Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Rheumatology journal rankings 2017
65 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Rheumatology has 65 ranked journals in 2017. The median OJR fell 0.07 on 2016 to 0.89, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.73. The top three are Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Autoimmunity Reviews, and Arthritis & Rheumatology.
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
- Rheumatology65
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- 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
65 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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1Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.99Q1 | 8.78 0.36 up from 2016 | 1,149 | 87% | $4,870 | ||
2Autoimmunity ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.62Q1 | 8.96 1.36 down from 2016 | 454 | 34% | $4,730 | ||
3Arthritis & RheumatologyWiley · United States | 3.08Q1 | 7.10 0.52 up from 2016 | 1,118 | 52% | $5,190 | ||
4Best Practice & Research Clinical RheumatologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.65Q1 | 4.78 0.37 down from 2016 | 183 | 25% | $4,180 | ||
5Osteoarthritis and CartilageElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.48Q1 | 5.09 0.05 down from 2016 | 841 | 100% | $3,700 | ||
6Current Opinion in RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.88 0.20 down from 2016 | 286 | 30% | — | ||
7Arthritis Research & TherapyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 5.05 0.08 up from 2016 | 976 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
8Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.22Q1 | 4.71 0.28 down from 2016 | 139 | 19% | $3,500 | ||
9European Cells and MaterialsOASwitzerland | 2.16Q1 | 4.59 0.55 down from 2016 | 149 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
10Current Rheumatology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.03Q1 | 4.29 0.09 up from 2016 | 220 | 26% | $4,490 | ||
11Arthritis Care & ResearchWiley · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.13 0.13 up from 2016 | 776 | 51% | $4,640 | ||
12Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal DiseaseOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 3.86 0.11 up from 2016 | 59 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
13RMD OpenOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 4.52 1.15 up from 2016 | 157 | 100% | $2,391 | ||
14Lupus Science & MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 4.15 0.13 up from 2016 | 97 | 100% | $2,391 | ||
15Autoimmunity HighlightsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 1.84Q1 | 3.83 2.42 down from 2016 | 34 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
16Lara D. VeekenOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 3.94 0.15 down from 2016 | 1,073 | 35% | $4,597 | ||
17Rheumatology and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 3.77 2.72 up from 2016 | 45 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
18Seminars in Arthritis and RheumatismElsevier BV · United States | 1.71Q2 | 4.42 0.69 down from 2016 | 343 | 32% | $4,370 | ||
19CartilageSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.45Q2 | 2.27 0.11 down from 2016 | 133 | 72% | $2,650 | ||
20The Journal of RheumatologyThe Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited · Canada | 1.44Q2 | 3.11 0.03 down from 2016 | 1,123 | 66% | — | ||
21Expert Review of Clinical ImmunologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.36Q2 | 3.41 0.04 up from 2016 | 419 | 33% | — | ||
22Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis and Musculoskeletal DisordersOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.32Q2 | 2.47 2.15 down from 2016 | 41 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
23Nature Reviews RheumatologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 4.79 0.54 down from 2016 | 594 | 13% | — | ||
24Autoimmune DiseasesOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 2.46 0.29 down from 2016 | 64 | 100% | $950 | ||
25ArthritisHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 2.38 0.63 up from 2016 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
26LupusSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 2.86 0.06 down from 2016 | 689 | 19% | $4,150 | ||
27Connective Tissue ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.06Q2 | 2.46 0.28 up from 2016 | 222 | 34% | — | ||
28Clinical RheumatologySpringer Science+Business Media · Belgium | 1.05Q2 | 2.50 0.15 up from 2016 | 1,038 | 21% | $4,890 | ||
29Joint Bone SpineElsevier BV · France | 1.03Q2 | 2.11 0.02 down from 2016 | 549 | 11% | $3,020 | ||
30Scandinavian Journal of RheumatologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 2.16 0.10 up from 2016 | 338 | 24% | — | ||
31Rheumatology InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.99Q2 | 2.15 0.12 up from 2016 | 681 | 24% | $4,990 | ||
32International Journal of RheumatologyHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.94Q2 | 2.22 0.36 down from 2016 | 57 | 100% | $950 | ||
33Current Rheumatology ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.89Q2 | 1.88 0.45 up from 2016 | 105 | 14% | — | ||
34International Urogynecology JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 0.87Q3 | 1.90 0.08 down from 2016 | 870 | 31% | $3,790 | ||
| 0.82Q3 | 1.90 0.98 down from 2016 | 45 | — | — | |||
36UrogynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.81Q3 | 1.59 0.24 up from 2016 | 284 | 17% | — | ||
37The Open Rheumatology JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.80Q3 | 1.51 0.30 down from 2016 | 55 | 100% | — | ||
38International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesWiley · Australia | 0.77Q3 | 1.66 0.05 up from 2016 | 637 | 23% | $3,700 | ||
39Modern RheumatologyOxford University Press · United States | 0.76Q3 | 1.68 0.14 up from 2016 | 619 | 20% | $3,208 | ||
40ReumatismoOAPAGEPress (Italy) · Italy | 0.70Q3 | 1.29 0.16 up from 2016 | 103 | 100% | — | ||
41JCR Journal of Clinical RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.63Q3 | 1.17 0.04 down from 2016 | 318 | 13% | — | ||
42Open Access Rheumatology Research and ReviewsOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.61Q3 | 1.46 1.30 up from 2016 | 35 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
43European Journal of RheumatologyOAAVES Yayincilik · Türkiye | 0.54Q3 | 1.28 0.98 up from 2016 | 139 | 100% | — | ||
44Musculoskeletal CareWiley · United Kingdom | 0.52Q3 | 0.96 0.42 down from 2016 | 103 | 38% | $3,240 | ||
45Revista Brasileira de ReumatologiaOAElsevier BV · Brazil | 0.43Q3 | 0.85 0.02 up from 2016 | 329 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
46Alexandria Journal of MedicineOAElsevier BV | 0.40Q3 | 0.79 0.01 up from 2016 | 163 | 100% | $750 | ||
47Reumatología ClínicaElsevier BV · Spain | 0.40Q3 | 0.79 0.03 down from 2016 | 357 | 6% | $3,180 | ||
48Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.40Q3 | 1.05 0.61 up from 2016 | 318 | 100% | — | ||
49Case Reports in RheumatologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.39Q3 | 0.78 0.09 down from 2016 | 146 | 100% | $790 | ||
50Zeitschrift für RheumatologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.37Q4 | 0.95 0.18 up from 2016 | 398 | 20% | $3,390 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Rheumatology 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.
21 additional Rheumatology 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
- 65
- Window papers (baseline)
- 55,366 +8.1% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.889 +1.2% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
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 | 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.