Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Infectious Diseases journal rankings 2019
217 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Infectious Diseases has 217 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.83, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.04 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.38. The top three are New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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
Show all 42 subfields
- 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
217 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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1New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 14.08Q1 | 29.25 0.76 up from 2018 | 3,095 | 38% | — | ||
2Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 10.80Q1 | 23.37 3.54 up from 2018 | 104 | 96% | — | ||
3MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 5.51Q1 | 12.99 1.68 up from 2018 | 973 | 100% | — | ||
4PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 5.33Q1 | 11.51 0.19 up from 2018 | 736 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
5The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.35Q1 | 11.03 0.65 up from 2018 | 1,086 | 54% | $7,280 | ||
6The Lancet Global HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.13Q1 | 9.12 2.80 up from 2018 | 807 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
7Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 3.57Q1 | 7.36 0.03 down from 2018 | 1,391 | 10% | — | ||
8EurosurveillanceOAEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control · Sweden | 2.98Q1 | 7.72 0.20 down from 2018 | 601 | 100% | — | ||
9npj VaccinesOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.87Q1 | 6.77 0.77 up from 2018 | 100 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
10Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.86Q1 | 6.38 0.82 down from 2018 | 2,567 | 70% | $4,763 | ||
11The Lancet HIVElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.84Q1 | 7.49 0.86 up from 2018 | 363 | 43% | $7,280 | ||
12PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 2.74Q1 | 7.20 0.11 down from 2018 | 1,867 | 100% | $3,043 | ||
13Virus EvolutionOAUniversity of Oxford · United Kingdom | 2.74Q1 | 6.10 0.54 up from 2018 | 129 | 100% | $3,304 | ||
14Microbiology SpectrumOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.70Q1 | 7.01 1.55 up from 2018 | 441 | 100% | $2,500 | ||
15Emerging Microbes & InfectionsOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 5.81 0.37 up from 2018 | 409 | 100% | $2,643 | ||
16Current HIV/AIDS ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.47Q1 | 5.53 0.40 up from 2018 | 115 | 77% | $4,190 | ||
17Emerging infectious diseasesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 2.41Q1 | 5.02 0.02 down from 2018 | 1,602 | 100% | — | ||
18VaccinesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.25Q1 | 5.00 0.99 down from 2018 | 181 | 100% | $3,258 | ||
19Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.14Q1 | 5.44 0.32 up from 2018 | 1,260 | 97% | — | ||
20Journal of the International AIDS SocietyOAInternational AIDS Society · United States | 2.14Q1 | 5.62 0.32 up from 2018 | 507 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
21The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.09Q1 | 4.95 0.19 up from 2018 | 1,934 | 77% | $4,763 | ||
22mSphereOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.07Q1 | 5.19 0.11 up from 2018 | 620 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
23VirulenceOATaylor & Francis · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.28 0.13 up from 2018 | 335 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
24Clinical Microbiology and InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 5.17 0.06 up from 2018 | 1,008 | 99% | $3,780 | ||
25EClinicalMedicineOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.95Q1 | 3.79no 2018 value | 48 | 100% | $5,780 | — | |
26VirusesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.94Q1 | 4.91 0.30 up from 2018 | 1,465 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
27JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceOAJMIR Publications · Canada | 1.92Q1 | 3.43 0.77 down from 2018 | 264 | 100% | $2,800 | ||
28Current Infectious Disease ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.88Q1 | 4.85 0.87 up from 2018 | 143 | 11% | $4,390 | ||
29Antiviral ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 4.41 0.06 down from 2018 | 693 | 53% | $4,160 | ||
30Current Opinion in HIV and AIDSLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 3.94 0.18 down from 2018 | 241 | 54% | — | ||
31PathogensOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.78Q1 | 4.17 0.11 up from 2018 | 229 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
32Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.74Q1 | 5.33 0.31 up from 2018 | 2,755 | 97% | — | ||
32Journal of General VirologyMicrobiology Society · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 4.86 1.50 up from 2018 | 786 | 44% | — | ||
34Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 4.78 0.33 up from 2018 | 338 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
35Infectious Diseases and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 4.74 0.36 down from 2018 | 120 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
36DiseasesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.69Q1 | 3.66 0.37 up from 2018 | 184 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
37Journal of Antimicrobial ChemotherapyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.68Q1 | 5.29 0.43 up from 2018 | 1,697 | 53% | $3,784 | ||
38AIDSLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 1.66Q1 | 4.03 0.09 up from 2018 | 1,110 | 58% | — | ||
39JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.65Q1 | 3.54 0.43 down from 2018 | 993 | 58% | — | ||
40The Open AIDS JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.65Q1 | 1.77 1.58 down from 2018 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
41Brazilian Journal of MicrobiologySpringer Nature · Brazil | 1.60Q1 | 3.11 0.25 down from 2018 | 464 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
42AIDS Patient Care and STDsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.58Q1 | 4.69 0.63 up from 2018 | 195 | 80% | — | ||
43International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyOAElsevier BV · Germany | 1.58Q1 | 3.56 0.18 down from 2018 | 263 | 24% | $3,410 | ||
44Expert Review of Anti-infective TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 4.09 0.60 up from 2018 | 264 | 36% | — | ||
45British Journal of Clinical PharmacologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.48Q1 | 3.51 0.09 down from 2018 | 898 | 97% | $4,780 | ||
46HIV MedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 2.98 0.37 down from 2018 | 275 | 55% | $4,150 | ||
47Infection and Drug ResistanceOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.47Q1 | 3.94 0.16 up from 2018 | 363 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
48AIDS and BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 3.46 0.29 up from 2018 | 1,073 | 68% | $4,590 | ||
49BMC Infectious DiseasesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 3.65 0.23 up from 2018 | 2,181 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
50World Journal of VirologyOAUnited States | 1.46Q1 | 2.00 1.39 down from 2018 | 30 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Infectious Diseases 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.
54 additional Infectious Diseases 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
- 217
- Window papers (baseline)
- 70,658 +5.1% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.83 -1.5% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 48
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 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 118 | 131 | 144 | 162 | 173 | 182 | 189 | 198 | 210 | 217 | 222 | 234 | 243 | 259 | 263 | 258 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,375 | 21,167 | 22,805 | 24,640 | 25,208 | 28,008 | 31,333 | 35,063 | 38,170 | 42,272 | 46,364 | 49,515 | 52,080 | 54,445 | 58,513 | 62,728 | 67,259 | 69,548 | 70,742 | 70,658 | 72,743 | 100,768 | 135,954 | 162,915 | 153,103 | 130,899 | |
| Median OJR | 0.602 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.901 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.998 | 1.01 | 0.999 | 0.97 | 0.900 | 0.91 | 0.874 | 0.85 | 0.8699 | 0.8696 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.597 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
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.