Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Rheumatology journal rankings 2018
65 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Rheumatology has 65 ranked journals in 2018. The median journal has an OJR of 0.87, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2017; Q1 starts at OJR 1.76. The top three are Arthritis & Rheumatology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and Autoimmunity Reviews.
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
- Rheumatology65
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- 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
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 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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1Arthritis & RheumatologyWiley · United States | 3.47Q1 | 7.54 0.44 up from 2017 | 951 | 50% | $5,190 | ||
2Annals of the Rheumatic DiseasesBMJ · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 6.92 1.86 down from 2017 | 1,439 | 96% | $4,870 | ||
3Autoimmunity ReviewsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.02Q1 | 8.02 0.93 down from 2017 | 421 | 28% | $4,730 | ||
4Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal DiseaseOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.49Q1 | 6.21 2.35 up from 2017 | 69 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
5Best Practice & Research Clinical RheumatologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.37Q1 | 4.34 0.44 down from 2017 | 186 | 23% | $4,180 | ||
6Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.36Q1 | 3.99 0.72 down from 2017 | 136 | 13% | $3,500 | ||
7Current Opinion in RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.32Q1 | 4.55 0.34 down from 2017 | 290 | 27% | — | ||
8Osteoarthritis and CartilageElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 4.58 0.51 down from 2017 | 767 | 100% | $3,700 | ||
9Rheumatology and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 4.84 1.07 up from 2017 | 78 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
10Arthritis Care & ResearchWiley · United States | 2.11Q1 | 4.46 0.33 up from 2017 | 784 | 55% | $4,640 | ||
11Current Rheumatology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.10Q1 | 4.44 0.14 up from 2017 | 228 | 30% | $4,490 | ||
12Arthritis Research & TherapyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 4.82 0.23 down from 2017 | 957 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
13European Cells and MaterialsOASwitzerland | 2.01Q1 | 4.46 0.13 down from 2017 | 136 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
14Autoimmunity HighlightsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 1.97Q1 | 4.76 0.93 up from 2017 | 35 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
15Seminars in Arthritis and RheumatismElsevier BV · United States | 1.78Q1 | 4.94 0.51 up from 2017 | 389 | 43% | $4,370 | ||
16RMD OpenOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 3.86 0.66 down from 2017 | 272 | 100% | $2,391 | ||
17Lara D. VeekenOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.76Q1 | 3.89 0.05 down from 2017 | 1,083 | 38% | $4,597 | ||
18Lupus Science & MedicineOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.74Q2 | 3.47 0.68 down from 2017 | 97 | 100% | $2,391 | ||
19Open Access Rheumatology Research and ReviewsOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.61Q2 | 3.49 2.03 up from 2017 | 47 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
20CartilageSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.42Q2 | 2.67 0.40 up from 2017 | 158 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
21Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis and Musculoskeletal DisordersOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 1.90 0.57 down from 2017 | 49 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
22The Journal of RheumatologyThe Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Company Limited · Canada | 1.38Q2 | 2.96 0.15 down from 2017 | 1,090 | 78% | — | ||
23Nature Reviews RheumatologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.36Q2 | 4.80 0.01 up from 2017 | 607 | 18% | — | ||
24Expert Review of Clinical ImmunologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.33Q2 | 3.85 0.44 up from 2017 | 335 | 30% | — | ||
25LupusSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 2.90 0.04 up from 2017 | 652 | 22% | $4,150 | ||
26Connective Tissue ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 2.53 0.07 up from 2017 | 179 | 36% | — | ||
27Clinical RheumatologySpringer Science+Business Media · Belgium | 1.03Q2 | 2.36 0.13 down from 2017 | 1,074 | 27% | $4,890 | ||
28Current Rheumatology ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.96Q2 | 1.39 0.49 down from 2017 | 120 | 7% | — | ||
29Rheumatology InternationalSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.92Q2 | 2.39 0.24 up from 2017 | 691 | 36% | $4,990 | ||
30Scandinavian Journal of RheumatologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 1.67 0.49 down from 2017 | 315 | 41% | — | ||
31Joint Bone SpineElsevier BV · France | 0.90Q2 | 2.25 0.14 up from 2017 | 556 | 47% | $3,020 | ||
32The Open Rheumatology JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.89Q2 | 2.19 0.68 up from 2017 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
33International Urogynecology JournalSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 1.93 0.03 up from 2017 | 842 | 33% | $3,790 | ||
34International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesWiley · Australia | 0.82Q3 | 1.70 0.04 up from 2017 | 608 | 16% | $3,700 | ||
35International Journal of RheumatologyHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.80Q3 | 1.90 0.32 down from 2017 | 53 | 100% | $950 | ||
36Modern RheumatologyOxford University Press · United States | 0.79Q3 | 2.12 0.44 up from 2017 | 528 | 22% | $3,208 | ||
37European Journal of RheumatologyOAAVES Yayincilik · Türkiye | 0.74Q3 | 1.35 0.07 up from 2017 | 183 | 100% | — | ||
38Alexandria Journal of MedicineOAElsevier BV | 0.72Q3 | 1.49 0.70 up from 2017 | 182 | 100% | $750 | ||
39UrogynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.69Q3 | 1.17 0.42 down from 2017 | 331 | 17% | — | ||
40ReumatismoOAPAGEPress (Italy) · Italy | 0.65Q3 | 1.49 0.20 up from 2017 | 94 | 100% | — | ||
41Musculoskeletal CareWiley · United Kingdom | 0.64Q3 | 1.60 0.64 up from 2017 | 119 | 37% | $3,240 | ||
42Reumatologia/RheumatologyOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.60Q3 | 1.54 0.52 up from 2017 | 177 | 100% | — | ||
43Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.58Q3 | 1.77 0.72 up from 2017 | 232 | — | — | ||
44JCR Journal of Clinical RheumatologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.52Q3 | 1.04 0.13 down from 2017 | 412 | 18% | — | ||
45Zeitschrift für RheumatologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.40Q3 | 1.02 0.07 up from 2017 | 386 | 17% | $3,390 | ||
46Case Reports in RheumatologyOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.34Q3 | 0.75 0.02 down from 2017 | 114 | 100% | $790 | ||
47Reumatología ClínicaElsevier BV · Spain | 0.33Q3 | 0.53 0.26 down from 2017 | 416 | 8% | $3,180 | ||
48Reumatología Clínica (English Edition)Elsevier BV · Spain | 0.28Q3 | 0.57 0.04 down from 2017 | 280 | 1% | $3,170 | ||
49PteridinesOADe Gruyter Open · Germany | 0.26Q3 | 0.56 0.06 down from 2017 | 51 | 100% | $1,808 | ||
50Modern Rheumatology Case ReportsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.24Q4 | 0.47 0.53 down from 2017 | 58 | 6% | $1,071 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Rheumatology 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.
18 additional Rheumatology 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
- 65
- Window papers (baseline)
- 56,123 +5.2% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.873 +3.1% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
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 | 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.