Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
Choose a field to open its ranking, or a journal to find its row in its subfield’s list.
Subfield ranking · 2021
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging journal rankings 2021
170 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging has 170 ranked journals in 2021. The median OJR fell 0.12 on 2020 to 0.77, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.21. The top three are Radiology, Medical Image Analysis, and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.
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
170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1RadiologyRadiological Society of North America · United States | 5.29Q1 | 22.30 13.85 up from 2020 | 1,351 | 33% | — | ||
2Medical Image AnalysisElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 4.12Q1 | 13.54 2.15 up from 2020 | 505 | 62% | $4,170 | ||
3IEEE Transactions on Medical ImagingInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 4.00Q1 | 11.55 0.67 up from 2020 | 893 | 55% | $2,645 | ||
4Physical and Engineering Sciences in MedicineSpringer Nature · Switzerland | 3.31Q1 | 9.73 8.47 up from 2020 | 124 | 29% | $3,690 | ||
5Insights into ImagingOASpringer Nature · Germany | 2.90Q1 | 7.02 0.56 down from 2020 | 331 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
6Medical Imaging 2018: Computer-Aided DiagnosisPublisher not listed | 2.85Q1 | —no 2020 value | 137 | — | — | ||
7Radiology Artificial IntelligenceRadiological Society of North America · United States | 2.58Q1 | 9.50 2.39 up from 2020 | 109 | 87% | — | ||
8Computer Methods and Programs in BiomedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.49Q1 | 7.69 0.93 up from 2020 | 1,148 | 33% | $3,350 | ||
9Computerized Medical Imaging and GraphicsElsevier BV · United States | 2.45Q1 | 7.75 1.43 up from 2020 | 218 | 36% | $3,180 | ||
10Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.39Q1 | 7.62 1.51 up from 2020 | 248 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
11Journal of Applied BiomedicineElsevier BV · Poland | 2.24Q1 | 7.79 2.29 up from 2020 | 274 | 21% | $3,180 | ||
12Medical Imaging 2019: Computer-Aided DiagnosisPublisher not listed | 2.22Q1 | 1.57 0.15 up from 2020 | 155 | — | — | ||
13European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.21Q1 | 7.87 0.88 up from 2020 | 1,071 | 65% | $3,490 | ||
14Investigative RadiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.12Q1 | 9.20 2.57 up from 2020 | 306 | 35% | — | ||
15International Journal of Biomedical ImagingOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 2.12Q1 | 8.00 4.41 up from 2020 | 32 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
16Journal of Imaging Informatics in MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.02Q1 | 6.72 1.89 up from 2020 | 317 | 100% | $4,690 | ||
17Medical Imaging 2020: Computer-Aided DiagnosisPublisher not listed | 1.99Q1 | 1.16no 2020 value | 146 | — | — | — | |
18European RadiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.96Q1 | 7.47 1.86 up from 2020 | 2,232 | 42% | $2,890 | ||
19Zeitschrift für Medizinische PhysikOAElsevier BV · Germany | 1.94Q1 | 1.84 2.48 down from 2020 | 117 | 42% | $3,086 | ||
20European Radiology ExperimentalOASpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.92Q1 | 4.96 1.15 down from 2020 | 158 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
21AntibodiesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.90Q1 | 7.58 1.47 up from 2020 | 166 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
22Eye and VisionOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 5.14 0.94 up from 2020 | 127 | 100% | $2,790 | ||
23Seminars in Radiation OncologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.77Q1 | 5.09 0.61 down from 2020 | 123 | 39% | $3,330 | ||
24Seminars in Nuclear MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 1.75Q1 | 6.50 1.86 up from 2020 | 151 | 46% | $5,090 | ||
25La radiologia medicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 1.69Q1 | 6.75 3.44 up from 2020 | 450 | 46% | $4,190 | ||
26Korean Journal of RadiologyKorean Society of Radiology · South Korea | 1.68Q1 | 6.69 2.02 up from 2020 | 483 | 100% | — | ||
27American Journal of RoentgenologyAmerican Roentgen Ray Society · United States | 1.64Q1 | 6.16 2.40 up from 2020 | 1,459 | 8% | — | ||
28Journal of Magnetic Resonance ImagingWiley · United States | 1.62Q1 | 5.07 0.31 up from 2020 | 1,035 | 30% | $3,680 | ||
29mAbsOALandes Bioscience · United States | 1.59Q1 | 5.79 0.72 down from 2020 | 314 | 100% | $3,575 | ||
30EJNMMI PhysicsOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.54Q1 | 5.39 1.00 up from 2020 | 143 | 100% | $2,490 | ||
31Clinical Plasma MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.48Q1 | 3.96 0.80 down from 2020 | 39 | — | $2,050 | ||
32EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and ChemistryOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.45Q1 | 6.02 1.86 up from 2020 | 76 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
33Visual Computing for Industry Biomedicine and ArtOASpringer Nature · China | 1.40Q1 | 4.48 1.30 up from 2020 | 61 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
34European Journal of RadiologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.36Q1 | 4.86 0.88 up from 2020 | 1,262 | 30% | $3,440 | ||
35Annals of the ICRPSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 4.16 1.25 up from 2020 | 54 | 40% | $3,900 | ||
36Medical Imaging 2019: Physics of Medical ImagingPublisher not listed | 1.31Q1 | 0.74 0.02 up from 2020 | 198 | — | — | ||
37Molecular ImagingOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.27Q1 | 3.63 1.35 down from 2020 | 65 | 100% | $2,175 | ||
38Medical & Biological Engineering & ComputingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.27Q1 | 3.68 0.19 up from 2020 | 510 | 24% | $3,990 | ||
39DiagnosticsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.27Q1 | 4.73 0.34 up from 2020 | 1,463 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
40NeurophotonicsOASPIE · United States | 1.25Q1 | 4.38 0.64 up from 2020 | 159 | 100% | $1,675 | ||
41Physics in Medicine and BiologyIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.25Q1 | 4.08 0.02 down from 2020 | 1,722 | 72% | $3,325 | ||
42Photomedicine and Laser SurgeryMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.21Q1 | —no 2020 value | 77 | — | — | ||
43EJNMMI ResearchOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.21Q1 | 3.86 0.14 up from 2020 | 379 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
44IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical SciencesInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.17Q2 | 4.23 0.03 up from 2020 | 275 | 68% | $2,645 | ||
45British Journal of RadiologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 3.45 0.27 up from 2020 | 1,081 | 100% | $3,005 | ||
46BMC Medical ImagingOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 3.66 1.30 up from 2020 | 282 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
47Topics in Magnetic Resonance ImagingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.13Q2 | 2.90 0.21 up from 2020 | 107 | 3% | — | ||
48TomographyOAUnited States | 1.13Q2 | 3.51 0.31 down from 2020 | 113 | 100% | $2,896 | ||
49Diagnostic and Interventional ImagingElsevier BV · France | 1.13Q2 | 5.48 2.25 up from 2020 | 357 | 99% | $3,520 | ||
50Journal of the American College of RadiologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.12Q2 | 4.07 1.08 up from 2020 | 1,031 | 27% | $3,810 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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.
33 additional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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
- 170
- Window papers (baseline)
- 94,999 +10.3% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.77 -2.7% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 17
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 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 99 | 105 | 108 | 112 | 129 | 136 | 138 | 142 | 144 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 170 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 160 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 31,991 | 33,317 | 34,796 | 37,035 | 39,286 | 43,274 | 47,322 | 52,587 | 57,088 | 62,304 | 66,935 | 71,199 | 73,942 | 75,725 | 78,414 | 81,654 | 84,328 | 85,658 | 86,101 | 86,811 | 88,776 | 94,999 | 102,782 | 107,079 | 109,840 | 115,452 | |
| Median OJR | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.721 | 0.738 | 0.737 | 0.81 | 0.797 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.890 | 0.90 | 0.720 | 0.785 | 0.799 | 0.7862 | 0.7860 | 0.788 | 0.782 | 0.891 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.722 | 0.725 | 0.71 |
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.