Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging · 252 journals indexed
Best journals for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
The top Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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).
- 1The Lancet Digital Health14.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 3IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Insights into Imaging5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Investigative Radiology4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Korean Journal of Radiology4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Society of RadiologyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Journal of Personalized Medicine4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusPubMed
- 16La radiologia medica3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 21Japanese Journal of Radiology3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29EJNMMI Research2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33Journal of the American College of Radiology2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34American Journal of Roentgenology2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Roentgen Ray SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Journal of Radiation Research2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38Journal of Refractive Surgery1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Slack Incorporated (United States)ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 40IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb 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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