Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Biomedical Engineering journal rankings 2023
341 ranked journals · Subfield in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering has 341 ranked journals in 2023. The median journal has an OJR of 0.82, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.01 on 2022; Q1 starts at OJR 1.36. The top three are Science Robotics, Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, and Exploration.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2023. 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 2020–2022, the window the 2023 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 Engineering (16)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering598
- Mechanical Engineering376
- Biomedical Engineering341
- Civil and Structural Engineering270
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics96
- Building and Construction92
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering86
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering44
341 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 2022. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2020–2022, the window the 2023 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2020–2022 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 2014 to 2023. | Compare |
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1Science RoboticsAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · United States | 6.91Q1 | 20.94 3.41 up from 2022 | 295 | 33% | — | ||
2Journal of Bioresources and BioproductsOAElsevier BV · Canada | 4.86Q1 | 22.04 10.91 down from 2022 | 100 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
3ExplorationOAWiley · China | 4.29Q1 | 18.29 10.71 down from 2022 | 95 | 100% | $3,500 | ||
4Bioactive MaterialsOAElsevier BV · China | 4.28Q1 | 16.38 0.35 down from 2022 | 1,132 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
5Engineered RegenerationOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.17Q1 | 12.89 8.78 down from 2022 | 87 | 100% | $700 | ||
6Current Robotics ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 4.00Q1 | 10.13 1.16 up from 2022 | 94 | 75% | $3,090 | ||
7International Journal of Extreme ManufacturingOAIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.59Q1 | 13.83 0.07 down from 2022 | 126 | 100% | $3,750 | ||
8BiomaterialsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.53Q1 | 12.83 0.58 down from 2022 | 1,707 | 42% | $4,640 | ||
9Nano EnergyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.37Q1 | 16.30 1.19 down from 2022 | 3,312 | 19% | $5,210 | ||
10Advanced Fiber MaterialsSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 3.35Q1 | 17.11 2.13 up from 2022 | 220 | 22% | $3,390 | ||
11npj Flexible ElectronicsOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 3.30Q1 | 13.43 2.33 down from 2022 | 167 | 100% | $4,090 | ||
12IEEE Transactions on RoboticsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.26Q1 | 10.73 2.87 up from 2022 | 613 | 43% | $2,645 | ||
13IEEE Reviews in Biomedical EngineeringInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 3.24Q1 | 9.18 3.62 down from 2022 | 103 | 65% | $2,645 | ||
14Nano TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.05Q1 | 11.97 2.81 down from 2022 | 769 | 14% | $4,830 | ||
15Biomaterials ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.03Q1 | 9.25 4.63 down from 2022 | 157 | 100% | $2,700 | ||
16Nano ConvergenceOASpringer Nature · Germany | 2.91Q1 | 14.56 1.35 up from 2022 | 135 | 100% | $3,990 | ||
17Biofuel Research JournalOAGreen Wave Publishing of Canada · Canada | 2.83Q1 | 16.13 2.94 up from 2022 | 47 | 100% | — | ||
18Cyborg and Bionic SystemsOAAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · China | 2.81Q1 | 10.74 3.35 up from 2022 | 56 | 100% | — | ||
19Acta BiomaterialiaElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 9.49 0.35 down from 2022 | 1,951 | 41% | $3,810 | ||
20Materials Today BioOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.46Q1 | 9.31 0.64 up from 2022 | 461 | 100% | $3,400 | ||
21EngineeringOAElsevier BV · China | 2.41Q1 | 7.28 1.21 down from 2022 | 795 | 100% | $1,300 | ||
22Advanced Healthcare MaterialsWiley · Germany | 2.30Q1 | 8.98 0.21 down from 2022 | 1,722 | 58% | $4,880 | ||
23IRBMElsevier BV · France | 2.29Q1 | 6.16 1.29 down from 2022 | 156 | 48% | $2,440 | ||
24Soft RoboticsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 2.18Q1 | 7.59 0.36 down from 2022 | 243 | 18% | — | ||
25Microsystems & NanoengineeringOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.16Q1 | 8.57 0.18 down from 2022 | 353 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
26BiofabricationIOP Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.15Q1 | 8.04 1.08 down from 2022 | 383 | 91% | $3,895 | ||
27Alexandria Engineering JournalOAElsevier BV · Egypt | 2.15Q1 | 7.89 0.11 up from 2022 | 2,184 | 100% | $1,900 | ||
28ACS SensorsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 2.15Q1 | 9.08 0.53 down from 2022 | 1,293 | 31% | $4,500 | ||
29Smart Materials in MedicineOAElsevier BV · China | 2.14Q1 | 7.33 2.67 down from 2022 | 112 | 100% | $700 | ||
30Cleaner and Circular BioeconomyOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.08Q1 | 5.25no 2022 value | 32 | 100% | $1,270 | — | |
31Fuel CommunicationsOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.05Q1 | 7.47 4.19 up from 2022 | 71 | 100% | $1,810 | ||
32International Journal of ThermofluidsOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.04Q1 | 8.95 2.29 down from 2022 | 252 | 100% | $2,520 | ||
33Bioengineering & Translational MedicineOAWiley · United States | 2.02Q1 | 6.56 0.77 down from 2022 | 304 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
34International Journal of NanomedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.99Q1 | 7.18 1.69 down from 2022 | 1,585 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
35Materials Science and Engineering CElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.98Q1 | 8.50 0.10 up from 2022 | 1,716 | — | $3,560 | ||
36Bio-Design and ManufacturingSpringer Science+Business Media · Singapore | 1.97Q1 | 8.53 0.99 up from 2022 | 166 | 28% | $3,190 | ||
37Propulsion and Power ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.96Q1 | 5.96 0.39 up from 2022 | 102 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
38BME FrontiersOAAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science · United States | 1.96Q1 | 5.40 3.73 down from 2022 | 57 | 100% | — | ||
39Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and NanobiotechnologyWiley · United States | 1.94Q1 | 7.39 1.13 down from 2022 | 237 | 59% | $4,730 | ||
40IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and MedicineOAInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · United States | 1.92Q1 | 5.43 1.14 up from 2022 | 178 | 100% | $2,075 | ||
41Tissue Engineering Part B ReviewsMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.88Q1 | 4.67 1.49 down from 2022 | 166 | 18% | — | ||
42Advanced Intelligent SystemsOAWiley · Germany | 1.88Q1 | 6.51 0.32 down from 2022 | 745 | 100% | $3,970 | ||
43Nanotechnology ReviewsOADe Gruyter · Germany | 1.82Q1 | 7.02 0.89 down from 2022 | 428 | 100% | $2,260 | ||
44Progress in Biomedical EngineeringIOP Publishing | 1.81Q1 | 5.98 0.78 up from 2022 | 58 | 100% | $4,680 | ||
45Biomedical Engineering AdvancesOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.79Q1 | 5.54 0.87 up from 2022 | 69 | 100% | $2,020 | ||
46IEEE Robotics and Automation LettersInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 1.78Q1 | 5.60 0.19 up from 2022 | 3,688 | 27% | $2,645 | ||
47FuelElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.77Q1 | 7.14 0.57 down from 2022 | 9,425 | 19% | $4,330 | ||
48Fuel Processing TechnologyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 7.75 0.02 down from 2022 | 970 | 21% | $3,180 | ||
49Applied Materials TodayElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 7.35 0.18 down from 2022 | 1,131 | 33% | $4,400 | ||
50Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.69Q1 | 5.33 0.42 down from 2022 | 1,026 | 76% | — |
Subfields of Engineering, with Biomedical Engineering highlighted.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering598
- Mechanical Engineering376
- Biomedical Engineering341
- Civil and Structural Engineering270
- Aerospace Engineering163
- Control and Systems Engineering128
- Mechanics of Materials121
- Computational Mechanics96
- Building and Construction92
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering86
- Ocean Engineering74
- Automotive Engineering44
- Media Technology24
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality23
- Architecture1
- General Engineering0
Journals
Citations made in 2023. Corpus-wide, 88.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
87 additional Biomedical Engineering journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2020–2022, 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: 2023. Publication window: 2020–2022. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 341
- Window papers (baseline)
- 272,415 +15.5% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.82 +4.6% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 33
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2020–2022 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 | 94 | 102 | 105 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 148 | 161 | 173 | 194 | 201 | 220 | 230 | 248 | 257 | 272 | 281 | 303 | 312 | 327 | 334 | 341 | 346 | 349 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 55,775 | 59,860 | 64,091 | 69,017 | 74,963 | 82,840 | 91,889 | 103,123 | 114,335 | 126,039 | 136,464 | 148,180 | 161,587 | 174,502 | 188,850 | 200,371 | 208,275 | 213,015 | 217,166 | 225,393 | 235,887 | 249,917 | 263,157 | 272,415 | 278,139 | 288,254 | |
| Median OJR | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.707 | 0.731 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.766 | 0.718 | 0.828 | 0.87 | 0.831 | 0.826 | 0.720 | 0.776 | 0.709 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.768 | 0.726 | 0.76 | 0.781 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
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.