Journal rankings · indicator year 2011
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Global ranking · 2011
Journal rankings 2011
15,682 ranked journals in 4 domains, 26 fields and 252 subfields
This release ranks 15,682 journals for 2011. The median journal has an OJR of 0.94, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2010; Q1 starts at OJR 1.71. The top three are CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, ACM Computing Surveys, and STUDI ORGANIZZATIVI. Small journals can score very high; only journals with at least 30 citable documents are ranked.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2011. 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 2008–2010, the window the 2011 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 subfields15,682 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 2010. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2008–2010, the window the 2011 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2008–2010 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 2002 to 2011. | Compare |
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1CA A Cancer Journal for CliniciansOAWiley · United States | 43.03Q1 | 111.23 6.34 up from 2010 | 67 | 100% | $4,330 | ||
2ACM Computing SurveysAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 33.99Q1 | 26.12 0.40 down from 2010 | 57 | 29% | — | ||
3STUDI ORGANIZZATIVIFrancoAngeli · Italy | 32.79Q1 | 18.98 2.14 down from 2010 | 46 | 6% | — | ||
4Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 30.05Q1 | 47.47 7.83 down from 2010 | 161 | 84% | — | ||
5Review of Research in EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 20.77Q1 | 5.46 0.42 down from 2010 | 35 | 9% | $2,500 | ||
6The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press · United States | 20.38Q1 | 10.96 0.08 down from 2010 | 135 | 47% | $7,619 | ||
7ACM SIGKDD Explorations NewsletterAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 20.35Q1 | 24.32 11.91 up from 2010 | 67 | 7% | — | ||
8Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association · United States | 17.85Q1 | 10.05 2.12 up from 2010 | 104 | 5% | — | ||
9International Journal on Semantic Web and Information SystemsOAIGI Global · United States | 16.53Q1 | 15.17 5.84 up from 2010 | 43 | 11% | — | ||
10Progress in Energy and Combustion ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 15.77Q1 | 17.04 1.84 up from 2010 | 73 | 8% | $6,990 | ||
11American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 15.55Q1 | 4.04 0.36 down from 2010 | 195 | 24% | $4,100 | ||
12American Economic Journal MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association · United States | 15.39Q1 | 7.15 1.49 up from 2010 | 66 | 28% | — | ||
13Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management · United States | 15.37Q1 | 9.68 1.41 up from 2010 | 211 | 3% | — | ||
14Canadian Journal of University Continuing EducationOAUniversity of Alberta Library · Canada | 15.29Q1 | 12.83 9.60 up from 2010 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
15American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 15.20Q1 | 4.10 0.35 down from 2010 | 137 | 28% | $3,550 | ||
16Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 14.59Q1 | 23.81 4.72 up from 2010 | 116 | 42% | $6,240 | ||
17Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 14.47Q1 | 4.80 0.57 up from 2010 | 116 | 9% | $3,900 | ||
18Progress in Polymer ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 14.45Q1 | 24.93 0.83 up from 2010 | 137 | 14% | $6,500 | ||
19New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 14.16Q1 | 27.11 0.35 down from 2010 | 2,784 | 35% | — | ||
20The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOAAmerican Economic Association · United States | 14.05Q1 | 8.41 1.43 up from 2010 | 159 | 55% | — | ||
21American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.94Q1 | 7.13 0.16 up from 2010 | 137 | 35% | $3,900 | ||
22IEEE Transactions on Services ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 13.68Q1 | 6.39 1.33 up from 2010 | 103 | 12% | $2,645 | ||
23International OrganizationUniversity of Cambridge · United States | 13.37Q1 | 4.12 0.68 down from 2010 | 89 | 33% | $3,550 | ||
24American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 13.22Q1 | 4.99 0.30 down from 2010 | 131 | 11% | $2,500 | ||
25Strategic Management JournalWiley · United States | 12.96Q1 | 6.17 0.51 up from 2010 | 244 | 13% | $4,250 | ||
26IEEE Transactions on Smart GridInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 12.92Q1 | 13.98no 2010 value | 53 | 5% | $2,645 | — | |
27Accounts of Chemical ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 12.58Q1 | 23.43 0.32 up from 2010 | 514 | 36% | $4,500 | ||
28Nature GeneticsNature Portfolio · United States | 12.38Q1 | 32.39 0.99 up from 2010 | 848 | 58% | $12,690 | ||
29ACM Transactions on the WebAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 12.29Q1 | 6.63 2.20 down from 2010 | 52 | 12% | — | ||
30Empirical Software EngineeringSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 12.24Q1 | 4.28 1.07 down from 2010 | 84 | 36% | $2,290 | ||
31Journal of International Business StudiesPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 12.24Q1 | 6.51 0.27 up from 2010 | 256 | 12% | $4,790 | ||
32CriminologyWiley · United Kingdom | 12.24Q1 | 5.23 0.64 up from 2010 | 114 | 18% | $3,570 | ||
33Endocrine ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 12.15Q1 | 23.92 4.44 down from 2010 | 98 | 65% | $3,750 | ||
34Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 11.99Q1 | 15.95 1.28 down from 2010 | 53 | 16% | $6,040 | ||
35MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 11.98Q1 | 8.54 1.17 up from 2010 | 227 | 3% | — | ||
36IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 11.88Q1 | 11.91 1.42 down from 2010 | 136 | 12% | $2,645 | ||
37Materials Science and Engineering R ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.76Q1 | 17.79 8.60 down from 2010 | 59 | 10% | $6,150 | ||
38Comparative Political StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.49Q1 | 3.01 0.10 down from 2010 | 146 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
39Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press · United States | 11.46Q1 | 5.13 2.25 down from 2010 | 329 | 15% | $4,028 | ||
40The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 11.41Q1 | 5.95 0.59 down from 2010 | 260 | 35% | $4,430 | ||
41ACM Transactions on GraphicsAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 11.35Q1 | 8.88 2.26 down from 2010 | 527 | 8% | — | ||
42The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 11.35Q1 | 5.80 0.28 down from 2010 | 59 | 35% | — | ||
43Journal of ManagementSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.22Q1 | 6.30 0.44 up from 2010 | 218 | 15% | $3,900 | ||
44Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationOAWiley · United States | 11.22Q1 | 6.00 1.12 up from 2010 | 127 | 73% | $0 listed | ||
45Journal of European Social PolicySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 11.21Q1 | 3.73 0.36 up from 2010 | 91 | 6% | $3,650 | ||
46Epidemiologic ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 11.11Q1 | 12.58 0.51 down from 2010 | 36 | 47% | $5,085 | ||
47Information & ManagementElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.05Q1 | 6.20 0.32 down from 2010 | 165 | 7% | $4,540 | ||
48Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.01Q1 | 6.52 2.41 up from 2010 | 99 | 33% | $4,170 | ||
49Academy of Management AnnalsRoutledge · United States | 10.98Q1 | 6.70 0.54 up from 2010 | 76 | 9% | — | ||
50Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 10.83Q1 | 22.14 3.61 up from 2010 | 108 | 97% | — |
All 26 fields, compared. Choose a field to open its ranking.
- MedicineHealth Sciences2,949
- Social SciencesSocial Sciences2,335
- EngineeringPhysical Sciences1,672
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyLife Sciences1,064
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesLife Sciences857
- Computer SciencePhysical Sciences819
- PsychologySocial Sciences789
- Environmental SciencePhysical Sciences730
- Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences670
- Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences564
- MathematicsPhysical Sciences467
- Health ProfessionsHealth Sciences428
- Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences360
- Earth and Planetary SciencesPhysical Sciences360
- Materials SciencePhysical Sciences321
- Physics and AstronomyPhysical Sciences291
- NeuroscienceLife Sciences276
- ChemistryPhysical Sciences181
- Decision SciencesSocial Sciences140
- DentistryHealth Sciences119
- Immunology and MicrobiologyLife Sciences109
- VeterinaryHealth Sciences53
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsLife Sciences49
- NursingHealth Sciences42
- EnergyPhysical Sciences26
- Chemical EngineeringPhysical Sciences11
Journals
Citations made in 2011. Corpus-wide, 75.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
5,344 additional journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2008–2010, 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: 2011. Publication window: 2008–2010. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 15,682
- Window papers (baseline)
- 11,212,660 +22.8% from indicator year 2008
- Median OJR
- 0.941 +5.5% from indicator year 2008
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1,582
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2008–2010 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.