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Medicine is a broad research area that includes clinical, laboratory and population-based specialties with very different citation patterns. Use the subsubject links to compare journals within a more relevant field such as oncology, cardiology, neurology, surgery or public health.

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3,289Approved journals

3,256Journals with JIF

972Q1 journals

232.400Highest available JIF

2.200Median available JIF

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3,268 journals with Q1–Q4 data

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29.7% of quartile-classified journals

Q2907

27.8% of quartile-classified journals

Q3748

22.9% of quartile-classified journals

Q4641

19.6% of quartile-classified journals

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Internal & General Medicine 401 Neurology & Neuroscience 356 Oncology 257 Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 224 Surgery 181 Pharmacy & Pharmacology 174 Psychiatry & Mental Health 156 Endocrinology & Metabolism 136 Dentistry & Oral Health 117 Pediatrics 116 Nursing 111 Public Health & Epidemiology 105 Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 104 Nephrology & Urology 88 Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine 87 Ophthalmology & Vision Science 78 Radiology & Medical Imaging 78 Gastroenterology & Hepatology 74 Infectious Diseases 73 Anesthesiology & Critical Care 72 Obstetrics & Gynecology 69 Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine 54 Dermatology 53 Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy 53 Hematology 40 Emergency Medicine 22 Otolaryngology 10

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Journal	Subsubject	JIF	5-Year JIF	JCI	Quartile	Publisher
IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science ISSN N/A eISSN 2637-6407	Dentistry & Oral Health	5.000	0.000	0.950	Q2	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Stem Cells Translational Medicine ISSN 2157-6564 eISSN 2157-6580	Internal & General Medicine	4.900	5.500	1.210	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine ISSN 1549-9634 eISSN 1549-9642	Internal & General Medicine	4.600	4.600	0.920	Q2	ELSEVIER
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE ISSN 0957-4530 eISSN 1573-4838	Internal & General Medicine	4.500	4.500	0.720	Q2	SPRINGER
Molecular Oncology ISSN 1574-7891 eISSN 1878-0261	Oncology	4.500	5.700	1.040	Q2	WILEY
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine ISSN 1179-7282 eISSN 1179-7282	Infectious Diseases	4.500	5.000	0.530	Q2	DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
Biomedical Journal ISSN 2319-4170 eISSN 2320-2890	Internal & General Medicine	4.400	4.900	0.850	Q2	ELSEVIER
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine ISSN 2168-2372 eISSN 2168-2372	Internal & General Medicine	4.400	4.100	0.860	Q2	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
CANCER SCIENCE ISSN 1347-9032 eISSN 1349-7006	Oncology	4.300	5.100	1.010	Q2	WILEY
Endocrinology and Metabolism ISSN 2093-596X eISSN 2093-5978	Endocrinology & Metabolism	4.200	4.400	0.810	Q2	KOREAN ENDOCRINE SOC
ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ISSN 0889-8529 eISSN 1558-4410	Endocrinology & Metabolism	4.200	5.800	1.210	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE ISSN 1582-1838 eISSN 1582-4934	Internal & General Medicine	4.200	4.700	0.860	Q2	WILEY
ONCOLOGIST ISSN 1083-7159 eISSN 1549-490X	Oncology	4.200	5.000	0.970	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology ISSN 1758-8340 eISSN 1758-8359	Oncology	4.200	4.200	0.800	Q2	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ISSN N/A eISSN 2052-4897	Endocrinology & Metabolism	4.100	4.300	0.960	Q2	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
JNCI Cancer Spectrum ISSN N/A eISSN 2515-5091	Oncology	4.100	4.500	0.880	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Metabolic Engineering Communications ISSN 2214-0301 eISSN 2214-0301	Endocrinology & Metabolism	4.100	0.000	1.020	Q2	ELSEVIER
Nutrition & Metabolism ISSN N/A eISSN 1743-7075	Endocrinology & Metabolism	4.100	4.600	0.860	Q2	BMC
ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ISSN 0965-0407 eISSN 1555-3906	Oncology	4.100	3.500	0.850	Q2	TECH SCIENCE PRESS
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine ISSN 1738-2696 eISSN 2212-5469	Internal & General Medicine	4.100	4.200	0.800	Q2	KOREAN TISSUE ENGINEERING REGENERATIVE MEDICINE SOC
Translational Oncology ISSN 1936-5233 eISSN 1936-5233	Oncology	4.100	4.600	1.050	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ISSN N/A eISSN 1662-5102	Neurology & Neuroscience	4.000	4.900	0.860	Q2	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY ISSN 0022-3042 eISSN 1471-4159	Neurology & Neuroscience	4.000	4.600	0.830	Q2	WILEY
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE ISSN 0270-6474 eISSN 1529-2401	Neurology & Neuroscience	4.000	5.000	1.230	Q2	SOC NEUROSCIENCE
NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL ISSN 0197-0186 eISSN 1872-9754	Neurology & Neuroscience	4.000	4.100	1.030	Q2	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Targeted Oncology ISSN 1776-2596 eISSN 1776-260X	Oncology	4.000	4.400	0.920	Q2	SPRINGER
ACS Chemical Neuroscience ISSN 1948-7193 eISSN 1948-7193	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.900	4.000	0.980	Q2	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
CLINICS IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE ISSN 0749-0690 eISSN 1879-8853	Internal & General Medicine	3.900	5.000	0.830	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Cognitive Neurodynamics ISSN 1871-4080 eISSN 1871-4099	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.900	3.700	0.920	Q2	SPRINGER
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome ISSN N/A eISSN 1758-5996	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.900	4.300	0.910	Q2	BMC
GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ISSN 0889-8553 eISSN 1558-1942	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	3.900	4.400	0.840	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY ISSN 0022-0795 eISSN 1479-6805	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.900	3.900	0.820	Q2	BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
Metabolism and Target Organ Damage ISSN N/A eISSN 2769-6375	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.900	3.600	0.480	Q2	OAE PUBLISHING INC
NEUROMOLECULAR MEDICINE ISSN 1535-1084 eISSN 1559-1174	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.900	4.200	0.810	Q2	HUMANA PRESS INC
ONCOLOGY REPORTS ISSN 1021-335X eISSN 1791-2431	Oncology	3.900	3.500	0.840	Q2	SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
Cancer Research and Treatment ISSN 1598-2998 eISSN 2005-9256	Oncology	3.800	3.800	1.030	Q2	KOREAN CANCER ASSOCIATION
DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE ISSN 1590-8658 eISSN 1878-3562	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	3.800	3.500	0.930	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DRUG METABOLISM REVIEWS ISSN 0360-2532 eISSN 1097-9883	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.800	5.600	0.540	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience ISSN 1662-5099 eISSN 1662-5099	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.800	4.400	0.800	Q2	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Journal of Gastric Cancer ISSN 2093-582X eISSN 2093-5641	Oncology	3.800	2.900	0.850	Q2	KOREAN GASTRIC CANCER ASSOC
JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE ISSN 0141-8955 eISSN 1573-2665	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.800	4.900	1.040	Q2	WILEY
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY ISSN 0952-5041 eISSN 1479-6813	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.800	4.300	0.780	Q2	BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES ISSN 0022-3549 eISSN 1520-6017	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	3.800	3.700	0.880	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS ISSN 0022-3565 eISSN 1521-0103	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	3.800	3.500	1.120	Q2	ELSEVIER
NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH ISSN 0364-3190 eISSN 1573-6903	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.800	3.900	0.810	Q2	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Neurophotonics ISSN 2329-423X eISSN 2329-4248	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.800	4.500	1.220	Q2	SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS
Pharmacological Reports ISSN 1734-1140 eISSN 2299-5684	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	3.800	3.600	0.840	Q2	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science ISSN N/A eISSN 2575-9108	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	3.700	4.400	1.250	Q2	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
ASN Neuro ISSN 1759-0914 eISSN 1759-0914	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.700	4.200	0.770	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN ISSN 0361-9230 eISSN 1873-2747	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.700	3.600	0.970	Q2	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Journal of Diabetes ISSN 1753-0393 eISSN 1753-0407	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.700	3.600	0.780	Q2	WILEY
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology ISSN 1932-2968 eISSN 1932-2968	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.700	0.000	0.920	Q2	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION ISSN 1684-1182 eISSN 1995-9133	Infectious Diseases	3.700	3.700	0.980	Q2	ELSEVIER TAIWAN
Metabolites ISSN N/A eISSN 2218-1989	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.700	4.100	0.690	Q2	MDPI
SEMINARS IN LIVER DISEASE ISSN 0272-8087 eISSN 1098-8971	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	3.700	4.800	0.600	Q2	THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC
European Cardiology Review ISSN 1758-3756 eISSN 1758-3756	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	3.600	4.500	0.740	Q2	RADCLIFFE CARDIOLOGY
European Geriatric Medicine ISSN 1878-7649 eISSN 1878-7657	Internal & General Medicine	3.600	3.800	0.830	Q2	SPRINGER
INFECTION ISSN 0300-8126 eISSN 1439-0973	Infectious Diseases	3.600	3.900	1.100	Q2	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY ISSN 0303-7207 eISSN 1872-8057	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.600	3.800	0.800	Q2	ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Neurobiology of Stress ISSN 2352-2895 eISSN 2352-2895	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.600	4.900	1.140	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE ISSN 1028-415X eISSN 1476-8305	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.600	4.000	0.750	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL ISSN 0002-8703 eISSN 1097-6744	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	3.500	3.600	1.070	Q2	MOSBY-ELSEVIER
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE ISSN 1591-8890 eISSN 1591-9528	Internal & General Medicine	3.500	3.600	0.700	Q2	SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL
COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE UNDERSTANDING ISSN 1077-3142 eISSN 1090-235X	Ophthalmology & Vision Science	3.500	4.800	0.780	Q2	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
CURRENT CANCER DRUG TARGETS ISSN 1568-0096 eISSN 1873-5576	Oncology	3.500	2.900	0.540	Q2	BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE ISSN 1363-1950 eISSN 1473-6519	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.500	3.600	0.500	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience ISSN N/A eISSN 1662-5137	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.500	3.800	0.710	Q2	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Frontiers of Medicine ISSN 2095-0217 eISSN 2095-0225	Internal & General Medicine	3.500	4.800	0.820	Q2	SPRINGER
Journal of Bone Oncology ISSN N/A eISSN 2212-1374	Oncology	3.500	3.600	0.700	Q2	ELSEVIER
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ISSN 0391-4097 eISSN 1720-8386	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.500	3.700	0.860	Q2	SPRINGER
Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology ISSN 1557-1890 eISSN 1557-1904	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.500	5.100	1.100	Q2	SPRINGER
Lupus Science & Medicine ISSN 2053-8790 eISSN 2053-8790	Internal & General Medicine	3.500	3.700	1.070	Q2	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY ISSN 1357-0560 eISSN 1559-131X	Oncology	3.500	3.300	0.690	Q2	HUMANA PRESS INC
METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASE ISSN 0885-7490 eISSN 1573-7365	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.500	3.600	0.810	Q2	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM ISSN 1096-7192 eISSN 1096-7206	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.500	3.800	0.780	Q2	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Molecular Medicine Reports ISSN 1791-2997 eISSN 1791-3004	Internal & General Medicine	3.500	3.200	0.780	Q2	SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING ISSN 0197-4580 eISSN 1558-1497	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.500	4.100	0.970	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
NEUROMODULATION ISSN 1094-7159 eISSN 1525-1403	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.500	3.500	0.980	Q2	ELSEVIER
VASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY ISSN 1537-1891 eISSN 1879-3649	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	3.500	3.600	1.080	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine ISSN 2096-5451 eISSN 2576-2095	Internal & General Medicine	3.400	3.800	0.600	Q2	WILEY
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry ISSN 1758-5864 eISSN 1758-5872	Psychiatry & Mental Health	3.400	3.200	0.770	Q2	WILEY
BMC CANCER ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-2407	Oncology	3.400	3.700	0.800	Q2	BMC
BMJ Open Respiratory Research ISSN N/A eISSN 2052-4439	Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine	3.400	3.500	0.920	Q2	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Breast Cancer-Targets and Therapy ISSN 1179-1314 eISSN 1179-1314	Oncology	3.400	4.000	0.640	Q2	DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
Cardiovascular Therapeutics ISSN 1755-5914 eISSN 1755-5922	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	3.400	3.300	0.840	Q2	WILEY
Current Heart Failure Reports ISSN 1546-9530 eISSN 1546-9549	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	3.400	3.600	0.980	Q2	SPRINGERNATURE
Current Oncology ISSN 1198-0052 eISSN 1718-7729	Oncology	3.400	3.300	0.640	Q2	MDPI
Current Opinion in Critical Care ISSN 1070-5295 eISSN 1531-7072	Anesthesiology & Critical Care	3.400	3.200	0.680	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome-Clinical Research & Reviews ISSN 1871-4021 eISSN 1878-0334	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.400	3.900	0.980	Q2	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DIABETIC MEDICINE ISSN 0742-3071 eISSN 1464-5491	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.400	3.600	0.740	Q2	WILEY
Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology ISSN 1742-5255 eISSN 1744-7607	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.400	4.300	0.530	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics ISSN 1473-7175 eISSN 1744-8360	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.400	3.900	0.690	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Global Mental Health ISSN 2054-4251 eISSN 2054-4251	Psychiatry & Mental Health	3.400	3.800	0.820	Q2	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
HARVARD REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY ISSN 1067-3229 eISSN 1465-7309	Psychiatry & Mental Health	3.400	4.500	0.720	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH ISSN 1386-6346 eISSN 1872-034X	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	3.400	3.300	0.970	Q2	WILEY
IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification ISSN N/A eISSN 2469-7281	Dentistry & Oral Health	3.400	3.000	0.700	Q2	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY ISSN 0954-0261 eISSN 1369-1627	Psychiatry & Mental Health	3.400	3.800	0.620	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Journal of Diabetes Research ISSN 2314-6745 eISSN 2314-6753	Endocrinology & Metabolism	3.400	4.400	0.750	Q2	WILEY
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY ISSN 0815-9319 eISSN 1440-1746	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	3.400	3.600	0.760	Q2	WILEY
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases ISSN 2214-3599 eISSN 2214-3602	Neurology & Neuroscience	3.400	3.600	0.890	Q2	IOS PRESS

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