Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Domain ranking · 2006
Health Sciences journal rankings 2006
2,757 ranked journals · Domain
Health Sciences has 2,757 ranked journals in 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.68, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.16. The top three are CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Endocrine Reviews, and New England Journal of Medicine.
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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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 | ||
2Endocrine ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 11.25Q1 | 26.20 4.03 up from 2005 | 119 | 19% | $3,750 | ||
3New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 10.15Q1 | 21.50 1.19 up from 2005 | 2,868 | 24% | — | ||
4Archives of General PsychiatryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 8.28Q1 | 14.45 2.51 up from 2005 | 444 | 21% | — | ||
5Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 8.13Q1 | 16.96 4.07 up from 2005 | 126 | 100% | — | ||
6Milbank QuarterlyWiley · United States | 7.53Q1 | 7.54 3.77 up from 2005 | 117 | 90% | $4,430 | ||
7Cancer CellCell Press · Netherlands | 5.96Q1 | 16.92 1.10 up from 2005 | 423 | 99% | $10,400 | ||
8Nature MedicineNature Portfolio · United States | 5.78Q1 | 12.74 1.71 down from 2005 | 1,231 | 15% | $12,690 | ||
9CirculationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 5.62Q1 | 12.40 0.43 down from 2005 | 3,669 | 27% | — | ||
10Journal of Occupational Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.97Q1 | 2.98 0.19 up from 2005 | 85 | 0% | — | ||
11Journal of Clinical OncologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 4.74Q1 | 11.33 0.31 up from 2005 | 2,956 | 9% | — | ||
12The LancetElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.55Q1 | 9.47 1.24 up from 2005 | 4,579 | 34% | $7,890 | ||
13Work and OccupationsSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.39Q1 | 2.38 1.12 up from 2005 | 59 | 2% | $3,900 | ||
14JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteOxford University Press · United States | 4.36Q1 | 11.00 0.68 up from 2005 | 808 | 29% | $5,436 | ||
15Obesity ReviewsWiley · United Kingdom | 4.25Q1 | 9.93 0.81 up from 2005 | 100 | 11% | $5,450 | ||
16PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 4.19Q1 | 7.38no 2005 value | 39 | 100% | $3,043 | — | |
17Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 4.18Q1 | 9.99 1.68 up from 2005 | 2,308 | 91% | $7,166 | ||
18Progress in Retinal and Eye ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.15Q1 | 9.14 1.57 up from 2005 | 90 | 22% | $6,710 | ||
19Annals of SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 4.14Q1 | 8.76 0.94 up from 2005 | 747 | 65% | — | ||
20Human Reproduction UpdateOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 4.09Q1 | 8.27 1.83 up from 2005 | 152 | 22% | $4,490 | ||
21GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 4.01Q1 | 10.23 1.07 up from 2005 | 1,521 | 47% | $4,180 | ||
22IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.01Q1 | 5.64 0.19 down from 2005 | 439 | 11% | $2,645 | ||
23Human Resources for HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.94Q1 | 3.79 0.23 up from 2005 | 40 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
24Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.91Q1 | 4.26 0.88 down from 2005 | 248 | 100% | $4,332 | ||
25DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 3.90Q1 | 9.98 0.83 up from 2005 | 1,385 | 57% | — | ||
26Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.74Q1 | 7.27 0.50 up from 2005 | 1,303 | 13% | — | ||
27BrainOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.65Q1 | 8.28 0.27 up from 2005 | 861 | 38% | $5,570 | ||
28Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 3.61Q1 | 7.54 0.87 up from 2005 | 1,448 | 2% | — | ||
29JNCI MonographsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.50Q1 | 4.41 1.63 down from 2005 | 96 | 59% | — | ||
30American Journal of Community PsychologyWiley · Netherlands | 3.49Q1 | 2.89 0.40 up from 2005 | 141 | 19% | $3,620 | ||
31The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.47Q1 | 8.46 1.79 up from 2005 | 327 | 11% | $7,280 | ||
32Journal of Medical Internet ResearchOAJMIR Publications · Germany | 3.45Q1 | 3.71 0.93 up from 2005 | 139 | 100% | $2,950 | ||
33American Journal of Public HealthAmerican Public Health Association · United States | 3.41Q1 | 4.18 0.27 up from 2005 | 1,251 | 91% | — | ||
34Sociology of Health & IllnessWiley · United Kingdom | 3.37Q1 | 2.82 0.33 down from 2005 | 140 | 51% | $4,330 | ||
35MedicineOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 3.35Q1 | 7.58 1.20 up from 2005 | 106 | 13% | $1,950 | ||
36Medical CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.32Q1 | 4.38 0.87 up from 2005 | 559 | 9% | — | ||
37PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 3.29Q1 | 5.49 1.00 up from 2005 | 371 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
38European Heart JournalOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 7.10 0.22 up from 2005 | 1,099 | 26% | $5,922 | ||
39Annals of NeurologyWiley · United States | 3.24Q1 | 8.01 0.28 up from 2005 | 919 | 12% | $4,700 | ||
40Seminars in Nuclear MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 3.24Q1 | 6.13 1.74 up from 2005 | 89 | 0% | $5,090 | ||
41Clinical Pharmacology & TherapeuticsWiley · United States | 3.23Q1 | 6.20 0.31 up from 2005 | 453 | 3% | $4,410 | ||
42Natural Product ReportsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 3.19Q1 | 7.35 1.40 up from 2005 | 132 | 5% | — | ||
43Education for HealthTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.19Q1 | 0.91 2.06 down from 2005 | 118 | 2% | — | ||
44Medical Care Research and ReviewSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.18Q1 | 2.38 0.63 up from 2005 | 107 | 4% | $4,400 | ||
45Diabetes CareAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 3.14Q1 | 8.53 1.45 up from 2005 | 2,117 | 52% | — | ||
46American Journal of Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 3.14Q1 | 7.10 0.07 up from 2005 | 1,393 | 96% | $5,200 | ||
47Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & MedicineSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.13Q1 | 5.85 1.37 up from 2005 | 74 | — | — | ||
48Arthritis & RheumatismWiley · United States | 3.13Q1 | 7.81 0.32 down from 2005 | 1,713 | 12% | — | ||
49European Cells and MaterialsOASwitzerland | 3.12Q1 | 4.59 0.54 down from 2005 | 41 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
50The Lancet NeurologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.11Q1 | 6.35 0.73 down from 2005 | 419 | 7% | $7,280 |
Fields of Health Sciences, compared.
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.
871 additional Health Sciences 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
- 2,757
- Window papers (baseline)
- 1,317,521 +25.3% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.6778 +13.9% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 464
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 | 2,007 | 2,150 | 2,285 | 2,374 | 2,486 | 2,626 | 2,757 | 2,922 | 3,062 | 3,193 | 3,364 | 3,591 | 3,809 | 4,129 | 4,361 | 4,544 | 4,757 | 4,979 | 5,239 | 5,390 | 5,462 | 5,563 | 5,606 | 5,618 | 5,549 | 5,406 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 813,419 | 909,304 | 974,228 | 1,051,248 | 1,094,845 | 1,200,886 | 1,317,521 | 1,455,690 | 1,577,275 | 1,733,757 | 1,887,930 | 2,035,231 | 2,126,669 | 2,204,628 | 2,320,572 | 2,437,477 | 2,534,543 | 2,585,157 | 2,649,222 | 2,728,712 | 2,846,138 | 3,078,764 | 3,332,730 | 3,490,788 | 3,507,496 | 3,550,948 | |
| Median OJR | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.6778 | 0.70 | 0.726 | 0.748 | 0.767 | 0.773 | 0.78 | 0.741 | 0.76 | 0.750 | 0.737 | 0.727 | 0.71 | 0.725 | 0.735 | 0.680 | 0.67 | 0.6776 | 0.681 | 0.69 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.3% | 4,151 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.372 per 1,000 | 4,101 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -6.3% | 5,009 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 100.0% | 5,406 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,090 | 2,959 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.2% | 5,241 journals |
| Review share | Median: 2.7% | 5,406 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.70 | 5,372 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 37.7% | 5,406 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 46.2% | 5,398 journals |
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.