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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Physiological Reviews	60
2	Frontiers in Physiology	57
3	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	38
-	Journal of Physiology-London	38
5	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	37
6	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	31
-	Annual Review of Physiology	31
-	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	31
9	Journal of Pineal Research	30
10	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	29
12	Acta Physiologica	27
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	27
14	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	26
15	Psychophysiology	25
-	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	25
17	International Journal of Biometeorology	24
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	24
19	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	23
20	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	22
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	22
22	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	21
-	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	21
-	Physiology	21
25	Experimental Physiology	20
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	20
-	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	20
-	Journal of General Physiology	20
-	Physiological Measurement	20
30	Physiological Research	19
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	19
32	Advances in Physiology Education	18
33	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	17
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	17
-	Conservation Physiology	17
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
38	Journal of Insect Physiology	16
-	Chronobiology International	16
-	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	16
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	16
42	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	15
-	Cryobiology	15
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	15
-	Journal of Biological Rhythms	15
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	15
47	Journal of Membrane Biology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Journal of Physiological Sciences	14
50	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	13

-	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	13
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	13
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	13
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	13
-	Chemical Senses	13
56	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	12
-	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	12
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
59	Hypertension in Pregnancy	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	11
62	Chinese Journal of Physiology	10
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	10
64	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	9
-	Biological Rhythm Research	9
66	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Journal of Vascular Research	8
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	8
-	Physiology International	8
70	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
71	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Neurophysiology	3
73	Klinische Neurophysiologie	2