Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Biomedical Engineering journal rankings 2019
303 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering has 303 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.76, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.36. The top three are Science Robotics, Nano Energy, and IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2019. 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 2016–2018, the window the 2019 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 Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering542
- Mechanical Engineering371
- Biomedical Engineering303
- Civil and Structural Engineering265
- Aerospace Engineering184
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction91
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering75
- Automotive Engineering34
303 ranked journals
Filters
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 2018. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2016–2018, the window the 2019 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2016–2018 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 2010 to 2019. | Compare |
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1Science RoboticsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · United States | 8.02Q1 | 17.30 1.25 up from 2018 | 137 | 43% | — | ||
2Nano EnergyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.14Q1 | 17.50 0.67 up from 2018 | 2,265 | 20% | $5,210 | ||
3IEEE Transactions on RoboticsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.01Q1 | 8.48 1.41 up from 2018 | 450 | 53% | $2,645 | ||
4Nano TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.90Q1 | 12.29 0.91 up from 2018 | 222 | 20% | $4,830 | ||
5npj Flexible ElectronicsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.72Q1 | 11.93 4.93 up from 2018 | 46 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
6BiomaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.66Q1 | 11.21 0.08 down from 2018 | 1,749 | 35% | $4,640 | ||
7Bioactive MaterialsOAElsevier BV · China | 3.25Q1 | 11.08 5.43 up from 2018 | 105 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
8EngineeringOAElsevier BV · China | 3.14Q1 | 7.34 2.24 up from 2018 | 342 | 100% | $1,300 | ||
9BiofabricationIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.08Q1 | 9.60 0.14 up from 2018 | 271 | 79% | $3,895 | ||
10Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and NanobiotechnologyWiley · United States | 2.89Q1 | 9.07 0.55 up from 2018 | 130 | 41% | $4,730 | ||
11Signs and SocietyOAUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 2.78Q1 | 2.89 1.37 up from 2018 | 68 | 25% | $3,550 | ||
12IEEE Reviews in Biomedical EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.76Q1 | 7.20 0.40 up from 2018 | 87 | 36% | $2,645 | ||
13Applied Materials TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.76Q1 | 9.87 0.84 up from 2018 | 305 | 34% | $4,400 | ||
14Acta BiomaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.68Q1 | 8.17 0.71 up from 2018 | 1,769 | 45% | $3,810 | ||
15Soft RoboticsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.58Q1 | 7.67 1.02 down from 2018 | 141 | 35% | — | ||
16Medical Imaging 2018: Physics of Medical ImagingPublisher not listed | 2.56Q1 | 0.95no 2018 value | 217 | — | — | — | |
17Cancer NanotechnologyOABioMed Central · Austria | 2.47Q1 | 6.10 2.11 down from 2018 | 30 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
18ACS SensorsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.44Q1 | 7.94 0.77 up from 2018 | 786 | 25% | $4,500 | ||
19Tissue Engineering Part B ReviewsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.42Q1 | 5.93 0.88 down from 2018 | 114 | 52% | — | ||
20Bioengineering & Translational MedicineOAWiley · United States | 2.35Q1 | 5.38 2.74 down from 2018 | 97 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
21Biofuel Research JournalOAGreen Wave Publishing of Canada · Canada | 2.26Q1 | 7.62 2.02 up from 2018 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
22IEEE Robotics and Automation LettersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 2.25Q1 | 5.43 0.80 up from 2018 | 1,054 | 44% | $2,645 | ||
23FuelElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 6.30 0.33 up from 2018 | 4,733 | 17% | $4,330 | ||
24Lab on a ChipRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 6.23 0.19 up from 2018 | 1,353 | 36% | — | ||
25Advanced Healthcare MaterialsWiley · Germany | 2.15Q1 | 7.21 1.52 up from 2018 | 1,133 | 44% | $4,880 | ||
26ACS Sustainable Chemistry & EngineeringAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.15Q1 | 8.20 0.56 up from 2018 | 4,169 | 14% | $4,500 | ||
27Biomaterials ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 6.23 0.46 up from 2018 | 95 | 100% | $2,700 | ||
28Microsystems & NanoengineeringOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 6.46 0.05 down from 2018 | 142 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
29Journal of Functional BiomaterialsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.05Q1 | 5.66 2.08 up from 2018 | 159 | 100% | $3,258 | ||
30Bioinspiration & BiomimeticsIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 4.00 0.29 up from 2018 | 333 | 63% | $3,325 | ||
31BioprintingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.96Q1 | 5.24 2.20 down from 2018 | 39 | 35% | $3,940 | ||
32Biotechnology for BiofuelsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 6.51 0.09 up from 2018 | 904 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
33Industrial Crops and ProductsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.92Q1 | 5.12 0.30 up from 2018 | 2,453 | 19% | $3,720 | ||
343D Printing in MedicineOABioMed Central · Germany | 1.89Q1 | 4.86 9.46 down from 2018 | 33 | 100% | $2,190 | ||
35Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 4.20 0.44 up from 2018 | 1,067 | 83% | — | ||
36Frontiers in Robotics and AIOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.84Q1 | 3.39 0.48 down from 2018 | 288 | 100% | $2,353 | ||
37Fuel Processing TechnologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 6.07 1.22 up from 2018 | 1,134 | 20% | $3,180 | ||
38Materials Science and Engineering CElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.80Q1 | 6.39 0.81 up from 2018 | 3,132 | 18% | $3,560 | ||
39IEEE Transactions on Biomedical EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.79Q1 | 4.42 0.41 up from 2018 | 1,059 | 49% | $2,645 | ||
40IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and MedicineOAInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.79Q1 | 4.05 0.76 up from 2018 | 140 | 100% | $2,075 | ||
41Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018Publisher not listed | 1.77Q1 | 0.59no 2018 value | 152 | — | — | — | |
42Biomaterials ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 5.57 1.03 up from 2018 | 810 | 19% | — | ||
43International Journal of NanomedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.76Q1 | 6.03 0.83 up from 2018 | 1,755 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
44Annual Review of Biomedical EngineeringAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.75Q1 | 21.05 5.08 up from 2018 | 55 | 71% | — | ||
45PhotoacousticsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.70Q1 | 6.29 0.55 up from 2018 | 79 | 100% | $3,200 | ||
46International Journal of BioprintingOASingapore | 1.68Q1 | 5.29 0.11 up from 2018 | 64 | 100% | — | ||
47Process Safety and Environmental ProtectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 4.62 0.44 up from 2018 | 2,268 | 15% | $3,500 | ||
48Journal of Materials Chemistry BRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 5.83 0.22 up from 2018 | 2,433 | 12% | — | ||
49Regenerative BiomaterialsOAUniversity of Oxford · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 5.87 1.80 up from 2018 | 111 | 100% | $1,820 | ||
50Carbon Resources ConversionOAElsevier BV · China | 1.62Q1 | 4.81no 2018 value | 36 | 100% | $1,100 | — |
Subfields of Engineering, with Biomedical Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering542
- Mechanical Engineering371
- Biomedical Engineering303
- Civil and Structural Engineering265
- Aerospace Engineering184
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials123
- Computational Mechanics102
- Building and Construction91
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering75
- Automotive Engineering34
- Media Technology26
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture1
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2019. Corpus-wide, 83.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
103 additional Biomedical Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2016–2018, 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: 2019. Publication window: 2016–2018. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 303
- Window papers (baseline)
- 225,393 +8.2% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.76 +1.7% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 33
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2016–2018 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 | 94 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 161 | 173 | 194 | 201 | 220 | 230 | 248 | 257 | 272 | 281 | 303 | 312 | 327 | 334 | 341 | 346 | 349 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 55,775 | 59,860 | 64,091 | 69,017 | 74,963 | 82,840 | 91,889 | 103,123 | 114,335 | 126,039 | 136,464 | 148,180 | 161,587 | 174,502 | 188,850 | 200,371 | 208,275 | 213,015 | 217,166 | 225,393 | 235,887 | 249,917 | 263,157 | 272,415 | 278,139 | 288,254 | |
| Median OJR | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.707 | 0.731 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.766 | 0.718 | 0.828 | 0.87 | 0.831 | 0.826 | 0.720 | 0.776 | 0.709 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.768 | 0.726 | 0.76 | 0.781 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
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.