Highest-impact journals for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

1. 1
   Medical Image Analysis

   8.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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2. 2
   IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

   7.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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3. 3
   Computers in Biology and Medicine

   6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

   5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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5. 5
   Radiology

   5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Radiological Society of North America

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6. 6
   Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

   5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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7. 7
   Insights into Imaging

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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8. 8
   Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

   4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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9. 9
   Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

   4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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10. 10
    Cancer Imaging

    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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11. 11
    Investigative Radiology

    4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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12. 12
    Korean Journal of Radiology

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Society of Radiology

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13. 13
    European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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14. 14
    Journal of Personalized Medicine

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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15. 15
    European Radiology

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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16. 16
    Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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17. 17
    Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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18. 18
    BMC Medical Imaging

    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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19. 19
    La radiologia medica

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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20. 20
    Japanese Journal of Radiology

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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21. 21
    European Journal of Radiology

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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22. 22
    Radiographics

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Radiological Society of North America

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23. 23
    Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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24. 24
    Academic Radiology

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

    2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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26. 26
    Medical Physics

    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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27. 27
    NMR in Biomedicine

    2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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28. 28
    British Journal of Radiology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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29. 29
    EJNMMI Research

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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30. 30
    Abdominal Radiology

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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31. 31
    Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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32. 32
    American Journal of Roentgenology

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Roentgen Ray Society

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33. 33
    Radiation Research

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Radiation Research Society

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34. 34
    Journal of Radiation Research

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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35. 35
    Journal of the American College of Radiology

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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36. 36
    Cornea

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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37. 37
    Radiography

    1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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38. 38
    Journal of Refractive Surgery

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Slack Incorporated (United States)

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39. 39
    Practical Radiation Oncology

    1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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40. 40
    IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences

    1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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“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.