Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Pharmacology journal rankings 2017
46 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pharmacology has 46 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.76, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 1.26. The top three are Natural Product Reports, Journal of Pain, and Clinical Pharmacokinetics.
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
- Pharmacology46
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- 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
46 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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1Natural Product ReportsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 5.08Q1 | 12.39 1.63 up from 2016 | 237 | 18% | — | ||
2Journal of PainElsevier BV · United States | 2.59Q1 | 5.73 0.83 up from 2016 | 429 | 100% | $4,180 | ||
3Clinical PharmacokineticsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 2.05Q1 | 4.35 0.40 down from 2016 | 345 | 40% | $4,990 | ||
4Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.02Q1 | 3.88no 2016 value | 32 | 100% | — | — | |
5Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug TherapyWiley · United States | 1.77Q1 | 3.76 0.39 down from 2016 | 449 | 21% | $4,030 | ||
6Journal of Natural ProductsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.76Q1 | 4.13 0.69 up from 2016 | 1,220 | 29% | $4,500 | ||
7Physical TherapyOxford University Press · United States | 1.58Q1 | 2.78 0.02 up from 2016 | 519 | 82% | $4,035 | ||
8European Journal of PainWiley · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 3.19 0.37 up from 2016 | 491 | 51% | $4,310 | ||
9Experimental and Clinical PsychopharmacologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.38Q1 | 3.08 0.32 down from 2016 | 148 | 50% | — | ||
10Manual TherapyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.34Q1 | 2.82 0.44 up from 2016 | 358 | — | — | ||
11Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical TherapyAmerican Physical Therapy Association · United States | 1.32Q1 | 2.69 0.74 down from 2016 | 328 | 17% | — | ||
12Brazilian Journal of Physical TherapyElsevier BV · Brazil | 1.26Q1 | 2.90 1.01 up from 2016 | 188 | 99% | $3,000 | ||
13Pain MedicineOxford University Press · United States | 1.17Q2 | 2.20 0.26 down from 2016 | 1,016 | 28% | $5,036 | ||
14British Journal of PainSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.17Q2 | 2.25 0.51 up from 2016 | 67 | 98% | $4,150 | ||
15Journal of physiotherapyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.05Q2 | 2.32 0.05 up from 2016 | 215 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
16Pain Research and TreatmentHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.02Q2 | 1.59 0.41 down from 2016 | 77 | 100% | — | ||
17Therapeutic Drug MonitoringLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.00Q2 | 2.13 0.03 down from 2016 | 345 | 29% | — | ||
18BMC Pharmacology and ToxicologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 1.68 0.43 down from 2016 | 245 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
19Journal of Manipulative and Physiological TherapeuticsElsevier BV · United States | 0.85Q2 | 1.85 0.54 down from 2016 | 234 | 31% | $2,900 | ||
20The Journal of AntibioticsSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.85Q2 | 1.97 0.36 down from 2016 | 442 | 38% | $4,590 | ||
21Journal of Chiropractic MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.84Q2 | 1.93 1.38 up from 2016 | 129 | 77% | $3,300 | ||
22WorkIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.81Q2 | 1.23 0.01 up from 2016 | 656 | 27% | $4,150 | ||
23Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and TherapeuticsWiley · United Kingdom | 0.79Q2 | 1.36 0.15 up from 2016 | 271 | 21% | $4,520 | ||
24Chiropractic & Manual TherapiesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.73Q3 | 1.75 0.02 down from 2016 | 140 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
25Current Drug SafetyBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.71Q3 | 1.46 0.16 down from 2016 | 125 | 8% | — | ||
26Der SchmerzSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.62Q3 | 1.17 0.18 down from 2016 | 254 | 22% | $3,390 | ||
27Ozone Science and EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.59Q3 | 1.30 0.36 up from 2016 | 173 | 14% | — | ||
28Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.58Q3 | 1.42 0.52 down from 2016 | 84 | 0% | — | ||
29International journal of medicinal mushroomsBegell House · United States | 0.55Q3 | 0.92 0.08 down from 2016 | 291 | 2% | — | ||
30Musculoskeletal Science and PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.52Q3 | 1.57no 2016 value | 30 | 23% | $3,500 | — | |
31Drug Safety - Case ReportsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 0.49Q3 | 0.86 0.05 up from 2016 | 36 | 100% | $1,095 | ||
32Journal of Manual & Manipulative TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.48Q3 | 1.06 0.01 up from 2016 | 95 | 100% | — | ||
33Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalOAWorld Scientific · Netherlands | 0.48Q3 | 0.80 0.18 up from 2016 | 47 | 100% | — | ||
34Journal of Caffeine ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.48Q3 | 1.13 0.15 up from 2016 | 74 | 32% | — | ||
35Scandinavian Journal of PainOAElsevier BV · Germany | 0.39Q3 | 1.02 0.36 up from 2016 | 261 | 18% | $2,260 | ||
36Current Enzyme InhibitionBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.32Q4 | 0.75 0.54 up from 2016 | 59 | 10% | — | ||
37European Journal of PhysiotherapyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.27Q4 | 0.59 0.07 up from 2016 | 93 | 50% | — | ||
38International journal of osteopathic medicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.25Q4 | 0.89 0.24 up from 2016 | 105 | 36% | $2,740 | ||
39Physiotherapy Practice and ResearchIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.19Q4 | 0.42 0.28 down from 2016 | 54 | 10% | $4,150 | ||
40Translational and Clinical PharmacologyOASouth Korea | 0.15Q4 | 0.33 0.05 up from 2016 | 65 | 100% | — | ||
41Current PsychopharmacologyeBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.11Q4 | 0.25 0.05 up from 2016 | 70 | 13% | — | ||
42International Musculoskeletal MedicineManey Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.11Q4 | 0.18 0.02 down from 2016 | 66 | — | — | ||
43Pharmacy & Pharmacology International JournalMedCrave Group · United States | 0.06Q4 | 0.11 0.01 down from 2016 | 100 | 77% | — | ||
| 0.06Q4 | 0.10 0.22 down from 2016 | 201 | 0% | — | |||
45Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International JournalInstitute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited · India | 0.04Q4 | 0.05 0.03 down from 2016 | 545 | 0% | — | ||
46AMA guides newsletterPublisher not listed | 0.00Q4 | 0.05 0.06 down from 2016 | 64 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pharmacology 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.
17 additional Pharmacology 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
- 46
- Window papers (baseline)
- 58,462 +1.1% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.76 -4.6% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1
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 |
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| Ranked journals | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 49 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 19,603 | 22,467 | 24,630 | 27,412 | 29,324 | 32,358 | 35,691 | 39,107 | 42,145 | 45,380 | 48,527 | 52,153 | 54,359 | 55,921 | 57,834 | 58,910 | 59,488 | 58,462 | 57,882 | 58,590 | 61,076 | 65,359 | 69,176 | 70,919 | 70,967 | 72,738 | |
| Median OJR | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.672 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.715 | 0.667 | 0.7235 | 0.80 | 0.892 | 0.91 | 1.001 | 0.891 | 0.7936 | 0.7943 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.644 | 0.642 | 0.662 | 0.75 | 0.659 | 0.7243 | 0.73 |
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.