Biomedical Engineering · 82 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Biomedical Engineering
The top 40 of 82 Biomedical Engineering journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Biomedical Engineering is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).
Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
- 1Journal of Nanobiotechnology13.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 3International Journal of Nanomedicine9.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Research9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · American Association for the Advancement of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Microsystems & Nanoengineering9.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Alexandria Engineering Journal9.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8RSC Sustainability7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal Society of ChemistryOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Regenerative Biomaterials7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · University of OxfordOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Biosensors7.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Industrial Crops and Products6.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13Cleaner Engineering and Technology6.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18BioMedical Engineering OnLine5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Technologies5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21South African Journal of Chemical Engineering4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Biomedical Optics Express3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Optica Publishing GroupOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23International Journal of Hyperthermia2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Frontiers in Neurorobotics6.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Journal of Functional Biomaterials5.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Bioengineering5.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Frontiers in Robotics and AI4.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Biomimetics4.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Micromachines4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33International Journal of Technology1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · University of IndonesiaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · NISCAIROpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences2.7 cites/paper · Q3 · World ScientificOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN2.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Society of Chemical Engineers, JapanOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 37BioResources1.9 cites/paper · Q3 · North Carolina State UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences1.1 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 40Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Fuji Technology Press Ltd.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
“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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