Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging journal rankings 2018
146 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging has 146 ranked journals in 2018. The median journal has an OJR of 0.79, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2017; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are Medical Image Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, and Clinical Plasma Medicine.
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
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
- 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
146 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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1Medical Image AnalysisElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.84Q1 | 11.94 5.46 up from 2017 | 364 | 61% | $4,170 | ||
2IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.01Q1 | 9.48 1.43 up from 2017 | 674 | 60% | $2,645 | ||
3Clinical Plasma MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.71Q1 | 6.67 0.17 up from 2017 | 35 | 6% | $2,050 | ||
4RadiologyRadiological Society of North America · United States | 3.19Q1 | 6.78 0.16 down from 2017 | 1,311 | 30% | — | ||
5Eye and VisionOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.44Q1 | 3.54 1.53 down from 2017 | 80 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
6European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.40Q1 | 6.17 0.15 up from 2017 | 822 | 53% | $3,490 | ||
7Investigative RadiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.32Q1 | 6.26 0.50 down from 2017 | 297 | 49% | — | ||
8Seminars in Nuclear MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 2.24Q1 | 4.44 1.05 down from 2017 | 140 | 22% | $5,090 | ||
9Insights into ImagingOASpringer Nature · Germany | 2.19Q1 | 4.27 0.70 up from 2017 | 180 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
10mAbsOALandes Bioscience · United States | 2.06Q1 | 4.92 0.18 down from 2017 | 348 | 100% | $3,575 | ||
11Journal of Radiation Research and Applied SciencesOAElsevier BV · Egypt | 2.00Q1 | 1.95 1.46 down from 2017 | 187 | 100% | $1,400 | ||
12EJNMMI PhysicsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.98Q1 | 4.27 1.15 up from 2017 | 91 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
13Computer Methods and Programs in BiomedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.97Q1 | 4.14 0.42 up from 2017 | 710 | 19% | $3,350 | ||
14Computerized Medical Imaging and GraphicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.85Q1 | 2.70 0.19 up from 2017 | 246 | 30% | $3,180 | ||
15European RadiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.78Q1 | 4.24 0.11 up from 2017 | 1,585 | 31% | $2,890 | ||
16Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingWiley · United States | 1.72Q1 | 3.69 0.12 up from 2017 | 1,002 | 42% | $3,680 | ||
17Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 4.59 1.94 up from 2017 | 428 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
18American Journal of RoentgenologyAmerican Roentgen Ray Society · United States | 1.63Q1 | 3.32 0.20 down from 2017 | 1,514 | 8% | — | ||
19Journal of Imaging Informatics in MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.90 1.87 up from 2017 | 255 | 100% | $4,690 | ||
20Physics in Medicine and BiologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 3.50 0.12 up from 2017 | 1,788 | 71% | $3,325 | ||
21Dose-ResponseOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.57Q1 | 2.64 0.82 down from 2017 | 85 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
22NMR in BiomedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 3.53 0.22 up from 2017 | 544 | 56% | $3,640 | ||
23International Journal of Biomedical ImagingOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 3.11 0.09 up from 2017 | 58 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
24EJNMMI ResearchOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.46Q1 | 3.47 0.34 up from 2017 | 264 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
25World Journal of RadiologyOABaishideng Publishing Group · United States | 1.44Q1 | 2.91 0.16 up from 2017 | 210 | 100% | — | ||
26Seminars in Radiation OncologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.42Q1 | 3.43 0.51 up from 2017 | 115 | 37% | $3,330 | ||
27European Journal of RadiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.42Q1 | 3.17 0.04 down from 2017 | 1,044 | 16% | $3,440 | ||
28Journal of cardiovascular computed tomographyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.41Q1 | 3.60 0.18 up from 2017 | 279 | 27% | $3,410 | ||
29Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean Society of Radiology · South Korea | 1.40Q1 | 3.96 0.63 up from 2017 | 347 | 99% | — | ||
30DiagnosticsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.39Q1 | 2.95 0.04 up from 2017 | 141 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
31NeurophotonicsOASPIE · United States | 1.38Q1 | 3.55 0.45 down from 2017 | 200 | 100% | $1,675 | ||
32TomographyOAUnited States | 1.36Q1 | 2.79 0.41 up from 2017 | 98 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
33Journal of Refractive SurgerySlack Incorporated (United States) · United States | 1.35Q1 | 3.15 0.34 up from 2017 | 399 | 14% | — | ||
34Journal of Applied BiomedicineElsevier BV · Poland | 1.32Q1 | 3.03 0.76 up from 2017 | 170 | 5% | $3,180 | ||
35Magnetic Resonance in MedicineWiley · United States | 1.30Q1 | 3.31 0.16 down from 2017 | 1,328 | 69% | $3,680 | ||
36BMC Medical ImagingOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.30Q1 | 2.20 0.47 down from 2017 | 194 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
37Molecular Imaging and BiologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.28Q1 | 3.28 0.28 down from 2017 | 317 | 52% | $4,190 | ||
38IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical SciencesInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.27Q2 | 2.60 0.87 up from 2017 | 86 | 52% | $2,645 | ||
39CorneaLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.22Q2 | 2.44 0.32 down from 2017 | 1,081 | 18% | — | ||
40Radiation ResearchRadiation Research Society · United States | 1.22Q2 | 3.10 0.41 up from 2017 | 428 | 50% | — | ||
41Radiology Research and PracticeOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 2.00 0.04 down from 2017 | 31 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
42Plasma Processes and PolymersWiley · Germany | 1.18Q2 | 3.30 0.38 up from 2017 | 382 | 42% | $4,830 | ||
43Ultrasonic ImagingSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.16Q2 | 2.09 0.74 down from 2017 | 64 | 14% | $4,150 | ||
44Clinical RadiologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 2.34 0.14 down from 2017 | 664 | 14% | $3,530 | ||
45Plasma Chemistry and Plasma ProcessingSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.13Q2 | 2.28 0.61 down from 2017 | 257 | 14% | $3,790 | ||
46Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.13Q2 | 2.59 0.15 up from 2017 | 173 | 48% | $5,090 | ||
47Magnetic Resonance ImagingElsevier BV · United States | 1.13Q2 | 2.36 0.05 up from 2017 | 592 | 34% | $3,380 | ||
48Lasers in Medical ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 2.51 0.16 up from 2017 | 700 | 17% | $3,590 | ||
49British Journal of RadiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 2.16 0.04 down from 2017 | 1,104 | 99% | $3,005 | ||
| 1.11Q2 | 1.80 0.25 down from 2017 | 129 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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.
44 additional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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
- 146
- Window papers (baseline)
- 86,101 +5.4% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.788 -1.4% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 17
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 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 99 | 105 | 108 | 112 | 129 | 136 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 170 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 160 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 31,991 | 33,317 | 34,796 | 37,035 | 39,286 | 43,274 | 47,322 | 52,587 | 57,088 | 62,304 | 66,935 | 71,199 | 73,942 | 75,725 | 78,414 | 81,654 | 84,328 | 85,658 | 86,101 | 86,811 | 88,776 | 94,999 | 102,782 | 107,079 | 109,840 | 115,452 | |
| Median OJR | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.721 | 0.738 | 0.737 | 0.81 | 0.797 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.890 | 0.90 | 0.720 | 0.785 | 0.799 | 0.7862 | 0.7860 | 0.788 | 0.782 | 0.891 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.722 | 0.725 | 0.71 |
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.