Physiology: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Frontiers in Physiology	58
2	Physiological Reviews	57
3	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	35
4	Journal of Physiology-London	34
-	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	34
6	Journal of Applied Physiology	33
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	33
8	Annual Review of Physiology	30
-	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	30
10	Journal of Pineal Research	29
11	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	28
12	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	26
14	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	25
15	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	24
18	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
-	Acta Physiologica	23
-	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	23
21	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	22
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	22
23	International Journal of Biometeorology	21
-	Physiological Measurement	21
-	Experimental Physiology	21
-	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	21
27	Journal of General Physiology	20
-	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	20
29	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	19
-	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	19
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	19
32	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	18
-	Physiology	18
34	Chronobiology International	17
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Journal of Biological Rhythms	17
-	Journal of Insect Physiology	17
38	Physiological Research	16
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	16
40	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	15
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	15
-	Advances in Physiology Education	15
43	Cryobiology	14
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	14
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	14
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14

51	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	13
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	13
-	Conservation Physiology	13
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	13
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	13
56	Journal of Physiological Sciences	11
-	Physiology International	11
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	11
-	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	11
60	Journal of Vascular Research	10
-	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	10
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	10
-	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	10
64	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	9
-	Chinese Journal of Physiology	9
66	Chemical Senses	8
-	Hypertension in Pregnancy	8
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
69	Biological Rhythm Research	7
-	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
71	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
73	Klinische Neurophysiologie	2