Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health journal rankings 2019
299 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health has 299 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.83, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.31. The top three are MMWR Surveillance Summaries, The Ocular Surface, and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
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
299 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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1MMWR Surveillance SummariesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 29.78Q1 | 56.13 8.74 up from 2018 | 52 | 100% | — | ||
2The Ocular SurfaceElsevier BV · United States | 5.10Q1 | 11.80 0.46 up from 2018 | 178 | 41% | $5,330 | ||
3International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.47Q1 | 9.51 0.61 up from 2018 | 427 | 100% | $3,177 | ||
4JAMA Network OpenOAAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.39Q1 | 5.36no 2018 value | 364 | 100% | $3,000 | — | |
5BMC MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.35Q1 | 8.60 0.65 down from 2018 | 656 | 100% | $4,190 | ||
6Substance Abuse and RehabilitationOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 3.15Q1 | 5.60 1.07 down from 2018 | 36 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
7Journal of Medical RegulationOAUnited States | 3.10Q1 | 5.00 4.18 up from 2018 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
8BMJ Global HealthOABMJ · United Kingdom | 2.67Q1 | 4.69 0.88 up from 2018 | 476 | 100% | $3,679 | ||
9One HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.48Q1 | 7.09 2.15 up from 2018 | 61 | 100% | $3,080 | ||
10BMC Medical EthicsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 3.97 0.14 up from 2018 | 247 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
11Advances in NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 2.32Q1 | 7.28 1.35 down from 2018 | 341 | 100% | $5,200 | ||
12Academic MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.28Q1 | 3.65 0.48 up from 2018 | 1,091 | 27% | — | ||
13Revista de Saúde PúblicaOAUniversity of São Paulo · Brazil | 2.21Q1 | 3.53 0.67 up from 2018 | 382 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
14PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 2.14Q1 | 5.11 0.32 down from 2018 | 2,573 | 100% | $2,670 | ||
15Drug and Alcohol DependenceElsevier BV · Switzerland | 2.02Q1 | 4.87 0.61 up from 2018 | 1,361 | 65% | $4,380 | ||
16Interactive Journal of Medical ResearchOAJMIR Publications · Canada | 2.01Q1 | 2.79 0.19 down from 2018 | 83 | 100% | $1,750 | ||
17Obesity ReviewsWiley · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 8.37 0.40 down from 2018 | 384 | 55% | $5,450 | ||
18BMC Medical EducationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 3.28 0.22 up from 2018 | 892 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
19BMC Palliative CareOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.95Q1 | 3.55 0.34 down from 2018 | 303 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
20Medical Education OnlineOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.92Q1 | 3.39 1.04 up from 2018 | 193 | 100% | $2,189 | ||
21Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthWiley · United States | 1.90Q1 | 4.78 0.95 up from 2018 | 95 | 45% | $3,120 | ||
22Palliative MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 4.63 0.33 up from 2018 | 341 | 59% | $4,400 | ||
23Addiction Science & Clinical PracticeOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 3.92 0.14 up from 2018 | 75 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
24Infectious Diseases of PovertyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 4.03 0.25 up from 2018 | 399 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
25Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.81Q1 | 3.65 0.09 down from 2018 | 599 | 21% | $3,740 | ||
26Teaching and Learning in MedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.75Q1 | 1.99 0.66 down from 2018 | 166 | 22% | — | ||
27Nutrition JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 4.30 0.30 down from 2018 | 216 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
28Journal of Substance Abuse TreatmentElsevier BV · United States | 1.73Q1 | 3.64 0.67 up from 2018 | 408 | 69% | $3,340 | ||
29Clinics in Geriatric MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.72Q1 | 3.80 0.96 up from 2018 | 149 | 35% | $3,250 | ||
30The Journal of Rural HealthWiley · United States | 1.70Q1 | 3.38 1.08 up from 2018 | 153 | 43% | $4,480 | ||
31Pediatric ObesityWiley · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 3.24 0.55 down from 2018 | 241 | 57% | $4,880 | ||
32Advances in Health Sciences EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.69Q1 | 2.98 0.09 up from 2018 | 192 | 57% | $3,290 | ||
33European Journal of NutritionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.69Q1 | 4.51 0.61 up from 2018 | 691 | 50% | $2,890 | ||
34Medical TeacherTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 2.65 0.05 up from 2018 | 730 | 20% | — | ||
35Food & Nutrition ResearchOASwedish Nutrition Foundation · Sweden | 1.65Q1 | 4.75 1.25 up from 2018 | 264 | 100% | $2,103 | ||
36ReproductionBioscientifica · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 3.68 0.02 down from 2018 | 499 | 90% | — | ||
37Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.63Q1 | 3.32 1.05 up from 2018 | 153 | 6% | $3,000 | ||
38Perspectives in Clinical ResearchOAMedknow · India | 1.62Q1 | 2.15 0.50 down from 2018 | 110 | 100% | — | ||
39Journal of Travel MedicineOxford University Press · United States | 1.61Q1 | 3.96 0.59 down from 2018 | 374 | 31% | $4,605 | ||
40Archives of Women s Mental HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.61Q1 | 3.05 0.18 up from 2018 | 314 | 42% | $3,990 | ||
41Journal of Law and the BiosciencesOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 2.78 0.87 up from 2018 | 73 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
42Public Health NutritionOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 3.26 0.63 up from 2018 | 1,120 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
43British Journal Of NutritionCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 3.20 0.28 down from 2018 | 1,250 | 99% | $3,550 | ||
44Annals of EpidemiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.38 0.52 up from 2018 | 395 | 34% | $3,820 | ||
45Annual Review of NutritionAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.53Q1 | 13.95 2.93 up from 2018 | 65 | 81% | — | ||
46Medical EducationWiley · United Kingdom | 1.53Q1 | 2.49 0.24 down from 2018 | 701 | 28% | $5,250 | ||
47Current Opinion in PediatricsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.52Q1 | 2.94 0.27 up from 2018 | 349 | 16% | — | ||
48BMC ObesitySpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 2.74 0.18 up from 2018 | 132 | 100% | $1,570 | ||
49Journal of Pain and Symptom ManagementElsevier BV · United States | 1.48Q1 | 3.24 0.25 up from 2018 | 825 | 100% | $4,760 | ||
50Journal of Addiction MedicineLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.47Q1 | 2.96 0.31 up from 2018 | 286 | 52% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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.
86 additional Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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
- 299
- Window papers (baseline)
- 187,104 +14.6% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.83 -2.5% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 27
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 | 113 | 118 | 125 | 128 | 137 | 145 | 154 | 163 | 173 | 180 | 184 | 192 | 213 | 227 | 244 | 252 | 256 | 270 | 289 | 299 | 301 | 303 | 310 | 313 | 316 | 311 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 45,485 | 51,457 | 56,588 | 61,745 | 66,349 | 73,948 | 81,670 | 89,534 | 96,332 | 104,749 | 115,108 | 127,177 | 134,355 | 139,830 | 144,930 | 155,079 | 163,320 | 172,532 | 179,525 | 187,104 | 193,221 | 205,612 | 217,218 | 220,811 | 216,889 | 216,291 | |
| Median OJR | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.718 | 0.722 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.900 | 0.859 | 0.8525 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.862 | 0.897 | 0.84 | 0.874 | 0.8522 | 0.810 | 0.785 | 0.83 | 0.872 | 0.781 | 0.806 | 0.778 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
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.