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Top journals from New Zealand
The top 100 of 141 ranked journals whose publisher is in New Zealand, ordered by the ITS Journal Score (2021–2025, open OpenAlex data).
New Zealand in numbers
New Zealand has 141 journals with an ITS Journal Score, #45 of 148 countries by number of ranked journals. Together they published 182,392 papers in 2021–2025, and 41% of these papers are open access. 78 of the journals (55%) are listed in DOAJ. The most common fields are Medicine (66), Social Sciences (21), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12) 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 | #265 | International Journal of Nanomedicine Dove Medical Press | Materials Science | 89.8 | 2,971 | 218 | 100% | Yes |
| 2 | #301 | Drugs Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 89.3 | 804 | 262 | 63% | — |
| 3 | #1,249 | Drug Safety Adis, Springer Healthcare | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 83.0 | 605 | 174 | 71% | — |
| 4 | #1,272 | CNS Drugs Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 82.9 | 471 | 163 | 65% | — |
| 5 | #1,592 | Drug Design Development and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 81.7 | 2,186 | 133 | 100% | Yes |
| 6 | #1,625 | Psychology Research and Behavior Management Dove Medical Press | Psychology | 81.6 | 1,377 | 83 | 100% | Yes |
| 7 | #2,302 | Journal of Inflammation Research Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 79.6 | 3,471 | 82 | 100% | Yes |
| 8 | #2,681 | Drugs & Aging Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 78.5 | 442 | 135 | 58% | — |
| 9 | #2,688 | Clinical Interventions in Aging Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 78.5 | 963 | 137 | 100% | Yes |
| 10 | #2,813 | Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 78.2 | 1,987 | 99 | 100% | Yes |
| 11 | #3,041 | International Journal of COPD Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 77.6 | 1,362 | 112 | 100% | Yes |
| 12 | #3,185 | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 77.2 | 1,317 | 123 | 100% | Yes |
| 13 | #3,386 | Clinical Epidemiology Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 76.8 | 525 | 103 | 100% | Yes |
| 14 | #3,427 | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare Dove Medical Press | Health Professions | 76.7 | 2,128 | 78 | 100% | Yes |
| 15 | #3,572 | Infection and Drug Resistance Dove Medical Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 76.3 | 3,153 | 95 | 100% | Yes |
| 16 | #3,943 | Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Dove Medical Press | Psychology | 75.4 | 1,512 | 71 | 100% | Yes |
| 17 | #4,005 | Journal of Pain Research Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 75.2 | 2,072 | 98 | 100% | Yes |
| 18 | #4,222 | Pediatric Drugs Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 74.8 | 298 | 87 | 52% | — |
| 19 | #4,265 | Clinical ophthalmology Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 74.7 | 2,291 | 103 | 100% | Yes |
| 20 | #4,444 | International Journal of General Medicine Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 74.3 | 3,501 | 79 | 100% | Yes |
| 21 | #4,516 | Patient Preference and Adherence Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 74.2 | 1,417 | 94 | 100% | Yes |
| 22 | #4,546 | Nature and Science of Sleep Dove Medical Press | Psychology | 74.1 | 903 | 69 | 100% | Yes |
| 23 | #4,825 | OncoTargets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 73.6 | 1,115 | 111 | 100% | — |
| 24 | #4,862 | Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 73.5 | 1,608 | 81 | 100% | Yes |
| 25 | #5,118 | Cancer Management and Research Dove Medical Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 73.1 | 1,813 | 92 | 100% | Yes |
| 26 | #5,660 | Applied Health Economics and Health Policy Adis, Springer Healthcare | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 72.1 | 396 | 73 | 70% | — |
| 27 | #5,720 | Patient Adis, Springer Healthcare | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 71.9 | 308 | 71 | 76% | — |
| 28 | #5,733 | Clinical Drug Investigation Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 71.9 | 509 | 81 | 55% | — |
| 29 | #5,802 | Journal of Asthma and Allergy Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 71.8 | 691 | 60 | 100% | Yes |
| 30 | #5,999 | ImmunoTargets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Immunology and Microbiology | 71.4 | 196 | 47 | 100% | Yes |
| 31 | #6,072 | Advances in Medical Education and Practice Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 71.3 | 903 | 71 | 100% | Yes |
| 32 | #6,165 | Vascular Health and Risk Management Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 71.1 | 395 | 99 | 100% | Yes |
| 33 | #6,189 | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 71.0 | 577 | 90 | 100% | Yes |
| 34 | #6,339 | Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 70.8 | 797 | 46 | 100% | Yes |
| 35 | #6,921 | International Journal of Wellbeing International Journal of Wellbeing | Psychology | 69.8 | 163 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 36 | #7,035 | International Journal of Women s Health Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 69.5 | 1,187 | 95 | 100% | Yes |
| 37 | #7,223 | Biologics Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 69.3 | 166 | 57 | 100% | Yes |
| 38 | #7,539 | Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 68.7 | 82 | 56 | 100% | Yes |
| 39 | #7,651 | Journal of Healthcare Leadership Dove Medical Press | Health Professions | 68.6 | 194 | 41 | 100% | Yes |
| 40 | #7,736 | Drugs in R&D Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 68.4 | 195 | 62 | 100% | Yes |
| 41 | #7,797 | New Zealand Journal of Botany Taylor & Francis | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 68.3 | 256 | 82 | 14% | — |
| 42 | #7,877 | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal Scientific Journal Publishers Limited | Psychology | 68.2 | 901 | 110 | 100% | — |
| 43 | #8,165 | Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics Dove Medical Press | Health Professions | 67.7 | 50 | 47 | 100% | — |
| 44 | #8,233 | High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention Adis, Springer Healthcare | Medicine | 67.6 | 346 | 47 | 45% | — |
| 45 | #8,293 | Nanotechnology Science and Applications Dove Medical Press | Materials Science | 67.5 | 78 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 46 | #8,453 | Journal of Experimental Pharmacology Dove Medical Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 67.2 | 230 | 38 | 100% | Yes |
| 47 | #8,464 | Zootaxa Magnolia Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 67.2 | 12,080 | 123 | 71% | — |
| 48 | #8,781 | Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine Dove Medical Press | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 66.6 | 401 | 45 | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | #8,973 | ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research Dove Medical Press | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 66.3 | 354 | 53 | 100% | Yes |
| 50 | #9,128 | Breast Cancer Targets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 66.1 | 358 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 51 | #9,174 | Veterinary Medicine Research and Reports Dove Medical Press | Veterinary | 66.0 | 122 | 40 | 100% | Yes |
| 52 | #9,183 | HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 66.0 | 305 | 43 | 100% | Yes |
| 53 | #9,275 | Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 65.9 | 152 | 60 | 100% | Yes |
| 54 | #9,511 | Journal of Open Flexible and Distance Learning Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand | Social Sciences | 65.5 | 72 | 25 | 100% | Yes |
| 55 | #9,757 | New Zealand Veterinary Journal Taylor & Francis | Veterinary | 65.1 | 247 | 81 | 56% | — |
| 56 | #9,807 | New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics Taylor & Francis | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 65.0 | 204 | 91 | 43% | — |
| 57 | #9,951 | Patient Related Outcome Measures Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 64.7 | 129 | 45 | 100% | Yes |
| 58 | #10,074 | Journal of Blood Medicine Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 64.5 | 355 | 54 | 100% | Yes |
| 59 | #10,169 | New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science Taylor & Francis | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64.4 | 315 | 63 | 14% | — |
| 60 | #10,427 | Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry Dove Medical Press | Dentistry | 63.9 | 244 | 51 | 100% | Yes |
| 61 | #10,855 | New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Taylor & Francis | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 63.2 | 297 | 86 | 39% | — |
| 62 | #10,976 | International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 63.1 | 172 | 52 | 100% | Yes |
| 63 | #10,984 | Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 63.1 | 82 | 49 | 100% | Yes |
| 64 | #11,161 | Phytotaxa Magnolia Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 62.8 | 5,621 | 59 | 71% | — |
| 65 | #11,492 | Open Access Emergency Medicine Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 62.2 | 261 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 66 | #11,503 | Medical Devices Evidence and Research Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 62.2 | 202 | 49 | 100% | Yes |
| 67 | #11,761 | Eye and Brain Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 61.8 | 71 | 39 | 100% | Yes |
| 68 | #11,931 | Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 61.5 | 122 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 69 | #12,019 | Research and Reports in Urology Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 61.4 | 291 | 39 | 100% | Yes |
| 70 | #12,137 | Psoriasis Targets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 61.3 | 114 | 34 | 100% | Yes |
| 71 | #12,313 | Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 61.0 | 201 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 72 | #12,642 | Asian Journal of Business Research | Business, Management and Accounting | 60.5 | 139 | 28 | 100% | — |
| 73 | #12,943 | The Application of Clinical Genetics Dove Medical Press | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 60.0 | 121 | 55 | 100% | Yes |
| 74 | #13,025 | Clinical Optometry Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 59.8 | 177 | 31 | 100% | Yes |
| 75 | #13,142 | Drug Healthcare and Patient Safety Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 59.6 | 96 | 40 | 100% | Yes |
| 76 | #13,344 | Clinical Pharmacology Advances and Applications Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 59.3 | 77 | 41 | 100% | Yes |
| 77 | #13,532 | Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 59.0 | 89 | 33 | 100% | Yes |
| 78 | #13,568 | Open Access Journal of Contraception Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 58.9 | 79 | 32 | 100% | Yes |
| 79 | #14,165 | Lung Cancer Targets and Therapy Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 58.0 | 70 | 35 | 100% | Yes |
| 80 | #14,587 | Orthopedic Research and Reviews Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 57.3 | 191 | 29 | 100% | Yes |
| 81 | #14,717 | Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering | Engineering | 57.1 | 97 | 63 | 100% | — |
| 82 | #15,026 | Traditional Medicine Research Hong Kong Gold Orchid Science and Technology Co., Limited | Medicine | 56.7 | 380 | 15 | 100% | — |
| 83 | #15,027 | Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online Taylor & Francis | Social Sciences | 56.7 | 194 | 29 | 100% | Yes |
| 84 | #15,445 | Multimodal Communication De Gruyter | Arts and Humanities | 56.0 | 133 | 20 | 38% | — |
| 85 | #15,841 | Hepatic Medicine Evidence and Research Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 55.4 | 77 | 37 | 100% | Yes |
| 86 | #16,106 | Palaeoentomology Magnolia Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 55.0 | 407 | 19 | 48% | — |
| 87 | #16,175 | Pragmatic and Observational Research Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 54.9 | 78 | 22 | 100% | Yes |
| 88 | #16,606 | International Medical Case Reports Journal Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 54.2 | 796 | 25 | 100% | Yes |
| 89 | #16,995 | The Australasian Journal of Logic | Computer Science | 53.6 | 94 | 22 | 100% | — |
| 90 | #17,430 | Policy Quarterly Institute for Governance and Policy Studies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 53.0 | 210 | 22 | 100% | — |
| 91 | #17,492 | Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 52.9 | 62 | 34 | 100% | Yes |
| 92 | #17,606 | Local and Regional Anesthesia Dove Medical Press | Medicine | 52.7 | 85 | 39 | 100% | Yes |
| 93 | #19,172 | New Zealand Journal of Ecology | Environmental Science | 50.5 | 214 | 55 | 100% | — |
| 94 | #19,440 | The New Zealand Annual Review of Education | Social Sciences | 50.1 | 66 | 16 | 100% | — |
| 95 | #20,666 | Nursing Research and Reviews Dove Medical Press | Health Professions | 48.5 | 65 | 18 | 100% | Yes |
| 96 | #20,959 | Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work University of Oslo Library | Social Sciences | 48.1 | 213 | 27 | 100% | — |
| 97 | #20,996 | Journal of New Zealand Grasslands New Zealand Grassland Association | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48.1 | 159 | 16 | 97% | — |
| 98 | #21,389 | Journal of Insect Biodiversity Insect Biodiversity Research Group | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47.6 | 253 | 17 | 10% | — |
| 99 | #21,834 | Megataxa Magnolia Press | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47.0 | 59 | 16 | 100% | Yes |
| 100 | #22,058 | Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand College of Nurses Aotearoa New Zealand | Health Professions | 46.7 | 103 | 16 | 85% | Yes |
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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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