Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Oral Surgery journal rankings 2021
89 ranked journals · Subfield in Dentistry
Oral Surgery has 89 ranked journals in 2021. The median journal has an OJR of 0.67, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.05 on 2020; Q1 starts at OJR 1.15. The top three are Dental Oral and Maxillofacial Research, Journal of Endodontics, and Clinical Oral Implants Research.
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 Dentistry (4)
89 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 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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1Dental Oral and Maxillofacial ResearchUnited Kingdom | 4.29Q1 | 14.33 8.43 up from 2020 | 79 | 95% | — | ||
2Journal of EndodonticsElsevier BV · United States | 2.50Q1 | 5.45 0.54 up from 2020 | 782 | 21% | $4,390 | ||
3Clinical Oral Implants ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 2.41Q1 | 5.20 1.57 down from 2020 | 399 | 42% | $5,170 | ||
4International Endodontic JournalWiley · United Kingdom | 2.38Q1 | 6.30 0.82 up from 2020 | 466 | 36% | $4,880 | ||
5Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related ResearchWiley · Canada | 2.23Q1 | 4.48 0.49 up from 2020 | 352 | 35% | $4,780 | ||
6Dental Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.88Q1 | 3.55 0.37 down from 2020 | 149 | 5% | $3,000 | ||
7ProsthesisOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.87Q1 | 5.18 1.11 down from 2020 | 40 | 100% | $1,930 | ||
8OdontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.61Q1 | 3.54 0.07 up from 2020 | 230 | 31% | $4,690 | ||
9The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial ImplantsQuintessence Publishing Company · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.15 0.02 up from 2020 | 367 | 8% | — | ||
10Dentistry JournalOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.55Q1 | 4.04 0.17 up from 2020 | 323 | 100% | $2,413 | ||
11International Journal of Implant DentistryOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.53Q1 | 3.59 0.08 up from 2020 | 167 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
12International Journal of DentistryOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.52Q1 | 3.34no change | 292 | 100% | $1,560 | ||
13Dentomaxillofacial RadiologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.40Q1 | 3.64 0.62 up from 2020 | 261 | 100% | $3,005 | ||
14The Saudi Dental JournalOAElsevier BV · Saudi Arabia | 1.34Q1 | 3.02 0.62 up from 2020 | 261 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
15Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.31Q1 | 3.68 0.03 down from 2020 | 263 | 97% | $1,800 | ||
16Brazilian Dental JournalOAFundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto · Brazil | 1.25Q1 | 2.84 0.32 up from 2020 | 247 | 100% | $104 | ||
17Restorative Dentistry & EndodonticsOAKorean Academy of Conservative Dentistry · South Korea | 1.24Q1 | 2.17 0.21 up from 2020 | 146 | 100% | — | ||
18Journal of Dental SciencesOAElsevier BV · Taiwan | 1.24Q1 | 3.70 1.80 up from 2020 | 352 | 100% | $1,600 | ||
19Journal of Conservative DentistryMedknow · India | 1.21Q1 | 1.84 1.51 down from 2020 | 330 | 99% | — | ||
20Implant DentistryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.20Q1 | 3.32 0.86 up from 2020 | 154 | — | — | ||
21Australian Endodontic JournalWiley · Australia | 1.18Q1 | 2.51 0.49 up from 2020 | 168 | 12% | $3,120 | ||
22Imaging Science in DentistryOASouth Korea | 1.17Q1 | 2.91 0.39 up from 2020 | 131 | 100% | $276 | ||
23Journal of Periodontal & Implant ScienceSouth Korea | 1.15Q1 | 2.13 0.49 down from 2020 | 132 | 100% | — | ||
24Oral RadiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 1.13Q2 | 2.61 0.53 up from 2020 | 166 | 25% | $3,990 | ||
25Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucalOAMedicina Oral S.L. · Spain | 1.11Q2 | 3.13 0.09 up from 2020 | 376 | 100% | — | ||
26The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative DentistryQuintessence Publishing Company · United States | 1.05Q2 | 2.72 1.24 up from 2020 | 348 | 10% | — | ||
27Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.04Q2 | 2.69 0.25 up from 2020 | 662 | 16% | $3,670 | ||
28Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive DentistryOAMedknow · India | 0.99Q2 | 1.95 0.53 down from 2020 | 205 | 100% | — | ||
29Clinical and Experimental Dental ResearchOAWiley · United States | 0.99Q2 | 2.36 0.58 up from 2020 | 267 | 100% | $3,440 | ||
30Journal of Clinical and Experimental DentistryOAMedicina Oral S.L. · Spain | 0.98Q2 | 2.26 0.07 up from 2020 | 562 | 100% | — | ||
31Journal of Clinical Pediatric DentistryTufts University · United States | 0.96Q2 | 2.38 0.71 up from 2020 | 194 | 0% | — | ||
32SWISS DENTAL JOURNAL SSO – Science and Clinical TopicsSpringer Nature | 0.93Q2 | 1.63 0.20 up from 2020 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
33Oral and Maxillofacial SurgerySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.89Q2 | 2.14 0.42 up from 2020 | 249 | 32% | $3,890 | ||
34European Endodontic JournalOATürkiye | 0.86Q2 | 1.73 0.86 up from 2020 | 115 | 100% | — | ||
35Dental and Medical ProblemsOAWroclaw Medical University Press · Poland | 0.85Q2 | 2.50 1.01 up from 2020 | 175 | 100% | — | ||
36Dental Research JournalOAMedknow · Iran | 0.80Q2 | 1.86 0.16 up from 2020 | 204 | 100% | $200 | ||
37Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial ResearchOAStilus Optimus · Lithuania | 0.79Q2 | 2.91 0.27 down from 2020 | 65 | 100% | — | ||
38Contemporary Clinical DentistryOAMedknow · India | 0.76Q2 | 1.31 0.02 up from 2020 | 397 | 100% | $250 | ||
39Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryElsevier BV · France | 0.76Q2 | 2.15 0.54 up from 2020 | 455 | 38% | $2,990 | ||
40The Open Dentistry JournalBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.74Q2 | 1.61 0.19 down from 2020 | 312 | 100% | — | ||
41Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyMedknow · India | 0.74Q2 | 1.93 0.09 down from 2020 | 465 | 100% | — | ||
42The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic SocietyOASpringer Science+Business Media · India | 0.72Q2 | 1.74 0.40 up from 2020 | 166 | 100% | — | ||
43Journal of Oral ImplantologyAllen Press · United States | 0.70Q2 | 1.23 0.52 down from 2020 | 272 | 3% | — | ||
| 0.68Q2 | 1.35 0.10 up from 2020 | 379 | 100% | — | |||
45Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied SciencesOAMedknow · India | 0.67Q2 | 1.60 0.32 down from 2020 | 427 | 100% | $250 | ||
46European Oral ResearchOAIstanbul University | 0.67Q3 | 1.52 0.38 up from 2020 | 83 | 100% | — | ||
47Case Reports in DentistryOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · Egypt | 0.64Q3 | 1.38 0.04 down from 2020 | 309 | 100% | $870 | ||
48Journal of Evidence Based Dental PracticeElsevier BV · United States | 0.63Q3 | 2.34 0.26 up from 2020 | 175 | 16% | $4,030 | ||
49Journal of Microscopy and UltrastructureElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.62Q3 | 1.23 1.15 down from 2020 | 104 | 100% | — | ||
50The Journal of Contemporary Dental PracticeOAJaypee Brothers · United States | 0.61Q3 | 1.37 0.20 up from 2020 | 764 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Dentistry, with Oral Surgery highlighted.
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.
25 additional Oral Surgery 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
- 89
- Window papers (baseline)
- 27,465 +17.3% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.67 +45.6% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 4
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 |
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| Ranked journals | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 98 | 95 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 84 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 4,397 | 4,752 | 5,153 | 5,841 | 6,259 | 7,072 | 7,721 | 8,662 | 9,611 | 10,736 | 12,127 | 13,890 | 15,785 | 17,258 | 18,747 | 20,097 | 21,518 | 22,446 | 23,416 | 24,363 | 25,475 | 27,465 | 30,229 | 31,727 | 32,191 | 33,102 | |
| Median OJR | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.382 | 0.53 | 0.624 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.3877 | 0.41 | 0.383 | 0.51 | 0.3875 | 0.50 | 0.460 | 0.459 | 0.572 | 0.620 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.569 | 0.56 |
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.