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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Physiological Reviews	61
2	Frontiers in Physiology	55
3	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	39
4	Journal of Physiology-London	37
5	Annual Review of Physiology	36
6	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	34
7	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	31
8	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	30
-	Journal of Pineal Research	30
10	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	29
12	Acta Physiologica	27
13	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
14	Psychophysiology	25
15	European Journal of Applied Physiology	24
-	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	24
-	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	24
-	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	24
19	International Journal of Biometeorology	23
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
21	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	22
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	22
23	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	21
-	Experimental Physiology	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Physiology	21
27	Physiological Measurement	20
28	Journal of General Physiology	19
29	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	18
-	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	18
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	18
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	18
33	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Advances in Physiology Education	17
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	17
-	Conservation Physiology	17
-	Journal of Insect Physiology	17
-	Physiological Research	17
40	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	16
41	Chronobiology International	15
-	Cryobiology	15
-	Journal of Physiological Sciences	15
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	15
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	15
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	15
-	Physiological Genomics	15
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	15
49	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14

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