Physiology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(The TQCC is the top quartile citation count: if all publications of a journal are sorted by citation count in descending order, then the TQCC is the citation count of the publication residing at the end of the top quartile; for example, given 100 publications, the TQCC is the citation count of the 25th ranked paper. The data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	TQCC
1	Physiological Reviews	68
2	Annual Review of Physiology	48
3	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	14
4	Journal of Pineal Research	11
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	11
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	11
7	Frontiers in Physiology	10
-	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	10
9	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	9
10	Journal of Cellular Physiology	8
-	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	8
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	8
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	8
-	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	8
15	Journal of Membrane Biology	7
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	7
-	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	7
-	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	7
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	7
-	Journal of General Physiology	7
-	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	7
-	Journal of Biological Rhythms	7
23	Journal of Insect Physiology	6
-	Psychophysiology	6
-	Acta Physiologica	6
-	Chinese Journal of Physiology	6
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	6
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	6
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	6
-	Journal of Physiology-London	6
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	6
-	Physiological Measurement	6
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	6
-	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	6
-	International Journal of Biometeorology	6
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	6
37	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	5
-	Physiological Genomics	5
-	Physiological Research	5
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	5
-	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	5
-	Conservation Physiology	5
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	5
-	Journal of Physiological Sciences	5
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	5
-	Chemical Senses	5
-	Chronobiology International	5
-	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	5
49	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	4
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	4

-	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	4
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	4
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	4
-	Experimental Physiology	4
-	Physiology International	4
-	Advances in Physiology Education	4
-	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	4
-	Hypertension in Pregnancy	4
59	Pediatric Exercise Science	3
-	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	3
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	3
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	3
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	3
64	Journal of Vascular Research	2
-	Biological Rhythm Research	2
66	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	1
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	1
-	Neurophysiology	1
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	1
-	Cryobiology	1
71	Physiology	0
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	0
-	Klinische Neurophysiologie	0