Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Physiology journal rankings 2012
110 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 110 ranked journals in 2012. The median OJR rose 0.09 on 2011 to 0.99, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.61. The top three are Acta Neuropathologica, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and International Journal of Obesity.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. 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 2009–2011, the window the 2012 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)
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
110 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 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 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 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 3.91Q1 | 9.82 0.44 down from 2011 | 417 | 61% | $4,990 | ||
2American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.38Q1 | 5.26 0.39 up from 2011 | 860 | 43% | $3,300 | ||
3International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.73Q1 | 5.64 0.31 up from 2011 | 790 | 51% | $4,790 | ||
4Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and MuscleOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.65Q1 | 7.93 4.98 down from 2011 | 45 | 100% | $5,400 | ||
5PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.55Q1 | 5.70 0.08 down from 2011 | 1,203 | 25% | — | ||
6ObesityWiley · United States | 2.53Q1 | 4.28 0.61 down from 2011 | 1,256 | 42% | $4,980 | ||
7Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.50Q1 | 4.78 0.06 down from 2011 | 243 | 68% | $4,433 | ||
8Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.45Q1 | 5.51 0.92 up from 2011 | 112 | 39% | — | ||
9Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 2.40Q1 | 4.71 0.58 down from 2011 | 1,035 | 39% | $4,636 | ||
10Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 5.30 0.84 down from 2011 | 201 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
11American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 2.32Q1 | 5.31 0.04 up from 2011 | 851 | 57% | — | ||
12Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.18Q1 | 4.28 0.80 down from 2011 | 423 | 23% | $3,320 | ||
13The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 2.09Q1 | 5.11 0.45 down from 2011 | 579 | 61% | $4,408 | ||
14European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.08Q1 | 3.56 0.18 up from 2011 | 655 | 28% | $3,590 | ||
15Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.07Q1 | 4.77 0.71 up from 2011 | 230 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
16Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.06Q1 | 3.77 0.38 up from 2011 | 671 | 25% | $3,650 | ||
17Journal of Physical Activity and HealthHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.94Q1 | 2.85 0.09 down from 2011 | 393 | 29% | — | ||
18Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.92Q1 | 3.37 1.02 down from 2011 | 271 | 100% | — | ||
19Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 4.49 0.07 down from 2011 | 276 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
20Journal of Aging and Physical ActivityHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.84Q1 | 3.06 0.80 down from 2011 | 83 | 18% | — | ||
21American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.81Q1 | 4.17 0.15 up from 2011 | 1,143 | 52% | — | ||
22Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.78Q1 | 3.71 0.19 down from 2011 | 1,552 | 45% | — | ||
23Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.70Q1 | 3.21 0.12 down from 2011 | 335 | 21% | — | ||
24Nutrition and CancerRoutledge · United States | 1.69Q1 | 3.62 0.14 down from 2011 | 387 | 27% | — | ||
25NutrientsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.68Q1 | 3.88 2.57 up from 2011 | 168 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
26Nitric OxideElsevier BV · United States | 1.65Q1 | 3.63 0.34 down from 2011 | 237 | 9% | $3,400 | ||
27Journal of Aging ResearchOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.64Q1 | 2.77 1.41 up from 2011 | 146 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
28Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.61Q1 | 4.35 0.07 down from 2011 | 393 | 38% | $3,400 | ||
29Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.59Q2 | 3.57 0.09 down from 2011 | 984 | 37% | $3,500 | ||
30Allergy Asthma and Immunology ResearchOASouth Korea | 1.55Q2 | 3.43 0.80 up from 2011 | 109 | 100% | — | ||
31International Journal of Alzheimer s DiseaseHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.55Q2 | 3.70 0.97 up from 2011 | 199 | 100% | $820 | ||
32Nursing Education PerspectivesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.52Q2 | 0.96 0.76 down from 2011 | 119 | 4% | — | ||
33Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 1.48Q2 | 2.67 0.25 up from 2011 | 246 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
34American Journal of Clinical PathologyOxford University Press · United States | 1.47Q2 | 3.38 0.08 down from 2011 | 700 | 41% | $4,660 | ||
35Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.45Q2 | 2.80 0.03 up from 2011 | 637 | 54% | $4,450 | ||
36Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.44Q2 | 3.88 0.55 up from 2011 | 391 | 64% | — | ||
37Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical SciencesOACanadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences · Canada | 1.43Q2 | 2.85 0.61 up from 2011 | 136 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
38NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.40Q2 | 3.15 0.01 down from 2011 | 573 | 16% | $3,870 | ||
39Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.38Q2 | 4.03 0.02 down from 2011 | 249 | 42% | $4,780 | ||
40Experimental PhysiologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.35Q2 | 2.90 0.38 down from 2011 | 415 | 56% | $2,940 | ||
41Microvascular ResearchElsevier BV · United States | 1.29Q2 | 3.39 0.24 up from 2011 | 334 | 26% | $3,340 | ||
42Tobacco Induced DiseasesOAE.U.E.P. European Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 3.07 0.55 up from 2011 | 43 | 100% | $2,372 | ||
43Current Aging ScienceBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 2.77 0.23 down from 2011 | 89 | 11% | — | ||
44Regenerative MedicineFuture Medicine · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 3.02 0.07 down from 2011 | 267 | 16% | — | ||
45Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 3.02 0.50 down from 2011 | 652 | 51% | $5,392 | ||
46BiogerontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.23Q2 | 3.80 0.64 up from 2011 | 155 | 28% | $4,790 | ||
47Aviation Space and Environmental MedicineAerospace Medical Association · United States | 1.22Q2 | 0.53 0.73 down from 2011 | 585 | 4% | — | ||
48Mental health and physical activityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.21Q2 | 2.55 0.14 up from 2011 | 41 | 32% | $3,360 | ||
49Nutritional NeuroscienceTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 1.21Q2 | 2.43 0.03 up from 2011 | 104 | 15% | — | ||
50Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in HealthcareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.17Q2 | 2.50 0.10 down from 2011 | 159 | 9% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
42 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, 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: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 110
- Window papers (baseline)
- 83,401 +18.5% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.99 +9.6% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 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.