Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journal rankings 2017
97 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health has 97 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.93, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 1.40. The top three are Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Alcohol research, and PEDIATRICS.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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)
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
97 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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.72Q1 | 6.32 0.38 up from 2016 | 862 | 45% | — | ||
2Alcohol researchOANational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · United States | 3.53Q1 | 8.00 4.03 up from 2016 | 55 | 100% | — | ||
3PEDIATRICSAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · United States | 3.40Q1 | 6.38 0.15 down from 2016 | 2,421 | 24% | — | ||
| 2.60Q1 | 1.45 2.09 down from 2016 | 87 | 54% | $3,190 | |||
5BMC International Health and Human RightsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.50Q1 | 2.97 0.17 up from 2016 | 102 | 100% | $2,170 | ||
6Reproductive HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 3.11 0.33 down from 2016 | 391 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
7Health Policy and PlanningOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 2.84 0.13 down from 2016 | 395 | 84% | $3,195 | ||
8Global Health Science and PracticeOAJohns Hopkins University Press · United States | 2.15Q1 | 2.70 0.04 up from 2016 | 173 | 100% | — | ||
9Clinics in PerinatologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.12Q1 | 3.22 0.60 down from 2016 | 182 | 13% | $3,340 | ||
10Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & GynaecologyPublisher not listed | 2.11Q1 | 2.87 0.21 up from 2016 | 358 | 5% | $4,560 | ||
11Reproductive Health MattersTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 2.03 0.41 up from 2016 | 145 | 100% | $1,833 | ||
12Global Health ActionOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.95Q1 | 2.67no change | 624 | 100% | $1,509 | ||
13Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 4.58 0.84 up from 2016 | 812 | 93% | $4,940 | ||
14Journal of Global HealthOAEdinburgh University Global Health Society · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 4.49 1.89 up from 2016 | 162 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
15BMC PediatricsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 3.15no change | 739 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
16The Journal of PediatricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.65Q1 | 2.88 0.15 down from 2016 | 2,193 | 53% | $4,570 | ||
17Pediatric ResearchSpringer Nature · United States | 1.63Q1 | 3.01 0.19 down from 2016 | 689 | 39% | $4,390 | ||
18Maternal Health Neonatology and PerinatologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.00 1.37 up from 2016 | 37 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
19Neurotoxicology and TeratologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.56Q1 | 3.44 0.53 up from 2016 | 231 | 48% | $3,850 | ||
20Emerging Themes in EpidemiologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 2.48 0.17 up from 2016 | 54 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
21Early Human DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 2.59 0.26 down from 2016 | 495 | 27% | $3,840 | ||
22Paediatric and Perinatal EpidemiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.44Q1 | 2.55 0.01 down from 2016 | 203 | 37% | $4,770 | ||
23Prenatal DiagnosisWiley · United States | 1.42Q1 | 3.30 0.15 up from 2016 | 615 | 27% | $4,640 | ||
24Developmental NeuroscienceKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.41Q1 | 2.82 1.14 down from 2016 | 134 | 60% | — | ||
25Journal of Pediatric PsychologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 2.57 0.66 down from 2016 | 334 | 50% | $4,332 | ||
26Fetal Diagnosis and TherapyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.39Q2 | 2.24 0.02 down from 2016 | 299 | 21% | — | ||
27Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.34Q2 | 2.65 0.68 up from 2016 | 129 | 47% | — | ||
28International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.33Q2 | 1.67 0.34 up from 2016 | 45 | 100% | $2,130 | ||
29Clinical Obstetrics & GynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.33Q2 | 2.39 0.88 up from 2016 | 232 | 6% | — | ||
30Journal of PerinatologySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.33Q2 | 2.37 0.28 down from 2016 | 708 | 31% | $4,790 | ||
31Pediatric DrugsAdis, Springer Healthcare · New Zealand | 1.32Q2 | 2.74 0.01 up from 2016 | 143 | 31% | $4,990 | ||
32Acta PaediatricaWiley · United Kingdom | 1.24Q2 | 2.21 0.39 down from 2016 | 1,043 | 34% | $4,480 | ||
33Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 2.25 0.26 up from 2016 | 236 | 37% | $3,550 | ||
34Archives of Disease in ChildhoodBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 2.32 0.03 down from 2016 | 1,045 | 24% | — | ||
35European Journal of PediatricsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.22Q2 | 2.71 0.31 up from 2016 | 559 | 36% | $2,990 | ||
36International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthGuttmacher Institute · United States | 1.20Q2 | 1.22 0.21 down from 2016 | 127 | 7% | — | ||
37International Journal of Population ResearchHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 1.17Q2 | 0.56 0.85 down from 2016 | 41 | 100% | — | ||
38Pediatric Blood & CancerWiley · United States | 1.16Q2 | 2.73 0.20 up from 2016 | 1,356 | 30% | $4,640 | ||
39Journal of Pediatric Oncology NursingSAGE Publishing · Netherlands | 1.13Q2 | 1.69 0.47 up from 2016 | 136 | 27% | $4,150 | ||
40Biodemography and Social BiologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.09Q2 | 1.76 0.27 up from 2016 | 52 | 60% | — | ||
41Journal of Child Health CareSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.06Q2 | 1.51 0.45 up from 2016 | 85 | 36% | $3,650 | ||
42Journal of Pediatric NursingElsevier BV · United States | 1.05Q2 | 1.89 0.51 up from 2016 | 392 | 29% | $3,730 | ||
43International Journal of PediatricsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.03Q2 | 1.53 0.82 down from 2016 | 99 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
44Gynecology and Obstetrics Research - Open JournalOAOpenventio Publishers · United States | 1.02Q2 | 2.00 1.84 up from 2016 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
45Seminars in Pediatric NeurologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.01Q2 | 2.49 0.18 up from 2016 | 132 | 9% | $3,850 | ||
46Twin Research and Human GeneticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 1.65 0.23 up from 2016 | 276 | 99% | $1,665 | ||
47Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingElsevier BV · United States | 0.97Q2 | 1.62 0.08 down from 2016 | 316 | 33% | $3,000 | ||
48Journal of Biosocial ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 1.14 0.05 up from 2016 | 175 | 24% | $3,550 | ||
49ChildrenOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.93Q2 | 1.54 0.92 up from 2016 | 100 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
50Advances in Neonatal CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.92Q3 | 1.55 0.07 up from 2016 | 212 | 13% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health highlighted.
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
33 additional Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 97
- Window papers (baseline)
- 66,863 +27.0% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.93 -18.4% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 95 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,430 | 20,600 | 22,004 | 23,512 | 23,841 | 25,610 | 28,134 | 31,303 | 33,955 | 37,443 | 41,115 | 44,607 | 46,754 | 48,527 | 52,649 | 57,489 | 62,678 | 66,863 | 72,175 | 80,124 | 90,471 | 102,318 | 113,840 | 124,530 | 135,472 | 139,748 | |
| Median OJR | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.791 | 0.8128 | 0.69 | 0.8133 | 0.876 | 0.875 | 0.87 | 0.957 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.992 | 0.956 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.995 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.794 |
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.