Clinical medicine: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	Average citations
1	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	170.138
2	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	59.424
3	Cancer Cell	56.054
4	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	55.213
5	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	54.504
6	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	51.621
7	Annual Review of Immunology	50.564
8	New England Journal of Medicine	50.284
9	Evidence-Based Mental Health	47.750
10	Cell Metabolism	47.090
11	Molecular Cancer	44.266
12	Nature Medicine	43.880
13	Nature Reviews Immunology	42.159
14	Nature Reviews Cancer	41.489
15	International Journal of Oral Science	41.208
16	Nature Reviews Genetics	40.494
17	Seminars in Cancer Biology	39.489
18	Immunity	39.177
19	Endocrine Reviews	39.026
20	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	36.585
21	Annual Review of Neuroscience	34.233
22	Nature Genetics	33.558
23	Nature Reviews Nephrology	33.172
24	Human Reproduction Update	32.667
25	IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering	31.496
26	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology	30.802
27	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	30.529
28	Nature Reviews Cardiology	30.147
29	Lancet Digital Health	29.821
30	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	29.438
31	Nature Biomedical Engineering	28.947
32	Annual Review of Medicine	28.752
33	Science Immunology	28.431
34	Molecular Neurodegeneration	28.335
35	Nature Neuroscience	28.326
36	Drug Resistance Updates	28.181
37	Nature Metabolism	27.527
38	Science Translational Medicine	27.453
39	Lancet	27.414
40	Implementation Science	27.350
41	Progress in Lipid Research	27.333
42	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	27.299
43	Cell Host & Microbe	27.149
44	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research	26.958
45	Ageing Research Reviews	26.629
46	Medical Image Analysis	26.595
47	Nature Reviews Drug Discovery	26.390
48	Nature Cancer	26.364
49	Periodontology 2000	26.210
50	Acta Neuropathologica	26.090

51	Neuron	25.727
52	Translational Neurodegeneration	25.556
53	Journal of Headache and Pain	25.533
54	World Psychiatry	25.038
55	Pharmacological Reviews	24.921
56	Lancet Neurology	24.809
57	Diabetes Care	24.609
58	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	24.309
59	Gut Microbes	24.017
60	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	23.957
61	EMBO Molecular Medicine	23.940
62	Annual Review of Public Health	23.649
63	Annual Review of Clinical Psychology	23.388
64	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology	23.323
65	Molecular Medicine	23.169
66	Basic Research in Cardiology	22.903
67	Nature Immunology	22.602
68	Geroscience	22.452
69	Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology	22.274
70	Drugs	22.167
71	Nature Reviews Endocrinology	22.028
72	Lancet Public Health	21.996
73	Biomaterials	21.877
74	Annual Review of Genetics	21.852
75	Cardiovascular Diabetology	21.720
76	Nature Reviews Neurology	21.593
77	JAMA Neurology	21.590
78	Trends in Cancer	21.420
79	Cancer Communications	21.222
80	Sports Medicine-Open	21.200
81	Angiogenesis	21.050
82	Nature Human Behaviour	20.629
83	Seminars in Immunopathology	20.536
84	Japanese Dental Science Review	20.512
85	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	20.347
86	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	20.060
87	npj Digital Medicine	19.881
88	Trends in Neurosciences	19.767
89	Gut	19.752
90	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	19.587
91	JAMA Psychiatry	19.540
92	Journal of Controlled Release	19.529
93	Current Obesity Reports	19.478
94	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	19.365
95	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	19.201
96	Lancet Oncology	19.155
97	Lancet Planetary Health	19.152
98	Journal of Sport and Health Science	19.047
99	Current Psychiatry Reports	18.915
100	Lancet Respiratory Medicine	18.859
101	Lancet Infectious Diseases	18.760
102	eClinicalMedicine	18.754
103	Genome Medicine	18.613
104	eBioMedicine	18.508
105	Theranostics	18.429
106	Pharmacological Research	18.385
107	Journal of Neuroinflammation	18.339
108	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews	18.333
109	IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging	18.277
110	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	18.247
111	Hepatology	18.024
112	Nature Reviews Rheumatology	17.946
113	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	17.909
114	Bioactive Materials	17.882
115	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	17.766
116	Medicinal Research Reviews	17.698
117	Biomarker Research	17.589
118	Clinical Psychology Review	17.567
119	Acta Biomaterialia	17.515
120	Immunological Reviews	17.493
121	Annual Review of Virology	17.400
122	Seminars in Immunology	17.179
123	Food Chemistry	17.137
124	Endocrinology	17.029
125	Current Pollution Reports	16.980
126	Lancet Global Health	16.955
127	Progress in Biomaterials	16.889
128	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	16.826
129	Molecular Psychiatry	16.825
130	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	16.812
131	Journal of Experimental Medicine	16.801
132	Drug Delivery	16.686
133	Brain	16.648
134	European Respiratory Review	16.618
135	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	16.444
136	Sleep Medicine Reviews	16.411
137	Cell Biology and Toxicology	16.371
138	Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering	16.365
139	Advances in Nutrition	16.361
140	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	16.359
141	Investigative Radiology	16.263
142	JAMA Oncology	16.140
143	Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	15.956
144	Cancer Treatment Reviews	15.954
145	Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental	15.950
146	Environmental Research	15.880
147	Current Osteoporosis Reports	15.848
148	Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism	15.753
149	Clinical Epigenetics	15.611
150	Health Psychology Review	15.557
151	Trends in Immunology	15.501
152	Military Medical Research	15.423
153	Biomaterials Research	15.360
154	Sports Medicine	15.277
155	Drug Discovery Today	15.260
156	Trends in Molecular Medicine	15.206
157	Cancer Discovery	15.142
158	Inflammation	15.125
159	American Journal of Clinical Dermatology	15.056
160	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	15.045
161	Radiology	14.989
162	Biodrugs	14.983
163	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	14.936
164	Artificial Intelligence in Medicine	14.908
165	Cancer Letters	14.870
166	Trends in Genetics	14.829
167	JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association	14.593
168	Journal of Autoimmunity	14.573
169	JAMA Network Open	14.518
170	American Journal of Human Genetics	14.513
171	Brain Structure & Function	14.508
172	Phytomedicine	14.450
173	Current Environmental Health Reports	14.416
174	Inflammation and Regeneration	14.385
175	Photoacoustics	14.365

176	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology	14.339
177	Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review	14.306
178	JMIR Mental Health	14.288
179	Annual Review of Vision Science	14.241
180	Immunity & Ageing	14.236
181	Autoimmunity Reviews	14.211
182	Computers in Biology and Medicine	14.170
183	Pharmaceutics	14.072
184	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	14.061
185	Diabetologia	14.056
186	British Journal of Sports Medicine	13.889
187	JAMA Cardiology	13.830
188	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	13.755
189	Clinical and Molecular Hepatology	13.742
190	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	13.705
191	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	13.695
192	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	13.674
193	Current Atherosclerosis Reports	13.652
194	Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle	13.635
195	Environmental Health Perspectives	13.572
196	Critical Care	13.560
197	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	13.556
198	Journal of Medical Internet Research	13.531
199	Pediatric Diabetes	13.519
200	Acta Pharmacologica Sinica	13.492

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