Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Field ranking · 2012
Medicine journal rankings 2012
3,131 ranked journals · Field in Health Sciences
Medicine has 3,131 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.76, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.32. The top three are CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, New England Journal of Medicine, and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.
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.
Subfields in Medicine (42)
Up to Health Sciences- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
3,131 ranked journals
Filters
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 | ||
2New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 14.48Q1 | 26.42 0.69 down from 2011 | 2,863 | 37% | — | ||
3Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 11.28Q1 | 25.06 2.92 up from 2011 | 103 | 100% | — | ||
4Endocrine ReviewsOxford University Press · United States | 8.66Q1 | 14.45 9.48 down from 2011 | 101 | 50% | $3,750 | ||
5Archives of General PsychiatryAmerican Medical Association · United States | 8.12Q1 | 15.60 1.17 up from 2011 | 485 | 56% | — | ||
6Cancer CellCell Press · Netherlands | 7.11Q1 | 20.07 0.63 up from 2011 | 465 | 100% | $10,400 | ||
7The Lancet NeurologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 6.98Q1 | 16.56 0.25 up from 2011 | 536 | 44% | $7,280 | ||
8CirculationLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 6.76Q1 | 14.84 0.07 up from 2011 | 2,642 | 20% | — | ||
9The Lancet OncologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.40Q1 | 14.09 0.09 down from 2011 | 714 | 10% | $7,280 | ||
10Journal of the American College of CardiologyElsevier BV · United States | 6.31Q1 | 12.73 0.82 down from 2011 | 2,042 | 98% | $7,166 | ||
11PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 6.14Q1 | 12.27 0.11 up from 2011 | 586 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
12Journal of Clinical OncologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 5.98Q1 | 13.68 1.24 down from 2011 | 3,135 | 9% | — | ||
13MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 5.50Q1 | 9.52 1.40 down from 2011 | 45 | 0% | — | ||
14European Heart JournalOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.38Q1 | 14.44 4.32 up from 2011 | 1,181 | 43% | $5,922 | ||
15Natural Product ReportsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 5.33Q1 | 11.11 0.85 up from 2011 | 230 | 15% | — | ||
16Progress in Retinal and Eye ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.29Q1 | 9.74 0.57 down from 2011 | 83 | 52% | $6,710 | ||
17Nature MedicineNature Portfolio · United States | 5.19Q1 | 10.41 0.32 down from 2011 | 1,324 | 33% | $12,690 | ||
18European UrologyElsevier BV · Switzerland | 4.84Q1 | 10.13 0.61 up from 2011 | 880 | 9% | $5,250 | ||
19BrainOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 4.56Q1 | 10.65 0.26 down from 2011 | 948 | 61% | $5,570 | ||
20Annals of NeurologyWiley · United States | 4.53Q1 | 10.51 0.01 down from 2011 | 845 | 39% | $4,700 | ||
21Sports MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 4.38Q1 | 7.22 0.36 up from 2011 | 194 | 19% | $5,790 | ||
22Alzheimer s & DementiaWiley · United States | 4.35Q1 | 12.66 6.25 up from 2011 | 276 | 24% | $4,200 | ||
23PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 4.22Q1 | 9.96 1.02 down from 2011 | 1,556 | 100% | $3,043 | ||
24Diabetes CareAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 4.19Q1 | 9.48 0.20 up from 2011 | 1,834 | 99% | — | ||
25Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNational Comprehensive Cancer | 4.15Q1 | 7.48 1.30 down from 2011 | 223 | 65% | — | ||
26The American Journal of Sports MedicineSAGE Publishing · United States | 4.11Q1 | 6.69 0.58 up from 2011 | 925 | 12% | $4,400 | ||
27JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteOxford University Press · United States | 4.10Q1 | 10.85 0.67 up from 2011 | 648 | 48% | $5,436 | ||
28The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.09Q1 | 12.55 0.68 up from 2011 | 463 | 31% | $7,280 | ||
29Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 4.02Q1 | 5.99 2.21 down from 2011 | 1,371 | 22% | — | ||
30Seminars in Liver DiseaseThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 4.01Q1 | 9.76 0.54 up from 2011 | 125 | 14% | — | ||
31PEDIATRICSAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · United States | 3.98Q1 | 7.09 0.33 down from 2011 | 2,446 | 18% | — | ||
32Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 3.91Q1 | 9.82 0.44 down from 2011 | 417 | 61% | $4,990 | ||
33GastroenterologyElsevier BV · United States | 3.85Q1 | 8.75 0.24 down from 2011 | 1,864 | 39% | $4,180 | ||
34BMC MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.83Q1 | 11.07 0.85 up from 2011 | 308 | 100% | $4,190 | ||
35DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association · United States | 3.76Q1 | 8.32 0.26 down from 2011 | 1,144 | 93% | — | ||
36Medical Image AnalysisElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.74Q1 | 5.23 1.14 down from 2011 | 227 | 43% | $4,170 | ||
37American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAmerican Thoracic Society · United States | 3.70Q1 | 7.88 0.55 down from 2011 | 1,491 | 32% | — | ||
38Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.67Q1 | 9.44 1.20 up from 2011 | 1,130 | 11% | $4,870 | ||
39AutophagyTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.63Q1 | 9.18 2.95 up from 2011 | 247 | 99% | — | ||
40Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 3.61Q1 | 7.14 0.73 down from 2011 | 1,350 | 8% | — | ||
41JACC: Cardiovascular InterventionsElsevier BV · United States | 3.57Q1 | 6.33 0.18 up from 2011 | 608 | 100% | $5,000 | ||
42Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.55Q1 | 7.31 0.49 up from 2011 | 219 | 15% | $4,450 | ||
43Journal of the American Society of NephrologyAmerican Society of Nephrology | 3.54Q1 | 8.55 0.67 down from 2011 | 882 | 72% | — | ||
44Circulation Cardiovascular InterventionsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.53Q1 | 7.37 0.78 up from 2011 | 297 | 62% | — | ||
45Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.52Q1 | 6.71 0.26 up from 2011 | 1,399 | 39% | $5,100 | ||
46Clinical Cancer ResearchAmerican Association for Cancer Research · United States | 3.52Q1 | 9.18 0.18 up from 2011 | 2,510 | 42% | — | ||
47Arthritis & RheumatismWiley · United States | 3.49Q1 | 7.57 0.71 down from 2011 | 1,579 | 34% | — | ||
48Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 3.42Q1 | 7.84 0.54 up from 2011 | 2,112 | 47% | $4,763 | ||
49Circulation Cardiovascular ImagingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 3.42Q1 | 8.02 1.46 up from 2011 | 297 | 54% | — | ||
50IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.40Q1 | 5.19 0.01 up from 2011 | 557 | 34% | $2,645 |
Subfields of Medicine, compared.
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
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.
1,097 additional Medicine 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
- 3,131
- Window papers (baseline)
- 1,828,247 +21.4% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.760 +2.8% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 404Comparison-group list (404)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 1,634 | 1,746 | 1,853 | 1,933 | 2,023 | 2,148 | 2,258 | 2,390 | 2,497 | 2,616 | 2,755 | 2,949 | 3,131 | 3,412 | 3,611 | 3,760 | 3,936 | 4,122 | 4,350 | 4,487 | 4,543 | 4,639 | 4,671 | 4,692 | 4,640 | 4,521 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 709,310 | 795,253 | 851,873 | 918,177 | 953,693 | 1,044,918 | 1,146,485 | 1,266,791 | 1,370,140 | 1,505,784 | 1,634,063 | 1,757,108 | 1,828,247 | 1,889,231 | 1,983,210 | 2,073,801 | 2,149,396 | 2,185,378 | 2,236,129 | 2,298,903 | 2,395,179 | 2,590,856 | 2,809,142 | 2,949,143 | 2,961,797 | 2,982,923 | |
| Median OJR | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.704 | 0.724 | 0.739 | 0.756 | 0.748 | 0.760 | 0.730 | 0.749 | 0.741 | 0.725 | 0.717 | 0.701 | 0.702 | 0.715 | 0.663 | 0.655 | 0.661 | 0.660 | 0.67 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.2% | 3,512 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 1.465 per 1,000 | 3,472 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -6.9% | 4,166 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 100.0% | 4,521 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,046 | 2,526 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 20.0% | 4,393 journals |
| Review share | Median: 2.8% | 4,521 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.69 | 4,492 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 37.6% | 4,521 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 46.3% | 4,514 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.