Journal IF NavigatorMedical journal Impact Factors by specialty — JCR 2025
JCR 2025 (released June 2026) · 42 journals · updated September 2026

Medicine, General & Internal journals ranked by Impact Factor (JCR 2025, 42 journals)

42 medical journals in the JCR category Medicine, General & Internal, ranked by 2025 Impact Factor. The highest IF is The Lancet (109.0).

Journals
42 journals
Q1 (top 25%)
34 journals
Fully OA
23 journals
JCR category
Medicine, General & Internal

Top 5 by IF

  1. The Lancet — IF 109.0, Q1
  2. New England Journal of Medicine — IF 84.5, Q1
  3. JAMA — IF 65.4, Q1
  4. BMJ — IF 55.1, Q1
  5. Nature Medicine — IF 52.5, Q1

All 42 Medicine, General & Internal journals by IF

#JournalPublisherImpact FactorQOALink
1The LancetElsevier
109.0
Q1–Journal site
2New England Journal of MedicineMassachusetts Medical Society
84.5
Q1–Journal site
3JAMAAMA
65.4
Q1–Journal site
4BMJBMJ
55.1
Q1–Journal site
5Nature MedicineSpringer Nature
52.5
Q1–Journal site
6JAMA Internal MedicineAMA
26.3
Q1–Journal site
7Annals of Internal MedicineACP
17.2
Q1–Journal site
8The Lancet Regional Health - Europe2024Elsevier
13.0
Q1OAJournal site
9eClinicalMedicineElsevier
12.8
Q1OAJournal site
10JAMA Network OpenAMA
11.7
Q1OAJournal site
11PLOS MedicinePLOS
9.9
Q1OAJournal site
12QJMOxford University Press
8.9
Q1–Journal site
13BMC MedicineBMC
8.7
Q1OAJournal site
14CMAJCanadian Medical Association
8.6
Q1OAJournal site
15European Journal of Internal MedicineElsevier
8.1
Q1–Journal site
16Journal of Internal MedicineWiley
7.6
Q1–Journal site
17The Lancet Regional Health - Americas2024Elsevier
7.6
Q1OAJournal site
18The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific2024Elsevier
7.1
Q1OAJournal site
19Medical Journal of AustraliaWiley (AMPCo)
6.8
Q1–Journal site
20Mayo Clinic ProceedingsElsevier
6.5
Q1–Journal site
21American Journal of MedicineElsevier
6.0
Q1–Journal site
22Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyElsevier
5.8
Q1–Journal site
23Annals of MedicineTaylor & Francis
4.9
Q1OAJournal site
24Scientific ReportsSpringer Nature
4.9
Q1OAJournal site
25Internal and Emergency MedicineSpringer
4.1
Q1–Journal site
26Journal of General Internal MedicineSpringer
4.1
Q1–Journal site
27Clinical Medicine (RCP)Elsevier
3.9
Q1OAJournal site
28DiagnosticsMDPI
3.8
Q1OAJournal site
29Frontiers in MedicineFrontiers
3.6
Q1OAJournal site
30Postgraduate Medical JournalOxford University Press
3.6
Q1–Journal site
31HealthcareMDPI
3.4
Q1OAJournal site
32Journal of Clinical MedicineMDPI
3.3
Q1OAJournal site
33Journal of Korean Medical ScienceKorean Academy of Medical Sciences
3.2
Q1OAJournal site
34Medicina (Kaunas)MDPI
2.9
Q1OAJournal site
35PLOS ONEPLOS
2.8
Q2OAJournal site
36BMJ OpenBMJ
2.5
Q2OAJournal site
37Medicine (Baltimore)Wolters Kluwer
2.0
–OAJournal site
38Internal Medicine JournalWiley (RACP)
1.8
––Journal site
39Journal of Evaluation in Clinical PracticeWiley
1.5
––Journal site
40Internal Medicine (Tokyo)Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
1.0
–OAJournal site
41CureusSpringer Nature
n/a
–OAJournal site
42Journal of General and Family MedicineWiley (JPCA)
n/a
–OAJournal site
Q1 quartile within the JCR category OA fully open access journal 2024 latest-year IF not confirmed

Frequently asked questions

Which Medicine, General & Internal journal has the highest Impact Factor?

The Lancet (109.0, JCR 2025).

Which year's Impact Factor is this?

The 2-year Journal Impact Factor from JCR 2025, released in June 2026, compiled from values published by the publishers.

What does Q1 mean?

A journal whose IF is in the top 25% of its JCR category. 34 journals in Medicine, General & Internal qualify.

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