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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Physiological Reviews	58
2	Frontiers in Physiology	55
3	Journal of Physiology-London	39
-	American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology	39
5	International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity	36
6	Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology	32
7	American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology	31
8	Journal of Pineal Research	30
9	Annual Review of Physiology	29
-	Journal of Applied Physiology	29
-	Journal of Cellular Physiology	29
12	Acta Physiologica	27
13	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Psychophysiology	26
15	International Journal of Biometeorology	24
-	American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology	24
17	American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism	23
-	International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance	23
-	American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology	23
-	Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology	23
21	Physiology	22
22	Physiological Measurement	21
-	American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	21
-	Experimental Physiology	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry	21
27	Fish Physiology and Biochemistry	20
-	Journal of General Physiology	20
-	European Journal of Applied Physiology	20
30	Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism	19
31	American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology	18
-	Advances in Physiology Education	18
-	Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology	18
-	Physiological Research	18
35	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology	17
-	Journal of Insect Physiology	17
37	Chronobiology International	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Conservation Physiology	16
40	Cryobiology	15
-	Journal of Biological Rhythms	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology	15
44	Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews	14
-	Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology	14
-	Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology	14
-	Physiological Genomics	14
48	Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology	13
-	Journal of Physiological Sciences	13
-	Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry	13

-	Journal of Membrane Biology	13
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	13
53	Chemical Senses	12
-	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine	12
-	Physiology International	12
-	Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology	12
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology	12
-	Journal of Physiological Anthropology	12
-	Kidney & Blood Pressure Research	12
60	Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia	11
-	Lymphatic Research and Biology	11
-	Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging	11
63	Hypertension in Pregnancy	10
-	Chinese Journal of Physiology	10
65	Biological Rhythm Research	9
-	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	9
-	Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology	9
68	Pediatric Exercise Science	8
69	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte	7
70	Journal of Vascular Research	6
71	Klinische Neurophysiologie	3
-	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3