Journal rankings · indicator year 2008
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Subfield ranking · 2008
Rheumatology journal rankings 2008
38 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Rheumatology has 38 ranked journals in 2008. The median OJR rose 0.11 on 2007 to 0.92, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.94. The top three are Arthritis & Rheumatism, European Cells and Materials, and Current Opinion in Rheumatology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2008. 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 2005–2007, the window the 2008 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)
- Surgery474
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine199
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine173
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health173
- Oncology127
- Epidemiology114
- Infectious Diseases106
- Psychiatry and Mental health98
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging94
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism89
- Physiology89
- Neurology85
- Rheumatology38
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine60
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health60
- Ophthalmology55
- Hematology52
- Dermatology50
- Obstetrics and Gynecology45
- Nephrology33
- Pharmacology32
- Reproductive Medicine32
- Emergency Medicine29
- Complementary and alternative medicine28
- Geriatrics and Gerontology24
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy15
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Hepatology9
- Urology8
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
38 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 2007. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2005–2007, the window the 2008 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2005–2007 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 2008. | Compare |
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1Arthritis & RheumatismWiley · United States | 3.25Q1 | 7.70 0.07 up from 2007 | 1,654 | 23% | — | ||
2European Cells and MaterialsOASwitzerland | 2.69Q1 | 5.29 0.71 up from 2007 | 55 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
3Current Opinion in RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.58Q1 | 5.90 0.74 up from 2007 | 253 | 14% | — | ||
4Best Practice & Research Clinical RheumatologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.31Q1 | 4.73 0.75 up from 2007 | 193 | 6% | $4,180 | ||
5Seminars in Arthritis and RheumatismElsevier BV · United States | 2.22Q1 | 4.71 0.38 down from 2007 | 184 | 6% | $4,370 | ||
6Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 5.33 0.23 up from 2007 | 1,352 | 30% | $4,870 | ||
7Arthritis Care & ResearchWiley · United States | 2.14Q1 | 4.41 0.83 up from 2007 | 518 | 23% | $4,640 | ||
8Arthritis Research & TherapyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 5.15 0.14 down from 2007 | 549 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
9Autoimmunity ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.94Q1 | 5.42 0.50 up from 2007 | 285 | 16% | $4,730 | ||
10British journal of rheumatologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | —no 2007 value | 31 | — | — | ||
11Osteoarthritis and CartilageElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.86Q2 | 4.03 0.07 up from 2007 | 573 | 100% | $3,700 | ||
12Lara D. VeekenOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.56Q2 | 3.51 0.19 up from 2007 | 1,224 | 39% | $4,597 | ||
13Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.54Q2 | 2.91 0.16 down from 2007 | 136 | 14% | $3,500 | ||
14LupusSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 2.73 0.05 down from 2007 | 508 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
15International Urogynecology JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.15Q2 | 2.31 0.22 down from 2007 | 586 | 21% | $3,790 | ||
16Current Rheumatology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.49 0.30 up from 2007 | 215 | 10% | $4,490 | ||
17Joint Bone SpineElsevier BV · France | 1.01Q2 | 2.20 0.34 up from 2007 | 436 | 2% | $3,020 | ||
18Scandinavian Journal of RheumatologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 2.29 0.22 down from 2007 | 299 | 7% | — | ||
19Connective Tissue ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 1.84 0.18 up from 2007 | 96 | 6% | — | ||
20Clinical RheumatologySpringer Science+Business Media · Belgium | 0.87Q3 | 1.87 0.60 up from 2007 | 902 | 13% | $4,890 | ||
21Nature Clinical Practice RheumatologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 0.81Q3 | 1.66 0.35 up from 2007 | 604 | 16% | — | ||
22JCR Journal of Clinical RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.79Q3 | 1.65 0.22 up from 2007 | 297 | 2% | — | ||
23Rheumatology InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.65Q3 | 1.42 0.26 up from 2007 | 583 | 5% | $4,990 | ||
24Musculoskeletal CareWiley · United Kingdom | 0.62Q3 | 1.00 0.20 up from 2007 | 69 | 30% | $3,240 | ||
25Modern RheumatologyOxford University Press · United States | 0.44Q3 | 1.37 0.33 up from 2007 | 563 | 6% | $3,208 | ||
26Zeitschrift für RheumatologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.28Q3 | 0.72 0.14 up from 2007 | 250 | 1% | $3,390 | ||
27Current Rheumatology ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.20Q3 | 0.42 0.09 up from 2007 | 118 | 6% | — | ||
28La Revue de Médecine InterneElsevier BV · France | 0.19Q3 | 0.45 0.09 up from 2007 | 849 | 0% | $2,300 | ||
29Revista Brasileira de ReumatologiaOAElsevier BV · Brazil | 0.17Q3 | 0.42 0.24 up from 2007 | 193 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
30Expert Review of Clinical ImmunologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.16Q4 | 0.41no change | 253 | 28% | — | ||
31APLAR Journal of RheumatologyWiley · Singapore | 0.16Q4 | 0.31 0.04 up from 2007 | 185 | — | — | ||
32Journal of Pelvic Medicine and SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.11Q4 | 0.20 0.05 up from 2007 | 126 | 0% | — | ||
33PteridinesOADe Gruyter Open · Germany | 0.10Q4 | 0.39 0.13 down from 2007 | 50 | 100% | $1,808 | ||
34Future RheumatologyFuture Medicine · United Kingdom | 0.09Q4 | 0.23 0.27 down from 2007 | 142 | 4% | — | ||
35Reumatología ClínicaElsevier BV · Spain | 0.07Q4 | 0.21 0.14 down from 2007 | 249 | 1% | $3,180 | ||
36Reumatología Clínica (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.04Q4 | 0.08 0.08 up from 2007 | 62 | 0% | $3,170 | ||
37Indian Journal of RheumatologyOAMedknow · India | 0.01Q4 | 0.05 0.20 down from 2007 | 60 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
38Reumatologia/RheumatologyOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.00Q4 | 0.01no change | 221 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Rheumatology highlighted.
- Surgery474
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine199
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine173
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health173
- Oncology127
- Epidemiology114
- Infectious Diseases106
- Psychiatry and Mental health98
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging94
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism89
- Physiology89
- Neurology85
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine60
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health60
- Ophthalmology55
- Hematology52
- Dermatology50
- Obstetrics and Gynecology45
- Rheumatology38
- Nephrology33
- Pharmacology32
- Reproductive Medicine32
- Emergency Medicine29
- Complementary and alternative medicine28
- Geriatrics and Gerontology24
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy15
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Hepatology9
- Urology8
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Family Practice1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2008. Corpus-wide, 71.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
13 additional Rheumatology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2005–2007, 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: 2008. Publication window: 2005–2007. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 38
- Window papers (baseline)
- 36,348 +30.4% from indicator year 2005
- Median OJR
- 0.92 -12.8% from indicator year 2005
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2005–2007 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 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 70 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 17,821 | 20,685 | 22,377 | 24,459 | 25,269 | 27,867 | 30,643 | 33,672 | 36,348 | 39,439 | 42,988 | 46,086 | 48,179 | 49,400 | 51,214 | 53,341 | 54,578 | 55,366 | 56,123 | 57,306 | 59,410 | 62,541 | 65,720 | 67,501 | 67,701 | 69,555 | |
| Median OJR | 0.91 | 0.782 | 0.862 | 0.81 | 0.884 | 1.05 | 0.855 | 0.803 | 0.92 | 0.891 | 0.7969 | 0.888 | 0.877 | 0.95 | 0.879 | 0.847 | 0.9574 | 0.889 | 0.873 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.9569 | 0.869 | 0.851 | 0.785 | 0.7970 |
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.