Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Pharmacology journal rankings 2023
52 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Pharmacology has 52 ranked journals in 2023. The median OJR fell 0.09 on 2022 to 0.66, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.37. The top three are Natural Product Reports, Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, and Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids.
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 Medicine (42)
- Surgery993
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health313
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine293
- Infectious Diseases259
- Oncology245
- Epidemiology199
- Neurology174
- Physiology161
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Pharmacology52
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology105
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health99
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology90
- Hematology84
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Reproductive Medicine56
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Hepatology32
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics22
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
52 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 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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1Natural Product ReportsRoyal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom | 3.42Q1 | 10.64 2.34 down from 2022 | 259 | 56% | — | ||
2Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 5.89 0.87 down from 2022 | 54 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
3Medical Cannabis and CannabinoidsOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.72Q1 | 4.00 1.58 down from 2022 | 42 | 100% | $990 | ||
4Journal of Cannabis ResearchOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 5.36 1.04 up from 2022 | 151 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
5Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical TherapyAmerican Physical Therapy Association · United States | 1.69Q1 | 5.80 0.97 up from 2022 | 232 | 28% | — | ||
6Journal of physiotherapyOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.67Q1 | 4.51 0.02 up from 2022 | 192 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
7Clinical PharmacokineticsAdis, Springer Healthcare · Switzerland | 1.56Q1 | 5.17 0.32 up from 2022 | 314 | 65% | $4,990 | ||
8Journal of PainElsevier BV · United States | 1.49Q1 | 4.63 0.49 up from 2022 | 381 | 100% | $4,180 | ||
9Brazilian Journal of Physical TherapyElsevier BV · Brazil | 1.43Q1 | 3.49 0.69 down from 2022 | 172 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
10Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.40Q1 | 3.53 0.64 down from 2022 | 277 | 38% | — | ||
11Physical TherapyOxford University Press · United States | 1.40Q1 | 4.02 0.39 down from 2022 | 641 | 77% | $4,035 | ||
12European Journal of PainWiley · United Kingdom | 1.37Q1 | 3.71 0.32 down from 2022 | 503 | 83% | $4,310 | ||
13Journal of Natural ProductsAmerican Chemical Society · United States | 1.37Q1 | 3.62 1.91 down from 2022 | 1,056 | 37% | $4,500 | ||
14BMC Pharmacology and ToxicologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 3.47 0.07 up from 2022 | 254 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
15Canadian Journal of PainOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.20 0.71 down from 2022 | 94 | 100% | $1,459 | ||
16Experimental and Clinical PsychopharmacologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.06Q2 | 2.70 0.14 up from 2022 | 252 | 50% | — | ||
17Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug TherapyWiley · United States | 1.04Q2 | 3.38 0.80 down from 2022 | 302 | 65% | $4,030 | ||
18Musculoskeletal Science and PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.00Q2 | 2.58 0.35 down from 2022 | 406 | 52% | $3,500 | ||
19Pain MedicineOxford University Press · United States | 0.99Q2 | 2.58 0.17 down from 2022 | 970 | 70% | $5,036 | ||
20The Journal of AntibioticsSpringer Nature · Japan | 0.89Q2 | 2.35 1.60 down from 2022 | 301 | 21% | $4,590 | ||
21British Journal of PainSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 1.54 0.93 down from 2022 | 129 | 100% | $4,150 | ||
22Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalOAWorld Scientific · Netherlands | 0.85Q2 | 1.21 0.48 down from 2022 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
23WorkIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.84Q2 | 1.93 0.96 down from 2022 | 1,241 | 43% | $4,150 | ||
24Therapeutic Drug MonitoringLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.76Q2 | 2.43 0.03 up from 2022 | 313 | 40% | — | ||
25Chiropractic & Manual TherapiesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 0.71Q2 | 2.52 0.04 up from 2022 | 173 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
26Scandinavian Journal of PainOAElsevier BV · Germany | 0.66Q2 | 1.90 0.35 up from 2022 | 260 | 75% | $2,260 | ||
27Journal of Manual & Manipulative TherapyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.66Q3 | 2.01 0.80 down from 2022 | 113 | 98% | — | ||
28Ozone Science and EngineeringTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.65Q3 | 2.43 0.76 down from 2022 | 155 | 21% | — | ||
29Journal of Manipulative and Physiological TherapeuticsElsevier BV · United States | 0.64Q3 | 1.53 0.21 down from 2022 | 255 | 42% | $2,900 | ||
30Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and TherapeuticsWiley · United Kingdom | 0.62Q3 | 1.74 0.27 up from 2022 | 231 | 86% | $4,520 | ||
31International journal of medicinal mushroomsBegell House · United States | 0.62Q3 | 2.09 0.71 up from 2022 | 275 | 6% | — | ||
32Journal of Chiropractic MedicineElsevier BV · United States | 0.58Q3 | 1.08 0.61 down from 2022 | 120 | 69% | $3,300 | ||
33Bulletin of Faculty of Physical TherapyOASpringer Nature · Egypt | 0.54Q3 | 1.29 0.32 up from 2022 | 108 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
34CannabisOAUnited States | 0.52Q3 | 1.33 0.06 down from 2022 | 42 | 100% | — | ||
35Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal ChemistryBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.48Q3 | 1.59 0.53 up from 2022 | 44 | 5% | — | ||
36European Journal of PhysiotherapyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.47Q3 | 1.55 0.66 up from 2022 | 123 | 54% | — | ||
37Translational and Clinical PharmacologyOASouth Korea | 0.45Q3 | 1.23 0.01 down from 2022 | 68 | 100% | — | ||
38Der SchmerzSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.44Q3 | 1.04 0.05 down from 2022 | 182 | 53% | $3,390 | ||
39Humboldt Journal of Social RelationsPublisher not listed | 0.42Q3 | 0.70 0.29 up from 2022 | 64 | 77% | — | ||
40Planta Medica International OpenGeorg Thieme Verlag · Germany | 0.40Q4 | 0.62 0.60 down from 2022 | 49 | — | — | ||
41Current Drug SafetyBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.39Q4 | 0.90 0.15 down from 2022 | 180 | 15% | — | ||
| 0.35Q4 | 0.58 0.19 down from 2022 | 30 | 100% | — | |||
43International journal of osteopathic medicineElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 0.34Q4 | 1.47 0.33 down from 2022 | 117 | 21% | $2,740 | ||
44Physiotherapy QuarterlyOATermedia Publishing House · Poland | 0.25Q4 | 0.52 0.25 down from 2022 | 166 | 100% | — | ||
45Integrative Medicine ReportsOAMary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 0.22Q4 | 0.48no 2022 value | 31 | 100% | — | — | |
46Pharmacy & Pharmacology International JournalMedCrave Group · United States | 0.22Q4 | 0.37 0.68 down from 2022 | 114 | 80% | — | ||
47Current PsychopharmacologyeBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.18Q4 | 0.84 0.02 up from 2022 | 51 | 0% | — | ||
48Physiotherapy Practice and ResearchIOS Press · Netherlands | 0.17Q4 | 0.44 0.12 up from 2022 | 72 | 15% | $4,150 | ||
49Current Enzyme InhibitionBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 0.16Q4 | 0.45 0.48 down from 2022 | 73 | 0% | — | ||
50Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International JournalInstitute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited · India | 0.13Q4 | 0.35 0.09 up from 2022 | 327 | 94% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Pharmacology highlighted.
- Surgery993
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health313
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine293
- Infectious Diseases259
- Oncology245
- Epidemiology199
- Neurology174
- Physiology161
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine124
- Ophthalmology105
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health99
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology90
- Hematology84
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Reproductive Medicine56
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology52
- Emergency Medicine44
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation35
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Hepatology32
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics22
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
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.
10 additional Pharmacology 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
- 52
- Window papers (baseline)
- 70,919 +16.1% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.659 +2.6% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 1
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 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 49 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 19,603 | 22,467 | 24,630 | 27,412 | 29,324 | 32,358 | 35,691 | 39,107 | 42,145 | 45,380 | 48,527 | 52,153 | 54,359 | 55,921 | 57,834 | 58,910 | 59,488 | 58,462 | 57,882 | 58,590 | 61,076 | 65,359 | 69,176 | 70,919 | 70,967 | 72,738 | |
| Median OJR | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.672 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.715 | 0.667 | 0.7235 | 0.80 | 0.892 | 0.91 | 1.001 | 0.891 | 0.7936 | 0.7943 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.644 | 0.642 | 0.662 | 0.75 | 0.659 | 0.7243 | 0.73 |
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.