Epidemiology · 391 journals indexed
Best journals for Epidemiology
The top Epidemiology 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).
- 1Clinical Microbiology Reviews15.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for MicrobiologyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2The Lancet Public Health15.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology13.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology11.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5British Journal of Biomedical Science9.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Eurosurveillance7.6 cites/paper · Q1 · European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10Clinical Infectious Diseases5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11PLoS Pathogens5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13JMIR Public Health and Surveillance4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Journal of Virology4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for MicrobiologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Harm Reduction Journal3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 23The Journal of Infectious Diseases3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Clinical Epidemiology3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32The Italian Journal of Pediatrics3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36International Breastfeeding Journal2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Infectious Disease Clinics of North America2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40International Journal of Health Geographics2.7 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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