Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journal rankings 2021
101 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health has 101 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR fell 0.15 on 2020 to 0.85, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, Alcohol research, and Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology103
- 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
101 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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1The Lancet Child & Adolescent HealthElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.05Q1 | 18.72 11.54 up from 2020 | 478 | 50% | $6,680 | ||
2Alcohol researchOANational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism · United States | 3.46Q1 | 9.89 3.03 up from 2020 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
3Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicineAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.20Q1 | 9.13 3.31 up from 2020 | 1,190 | 53% | — | ||
4International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthGuttmacher Institute · United States | 2.39Q1 | 5.56 4.42 up from 2020 | 52 | — | — | ||
5Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & GynaecologyPublisher not listed | 2.30Q1 | 4.51 0.06 up from 2020 | 319 | 25% | $4,560 | ||
| 2.30Q1 | 4.16 0.64 up from 2020 | 67 | 66% | $3,190 | |||
7Reproductive HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 5.09 0.21 up from 2020 | 588 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
8Reproductive Health MattersTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.14Q1 | —no 2020 value | 33 | — | $1,833 | ||
9Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 5.89 1.28 up from 2020 | 809 | 33% | $4,940 | ||
10Health Policy and PlanningOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 3.87 0.27 up from 2020 | 384 | 76% | $3,195 | ||
11Maternal Health Neonatology and PerinatologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.66Q1 | 4.39 0.90 up from 2020 | 50 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
12PEDIATRICSAmerican Academy of Pediatrics · United States | 1.63Q1 | 8.16 5.49 up from 2020 | 4,564 | 19% | — | ||
13BMC International Health and Human RightsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 3.67 0.11 up from 2020 | 106 | — | $2,170 | ||
14Global Health Science and PracticeOAJohns Hopkins University Press · United States | 1.58Q1 | 3.53 0.42 up from 2020 | 203 | 100% | — | ||
15ChildrenOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.57Q1 | 3.73 0.30 down from 2020 | 623 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
16Journal of Global HealthOAEdinburgh University Global Health Society · United Kingdom | 1.56Q1 | 5.61 0.65 up from 2020 | 624 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
17Global Health ActionOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 4.02 0.37 up from 2020 | 396 | 100% | $1,509 | ||
18Clinics in PerinatologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.49Q1 | 2.88 0.31 down from 2020 | 168 | 12% | $3,340 | ||
19The Journal of PediatricsElsevier BV · United States | 1.49Q1 | 4.06 0.64 up from 2020 | 2,240 | 62% | $4,570 | ||
20European Journal of PediatricsSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.41Q1 | 4.52 1.24 up from 2020 | 758 | 52% | $2,990 | ||
21Pediatric DrugsAdis, Springer Healthcare · New Zealand | 1.34Q1 | 4.75 0.73 up from 2020 | 141 | 55% | $4,990 | ||
22Neurotoxicology and TeratologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.31Q1 | 3.84 0.50 down from 2020 | 134 | 62% | $3,850 | ||
23Journal of Pediatric Oncology NursingSAGE Publishing · Netherlands | 1.31Q1 | 2.42 0.64 up from 2020 | 116 | 30% | $4,150 | ||
24Clinical Obstetrics & GynecologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.30Q1 | 1.75 0.88 down from 2020 | 252 | 16% | — | ||
25BMC PediatricsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.28Q1 | 3.41 0.39 up from 2020 | 1,451 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
26Journal of Pediatric NursingElsevier BV · United States | 1.28Q1 | 3.08 0.61 up from 2020 | 645 | 28% | $3,730 | ||
27Prenatal DiagnosisWiley · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.33 0.99 up from 2020 | 578 | 29% | $4,640 | ||
28Seminars in Pediatric NeurologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.30 0.36 up from 2020 | 102 | 12% | $3,850 | ||
29Pediatric ResearchSpringer Nature · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.45 0.46 up from 2020 | 1,163 | 60% | $4,390 | ||
30Journal of PerinatologySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 3.48 1.15 up from 2020 | 833 | 49% | $4,790 | ||
31Journal of Pediatric PsychologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 3.69 0.31 up from 2020 | 286 | 60% | $4,332 | ||
| 1.23Q2 | 3.78 0.95 up from 2020 | 57 | 51% | — | |||
33Current Pediatric ReviewsBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.17Q2 | 3.35 0.15 up from 2020 | 91 | 7% | — | ||
34International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.15Q2 | 2.50 0.29 up from 2020 | 196 | 100% | $2,130 | ||
35BMJ Paediatrics OpenOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.10Q2 | 3.16 0.51 up from 2020 | 298 | 100% | — | ||
36Fetal Diagnosis and TherapyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.08Q2 | 2.65 0.68 up from 2020 | 237 | 29% | — | ||
37Early Human DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.07Q2 | 2.66 0.53 up from 2020 | 578 | 36% | $3,840 | ||
38International Journal of PediatricsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.06Q2 | 2.78 0.46 down from 2020 | 152 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
38Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.06Q2 | 2.13 0.40 up from 2020 | 133 | 5% | $2,670 | ||
40Acta PaediatricaWiley · United Kingdom | 1.04Q2 | 3.39 1.64 up from 2020 | 1,464 | 58% | $4,480 | ||
41Archives of Disease in ChildhoodBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.03Q2 | 2.92 1.10 up from 2020 | 1,180 | 39% | — | ||
42Advances in Neonatal CareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.00Q2 | 1.99 0.12 down from 2020 | 250 | 9% | — | ||
43Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.97Q2 | 2.16 0.15 up from 2020 | 317 | 39% | — | ||
44Pediatric Blood & CancerWiley · United States | 0.96Q2 | 3.29 0.51 up from 2020 | 1,626 | 39% | $4,640 | ||
45Paediatric and Perinatal EpidemiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 0.96Q2 | 2.20 0.94 down from 2020 | 263 | 43% | $4,770 | ||
46Developmental NeuroscienceKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.95Q2 | 1.96 0.78 down from 2020 | 93 | 47% | — | ||
47Korean Journal of PediatricsOAKorean Pediatric Society · South Korea | 0.94Q2 | 3.12 1.15 up from 2020 | 312 | 100% | — | ||
48Twin Research and Human GeneticsCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.90Q2 | 2.38 0.75 up from 2020 | 273 | 80% | $1,665 | ||
49Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal NursingElsevier BV · United States | 0.88Q2 | 2.29 0.39 up from 2020 | 227 | 23% | $3,000 | ||
50Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 0.87Q2 | 1.98 0.42 down from 2020 | 310 | 46% | $3,550 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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.
29 additional Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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
- 101
- Window papers (baseline)
- 102,318 +41.8% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.85 +2.0% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
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 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 91 | 97 | 101 | 103 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 95 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,430 | 20,600 | 22,004 | 23,512 | 23,841 | 25,610 | 28,134 | 31,303 | 33,955 | 37,443 | 41,115 | 44,607 | 46,754 | 48,527 | 52,649 | 57,489 | 62,678 | 66,863 | 72,175 | 80,124 | 90,471 | 102,318 | 113,840 | 124,530 | 135,472 | 139,748 | |
| Median OJR | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.791 | 0.8128 | 0.69 | 0.8133 | 0.876 | 0.875 | 0.87 | 0.957 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 0.992 | 0.956 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.995 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.794 |
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.