Journal rankings · indicator year 2009
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Subfield ranking · 2009
Infectious Diseases journal rankings 2009
110 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Infectious Diseases has 110 ranked journals in 2009. The median journal has an OJR of 1.00, level with the world average of 1.00, down 0.04 on 2008; Q1 starts at OJR 1.53. The top three are New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and PLoS Pathogens.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2009. 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 2006–2008, the window the 2009 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)
- Surgery500
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine212
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine184
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health180
- Oncology134
- Epidemiology119
- Infectious Diseases110
- Psychiatry and Mental health100
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging99
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism95
- Physiology91
- Neurology87
Show all 42 subfields
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health64
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine63
- Ophthalmology59
- Hematology55
- Dermatology51
- Obstetrics and Gynecology44
- Rheumatology39
- Nephrology37
- Pharmacology34
- Complementary and alternative medicine31
- Reproductive Medicine31
- Emergency Medicine30
- Geriatrics and Gerontology25
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Hepatology10
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Urology9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
110 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 2008. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2006–2008, the window the 2009 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2006–2008 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 2009. | Compare |
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1New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 12.26Q1 | 23.96 1.54 up from 2008 | 2,838 | 31% | — | ||
2Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 10.43Q1 | 19.46 1.95 down from 2008 | 103 | 95% | — | ||
3PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 4.56Q1 | 10.44 0.61 down from 2008 | 588 | 100% | $3,043 | ||
4PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 4.12Q1 | 10.12 3.06 up from 2008 | 963 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
5Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 3.96Q1 | 8.74 1.06 down from 2008 | 1,171 | 7% | — | ||
6The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.77Q1 | 9.38 0.15 up from 2008 | 354 | 13% | $7,280 | ||
7Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 3.13Q1 | 7.10 0.66 up from 2008 | 2,296 | 36% | $4,763 | ||
8Emerging infectious diseasesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 2.80Q1 | 5.45 0.11 down from 2008 | 1,682 | 100% | — | ||
9Reviews in Medical VirologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.79Q1 | 6.39 0.37 up from 2008 | 93 | 13% | $4,880 | ||
10The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.70Q1 | 6.25 0.37 up from 2008 | 1,730 | 58% | $4,763 | ||
11AIDS Education and PreventionGuilford Press · United States | 2.20Q1 | 2.36 0.50 down from 2008 | 142 | 42% | — | ||
12Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.17Q1 | 5.31 0.16 up from 2008 | 2,342 | 100% | — | ||
13AIDSLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 2.07Q1 | 5.17 0.21 down from 2008 | 1,521 | 36% | — | ||
14Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.00Q1 | 4.70 0.14 up from 2008 | 2,552 | 99% | — | ||
15Journal of Antimicrobial ChemotherapyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 4.71 0.22 up from 2008 | 1,524 | 39% | $3,784 | ||
16JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.89Q1 | 4.52 0.69 down from 2008 | 993 | 28% | — | ||
17Clinical Microbiology and InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 4.34 0.38 up from 2008 | 796 | 90% | $3,780 | ||
18HIV MedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 3.98 0.34 up from 2008 | 275 | 50% | $4,150 | ||
19Antiviral ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.68Q1 | 3.96 0.12 up from 2008 | 388 | 18% | $4,160 | ||
20Tropical Medicine & International HealthWiley · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 2.99 0.05 down from 2008 | 596 | 50% | $3,400 | ||
21AIDS and BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.66Q1 | 2.83 0.21 down from 2008 | 456 | 60% | $4,590 | ||
22Journal of General VirologyMicrobiology Society · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 3.92 0.12 up from 2008 | 1,187 | 29% | — | ||
23Antiviral TherapyOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 4.01 0.35 down from 2008 | 472 | 56% | $2,800 | ||
24BMC Infectious DiseasesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 3.51 0.09 up from 2008 | 498 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
25International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyOAElsevier BV · Germany | 1.59Q1 | 3.03 0.54 down from 2008 | 337 | 10% | $3,410 | ||
26American Journal of Infection ControlElsevier BV · United States | 1.58Q1 | 3.55 0.11 down from 2008 | 482 | 16% | $3,360 | ||
27British Journal of Clinical PharmacologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 3.02 0.19 up from 2008 | 729 | 90% | $4,780 | ||
28Virus ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.53Q1 | 3.13 0.28 up from 2008 | 647 | 25% | $3,010 | ||
29Microbes and InfectionElsevier BV · France | 1.52Q2 | 3.16 0.21 down from 2008 | 732 | 100% | $3,510 | ||
30Medical Microbiology and ImmunologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.48Q2 | 4.15 1.49 up from 2008 | 98 | 21% | $5,090 | ||
31Infection Genetics and EvolutionOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q2 | 3.06 0.05 up from 2008 | 280 | 21% | $2,730 | ||
32Infectious Disorders - Drug TargetsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.41Q2 | 3.02 0.86 down from 2008 | 88 | 18% | — | ||
33Epidemiology and InfectionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.41Q2 | 2.74 0.38 up from 2008 | 559 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
34Expert Review of Anti-infective TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 3.31 0.43 up from 2008 | 259 | 32% | — | ||
35AIDS CareTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.35Q2 | 2.52 0.29 up from 2008 | 502 | 43% | — | ||
36MycopathologiaSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.33Q2 | 2.47 0.16 up from 2008 | 300 | 10% | $4,190 | ||
37Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious DiseaseElsevier BV · United States | 1.32Q2 | 3.14 0.60 up from 2008 | 701 | 11% | $3,290 | ||
38FEMS Immunology & Medical MicrobiologyOxford University Press · Netherlands | 1.32Q2 | 2.87 0.43 up from 2008 | 515 | 70% | — | ||
39Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.31Q2 | 2.12 0.15 up from 2008 | 1,382 | 26% | $3,550 | ||
40Journal of InfectionOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.31Q2 | 3.02 0.59 up from 2008 | 543 | 10% | $4,030 | ||
41Future MicrobiologyFuture Medicine · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 2.87 0.70 up from 2008 | 167 | 22% | — | ||
42Journal of Medical MicrobiologyMicrobiology Society · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 2.52 0.01 down from 2008 | 853 | 11% | — | ||
43Virology JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 3.00 0.47 up from 2008 | 404 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
44Journal of Hospital InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 3.07 0.09 up from 2008 | 755 | 13% | $4,000 | ||
45AIDS Research and TherapyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 3.17 0.48 up from 2008 | 83 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
46Journal of Medical VirologyWiley · United States | 1.23Q2 | 3.09 0.09 up from 2008 | 827 | 25% | $4,730 | ||
47Journal of Water and HealthOAUWA Publishing | 1.21Q2 | 1.80 0.01 down from 2008 | 216 | 76% | — | ||
48AnaerobeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.21Q2 | 2.12 0.30 up from 2008 | 129 | 7% | $3,350 | ||
49Current HIV/AIDS ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.19Q2 | 3.49 0.74 up from 2008 | 82 | 29% | $4,190 | ||
50AIDS Patient Care and STDsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.17Q2 | 3.48 0.66 up from 2008 | 307 | 47% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Infectious Diseases highlighted.
- Surgery500
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine212
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine184
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health180
- Oncology134
- Epidemiology119
- Infectious Diseases110
- Psychiatry and Mental health100
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging99
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism95
- Physiology91
- Neurology87
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health64
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine63
- Ophthalmology59
- Hematology55
- Dermatology51
- Obstetrics and Gynecology44
- Rheumatology39
- Nephrology37
- Pharmacology34
- Complementary and alternative medicine31
- Reproductive Medicine31
- Emergency Medicine30
- Geriatrics and Gerontology25
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Hepatology10
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Urology9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2009. Corpus-wide, 71.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
46 additional Infectious Diseases journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2006–2008, 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: 2009. Publication window: 2006–2008. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 110
- Window papers (baseline)
- 42,272 +34.9% from indicator year 2006
- Median OJR
- 0.998 +1.6% from indicator year 2006
- Rising journals (2025)
- 48
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2006–2008 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 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 118 | 131 | 144 | 162 | 173 | 182 | 189 | 198 | 210 | 217 | 222 | 234 | 243 | 259 | 263 | 258 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,375 | 21,167 | 22,805 | 24,640 | 25,208 | 28,008 | 31,333 | 35,063 | 38,170 | 42,272 | 46,364 | 49,515 | 52,080 | 54,445 | 58,513 | 62,728 | 67,259 | 69,548 | 70,742 | 70,658 | 72,743 | 100,768 | 135,954 | 162,915 | 153,103 | 130,899 | |
| Median OJR | 0.602 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.901 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.998 | 1.01 | 0.999 | 0.97 | 0.900 | 0.91 | 0.874 | 0.85 | 0.8699 | 0.8696 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.597 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
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.