Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Infectious Diseases journal rankings 2021
234 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Infectious Diseases has 234 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR fell 0.20 on 2020 to 0.60, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.08. The top three are New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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)
- Surgery985
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine362
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health303
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine297
- Oncology239
- Infectious Diseases234
- Epidemiology204
- Neurology172
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging170
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism163
- Physiology163
- Psychiatry and Mental health145
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology103
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Dermatology99
- Hematology83
- Obstetrics and Gynecology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology61
- Pharmacology54
- Complementary and alternative medicine50
- Reproductive Medicine49
- Emergency Medicine45
- Geriatrics and Gerontology39
- Rehabilitation37
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Hepatology29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Immunology and Allergy23
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology14
- Gastroenterology6
- Health Informatics5
- Internal Medicine5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
234 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 16.06Q1 | 61.78 29.09 up from 2020 | 3,414 | 42% | — | ||
2Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 9.83Q1 | 40.53 10.15 up from 2020 | 104 | 100% | — | ||
3MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 7.45Q1 | 36.63 18.09 up from 2020 | 906 | 100% | — | ||
4The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.00Q1 | 31.85 21.98 up from 2020 | 1,178 | 70% | $7,280 | ||
5The Lancet Global HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.86Q1 | 16.99 5.66 up from 2020 | 931 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
6Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 4.30Q1 | 15.07 7.73 up from 2020 | 1,597 | 26% | — | ||
7PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 3.77Q1 | 13.35 0.91 up from 2020 | 830 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
8EurosurveillanceOAEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control · Sweden | 3.70Q1 | 22.38 14.98 up from 2020 | 629 | 100% | — | ||
9The Lancet MicrobeOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.98Q1 | 31.74no 2020 value | 88 | 100% | $7,280 | — | |
10Microbiology SpectrumOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 2.92Q1 | 10.23 1.59 up from 2020 | 207 | 100% | $2,500 | ||
11Emerging Microbes & InfectionsOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.84Q1 | 20.04 12.52 up from 2020 | 688 | 100% | $2,643 | ||
12JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceOAJMIR Publications · Canada | 2.82Q1 | 15.20 10.99 up from 2020 | 417 | 100% | $2,800 | ||
13SciMedicine JournalOAItaly | 2.53Q1 | 8.69 2.64 up from 2020 | 55 | 100% | $264 | ||
14EClinicalMedicineOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.51Q1 | 13.68 8.65 up from 2020 | 639 | 100% | $5,780 | ||
15Antiviral ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.51Q1 | 11.69 5.17 up from 2020 | 616 | 58% | $4,160 | ||
16npj VaccinesOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 10.95 2.72 up from 2020 | 202 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
17Journal of InfectionOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 19.41 14.98 up from 2020 | 932 | 75% | $4,030 | ||
18Emerging infectious diseasesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 2.08Q1 | 11.55 6.33 up from 2020 | 1,688 | 100% | — | ||
19Journal of Medical VirologyWiley · United States | 2.08Q1 | 20.02 17.68 up from 2020 | 1,608 | 75% | $4,730 | ||
20Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.05Q1 | 12.56 6.44 up from 2020 | 3,815 | 78% | $4,763 | ||
21PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 2.04Q1 | 8.22 0.39 up from 2020 | 1,809 | 100% | $3,043 | ||
22Virus EvolutionOAUniversity of Oxford · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 6.19 2.52 down from 2020 | 197 | 100% | $3,304 | ||
23Clinical Microbiology and InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.95Q1 | 12.33 6.44 up from 2020 | 1,137 | 99% | $3,780 | ||
24International Journal of Infectious DiseasesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.87Q1 | 13.48 9.99 up from 2020 | 1,782 | 100% | $2,900 | ||
25Journal of Microbiology Immunology and InfectionOAElsevier BV · Hong Kong SAR China | 1.82Q1 | 12.15 8.58 up from 2020 | 395 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
26Journal of Infection and Public HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.70Q1 | 10.15 6.60 up from 2020 | 598 | 100% | $2,310 | ||
27Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.67Q1 | 9.60 4.59 up from 2020 | 1,199 | 97% | — | ||
28Diagnostic and Prognostic ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.65Q1 | 6.39 1.65 up from 2020 | 67 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
29Virology JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 7.51 1.91 up from 2020 | 542 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
30Global HealthOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 3.71 0.12 up from 2020 | 33 | 100% | $1,350 | ||
31Microbes and InfectionElsevier BV · France | 1.59Q1 | 10.35 7.60 up from 2020 | 225 | 99% | $3,510 | ||
32VirusesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.59Q1 | 6.75 0.28 up from 2020 | 3,389 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
33The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 1.52Q1 | 7.04 2.15 up from 2020 | 2,105 | 83% | $4,763 | ||
34Virus ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.51Q1 | 7.30 3.94 up from 2020 | 731 | 30% | $3,010 | ||
35Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.48Q1 | 7.82 1.55 up from 2020 | 551 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
36Reviews in Medical VirologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.46Q1 | 13.08 5.50 up from 2020 | 213 | 62% | $4,880 | ||
37Journal of Hospital InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.45Q1 | 9.37 6.13 up from 2020 | 924 | 63% | $4,000 | ||
38VaccinesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.37Q1 | 6.06 1.17 up from 2020 | 1,087 | 100% | $3,258 | ||
39Osong Public Health and Research PerspectivesOAElsevier BV · South Korea | 1.37Q1 | 6.78 5.23 up from 2020 | 165 | 100% | — | ||
40Current Clinical Microbiology ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.34Q1 | 4.62 1.49 up from 2020 | 71 | 70% | $4,790 | ||
41InfectionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.30Q1 | 8.54 5.12 up from 2020 | 416 | 78% | $4,790 | ||
42Journal of General VirologyMicrobiology Society · United Kingdom | 1.29Q1 | 5.24 1.16 up from 2020 | 501 | 58% | — | ||
43PathogensOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.29Q1 | 5.37 1.07 up from 2020 | 1,488 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
44DiseasesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.28Q1 | 4.59 0.26 down from 2020 | 211 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
45Journal of Epidemiology and Global HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q1 | 6.99 4.67 up from 2020 | 170 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
46The Lancet HIVElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.27Q1 | 8.27 1.26 up from 2020 | 407 | 53% | $7,280 | ||
47mSphereOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.26Q1 | 5.28 0.56 up from 2020 | 1,010 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
48Pathogens and ImmunityOACase Western Reserve University · United States | 1.25Q1 | 5.16 2.37 up from 2020 | 53 | 100% | — | ||
49Current HIV/AIDS ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.21Q1 | 6.43 0.45 up from 2020 | 159 | 81% | $4,190 | ||
50Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.18Q1 | 5.80 0.54 up from 2020 | 2,400 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Infectious Diseases highlighted.
- Surgery985
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine362
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health303
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine297
- Oncology239
- Infectious Diseases234
- Epidemiology204
- Neurology172
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging170
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism163
- Physiology163
- Psychiatry and Mental health145
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology103
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Dermatology99
- Hematology83
- Obstetrics and Gynecology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology61
- Pharmacology54
- Complementary and alternative medicine50
- Reproductive Medicine49
- Emergency Medicine45
- Geriatrics and Gerontology39
- Rehabilitation37
- Otorhinolaryngology35
- Hepatology29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine24
- Immunology and Allergy23
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology14
- Gastroenterology6
- Health Informatics5
- Internal Medicine5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
72 additional Infectious Diseases journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 234
- Window papers (baseline)
- 100,768 +42.4% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.597 -31.4% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 48
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 118 | 131 | 144 | 162 | 173 | 182 | 189 | 198 | 210 | 217 | 222 | 234 | 243 | 259 | 263 | 258 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,375 | 21,167 | 22,805 | 24,640 | 25,208 | 28,008 | 31,333 | 35,063 | 38,170 | 42,272 | 46,364 | 49,515 | 52,080 | 54,445 | 58,513 | 62,728 | 67,259 | 69,548 | 70,742 | 70,658 | 72,743 | 100,768 | 135,954 | 162,915 | 153,103 | 130,899 | |
| Median OJR | 0.602 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.901 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.998 | 1.01 | 0.999 | 0.97 | 0.900 | 0.91 | 0.874 | 0.85 | 0.8699 | 0.8696 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.597 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
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.