Journal rankings · indicator year 2020
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Field ranking · 2020
Dentistry journal rankings 2020
181 ranked journals · Field in Health Sciences
Dentistry has 181 ranked journals in 2020. The median OJR rose 0.10 on 2019 to 0.89, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.31. The top three are Periodontology 2000, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, and Journal of Periodontology.
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 in Dentistry (4)
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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 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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1Periodontology 2000Wiley · United Kingdom | 5.12Q1 | 8.70 0.01 up from 2019 | 135 | 33% | $4,430 | ||
2Journal Of Clinical PeriodontologyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.58Q1 | 9.91 2.36 up from 2019 | 461 | 40% | $5,510 | ||
3Journal of PeriodontologyWiley · United States | 2.98Q1 | 8.29 2.43 up from 2019 | 501 | 38% | $5,000 | ||
4Clinical Oral Implants ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 2.69Q1 | 6.77 1.89 up from 2019 | 343 | 67% | $5,170 | ||
5International Endodontic JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 5.48 0.93 up from 2019 | 410 | 42% | $4,880 | ||
6Dental MaterialsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.54Q1 | 5.77 0.63 up from 2019 | 582 | 39% | $4,560 | ||
7Journal of EndodonticsElsevier BV · United States | 2.42Q1 | 4.91 0.17 up from 2019 | 844 | 22% | $4,390 | ||
8Dental Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.40Q1 | 3.92 0.15 up from 2019 | 149 | 1% | $3,000 | ||
9Japanese Dental Science ReviewOAElsevier BV · Japan | 2.37Q1 | 6.56 1.97 up from 2019 | 56 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
10Journal of Prosthodontic ResearchElsevier BV · Japan | 2.30Q1 | 4.01 0.27 up from 2019 | 230 | 67% | $3,000 | ||
11Journal of Dental ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.27Q1 | 5.91 0.55 up from 2019 | 547 | 55% | $4,400 | ||
12Journal of Oral MicrobiologyOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.25Q1 | 6.02 1.51 up from 2019 | 127 | 100% | $2,428 | ||
13Journal of DentistryElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.11Q1 | 4.91 0.19 up from 2019 | 496 | 42% | $4,160 | ||
14Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related ResearchWiley · Canada | 2.10Q1 | 3.99 0.26 up from 2019 | 376 | 29% | $4,780 | ||
15Advances in Dental ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.08Q1 | 5.02 0.53 down from 2019 | 46 | — | $3,900 | ||
16Dentistry JournalOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.88Q1 | 3.86 1.21 up from 2019 | 218 | 100% | $2,413 | ||
17Caries ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.87Q1 | 5.03 1.48 up from 2019 | 194 | 57% | — | ||
18BMC Oral HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 4.04 0.88 up from 2019 | 653 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
19Journal of Applied Oral ScienceOAUniversity of São Paulo · Brazil | 1.82Q1 | 3.63 0.69 up from 2019 | 287 | 100% | — | ||
20International Journal of Implant DentistryOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.78Q1 | 3.51 0.76 up from 2019 | 134 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
21Progress in OrthodonticsOASpringer Nature · Germany | 1.74Q1 | 3.96 1.28 up from 2019 | 135 | 100% | $2,152 | ||
22Journal of Prosthetic DentistryElsevier BV · United States | 1.70Q1 | 3.65 0.49 up from 2019 | 917 | 22% | $3,900 | ||
23Brazilian Oral ResearchOABrazilian Society of Dental Research · Brazil | 1.68Q1 | 3.61 0.59 up from 2019 | 359 | 100% | — | ||
24Restorative Dentistry & EndodonticsOAKorean Academy of Conservative Dentistry · South Korea | 1.60Q1 | 1.96 0.67 down from 2019 | 136 | 100% | — | ||
25Journal of Esthetic and Restorative DentistryWiley · United States | 1.59Q1 | 3.92 1.39 up from 2019 | 238 | 22% | $4,030 | ||
26Journal of Conservative DentistryMedknow · India | 1.58Q1 | 3.35 1.91 up from 2019 | 306 | 99% | — | ||
27The Journal of Advanced ProsthodonticsOASouth Korea | 1.57Q1 | 2.72 0.42 up from 2019 | 173 | 100% | — | ||
28The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial ImplantsQuintessence Publishing Company · United States | 1.56Q1 | 3.12 0.59 up from 2019 | 460 | 11% | — | ||
29Head & Face MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 3.72 1.01 up from 2019 | 77 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
30Clinical Oral InvestigationsSpringer Nature · Germany | 1.54Q1 | 3.62 0.63 up from 2019 | 1,088 | 44% | $4,790 | ||
31Operative DentistryIndiana University School of Dentistry · United States | 1.52Q1 | 2.80 0.06 down from 2019 | 308 | 17% | — | ||
32OdontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.49Q1 | 3.47 1.21 up from 2019 | 182 | 35% | $4,690 | ||
33European Journal of DentistryGeorg Thieme Verlag · Germany | 1.49Q1 | 3.48 1.69 up from 2019 | 301 | 100% | — | ||
34Journal of Periodontal ResearchWiley · Denmark | 1.48Q1 | 4.31 0.59 up from 2019 | 266 | 30% | $4,880 | ||
35Journal of ProsthodonticsWiley · United States | 1.46Q1 | 3.54 1.27 up from 2019 | 394 | 19% | $4,100 | ||
36International Journal of DentistryOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.45Q1 | 3.34 1.08 up from 2019 | 253 | 100% | $1,560 | ||
37European Journal Of Oral SciencesWiley · United Kingdom | 1.43Q1 | 3.11 0.33 up from 2019 | 196 | 35% | $4,220 | ||
38Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.39Q1 | 3.71 1.94 up from 2019 | 172 | 98% | $1,800 | ||
39International Dental JournalOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.39Q1 | 2.39 0.40 up from 2019 | 190 | 94% | $2,550 | ||
40European Journal Of Dental EducationWiley · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 2.89 1.32 up from 2019 | 216 | 35% | $4,330 | ||
41The Saudi Dental JournalOAElsevier BV · Saudi Arabia | 1.36Q1 | 2.39 0.27 up from 2019 | 217 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
42Community Dentistry And Oral EpidemiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.35Q1 | 3.53 1.01 up from 2019 | 211 | 43% | $4,230 | ||
43Australian Dental JournalWiley · Australia | 1.34Q1 | 2.57 0.93 up from 2019 | 188 | 51% | $2,850 | ||
44Molecular Oral MicrobiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.33Q1 | 4.16 1.54 up from 2019 | 83 | 45% | $4,250 | ||
45The International Journal of ProsthodonticsQuintessence Publishing Company · United States | 1.31Q1 | 2.24 0.44 up from 2019 | 256 | 12% | — | ||
46International Journal of Paediatric DentistryWiley · United Kingdom | 1.31Q1 | 3.34 1.06 up from 2019 | 225 | 36% | $4,650 | ||
47The Journal of the American Dental AssociationElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.27Q2 | 2.56 0.19 up from 2019 | 457 | 22% | $3,850 | ||
48Dentomaxillofacial RadiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 3.02 1.03 up from 2019 | 262 | 99% | $3,005 | ||
49Imaging Science in DentistryOASouth Korea | 1.25Q2 | 2.52 0.98 up from 2019 | 121 | 100% | $276 | ||
50International Journal of BiomaterialsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.24Q2 | 4.00 0.52 up from 2019 | 73 | 100% | $1,000 |
Subfields of Dentistry, compared.
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.
43 additional Dentistry 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
- 181
- Window papers (baseline)
- 62,450 +15.9% from indicator year 2017
- Median OJR
- 0.89 +16.4% from indicator year 2017
- Rising journals (2025)
- 15Comparison-group list (15)
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 |
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| Ranked journals | 56 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 102 | 119 | 131 | 141 | 152 | 164 | 176 | 180 | 190 | 187 | 181 | 179 | 181 | 177 | 176 | 171 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,712 | 11,566 | 12,472 | 14,068 | 15,323 | 17,298 | 19,058 | 21,240 | 23,674 | 26,378 | 30,251 | 34,133 | 38,013 | 41,016 | 44,457 | 47,990 | 51,254 | 53,867 | 56,551 | 59,238 | 62,450 | 70,264 | 80,243 | 86,163 | 86,855 | 87,004 | |
| Median OJR | 0.760 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.721 | 0.762 | 0.824 | 0.8439 | 0.88 | 0.8438 | 0.74 | 0.725 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.763 | 0.777 | 0.785 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.817 | 0.825 | 0.831 | 0.781 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.5% | 139 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.648 per 1,000 | 136 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -1.0% | 165 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 100.0% | 171 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,240 | 94 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 25.0% | 164 journals |
| Review share | Median: 5.5% | 171 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.81 | 171 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 32.5% | 171 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 42.2% | 171 journals |
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.