Epidemiology · 228 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Epidemiology
The top Epidemiology journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-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 free Journal Finder.
- 1Clinical Microbiology Reviews14.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for MicrobiologyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology11.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology9.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4British Journal of Biomedical Science8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Eurosurveillance7.1 cites/paper · Q1 · European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Autophagy6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7International Journal of Stroke5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Journal of Infection5.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Hepatology Communications4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Clinical and Molecular Hepatology4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Association for the Study of the LiverOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Expert Review of Vaccines4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · InformaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12PLoS Pathogens4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Public Library of ScienceOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Hepatology International4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14JMIR Public Health and Surveillance3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · JMIR PublicationsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Journal of Virology3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for MicrobiologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Antiviral Research3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Infection3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Virology Journal3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Harm Reduction Journal3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Clinical Epidemiology3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24The Journal of Infectious Diseases3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Medical Mycology3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26International Journal of Drug Policy3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Addiction3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Journal of Medical Virology2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Mycoses2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of Clinical Virology2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology2.8 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Journal of General Virology2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Microbiology SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Addictive Behaviors2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Vaccine2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36International Breastfeeding Journal2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Mycopathologia2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen 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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