Clinical medicine: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	71
2	Experimental and Molecular Medicine	56
-	Cellular & Molecular Immunology	56
4	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	55
5	Cell Metabolism	54
6	Annual Review of Immunology	53
7	Cancer Cell	52
8	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	50
9	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	48
10	Seminars in Cancer Biology	47
11	Immunity	46
12	Horticulture Research	45
-	Endocrine Reviews	45
14	Molecular Cancer	44
15	Annual Review of Medicine	43
-	Annual Review of Public Health	43
17	Nature Medicine	40
-	Progress in Lipid Research	40
19	Science Immunology	39
-	International Journal of Oral Science	39
-	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research	39
22	Annual Review of Neuroscience	38
-	Nature Genetics	38
24	Periodontology 2000	37
25	Nature Neuroscience	36
-	Annual Review of Genetics	36
-	Science Translational Medicine	36
-	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	36
-	Human Reproduction Update	36
30	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	35
31	Neuron	34
32	Lancet Digital Health	33
-	Cell Host & Microbe	33
-	Nature Biomedical Engineering	33
35	Biomaterials	32
36	Molecular Neurodegeneration	31
-	Drug Resistance Updates	31
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	31
-	EPMA Journal	31
-	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	31
41	Radiologia Medica	30
-	IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering	30
-	Ageing Research Reviews	30
-	Nature Metabolism	30
45	EMBO Molecular Medicine	29
-	European Radiology	29
47	Nature Cancer	28
-	Basic Research in Cardiology	28
-	Acta Neuropathologica	28
50	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	27

51	Annual Review of Clinical Psychology	26
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	26
-	Bioactive Materials	26
-	Japanese Dental Science Review	26
-	Genome Medicine	26
-	Medical Image Analysis	26
-	New England Journal of Medicine	26
-	Nature Reviews Cancer	26
-	Geroscience	26
-	Nature Reviews Immunology	26
61	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	25
-	Sports Medicine-Open	25
-	Trends in Neurosciences	25
-	Journal of Abnormal Psychology	25
-	Clinical Psychology Review	25
-	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	25
-	Nature Immunology	25
68	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	24
-	Molecular Medicine	24
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	24
-	Seminars in Immunopathology	24
-	Drugs	24
-	Theranostics	24
-	Food Chemistry	24
75	Journal of Controlled Release	23
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	23
-	Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering	23
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	23
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	23
-	Journal of Experimental Medicine	23
-	Acta Biomaterialia	23
-	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	23
-	Drug Delivery	23
84	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	22
-	Lancet Planetary Health	22
-	Nature Reviews Genetics	22
-	Gut Microbes	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Pharmacological Research	22
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	22
-	Lancet Public Health	22
-	Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine	22
-	Pharmacological Reviews	22
-	Brain	22
-	European Respiratory Review	22
96	Current Opinion in Virology	21
-	IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging	21
-	eBioMedicine	21
-	Current Environmental Health Reports	21
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	21
-	Trends in Cancer	21
-	Evidence-Based Mental Health	21
103	Medicinal Research Reviews	20
-	Nature Human Behaviour	20
-	Annual Review of Virology	20
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	20
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	20
-	JAMA Neurology	20
-	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	20
-	Current Psychiatry Reports	20
-	Advances in Nutrition	20
-	Clinical Epigenetics	20
-	JAMA Psychiatry	20
114	Seminars in Immunology	19
-	Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	19
-	American Journal of Clinical Dermatology	19
-	Nature Reviews Nephrology	19
-	Drug Discovery Today	19
-	eClinicalMedicine	19
-	Environmental Research	19
-	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	19
-	Sports Medicine	19
-	European Review of Aging and Physical Activity	19
-	Regenerative Biomaterials	19
-	Molecular Psychiatry	19
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	19
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	19
-	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	19
-	Cancer Letters	19
-	Clinical Cancer Research	19
-	Cardiovascular Diabetology	19
-	Progress in Biomaterials	19
133	Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle	18
-	npj Regenerative Medicine	18
-	Gut	18
-	Archives of Pharmacal Research	18
-	Photoacoustics	18
-	Biomarker Research	18
-	Biomaterials Research	18
-	Rheumatology International	18
-	Metabolomics	18
-	npj Digital Medicine	18
-	Heart Failure Reviews	18
-	EFORT Open Reviews	18
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	18
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	18
148	Current Pollution Reports	17
-	Diabetes Care	17
-	Clinical Oral Investigations	17
-	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	17
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	17
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	17
-	Neuroimage	17
-	Autoimmunity Reviews	17
-	Phytomedicine	17
-	Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering	17
-	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	17
159	Current Obesity Reports	16
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	16
-	Molecular Metabolism	16
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	16
-	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	16
-	JCI Insight	16
-	Progress in Neurobiology	16
-	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	16
-	Critical Care	16
-	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology	16
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology	16
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	16
-	Health Psychology Review	16
-	Acta Pharmacologica Sinica	16
-	Immunological Reviews	16
-	Oncogene	16
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	16

-	Diabetologia	16
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	16
-	JAMA Network Open	16
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	16
-	Translational Psychiatry	16
-	BMC Medicine	16
-	Biofabrication	16
183	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	15
-	Current Opinion in Pharmacology	15
-	Molecular Therapy	15
-	Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review	15
-	Angiogenesis	15
-	Inflammation and Regeneration	15
-	npj Breast Cancer	15
-	Journal of Medical Systems	15
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	15
-	Environmental Health	15
-	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	15
-	JMIR Mental Health	15
-	Pharmaceutical Biology	15
-	Blood Reviews	15
-	Trends in Genetics	15
-	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews	15
-	Bio-Design and Manufacturing	15
-	Current Diabetes Reports	15

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