Journal rankings · indicator year 2001
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Field ranking · 2001
Medicine journal rankings 2001
1,746 ranked journals · Field in Health Sciences
Medicine has 1,746 ranked journals in 2001. The median journal has an OJR of 0.53, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2000; Q1 starts at OJR 0.96. The top three are Endocrine Reviews, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, and New England Journal of Medicine.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2001. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 1998–2000, the window the 2001 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields in Medicine (42)
Up to Health Sciences- Surgery336
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine128
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health118
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine111
- Oncology88
- Epidemiology81
- Infectious Diseases73
- Psychiatry and Mental health71
- Neurology63
- Physiology62
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging62
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism51
Show all 42 subfields
- Dermatology46
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine44
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health44
- Hematology43
- Ophthalmology43
- Obstetrics and Gynecology35
- Nephrology24
- Pharmacology24
- Rheumatology24
- Emergency Medicine23
- Reproductive Medicine20
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Rehabilitation15
- Complementary and alternative medicine14
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine14
- Geriatrics and Gerontology13
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine11
- Immunology and Allergy9
- Genetics8
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine7
- Hepatology7
- Urology5
- Gastroenterology4
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
1,746 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2000. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 1998–2000, the window the 2001 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 1998–2000 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2001. | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Endocrine ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 9.36Q1 | 21.79 5.23 up from 2000 | 135 | 20% | $3,750 | ||
2CA A Cancer Journal for CliniciansOAWiley · United States | 8.91Q1 | 24.16 6.54 up from 2000 | 75 | 100% | $4,330 | ||
3New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 8.62Q1 | 14.53 0.77 down from 2000 | 2,567 | 30% | — | ||
4Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 6.67Q1 | 8.85 5.41 down from 2000 | 132 | 91% | — | ||
5Nature MedicineNature Portfolio · United States | 5.68Q1 | 12.66 1.19 up from 2000 | 1,285 | 11% | $12,690 | ||
6Archives of General PsychiatryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 5.60Q1 | 9.27 0.85 up from 2000 | 475 | 12% | — | ||
7Journal of Clinical OncologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 4.16Q1 | 8.48 0.20 up from 2000 | 1,653 | 2% | — | ||
8Medical Image AnalysisElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.01Q1 | 2.70 0.18 down from 2000 | 87 | 15% | $4,170 | ||
9JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteOxford University Press · United States | 4.00Q1 | 8.96 0.97 up from 2000 | 858 | 25% | $5,436 | ||
10CirculationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.96Q1 | 7.67 0.43 up from 2000 | 3,851 | 54% | — | ||
11Health Policy and PlanningOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.83Q1 | 2.74 1.68 up from 2000 | 102 | 60% | $3,195 | ||
12Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.74Q1 | 6.86 0.42 up from 2000 | 654 | 97% | — | ||
13BrainOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.55Q1 | 6.88 0.03 down from 2000 | 609 | 21% | $5,570 | ||
14Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.55Q1 | 5.97 0.67 down from 2000 | 1,633 | 24% | $7,166 | ||
15GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.43Q1 | 7.25 0.10 down from 2000 | 1,269 | 11% | $4,180 | ||
16Schizophrenia BulletinOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.39Q1 | 4.41 2.59 down from 2000 | 185 | 26% | $4,981 | ||
17Seminars in Liver DiseaseThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 3.33Q1 | 7.41 0.75 up from 2000 | 120 | 0% | — | ||
18MedicineOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 3.32Q1 | 6.28 0.18 up from 2000 | 99 | 3% | $1,950 | ||
19Brain PathologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 3.24Q1 | 9.04 1.97 up from 2000 | 167 | 92% | $4,080 | ||
20Annals of NeurologyWiley · United States | 3.23Q1 | 7.08 0.01 up from 2000 | 884 | 3% | $4,700 | ||
21Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.10Q1 | 4.90 0.41 up from 2000 | 1,354 | 8% | — | ||
22Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 3.06Q1 | 5.30 0.24 up from 2000 | 1,484 | 1% | — | ||
23Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium ProceedingsElsevier BV · United States | 2.99Q1 | 3.14 1.12 up from 2000 | 100 | 100% | $3,200 | ||
24DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 2.98Q1 | 7.19 1.04 up from 2000 | 1,013 | 53% | — | ||
25American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAmerican Thoracic Society · United States | 2.95Q1 | 6.23 0.35 up from 2000 | 2,034 | 4% | — | ||
26Clinical PharmacokineticsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 2.88Q1 | 4.74 0.36 up from 2000 | 201 | 0% | $4,990 | ||
27IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.82Q1 | 3.17 0.26 up from 2000 | 346 | 10% | $2,645 | ||
28Emerging infectious diseasesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 2.77Q1 | 5.32 1.22 up from 2000 | 414 | 100% | — | ||
29Studies in Family PlanningWiley | 2.77Q1 | 2.67 1.23 up from 2000 | 68 | 11% | $3,190 | ||
30Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & MetabolismSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.68Q1 | 5.74 0.01 up from 2000 | 480 | 49% | $4,200 | ||
31Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.68Q1 | 5.30 1.04 up from 2000 | 150 | 0% | $3,540 | ||
32American Journal of Health-System PharmacyOxford University Press · United States | 2.63Q1 | 3.21 0.89 up from 2000 | 45 | 4% | $4,448 | ||
33Journal of Bone and Mineral ResearchOxford University Press · United States | 2.61Q1 | 5.49 0.49 up from 2000 | 792 | 34% | $3,780 | ||
34Progress in Retinal and Eye ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.56Q1 | 5.23 0.67 up from 2000 | 77 | 4% | $6,710 | ||
35HepatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.53Q1 | 6.21 0.50 up from 2000 | 1,530 | 39% | $2,900 | ||
36PEDIATRICSAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · United States | 2.50Q1 | 3.78 0.07 down from 2000 | 1,937 | 1% | — | ||
37Seminars in Cancer BiologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.43Q1 | 5.07 0.38 down from 2000 | 87 | 6% | $6,060 | ||
38Arthritis & RheumatismWiley · United States | 2.40Q1 | 4.95 0.02 up from 2000 | 1,253 | 6% | — | ||
39Osteoporosis InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 2.38Q1 | 4.30 1.44 up from 2000 | 320 | 3% | $5,090 | ||
40Neurobiology of DiseaseOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.38Q1 | 5.33 0.16 down from 2000 | 149 | 100% | $4,180 | ||
41Archives of Family MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 2.37Q1 | 2.57 0.17 up from 2000 | 224 | — | — | ||
42The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.37Q1 | 5.14 0.53 down from 2000 | 1,970 | 31% | $4,763 | ||
43StrokeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.34Q1 | 4.44 0.06 down from 2000 | 1,582 | 56% | — | ||
44Journal of the American Society of NephrologyAmerican Society of Nephrology | 2.33Q1 | 5.60 0.18 up from 2000 | 825 | 2% | — | ||
45HypertensionLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.32Q1 | 5.55 0.44 up from 2000 | 1,257 | 60% | — | ||
46The American Journal of MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 2.29Q1 | 3.62 0.46 down from 2000 | 946 | 18% | $3,770 | ||
47PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.28Q1 | 5.20 0.84 up from 2000 | 725 | 1% | — | ||
48Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.03 0.11 down from 2000 | 1,550 | 27% | $4,763 | ||
49AIDSLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 5.56 1.14 down from 2000 | 1,378 | 2% | — | ||
50RadiologyRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.13 0.58 up from 2000 | 1,888 | 2% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, compared.
- Surgery336
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine128
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health118
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine111
- Oncology88
- Epidemiology81
- Infectious Diseases73
- Psychiatry and Mental health71
- Neurology63
- Physiology62
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging62
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism51
- Dermatology46
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine44
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health44
- Hematology43
- Ophthalmology43
- Obstetrics and Gynecology35
- Nephrology24
- Pharmacology24
- Rheumatology24
- Emergency Medicine23
- Reproductive Medicine20
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Rehabilitation15
- Complementary and alternative medicine14
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine14
- Geriatrics and Gerontology13
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine11
- Immunology and Allergy9
- Genetics8
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine7
- Hepatology7
- Urology5
- Gastroenterology4
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2001. Corpus-wide, 67.0% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
627 additional Medicine journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 1998–2000, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2001. Publication window: 1998–2000. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 1,746
- Window papers (baseline)
- 795,253 Change unavailable from indicator year 1998
- Median OJR
- 0.53 Change unavailable from indicator year 1998
- Rising journals (2025)
- 404Comparison-group list (404)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 1998–2000 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 1,634 | 1,746 | 1,853 | 1,933 | 2,023 | 2,148 | 2,258 | 2,390 | 2,497 | 2,616 | 2,755 | 2,949 | 3,131 | 3,412 | 3,611 | 3,760 | 3,936 | 4,122 | 4,350 | 4,487 | 4,543 | 4,639 | 4,671 | 4,692 | 4,640 | 4,521 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 709,310 | 795,253 | 851,873 | 918,177 | 953,693 | 1,044,918 | 1,146,485 | 1,266,791 | 1,370,140 | 1,505,784 | 1,634,063 | 1,757,108 | 1,828,247 | 1,889,231 | 1,983,210 | 2,073,801 | 2,149,396 | 2,185,378 | 2,236,129 | 2,298,903 | 2,395,179 | 2,590,856 | 2,809,142 | 2,949,143 | 2,961,797 | 2,982,923 | |
| Median OJR | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.704 | 0.724 | 0.739 | 0.756 | 0.748 | 0.760 | 0.730 | 0.749 | 0.741 | 0.725 | 0.717 | 0.701 | 0.702 | 0.715 | 0.663 | 0.655 | 0.661 | 0.660 | 0.67 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.2% | 3,512 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.465 per 1,000 | 3,472 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -6.9% | 4,166 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 100.0% | 4,521 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,046 | 2,526 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.0% | 4,393 journals |
| Review share | Median: 2.8% | 4,521 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.69 | 4,492 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 37.6% | 4,521 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 46.3% | 4,514 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.