Journal rankings · indicator year 2009
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Subfield ranking · 2009
Physiology journal rankings 2009
91 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 91 ranked journals in 2009. The median OJR rose 0.05 on 2008 to 0.91, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.53. The top three are American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Pain, and Obesity.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2009. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2006–2008, the window the 2009 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery500
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine212
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine184
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health180
- Oncology134
- Epidemiology119
- Infectious Diseases110
- Psychiatry and Mental health100
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging99
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism95
- Physiology91
- Neurology87
Show all 42 subfields
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health64
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine63
- Ophthalmology59
- Hematology55
- Dermatology51
- Obstetrics and Gynecology44
- Rheumatology39
- Nephrology37
- Pharmacology34
- Complementary and alternative medicine31
- Reproductive Medicine31
- Emergency Medicine30
- Geriatrics and Gerontology25
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Hepatology10
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Urology9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
91 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2008. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2006–2008, the window the 2009 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2006–2008 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2009. | Compare |
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1American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.46Q1 | 5.27 0.39 up from 2008 | 757 | 34% | $3,300 | ||
2PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.77Q1 | 6.01 0.21 up from 2008 | 1,024 | 21% | — | ||
3ObesityWiley · United States | 2.52Q1 | 4.57 0.66 down from 2008 | 1,212 | 69% | $4,980 | ||
4International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.42Q1 | 5.54 0.52 up from 2008 | 799 | 31% | $4,790 | ||
5Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.34Q1 | 5.76 0.71 up from 2008 | 63 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
6Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.32Q1 | 4.81 0.62 up from 2008 | 215 | 55% | $4,433 | ||
7Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.25Q1 | 4.84 1.08 up from 2008 | 335 | 16% | $3,320 | ||
8Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.23Q1 | 3.91 0.29 down from 2008 | 381 | 2% | $4,981 | ||
9Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.14Q1 | 6.97 1.54 up from 2008 | 425 | 49% | $4,990 | ||
10American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.98Q1 | 5.15 0.47 up from 2008 | 1,063 | 51% | — | ||
11Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 1.92Q1 | 4.81 0.63 up from 2008 | 1,276 | 31% | $4,636 | ||
12Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 5.26 0.66 up from 2008 | 145 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
13The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 1.91Q1 | 4.11 0.50 down from 2008 | 578 | 77% | $4,408 | ||
14Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.87Q1 | 3.97 0.95 up from 2008 | 607 | 18% | $3,650 | ||
15Journal of Physical Activity and HealthHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.85Q1 | 2.48 0.21 down from 2008 | 152 | 22% | — | ||
16Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 3.49 0.26 down from 2008 | 347 | 49% | — | ||
17Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.71Q1 | 4.24 1.00 up from 2008 | 222 | 71% | — | ||
18Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.69Q1 | 4.43 0.01 down from 2008 | 314 | 50% | $4,780 | ||
19Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.63 0.43 up from 2008 | 987 | 38% | $3,500 | ||
20Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.56Q1 | 3.47 0.42 up from 2008 | 108 | 32% | — | ||
21European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 3.29 0.87 up from 2008 | 628 | 27% | $3,590 | ||
22Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 3.64 0.38 up from 2008 | 250 | 61% | $5,392 | ||
23Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.35 0.05 down from 2008 | 1,744 | 38% | — | ||
24Nutrition and CancerRoutledge · United States | 1.52Q2 | 2.83 0.17 down from 2008 | 288 | 32% | — | ||
25American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.51Q2 | 3.41 0.14 down from 2008 | 1,419 | 51% | — | ||
26Experimental PhysiologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.48Q2 | 3.09 0.34 up from 2008 | 383 | 57% | $2,940 | ||
27Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.45Q2 | 3.84 0.21 up from 2008 | 500 | 46% | $3,400 | ||
28NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.44Q2 | 2.85 0.15 up from 2008 | 541 | 15% | $3,870 | ||
29Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.44Q2 | 3.40 0.11 down from 2008 | 107 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
30Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.42Q2 | 2.66 0.47 up from 2008 | 650 | 57% | $4,450 | ||
31The journal of nutrition health & agingOASpringer Science+Business Media · France | 1.40Q2 | 2.68no 2008 value | 108 | 72% | $3,450 | — | |
32Journal of Aging and Physical ActivityHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.31Q2 | 2.38 0.13 up from 2008 | 90 | 38% | — | ||
33Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.27Q2 | 2.60 0.38 up from 2008 | 401 | 10% | — | ||
34Microvascular ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 1.22Q2 | 2.99 0.31 up from 2008 | 220 | 34% | $3,340 | ||
35Allergology InternationalOAElsevier BV · Japan | 1.21Q2 | 3.17 0.63 up from 2008 | 173 | 100% | $2,280 | ||
36Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 1.20Q2 | 1.90 0.06 up from 2008 | 112 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
37American Journal of Clinical PathologyOxford University Press · United States | 1.09Q2 | 2.88 0.45 up from 2008 | 863 | 33% | $4,660 | ||
38BiogerontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.05Q2 | 2.77 0.42 down from 2008 | 211 | 20% | $4,790 | ||
39Nitric OxideElsevier BV · United States | 1.02Q2 | 2.35 0.11 down from 2008 | 278 | 26% | $3,400 | ||
40Aging Clinical and Experimental ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Italy | 1.01Q2 | 1.73 0.23 down from 2008 | 247 | 22% | $4,490 | ||
41Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 2.16 0.31 down from 2008 | 261 | 34% | $4,150 | ||
42Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical SciencesOACanadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences · Canada | 0.93Q2 | 1.59 0.13 up from 2008 | 49 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
43Sleep And BreathingSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.92Q2 | 2.03 0.38 down from 2008 | 164 | 18% | $3,790 | ||
44Regenerative MedicineFuture Medicine · United Kingdom | 0.92Q2 | 2.26 0.20 up from 2008 | 247 | 17% | — | ||
45Clinical BiochemistryElsevier BV · United States | 0.91Q2 | 2.14 0.05 up from 2008 | 717 | 6% | $3,000 | ||
46European Review of Aging and Physical ActivityOABioMed Central · Germany | 0.91Q2 | 1.30 0.09 down from 2008 | 34 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
47Journal of AsthmaTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.90Q3 | 2.00 0.04 up from 2008 | 430 | 8% | — | ||
48Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)De Gruyter · Germany | 0.86Q3 | 2.10 0.07 up from 2008 | 890 | 32% | $2,712 | ||
49Rejuvenation ResearchMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.83Q3 | 3.27 0.99 down from 2008 | 295 | 15% | — | ||
50Journal of Nutrition for the ElderlyHaworth Press · United States | 0.78Q3 | 1.42 0.88 up from 2008 | 43 | 6% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery500
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine212
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine184
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health180
- Oncology134
- Epidemiology119
- Infectious Diseases110
- Psychiatry and Mental health100
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging99
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism95
- Physiology91
- Neurology87
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health64
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine63
- Ophthalmology59
- Hematology55
- Dermatology51
- Obstetrics and Gynecology44
- Rheumatology39
- Nephrology37
- Pharmacology34
- Complementary and alternative medicine31
- Reproductive Medicine31
- Emergency Medicine30
- Geriatrics and Gerontology25
- Otorhinolaryngology21
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine18
- Rehabilitation18
- Immunology and Allergy16
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine14
- Genetics11
- Hepatology10
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine9
- Urology9
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Biochemistry1
- Anatomy0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2009. Corpus-wide, 71.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
40 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2006–2008, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2009. Publication window: 2006–2008. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 91
- Window papers (baseline)
- 70,406 +20.0% from indicator year 2006
- Median OJR
- 0.91 +16.5% from indicator year 2006
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2006–2008 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 59 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 104 | 110 | 120 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 143 | 155 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 162 | 161 | 159 | 154 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 43,956 | 48,028 | 49,863 | 52,236 | 52,608 | 55,626 | 58,658 | 62,565 | 65,322 | 70,406 | 76,421 | 81,146 | 83,401 | 84,300 | 88,598 | 93,045 | 98,474 | 102,056 | 105,556 | 109,112 | 113,571 | 121,103 | 127,537 | 130,703 | 130,394 | 133,596 | |
| Median OJR | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.778 | 0.781 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.836 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.943 | 0.975 | 0.970 | 0.96 | 0.940 | 0.878 | 0.837 | 0.841 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.884 | 0.82 | 0.87 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.