91 Medicine journals in ORBIT Tier 1 from subfields with fewer than 20 journals here with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 1757-6512 | 763 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,03,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| British Journal of Anaesthesia | 0007-0912 | 741 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | 0937-4477 | 733 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Oral Oncology | 1368-8375 | 592 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders | 2211-0348 | 569 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Anesthesiology | 0003-3022 | 567 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Neuro-Oncology | 0167-594X | 471 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Anaesthesia | 0003-2409 | 413 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Otology & Neurotology | 1531-7129 | 396 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology | 0165-5876 | 390 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Ireland |
| Patient Preference and Adherence | 1177-889X | 328 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,79,535 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation | 1743-0003 | 316 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,58,057 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology | 2378-8038 | 292 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,79,353 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Pain Management Nursing | 1524-9042 | 285 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Neurogastroenterology & Motility | 1350-1925 | 271 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research | 0145-6008 | 265 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Histopathology | 0309-0167 | 265 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology | 2042-6976 | 243 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Neurourology and Urodynamics | 0733-2467 | 237 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Multiple Sclerosis Journal | 1352-4585 | 235 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pain Medicine | 1526-2375 | 231 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Wound Care | 0969-0700 | 226 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Regenerative Therapy | 2352-3204 | 221 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,73,391 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Pediatric Anesthesia | 1155-5645 | 220 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Stem Cell Reviews and Reports | 1550-8943 | 208 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences | 2673-6861 | 176 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Pain Management | 1758-1869 | 163 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Rehabilitation | 0269-2155 | 162 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy | 2376-0540 | 158 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The American Journal of Surgical Pathology | 0147-5185 | 154 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Cell Biology International | 1065-6995 | 153 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Otolaryngology | 0307-7772 | 151 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| World Journal of Stem Cells | 1948-0210 | 148 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology | 0003-4894 | 147 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pain Practice | 1530-7085 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Wound Repair and Regeneration | 1067-1927 | 135 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| JOR Spine | 2572-1143 | 134 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,62,977 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Neuro-Oncology Practice | 2054-2577 | 134 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Thrombosis Journal | 1477-9560 | 133 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine | 1079-0268 | 125 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 0003-9985 | 123 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | 1650-1977 | 114 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,39,430 to publish | Yes | Yes | Sweden |
| Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine | 1738-2696 | 111 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Neurorehabilitation | 1053-8135 | 108 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Spinal Cord | 1362-4393 | 108 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics | 2219-2808 | 103 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine | 1877-0657 | 102 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Diagnosis | 2194-8011 | 97 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Clinical Pathology | 0021-9746 | 97 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Stem Cells International | 1687-966X | 97 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,72,610 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Pain Research and Management | 1203-6765 | 96 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,99,582 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies | 2369-2529 | 94 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,91,212 to publish | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 2056-676X | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Rhinology Journal | 0300-0729 | 92 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Neurorehabilitation and neural repair | 0888-4390 | 86 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Stem Cells Translational Medicine | 2157-6564 | 86 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,71,839 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Familial Cancer | 1389-9600 | 84 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Burns & Trauma | 2321-3868 | 82 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,31,189 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Gastrointestinal Disorders | 2624-5647 | 80 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,38,390 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation | 1074-9357 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine | 1973-9087 | 77 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,95,898 to publish | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Journal of Research in Medical Sciences | 1735-1995 | 69 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iran |
| Advances in Wound Care | 2162-1918 | 68 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy | 1945-8924 | 67 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Oral Oncology Reports | 2772-9060 | 67 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,18,666 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 2093-0879 | 63 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Tzu Chi Medical Journal | 1016-3190 | 56 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Taiwan |
| Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 1574-888X | 54 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders | 2397-1983 | 53 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Neurourology Journal | 2093-4777 | 52 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| International Journal of MS Care | 1537-2073 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine | 1738-1843 | 50 | 1 | ≈ ₹16,857 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Stem Cells and Development | 1525-8165 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| British Journal of Pain | 2049-4637 | 45 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Sclerosis | 2813-3064 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Inflammation and Regeneration | 1346-8022 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,225 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International Journal of Rehabilitation Research | 0342-5282 | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Otolaryngologia Polska | 0030-6657 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Beverage Plant Research | 2769-2108 | 34 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,16,739 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Thrombosis Update | 2666-5727 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,14,813 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Spinal Cord Series and Cases | 2058-6124 | 31 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering | 2055-6683 | 30 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,02,290 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Translational Gastroenterology | 2994-8754 | 30 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Brain Tumor Pathology | 1433-7398 | 28 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| International Journal of Stem Cells | 2005-3606 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Brain Tumor Research and Treatment | 2288-2405 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Advances in Rehabilitation Science and Practice | 2753-6351 | 24 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,08,251 to publish | No | No | |
| Uro | 2673-4397 | 23 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| American Journal of Stem Cells | 2160-4150 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Thalassemia Reports | 2039-4357 | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,325 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Scars Burns & Healing | 2059-5131 | 10 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |