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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Annual Review of Neuroscience	50
2	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	49
3	Endocrine Reviews	45
4	Annual Review of Medicine	38
-	Annual Review of Public Health	38
6	Progress in Lipid Research	36
-	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	36
8	Annual Review of Genetics	35
9	Biomaterials	33
10	Radiologia Medica	31
11	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	30
12	New England Journal of Medicine	28
13	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	27
14	Acta Neuropathologica	25
-	Drugs	25
16	Trends in Neurosciences	24
-	Journal of Experimental Medicine	24
18	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	23
19	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	22
-	Journal of Controlled Release	22
-	Pharmacological Reviews	22
22	Journal of Abnormal Psychology	21
-	Brain	21
24	Sports Medicine	20
-	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	20
26	Rheumatology International	19
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	19
28	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	18
-	Environmental Research	18
-	Gut	18
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	18
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	18
-	Medicinal Research Reviews	18
34	Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering	17
-	Diabetes Care	17
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	17
37	Archives of Pharmacal Research	16
38	American Journal of Psychiatry	15
-	Trends in Genetics	15
-	British Journal of Cancer	15
-	Journal of Medical Systems	15
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	15
-	Immunological Reviews	15
-	Endocrinology	15
45	International Journal of Nursing Studies	14
-	Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety	14
-	Investigative Radiology	14
-	Journal of Nuclear Medicine	14
-	Computers in Biology and Medicine	14
50	Radiology	13

-	Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental	13
-	Life Sciences	13
-	Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine	13
-	Seminars in Nuclear Medicine	13
-	Survey of Ophthalmology	13
-	Environmental Health Perspectives	13
57	Clinical Science	12
-	Neuropharmacology	12
-	Journal of Dental Research	12
-	Biochemical Pharmacology	12
61	British Medical Bulletin	11
-	Clinical Nutrition	11
-	Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis	11
-	Allergy	11
-	American Journal of Clinical Nutrition	11
-	Neurobiology of Aging	11
-	Nurse Education Today	11
-	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	11
-	International Journal of Health Services	11
-	Calcified Tissue International	11
-	Chemico-Biological Interactions	11
-	American Journal of Chinese Medicine	11
-	Neurochemistry International	11
-	Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy	11
-	Kidney International	11
-	International Endodontic Journal	11
-	Journal of Affective Disorders	11
-	Experimental Neurology	11
79	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	10
-	Nutrition Reviews	10
-	Journal of Virology	10
-	European Journal of Pharmacology	10
-	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	10
-	Ultrasonics	10
-	British Journal of Pharmacology	10
-	Behaviour Research and Therapy	10
-	Annals of Surgery	10
-	Aquatic Toxicology	10
-	Journal of Health and Social Behavior	10
-	Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research	10
-	Journal of Pathology	10
-	Neurotoxicology	10
-	Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases	10
-	Epilepsia	10
-	Journal of Health Economics	10
-	Comprehensive Psychiatry	10
97	Carcinogenesis	9
-	Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics	9
-	Reviews on Environmental Health	9
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	9
-	Psychiatry Research	9
-	Preventive Medicine	9
-	Drug Safety	9
-	American Journal of Surgical Pathology	9
-	Antiviral Research	9
-	Journal of Safety Research	9
-	Theoretical and Applied Genetics	9
-	Thorax	9
-	Psychological Medicine	9
-	Journal of Medical Virology	9
-	Dentomaxillofacial Radiology	9
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	9
-	Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism	9
-	Journal of Infection	9
115	American Journal of Ophthalmology	8
-	American Journal of Pathology	8
-	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	8
-	Behavior Therapy	8
-	Clinical and Experimental Immunology	8
-	Clinical & Experimental Metastasis	8
-	Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics	8
-	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica	8
-	Biological Trace Element Research	8
-	Journal of Periodontology	8
-	Pediatrics	8
-	Peptides	8
-	Cortex	8
-	International Journal of Cancer	8
-	Drug Metabolism and disPosition	8
-	International Ophthalmology	8
-	JNCI-Journal of the National Cancer Institute	8
-	Experimental Cell Research	8
-	Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology	8
-	Heredity	8
-	Journal of Infectious Diseases	8
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	8
-	Appetite	8
-	Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism	8
-	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica	8
-	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology	8
-	Psychopharmacology	8
-	Journal of Natural Products	8
-	Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences	8
-	Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology	8
-	Journal of Psychiatric Research	8
-	Infection and Immunity	8
-	Health Policy	8
-	Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease	8
-	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering	8
150	British Journal of Ophthalmology	7
-	Virus Research	7
-	Cancer	7
-	Annals of Biomedical Engineering	7
-	Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics	7
-	Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	7
-	Seminars in Hematology	7
-	Molecular Pharmacology	7
-	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	7
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	7
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	7
-	Journal of Nutrition	7
-	Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools	7
-	Evolution	7
-	Journal of Endocrinology	7
-	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health	7
-	Human Factors	7
-	Immunology	7
-	Cardiovascular Research	7
-	Cellular Immunology	7
-	Exceptional Children	7
-	Behavioural Brain Research	7
-	Biology of Reproduction	7
-	Theriogenology	7
-	Studies in Family Planning	7
-	Breast Cancer Research and Treatment	7

-	British Journal of Anaesthesia	7
-	Molecular Immunology	7
-	Neuroscience Research	7
-	Journal of Periodontal Research	7
-	European Journal of Orthodontics	7
-	Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology	7
-	Experimental Eye Research	7
-	Journal of Endodontics	7
-	Hormones and Behavior	7
-	Journal of Medical Genetics	7
-	Immunogenetics	7
-	Immunology Letters	7
188	Archives of Sexual Behavior	6
-	Chromosoma	6
-	Crisis-The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention	6
-	Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis	6
-	Archives of Oral Biology	6
-	Journal of Learning Disabilities	6
-	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry	6
-	Acta Tropica	6
-	Thrombosis Research	6
-	Brain and Language	6
-	Brain Research	6
-	Psychophysiology	6
-	Microvascular Research	6

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