Journal rankings · indicator year 2003
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Subfield ranking · 2003
Dermatology journal rankings 2003
47 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Dermatology has 47 ranked journals in 2003. The median journal has an OJR of 0.59, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2002; Q1 starts at OJR 1.07. The top three are Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Journal of Cutaneous Laser Therapy, and Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
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 Medicine (42)
- Surgery378
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine140
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine128
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health128
- Oncology103
- Epidemiology89
- Infectious Diseases82
- Psychiatry and Mental health82
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging69
- Neurology68
- Physiology67
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism60
- Dermatology47
Show all 42 subfields
- Hematology48
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine47
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health47
- Ophthalmology41
- Obstetrics and Gynecology39
- Nephrology27
- Pharmacology27
- Rheumatology27
- Emergency Medicine22
- Reproductive Medicine22
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Complementary and alternative medicine17
- Rehabilitation16
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine15
- Geriatrics and Gerontology13
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine12
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine8
- Genetics8
- Hepatology7
- Gastroenterology6
- Urology5
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
47 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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1Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and SurgeryFrontline Medical Communications · United States | 2.30Q1 | 3.36 1.37 up from 2002 | 86 | 7% | — | ||
2Journal of Cutaneous Laser TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 2.69 0.55 up from 2002 | 45 | — | — | ||
3Lasers in Surgery and MedicineWiley · United States | 1.75Q1 | 2.70 0.28 up from 2002 | 346 | 7% | $4,620 | ||
4American Journal of Clinical DermatologyAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 1.72Q1 | 2.99 1.53 up from 2002 | 141 | 0% | $5,590 | ||
5American Journal of Contact DermatitisElsevier BV · United States | 1.64Q1 | 2.25 0.90 up from 2002 | 33 | 0% | — | ||
6Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.59Q1 | 3.41 1.04 up from 2002 | 1,405 | 11% | $4,200 | ||
7Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association · United States | 1.38Q1 | 2.69 0.68 up from 2002 | 767 | 6% | — | ||
8Journal of Investigative DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.34Q1 | 3.56 0.63 up from 2002 | 1,185 | 94% | $3,800 | ||
9Dermatologic ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.23Q1 | 2.34 0.85 up from 2002 | 195 | 0% | $3,400 | ||
10Photodermatology Photoimmunology & PhotomedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 1.14Q1 | 1.33 1.46 down from 2002 | 63 | 13% | $4,550 | ||
11Skin Pharmacology and PhysiologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.13Q1 | 2.09 1.00 up from 2002 | 165 | 8% | — | ||
12Food and Chemical ToxicologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.07Q1 | 2.19 0.72 up from 2002 | 565 | 3% | $4,670 | ||
13British Journal of DermatologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.04Q2 | 2.23 0.38 up from 2002 | 1,746 | 4% | $4,920 | ||
14Journal of Dermatological ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.93Q2 | 1.95 0.37 up from 2002 | 260 | 4% | $3,980 | ||
15Experimental DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 2.29 0.06 down from 2002 | 161 | 18% | $4,880 | ||
16Skin Research and TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 1.34no change | 67 | 20% | $2,910 | ||
17Contact DermatitisWiley · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.27 0.33 up from 2002 | 580 | 10% | $5,060 | ||
18Clinical and Experimental DermatologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.76Q2 | 1.38 0.08 up from 2002 | 533 | 3% | $3,354 | ||
19Archives of Dermatological ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.75Q2 | 1.31 0.11 down from 2002 | 227 | 1% | $4,790 | ||
20DermatologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.73Q2 | 1.39 0.31 up from 2002 | 627 | 10% | — | ||
21Dermatologic SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.68Q2 | 1.00 0.24 down from 2002 | 1,304 | 1% | — | ||
22American Journal of DermatopathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.66Q2 | 1.27 0.07 up from 2002 | 322 | 1% | — | ||
23Clinics in DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 0.62Q2 | 1.01 0.02 up from 2002 | 264 | 0% | $3,760 | ||
24Australasian Journal of DermatologyWiley · Australia | 0.59Q2 | 0.95 0.01 down from 2002 | 188 | 6% | $4,160 | ||
25Acta Dermato VenereologicaOASoc for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica · Sweden | 0.57Q3 | 0.87 0.17 down from 2002 | 336 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
26International Journal of DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.53Q3 | 0.89 0.04 down from 2002 | 694 | 6% | $4,150 | ||
27Pediatric DermatologyWiley · United States | 0.48Q3 | 0.90 0.16 up from 2002 | 439 | 5% | $3,920 | ||
28Exogenous DermatologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.46Q3 | 0.62no 2002 value | 45 | 14% | — | — | |
29Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.46Q3 | 0.81 0.18 down from 2002 | 249 | 0% | — | ||
30Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.46Q3 | 0.77 0.31 up from 2002 | 570 | 7% | $5,450 | ||
31Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.45Q3 | 0.75 0.01 up from 2002 | 230 | 0% | $4,150 | ||
32Journal of Dermatological TreatmentOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.95 0.59 up from 2002 | 133 | 3% | — | ||
33International Journal of ToxicologySAGE Publishing · United States | 0.42Q3 | 0.79 0.24 up from 2002 | 199 | 25% | $4,150 | ||
34Veterinary DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.39Q3 | 1.05 0.43 up from 2002 | 126 | 6% | $3,570 | ||
35The Journal of DermatologyWiley · Australia | 0.38Q3 | 0.70 0.09 up from 2002 | 483 | 5% | $3,630 | ||
36Der HautarztSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.37Q3 | 0.77 0.32 up from 2002 | 272 | 1% | $3,090 | ||
37International Journal of Cosmetic ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 0.35Q4 | 0.46 0.03 up from 2002 | 127 | 20% | $3,570 | ||
38Dermatologic TherapyOAWiley · United States | 0.27Q4 | 0.30 0.13 down from 2002 | 128 | 51% | $2,700 | ||
39Dermatology Online JournalOAUniversity of California, Davis · United States | 0.20Q4 | 0.41 0.20 up from 2002 | 135 | 64% | $300 | ||
40Dermatology and Psychosomatics / Dermatologie und PsychosomatikKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.15Q4 | 0.47 0.08 up from 2002 | 84 | 64% | — | ||
40Journal of Toxicology Cutaneous and Ocular ToxicologyInforma · United States | 0.15Q4 | 0.27 0.10 down from 2002 | 71 | 4% | — | ||
42European Journal of DermatologyJohn Libbey Eurotext · France | 0.12Q4 | 0.07 0.21 down from 2002 | 146 | 0% | — | ||
43Current Problems in DermatologyKarger Publishers · United States | 0.09Q4 | 0.24 0.09 up from 2002 | 101 | 0% | — | ||
44Journal of Cosmetic DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.08Q4 | 0.24no 2002 value | 45 | 6% | $3,020 | — | |
45Actas Dermo-SifiliográficasOAElsevier BV · Spain | 0.07Q4 | 0.18 0.08 down from 2002 | 202 | 0% | $2,080 | ||
46Drugs & Therapy PerspectivesAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 0.02Q4 | 0.02 0.01 down from 2002 | 285 | 0% | $3,490 | ||
47Annals of DermatologyOAKorean Dermatological Association · South Korea | 0.01Q4 | 0.00no change | 189 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Dermatology highlighted.
- Surgery378
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine140
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine128
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health128
- Oncology103
- Epidemiology89
- Infectious Diseases82
- Psychiatry and Mental health82
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging69
- Neurology68
- Physiology67
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism60
- Hematology48
- Dermatology47
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine47
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health47
- Ophthalmology41
- Obstetrics and Gynecology39
- Nephrology27
- Pharmacology27
- Rheumatology27
- Emergency Medicine22
- Reproductive Medicine22
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Complementary and alternative medicine17
- Rehabilitation16
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine15
- Geriatrics and Gerontology13
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine12
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine8
- Genetics8
- Hepatology7
- Gastroenterology6
- Urology5
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
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.
15 additional Dermatology 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
- 47
- Window papers (baseline)
- 12,780 +20.3% from indicator year 2000
- Median OJR
- 0.591 +15.9% from indicator year 2000
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
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 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 89 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 89 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,622 | 11,340 | 12,109 | 12,780 | 13,223 | 13,973 | 15,012 | 16,251 | 17,443 | 18,866 | 21,708 | 22,670 | 23,351 | 22,270 | 23,198 | 23,979 | 25,313 | 26,840 | 28,804 | 30,307 | 32,287 | 36,310 | 41,051 | 44,525 | 45,993 | 48,610 | |
| Median OJR | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.544 | 0.591 | 0.57 | 0.647 | 0.654 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.664 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.660 | 0.590 | 0.56 | 0.519 | 0.539 | 0.524 | 0.55 |
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.