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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Frontiers in Physiology	57
-	Physiological Reviews	57
3	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	37
4	Journal of Physiology-London	36
5	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	33
6	Journal of Cellular Physiology	32
-	Annual Review of Physiology	32
8	Journal of Pineal Research	30
-	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	30
10	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
11	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	28
12	Journal of Neurophysiology	27
13	Acta Physiologica	25
14	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
16	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	23
-	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	23
-	International Journal of Biometeorology	23
19	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	22
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	22
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	22
22	Experimental Physiology	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	21
-	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	21
26	Physiology	20
-	Physiological Measurement	20
28	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	19
30	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	18
-	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	18
-	Journal of General Physiology	18
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	18
34	Journal of Insect Physiology	17
-	Physiological Research	17
-	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
37	Chronobiology International	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
39	Conservation Physiology	15
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	15
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	15
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	15
-	Journal of Biological Rhythms	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Advances in Physiology Education	15
46	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
-	Cryobiology	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14

51	Journal of Membrane Biology	13
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
-	Journal of Physiological Sciences	13
54	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	12
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	12
56	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	11
-	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	11
-	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Physiology International	11
60	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	10
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	10
-	Chemical Senses	10
-	Journal of Vascular Research	10
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	10
65	Chinese Journal of Physiology	9
-	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	9
-	Hypertension in Pregnancy	9
68	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
-	Biological Rhythm Research	8
70	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
71	Neurophysiology	4
72	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
73	Klinische Neurophysiologie	2