Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Subfield ranking · 2006
Epidemiology journal rankings 2006
97 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Epidemiology has 97 ranked journals in 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.85, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.17. The top three are Seminars in Liver Disease, Stroke, and Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases.
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.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery428
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine181
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health154
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine150
- Oncology120
- Epidemiology97
- Infectious Diseases95
- Psychiatry and Mental health89
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging86
- Neurology82
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism78
- Physiology75
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine54
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health54
- Dermatology51
- Hematology48
- Ophthalmology48
- Obstetrics and Gynecology41
- Rheumatology37
- Nephrology34
- Pharmacology29
- Complementary and alternative medicine27
- Reproductive Medicine27
- Emergency Medicine24
- Geriatrics and Gerontology23
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Rehabilitation18
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine17
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Immunology and Allergy12
- Genetics9
- Hepatology9
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine8
- Urology7
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
97 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 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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1Seminars in Liver DiseaseThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 2.82Q1 | 6.14 0.72 up from 2005 | 175 | 2% | — | ||
2StrokeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.52Q1 | 5.72 0.16 down from 2005 | 1,822 | 52% | — | ||
3Current Opinion in Infectious DiseasesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.45Q1 | 5.21 0.15 down from 2005 | 226 | 2% | — | ||
4Clinical Gastroenterology and HepatologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.37Q1 | 5.44 0.64 up from 2005 | 471 | 35% | $4,470 | ||
5Psychology of Addictive BehaviorsAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.34Q1 | 3.55 0.25 up from 2005 | 147 | 14% | — | ||
6Veterinary ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 3.67 1.15 up from 2005 | 183 | 100% | $2,390 | ||
7Journal of VirologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.85Q1 | 6.15 0.38 up from 2005 | 4,482 | 73% | — | ||
8Alimentary Pharmacology & TherapeuticsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.12 0.12 down from 2005 | 1,254 | 49% | $5,250 | ||
9Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.79Q1 | 2.58 0.82 down from 2005 | 152 | 7% | $4,050 | ||
10Journal of HepatologyElsevier BV · Denmark | 1.79Q1 | 4.40 0.39 up from 2005 | 1,223 | 41% | $5,500 | ||
11AddictionWiley · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 3.27 0.39 up from 2005 | 978 | 27% | $4,600 | ||
12Journal of Studies on AlcoholAlcohol Research Documentation · United States | 1.57Q1 | 2.67 0.43 up from 2005 | 287 | 16% | — | ||
13The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.55Q1 | 3.48 0.36 up from 2005 | 1,044 | 3% | — | ||
14Journal of NeurotraumaMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.53Q1 | 4.13 0.96 up from 2005 | 369 | 6% | — | ||
15Journal of Viral HepatitisWiley · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 3.62 0.15 up from 2005 | 283 | 12% | $4,610 | ||
16VirologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.38Q1 | 4.04 0.68 up from 2005 | 1,637 | 100% | $3,160 | ||
17Journal of Clinical VirologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.37Q1 | 3.24 0.48 up from 2005 | 548 | 6% | $4,210 | ||
18Substance Use & MisuseTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.26Q1 | 2.15 0.58 up from 2005 | 304 | 8% | — | ||
19Journal of NeuroendocrinologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.23Q1 | 3.04 0.18 down from 2005 | 436 | 14% | $4,550 | ||
20Journal of Critical CareElsevier BV · United States | 1.23Q1 | 1.46 0.45 down from 2005 | 153 | 3% | $3,610 | ||
21MetabolismElsevier BV · United States | 1.23Q1 | 3.30 0.41 up from 2005 | 826 | 13% | $5,340 | ||
22Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental ResearchWiley · United States | 1.21Q1 | 3.38 0.64 up from 2005 | 930 | 18% | $4,110 | ||
23Journal of Head Trauma RehabilitationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.20Q1 | 2.41 0.70 up from 2005 | 133 | 2% | — | ||
24VaccineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.19Q1 | 3.12 0.15 down from 2005 | 2,350 | 11% | $3,620 | ||
25Annals of PharmacotherapySAGE Publishing · United States | 1.17Q1 | 2.45 0.11 up from 2005 | 1,144 | 4% | $4,400 | ||
26European Addiction ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.15Q2 | 1.88 0.28 down from 2005 | 92 | 18% | — | ||
27NeuroendocrinologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.14Q2 | 3.36 0.61 up from 2005 | 254 | 25% | — | ||
28Cerebrovascular DiseasesKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.13Q2 | 2.19 0.67 down from 2005 | 531 | 31% | — | ||
29QJMOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.09Q2 | 2.25 0.03 up from 2005 | 407 | 32% | $4,382 | ||
30Journal of Burn Care & RehabilitationOxford University Press · United States | 1.09Q2 | 2.00 0.74 up from 2005 | 223 | — | — | ||
31Seminars in Pediatric Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · United States | 1.08Q2 | 2.29 0.99 up from 2005 | 111 | 2% | — | ||
32Drug and Alcohol ReviewWiley · United Kingdom | 1.08Q2 | 1.81 0.38 down from 2005 | 168 | 16% | $4,430 | ||
33ShockLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.08Q2 | 3.12 0.29 up from 2005 | 629 | 1% | — | ||
34Clinical and Vaccine ImmunologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.54 0.22 up from 2005 | 643 | 100% | — | ||
35Expert Review of VaccinesOAInforma · United States | 1.05Q2 | 2.37 0.08 down from 2005 | 253 | 19% | — | ||
36Clinical Journal of Sport MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.05Q2 | 1.64 0.78 down from 2005 | 254 | 2% | — | ||
37Alcohol and AlcoholismOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.05Q2 | 2.54 0.25 up from 2005 | 302 | 36% | $4,286 | ||
38Neuropsychological RehabilitationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.05Q2 | 1.88 1.89 down from 2005 | 97 | 6% | — | ||
39Journal of Drug IssuesSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.04Q2 | 1.48 0.29 up from 2005 | 131 | 14% | $3,650 | ||
40Journal of Forensic NeuropsychologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.02Q2 | 0.94 0.17 down from 2005 | 40 | 17% | — | ||
41Harm Reduction JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.01Q2 | 1.88 0.54 up from 2005 | 32 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
42The Clinical NeuropsychologistTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 1.77 0.39 up from 2005 | 84 | 5% | — | ||
43IntervirologyOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.94Q2 | 2.02 0.64 down from 2005 | 173 | 14% | $1,250 | ||
44Avian PathologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 2.01 0.15 up from 2005 | 196 | 99% | — | ||
45Journal of NeuroimagingWiley · United States | 0.92Q2 | 2.08 0.14 down from 2005 | 263 | 3% | $3,750 | ||
46Pediatric Critical Care MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.91Q2 | 1.86 0.07 down from 2005 | 455 | 2% | — | ||
47Journal of Human LactationSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.90Q2 | 1.76 0.04 up from 2005 | 119 | 1% | $4,150 | ||
48Journal of Drug EducationSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 0.87 0.30 down from 2005 | 74 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
49Annals of HepatologyOAElsevier BV · Mexico | 0.85Q2 | 1.97 0.20 up from 2005 | 89 | 84% | $1,500 | ||
50Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzOAInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde · Brazil | 0.85Q3 | 1.77 0.55 up from 2005 | 569 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Epidemiology highlighted.
- Surgery428
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine181
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health154
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine150
- Oncology120
- Epidemiology97
- Infectious Diseases95
- Psychiatry and Mental health89
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging86
- Neurology82
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism78
- Physiology75
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine54
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health54
- Dermatology51
- Hematology48
- Ophthalmology48
- Obstetrics and Gynecology41
- Rheumatology37
- Nephrology34
- Pharmacology29
- Complementary and alternative medicine27
- Reproductive Medicine27
- Emergency Medicine24
- Geriatrics and Gerontology23
- Otorhinolaryngology18
- Rehabilitation18
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine17
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Immunology and Allergy12
- Genetics9
- Hepatology9
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine8
- Urology7
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
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.
42 additional Epidemiology 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
- 97
- Window papers (baseline)
- 83,633 +30.4% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.85 +18.8% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.