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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	54
2	Cancer Cell	50
-	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research	50
4	Cell Metabolism	49
-	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	49
6	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	48
-	Cellular & Molecular Immunology	48
8	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	47
9	Endocrine Reviews	46
10	Annual Review of Neuroscience	45
-	Immunity	45
-	Experimental and Molecular Medicine	45
13	Nature Biomedical Engineering	43
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	43
-	Annual Review of Immunology	43
-	Horticulture Research	43
17	Molecular Cancer	40
18	Nature Genetics	39
19	Science Translational Medicine	38
-	Nature Medicine	38
21	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	37
22	Human Reproduction Update	36
-	International Journal of Oral Science	36
-	Science Immunology	36
25	Cell Host & Microbe	35
-	Nature Neuroscience	35
-	Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology	35
-	Progress in Lipid Research	35
29	Annual Review of Public Health	34
30	Nature Reviews Cancer	33
-	Annual Review of Genetics	33
-	Biomaterials	33
-	Annual Review of Medicine	33
34	Neuron	32
35	EPMA Journal	31
36	Annual Review of Clinical Psychology	30
-	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	30
-	Lancet Digital Health	30
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	30
40	Molecular Neurodegeneration	29
-	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	29
-	Nature Cancer	29
-	Nature Reviews Genetics	29
-	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	29
45	Ageing Research Reviews	28
46	New England Journal of Medicine	27
-	Nature Metabolism	27
-	Genes and Immunity	27
-	Bioactive Materials	27
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	27

-	Annual Review of Virology	27
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	27
-	Radiologia Medica	27
-	Drug Resistance Updates	27
-	Periodontology 2000	27
56	Nature Reviews Immunology	26
-	EMBO Molecular Medicine	26
-	Drugs	26
-	Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering	26
-	Genome Medicine	26
61	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	25
-	Medical Image Analysis	25
-	Basic Research in Cardiology	25
64	Nature Immunology	24
-	Seminars in Immunopathology	24
-	Journal of Experimental Medicine	24
-	Acta Neuropathologica	24
68	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	23
-	Evidence-Based Mental Health	23
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	23
-	Food Chemistry	23
-	Trends in Neurosciences	23
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	23
-	Clinical Psychology Review	23
-	IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering	23
-	Pharmacological Reviews	23
77	Molecular Medicine	22
-	European Radiology	22
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	22
-	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	22
-	Acta Biomaterialia	22
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	22
83	Journal of Controlled Release	21
-	Lancet Public Health	21
-	Japanese Dental Science Review	21
-	European Respiratory Review	21
-	Journal of Abnormal Psychology	21
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	21
-	Pharmacological Research	21
-	Lancet Planetary Health	21
-	Current Environmental Health Reports	21
-	Geroscience	21
93	EFORT Open Reviews	20
-	Regenerative Biomaterials	20
-	Drug Delivery	20
-	Brain	20
-	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	20
-	Current Opinion in Virology	20
-	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	20
-	Molecular Psychiatry	20
-	JAMA Psychiatry	20
-	eBioMedicine	20
-	Trends in Cancer	20
-	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	20
-	Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine	20
106	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	19
-	npj Digital Medicine	19
-	JAMA Neurology	19
-	Sports Medicine	19
-	Sports Medicine-Open	19
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	19
-	Clinical Cancer Research	19
-	Clinical Epigenetics	19
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	19
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	19
-	Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery	19
-	Nature Human Behaviour	19
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	19
-	Theranostics	19
-	Advances in Nutrition	19
-	IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging	19
122	Medicinal Research Reviews	18
-	Lancet Respiratory Medicine	18
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	18
-	Bio-Design and Manufacturing	18
-	American Journal of Clinical Dermatology	18
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	18
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	18
-	Gut	18
-	Gut Microbes	18
-	Photoacoustics	18
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	18
-	npj Regenerative Medicine	18
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	18
-	eClinicalMedicine	18
-	Environmental Research	18
-	Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	18
-	Drug Discovery Today	18
-	Cancer Letters	18
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	18
141	Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle	17
-	Molecular Therapy	17
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	17
-	Oncogene	17
-	Current Pollution Reports	17
-	Progress in Neurobiology	17
-	Nature Reviews Nephrology	17
-	JMIR mHealth and uHealth	17
-	Seminars in Immunology	17
-	Diabetes Care	17
-	Biofabrication	17
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	17
-	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	17
-	Cardiovascular Diabetology	17
155	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology	16
-	Molecular Metabolism	16
-	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology	16
-	JCI Insight	16
-	Rheumatology International	16
-	Biomarker Research	16
-	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	16
-	Trends in Genetics	16
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	16
-	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	16
-	Immunological Reviews	16
-	Heart Failure Reviews	16
-	Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences	16
-	Mucosal Immunology	16
-	Neuroimage	16
-	Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering	16
-	Health Psychology Review	16
-	Blood Reviews	16
-	Current Psychiatry Reports	16
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	16
-	American Journal of Psychiatry	16

-	Archives of Pharmacal Research	16
177	Molecular Autism	15
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	15
-	Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids	15
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	15
-	Genes & Development	15
-	Endocrinology	15
-	BMC Medicine	15
-	World Psychiatry	15
-	Stem Cell Research & Therapy	15
-	British Journal of Cancer	15
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	15
-	Current Obesity Reports	15
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	15
-	Current Opinion in Immunology	15
-	Journal of Medical Systems	15
-	Hepatology	15
-	Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism	15
-	npj Breast Cancer	15
-	JAMA Network Open	15
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	15
-	Translational Psychiatry	15
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology	15
-	Critical Care	15
-	Phytomedicine	15

(This list is limited to max. 200 journals; click here to see the full list)