Journal rankings · indicator year 2023
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Subfield ranking · 2023
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health journal rankings 2023
313 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health has 313 ranked journals in 2023. The median journal has an OJR of 0.78, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2022; Q1 starts at OJR 1.28. The top three are MMWR Surveillance Summaries, Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, and JAMA Network Open.
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
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
- 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
313 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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1MMWR Surveillance SummariesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 23.23Q1 | 55.38 21.67 down from 2022 | 30 | 100% | — | ||
2Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health ProfessionsOAKorea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute · South Korea | 4.35Q1 | 14.31 7.62 up from 2022 | 115 | 100% | — | ||
3JAMA Network OpenOAAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.49Q1 | 8.19 2.64 down from 2022 | 6,105 | 100% | $3,000 | ||
4Journal of Law and the BiosciencesOAOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.93Q1 | 3.17 2.63 down from 2022 | 60 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
5The Lancet Regional Health - AmericasOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.92Q1 | 7.78 0.25 down from 2022 | 376 | 100% | $4,930 | ||
6BMJ Global HealthOABMJ · United Kingdom | 2.81Q1 | 8.42 0.14 down from 2022 | 1,438 | 100% | $3,679 | ||
7BMC MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.76Q1 | 8.31 2.24 down from 2022 | 1,190 | 100% | $4,190 | ||
8International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.75Q1 | 7.09 3.79 down from 2022 | 478 | 100% | $3,177 | ||
9Global Health Research and PolicyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 5.72 4.94 down from 2022 | 146 | 100% | $1,890 | ||
10Medical Education OnlineOATaylor & Francis · United States | 2.42Q1 | 4.77 1.29 down from 2022 | 292 | 100% | $2,189 | ||
11International Journal of Telemedicine and ApplicationsOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 2.41Q1 | 5.27 3.26 down from 2022 | 36 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
12Global Health JournalOAElsevier BV · China | 2.40Q1 | 6.59 0.49 up from 2022 | 95 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
13BMC Medical EducationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 4.50 1.33 down from 2022 | 2,000 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
14The Ocular SurfaceElsevier BV · United States | 2.18Q1 | 4.95 1.35 down from 2022 | 348 | 57% | $5,330 | ||
15Advances in Health Sciences EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.16Q1 | 4.02 0.35 down from 2022 | 225 | 59% | $3,290 | ||
16Perspectives on Medical EducationOABohn Stafleu van Loghum · Netherlands | 2.09Q1 | 5.31 1.55 up from 2022 | 170 | 100% | — | ||
17Obesity ReviewsWiley · United Kingdom | 2.08Q1 | 9.41 0.75 down from 2022 | 480 | 77% | $5,450 | ||
18Disability and health journalElsevier BV · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.29 1.45 down from 2022 | 346 | 41% | $4,530 | ||
19One Health OutlookOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.02Q1 | 5.98 0.42 down from 2022 | 65 | 100% | $1,690 | ||
20Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthWiley · United States | 2.01Q1 | 3.81 1.25 down from 2022 | 55 | 83% | $3,120 | ||
21Research and Reports in Tropical MedicineOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.99Q1 | 5.77 1.42 up from 2022 | 46 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
22BMC Medical EthicsOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 4.67 0.88 up from 2022 | 430 | 100% | $2,290 | ||
23Nutrition JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.96Q1 | 5.41 1.07 down from 2022 | 300 | 100% | $3,190 | ||
24Revista de Saúde PúblicaOAUniversity of São Paulo · Brazil | 1.91Q1 | 4.19 0.31 down from 2022 | 393 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
25Journal of ObesityOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 5.05 0.98 up from 2022 | 80 | 100% | $1,100 | ||
26Infectious Diseases of PovertyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 5.57 4.62 down from 2022 | 426 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
27Open Access Journal of ContraceptionOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.87Q1 | 2.77 0.10 down from 2022 | 49 | 100% | $2,320 | ||
28Sexual and Reproductive Health MattersOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.86Q1 | 3.34 0.67 down from 2022 | 165 | 100% | $1,895 | ||
29Advances in NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.83Q1 | 8.75 0.47 up from 2022 | 422 | 99% | $5,200 | ||
30Telemedicine Journal and e-HealthMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.82Q1 | 3.72 2.80 down from 2022 | 603 | 23% | — | ||
31Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.80Q1 | 3.56 0.03 up from 2022 | 142 | 11% | $3,000 | ||
32Medical TeacherTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 3.13 1.02 down from 2022 | 805 | 31% | — | ||
33Archives of Women s Mental HealthSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.74Q1 | 3.94 2.27 down from 2022 | 246 | 55% | $3,990 | ||
34Journal of Telemedicine and TelecareSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 4.42 1.97 down from 2022 | 321 | 43% | $4,400 | ||
35Addiction Science & Clinical PracticeOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 4.17 0.18 up from 2022 | 168 | 100% | $2,890 | ||
36Journal of Substance Abuse TreatmentElsevier BV · United States | 1.70Q1 | 4.17 0.16 up from 2022 | 631 | — | $3,340 | ||
37Current Tropical Medicine ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.69Q1 | 4.74 1.89 down from 2022 | 82 | 59% | $4,090 | ||
38Journal of Women s HealthMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.69Q1 | 3.07 1.02 down from 2022 | 599 | 46% | — | ||
39Clinics in Geriatric MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.68Q1 | 4.25 1.07 up from 2022 | 149 | 28% | $3,250 | ||
40Journal of Exercise Science & FitnessOAElsevier BV · Hong Kong SAR China | 1.67Q1 | 3.79 0.32 up from 2022 | 129 | 100% | $1,150 | ||
41Teaching and Learning in MedicineTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.26 0.02 down from 2022 | 207 | 31% | — | ||
42International Journal of TelerehabilitationOAUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgh · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.25 1.60 down from 2022 | 70 | 100% | — | ||
43Drug and Alcohol DependenceElsevier BV · Switzerland | 1.64Q1 | 4.46 0.19 down from 2022 | 1,575 | 80% | $4,380 | ||
44Journal of Travel MedicineOxford University Press · United States | 1.64Q1 | 4.10 5.43 down from 2022 | 591 | 70% | $4,605 | ||
45BMJ Nutrition Prevention & HealthOABMJ · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 4.23 2.39 down from 2022 | 155 | 100% | $1,839 | ||
46Annual Review of NutritionAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.62Q1 | 14.55 4.47 up from 2022 | 57 | 100% | — | ||
47Annals of Global HealthOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.55 0.72 down from 2022 | 378 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
48One HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.60Q1 | 5.03 1.35 down from 2022 | 352 | 100% | $3,080 | ||
49Contact Lens and Anterior EyeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 4.71 1.35 up from 2022 | 301 | 53% | $3,740 | ||
50BMC Palliative CareOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 3.42 0.57 down from 2022 | 593 | 100% | $2,990 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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.
87 additional Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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
- 313
- Window papers (baseline)
- 220,811 +14.3% from indicator year 2020
- Median OJR
- 0.778 -10.9% from indicator year 2020
- Rising journals (2025)
- 27
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 | 113 | 118 | 125 | 128 | 137 | 145 | 154 | 163 | 173 | 180 | 184 | 192 | 213 | 227 | 244 | 252 | 256 | 270 | 289 | 299 | 301 | 303 | 310 | 313 | 316 | 311 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 45,485 | 51,457 | 56,588 | 61,745 | 66,349 | 73,948 | 81,670 | 89,534 | 96,332 | 104,749 | 115,108 | 127,177 | 134,355 | 139,830 | 144,930 | 155,079 | 163,320 | 172,532 | 179,525 | 187,104 | 193,221 | 205,612 | 217,218 | 220,811 | 216,889 | 216,291 | |
| Median OJR | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.718 | 0.722 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.900 | 0.859 | 0.8525 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.862 | 0.897 | 0.84 | 0.874 | 0.8522 | 0.810 | 0.785 | 0.83 | 0.872 | 0.781 | 0.806 | 0.778 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
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.