Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journal rankings 2019
103 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health has 103 ranked journals in 2019. The median OJR rose 0.06 on 2018 to 0.89, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.35. The top three are Alcohol research, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
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
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health103
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine120
- 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
103 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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1Alcohol researchOANational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · United States | 3.70Q1 | 5.45 1.88 down from 2018 | 46 | 100% | — | ||
2Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.27Q1 | 5.81 0.24 down from 2018 | 1,019 | 53% | — | ||
3The Lancet Child & Adolescent HealthElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.01Q1 | 5.16 1.45 up from 2018 | 225 | 34% | $6,680 | ||
4Maternal Health Neonatology and PerinatologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.57Q1 | 4.18 0.26 down from 2018 | 66 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
5Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & GynaecologyPublisher not listed | 2.45Q1 | 4.34 0.97 up from 2018 | 285 | 11% | $4,560 | ||
6Reproductive Health MattersTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 1.88 0.33 down from 2018 | 108 | — | $1,833 | ||
7BMC International Health and Human RightsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 2.88 0.12 up from 2018 | 106 | 100% | $2,170 | ||
8Health Policy and PlanningOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 3.24 0.04 up from 2018 | 406 | 62% | $3,195 | ||
9Global Health ActionOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 4.10 1.32 up from 2018 | 497 | 100% | $1,509 | ||
10Reproductive HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 3.71 0.40 up from 2018 | 523 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
11Clinics in PerinatologyElsevier BV · United States | 2.03Q1 | 3.08 0.49 down from 2018 | 189 | 7% | $3,340 | ||
12Global Health Science and PracticeOAJohns Hopkins University Press · United States | 1.98Q1 | 2.63 0.08 down from 2018 | 202 | 100% | — | ||
13PEDIATRICSAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · United States | 1.97Q1 | 2.49 3.59 down from 2018 | 4,542 | 9% | — | ||
14Journal of Global HealthOAEdinburgh University Global Health Society · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 3.72 0.63 up from 2018 | 265 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
15Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.47 0.16 up from 2018 | 775 | 91% | $4,940 | ||
16ChildrenOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.81Q1 | 3.19 0.50 up from 2018 | 325 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
17Emerging Themes in EpidemiologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 3.27 0.03 down from 2018 | 39 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
18Studies in Family PlanningWiley | 1.69Q1 | 3.25 0.76 up from 2018 | 77 | 52% | $3,190 | ||
19The Journal of PediatricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.62Q1 | 3.21 0.05 down from 2018 | 2,311 | 53% | $4,570 | ||
20BMC PediatricsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 2.97 0.09 up from 2018 | 809 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
21Gates Open ResearchOABill & Melinda Gates Foundation · United States | 1.44Q1 | 2.56 0.03 up from 2018 | 110 | 100% | $1,150 | ||
22Neurotoxicology and TeratologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.43Q1 | 3.13 0.24 down from 2018 | 179 | 29% | $3,850 | ||
23Journal of Pediatric PsychologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 2.94 0.43 up from 2018 | 291 | 53% | $4,332 | ||
24Journal of Child Health CareSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.38Q1 | 2.05 0.39 up from 2018 | 141 | 31% | $3,650 | ||
25European Journal of PediatricsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.35Q1 | 3.07 0.58 up from 2018 | 588 | 38% | $2,990 | ||
26Pediatric DrugsAdis, Springer Healthcare · New Zealand | 1.35Q1 | 3.18 1.10 up from 2018 | 151 | 34% | $4,990 | ||
27Prenatal DiagnosisWiley · United States | 1.35Q2 | 2.96 0.78 down from 2018 | 533 | 27% | $4,640 | ||
28Early Human DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.34Q2 | 2.34 0.17 up from 2018 | 480 | 24% | $3,840 | ||
29Developmental NeuroscienceKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.31Q2 | 2.83 0.04 down from 2018 | 123 | 50% | — | ||
30Pediatric ResearchSpringer Nature · United States | 1.29Q2 | 2.61 0.20 down from 2018 | 825 | 43% | $4,390 | ||
31Journal of Pediatric Oncology NursingSAGE Publishing · Netherlands | 1.28Q2 | 2.14 0.02 up from 2018 | 103 | 44% | $4,150 | ||
32Paediatric and Perinatal EpidemiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.28Q2 | 2.69 0.39 up from 2018 | 230 | 52% | $4,770 | ||
33Clinical Obstetrics & GynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.28Q2 | 2.05 0.02 up from 2018 | 222 | 5% | — | ||
34Journal of PerinatologySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 2.17 0.30 down from 2018 | 749 | 34% | $4,790 | ||
35Fetal Diagnosis and TherapyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.23Q2 | 2.09 0.16 down from 2018 | 274 | 26% | — | ||
36International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDSOAGlobal Health and Education Projects, Inc. · United States | 1.23Q2 | 2.95 1.92 up from 2018 | 42 | 100% | $500 | ||
| 1.21Q2 | 2.20 0.67 up from 2018 | 71 | 19% | — | |||
38Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.20Q2 | 2.47 0.36 up from 2018 | 261 | 50% | $3,550 | ||
39Journal of Pediatric NursingElsevier BV · United States | 1.16Q2 | 2.01 0.34 up from 2018 | 476 | 21% | $3,730 | ||
40Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.12Q2 | 1.97 0.50 down from 2018 | 226 | 24% | — | ||
41International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.11Q2 | 1.56 0.33 up from 2018 | 90 | 100% | $2,130 | ||
42Archives of Disease in ChildhoodBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.09Q2 | 2.11 0.05 down from 2018 | 971 | 59% | — | ||
43Current Pediatric ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.09Q2 | 2.35 0.92 up from 2018 | 80 | 74% | — | ||
44Advances in Neonatal CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.05Q2 | 1.71 0.02 down from 2018 | 225 | 14% | — | ||
45International Journal of PediatricsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.04Q2 | 2.19 0.51 up from 2018 | 97 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
46Pediatric Blood & CancerWiley · United States | 1.03Q2 | 2.48 0.06 up from 2018 | 1,457 | 33% | $4,640 | ||
47BMJ Paediatrics OpenOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 2.23 1.17 up from 2018 | 163 | 100% | — | ||
48Journal of Biosocial ScienceOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 1.85 0.68 up from 2018 | 180 | 24% | $3,550 | ||
49Biodemography and Social BiologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.98Q2 | 1.55 0.29 down from 2018 | 59 | 0% | — | ||
50Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingElsevier BV · United States | 0.94Q2 | 1.69 0.22 up from 2018 | 324 | 44% | $3,000 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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.
25 additional Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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
- 103
- Window papers (baseline)
- 80,124 +27.8% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.89 -6.4% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
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 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 95 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,430 | 20,600 | 22,004 | 23,512 | 23,841 | 25,610 | 28,134 | 31,303 | 33,955 | 37,443 | 41,115 | 44,607 | 46,754 | 48,527 | 52,649 | 57,489 | 62,678 | 66,863 | 72,175 | 80,124 | 90,471 | 102,318 | 113,840 | 124,530 | 135,472 | 139,748 | |
| Median OJR | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.791 | 0.8128 | 0.69 | 0.8133 | 0.876 | 0.875 | 0.87 | 0.957 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.992 | 0.956 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.995 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.794 |
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.