Journal rankings · indicator year 2022
Choose a field to open its ranking, or a journal to find its row in its subfield’s list.
Field ranking · 2022
Health Professions journal rankings 2022
616 ranked journals · Field in Health Sciences
Health Professions has 616 ranked journals in 2022. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2021; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are The Lancet, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, and BMJ.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2022. 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 2019–2021, the window the 2022 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 Health Professions (11)
Up to Health Sciences- General Health Professions484
- Occupational Therapy27
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation27
- Emergency Medical Services25
- Health Information Management18
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology16
- Speech and Hearing11
- Complementary and Manual Therapy3
- Pharmacy3
- Medical Laboratory Technology2
- Medical Terminology0
616 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 2021. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2019–2021 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 2013 to 2022. | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1The LancetElsevier BV · Netherlands | 13.17Q1 | 51.66 5.95 down from 2021 | 3,000 | 50% | $7,890 | ||
2Journal of Aging & Social PolicyTaylor & Francis · United States | 4.02Q1 | 8.45 2.12 down from 2021 | 138 | 34% | — | ||
3BMJPublisher not listed | 3.76Q1 | 12.74 2.15 up from 2021 | 5,450 | 45% | — | ||
4Implementation ScienceOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.64Q1 | 9.30 1.01 down from 2021 | 309 | 100% | $3,390 | ||
5Milbank QuarterlyWiley · United States | 3.33Q1 | 8.49 3.13 up from 2021 | 154 | 90% | $4,430 | ||
6Journal of Occupational Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.30Q1 | 5.99 0.59 down from 2021 | 94 | 35% | — | ||
7Journal of Medical Internet ResearchOAJMIR Publications · Germany | 3.23Q1 | 10.35 0.98 down from 2021 | 3,210 | 100% | $2,950 | ||
8Physical Education and Sport PedagogyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.14Q1 | 4.75 0.73 down from 2021 | 205 | 53% | — | ||
9Safety ScienceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.04Q1 | 7.40 0.16 up from 2021 | 1,268 | 44% | $4,360 | ||
10International Journal of Nursing Studies AdvancesOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.99Q1 | 7.93 1.54 down from 2021 | 55 | 100% | $2,930 | ||
11Human Resources for HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.90Q1 | 6.47 0.21 down from 2021 | 333 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
12Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationOAWorld Health Organization | 2.85Q1 | 8.80 1.70 down from 2021 | 352 | 100% | — | ||
13European Physical Education ReviewSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.82Q1 | 4.09 0.31 down from 2021 | 150 | 55% | $3,650 | ||
14Annual Review of Public HealthAnnual Reviews · United States | 2.80Q1 | 19.89 3.65 down from 2021 | 95 | 100% | — | ||
15Journal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.77Q1 | 8.46 1.04 down from 2021 | 821 | 100% | $4,332 | ||
16JMIR mhealth and uhealthOAJMIR Publications · Canada | 2.75Q1 | 7.18 0.52 down from 2021 | 1,276 | 100% | $2,850 | ||
17Nursing EthicsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 6.30 2.09 up from 2021 | 282 | 54% | $3,900 | ||
18Work and OccupationsSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.71Q1 | 3.70 0.84 up from 2021 | 44 | 62% | $3,900 | ||
19Research Involvement and EngagementOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.70Q1 | 4.64 0.60 down from 2021 | 198 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
20International Journal of Medical InformaticsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.58Q1 | 6.61 0.51 down from 2021 | 647 | 51% | $3,150 | ||
21Family Medicine and Community HealthOABMJ · United Kingdom | 2.57Q1 | 7.01 0.17 up from 2021 | 129 | 100% | — | ||
22Health Research Policy and SystemsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.57Q1 | 5.39 0.04 up from 2021 | 389 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
23Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.56Q1 | 2.68 2.06 down from 2021 | 70 | 54% | — | ||
24Journal of Nursing ManagementWiley · United Kingdom | 2.54Q1 | 7.28 1.55 up from 2021 | 762 | 71% | $2,700 | ||
25Journal of Community HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.43Q1 | 9.94 3.12 up from 2021 | 430 | 70% | $4,990 | ||
26International Journal for Equity in HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.42Q1 | 6.18 0.02 down from 2021 | 680 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
27Digital HealthOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 6.02 0.88 down from 2021 | 221 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
28International Nursing ReviewWiley · United Kingdom | 2.37Q1 | 6.32 1.81 up from 2021 | 219 | 46% | $3,400 | ||
29Sport Education and SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.36Q1 | 3.48 0.37 down from 2021 | 253 | 51% | — | ||
30BMC NursingOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.32Q1 | 4.92 0.05 up from 2021 | 446 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
31International Journal of Nursing StudiesElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.30Q1 | 8.60 1.14 up from 2021 | 621 | 42% | $5,840 | ||
32Public health reviewsOASpringer Science+Business Media · France | 2.29Q1 | 7.77 1.19 up from 2021 | 58 | 100% | $2,389 | ||
33HLRP Health Literacy Research and PracticeOAUnited States | 2.28Q1 | 3.92 0.24 up from 2021 | 108 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
34Frontiers in Public HealthOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 2.23Q1 | 7.20 1.68 down from 2021 | 3,505 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
35The Interpreter and Translator TrainerTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 2.47 0.26 up from 2021 | 84 | 30% | — | ||
36QuestTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.21Q1 | 3.53 0.53 down from 2021 | 76 | 27% | — | ||
37Journal of Healthcare LeadershipOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 2.20Q1 | 6.10 2.46 up from 2021 | 50 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
38Journal of Medical SystemsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.18Q1 | 6.70 0.79 down from 2021 | 633 | 61% | $4,990 | ||
39Health Education & BehaviorSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.11Q1 | 5.60no change | 356 | 43% | $4,400 | ||
40Safety and Health at WorkOAElsevier BV · South Korea | 2.08Q1 | 5.02 0.40 up from 2021 | 209 | 100% | $1,750 | ||
41BMJ Quality & SafetyBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.07Q1 | 4.91 0.16 down from 2021 | 438 | 71% | — | ||
42Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyWiley · United States | 2.06Q1 | 5.39 1.36 down from 2021 | 1,423 | 65% | $4,760 | ||
43Nursing OutlookElsevier BV · United States | 2.04Q1 | 4.33 0.51 up from 2021 | 315 | 43% | $4,260 | ||
44American Journal of Public HealthAmerican Public Health Association · United States | 2.02Q1 | 5.28 0.01 up from 2021 | 1,358 | 98% | — | ||
45The GerontologistOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 5.84 0.58 up from 2021 | 559 | 62% | $4,408 | ||
46Public Health Research & PracticeOASax Institute · Australia | 1.98Q1 | 6.19 0.61 up from 2021 | 138 | 100% | — | ||
47Revista Latino-Americana de EnfermagemOAUniversity of São Paulo · Brazil | 1.97Q1 | 4.79 0.49 up from 2021 | 402 | 100% | — | ||
48BMC Public HealthOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 6.02 0.27 up from 2021 | 5,925 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
49Health Services ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 1.95Q1 | 3.06 0.81 down from 2021 | 431 | 95% | $3,750 | ||
50Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 2.85 0.26 down from 2021 | 41 | 100% | $1,790 |
Subfields of Health Professions, compared.
- General Health Professions484
- Occupational Therapy27
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation27
- Emergency Medical Services25
- Health Information Management18
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology16
- Speech and Hearing11
- Complementary and Manual Therapy3
- Pharmacy3
- Medical Laboratory Technology2
- Medical Terminology0
Journals
Citations made in 2022. Corpus-wide, 89.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
108 additional Health Professions journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2019–2021, 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: 2022. Publication window: 2019–2021. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 616
- Window papers (baseline)
- 346,759 +20.8% from indicator year 2019
- Median OJR
- 0.73 -11.0% from indicator year 2019
- Rising journals (2025)
- 38Comparison-group list (38)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2019–2021 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 | 253 | 271 | 295 | 302 | 318 | 330 | 346 | 367 | 390 | 401 | 415 | 428 | 449 | 473 | 492 | 507 | 527 | 551 | 566 | 585 | 601 | 612 | 616 | 609 | 600 | 586 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 66,020 | 72,769 | 79,195 | 86,335 | 92,515 | 102,597 | 113,331 | 125,469 | 137,977 | 152,092 | 168,072 | 183,124 | 195,764 | 208,179 | 223,186 | 242,061 | 257,124 | 268,029 | 276,391 | 287,165 | 300,893 | 324,777 | 346,759 | 357,796 | 362,286 | 380,673 | |
| Median OJR | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.8428 | 0.8435 | 0.838 | 0.90 | 0.834 | 0.816 | 0.80 | 0.8210 | 0.8207 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.830 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.6% | 405 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.694 per 1,000 | 396 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -3.1% | 554 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 74.5% | 586 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,290 | 259 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 19.6% | 558 journals |
| Review share | Median: 1.8% | 586 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.86 | 581 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 41.6% | 586 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 47.9% | 585 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.