Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Obstetrics and Gynecology journal rankings 2018
73 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology has 73 ranked journals in 2018. The median OJR fell 0.07 on 2017 to 0.69, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.05. The top three are American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology Research and Practice.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
73 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.70Q1 | 5.69 0.27 down from 2017 | 1,490 | 61% | $5,410 | ||
2Obstetrics and GynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.55Q1 | 4.54 1.03 down from 2017 | 1,415 | 9% | — | ||
3Gynecologic Oncology Research and PracticeBioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 5.13 1.29 up from 2017 | 44 | 100% | $2,145 | ||
4Gynecologic OncologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 4.57 0.09 down from 2017 | 1,191 | 14% | $4,380 | ||
5BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.93Q1 | 3.45 0.23 down from 2017 | 1,198 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
6BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 4.06 0.45 down from 2017 | 751 | 53% | $5,190 | ||
7International Journal of Women s HealthOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.78Q1 | 3.09 0.14 up from 2017 | 275 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
8Obstetrical & Gynecological SurveyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.69Q1 | 3.57 1.07 down from 2017 | 128 | 8% | — | ||
9Journal of PregnancyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.52Q1 | 2.66 0.37 up from 2017 | 66 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
10PlacentaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.43Q1 | 3.12 0.35 up from 2017 | 613 | 36% | $3,720 | ||
11Journal of Gynecologic OncologyOAKorean Society of Gynecologic Oncology · South Korea | 1.39Q1 | 2.84 0.25 down from 2017 | 227 | 100% | — | ||
12Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaOAInforma · United Kingdom | 1.38Q1 | 2.89 0.34 up from 2017 | 597 | 58% | $3,060 | ||
13MidwiferyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.30Q1 | 2.53no change | 521 | 31% | $3,630 | ||
14BirthWiley · United States | 1.29Q1 | 2.25 0.35 down from 2017 | 165 | 42% | $4,850 | ||
15Women and BirthElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.17Q1 | 2.06 0.10 down from 2017 | 361 | 25% | $3,613 | ||
16International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.10Q1 | 1.65 0.64 down from 2017 | 1,042 | 40% | $4,480 | ||
17Obstetrics and Gynecology InternationalOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.08Q1 | 2.17 0.57 up from 2017 | 76 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
18Pregnancy HypertensionElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.06Q1 | 2.01 0.20 up from 2017 | 193 | 9% | $3,150 | ||
19International Journal of Gynecological CancerBMJ · United States | 1.05Q1 | 2.08 0.49 down from 2017 | 776 | 96% | $3,800 | ||
20Sexual & Reproductive HealthcareOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.05Q2 | 1.61 0.56 down from 2017 | 163 | 28% | $1,850 | ||
21European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive BiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.98Q2 | 2.06 0.11 down from 2017 | 1,301 | 12% | $3,440 | ||
22Archives of Gynecology and ObstetricsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.97Q2 | 2.45 0.05 down from 2017 | 943 | 16% | $4,590 | ||
23International Journal of Gynecological PathologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.91Q2 | 1.75 0.04 down from 2017 | 330 | 18% | — | ||
24American Journal of PerinatologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 0.90Q2 | 1.61 0.24 down from 2017 | 693 | 21% | — | ||
25Journal of Minimally Invasive GynecologyElsevier BV · United States | 0.89Q2 | 1.80 0.60 down from 2017 | 751 | 8% | $3,000 | ||
26Hypertension in PregnancyOAInforma · United States | 0.88Q2 | 1.82 0.14 up from 2017 | 145 | 11% | — | ||
27Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyWiley · Australia | 0.85Q2 | 1.42 0.63 down from 2017 | 396 | 26% | $3,920 | ||
28Journal of Midwifery & Women s HealthWiley · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.55 0.47 up from 2017 | 321 | 31% | $3,750 | ||
29Journal of Perinatal MedicineOADe Gruyter · Germany | 0.79Q2 | 1.78 0.15 down from 2017 | 370 | 30% | $0 listed | ||
30Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human ReproductionElsevier BV · France | 0.76Q2 | 1.28 1.03 down from 2017 | 145 | 18% | $3,360 | ||
31BrachytherapyElsevier BV · United States | 0.75Q2 | 1.98 0.26 down from 2017 | 432 | 5% | $3,000 | ||
32The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.75Q2 | 1.55 0.05 down from 2017 | 2,072 | 16% | — | ||
33Gynecological SurgerySpringer Nature · Germany | 0.71Q2 | 1.08 0.76 down from 2017 | 134 | 100% | $1,790 | ||
34Minerva Obstetrics and GynecologyEdizioni Minerva Medica · Italy | 0.71Q2 | 1.08no 2017 value | 80 | 15% | — | — | |
35Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology CanadaElsevier BV · Canada | 0.70Q2 | 1.03 0.44 down from 2017 | 679 | 7% | $3,100 | ||
36Obstetrics & Gynecology ScienceOAIndonesian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology · South Korea | 0.69Q2 | 1.27 0.30 down from 2017 | 278 | 100% | — | ||
37The Journal of Perinatal EducationSpringer Nature | 0.69Q2 | 0.65 0.37 down from 2017 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
38MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.65Q3 | 1.03 0.14 down from 2017 | 191 | 5% | — | ||
39Journal of Contemporary BrachytherapyOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.64Q3 | 2.05 0.48 down from 2017 | 222 | 100% | $269 | ||
40Obstetric MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.63Q3 | 0.85 0.33 down from 2017 | 132 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
41Gynecologic Oncology ReportsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.60Q3 | 1.27 0.01 down from 2017 | 268 | 100% | $930 | ||
42Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological AssociationOAGalenos Yayinevi · Türkiye | 0.60Q3 | 1.27 0.16 up from 2017 | 152 | 100% | — | ||
43Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e ObstetríciaOAThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Brazil | 0.53Q3 | 1.19 0.34 up from 2017 | 306 | 100% | — | ||
44The Obstetrician & GynaecologistWiley · United Kingdom | 0.45Q3 | 0.76 0.20 up from 2017 | 124 | 16% | $2,900 | ||
| 0.44Q3 | 1.10 0.23 up from 2017 | 260 | — | — | |||
46Ginekologia PolskaOAVia Medica · Poland | 0.44Q3 | 1.05 0.29 up from 2017 | 346 | 100% | $431 | ||
47Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.43Q3 | 0.80 0.15 up from 2017 | 716 | 9% | $2,390 | ||
48The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of IndiaSpringer Science+Business Media · India | 0.42Q3 | 0.73 0.13 up from 2017 | 404 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
49Case Reports in Obstetrics and GynecologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.40Q3 | 0.75 0.10 down from 2017 | 352 | 100% | $790 | ||
50Obstetrics Gynaecology & Reproductive MedicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.33Q3 | 0.51 0.15 up from 2017 | 164 | 6% | $2,800 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Obstetrics and Gynecology highlighted.
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
21 additional Obstetrics and Gynecology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 73
- Window papers (baseline)
- 29,347 +11.8% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.69 -5.8% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 8
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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.