4 89.1 81.2 82.1
49 Research in Social Stratification and Mobility Elsevier BV 40.5 42.5 92.7 93.8 84.8 71.5 46.9 82.0
50 Medical Care Wolters Kluwer 49.7 77.3 76.7 93.5 92.1 78.5 41.9 81.8
51 BMC Psychology Springer Nature 62.8 66.5 90.3 98.2 68.6 74.7 86.4 81.6
51 Cancer Wiley 82.1 93.4 77.7 70.3 92.4 93.7 57.0 81.6
53 Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Springer Nature 87.2 91.5 65.9 79.8 98.7 91.1 37.0 81.2
54 Journal of Urban Health Springer Nature 58.2 69.5 78.2 77.3 92.9 86.8 74.1 81.1
55 Diabetes Care American Diabetes Association 57.7 64.7 90.1 86.1 76.3 77.6 81.6 81.0
56 Children and Youth Services Review Elsevier BV 93.4 96.5 71.7 71.9 99.1 88.4 11.5 80.9
57 EClinicalMedicine Elsevier BV 69.1 89.9 85.5 87.1 69.9 95.0 83.9 80.8
58 Demography Springer Nature 53.6 65.3 82.4 68.5 98.8 49.1 84.6 80.4
59 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Springer Nature 89.9 91.4 83.0 71.5 74.4 87.2 86.0 79.3
60 The Lancet Psychiatry Elsevier BV 35.4 55.6 87.5 68.3 94.5 78.8 47.3 79.0
61 Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Wolters Kluwer 49.1 80.8 64.4 90.0 97.6 81.4 31.5 78.9
61 Health & Place Elsevier BV 67.7 84.1 79.1 68.3 92.0 70.7 53.3 78.9
63 Annals of Behavioral Medicine Oxford University Press 29.7 49.3 89.4 82.9 83.3 71.3 60.8 78.6
63 Sleep Medicine Elsevier BV 85.4 93.3 78.1 61.0 92.7 95.5 15.1 78.6
65 Psychological Medicine Cambridge University Press 76.3 97.7 77.5 74.4 79.8 94.3 55.1 78.4
66 Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Springer Nature 66.7 85.0 80.7 83.8 73.9 90.6 51.4 78.0
67 European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Nature 57.5 68.3 82.7 91.2 73.2 73.2 49.2 77.5
67 JAMA Health Forum American Medical Association 50.2 57.6 91.0 96.8 62.1 56.7 86.2 77.5
69 Academic Pediatrics Elsevier BV 71.7 92.5 69.6 74.0 90.9 80.8 34.1 77.3
70 Journal of Health Economics Elsevier BV 34.3 31.0 95.7 91.2 73.9 33.7 63.3 76.9
70 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health SAGE Publishing 62.7 54.6 64.1 85.5 95.9 67.7 47.8 76.9
72 Cancer Medicine Wiley 98.7 99.0 66.1 48.0 92.5 99.5 86.0 76.5
73 Sleep Health Elsevier BV 67.4 87.7 71.5 56.0 96.8 89.6 40.4 76.2
74 The Journal of Pediatrics Elsevier BV 65.4 90.5 77.0 82.5 72.8 86.4 45.0 76.0
75 World Development Perspectives Elsevier BV 31.1 28.4 88.7 85.0 83.8 67.8 12.9 75.9
76 Infectious Diseases of Poverty Springer Nature 41.1 53.1 87.4 87.9 62.0 89.0 85.5 75.4
76 Preventive Medicine Elsevier BV 77.8 84.3 68.9 58.0 96.3 81.3 32.1 75.4
76 The Journal of Arthroplasty Elsevier BV 63.7 54.8 90.0 87.6 67.3 80.0 3.9 75.4
79 BMC Cancer Springer Nature 99.0 98.5 63.1 53.7 87.4 98.6 86.4 75.2
80 Frontiers in Neurology Frontiers Media 99.1 99.0 60.3 48.7 93.4 96.4 85.8 75.0
80 Health Economics Wiley 71.1 67.9 73.2 66.2 92.1 53.7 45.5 75.0
80 Pediatric Blood & Cancer Wiley 89.5 97.6 71.4 64.6 83.4 87.4 26.1 75.0
83 Quality of Life Research Springer Nature 78.0 92.7 73.6 61.5 86.3 81.5 30.8 74.9
84 Development and Psychopathology Cambridge University Press 66.0 79.2 71.0 63.7 88.5 74.8 64.1 74.8
85 American Economic Journal Economic Policy American Economic Association 30.4 26.4 98.8 90.8 64.2 48.4 51.9 74.7
86 Child Indicators Research Springer Nature 58.3 70.3 67.1 67.1 99.0 63.9 29.2 74.6
86 Journal of Happiness Studies Springer Nature 48.1 38.7 83.0 74.8 84.0 63.9 38.6 74.6
88 Frontiers in Oncology Frontiers Media 100.0 99.8 54.7 42.3 99.6 99.8 85.5 74.1
88 Journal of Global Health Edinburgh University Global Health Society 71.2 75.7 71.1 89.2 63.5 89.0 84.7 74.1
90 BMC Oral Health Springer Nature 85.7 88.0 72.7 58.9 81.8 55.6 86.3 73.9
90 RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Russell Sage Foundation 34.2 50.2 98.5 76.9 58.5 69.2 83.3 73.9
92 The Journals of Gerontology Series B Oxford University Press 75.8 82.3 78.3 63.7 77.2 71.7 49.5 73.6
93 The Journals of Gerontology Series A Oxford University Press 74.4 90.3 74.5 61.5 77.1 86.7 54.7 73.3
94 BMC Pediatrics Springer Nature 84.8 88.3 71.7 68.6 69.2 83.6 86.1 73.1
95 Preventive Medicine Reports Elsevier BV 83.0 93.6 60.6 57.2 86.2 90.1 84.8 73.0
96 Journal of Social Policy Cambridge University Press 45.4 43.7 80.5 90.7 71.3 45.3 51.0 72.9
97 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Wiley 37.0 25.6 88.5 84.8 80.3 16.8 18.1 72.6
98 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Frontiers Media 80.9 96.8 64.6 62.4 76.4 92.7 85.4 72.5
98 Healthcare Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 99.6 98.9 58.1 60.6 80.3 90.6 85.9 72.5
100 Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Elsevier BV 73.2 89.2 78.0 64.6 72.3 84.2 17.7 71.8
100 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Cambridge University Press 40.4 66.5 92.8 71.3 56.9 68.1 87.0 71.8
100 PLoS neglected tropical diseases Public Library of Science 88.1 95.7 64.9 54.6 78.8 85.2 86.7 71.8