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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Cellular & Molecular Immunology	74
2	Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease	66
3	Journal of Hematology & Oncology	54
4	Cancer Cell	53
5	Cell Metabolism	51
-	Annual Review of Immunology	51
7	Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews	49
8	Endocrine Reviews	48
9	Immunity	46
-	Nature Reviews Disease Primers	46
11	Experimental and Molecular Medicine	45
-	Seminars in Cancer Biology	45
13	Horticulture Research	44
-	Molecular Cancer	44
15	Annual Review of Public Health	42
16	Annual Review of Medicine	41
17	Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology	40
-	Progress in Retinal and Eye Research	40
19	Nature Medicine	39
-	Science Immunology	39
-	International Journal of Oral Science	39
-	Progress in Lipid Research	39
23	Nature Genetics	38
24	Human Reproduction Update	37
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	37
-	MMWR-Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report	37
-	Science Translational Medicine	37
28	Annual Review of Genetics	35
29	Nature Neuroscience	34
-	Neuron	34
31	Biomaterials	33
-	Nature Biomedical Engineering	33
-	Cell Host & Microbe	33
-	Periodontology 2000	33
35	Lancet Digital Health	32
36	Nature Metabolism	31
-	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	31
38	Molecular Neurodegeneration	30
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	30
-	Radiologia Medica	30
-	EPMA Journal	30
-	Drug Resistance Updates	30
43	Ageing Research Reviews	29
-	IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering	29
45	European Radiology	28
-	Nature Reviews Genetics	28
47	Basic Research in Cardiology	27
-	Nature Cancer	27
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	27
-	Annual Review of Virology	27

-	New England Journal of Medicine	27
-	Nature Reviews Cancer	27
53	Bioactive Materials	26
-	EMBO Molecular Medicine	26
-	CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians	26
-	Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology	26
-	Acta Neuropathologica	26
58	Geroscience	25
-	Evidence-Based Mental Health	25
-	Molecular Medicine	25
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	25
-	Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B	25
-	Japanese Dental Science Review	25
-	Drugs	25
-	Genome Medicine	25
-	Medical Image Analysis	25
-	Molecular Aspects of Medicine	25
-	Annual Review of Clinical Psychology	25
-	Nature Immunology	25
70	Journal of Abnormal Psychology	24
-	Trends in Neurosciences	24
-	Sports Medicine-Open	24
-	Seminars in Immunopathology	24
74	Annual Review of Vision Science	23
-	Food Chemistry	23
-	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	23
-	Clinical Psychology Review	23
-	Journal of Experimental Medicine	23
-	Nature Reviews Immunology	23
-	Acta Biomaterialia	23
-	Theranostics	23
-	Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research	23
83	Journal of Neuroinflammation	22
-	European Respiratory Review	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Journal of Sport and Health Science	22
-	Drug Delivery	22
-	Pharmacological Research	22
-	Lancet Public Health	22
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	22
-	Journal of Controlled Release	22
-	Pharmacological Reviews	22
93	Brain	21
-	Lancet Planetary Health	21
-	Current Environmental Health Reports	21
-	Particle and Fibre Toxicology	21
-	Gut Microbes	21
-	Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering	21
-	Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition	21
-	Clinical & Translational Oncology	21
-	JAMA Psychiatry	21
-	eBioMedicine	21
103	Medicinal Research Reviews	20
-	Clinical Epigenetics	20
-	JAMA Neurology	20
-	IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging	20
-	Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics	20
-	Molecular Psychiatry	20
-	Advances in Nutrition	20
-	Current Opinion in Virology	20
-	Trends in Cancer	20
-	Regenerative Biomaterials	20
113	Heart Failure Reviews	19
-	Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics	19
-	Nature Human Behaviour	19
-	Nature Reviews Nephrology	19
-	Trends in Ecology & Evolution	19
-	Sports Medicine	19
-	Cancer Letters	19
-	Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer	19
-	European Review of Aging and Physical Activity	19
-	Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine	19
-	Rheumatology International	19
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	19
-	Cancer and Metastasis Reviews	19
-	Cancer Treatment Reviews	19
-	Environmental Research	19
-	Drug Discovery Today	19
129	Archives of Pharmacal Research	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	18
-	npj Regenerative Medicine	18
-	Current Psychiatry Reports	18
-	American Journal of Clinical Dermatology	18
-	Seminars in Immunology	18
-	Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders	18
-	Clinical Cancer Research	18
-	Cardiovascular Diabetology	18
-	Cell Biology and Toxicology	18
-	Photoacoustics	18
-	EFORT Open Reviews	18
-	Gut	18
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	18
-	npj Digital Medicine	18
-	Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle	18
-	eClinicalMedicine	18
146	Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering	17
-	Accident Analysis and Prevention	17
-	Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy	17
-	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer	17
-	Biomarker Research	17
-	Biomaterials Research	17
-	Neuroimage	17
-	Oncogene	17
-	American Journal of Human Genetics	17
-	Trends in Pharmacological Sciences	17
-	Clinical Oral Investigations	17
-	Diabetes Care	17
-	Progress in Biomaterials	17
159	Immunological Reviews	16
-	Biofabrication	16
-	Molecular Metabolism	16
-	JCI Insight	16
-	Progress in Neurobiology	16
-	Autoimmunity Reviews	16
-	Antioxidants & Redox Signaling	16
-	Mucosal Immunology	16
-	Metabolomics	16
-	Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology	16
-	Current Obesity Reports	16
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	16
-	Current Pollution Reports	16
-	Acta Pharmacologica Sinica	16
-	Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews	16
-	JAMA Network Open	16
-	Phytomedicine	16

176	British Journal of Cancer	15
-	Implementation Science	15
-	BMC Medicine	15
-	Hepatology	15
-	Journal of Medical Systems	15
-	Mechanisms of Ageing and Development	15
-	Molecular Therapy	15
-	Health Psychology Review	15
-	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology	15
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	15
-	Critical Care	15
-	Current Diabetes Reports	15
-	Trends in Genetics	15
-	Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy	15
-	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment	15
-	JMIR Mental Health	15
-	Diabetologia	15
-	Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism	15
-	Blood Reviews	15
-	Inflammation and Regeneration	15
-	Artificial Intelligence in Medicine	15
-	Bio-Design and Manufacturing	15
-	Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences	15
-	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology	15
-	Lancet Respiratory Medicine	15

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