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Medicine Journals

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.

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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Journal Subsubject JIF 5-Year JIF JCI Quartile Publisher
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
ISSN 0007-9235 eISSN 1542-4863
Oncology 232.400 353.000 112.160 Q1 WILEY
Kidney International Supplements
ISSN 2157-1724 eISSN 2157-1716
Nephrology & Urology 89.600 26.000 5.880 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
ISSN 1759-4774 eISSN 1759-4782
Oncology 82.200 89.900 11.950 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN 0028-4793 eISSN 1533-4406
Internal & General Medicine 78.500 84.900 23.300 Q1 MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC
NATURE REVIEWS CANCER
ISSN 1474-175X eISSN 1474-1768
Oncology 66.800 81.000 9.040 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
World Psychiatry
ISSN 1723-8617 eISSN 2051-5545
Psychiatry & Mental Health 65.800 60.000 12.180 Q1 WILEY
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
ISSN 0923-7534 eISSN 1569-8041
Oncology 65.400 46.800 8.380 Q1 ELSEVIER
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN 1759-5045 eISSN 1759-5053
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 51.000 72.400 8.100 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN 1078-8956 eISSN 1546-170X
Internal & General Medicine 50.000 52.400 11.030 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
LANCET NEUROLOGY
ISSN 1474-4422 eISSN 1474-4465
Neurology & Neuroscience 45.500 56.200 12.190 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
CANCER CELL
ISSN 1535-6108 eISSN 1878-3686
Oncology 44.500 47.200 8.110 Q1 CELL PRESS
Nature Reviews Cardiology
ISSN 1759-5002 eISSN 1759-5010
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 44.200 52.900 8.320 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
BMJ-British Medical Journal
ISSN 0959-535X eISSN 1756-1833
Internal & General Medicine 42.700 76.100 9.960 Q1 BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN 0732-183X eISSN 1527-7755
Oncology 41.900 37.700 6.680 Q1 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
ISSN 2213-8587 eISSN 2213-8595
Endocrinology & Metabolism 41.800 41.700 8.500 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Journal of Hematology & Oncology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1756-8722
Oncology 40.400 34.400 5.040 Q1 BMC
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
ISSN 1759-5029 eISSN 1759-5037
Endocrinology & Metabolism 40.000 47.000 4.950 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
Nature Reviews Nephrology
ISSN 1759-5061 eISSN 1759-507X
Nephrology & Urology 39.800 44.500 7.360 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2468-1253
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 38.600 34.000 6.900 Q1 ELSEVIER INC
LANCET ONCOLOGY
ISSN 1470-2045 eISSN 1474-5488
Oncology 35.900 42.000 8.680 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
ISSN 0195-668X eISSN 1522-9645
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 35.600 34.400 8.050 Q1 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease
ISSN 1553-4006 eISSN 1553-4014
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 34.500 39.700 6.800 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS
Molecular Cancer
ISSN N/A eISSN 1476-4598
Oncology 33.900 35.900 5.040 Q1 BMC
Cancer Discovery
ISSN 2159-8274 eISSN 2159-8290
Oncology 33.300 33.000 6.220 Q1 AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
Nature Reviews Neurology
ISSN 1759-4758 eISSN 1759-4766
Neurology & Neuroscience 33.100 43.400 5.700 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
ISSN 0168-8278 eISSN 1600-0641
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 33.000 28.100 6.330 Q1 ELSEVIER
Lancet Respiratory Medicine
ISSN 2213-2600 eISSN N/A
Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine 32.800 35.400 8.780 Q1 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Nature Reviews Rheumatology
ISSN 1759-4790 eISSN 1759-4804
Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine 32.700 35.700 5.440 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN 1473-3099 eISSN 1474-4457
Infectious Diseases 31.000 26.900 7.530 Q1 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Cell Metabolism
ISSN 1550-4131 eISSN 1932-7420
Endocrinology & Metabolism 30.900 33.400 5.710 Q1 CELL PRESS
Nature Cancer
ISSN N/A eISSN 2662-1347
Oncology 28.500 28.600 5.360 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 1471-003X eISSN 1471-0048
Neurology & Neuroscience 26.700 36.700 4.080 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
EUROPEAN UROLOGY
ISSN 0302-2838 eISSN 1873-7560
Nephrology & Urology 25.200 22.000 7.040 Q1 ELSEVIER
Lancet Public Health
ISSN 2468-2667 eISSN 2468-2667
Public Health & Epidemiology 25.200 29.800 6.600 Q1 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Gastroenterology
ISSN 0016-5085 eISSN 1528-0012
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 25.100 26.900 5.480 Q1 W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Cancer Communications
ISSN N/A eISSN 2523-3548
Oncology 24.900 22.200 3.670 Q1 WILEY
Lancet Psychiatry
ISSN 2215-0374 eISSN N/A
Psychiatry & Mental Health 24.800 33.000 7.200 Q1 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
JAMA Internal Medicine
ISSN 2168-6106 eISSN 2168-6114
Internal & General Medicine 23.300 22.300 5.930 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
BLOOD
ISSN 0006-4971 eISSN 1528-0020
Hematology 23.100 19.700 3.650 Q1 ELSEVIER
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 0735-1097 eISSN 1558-3597
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 22.300 24.200 5.060 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Annual Review of Medicine
ISSN 0066-4219 eISSN 1545-326X
Internal & General Medicine 22.100 17.600 2.580 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS
ENDOCRINE REVIEWS
ISSN 0163-769X eISSN 1945-7189
Endocrinology & Metabolism 22.000 29.000 2.970 Q1 ENDOCRINE SOC
JAMA Neurology
ISSN 2168-6149 eISSN 2168-6157
Neurology & Neuroscience 21.300 22.400 6.160 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
ISSN 0342-4642 eISSN 1432-1238
Anesthesiology & Critical Care 21.200 25.700 4.820 Q1 SPRINGER
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
ISSN 0903-1936 eISSN 1399-3003
Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine 21.000 18.900 4.520 Q1 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
ISSN 1556-0864 eISSN 1556-1380
Oncology 20.800 18.400 4.240 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Nature Metabolism
ISSN N/A eISSN 2522-5812
Endocrinology & Metabolism 20.800 23.200 5.010 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
Annual Review of Public Health
ISSN 0163-7525 eISSN 1545-2093
Public Health & Epidemiology 20.700 28.400 3.650 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS
JAMA Oncology
ISSN 2374-2437 eISSN 2374-2445
Oncology 20.100 24.700 4.530 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 1097-6256 eISSN 1546-1726
Neurology & Neuroscience 20.000 24.800 5.650 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0165-6147 eISSN 1873-3735
Pharmacy & Pharmacology 19.900 16.800 2.200 Q1 CELL PRESS
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
ISSN 1073-449X eISSN 1535-4970
Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine 19.400 20.000 4.350 Q1 AMER THORACIC SOC
JAMA Pediatrics
ISSN 2168-6203 eISSN 2168-6211
Pediatrics 18.000 19.500 7.350 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
Lancet Haematology
ISSN 2352-3026 eISSN N/A
Hematology 17.700 16.700 4.180 Q1 ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Molecular Neurodegeneration
ISSN N/A eISSN 1750-1326
Neurology & Neuroscience 17.500 19.300 3.300 Q1 BMC
Trends in Cancer
ISSN 2405-8033 eISSN 2405-8025
Oncology 17.500 18.700 2.150 Q1 CELL PRESS
PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEWS
ISSN 0031-6997 eISSN 1521-0081
Pharmacy & Pharmacology 17.300 21.800 2.800 Q1 ELSEVIER
JAMA Psychiatry
ISSN 2168-622X eISSN 2168-6238
Psychiatry & Mental Health 17.100 21.800 4.420 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
ISSN 2287-2728 eISSN 2287-285X
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 16.900 12.000 3.130 Q1 KOREAN ASSOC STUDY LIVER
CANCER RESEARCH
ISSN 0008-5472 eISSN 1538-7445
Oncology 16.600 13.400 2.340 Q1 AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DIABETES CARE
ISSN 0149-5992 eISSN 1935-5548
Endocrinology & Metabolism 16.600 14.500 4.440 Q1 AMER DIABETES ASSOC
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
ISSN 1540-1405 eISSN 1540-1413
Oncology 16.400 13.200 2.910 Q1 HARBORSIDE PRESS
Lancet Rheumatology
ISSN 2665-9913 eISSN 2665-9913
Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine 16.400 14.600 4.460 Q1 ELSEVIER
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
ISSN 0306-3674 eISSN 1473-0480
Internal & General Medicine 16.200 17.800 4.360 Q1 BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
HEPATOLOGY
ISSN 0270-9139 eISSN 1527-3350
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 15.800 14.500 3.180 Q1 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
PERIODONTOLOGY 2000
ISSN 0906-6713 eISSN 1600-0757
Dentistry & Oral Health 15.700 18.100 3.680 Q1 WILEY
SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY
ISSN 1044-579X eISSN 1096-3650
Oncology 15.700 15.500 3.460 Q1 ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN 0003-4819 eISSN 1539-3704
Internal & General Medicine 15.200 19.900 3.930 Q1 AMER COLL PHYSICIANS
JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN 1936-878X eISSN 1876-7591
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 15.200 13.900 3.840 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
RADIOLOGY
ISSN 0033-8419 eISSN N/A
Radiology & Medical Imaging 15.200 14.300 4.160 Q1 RADIOLOGICAL SOC NORTH AMERICA (RSNA)
Translational Neurodegeneration
ISSN 2047-9158 eISSN 2047-9158
Neurology & Neuroscience 15.200 15.000 2.400 Q1 BMC
npj Digital Medicine
ISSN 2398-6352 eISSN 2398-6352
Internal & General Medicine 15.100 17.000 3.550 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES
ISSN 0166-2236 eISSN 1878-108X
Neurology & Neuroscience 15.100 17.200 2.210 Q1 CELL PRESS
Neuron
ISSN 0896-6273 eISSN 1097-4199
Neurology & Neuroscience 15.000 16.600 3.720 Q1 CELL PRESS
JAMA Surgery
ISSN 2168-6254 eISSN 2168-6262
Surgery 14.900 16.700 6.510 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0002-953X eISSN 1535-7228
Psychiatry & Mental Health 14.700 17.900 4.000 Q1 AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY
ISSN 1046-3976 eISSN 1559-0097
Endocrinology & Metabolism 14.700 7.500 3.580 Q1 HUMANA PRESS INC
PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH
ISSN 1350-9462 eISSN 1873-1635
Ophthalmology & Vision Science 14.700 19.200 4.100 Q1 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
ISSN 2211-3835 eISSN 2211-3843
Pharmacy & Pharmacology 14.600 15.200 3.430 Q1 INST MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
Nature Reviews Urology
ISSN 1759-4812 eISSN 1759-4820
Nephrology & Urology 14.600 16.000 2.990 Q1 NATURE PORTFOLIO
Science Translational Medicine
ISSN 1946-6234 eISSN 1946-6242
Internal & General Medicine 14.600 16.000 3.360 Q1 AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
JAMA Cardiology
ISSN 2380-6583 eISSN 2380-6591
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 14.100 15.600 4.030 Q1 AMER MEDICAL ASSOC
TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE
ISSN 1471-4914 eISSN 1471-499X
Internal & General Medicine 13.800 14.400 1.340 Q1 CELL PRESS
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN 0140-525X eISSN 1469-1825
Neurology & Neuroscience 13.700 16.400 3.350 Q1 CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Interdisciplinary Medicine
ISSN 2832-6237 eISSN 2832-6245
Internal & General Medicine 13.600 13.600 2.170 Q1 WILEY
Experimental Hematology & Oncology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2162-3619
Oncology 13.500 11.300 1.950 Q1 BMC
NEURO-ONCOLOGY
ISSN 1522-8517 eISSN 1523-5866
Oncology 13.400 16.000 3.440 Q1 OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
ISSN 0008-6363 eISSN 1755-3245
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 13.300 12.000 2.580 Q1 OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Annual Review of Neuroscience
ISSN 0147-006X eISSN 1545-4126
Neurology & Neuroscience 13.200 16.900 1.900 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS
Radiology-Artificial Intelligence
ISSN 2638-6100 eISSN 2638-6100
Radiology & Medical Imaging 13.200 13.200 2.380 Q1 RADIOLOGICAL SOC NORTH AMERICA (RSNA)
Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
ISSN 0362-1642 eISSN 1545-4304
Pharmacy & Pharmacology 13.100 14.200 2.120 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS
EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
ISSN 1226-3613 eISSN 2092-6413
Internal & General Medicine 12.900 14.200 1.870 Q1 SPRINGERNATURE
JACC: CardioOncology
ISSN 2666-0873 eISSN 2666-0873
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 12.800 13.400 2.570 Q1 ELSEVIER
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
ISSN N/A eISSN 1756-9966
Oncology 12.800 12.200 2.450 Q1 BMC
Analytic Methods in Accident Research
ISSN 2213-6657 eISSN 2213-6665
Dentistry & Oral Health 12.600 14.200 3.640 Q1 ELSEVIER
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN 0085-2538 eISSN 1523-1755
Nephrology & Urology 12.600 13.700 4.240 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
ISSN 1043-2760 eISSN 1879-3061
Endocrinology & Metabolism 12.600 12.500 1.660 Q1 CELL PRESS
PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
ISSN 0163-7258 eISSN 1879-016X
Pharmacy & Pharmacology 12.500 14.000 1.800 Q1 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
ISSN 1542-3565 eISSN 1542-7714
Gastroenterology & Hepatology 12.000 11.700 2.860 Q1 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Annual Review of Phytopathology
ISSN 0066-4286 eISSN 1545-2107
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 11.900 12.400 1.230 Q1 ANNUAL REVIEWS

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