Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Global ranking · 2006
Journal rankings 2006
12,241 ranked journals in 4 domains, 26 fields and 252 subfields
This release ranks 12,241 journals for 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.84, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.52. The top three are CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, ACM Computing Surveys, and Reviews of Modern Physics. Small journals can score very high; only journals with at least 30 citable documents are ranked.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. 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 2003–2005, the window the 2006 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.
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4 domains · 26 fields · 252 subfields12,241 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 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 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 2006. | Compare |
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1CA A Cancer Journal for CliniciansOAWiley · United States | 24.88Q1 | 70.14 21.70 up from 2005 | 61 | 100% | $4,330 | ||
2ACM Computing SurveysAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 22.85Q1 | 17.63 3.97 down from 2005 | 38 | 12% | — | ||
3Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 22.81Q1 | 33.38 2.45 up from 2005 | 104 | 54% | — | ||
4ACM Transactions on Information and System SecurityAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 17.58Q1 | 11.06 4.19 up from 2005 | 51 | 0% | — | ||
5The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press · United States | 17.02Q1 | 7.64 2.09 down from 2005 | 149 | 17% | $7,619 | ||
6American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 16.76Q1 | 4.38 4.21 down from 2005 | 134 | 8% | $3,550 | ||
7MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 16.73Q1 | 7.85 0.06 down from 2005 | 167 | 3% | — | ||
8Journal of MarketingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 15.33Q1 | 8.36 2.15 up from 2005 | 147 | 2% | $5,400 | ||
9Journal of Web SemanticsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 14.30Q1 | 9.03 2.94 down from 2005 | 71 | 32% | $1,700 | ||
10Computational LinguisticsOAAssociation for Computational Linguistics · United States | 13.78Q1 | 8.28 0.76 down from 2005 | 81 | 60% | — | ||
11Materials Science and Engineering R ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 13.33Q1 | 22.00 9.96 up from 2005 | 39 | 8% | $6,150 | ||
12ACM Transactions on GraphicsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 13.19Q1 | 13.16 2.42 up from 2005 | 341 | 12% | — | ||
13ACM Transactions on Internet TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 13.01Q1 | 6.63 2.62 down from 2005 | 49 | 4% | — | ||
14ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and MethodologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 12.82Q1 | 6.74 1.39 down from 2005 | 36 | 6% | — | ||
15Strategic Management JournalWiley · United States | 12.73Q1 | 5.09 0.52 down from 2005 | 212 | 10% | $4,250 | ||
16Organization ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 12.56Q1 | 5.70 1.06 up from 2005 | 177 | 9% | — | ||
17Educational Evaluation and Policy AnalysisSAGE Publishing · United States | 12.37Q1 | 4.78 1.97 down from 2005 | 63 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
18Natural Language & Linguistic TheorySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 12.29Q1 | 4.20 0.91 up from 2005 | 52 | 7% | $3,090 | ||
19Journal of Accounting ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 11.61Q1 | 5.30 0.96 up from 2005 | 76 | 19% | $4,420 | ||
20Information Systems ResearchInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 11.56Q1 | 6.44 0.68 up from 2005 | 74 | 13% | — | ||
21Progress in Polymer ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 11.48Q1 | 12.92 2.74 down from 2005 | 102 | 0% | $6,500 | ||
22Journal of Economic GrowthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 11.40Q1 | 2.93 0.39 down from 2005 | 42 | 8% | $4,290 | ||
23The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOAAmerican Economic Association · United States | 11.37Q1 | 5.13 0.18 down from 2005 | 164 | 39% | — | ||
24Journal of Political EconomyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 11.35Q1 | 6.43 2.49 up from 2005 | 185 | 14% | — | ||
25Endocrine ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 11.25Q1 | 26.20 4.03 up from 2005 | 119 | 19% | $3,750 | ||
26The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 10.95Q1 | 6.41 1.69 up from 2005 | 308 | 16% | $4,430 | ||
27IEEE Transactions on Software EngineeringIEEE Computer Society · United States | 10.75Q1 | 5.24 0.23 up from 2005 | 309 | 5% | $2,645 | ||
28The World Bank Research ObserverOxford University Press | 10.65Q1 | 7.25 2.06 up from 2005 | 38 | 83% | $3,986 | ||
29Journal of International Business StudiesPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 10.58Q1 | 5.28 1.33 up from 2005 | 143 | 15% | $4,790 | ||
30Pharmacological ReviewsAmerican Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · United States | 10.50Q1 | 21.20 5.51 down from 2005 | 78 | 8% | $4,500 | ||
31Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 10.41Q1 | 3.38 0.11 down from 2005 | 319 | 9% | $4,740 | ||
32International OrganizationUniversity of Cambridge · United States | 10.41Q1 | 4.52 0.57 up from 2005 | 97 | 21% | $3,550 | ||
33International Journal of Computer VisionSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 10.32Q1 | 16.88 8.67 up from 2005 | 184 | 14% | $4,090 | ||
34Progress in Human GeographySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 10.17Q1 | 4.12 0.58 up from 2005 | 167 | 1% | $3,900 | ||
35Educational ResearcherSAGE Publishing · United States | 10.16Q1 | 3.12 1.16 down from 2005 | 234 | 2% | $2,500 | ||
36New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 10.15Q1 | 21.50 1.19 up from 2005 | 2,868 | 24% | — | ||
37The Pacific ReviewTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 10.08Q1 | 2.52 1.62 up from 2005 | 75 | 8% | — | ||
38Administrative Science QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.94Q1 | 2.86 0.17 up from 2005 | 113 | 9% | $3,900 | ||
39Journal of European Public PolicyRoutledge · United Kingdom | 9.84Q1 | 3.02 0.27 up from 2005 | 179 | 19% | — | ||
40Industry and InnovationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 9.73Q1 | 2.63 0.06 down from 2005 | 66 | 0% | — | ||
41IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary ComputationInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 9.68Q1 | 8.15 2.33 up from 2005 | 143 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
42American Journal of SociologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 9.65Q1 | 4.03 0.02 down from 2005 | 141 | 5% | — | ||
43Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management · United States | 9.63Q1 | 5.67 0.57 up from 2005 | 301 | 6% | — | ||
44Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 9.51Q1 | 15.33 9.91 up from 2005 | 52 | 14% | $6,040 | ||
45American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 9.44Q1 | 5.14 1.67 up from 2005 | 78 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
46Philosophy & Public AffairsWiley · United States | 9.40Q1 | 3.33 1.94 up from 2005 | 61 | 8% | $3,460 | ||
47IEEE Transactions on Mobile ComputingIEEE Computer Society · United States | 9.40Q1 | 7.61 0.92 up from 2005 | 153 | 5% | $2,645 | ||
48Internet MathematicsOATaylor & Francis · United States | 9.29Q1 | 10.06 1.56 up from 2005 | 34 | 100% | — | ||
49Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 9.24Q1 | 4.66 1.82 up from 2005 | 90 | 12% | $4,170 | ||
50Research PolicyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 9.23Q1 | 3.70 0.18 down from 2005 | 331 | 13% | $4,280 |
All 26 fields, compared. Choose a field to open its ranking.
- MedicineHealth Sciences2,258
- Social SciencesSocial Sciences1,844
- EngineeringPhysical Sciences1,256
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyLife Sciences835
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesLife Sciences670
- PsychologySocial Sciences650
- Environmental SciencePhysical Sciences565
- Computer SciencePhysical Sciences555
- Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences531
- Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences410
- MathematicsPhysical Sciences383
- Health ProfessionsHealth Sciences346
- Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences310
- Earth and Planetary SciencesPhysical Sciences308
- Materials SciencePhysical Sciences267
- Physics and AstronomyPhysical Sciences252
- NeuroscienceLife Sciences231
- ChemistryPhysical Sciences159
- Decision SciencesSocial Sciences102
- Immunology and MicrobiologyLife Sciences92
- DentistryHealth Sciences76
- VeterinaryHealth Sciences45
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsLife Sciences37
- NursingHealth Sciences32
- EnergyPhysical Sciences18
- Chemical EngineeringPhysical Sciences9
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
4,177 additional journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, 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: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 12,241
- Window papers (baseline)
- 7,834,893 +22.4% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.838 +11.5% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1,582
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 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 |
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| Ranked journals | 9,334 | 9,882 | 10,465 | 10,963 | 11,336 | 11,787 | 12,241 | 12,896 | 13,532 | 14,190 | 14,881 | 15,682 | 16,548 | 17,494 | 18,331 | 19,108 | 19,793 | 20,381 | 20,896 | 21,252 | 21,436 | 21,674 | 21,881 | 21,925 | 21,772 | 21,493 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 4,957,530 | 5,479,186 | 5,909,824 | 6,400,037 | 6,719,812 | 7,257,868 | 7,834,893 | 8,493,980 | 9,133,243 | 9,844,442 | 10,531,968 | 11,212,660 | 11,823,613 | 12,322,010 | 12,852,915 | 13,340,497 | 13,715,975 | 13,759,987 | 13,523,013 | 13,360,605 | 13,565,535 | 14,325,423 | 15,089,410 | 15,369,095 | 15,403,861 | 15,824,017 | |
| Median OJR | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.791 | 0.838 | 0.862 | 0.89 | 0.919 | 0.93 | 0.941 | 0.935 | 0.915 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.863 | 0.843 | 0.83 | 0.822 | 0.823 | 0.794 | 0.777 | 0.7721 | 0.7719 | 0.784 |
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.