Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Subfield ranking · 2020
Biomedical Engineering journal rankings 2020
312 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering has 312 ranked journals in 2020. The median journal has an OJR of 0.78, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2019; Q1 starts at OJR 1.35. The top three are Science Robotics, Signs and Society, and Nano Energy.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2020. 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 2017–2019, the window the 2020 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 Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering563
- Mechanical Engineering379
- Biomedical Engineering312
- Civil and Structural Engineering264
- Aerospace Engineering174
- Control and Systems Engineering122
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics103
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering36
312 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 2019. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2017–2019, the window the 2020 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2017–2019 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 2011 to 2020. | Compare |
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1Science RoboticsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · United States | 8.06Q1 | 22.35 5.05 up from 2019 | 215 | 34% | — | ||
2Signs and SocietyOAUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 4.79Q1 | 4.87 1.98 up from 2019 | 67 | 100% | $3,550 | ||
3Nano EnergyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.01Q1 | 17.95 0.45 up from 2019 | 2,659 | 24% | $5,210 | ||
4Bioactive MaterialsOAElsevier BV · China | 3.88Q1 | 17.25 6.17 up from 2019 | 115 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
5BiomaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.64Q1 | 12.94 1.72 up from 2019 | 1,687 | 36% | $4,640 | ||
6npj Flexible ElectronicsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.48Q1 | 14.36 2.43 up from 2019 | 63 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
7IEEE Transactions on RoboticsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.39Q1 | 7.03 1.45 down from 2019 | 427 | 62% | $2,645 | ||
8EngineeringOAElsevier BV · China | 3.30Q1 | 7.06 0.28 down from 2019 | 432 | 100% | $1,300 | ||
9Nano TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.28Q1 | 14.55 2.26 up from 2019 | 235 | 23% | $4,830 | ||
10Biomaterials ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.01Q1 | 13.17 6.94 up from 2019 | 88 | 100% | $2,700 | ||
11BiofabricationIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.90Q1 | 9.91 0.32 up from 2019 | 296 | 68% | $3,895 | ||
12Acta BiomaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.77Q1 | 9.68 1.51 up from 2019 | 1,842 | 44% | $3,810 | ||
13Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and NanobiotechnologyWiley · United States | 2.68Q1 | 9.88 0.81 up from 2019 | 133 | 37% | $4,730 | ||
14Applied Materials TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.64Q1 | 9.09 0.78 down from 2019 | 472 | 29% | $4,400 | ||
15IEEE Reviews in Biomedical EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 2.62Q1 | 7.94 0.74 up from 2019 | 90 | 50% | $2,645 | ||
16Soft RoboticsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.58Q1 | 9.63 1.96 up from 2019 | 187 | 27% | — | ||
17Journal of Functional BiomaterialsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.47Q1 | 8.43 2.77 up from 2019 | 180 | 100% | $3,258 | ||
18Cancer NanotechnologyOABioMed Central · Austria | 2.40Q1 | 6.36 0.26 up from 2019 | 31 | 100% | $1,990 | ||
19Advanced Healthcare MaterialsWiley · Germany | 2.34Q1 | 8.70 1.49 up from 2019 | 1,150 | 44% | $4,880 | ||
20Bioengineering & Translational MedicineOAWiley · United States | 2.32Q1 | 9.16 3.79 up from 2019 | 85 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
21Biofuel Research JournalOAGreen Wave Publishing of Canada · Canada | 2.25Q1 | 9.62 2.00 up from 2019 | 57 | 100% | — | ||
22ACS SensorsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.25Q1 | 8.02 0.08 up from 2019 | 990 | 25% | $4,500 | ||
23Tissue Engineering Part B ReviewsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.22Q1 | 6.77 0.84 up from 2019 | 104 | 32% | — | ||
24Microsystems & NanoengineeringOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 8.60 2.14 up from 2019 | 169 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
25Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 2.11Q1 | 7.75 2.98 up from 2019 | 706 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
26IEEE Robotics and Automation LettersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 2.10Q1 | 5.55 0.12 up from 2019 | 1,465 | 45% | $2,645 | ||
27International Journal of NanomedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 2.03Q1 | 7.21 1.17 up from 2019 | 1,894 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
28FuelElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.01Q1 | 7.16 0.86 up from 2019 | 5,457 | 17% | $4,330 | ||
29ACS Sustainable Chemistry & EngineeringAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.96Q1 | 8.55 0.35 up from 2019 | 5,233 | 20% | $4,500 | ||
30PhotoacousticsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.96Q1 | 9.15 2.86 up from 2019 | 94 | 100% | $3,200 | ||
31Nano ConvergenceOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.95Q1 | 9.55 5.65 up from 2019 | 114 | 100% | $3,990 | ||
322019 Medical Technologies Congress (TIPTEKNO)Publisher not listed | 1.94Q1 | 0.77no 2019 value | 139 | — | — | — | |
33Materials Science and Engineering CElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.92Q1 | 7.60 1.21 up from 2019 | 3,215 | 22% | $3,560 | ||
343D Printing in MedicineOABioMed Central · Germany | 1.92Q1 | 8.07 3.21 up from 2019 | 44 | 100% | $2,190 | ||
35BiosensorsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.90Q1 | 7.20 2.54 up from 2019 | 336 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
36Industrial Crops and ProductsOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.90Q1 | 6.14 1.02 up from 2019 | 2,673 | 17% | $3,720 | ||
37Biotechnology for BiofuelsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.89Q1 | 7.71 1.20 up from 2019 | 936 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
38Regenerative BiomaterialsOAUniversity of Oxford · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 6.08 0.21 up from 2019 | 114 | 100% | $1,820 | ||
392019 IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN)Publisher not listed | 1.84Q1 | 0.68no 2019 value | 106 | — | — | — | |
40Lab on a ChipRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.84Q1 | 6.68 0.46 up from 2019 | 1,314 | 37% | — | ||
41Alexandria Engineering JournalOAElsevier BV · Egypt | 1.83Q1 | 4.20 0.70 up from 2019 | 590 | 100% | $1,900 | ||
42Fuel Processing TechnologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 7.24 1.17 up from 2019 | 1,051 | 18% | $3,180 | ||
43Annual Review of Biomedical EngineeringAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.82Q1 | 11.08 9.97 down from 2019 | 59 | 78% | — | ||
44Advanced Materials TechnologiesWiley · Germany | 1.81Q1 | 6.92 1.74 up from 2019 | 927 | 31% | $4,680 | ||
45Biomaterials ScienceRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 7.04 1.46 up from 2019 | 1,140 | 21% | — | ||
46South African Journal of Chemical EngineeringOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.78Q1 | 5.74 1.18 up from 2019 | 98 | 100% | $950 | ||
47Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.78Q1 | 4.46 0.27 up from 2019 | 1,032 | 81% | — | ||
48Frontiers in Robotics and AIOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.75Q1 | 4.82 1.43 up from 2019 | 349 | 100% | $2,353 | ||
49Journal of the Energy InstituteElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 6.48 2.70 up from 2019 | 401 | 7% | $3,830 | ||
50IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and MedicineOAInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.72Q1 | 4.59 0.55 up from 2019 | 161 | 100% | $2,075 |
Subfields of Engineering, with Biomedical Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering563
- Mechanical Engineering379
- Biomedical Engineering312
- Civil and Structural Engineering264
- Aerospace Engineering174
- Control and Systems Engineering122
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics103
- Building and Construction97
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering87
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering36
- Media Technology29
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality26
- Architecture2
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2020. Corpus-wide, 86.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
103 additional Biomedical Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2017–2019, 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: 2020. Publication window: 2017–2019. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 312
- Window papers (baseline)
- 235,887 +10.7% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 0.781 +1.6% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 33
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2017–2019 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 | 94 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 161 | 173 | 194 | 201 | 220 | 230 | 248 | 257 | 272 | 281 | 303 | 312 | 327 | 334 | 341 | 346 | 349 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 55,775 | 59,860 | 64,091 | 69,017 | 74,963 | 82,840 | 91,889 | 103,123 | 114,335 | 126,039 | 136,464 | 148,180 | 161,587 | 174,502 | 188,850 | 200,371 | 208,275 | 213,015 | 217,166 | 225,393 | 235,887 | 249,917 | 263,157 | 272,415 | 278,139 | 288,254 | |
| Median OJR | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.707 | 0.731 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.766 | 0.718 | 0.828 | 0.87 | 0.831 | 0.826 | 0.720 | 0.776 | 0.709 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.768 | 0.726 | 0.76 | 0.781 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
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.