Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Emergency Medicine journal rankings 2019
44 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Emergency Medicine has 44 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.66, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.04 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.16. The top three are Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Resuscitation, and Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal.
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
- Emergency Medicine44
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
- Ophthalmology98
- Dermatology96
- Hematology80
- Obstetrics and Gynecology74
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology58
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology54
- Reproductive Medicine50
- 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
44 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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1Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 3.20 0.16 down from 2018 | 372 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
2ResuscitationElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.59Q1 | 3.29 0.06 down from 2018 | 1,206 | 28% | $4,490 | ||
3Australasian Emergency Nursing JournalElsevier BV · Australia | 1.51Q1 | 2.54 0.52 up from 2018 | 52 | — | — | ||
4Emergency Medicine Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.45Q1 | 2.43 0.16 down from 2018 | 166 | 1% | $2,750 | ||
5BMC Emergency MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 2.11 0.18 down from 2018 | 146 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
6Prehospital Emergency CareTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 2.53 0.47 down from 2018 | 357 | 27% | — | ||
7Academic Emergency MedicineWiley · United States | 1.35Q1 | 2.59 0.17 down from 2018 | 593 | 54% | $3,900 | ||
8Journal of Medical ToxicologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.31Q1 | 2.72 0.18 up from 2018 | 129 | 79% | $4,990 | ||
9African Journal of Emergency MedicineOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.24Q1 | 2.74 1.75 up from 2018 | 116 | 100% | $2,140 | ||
10International Journal of Emergency MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.21Q1 | 2.01 0.34 down from 2018 | 115 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
11Clinical ToxicologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.16Q1 | 2.68 0.14 down from 2018 | 486 | 14% | — | ||
12International Emergency NursingElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.13Q2 | 1.97 0.36 up from 2018 | 174 | 31% | $2,900 | ||
13Journal of Forensic and Legal MedicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.99Q2 | 1.60 0.08 up from 2018 | 445 | 23% | $3,870 | ||
14Clinical and Experimental Emergency MedicineOAThe Korean Society of Emergency Medicine · South Korea | 0.95Q2 | 1.60 0.11 up from 2018 | 135 | 100% | — | ||
15Emergency Medicine JournalBMJ · United Kingdom | 0.91Q2 | 1.68 0.22 up from 2018 | 542 | 37% | — | ||
16Open Access Emergency MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 0.88Q2 | 1.31 0.34 down from 2018 | 61 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
17Journal of Trauma NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.87Q2 | 1.21 0.02 up from 2018 | 156 | 9% | — | ||
18Toxicology CommunicationsOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.45 1.07 up from 2018 | 40 | 100% | $778 | ||
19The American Journal of Emergency MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.77Q2 | 1.59 0.23 up from 2018 | 2,411 | 12% | $3,980 | ||
20Journal of Emergency MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.73Q2 | 1.43 0.12 up from 2018 | 1,088 | 11% | $3,390 | ||
21Emergency Medicine AustralasiaWiley · Australia | 0.69Q2 | 1.41 0.20 up from 2018 | 475 | 38% | $3,750 | ||
22Canadian Journal of Emergency MedicineSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 0.67Q2 | 1.36 0.04 down from 2018 | 358 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
23European Journal of Emergency MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 0.64Q3 | 0.52 0.07 down from 2018 | 660 | 5% | — | ||
24Pediatric Emergency CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.62Q3 | 0.96 0.01 down from 2018 | 1,011 | 8% | — | ||
25BMJ Quality Improvement ReportsBMJ · United Kingdom | 0.61Q3 | 1.47 0.31 up from 2018 | 175 | — | — | ||
| 0.51Q3 | 0.92 0.35 up from 2018 | 39 | 100% | — | |||
27Journal of Emergency NursingElsevier BV · United States | 0.51Q3 | 0.99 0.35 up from 2018 | 373 | 21% | $2,500 | ||
28Clinical Pediatric Emergency MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.45Q3 | 0.71 0.02 down from 2018 | 124 | 2% | $2,760 | ||
29Critical Care Nursing QuarterlyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.42Q3 | 0.69 0.15 down from 2018 | 127 | 6% | — | ||
30Air Medical JournalElsevier BV · United States | 0.39Q3 | 0.95 0.27 up from 2018 | 184 | 8% | $2,700 | ||
31Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.35Q3 | 0.21 0.42 down from 2018 | 83 | 25% | $4,090 | ||
32EmergenciasOASpanish Society of Emergency Medicine · Spain | 0.33Q3 | 0.70 0.01 up from 2018 | 283 | 100% | — | ||
33Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und NotfallmedizinSpringer Nature · Germany | 0.30Q3 | 0.83 0.04 up from 2018 | 347 | 16% | $3,390 | ||
34Notfall + RettungsmedizinSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.28Q4 | 0.52no change | 298 | 25% | $3,390 | ||
35Acute Medicine JournalUnited Kingdom | 0.21Q4 | 0.38 0.05 down from 2018 | 119 | 0% | — | ||
36Hong Kong Journal of Emergency MedicineOASAGE Publishing · China | 0.15Q4 | 0.27 0.09 up from 2018 | 218 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
37Emergency Care JournalOAPAGEPress (Italy) · Italy | 0.14Q4 | 0.30 0.15 down from 2018 | 79 | 100% | — | ||
38British Paramedic JournalUnited Kingdom | 0.13Q4 | 0.29 0.15 down from 2018 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
39International Paramedic PracticeMark Allen Group · United Kingdom | 0.13Q4 | 0.17 0.09 down from 2018 | 31 | 26% | — | ||
40Emergency Medicine Open AccessOAOMICS Publishing Group · United States | 0.10Q4 | 0.12 0.18 down from 2018 | 117 | 100% | — | ||
41International Journal of Anesthesiology & ResearchOAUnited States | 0.09Q4 | 0.03 0.16 down from 2018 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
42Open Journal of Emergency MedicineOAScientific Research Publishing · United States | 0.08Q4 | 0.13 0.14 down from 2018 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
43Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care MedicineOAUnited States | 0.07Q4 | 0.11 0.06 down from 2018 | 191 | 100% | — | ||
44Emergency Medicine InvestigationsOAUnited States | 0.01Q4 | 0.02 0.02 down from 2018 | 85 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Emergency Medicine 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.
6 additional Emergency Medicine 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
- 44
- Window papers (baseline)
- 30,153 +16.1% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.655 -0.2% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 4
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 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 44 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 7,322 | 8,478 | 9,027 | 9,635 | 9,681 | 10,499 | 11,494 | 12,741 | 13,984 | 15,621 | 16,784 | 18,368 | 19,379 | 20,830 | 22,466 | 24,227 | 25,972 | 27,530 | 29,130 | 30,153 | 31,176 | 32,685 | 34,789 | 35,384 | 35,378 | 35,284 | |
| Median OJR | 0.383 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.377 | 0.577 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.579 | 0.580 | 0.68 | 0.636 | 0.644 | 0.651 | 0.69 | 0.663 | 0.657 | 0.596 | 0.617 | 0.655 | 0.661 | 0.653 | 0.619 | 0.600 | 0.648 | 0.622 |
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.