Journal rankings · indicator year 2024
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Subfield ranking · 2024
Infectious Diseases journal rankings 2024
263 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Infectious Diseases has 263 ranked journals in 2024. The median OJR rose 0.06 on 2023 to 0.70, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.13. The top three are New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2024. 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 2021–2023, the window the 2024 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)
- Surgery980
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine364
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health316
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine289
- Infectious Diseases263
- Oncology243
- Epidemiology187
- Neurology175
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Physiology159
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism157
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine125
- Ophthalmology100
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health100
- Dermatology92
- Obstetrics and Gynecology85
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Complementary and alternative medicine59
- Reproductive Medicine52
- Pharmacology49
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology37
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Hepatology30
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics19
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Health Informatics9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine6
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
263 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 2023. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2021–2023, the window the 2024 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2021–2023 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 2015 to 2024. | Compare |
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1New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society · United States | 11.78Q1 | 32.11 1.40 down from 2023 | 2,787 | 22% | — | ||
2Clinical Microbiology ReviewsAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 8.20Q1 | 22.69 0.78 up from 2023 | 88 | 100% | — | ||
3MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 6.21Q1 | 18.23 5.88 down from 2023 | 815 | 100% | — | ||
4The Lancet Infectious DiseasesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.26Q1 | 12.65 3.52 down from 2023 | 1,031 | 35% | $7,280 | ||
5PLoS MedicineOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 4.15Q1 | 10.42 2.35 down from 2023 | 702 | 100% | $6,460 | ||
6The Lancet Global HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.69Q1 | 9.16no change | 1,020 | 100% | $6,680 | ||
7EClinicalMedicineOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.37Q1 | 10.96 0.39 up from 2023 | 1,583 | 100% | $5,780 | ||
8The Lancet Regional Health - EuropeOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.35Q1 | 8.59 0.97 down from 2023 | 686 | 100% | $4,930 | ||
9The Lancet MicrobeOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.97Q1 | 10.36 0.10 down from 2023 | 464 | 100% | $7,280 | ||
10Annals of Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians · United States | 2.71Q1 | 8.04 0.77 up from 2023 | 963 | 15% | — | ||
11npj VaccinesOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.50Q1 | 7.03 0.86 down from 2023 | 499 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
12EurosurveillanceOAEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control · Sweden | 2.49Q1 | 7.94 2.62 down from 2023 | 627 | 100% | — | ||
13The Lancet HIVElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.48Q1 | 6.46 0.76 down from 2023 | 376 | 42% | $7,280 | ||
14Emerging Microbes & InfectionsOATaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.37Q1 | 7.20 0.77 down from 2023 | 760 | 100% | $2,643 | ||
15Communications MedicineOANature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 2.28Q1 | 7.28 1.29 up from 2023 | 398 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
16Life CyclePublisher not listed | 2.25Q1 | 6.44 6.97 down from 2023 | 41 | 100% | — | ||
17VirulenceOATaylor & Francis · United States | 2.21Q1 | 5.40 0.87 down from 2023 | 420 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
18Clinical Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 2.11Q1 | 6.48 0.78 down from 2023 | 2,549 | 79% | $4,763 | ||
19The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast AsiaOAPublisher not listed | 1.95Q1 | 4.52 0.68 up from 2023 | 308 | 100% | $2,250 | ||
20Current HIV/AIDS ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.88Q1 | 5.12 0.31 down from 2023 | 146 | 79% | $4,190 | ||
21PLoS PathogensOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 1.83Q1 | 5.27 0.77 down from 2023 | 2,073 | 100% | $3,043 | ||
22Journal of Epidemiology and Global HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.77Q1 | 3.59 0.67 down from 2023 | 188 | 100% | $2,690 | ||
23Emerging infectious diseasesOACenters for Disease Control and Prevention · United States | 1.75Q1 | 4.84 0.86 down from 2023 | 1,610 | 100% | — | ||
24Clinical Microbiology and InfectionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.75Q1 | 5.19 2.79 down from 2023 | 1,081 | 99% | $3,780 | ||
25Reviews in Medical VirologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.70Q1 | 7.44 2.39 down from 2023 | 272 | 64% | $4,880 | ||
26JMIR Public Health and SurveillanceOAJMIR Publications · Canada | 1.70Q1 | 4.41 0.30 down from 2023 | 709 | 100% | $2,800 | ||
27Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOAAmerican Society for Microbiology · United States | 1.68Q1 | 4.51 1.29 down from 2023 | 709 | 100% | — | ||
28Journal of Infection and Public HealthOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.67Q1 | 4.63 1.25 down from 2023 | 812 | 100% | $2,310 | ||
29Health care scienceOAPublisher not listed | 1.66Q1 | 3.93 2.25 up from 2023 | 61 | 100% | $2,300 | ||
30Virus EvolutionOAUniversity of Oxford · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 4.45 0.97 down from 2023 | 310 | 100% | $3,304 | ||
31Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 5.29 0.72 down from 2023 | 467 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
32Infectious Diseases and TherapyOAAdis, Springer Healthcare · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 5.78 0.22 up from 2023 | 477 | 100% | $7,400 | ||
33Journal of the International AIDS SocietyOAInternational AIDS Society · United States | 1.56Q1 | 4.47 0.07 down from 2023 | 500 | 100% | $2,600 | ||
34The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOxford University Press · United States | 1.52Q1 | 4.35 0.69 down from 2023 | 1,635 | 85% | $4,763 | ||
35Journal of General VirologyMicrobiology Society · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 4.54 0.26 up from 2023 | 378 | 72% | — | ||
36Current Opinion in HIV and AIDSLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 3.85 0.71 down from 2023 | 129 | 54% | — | ||
37Current Infectious Disease ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.50Q1 | 3.86 0.28 down from 2023 | 78 | 39% | $4,390 | ||
38Virology JournalOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 4.37 0.51 down from 2023 | 765 | 100% | $3,290 | ||
39Antiviral ResearchElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q1 | 4.36 0.36 down from 2023 | 480 | 65% | $4,160 | ||
40DiseasesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.43Q1 | 3.74 0.10 up from 2023 | 403 | 100% | $2,172 | ||
41VaccinesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.42Q1 | 3.94 2.17 down from 2023 | 5,565 | 100% | $3,258 | ||
42Journal of Medical VirologyWiley · United States | 1.41Q1 | 4.32 2.09 down from 2023 | 2,440 | 66% | $4,730 | ||
43Current Fungal Infection ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.41Q1 | 4.73 1.21 up from 2023 | 68 | 24% | $3,890 | ||
44International Journal of Infectious DiseasesOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.39Q1 | 4.34 0.98 down from 2023 | 1,899 | 100% | $2,900 | ||
45PathogensOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.38Q1 | 3.73 0.24 down from 2023 | 4,652 | 100% | $2,654 | ||
46VirusesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.36Q1 | 3.98 0.39 down from 2023 | 7,773 | 100% | $3,137 | ||
47PLOS Global Public HealthOAPublic Library of Science · United States | 1.35Q1 | 3.10 0.49 up from 2023 | 1,823 | 100% | $2,496 | ||
48InfectionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.33Q1 | 3.79 1.99 down from 2023 | 562 | 74% | $4,790 | ||
49Medical Microbiology and ImmunologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.33Q1 | 3.73 2.11 down from 2023 | 81 | 58% | $5,090 | ||
50Therapeutic Advances in Infectious DiseaseOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 3.72 0.35 down from 2023 | 240 | 100% | $2,800 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Infectious Diseases highlighted.
- Surgery980
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine364
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health316
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine289
- Infectious Diseases263
- Oncology243
- Epidemiology187
- Neurology175
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging161
- Physiology159
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism157
- Psychiatry and Mental health144
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine125
- Ophthalmology100
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health100
- Dermatology92
- Obstetrics and Gynecology85
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology67
- Nephrology65
- Complementary and alternative medicine59
- Reproductive Medicine52
- Pharmacology49
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology37
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Hepatology30
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Immunology and Allergy26
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics19
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine14
- Urology12
- Health Informatics9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine6
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2024. Corpus-wide, 87.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
46 additional Infectious Diseases journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2021–2023, 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: 2024. Publication window: 2021–2023. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 263
- Window papers (baseline)
- 153,103 +51.9% from indicator year 2021
- Median OJR
- 0.70 +17.8% from indicator year 2021
- Rising journals (2025)
- 48
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2021–2023 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 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 118 | 131 | 144 | 162 | 173 | 182 | 189 | 198 | 210 | 217 | 222 | 234 | 243 | 259 | 263 | 258 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 18,375 | 21,167 | 22,805 | 24,640 | 25,208 | 28,008 | 31,333 | 35,063 | 38,170 | 42,272 | 46,364 | 49,515 | 52,080 | 54,445 | 58,513 | 62,728 | 67,259 | 69,548 | 70,742 | 70,658 | 72,743 | 100,768 | 135,954 | 162,915 | 153,103 | 130,899 | |
| Median OJR | 0.602 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.901 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.998 | 1.01 | 0.999 | 0.97 | 0.900 | 0.91 | 0.874 | 0.85 | 0.8699 | 0.8696 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.597 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
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.