Table 1.
The top 15 most productive journals and most co-citation journals in MCDA research.
| Rank | Journal | Count | IF2020# | Q* | Journal | Co-citation Count | IF2020 | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Value in Health | 17 | 5.725 | Q1 | Journal of Medical Systems | 1,673 | 4.460 | Q1, Q2 |
| 2 | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | 13 | 2.796 | Q3 | Value in Health | 942 | 5.725 | Q1 |
| 3 | Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research | 12 | 2.217 | Q3, Q4 | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | 746 | 2.796 | Q3 |
| 4 | Journal of Medical Systems | 11 | 4.460 | Q1, Q2 | Expert Systems with Applications | 632 | 6.954 | Q1 |
| 5 | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 9 | 2.532 | Q3 | Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research | 563 | 2.217 | Q3, Q4 |
| 6 | BMC Health Services Research | 8 | 2.655 | Q3 | IEEE Access | 549 | 3.367 | Q2 |
| 7 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 8 | 9.297 | Q1 | Pharmacoeconomics | 508 | 4.981 | Q1 |
| 8 | Pharmacoeconomics | 8 | 4.981 | Q1 | Journal of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis | 481 | - | - |
| 9 | Expert Systems with Applications | 7 | 6.954 | Q1 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 473 | 3.390 | Q1, Q2 |
| 10 | IEEE Access | 7 | 3.367 | Q2 | Journal of Cleaner Production | 467 | 9.297 | Q1 |
| 11 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 7 | 3.390 | Q1, Q2 | Frontiers in Public Health | 462 | 3.709 | Q1, Q2 |
| 12 | Journal of Multi-criteria Decision Analysis | 7 | - | - | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 394 | 2.532 | Q3 |
| 13 | International Journal of Technology Assessment in Healthcare | 6 | 2.188 | Q3, Q4 | BMC Health Services Research | 381 | 2.655 | Q3 |
| 14 | Medical Decision Making | 6 | 2.583 | Q2, Q3 | Health and Technology | 364 | - | - |
| 15 | Waste Management and Research | 6 | 3.549 | Q2, Q3 | Health Expectations | 332 | 3.377 | Q1, Q2 |
#
IF, Impar Factor;
*
Q, Quartile in Category.