Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Dermatology journal rankings 2019
96 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Dermatology has 96 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.66, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 0.99. The top three are Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, and Food and Chemical Toxicology.
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 Medicine (42)
- Surgery936
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine347
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health299
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine290
- Oncology234
- Infectious Diseases217
- Epidemiology198
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism168
- Neurology164
- Physiology160
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging153
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Dermatology96
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
- Ophthalmology98
- Hematology80
- Obstetrics and Gynecology74
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology58
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology54
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Rehabilitation34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine31
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Genetics24
- Hepatology23
- Immunology and Allergy22
- Urology14
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine13
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine5
- Health Informatics4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
96 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 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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1Skin Pharmacology and PhysiologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 3.86Q1 | 3.80 6.70 down from 2018 | 117 | 26% | — | ||
2American Journal of Clinical DermatologyAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 2.31Q1 | 6.81 1.86 up from 2018 | 222 | 26% | $5,590 | ||
3Food and Chemical ToxicologyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 4.50 0.54 up from 2018 | 1,770 | 35% | $4,670 | ||
4Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.72Q1 | 4.35 0.15 up from 2018 | 1,899 | 19% | $4,200 | ||
5Dermatology and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · Germany | 1.69Q1 | 3.93 0.18 down from 2018 | 171 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
6Clinics in DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.68Q1 | 3.08 0.74 up from 2018 | 271 | 5% | $3,760 | ||
7Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational DermatologyOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.67Q1 | 3.24 0.10 up from 2018 | 189 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
8Journal of Investigative DermatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.59Q1 | 4.20 0.40 up from 2018 | 1,335 | 100% | $3,800 | ||
9Dermatologic ClinicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.56Q1 | 4.16 1.29 up from 2018 | 169 | 3% | $3,400 | ||
10Lasers in Surgery and MedicineWiley · United States | 1.47Q1 | 3.16 0.06 down from 2018 | 335 | 30% | $4,620 | ||
11JAMA DermatologyAmerican Medical Association · United States | 1.40Q1 | 3.25 0.42 up from 2018 | 1,086 | 53% | — | ||
12DermatologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.31Q1 | 3.06 0.29 up from 2018 | 215 | 29% | — | ||
13International Journal of Women’s DermatologyOALippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.26Q1 | 2.71 1.02 up from 2018 | 141 | 100% | $1,500 | ||
14CosmeticsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.25Q1 | 2.76 0.50 up from 2018 | 167 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
15Journal of Cosmetic DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.25Q1 | 2.40 0.65 up from 2018 | 493 | 11% | $3,020 | ||
16DermatitisLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Canada | 1.23Q1 | 2.49 0.06 down from 2018 | 228 | 9% | — | ||
17Journal of Dermatological ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.22Q1 | 2.89 0.06 up from 2018 | 482 | 28% | $3,980 | ||
18BMC DermatologyOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.15Q1 | 2.75 0.42 up from 2018 | 42 | 100% | $1,390 | ||
19Archives of Dermatological ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.13Q1 | 2.85 0.10 up from 2018 | 261 | 27% | $4,790 | ||
20Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.12Q1 | 3.01 0.21 up from 2018 | 1,657 | 32% | $5,450 | ||
21Contact DermatitisWiley · United Kingdom | 1.12Q1 | 2.71 0.17 down from 2018 | 654 | 23% | $5,060 | ||
22Experimental DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.11Q1 | 3.34 0.57 up from 2018 | 715 | 42% | $4,880 | ||
23British Journal of DermatologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.06Q1 | 2.85 0.01 up from 2018 | 2,299 | 32% | $4,920 | ||
24Dermatology Research and PracticeOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 0.99Q1 | 2.28 0.58 up from 2018 | 63 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
25Acta Dermato VenereologicaOASoc for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica · Sweden | 0.97Q2 | 2.16 0.16 up from 2018 | 656 | 100% | $1,725 | ||
26International Journal of Cosmetic ScienceWiley · United Kingdom | 0.93Q2 | 2.52 1.38 up from 2018 | 222 | 40% | $3,570 | ||
27Journal of Cosmetic and Laser TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 1.66 0.35 up from 2018 | 309 | 7% | — | ||
28Scars Burns & HealingSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.91Q2 | 3.00 2.26 up from 2018 | 41 | 100% | $1,918 | ||
29Photodermatology Photoimmunology & PhotomedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 2.16 0.32 up from 2018 | 167 | 22% | $4,550 | ||
30European Cytokine NetworkJohn Libbey Eurotext · France | 0.90Q2 | 2.68 0.65 up from 2018 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
31Journal of Dermatological TreatmentOAInforma · United Kingdom | 0.84Q2 | 2.46 0.29 up from 2018 | 469 | 23% | — | ||
32Dermatologic SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.81Q2 | 1.75 0.16 up from 2018 | 1,012 | 8% | — | ||
33Skin Research and TechnologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.95 0.24 up from 2018 | 250 | 22% | $2,910 | ||
34Dermatology ReportsOAPAGEPress (Italy) · Italy | 0.78Q2 | 1.54 0.64 up from 2018 | 31 | 100% | $539 | ||
35Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and SurgerySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.77Q2 | 1.80 0.43 up from 2018 | 320 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
36Veterinary DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.75Q2 | 1.84 0.01 down from 2018 | 284 | 20% | $3,570 | ||
37DermatopathologyOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 0.74Q2 | 0.29 3.71 down from 2018 | 44 | 100% | $1,810 | ||
38Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaOAElsevier BV · Brazil | 0.74Q2 | 1.60 0.21 up from 2018 | 722 | 100% | $1,700 | ||
39Dermatologic TherapyOAWiley · United States | 0.73Q2 | 1.60 0.10 up from 2018 | 450 | 74% | $2,700 | ||
40JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen GesellschaftWiley · United Kingdom | 0.72Q2 | 1.81 0.15 down from 2018 | 510 | 15% | $4,480 | ||
41International Journal of ToxicologySAGE Publishing · United States | 0.70Q2 | 1.70 0.37 up from 2018 | 162 | 55% | $4,150 | ||
42International Journal of DermatologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.70Q2 | 1.54 0.06 up from 2018 | 1,139 | 8% | $4,150 | ||
43Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and SurgeryFrontline Medical Communications · United States | 0.70Q2 | 1.53 0.14 up from 2018 | 164 | 31% | — | ||
44Case Reports in DermatologyOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.69Q2 | 1.86 0.52 up from 2018 | 181 | 100% | $1,030 | ||
45Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.69Q2 | 1.55 0.40 up from 2018 | 524 | 5% | — | ||
46Advances in Dermatology and AllergologyOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.68Q2 | 1.41 0.24 down from 2018 | 343 | 100% | $472 | ||
47Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic SurgeryOAMedknow · India | 0.68Q2 | 1.14 0.03 up from 2018 | 175 | 100% | — | ||
48Dermatology Practical & ConceptualOAUnited States | 0.66Q2 | 1.89 0.32 up from 2018 | 178 | 100% | — | ||
49Pediatric DermatologyWiley · United States | 0.66Q3 | 1.42 0.07 up from 2018 | 882 | 11% | $3,920 | ||
50Indian Journal of DermatologyOAMedknow · India | 0.63Q3 | 1.53 0.49 up from 2018 | 548 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Dermatology highlighted.
- Surgery936
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine347
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health299
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine290
- Oncology234
- Infectious Diseases217
- Epidemiology198
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism168
- Neurology164
- Physiology160
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging153
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
- Ophthalmology98
- Dermatology96
- Hematology80
- Obstetrics and Gynecology74
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology58
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology54
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Rehabilitation34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine31
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Genetics24
- Hepatology23
- Immunology and Allergy22
- Urology14
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine13
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine5
- Health Informatics4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
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.
16 additional Dermatology 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
- 96
- Window papers (baseline)
- 30,307 +19.7% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.660 -6.5% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
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 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 89 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 92 | 89 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,622 | 11,340 | 12,109 | 12,780 | 13,223 | 13,973 | 15,012 | 16,251 | 17,443 | 18,866 | 21,708 | 22,670 | 23,351 | 22,270 | 23,198 | 23,979 | 25,313 | 26,840 | 28,804 | 30,307 | 32,287 | 36,310 | 41,051 | 44,525 | 45,993 | 48,610 | |
| Median OJR | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.544 | 0.591 | 0.57 | 0.647 | 0.654 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.664 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.660 | 0.590 | 0.56 | 0.519 | 0.539 | 0.524 | 0.55 |
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.