Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Subfield ranking · 2003
Biomedical Engineering journal rankings 2003
107 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering has 107 ranked journals in 2003. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2002; Q1 starts at OJR 1.30. The top three are Lab on a Chip, Smart Materials and Structures, and Biomaterials.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2003. 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 2000–2002, the window the 2003 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 of Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering232
- Mechanical Engineering181
- Aerospace Engineering118
- Civil and Structural Engineering110
- Biomedical Engineering107
- Mechanics of Materials90
- Computational Mechanics74
- Control and Systems Engineering70
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering37
- Building and Construction33
- Ocean Engineering30
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality16
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107 ranked journals
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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 2002. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2000–2002, the window the 2003 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2000–2002 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 2003. | Compare |
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1Lab on a ChipRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.71Q1 | 3.52 1.43 up from 2002 | 97 | 4% | — | ||
2Smart Materials and StructuresIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.49Q1 | 1.86 0.44 up from 2002 | 384 | 58% | $3,325 | ||
3BiomaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 3.76 0.41 up from 2002 | 1,323 | 3% | $4,640 | ||
4Tissue EngineeringMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.37Q1 | 4.50 1.33 up from 2002 | 233 | 3% | — | ||
5Journal of Biomedical Materials ResearchWiley · United States | 2.18Q1 | 2.88 0.78 up from 2002 | 1,492 | 0% | — | ||
6Journal of vibration and acousticsAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers | 2.14Q1 | 1.02 0.39 up from 2002 | 200 | 3% | — | ||
7Journal of Biomedical OpticsOASPIE · United States | 2.10Q1 | 3.35 0.62 up from 2002 | 188 | 91% | $1,675 | ||
8IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.07Q1 | —no 2002 value | 71 | — | — | ||
9AIChE JournalWiley · United States | 1.95Q1 | 1.84 0.04 up from 2002 | 779 | 6% | $4,940 | ||
10The Journal of Supercritical FluidsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.94Q1 | 2.65 0.50 up from 2002 | 220 | 4% | $3,910 | ||
11Journal of BiomechanicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.86Q1 | 2.69 0.47 up from 2002 | 639 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
12ElectrophoresisWiley · Germany | 1.84Q1 | 3.93 0.83 up from 2002 | 1,809 | 8% | $3,940 | ||
13Journal of Biomechanical EngineeringASM International · United States | 1.76Q1 | 2.37 0.73 up from 2002 | 249 | 9% | — | ||
14Journal of Micromechanics and MicroengineeringIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 1.76 0.16 up from 2002 | 358 | 63% | $3,325 | ||
15Chemical Engineering ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 1.82 0.43 up from 2002 | 1,659 | 4% | $4,050 | ||
16Sensors and Actuators A PhysicalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 1.64 0.21 up from 2002 | 1,164 | 6% | $3,750 | ||
17Numerical Heat Transfer Part B FundamentalsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 1.22 0.35 up from 2002 | 164 | 3% | — | ||
18Industrial & Engineering Chemistry ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.46Q1 | 1.41 0.13 up from 2002 | 2,195 | 3% | $4,500 | ||
19Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 1.32 0.38 down from 2002 | 589 | 9% | — | ||
20Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part AWiley · United States | 1.45Q1 | 2.02no 2002 value | 46 | 9% | $4,220 | — | |
21Biomedical MicrodevicesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.43Q1 | 2.22 0.79 up from 2002 | 90 | 0% | $4,190 | ||
22FuelElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.42Q1 | 1.68 0.58 up from 2002 | 787 | 5% | $4,330 | ||
23Biomass and BioenergyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q1 | 1.26 0.49 up from 2002 | 279 | 5% | $4,270 | ||
24IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency ControlInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.34Q1 | 1.68 0.06 down from 2002 | 591 | 5% | $2,645 | ||
25Journal of Electromyography and KinesiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.34Q1 | 1.88 0.34 up from 2002 | 153 | 3% | $3,450 | ||
26Numerical Heat Transfer Part A ApplicationsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.31Q1 | 1.06 0.23 up from 2002 | 319 | 2% | — | ||
27Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer EditionTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 1.30Q1 | 2.08 0.47 up from 2002 | 272 | 5% | — | ||
28Ultrasound in Medicine & BiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.28Q2 | 2.46 0.50 up from 2002 | 570 | 43% | $2,650 | ||
29Fuel Processing TechnologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.20Q2 | 1.01 0.15 up from 2002 | 348 | 3% | $3,180 | ||
30Journal of Microcolumn SeparationsWiley · United States | 1.15Q2 | 1.78 0.46 up from 2002 | 181 | — | — | ||
31Annals of Biomedical EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.14Q2 | 2.02 0.50 up from 2002 | 367 | 5% | $4,390 | ||
32IEEE Transactions on Biomedical EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.11Q2 | 1.86 0.03 up from 2002 | 568 | 7% | $2,645 | ||
33Journal of Materials Science Materials in MedicineOASpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.06Q2 | 1.32 0.23 up from 2002 | 460 | 12% | $2,590 | ||
34Journal of Analytical and Applied PyrolysisElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.05Q2 | 1.63 0.49 up from 2002 | 304 | 7% | $3,580 | ||
35Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.98Q2 | 1.30 0.24 up from 2002 | 172 | 7% | $4,150 | ||
36Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process IntensificationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.97Q2 | 0.86 0.07 up from 2002 | 242 | 6% | $3,910 | ||
37Multiphase Science and TechnologyBegell House · United States | 0.97Q2 | 0.39 0.72 down from 2002 | 37 | 0% | — | ||
38Macromolecular BioscienceWiley · Germany | 0.93Q2 | 1.55 0.79 up from 2002 | 146 | 8% | $4,880 | ||
39Colloids and Surfaces B BiointerfacesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.92Q2 | 1.54 0.14 up from 2002 | 389 | 7% | $3,790 | ||
40Materials Science and Engineering CElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.91Q2 | 1.19 0.54 up from 2002 | 500 | 3% | $3,560 | ||
41Advanced RoboticsTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 0.90Q2 | 0.65 0.03 up from 2002 | 199 | 5% | — | ||
42Fluid Phase EquilibriaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.89Q2 | 1.20 0.28 up from 2002 | 781 | 2% | $3,630 | ||
43Process Safety and Environmental ProtectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 0.69 0.12 up from 2002 | 564 | 4% | $3,500 | ||
44Science ProgressOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.88Q2 | 1.58 0.58 up from 2002 | 36 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
45Annual Review of Biomedical EngineeringAnnual Reviews · United States | 0.85Q2 | 9.06 3.85 up from 2002 | 61 | 6% | — | ||
46The Journal of the Acoustical Society of AmericaAcoustical Society of America · United States | 0.82Q2 | 1.35 0.14 up from 2002 | 2,407 | 3% | — | ||
47IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology MagazineIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.21 0.16 down from 2002 | 227 | 2% | — | ||
48Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.81Q2 | 1.19 0.40 up from 2002 | 98 | 3% | — | ||
49Field Analytical Chemistry & TechnologyWiley · United States | 0.79Q2 | 1.23 0.40 up from 2002 | 78 | — | — | ||
50Journal of Theoretical and Computational AcousticsOAWorld Scientific · Singapore | 0.76Q2 | 0.54 0.04 up from 2002 | 279 | 3% | — |
Subfields of Engineering, with Biomedical Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering232
- Mechanical Engineering181
- Aerospace Engineering118
- Civil and Structural Engineering110
- Biomedical Engineering107
- Mechanics of Materials90
- Computational Mechanics74
- Control and Systems Engineering70
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering37
- Building and Construction33
- Ocean Engineering30
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality16
- Media Technology11
- Automotive Engineering10
- Architecture0
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2003. Corpus-wide, 70.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
38 additional Biomedical Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2000–2002, 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: 2003. Publication window: 2000–2002. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 107
- Window papers (baseline)
- 69,017 +23.7% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.731 +13.3% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 33
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2000–2002 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 | 94 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 161 | 173 | 194 | 201 | 220 | 230 | 248 | 257 | 272 | 281 | 303 | 312 | 327 | 334 | 341 | 346 | 349 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 55,775 | 59,860 | 64,091 | 69,017 | 74,963 | 82,840 | 91,889 | 103,123 | 114,335 | 126,039 | 136,464 | 148,180 | 161,587 | 174,502 | 188,850 | 200,371 | 208,275 | 213,015 | 217,166 | 225,393 | 235,887 | 249,917 | 263,157 | 272,415 | 278,139 | 288,254 | |
| Median OJR | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.707 | 0.731 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.766 | 0.718 | 0.828 | 0.87 | 0.831 | 0.826 | 0.720 | 0.776 | 0.709 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.768 | 0.726 | 0.76 | 0.781 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
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.