Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Global ranking · 2012
Journal rankings 2012
16,548 ranked journals in 4 domains, 26 fields and 252 subfields
This release ranks 16,548 journals for 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.94, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.69. The top three are CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, and Reviews of Modern Physics. Small journals can score very high; only journals with at least 30 citable documents are ranked.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. 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 2009–2011, the window the 2012 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 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 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 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1CA A Cancer Journal for CliniciansOAWiley · United States | 56.47Q1 | 196.93 85.70 up from 2011 | 71 | 100% | $4,330 | ||
2ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 46.90Q1 | 34.86 33.64 up from 2011 | 69 | 10% | — | ||
3Reviews of Modern PhysicsAmerican Physical Society · United States | 32.46Q1 | 47.07 0.40 down from 2011 | 168 | 83% | — | ||
4ACM SIGKDD Explorations NewsletterAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 28.54Q1 | 3.78 20.54 down from 2011 | 69 | 6% | — | ||
5ACM Computing SurveysAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 24.91Q1 | 14.48 11.64 down from 2011 | 72 | 23% | — | ||
6STUDI ORGANIZZATIVIFrancoAngeli · Italy | 23.59Q1 | 0.00 18.98 down from 2011 | 58 | 0% | — | ||
7Journal of Economic LiteratureAmerican Economic Association · United States | 20.68Q1 | 8.34 1.72 down from 2011 | 109 | 6% | — | ||
8Canadian Journal of University Continuing EducationOAUniversity of Alberta Library · Canada | 19.78Q1 | 7.54 5.29 down from 2011 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
9The Quarterly Journal of EconomicsOxford University Press · United States | 19.04Q1 | 11.73 0.77 up from 2011 | 140 | 28% | $7,619 | ||
10International Journal of AeroacousticsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 18.20Q1 | 1.63 0.61 down from 2011 | 70 | 16% | $4,150 | ||
11International Journal on Semantic Web and Information SystemsOAIGI Global · United States | 17.65Q1 | 1.22 13.95 down from 2011 | 43 | 20% | — | ||
12Linguistic DiscoveryOADartmouth College Library · United States | 17.14Q1 | 11.85 10.55 up from 2011 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
13Advances In PhysicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 16.69Q1 | 28.67 4.17 down from 2011 | 30 | 33% | — | ||
14Academy of Management JournalAcademy of Management · United States | 16.42Q1 | 9.86 0.18 up from 2011 | 207 | 19% | — | ||
15The Journal of Economic PerspectivesOAAmerican Economic Association · United States | 15.87Q1 | 7.22 1.19 down from 2011 | 161 | 44% | — | ||
16Progress in Energy and Combustion ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 15.85Q1 | 17.41 0.37 up from 2011 | 66 | 15% | $6,990 | ||
17American Sociological ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 15.44Q1 | 7.22 0.09 up from 2011 | 135 | 26% | $3,900 | ||
18Physics ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 15.42Q1 | 22.19 1.61 down from 2011 | 105 | 56% | $6,240 | ||
19American Journal of Political ScienceWiley · United States | 14.88Q1 | 4.40 0.36 up from 2011 | 199 | 14% | $4,100 | ||
20Journal of Teacher EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 14.78Q1 | 3.76 1.05 down from 2011 | 119 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
21Progress in Polymer ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 14.69Q1 | 23.46 1.46 down from 2011 | 165 | 6% | $6,500 | ||
22New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 14.48Q1 | 26.42 0.69 down from 2011 | 2,863 | 37% | — | ||
23American Economic Journal MacroeconomicsAmerican Economic Association · United States | 13.73Q1 | 5.70 1.45 down from 2011 | 99 | 23% | — | ||
24American Political Science ReviewCambridge University Press · United States | 13.58Q1 | 5.18 1.08 up from 2011 | 157 | 22% | $3,550 | ||
25IEEE Communications Surveys & TutorialsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 13.51Q1 | 11.36 0.55 down from 2011 | 164 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
26Long Range PlanningElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 13.27Q1 | 5.92 0.58 down from 2011 | 107 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
27IEEE Transactions on Services ComputingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 12.86Q1 | 5.63 0.76 down from 2011 | 137 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
28MIS QuarterlyMIS Quarterly · United States | 12.81Q1 | 9.37 0.83 up from 2011 | 252 | 4% | — | ||
29American Educational Research JournalSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 12.80Q1 | 4.96 0.03 down from 2011 | 112 | 7% | $2,500 | ||
30Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 12.73Q1 | 5.64 0.87 down from 2011 | 108 | 20% | $4,170 | ||
31Swarm and Evolutionary ComputationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 12.48Q1 | 10.57no 2011 value | 30 | 5% | $3,690 | — | |
32Strategic Management JournalWiley · United States | 12.45Q1 | 5.33 0.83 down from 2011 | 236 | 15% | $4,250 | ||
33ACM Transactions on the WebAssociation for Computing Machinery · United States | 12.38Q1 | 6.73 0.10 up from 2011 | 52 | 23% | — | ||
34Progress in Materials ScienceElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 12.24Q1 | 24.76 8.81 up from 2011 | 69 | 5% | $6,040 | ||
35Nature GeneticsNature Portfolio · United States | 12.22Q1 | 29.44 2.95 down from 2011 | 820 | 57% | $12,690 | ||
36Journal of International Business StudiesPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 12.19Q1 | 5.79 0.72 down from 2011 | 211 | 21% | $4,790 | ||
37IEEE Transactions on Smart GridInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 11.71Q1 | 13.34 0.64 down from 2011 | 183 | 8% | $2,645 | ||
38CriminologyWiley · United Kingdom | 11.61Q1 | 5.91 0.68 up from 2011 | 120 | 18% | $3,570 | ||
39Reviews of GeophysicsWiley · United States | 11.57Q1 | 19.55 0.61 up from 2011 | 54 | 50% | $3,880 | ||
40Accounts of Chemical ResearchAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 11.56Q1 | 21.38 2.05 down from 2011 | 509 | 24% | $4,500 | ||
41The Future of ChildrenPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs · United States | 11.49Q1 | 6.28 0.48 up from 2011 | 59 | 12% | — | ||
42Academy of Management ReviewAcademy of Management · United States | 11.48Q1 | 7.68 1.03 up from 2011 | 225 | 4% | — | ||
43The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 11.32Q1 | 5.79 0.16 down from 2011 | 243 | 30% | $4,430 | ||
44Review of Research in EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 11.31Q1 | 5.25 0.21 down from 2011 | 33 | 0% | $2,500 | ||
45IMF Economic ReviewPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 11.31Q1 | 6.00 1.56 down from 2011 | 41 | 36% | — | ||
46Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 11.28Q1 | 25.06 2.92 up from 2011 | 103 | 100% | — | ||
47American Economic ReviewAmerican Economic Association · United States | 11.23Q1 | 6.11 0.13 up from 2011 | 759 | 31% | — | ||
48Materials Science and Engineering R ReportsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 11.14Q1 | 16.28 1.51 down from 2011 | 52 | 0% | $6,150 | ||
49The Internet and Higher EducationElsevier BV · United States | 11.13Q1 | 4.92 0.51 up from 2011 | 126 | 10% | $4,120 | ||
50Academy of Management AnnalsRoutledge · United States | 11.10Q1 | 8.68 1.98 up from 2011 | 83 | 5% | — |
All 26 fields, compared. Choose a field to open its ranking.
- MedicineHealth Sciences3,131
- Social SciencesSocial Sciences2,450
- EngineeringPhysical Sciences1,774
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyLife Sciences1,125
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesLife Sciences902
- Computer SciencePhysical Sciences885
- PsychologySocial Sciences812
- Environmental SciencePhysical Sciences752
- Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences707
- Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences603
- MathematicsPhysical Sciences487
- Health ProfessionsHealth Sciences449
- Earth and Planetary SciencesPhysical Sciences378
- Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences377
- Materials SciencePhysical Sciences338
- Physics and AstronomyPhysical Sciences303
- NeuroscienceLife Sciences290
- ChemistryPhysical Sciences195
- Decision SciencesSocial Sciences154
- DentistryHealth Sciences131
- Immunology and MicrobiologyLife Sciences113
- VeterinaryHealth Sciences55
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsLife Sciences54
- NursingHealth Sciences43
- EnergyPhysical Sciences29
- Chemical EngineeringPhysical Sciences11
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
5,626 additional journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, 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: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 16,548
- Window papers (baseline)
- 11,823,613 +20.1% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.935 +1.7% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1,582
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 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.