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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	67
2	Cancer Cell	63
3	Cell Metabolism	62
4	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	61
5	Endocrine Reviews	53
6	Annual Review of Immunology	52
7	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	50
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	50
9	Immunity	49
10	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	46
11	International Journal of Oral Science	45
-	Molecular Cancer	45
13	Annual Review of Neuroscience	44
-	Nature Medicine	44
15	Human Reproduction Update	43
16	Nature Genetics	42
17	Science Immunology	41
18	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	40
19	Nature Neuroscience	39
20	Evidence-Based Mental Health	36
-	Progress in Lipid Research	36
-	Science Translational Medicine	36
23	Nature Metabolism	35
-	Acta Neuropathologica	35
-	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research	35
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	35
-	Cell Host & Microbe	35
28	Annual Review of Clinical Psychology	34
-	Ageing Research Reviews	34
30	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	33
-	Lancet Digital Health	33
-	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	33
-	Sports Medicine-Open	33
-	Neuron	33
35	Basic Research in Cardiology	32
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	32
-	Annual Review of Medicine	32
38	Nature Biomedical Engineering	31
-	Nature Reviews Cancer	31
-	IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering	31
41	EMBO Molecular Medicine	30
-	Periodontology 2000	30
-	Drug Resistance Updates	30
-	Annual Review of Public Health	30
45	Journal of Headache and Pain	29
-	Geroscience	29
-	Biomaterials	29
-	Molecular Medicine	29
-	Nature Cancer	29
50	Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering	28

-	Nature Reviews Genetics	28
-	Seminars in Immunopathology	28
53	Drugs	27
-	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	27
-	Nature Immunology	27
-	Gut Microbes	27
57	Annual Review of Genetics	26
58	Cardiovascular Diabetology	25
-	Japanese Dental Science Review	25
-	Medical Image Analysis	25
-	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	25
-	Nature Reviews Immunology	25
-	Annual Review of Virology	25
-	Clinical Psychology Review	25
-	New England Journal of Medicine	25
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	25
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	25
68	Drug Delivery	24
-	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	24
-	Progress in Biomaterials	24
-	Journal of Controlled Release	24
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	24
-	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	24
-	Current Psychiatry Reports	24
-	Nature Human Behaviour	24
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	24
-	Bioactive Materials	24
78	Pharmacological Research	23
-	Journal of Experimental Medicine	23
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	23
-	Pharmacological Reviews	23
-	Food Chemistry	23
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	23
-	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	23
-	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	23
86	Genome Medicine	22
-	Trends in Neurosciences	22
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	22
-	Lancet Planetary Health	22
-	JAMA Neurology	22
-	Medicinal Research Reviews	22
-	Acta Biomaterialia	22
-	Advances in Nutrition	22
-	European Respiratory Review	22
-	eBioMedicine	22
-	Trends in Cancer	22
-	Lancet Public Health	22
-	JAMA Psychiatry	22
-	Nature Reviews Nephrology	22
100	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	21
-	Immunological Reviews	21
-	Seminars in Immunology	21
-	eClinicalMedicine	21
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	21
-	Brain	21
-	Biomarker Research	21
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	21
-	Sports Medicine	21
-	IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging	21
110	Current Pollution Reports	20
-	Cancer Letters	20
-	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	20
-	Environmental Research	20
-	Theranostics	20
-	Investigative Radiology	20
-	Angiogenesis	20
117	Experimental Hematology & Oncology	19
-	Photoacoustics	19
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology	19
-	Molecular Psychiatry	19
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	19
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	19
-	Heart Failure Reviews	19
-	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology	19
-	Drug Discovery Today	19
-	Phytomedicine	19
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	19
-	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology	19
-	Biomaterials Research	19
-	Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health-Part B-Critical Reviews	19
-	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	19
-	Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	19
-	npj Digital Medicine	19
134	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	18
-	Current Obesity Reports	18
-	Clinical Epigenetics	18
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	18
-	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	18
-	Current Osteoporosis Reports	18
-	Nature Reviews Cardiology	18
-	Blood Reviews	18
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	18
-	Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review	18
-	American Journal of Clinical Dermatology	18
146	Diabetes Care	17
-	Military Medical Research	17
-	Cancer Communications	17
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	17
-	Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental	17
-	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	17
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	17
-	npj Regenerative Medicine	17
-	Gut	17
-	Current Environmental Health Reports	17
-	Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism	17
-	JAMA Network Open	17
-	JMIR Mental Health	17
-	Nature Reviews Endocrinology	17
-	Autoimmunity Reviews	17
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	17
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	17
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	17
164	Diabetologia	16
-	Pharmaceutical Biology	16
-	Pharmaceutics	16
-	Phytotherapy Research	16
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	16
-	BMC Medicine	16
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	16
-	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology	16
-	Inflammation	16
-	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	16
-	Acta Pharmacologica Sinica	16
-	Environmental Health	16

-	Environmental Health Perspectives	16
-	Trends in Molecular Medicine	16
-	Critical Care	16
-	Brain Structure & Function	16
-	JCI Insight	16
-	Immunity & Ageing	16
-	Seminars in Nuclear Medicine	16
-	Inflammation and Regeneration	16
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	16
185	Journal of Digital Imaging	15
-	Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle	15
-	Emerging Microbes & Infections	15
-	Current Hypertension Reports	15
-	Translational Psychiatry	15
-	Trends in Immunology	15
-	Current Opinion in Virology	15
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	15
-	Modern Pathology	15
-	Journal of Translational Medicine	15
-	International Journal of Nanomedicine	15
-	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	15
-	Implementation Science	15
-	American Journal of Psychiatry	15
-	Journal of Autoimmunity	15
-	CNS Drugs	15

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