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).
- 1Journal of Nanobiotechnology11.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry11.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 7International Journal of Nanomedicine8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Research8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association for the Advancement of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11Microsystems & Nanoengineering8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Alexandria Engineering Journal7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15Regenerative Biomaterials6.9 cites/paper · Q1 · University of OxfordOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 17ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 19Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis6.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 22Biosensors6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23RSC Sustainability6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of ChemistryOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Industrial Crops and Products6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 28Cleaner Engineering and Technology5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Chemical SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 34Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 39Journal of Materials Chemistry B5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of ChemistryScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40BioMedical Engineering OnLine4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“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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