Biomedical Engineering · 325 journals indexed

Best journals for Biomedical Engineering

The top Biomedical Engineering journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).

  1. 1
    Journal of Nanobiotechnology
    11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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  2. 2
    Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
    11.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  3. 3
    Biomaterials
    10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  4. 4
    Nano Today
    10.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  5. 5
    Bioactive Materials
    9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  6. 6
    ACS Sensors
    9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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  7. 7
    International Journal of Nanomedicine
    8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
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  8. 8
    Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
    8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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  9. 9
    Research
    8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association for the Advancement of Science
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  10. 10
    Acta Biomaterialia
    8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  11. 11
    Microsystems & Nanoengineering
    8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
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  12. 12
    Alexandria Engineering Journal
    7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  13. 13
    Advanced Healthcare Materials
    7.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley
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  14. 14
    Engineering
    7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  15. 15
    Regenerative Biomaterials
    6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Oxford
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  16. 16
    Fuel
    6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  17. 17
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
    6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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  18. 18
    Bioresource Technology
    6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  19. 19
    Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
    6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  20. 20
    Journal of the Energy Institute
    6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  21. 21
    Biofabrication
    6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · IOP Publishing
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  22. 22
    Biosensors
    6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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  23. 23
    RSC Sustainability
    6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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  24. 24
    Energy & Fuels
    6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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  25. 25
    Industrial Crops and Products
    6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  26. 26
    Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
    6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  27. 27
    Nanotechnology Reviews
    6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · De Gruyter
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  28. 28
    Cleaner Engineering and Technology
    5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  29. 29
    Fuel Processing Technology
    5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  30. 30
    ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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  31. 31
    Applied Materials Today
    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  32. 32
    Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media
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  33. 33
    Materials Today Bio
    5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
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  34. 34
    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
    5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers Media
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  35. 35
    Lab on a Chip
    5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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  36. 36
    ACS Applied Bio Materials
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical Society
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  37. 37
    Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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  38. 38
    Biomaterials Science
    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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  39. 39
    Journal of Materials Chemistry B
    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of Chemistry
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  40. 40
    BioMedical Engineering OnLine
    4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.

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From a 17,786-venue index, the highest-ranked Biomedical Engineering journals (by Scimago quartile then OpenAlex cites/paper) include Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Biomaterials, Nano Today, Bioactive Materials. Predatory venues are excluded. The full ranked list with open-access and indexing details is on this page; for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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