Journal rankings · indicator year 2019
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Subfield ranking · 2019
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging journal rankings 2019
153 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging has 153 ranked journals in 2019. The median journal has an OJR of 0.78, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2018; Q1 starts at OJR 1.22. The top three are Medical Image Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, and Medical Imaging 2018: Computer-Aided Diagnosis.
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
153 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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1Medical Image AnalysisElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 6.44Q1 | 14.88 2.95 up from 2018 | 370 | 63% | $4,170 | ||
2IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.96Q1 | 9.33 0.15 down from 2018 | 740 | 66% | $2,645 | ||
3Medical Imaging 2018: Computer-Aided DiagnosisPublisher not listed | 3.71Q1 | 1.49no 2018 value | 137 | — | — | — | |
4RadiologyRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.85Q1 | 7.29 0.52 up from 2018 | 1,295 | 28% | — | ||
5Insights into ImagingOASpringer Nature · Germany | 2.60Q1 | 5.76 1.48 up from 2018 | 194 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
6European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.48Q1 | 6.78 0.62 up from 2018 | 817 | 44% | $3,490 | ||
7Computerized Medical Imaging and GraphicsElsevier BV · United States | 2.28Q1 | 4.12 1.42 up from 2018 | 235 | 38% | $3,180 | ||
8Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 6.56 1.96 up from 2018 | 340 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
9Computer Methods and Programs in BiomedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.22Q1 | 5.30 1.15 up from 2018 | 801 | 22% | $3,350 | ||
10Clinical Plasma MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.19Q1 | 4.21 2.45 down from 2018 | 36 | 36% | $2,050 | ||
11Journal of Imaging Informatics in MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.06Q1 | 5.05 1.15 up from 2018 | 271 | 100% | $4,690 | ||
12mAbsOALandes Bioscience · United States | 1.98Q1 | 5.59 0.67 up from 2018 | 343 | 100% | $3,575 | ||
13Seminars in Nuclear MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 1.97Q1 | 3.85 0.59 down from 2018 | 145 | 11% | $5,090 | ||
14Investigative RadiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.92Q1 | 5.76 0.50 down from 2018 | 289 | 47% | — | ||
15Eye and VisionOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 3.31 0.23 down from 2018 | 90 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
16Seminars in Radiation OncologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.82Q1 | 5.35 1.92 up from 2018 | 115 | 23% | $3,330 | ||
17International Journal of Biomedical ImagingOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 4.61 1.50 up from 2018 | 59 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
18European RadiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.74Q1 | 4.29 0.05 up from 2018 | 1,668 | 33% | $2,890 | ||
19Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingWiley · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.91 0.22 up from 2018 | 1,069 | 41% | $3,680 | ||
20DiagnosticsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.62Q1 | 4.17 1.22 up from 2018 | 187 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
21EJNMMI PhysicsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.57Q1 | 2.91 1.36 down from 2018 | 99 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
22World Journal of RadiologyOABaishideng Publishing Group · United States | 1.53Q1 | 2.65 0.26 down from 2018 | 167 | 100% | — | ||
23Physics in Medicine and BiologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.52Q1 | 3.67 0.17 up from 2018 | 1,794 | 75% | $3,325 | ||
24NeurophotonicsOASPIE · United States | 1.51Q1 | 2.99 0.56 down from 2018 | 190 | 100% | $1,675 | ||
25Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care VIPublisher not listed | 1.48Q1 | 0.44no 2018 value | 117 | — | — | — | |
26European Radiology ExperimentalOASpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.46Q1 | 3.35 2.13 up from 2018 | 72 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
27Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean Society of Radiology · South Korea | 1.44Q1 | 3.90 0.06 down from 2018 | 341 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of cardiovascular computed tomographyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.43Q1 | 2.90 0.71 down from 2018 | 284 | 21% | $3,410 | ||
29NMR in BiomedicineWiley · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 3.48 0.05 down from 2018 | 496 | 55% | $3,640 | ||
30American Journal of RoentgenologyAmerican Roentgen Ray Society · United States | 1.40Q1 | 3.26 0.05 down from 2018 | 1,413 | 11% | — | ||
31Journal of Applied BiomedicineElsevier BV · Poland | 1.40Q1 | 3.89 0.85 up from 2018 | 219 | 12% | $3,180 | ||
32European Journal of RadiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.35Q1 | 3.04 0.13 down from 2018 | 1,036 | 25% | $3,440 | ||
33Journal of Refractive SurgerySlack Incorporated (United States) · United States | 1.34Q1 | 3.14 0.01 down from 2018 | 393 | 15% | — | ||
34Magnetic Resonance in MedicineWiley · United States | 1.34Q1 | 3.85 0.54 up from 2018 | 1,342 | 74% | $3,680 | ||
35Photomedicine and Laser SurgeryMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.32Q1 | 2.36 0.20 up from 2018 | 280 | — | — | ||
36EJNMMI ResearchOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.31Q1 | 3.25 0.22 down from 2018 | 299 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
37EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and ChemistryOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.29Q1 | 2.39 0.61 down from 2018 | 41 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
38Annals of the ICRPSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.26Q1 | 2.87 0.70 up from 2018 | 69 | 67% | $3,900 | ||
39Lasers in Medical ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.22Q1 | 2.84 0.33 up from 2018 | 798 | 18% | $3,590 | ||
40Medical & Biological Engineering & ComputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.20Q2 | 2.65 0.10 up from 2018 | 495 | 23% | $3,990 | ||
41Journal of Radiation Research and Applied SciencesOAElsevier BV · Egypt | 1.19Q2 | 2.49 0.54 up from 2018 | 136 | 100% | $1,400 | ||
42British Journal of RadiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 2.57 0.41 up from 2018 | 1,165 | 100% | $3,005 | ||
43Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and SurgeryOAAME Publishing Company · Hong Kong SAR China | 1.14Q2 | 3.20 0.52 up from 2018 | 282 | 100% | — | ||
44Journal of the American College of RadiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.12Q2 | 2.66 0.27 up from 2018 | 1,119 | 16% | $3,810 | ||
45Molecular Imaging and BiologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.11Q2 | 2.79 0.49 down from 2018 | 352 | 47% | $4,190 | ||
46Plasma Processes and PolymersWiley · Germany | 1.10Q2 | 3.32 0.02 up from 2018 | 325 | 33% | $4,830 | ||
47TomographyOAUnited States | 1.09Q2 | 1.87 0.92 down from 2018 | 105 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
48EPiC series in engineeringUnited Kingdom | 1.08Q2 | 0.34no 2018 value | 326 | — | — | — | |
49IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical SciencesInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.08Q2 | 2.90 0.30 up from 2018 | 186 | 63% | $2,645 | ||
| 1.07Q2 | 2.13 0.33 up from 2018 | 161 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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.
46 additional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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
- 153
- Window papers (baseline)
- 86,811 +2.9% from indicator year 2016
- Median OJR
- 0.782 -0.6% from indicator year 2016
- Rising journals (2025)
- 17
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 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 99 | 105 | 108 | 112 | 129 | 136 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 170 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 160 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 31,991 | 33,317 | 34,796 | 37,035 | 39,286 | 43,274 | 47,322 | 52,587 | 57,088 | 62,304 | 66,935 | 71,199 | 73,942 | 75,725 | 78,414 | 81,654 | 84,328 | 85,658 | 86,101 | 86,811 | 88,776 | 94,999 | 102,782 | 107,079 | 109,840 | 115,452 | |
| Median OJR | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.721 | 0.738 | 0.737 | 0.81 | 0.797 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.890 | 0.90 | 0.720 | 0.785 | 0.799 | 0.7862 | 0.7860 | 0.788 | 0.782 | 0.891 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.722 | 0.725 | 0.71 |
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.