Journal rankings · indicator year 2005
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Subfield ranking · 2005
Epidemiology journal rankings 2005
91 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Epidemiology has 91 ranked journals in 2005. The median OJR rose 0.14 on 2004 to 0.82, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.18. The top three are Stroke, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, and Seminars in Liver Disease.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2005. 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 2002–2004, the window the 2005 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)
- Surgery409
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine172
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health145
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine139
- Oncology120
- Infectious Diseases92
- Epidemiology91
- Psychiatry and Mental health87
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging81
- Neurology76
- Physiology72
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism70
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine54
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health52
- Dermatology49
- Hematology48
- Ophthalmology46
- Obstetrics and Gynecology41
- Rheumatology32
- Nephrology31
- Pharmacology31
- Complementary and alternative medicine25
- Reproductive Medicine25
- Emergency Medicine23
- Geriatrics and Gerontology19
- Otorhinolaryngology17
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine17
- Rehabilitation17
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine13
- Immunology and Allergy12
- Hepatology9
- Genetics8
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine6
- Gastroenterology6
- Urology6
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
91 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 2004. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2002–2004, the window the 2005 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2002–2004 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 2005. | Compare |
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1StrokeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.65Q1 | 5.88 0.33 up from 2004 | 1,740 | 52% | — | ||
2Neuropsychological RehabilitationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.44Q1 | 3.77 2.77 up from 2004 | 74 | 9% | — | ||
3Seminars in Liver DiseaseThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 2.44Q1 | 5.43 0.19 up from 2004 | 163 | 5% | — | ||
4Clinical Gastroenterology and HepatologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.34Q1 | 4.80 2.21 up from 2004 | 237 | 50% | $4,470 | ||
5Current Opinion in Infectious DiseasesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.26Q1 | 5.37 0.88 up from 2004 | 218 | 2% | — | ||
6Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.92Q1 | 3.40 0.73 down from 2004 | 141 | 14% | $4,050 | ||
7Psychology of Addictive BehaviorsAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.87Q1 | 3.29 0.82 up from 2004 | 159 | 18% | — | ||
8Alimentary Pharmacology & TherapeuticsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 4.24 0.40 down from 2004 | 1,154 | 52% | $5,250 | ||
9Journal of VirologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.72Q1 | 5.77 0.06 down from 2004 | 4,444 | 100% | — | ||
10AddictionWiley · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 2.88 0.22 up from 2004 | 932 | 32% | $4,600 | ||
11Journal of Studies on AlcoholAlcohol Research Documentation · United States | 1.52Q1 | 2.25 0.19 down from 2004 | 265 | 6% | — | ||
12Journal of HepatologyElsevier BV · Denmark | 1.52Q1 | 4.00 0.12 up from 2004 | 1,144 | 13% | $5,500 | ||
13The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.49Q1 | 3.12 0.10 up from 2004 | 988 | 2% | — | ||
14Journal of Critical CareElsevier BV · United States | 1.45Q1 | 1.92 0.62 down from 2004 | 117 | 5% | $3,610 | ||
15Journal of Viral HepatitisWiley · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 3.46 0.09 down from 2004 | 219 | 11% | $4,610 | ||
16Veterinary ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 2.52 0.23 up from 2004 | 184 | 98% | $2,390 | ||
17Journal of NeurotraumaMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.35Q1 | 3.17 0.23 down from 2004 | 376 | 5% | — | ||
18Cerebrovascular DiseasesKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.32Q1 | 2.87 0.48 up from 2004 | 453 | 19% | — | ||
19VirologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.31Q1 | 3.37 0.09 down from 2004 | 1,611 | 100% | $3,160 | ||
20Journal of NeuroendocrinologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.30Q1 | 3.22 0.02 up from 2004 | 425 | 9% | $4,550 | ||
21VaccineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.22Q1 | 3.27 0.10 up from 2004 | 1,930 | 7% | $3,620 | ||
22Clinical Journal of Sport MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.20Q1 | 2.43 0.55 up from 2004 | 193 | 0% | — | ||
23MetabolismElsevier BV · United States | 1.18Q1 | 2.89 0.29 up from 2004 | 777 | 12% | $5,340 | ||
24European Addiction ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.16Q2 | 2.16 0.60 up from 2004 | 88 | 18% | — | ||
25Annals of PharmacotherapySAGE Publishing · United States | 1.13Q2 | 2.34 0.23 up from 2004 | 1,117 | 2% | $4,400 | ||
26Journal of Clinical VirologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.13Q2 | 2.76 0.08 down from 2004 | 484 | 9% | $4,210 | ||
27Transplant Infectious DiseaseWiley · Denmark | 1.12Q2 | 2.01 0.39 down from 2004 | 118 | 19% | $3,920 | ||
28Alcohol and AlcoholismOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 2.29 0.07 up from 2004 | 303 | 31% | $4,286 | ||
29Brain InjuryTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.07Q2 | 1.61 0.10 up from 2004 | 328 | 3% | — | ||
30NeuroendocrinologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.05Q2 | 2.75 0.18 down from 2004 | 264 | 13% | — | ||
31ShockLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.03Q2 | 2.84 0.31 down from 2004 | 648 | 2% | — | ||
32Drug and Alcohol ReviewWiley · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.19 0.65 up from 2004 | 153 | 10% | $4,430 | ||
33Substance Use & MisuseTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.02Q2 | 1.57 0.60 up from 2004 | 272 | 8% | — | ||
34Clinical and Vaccine ImmunologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 0.98Q2 | 2.32 0.30 up from 2004 | 648 | 100% | — | ||
35Expert Review of VaccinesOAInforma · United States | 0.97Q2 | 2.45 0.13 up from 2004 | 219 | 16% | — | ||
36QJMOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 2.21 0.41 up from 2004 | 415 | 33% | $4,382 | ||
37IntervirologyOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.93Q2 | 2.65 0.95 up from 2004 | 148 | 14% | $1,250 | ||
38The Clinical NeuropsychologistTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 1.38 0.33 down from 2004 | 94 | 6% | — | ||
39International Journal of Drug PolicyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.90Q2 | 1.65 0.55 up from 2004 | 178 | 6% | $4,350 | ||
40Journal of NeuroimagingWiley · United States | 0.89Q2 | 2.22 1.11 up from 2004 | 231 | 2% | $3,750 | ||
41Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery AnnualElsevier BV · United States | 0.89Q2 | 1.70 0.13 up from 2004 | 68 | 0% | $3,530 | ||
42Avian PathologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 1.86 0.37 up from 2004 | 188 | 95% | — | ||
43Journal of Head Trauma RehabilitationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.85Q2 | 1.71 0.15 up from 2004 | 133 | 2% | — | ||
44Pediatric Critical Care MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.84Q2 | 1.94 0.46 up from 2004 | 332 | 1% | — | ||
45Journal of Human LactationSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.84Q2 | 1.73 0.06 up from 2004 | 119 | 2% | $4,150 | ||
46Microbiology and ImmunologyWiley · Japan | 0.82Q2 | 2.04 0.07 up from 2004 | 369 | 58% | $2,750 | ||
47Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental ResearchWiley · United States | 0.81Q3 | 2.74 0.91 up from 2004 | 1,184 | 10% | $4,110 | ||
48Journal of Burn Care & RehabilitationOxford University Press · United States | 0.81Q3 | 1.26 0.07 up from 2004 | 217 | 1% | — | ||
49Contemporary Drug ProblemsSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.78Q3 | 1.06 0.25 down from 2004 | 79 | 6% | $3,400 | ||
50Virus GenesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.75Q3 | 1.75 0.33 up from 2004 | 196 | 15% | $3,890 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Epidemiology highlighted.
- Surgery409
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine172
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health145
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine139
- Oncology120
- Infectious Diseases92
- Epidemiology91
- Psychiatry and Mental health87
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging81
- Neurology76
- Physiology72
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism70
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine54
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health52
- Dermatology49
- Hematology48
- Ophthalmology46
- Obstetrics and Gynecology41
- Rheumatology32
- Nephrology31
- Pharmacology31
- Complementary and alternative medicine25
- Reproductive Medicine25
- Emergency Medicine23
- Geriatrics and Gerontology19
- Otorhinolaryngology17
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine17
- Rehabilitation17
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine13
- Immunology and Allergy12
- Hepatology9
- Genetics8
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine6
- Gastroenterology6
- Urology6
- Internal Medicine3
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2005. Corpus-wide, 70.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
40 additional Epidemiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2002–2004, 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: 2005. Publication window: 2002–2004. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 91
- Window papers (baseline)
- 74,616 +25.3% from indicator year 2002
- Median OJR
- 0.82223 +22.7% from indicator year 2002
- Rising journals (2025)
- 17
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2002–2004 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 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 97 | 108 | 114 | 119 | 129 | 139 | 147 | 157 | 166 | 176 | 187 | 185 | 193 | 198 | 196 | 204 | 196 | 199 | 187 | 178 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 48,701 | 54,887 | 59,554 | 64,149 | 67,383 | 74,616 | 83,633 | 94,079 | 103,216 | 113,942 | 125,223 | 136,221 | 144,307 | 149,052 | 156,773 | 162,831 | 168,650 | 170,014 | 174,699 | 179,855 | 189,056 | 200,238 | 212,651 | 217,205 | 217,754 | 220,321 | |
| Median OJR | 0.668 | 0.61 | 0.670 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.82223 | 0.85 | 0.8287 | 0.835 | 0.86 | 0.8293 | 0.830 | 0.87 | 0.844 | 0.836 | 0.795 | 0.82224 | 0.803 | 0.74 | 0.832 | 0.78 | 0.755 | 0.81 | 0.787 | 0.760 | 0.797 |
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.