Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Obstetrics and Gynecology journal rankings 2012
55 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology has 55 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.82, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.05 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.15. The top three are BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Birth.
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 of Medicine (42)
- 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
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- 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
55 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 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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1BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.47Q1 | 4.17 0.34 down from 2011 | 259 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
2Obstetrics and GynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.36Q1 | 4.06 0.10 down from 2011 | 1,481 | 16% | — | ||
3BirthWiley · United States | 2.22Q1 | 3.29 0.37 up from 2011 | 145 | 18% | $4,850 | ||
4American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.19Q1 | 4.29 0.49 up from 2011 | 1,705 | 48% | $5,410 | ||
5Gynecologic OncologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.92Q1 | 4.12 0.18 up from 2011 | 1,331 | 11% | $4,380 | ||
6BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 4.20 0.65 up from 2011 | 936 | 22% | $5,190 | ||
7PlacentaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.88Q1 | 4.06 0.19 up from 2011 | 576 | 22% | $3,720 | ||
8Obstetrical & Gynecological SurveyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.37Q1 | 3.13 0.49 up from 2011 | 154 | 0% | — | ||
9International Journal of Women s HealthOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.30Q1 | 2.48 0.71 up from 2011 | 122 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
10International Journal of Gynecological CancerBMJ · United States | 1.26Q1 | 2.48 0.32 up from 2011 | 832 | 100% | $3,800 | ||
11European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive BiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.23Q1 | 2.16 0.18 down from 2011 | 1,058 | 10% | $3,440 | ||
12International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.20Q1 | 1.80no change | 956 | 3% | $4,480 | ||
13Journal of Minimally Invasive GynecologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.17Q1 | 2.03 0.39 down from 2011 | 498 | 40% | $3,000 | ||
14Women and BirthElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.15Q1 | 2.06 0.64 up from 2011 | 95 | 10% | $3,613 | ||
15Journal of PregnancyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 1.85 1.52 up from 2011 | 53 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
16American Journal of PerinatologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 1.10Q2 | 1.92 0.11 up from 2011 | 361 | 19% | — | ||
17Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyWiley · Australia | 1.09Q2 | 1.93 0.37 up from 2011 | 403 | 10% | $3,920 | ||
18Journal of Gynecologic OncologyOAKorean Society of Gynecologic Oncology · South Korea | 1.06Q2 | 2.07 0.14 up from 2011 | 155 | 100% | — | ||
19Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaOAInforma · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.07 0.13 up from 2011 | 823 | 43% | $3,060 | ||
20Journal of Perinatal MedicineOADe Gruyter · Germany | 1.00Q2 | 2.03 0.28 up from 2011 | 359 | 23% | $0 listed | ||
21MidwiferyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 1.46 0.23 up from 2011 | 313 | 9% | $3,630 | ||
22Journal of Midwifery & Women s HealthWiley · United States | 0.95Q2 | 1.37 0.03 down from 2011 | 282 | 21% | $3,750 | ||
23International Journal of Gynecological PathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.83 0.13 down from 2011 | 267 | 11% | — | ||
24Obstetrics and Gynecology InternationalOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 1.98 0.31 up from 2011 | 156 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
25The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.89Q2 | 1.73 0.01 down from 2011 | 1,127 | 11% | — | ||
26Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology CanadaElsevier BV · Canada | 0.85Q2 | 1.43 0.02 up from 2011 | 557 | 2% | $3,100 | ||
27Hypertension in PregnancyOAInforma · United States | 0.82Q2 | 1.44 0.09 down from 2011 | 172 | 22% | — | ||
28Archives of Gynecology and ObstetricsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.82Q2 | 1.60 0.34 up from 2011 | 1,240 | 8% | $4,590 | ||
29Sexual & Reproductive HealthcareOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.79Q3 | 1.29 0.44 up from 2011 | 66 | 4% | $1,850 | ||
30The Journal of Perinatal EducationSpringer Nature | 0.73Q3 | 0.67 0.13 up from 2011 | 75 | 100% | — | ||
31ISRN Obstetrics and GynecologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.68Q3 | 1.10 0.64 up from 2011 | 81 | 100% | — | ||
32MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.60Q3 | 0.94 0.08 up from 2011 | 171 | 4% | — | ||
33BrachytherapyElsevier BV · United States | 0.56Q3 | 1.20 0.30 down from 2011 | 237 | 34% | $3,000 | ||
34Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.53Q3 | 0.85 0.05 up from 2011 | 808 | 4% | $2,390 | ||
35Pregnancy HypertensionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.47Q3 | 0.70 0.07 up from 2011 | 61 | 3% | $3,150 | ||
36Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e ObstetríciaOAThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Brazil | 0.43Q3 | 0.77no change | 243 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.32Q3 | 0.66 0.07 up from 2011 | 412 | 1% | — | |||
37Current Women s Health ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.32Q3 | 0.46 0.09 up from 2011 | 105 | 16% | — | ||
39Journal of gynecological endoscopy and surgeryMedknow · India | 0.31Q3 | 0.20 0.02 up from 2011 | 37 | — | — | ||
40The Obstetrician & GynaecologistWiley · United Kingdom | 0.30Q3 | 0.62 0.29 up from 2011 | 138 | 6% | $2,900 | ||
41Open Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.27Q3 | 0.40no 2011 value | 48 | 100% | — | — | |
42Gynecological SurgerySpringer Nature · Germany | 0.24Q3 | 0.47 0.03 up from 2011 | 236 | 66% | $1,790 | ||
43Obstetrics Gynaecology & Reproductive MedicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.23Q4 | 0.34 0.03 up from 2011 | 171 | 5% | $2,800 | ||
44British Journal of MidwiferyMark Allen Group · United Kingdom | 0.20Q4 | 0.28 0.01 down from 2011 | 471 | 5% | — | ||
45International Journal of ChildbirthUnited States | 0.17Q4 | 0.29no 2011 value | 34 | 11% | — | — | |
46Obstetric MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.15Q4 | 0.28 0.05 up from 2011 | 139 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
47The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of IndiaSpringer Science+Business Media · India | 0.14Q4 | 0.24 0.20 up from 2011 | 160 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
48Journal of Gynecologic SurgeryMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.11Q4 | 0.20 0.03 up from 2011 | 148 | 8% | — | ||
49Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological AssociationOAGalenos Yayinevi · Türkiye | 0.07Q4 | 0.12 0.10 down from 2011 | 126 | 100% | — | ||
50Case Reports in Obstetrics and GynecologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.06Q4 | 0.09no 2011 value | 34 | 100% | $790 | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Obstetrics and Gynecology highlighted.
- 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.
12 additional Obstetrics and Gynecology 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
- 55
- Window papers (baseline)
- 22,265 +32.2% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.818 +22.9% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 8
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 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 85 | 81 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,331 | 8,622 | 9,837 | 10,597 | 10,878 | 11,550 | 12,948 | 14,428 | 15,592 | 16,848 | 18,481 | 20,750 | 22,265 | 23,471 | 24,721 | 26,261 | 27,572 | 28,327 | 29,347 | 30,957 | 32,565 | 38,235 | 44,478 | 50,234 | 50,959 | 50,060 | |
| Median OJR | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.597 | 0.615 | 0.64 | 0.657 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.856 | 0.864 | 0.818 | 0.819 | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.660 | 0.604 | 0.54 | 0.527 | 0.532 | 0.56 | 0.614 |
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.