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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

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

-	Conservation Physiology	14
52	Journal of Physiological Sciences	13
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	13
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	13
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
56	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	12
57	Physiology International	11
-	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	11
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	11
-	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	11
61	Journal of Vascular Research	10
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	10
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	10
64	Hypertension in Pregnancy	9
-	Chemical Senses	9
-	Pediatric Exercise Science	9
-	Chinese Journal of Physiology	9
68	Biological Rhythm Research	8
-	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	8
70	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
71	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
73	Klinische Neurophysiologie	2