Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Pharmacology journal rankings 2018
51 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pharmacology has 51 ranked journals in 2018. The median OJR fell 0.10 on 2017 to 0.65, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.27. The top three are Natural Product Reports, Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, and Journal of Pain.
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
- Pharmacology51
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- 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
51 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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1Natural Product ReportsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 4.92Q1 | 9.57 2.82 down from 2017 | 213 | 37% | — | ||
2Journal of Chiropractic MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 2.87Q1 | 8.40 6.46 up from 2017 | 123 | 72% | $3,300 | ||
3Journal of PainElsevier BV · United States | 2.75Q1 | 6.32 0.60 up from 2017 | 433 | 99% | $4,180 | ||
4Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.47Q1 | 5.11 1.24 up from 2017 | 63 | 100% | — | ||
5Clinical PharmacokineticsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 2.10Q1 | 4.51 0.16 up from 2017 | 365 | 52% | $4,990 | ||
6Journal of Natural ProductsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.78Q1 | 4.54 0.41 up from 2017 | 1,269 | 31% | $4,500 | ||
7Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 3.96 0.46 up from 2017 | 34 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
8Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug TherapyWiley · United States | 1.58Q1 | 3.43 0.33 down from 2017 | 489 | 25% | $4,030 | ||
9European Journal of PainWiley · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 3.67 0.48 up from 2017 | 462 | 44% | $4,310 | ||
10Physical TherapyOxford University Press · United States | 1.40Q1 | 2.86 0.08 up from 2017 | 439 | 87% | $4,035 | ||
11Manual TherapyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.34Q1 | 2.67 0.14 down from 2017 | 220 | — | — | ||
12Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical TherapyAmerican Physical Therapy Association · United States | 1.32Q1 | 2.87 0.18 up from 2017 | 351 | 12% | — | ||
13Experimental and Clinical PsychopharmacologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.27Q1 | 2.36 0.72 down from 2017 | 138 | 60% | — | ||
14British Journal of PainSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 2.41 0.16 up from 2017 | 74 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
15Journal of physiotherapyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 2.79 0.47 up from 2017 | 191 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
16Pain MedicineOxford University Press · United States | 1.17Q2 | 2.11 0.09 down from 2017 | 1,014 | 37% | $5,036 | ||
17Brazilian Journal of Physical TherapyElsevier BV · Brazil | 1.10Q2 | 2.60 0.30 down from 2017 | 215 | 98% | $3,000 | ||
18The Journal of AntibioticsSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.97Q2 | 2.62 0.65 up from 2017 | 435 | 17% | $4,590 | ||
19Therapeutic Drug MonitoringLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.91Q2 | 2.19 0.06 up from 2017 | 299 | 27% | — | ||
20WorkIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.87Q2 | 1.45 0.21 up from 2017 | 659 | 30% | $4,150 | ||
21Chiropractic & Manual TherapiesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.85Q2 | 2.35 0.59 up from 2017 | 118 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
22BMC Pharmacology and ToxicologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.82Q2 | 2.58 0.90 up from 2017 | 250 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
23Pain Research and TreatmentHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.57 0.02 down from 2017 | 59 | 100% | — | ||
24Humboldt Journal of Social RelationsPublisher not listed | 0.73Q2 | 0.35 0.35 up from 2017 | 54 | 94% | — | ||
25Musculoskeletal Science and PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.72Q2 | 1.83 0.27 up from 2017 | 145 | 43% | $3,500 | ||
26Journal of Manipulative and Physiological TherapeuticsElsevier BV · United States | 0.65Q2 | 1.61 0.24 down from 2017 | 218 | 25% | $2,900 | ||
27Scandinavian Journal of PainOAElsevier BV · Germany | 0.63Q3 | 1.45 0.44 up from 2017 | 337 | 32% | $2,260 | ||
28Current Drug SafetyBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.62Q3 | 1.08 0.38 down from 2017 | 127 | 4% | — | ||
29Der SchmerzSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.62Q3 | 1.45 0.28 up from 2017 | 232 | 21% | $3,390 | ||
30Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and TherapeuticsWiley · United Kingdom | 0.56Q3 | 1.19 0.17 down from 2017 | 269 | 38% | $4,520 | ||
31Journal of Caffeine ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.54Q3 | 1.09 0.03 down from 2017 | 65 | 0% | — | ||
32Ozone Science and EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.54Q3 | 1.49 0.19 up from 2017 | 170 | 13% | — | ||
33Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalOAWorld Scientific · Netherlands | 0.53Q3 | 1.13 0.32 up from 2017 | 47 | 100% | — | ||
34Drug Safety - Case ReportsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 0.53Q3 | 1.06 0.20 up from 2017 | 55 | 100% | $1,095 | ||
35Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.50Q3 | 0.96 0.46 down from 2017 | 85 | 4% | — | ||
36Journal of Manual & Manipulative TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.46Q3 | 1.09 0.03 up from 2017 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
37International journal of medicinal mushroomsBegell House · United States | 0.44Q3 | 0.90 0.02 down from 2017 | 335 | 4% | — | ||
38Planta Medica International OpenGeorg Thieme Verlag · Germany | 0.38Q3 | 0.75no change | 32 | 13% | — | ||
39European Journal of PhysiotherapyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.31Q3 | 0.53 0.06 down from 2017 | 126 | 24% | — | ||
40International journal of osteopathic medicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.28Q4 | 0.92 0.03 up from 2017 | 99 | 22% | $2,740 | ||
41Physiotherapy Practice and ResearchIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.26Q4 | 0.41 0.01 down from 2017 | 48 | 32% | $4,150 | ||
42Current Enzyme InhibitionBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.19Q4 | 0.66 0.10 down from 2017 | 78 | 3% | — | ||
| 0.18Q4 | 0.29no 2017 value | 34 | 100% | — | — | ||
44Current PsychopharmacologyeBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.15Q4 | 0.44 0.19 up from 2017 | 67 | 6% | — | ||
45International Musculoskeletal MedicineManey Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.14Q4 | 0.25 0.07 up from 2017 | 44 | — | — | ||
| 0.12Q4 | 0.18 0.08 up from 2017 | 251 | 50% | — | |||
47Translational and Clinical PharmacologyOASouth Korea | 0.12Q4 | 0.31 0.02 down from 2017 | 82 | 100% | — | ||
48Pharmacy & Pharmacology International JournalMedCrave Group · United States | 0.10Q4 | 0.17 0.07 up from 2017 | 132 | 82% | — | ||
49Bulletin of Faculty of Physical TherapyOASpringer Nature · Egypt | 0.07Q4 | 0.10 0.13 down from 2017 | 39 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
50Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International JournalInstitute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited · India | 0.04Q4 | 0.05no change | 472 | 0% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pharmacology 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.
15 additional Pharmacology 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
- 51
- Window papers (baseline)
- 57,882 -1.7% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.65 -17.6% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1
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 |
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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.