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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Physiological Reviews	58
2	Frontiers in Physiology	53
3	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	38
4	Journal of Physiology-London	35
5	Annual Review of Physiology	34
-	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	34
7	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	30
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	30
9	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	29
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
-	Journal of Pineal Research	29
12	Acta Physiologica	27
13	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
14	European Journal of Applied Physiology	25
15	Psychophysiology	24
-	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	24
17	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	23
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	23
-	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	23
20	International Journal of Biometeorology	22
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	22
-	Experimental Physiology	22
23	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Physiology	21
25	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	20
-	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	20
27	Journal of General Physiology	19
-	Physiological Measurement	19
-	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
30	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	18
-	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	18
-	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	18
-	Physiological Research	18
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	18
35	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Journal of Insect Physiology	17
-	Conservation Physiology	17
38	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	16
-	Advances in Physiology Education	16
-	Chronobiology International	16
41	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	15
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	15
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	15
45	Journal of Biological Rhythms	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Cryobiology	14
-	Journal of Membrane Biology	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14

51	Journal of Physiological Sciences	13
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	13
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	13
-	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	13
55	Physiology International	12
-	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	12
-	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	12
58	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	11
-	Chemical Senses	11
-	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	11
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	11
63	Journal of Vascular Research	10
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	10
65	Hypertension in Pregnancy	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	4
72	Klinische Neurophysiologie	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3