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Top journals from Italy
The top 100 of 459 ranked journals whose publisher is in Italy, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
Italy in numbers
Italy has 459 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #20 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 151,782 papers in 2021–2025, and 67% of these papers are open access. 198 of the journals (43%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Social Sciences (117), Medicine (111), Arts and Humanities (85) journals.
Country here is the publisher's country as recorded in OpenAlex. A journal's editors and authors may be based elsewhere.
Top 100 journals
| Rank in country | Global rank | Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | h-index | Open access | DOAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #212 | World Psychiatry Wiley | Psychology | 90.5 | 582 | 199 | 97% | — |
| 2 | #373 | Journal of High Energy Physics Springer Nature | Physics and Astronomy | 88.5 | 13,584 | 380 | 100% | Yes |
| 3 | #1,006 | The Journal of Headache and Pain Springer Nature | Medicine | 84.2 | 1,042 | 131 | 100% | Yes |
| 4 | #1,350 | European Journal of Epidemiology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 82.6 | 614 | 177 | 81% | — |
| 5 | #1,375 | Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 82.5 | 1,482 | 124 | 73% | — |
| 6 | #1,455 | EFSA Journal Wiley | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 82.2 | 2,355 | 196 | 100% | Yes |
| 7 | #2,407 | Clinical and Experimental Medicine Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 79.2 | 1,288 | 76 | 74% | — |
| 8 | #2,474 | Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Elsevier BV | Medicine | 79.0 | 1,765 | 144 | 40% | — |
| 9 | #2,538 | Cortex Elsevier BV | Neuroscience | 78.9 | 1,278 | 202 | 66% | — |
| 10 | #2,623 | Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 78.7 | 1,297 | 126 | 49% | — |
| 11 | #3,195 | Emerging Science Journal Ital Publication | Decision Sciences | 77.2 | 802 | 51 | 100% | — |
| 12 | #3,229 | La radiologia medica Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 77.1 | 849 | 77 | 49% | — |
| 13 | #3,660 | Haematologica Ferrata Storti Foundation | Medicine | 76.1 | 2,199 | 186 | 100% | Yes |
| 14 | #4,170 | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 74.9 | 551 | 64 | 82% | Yes |
| 15 | #4,207 | Neurological Sciences Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 74.8 | 3,684 | 114 | 34% | — |
| 16 | #4,372 | Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity Springer Science+Business Media | Psychology | 74.5 | 716 | 87 | 72% | Yes |
| 17 | #4,575 | Journal of Xenobiotics PAGEPress (Italy) | Environmental Science | 74.0 | 415 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 18 | #4,612 | The Ultrasound Journal Springer Nature | Medicine | 74.0 | 260 | 57 | 100% | Yes |
| 19 | #4,938 | Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Springer Nature | Medicine | 73.4 | 327 | 71 | 100% | Yes |
| 20 | #4,971 | Italian Journal of Animal Science Taylor & Francis | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 73.3 | 871 | 69 | 100% | Yes |
| 21 | #5,311 | Journal of Nephrology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 72.7 | 1,520 | 90 | 44% | — |
| 22 | #5,517 | Internal and Emergency Medicine Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 72.3 | 1,651 | 87 | 46% | — |
| 23 | #5,646 | Techniques in Coloproctology Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 72.1 | 874 | 87 | 53% | — |
| 24 | #5,957 | European Journal of Remote Sensing Taylor & Francis | Environmental Science | 71.5 | 286 | 67 | 100% | Yes |
| 25 | #6,263 | Digestive and Liver Disease Elsevier BV | Medicine | 70.9 | 4,049 | 131 | 18% | — |
| 26 | #6,639 | HighTech and Innovation Journal | Computer Science | 70.3 | 289 | 27 | 100% | — |
| 27 | #6,686 | Minerva Urology and Nephrology Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 70.2 | 669 | 37 | 16% | — |
| 28 | #6,704 | The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens | Medicine | 70.1 | 1,355 | 86 | 100% | Yes |
| 29 | #6,796 | Updates in Surgery Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 70.0 | 1,528 | 54 | 38% | — |
| 30 | #7,148 | Journal of Human Earth and Future | Social Sciences | 69.4 | 213 | 25 | 100% | — |
| 31 | #7,160 | Italian Journal of Food Science Chiriotti Editori | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 69.4 | 348 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 32 | #8,130 | Minerva Anestesiologica Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 67.7 | 1,084 | 47 | 10% | — |
| 33 | #8,292 | Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology Taylor & Francis | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 67.5 | 481 | 72 | 18% | — |
| 34 | #8,354 | Journal of Plant Pathology Springer Science+Business Media | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 67.4 | 1,354 | 52 | 42% | — |
| 35 | #8,419 | Journal of Science Communication Sissa Medialab | Social Sciences | 67.3 | 444 | 52 | 100% | Yes |
| 36 | #8,653 | Orthopedic Reviews PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 66.8 | 445 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 37 | #8,794 | Journal of Ultrasound Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 66.6 | 561 | 55 | 93% | — |
| 38 | #8,906 | RENDICONTI LINCEI Springer Science+Business Media | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 66.5 | 416 | 51 | 41% | — |
| 39 | #8,981 | The International Spectator Routledge | Social Sciences | 66.3 | 235 | 44 | 45% | — |
| 40 | #9,035 | Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica Pacini Editore Medicina | Medicine | 66.3 | 386 | 48 | 100% | Yes |
| 41 | #9,243 | Acta Neurologica Belgica Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 65.9 | 1,412 | 51 | 21% | — |
| 42 | #9,338 | Physica Medica Elsevier BV | Medicine | 65.8 | 4,428 | 87 | 25% | — |
| 43 | #9,415 | Annals of Geophysics National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 65.6 | 319 | 77 | 100% | Yes |
| 44 | #9,451 | MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 65.6 | 246 | 53 | 39% | — |
| 45 | #9,490 | Journal of Geometry and Physics Elsevier BV | Mathematics | 65.5 | 1,159 | 87 | 74% | — |
| 46 | #9,504 | iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) | Environmental Science | 65.5 | 272 | 52 | 100% | Yes |
| 47 | #9,527 | Italian Journal of Agronomy PAGEPress (Italy) | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65.4 | 171 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 48 | #9,558 | The Neuroradiology Journal SAGE Publishing | Medicine | 65.4 | 540 | 41 | 99% | — |
| 49 | #9,698 | Journal of Public Health Research SAGE Publishing | Medicine | 65.2 | 660 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 50 | #9,817 | Research in Psychotherapy Psychopathology Process and Outcome PAGEPress (Italy) | Psychology | 65.0 | 161 | 28 | 100% | Yes |
| 51 | #9,867 | Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale Gruppo Italiano Frattura | Engineering | 64.9 | 574 | 35 | 100% | Yes |
| 52 | #9,934 | European Journal of Sustainable Development European Center of Sustainable Development | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 64.7 | 652 | 44 | 100% | — |
| 53 | #10,041 | Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Springer Vienna | Medicine | 64.6 | 1,946 | 40 | 69% | — |
| 54 | #10,116 | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 64.5 | 360 | 59 | 100% | Yes |
| 55 | #10,303 | International Journal of Heat and Technology International Information and Engineering Technology Association | Engineering | 64.1 | 1,087 | 37 | 94% | — |
| 56 | #10,408 | CALCOLO Springer Science+Business Media | Computer Science | 64.0 | 286 | 53 | 28% | — |
| 57 | #10,557 | Minerva Endocrinology Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 63.7 | 324 | 28 | 10% | — |
| 58 | #10,614 | Genus Springer Science+Business Media | Social Sciences | 63.6 | 167 | 31 | 100% | Yes |
| 59 | #10,693 | Minerva Medica Edizioni Minerva Medica | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 63.5 | 953 | 39 | 5% | — |
| 60 | #10,734 | International Angiology Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 63.5 | 296 | 30 | 24% | — |
| 61 | #10,805 | The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 63.3 | 1,003 | 50 | 15% | — |
| 62 | #11,016 | Pathologica Pacini Editore | Medicine | 63.0 | 285 | 31 | 100% | — |
| 63 | #11,110 | Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo Series 2 Springer Science+Business Media | Mathematics | 62.9 | 755 | 79 | 21% | — |
| 64 | #11,199 | Geospatial health PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 62.7 | 241 | 55 | 100% | Yes |
| 65 | #11,256 | The International Journal of Biological Markers SAGE Publishing | Medicine | 62.6 | 165 | 58 | 100% | Yes |
| 66 | #11,302 | Minerva Cardiology and Angiology Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 62.6 | 509 | 19 | 8% | — |
| 67 | #11,326 | Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents/Journal of Biological Regulators & Homeostatic Agents Biolife Sas | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 62.5 | 1,907 | 27 | 81% | — |
| 68 | #11,507 | Infezioni in Medicina | Medicine | 62.2 | 300 | 22 | 99% | — |
| 69 | #11,558 | Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal SMC Media | Medicine | 62.1 | 359 | 61 | 100% | — |
| 70 | #11,699 | Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials SAGE Publishing | Dentistry | 61.9 | 192 | 45 | 100% | Yes |
| 71 | #11,932 | Clinical and Translational Imaging Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 61.5 | 331 | 46 | 40% | — |
| 72 | #11,980 | Journal of Agricultural Engineering PAGEPress (Italy) | Engineering | 61.4 | 247 | 30 | 100% | Yes |
| 73 | #12,080 | Health Psychology Research PAGEPress (Italy) | Psychology | 61.3 | 226 | 41 | 100% | — |
| 74 | #12,123 | Sport Sciences for Health Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 61.3 | 863 | 37 | 35% | — |
| 75 | #12,273 | Urologia Journal SAGE Publishing | Medicine | 61.0 | 538 | 29 | 13% | — |
| 76 | #12,375 | Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 60.9 | 522 | 33 | 100% | — |
| 77 | #12,651 | La Medicina del lavoro Italian Society of Occupational Medicine | Medicine | 60.4 | 239 | 26 | 100% | — |
| 78 | #12,659 | Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 60.4 | 495 | 32 | 14% | — |
| 79 | #12,770 | Journal of Public Health in Africa AOSIS | Medicine | 60.3 | 609 | 33 | 100% | Yes |
| 80 | #12,972 | The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 59.9 | 433 | 29 | 14% | — |
| 81 | #13,094 | International Journal of Serious Games Serious Games Society | Psychology | 59.7 | 164 | 38 | 100% | Yes |
| 82 | #13,100 | Metroeconomica Wiley | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 59.7 | 222 | 56 | 50% | — |
| 83 | #13,107 | Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 59.7 | 414 | 29 | 7% | — |
| 84 | #13,255 | Panminerva Medica Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 59.4 | 641 | 36 | 7% | — |
| 85 | #13,445 | Ethology Ecology & Evolution Taylor & Francis | Environmental Science | 59.1 | 209 | 63 | 25% | — |
| 86 | #13,549 | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 59.0 | 714 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 87 | #13,588 | Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Springer Science+Business Media | Medicine | 58.9 | 157 | 55 | 100% | Yes |
| 88 | #13,606 | Phytopathologia Mediterranea Firenze University Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 58.9 | 204 | 38 | 100% | Yes |
| 89 | #13,628 | Gastroenterology Insights PAGEPress (Italy) | Medicine | 58.8 | 253 | 17 | 100% | Yes |
| 90 | #13,749 | Economia Politica Springer Science+Business Media | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 58.7 | 178 | 32 | 70% | — |
| 91 | #13,839 | Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism IOS Press | Medicine | 58.6 | 171 | 32 | 15% | — |
| 92 | #13,857 | The Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Edizioni Minerva Medica | Medicine | 58.5 | 190 | 24 | 17% | — |
| 93 | #13,866 | Drug Target Insights SAGE Publishing | Medicine | 58.5 | 59 | 27 | 100% | Yes |
| 94 | #13,907 | Journal of Limnology PAGEPress (Italy) | Environmental Science | 58.5 | 128 | 62 | 100% | Yes |
| 95 | #14,060 | European Journal of Histochemistry PAGEPress (Italy) | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 58.2 | 381 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 96 | #14,281 | Minerva Dental and Oral Science Edizioni Minerva Medica | Dentistry | 57.8 | 265 | 21 | 15% | — |
| 97 | #14,331 | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine SMC MEDIA SRL | Medicine | 57.8 | 1,133 | 28 | 100% | Yes |
| 98 | #14,441 | Heart International Wichtig | Medicine | 57.6 | 84 | 24 | 100% | Yes |
| 99 | #14,477 | Decisions in Economics and Finance Springer Science+Business Media | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 57.5 | 248 | 28 | 69% | — |
| 100 | #14,574 | METRON Springer Science+Business Media | Mathematics | 57.3 | 111 | 27 | 53% | — |
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How the ITS Journal Score works
One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.
A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.
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