Best open-access journals for Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

1. 1
   Insights into Imaging

   5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature

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2. 2
   Cancer Imaging

   4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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3. 3
   Journal of Personalized Medicine

   3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

   Open AccessScopusPubMed
4. 4
   Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

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

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5. 5
   BMC Medical Imaging

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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6. 6
   EJNMMI Research

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

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7. 7
   Journal of Radiation Research

   1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University Press

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8. 8
   Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik

   0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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9. 9
   Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

   0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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10. 10
    Informatics in Medicine Unlocked

    6.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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11. 11
    Diagnostics

    3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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12. 12
    Tomography

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2

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13. 13
    Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

    1.9 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
14. 14
    Molecular Imaging

    1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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15. 15
    Dose-Response

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE Publishing

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16. 16
    Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery

    1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · AME Publishing Company

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17. 17
    Medical Ultrasonography

    0.8 cites/paper · Q2

    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
18. 18
    Journal of Medical Physics

    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Medknow

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19. 19
    Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

    1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Wiley

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20. 20
    The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

    0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Springer Science+Business Media

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21. 21
    Indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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22. 22
    South African Journal of Radiology

    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · AOSIS

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23. 23
    Radiologia Brasileira

    0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem

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24. 24
    LASER THERAPY

    0.3 cites/paper · Q3

    Open AccessScopusPubMed
25. 25
    Iranian Journal of Radiology

    0.5 cites/paper · Q4 · Brieflands

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26. 26
    Japanese Journal of Health Physics

    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Japan Health Physics Society

    Open AccessScopus
27. 27
    Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

    2.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Elsevier BV

    Open AccessDOAJWeb of Science
28. 28
    World Journal of Nuclear Medicine

    0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany)

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29. 29
    mAbs

    6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Landes Bioscience

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30. 30
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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31. 31
    Human Brain Mapping

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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32. 32
    NeuroImage

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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33. 33
    Ophthalmology and Therapy

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Adis, Springer Healthcare

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34. 34
    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

    2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cadmus Press

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35. 35
    Biomedical Optics Express

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Optica Publishing Group

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36. 36
    NeuroImage Clinical

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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37. 37
    Ophthalmology Science

    2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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38. 38
    Translational Vision Science & Technology

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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39. 39
    Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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40. 40
    Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

    1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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