Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Subfield ranking · 2016
Rheumatology journal rankings 2016
58 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Rheumatology has 58 ranked journals in 2016. The median OJR rose 0.11 on 2015 to 0.96, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.91. The top three are Autoimmunity Reviews, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. 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 2013–2015, the window the 2016 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)
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
- Rheumatology58
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
58 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 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 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 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1Autoimmunity ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.87Q1 | 10.31 0.30 down from 2015 | 411 | 21% | $4,730 | ||
2Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.81Q1 | 8.42 0.24 down from 2015 | 1,310 | 7% | $4,870 | ||
3Arthritis & RheumatismWiley · United States | 3.63Q1 | —no 2015 value | 267 | 0% | — | ||
4Arthritis & RheumatologyWiley · United States | 3.22Q1 | 6.58 0.14 up from 2015 | 924 | 51% | $5,190 | ||
5Best Practice & Research Clinical RheumatologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.89Q1 | 5.15 0.16 down from 2015 | 178 | 16% | $4,180 | ||
6European Cells and MaterialsOASwitzerland | 2.69Q1 | 5.14 0.80 down from 2015 | 150 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
7Current Opinion in RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.55Q1 | 5.08 0.15 down from 2015 | 279 | 39% | — | ||
8Osteoarthritis and CartilageElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.53Q1 | 5.15 0.35 down from 2015 | 824 | 100% | $3,700 | ||
9Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.40Q1 | 4.99 1.08 up from 2015 | 142 | 17% | $3,500 | ||
10Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal DiseaseOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.31Q1 | 3.76 2.15 down from 2015 | 64 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
11Arthritis Research & TherapyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 4.97 0.19 up from 2015 | 967 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
12Lupus Science & MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 4.02 1.40 up from 2015 | 60 | 100% | $2,391 | ||
13Current Rheumatology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.11Q1 | 4.21 0.10 up from 2015 | 244 | 20% | $4,490 | ||
14Arthritis Care & ResearchWiley · United States | 2.06Q1 | 4.00 0.17 down from 2015 | 792 | 56% | $4,640 | ||
15Lara D. VeekenOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 4.09no change | 1,081 | 38% | $4,597 | ||
16Seminars in Arthritis and RheumatismElsevier BV · United States | 1.77Q2 | 5.11 0.22 down from 2015 | 343 | 32% | $4,370 | ||
17International Journal of RheumatologyHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.67Q2 | 2.58 1.10 down from 2015 | 66 | 100% | $950 | ||
18RMD OpenOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.66Q2 | 3.36no 2015 value | 66 | 100% | $2,391 | — | |
19The Journal of RheumatologyThe Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited · Canada | 1.42Q2 | 3.14 0.04 up from 2015 | 1,161 | 57% | — | ||
20LupusSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 2.92 0.33 up from 2015 | 666 | 28% | $4,150 | ||
21Expert Review of Clinical ImmunologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 3.37 0.68 up from 2015 | 436 | 41% | — | ||
22Autoimmune DiseasesOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 2.75 0.26 down from 2015 | 85 | 100% | $950 | ||
23CartilageSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.20Q2 | 2.38 0.91 up from 2015 | 109 | 85% | $2,650 | ||
24Nature Reviews RheumatologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.20Q2 | 5.33 0.96 up from 2015 | 590 | 12% | — | ||
25ArthritisHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 1.75 0.31 down from 2015 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
26Clinical RheumatologySpringer Science+Business Media · Belgium | 1.04Q2 | 2.35 0.10 up from 2015 | 978 | 22% | $4,890 | ||
27Scandinavian Journal of RheumatologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 2.06 0.02 up from 2015 | 315 | 30% | — | ||
28Connective Tissue ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 2.17 0.41 up from 2015 | 194 | 42% | — | ||
29International Urogynecology JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 1.98 0.06 down from 2015 | 829 | 25% | $3,790 | ||
30The Open Rheumatology JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.95Q3 | 1.82 0.07 down from 2015 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
31Joint Bone SpineElsevier BV · France | 0.93Q3 | 2.13 0.35 down from 2015 | 479 | 9% | $3,020 | ||
32UrogynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.88Q3 | 1.35 0.18 down from 2015 | 263 | 25% | — | ||
| 0.85Q3 | 2.89 0.49 down from 2015 | 45 | — | — | |||
34Rheumatology InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.83Q3 | 2.03 0.04 up from 2015 | 753 | 19% | $4,990 | ||
35International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesWiley · Australia | 0.76Q3 | 1.61 0.28 up from 2015 | 705 | 32% | $3,700 | ||
36Musculoskeletal CareWiley · United Kingdom | 0.75Q3 | 1.38 0.08 down from 2015 | 84 | 38% | $3,240 | ||
37JCR Journal of Clinical RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.74Q3 | 1.21 0.40 down from 2015 | 339 | 5% | — | ||
38Modern RheumatologyOxford University Press · United States | 0.66Q3 | 1.54 0.04 down from 2015 | 804 | 19% | $3,208 | ||
39Current Rheumatology ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.61Q3 | 1.43 0.86 up from 2015 | 101 | 8% | — | ||
40ReumatismoOAPAGEPress (Italy) · Italy | 0.57Q3 | 1.13 0.09 up from 2015 | 95 | 100% | — | ||
41Reumatología ClínicaElsevier BV · Spain | 0.44Q3 | 0.81 0.11 down from 2015 | 378 | 2% | $3,180 | ||
42Case Reports in RheumatologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.87no change | 130 | 100% | $790 | ||
43Revista Brasileira de ReumatologiaOAElsevier BV · Brazil | 0.40Q3 | 0.83 0.01 up from 2015 | 300 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
44Reumatología Clínica (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.38Q3 | 0.70 0.01 down from 2015 | 279 | 0% | $3,170 | ||
45Alexandria Journal of MedicineOAElsevier BV | 0.36Q4 | 0.78 0.16 up from 2015 | 176 | 100% | $750 | ||
46Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.26Q4 | 0.43 0.17 down from 2015 | 299 | 100% | — | ||
47Zeitschrift für RheumatologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.24Q4 | 0.77 0.10 up from 2015 | 342 | 15% | $3,390 | ||
48Journal of ArthritisOAOMICS Publishing Group · United States | 0.22Q4 | 0.31 0.02 down from 2015 | 102 | 100% | — | ||
49International Journal of Clinical RheumatologyOAOMICS Publishing Group · United Kingdom | 0.22Q4 | 0.30 0.30 down from 2015 | 188 | 0% | — | ||
50La Revue de Médecine InterneElsevier BV · France | 0.20Q4 | 0.57 0.04 up from 2015 | 843 | 0% | $2,300 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Rheumatology highlighted.
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
25 additional Rheumatology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, 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: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 58
- Window papers (baseline)
- 54,578 +10.5% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.9574 +0.5% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 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 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 70 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 17,821 | 20,685 | 22,377 | 24,459 | 25,269 | 27,867 | 30,643 | 33,672 | 36,348 | 39,439 | 42,988 | 46,086 | 48,179 | 49,400 | 51,214 | 53,341 | 54,578 | 55,366 | 56,123 | 57,306 | 59,410 | 62,541 | 65,720 | 67,501 | 67,701 | 69,555 | |
| Median OJR | 0.91 | 0.782 | 0.862 | 0.81 | 0.884 | 1.05 | 0.855 | 0.803 | 0.92 | 0.891 | 0.7969 | 0.888 | 0.877 | 0.95 | 0.879 | 0.847 | 0.9574 | 0.889 | 0.873 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.9569 | 0.869 | 0.851 | 0.785 | 0.7970 |
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.