Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Physiology journal rankings 2015
129 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 129 ranked journals in 2015. The median journal has an OJR of 0.97, below the world average of 1.00, unchanged on 2014; Q1 starts at OJR 1.46. The top three are Acta Neuropathologica, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Nutrition Reviews.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. 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 2012–2014, the window the 2015 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)
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology49
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
129 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 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 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 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 4.12Q1 | 11.39 0.44 up from 2014 | 417 | 67% | $4,990 | ||
2American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.74Q1 | 5.73 0.05 down from 2014 | 932 | 64% | $3,300 | ||
3Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.24Q1 | 7.69 2.00 down from 2014 | 238 | 38% | $4,981 | ||
4International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 3.02Q1 | 5.99 0.43 up from 2014 | 682 | 52% | $4,790 | ||
5Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.87Q1 | 7.45 0.03 up from 2014 | 177 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
6Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and MuscleOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.55Q1 | 8.82 2.14 up from 2014 | 96 | 100% | $5,400 | ||
7The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 2.43Q1 | 5.60 0.01 up from 2014 | 653 | 65% | $4,408 | ||
8PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.39Q1 | 6.16 0.59 up from 2014 | 1,023 | 45% | — | ||
9NutrientsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.34Q1 | 5.43 0.22 up from 2014 | 798 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
10Journal of Aging ResearchOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 2.31Q1 | 4.78 0.15 up from 2014 | 151 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
11ObesityWiley · United States | 2.20Q1 | 4.63 0.45 up from 2014 | 1,157 | 79% | $4,980 | ||
12Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.20Q1 | 3.97 0.10 up from 2014 | 98 | 46% | — | ||
13Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 2.02Q1 | 2.62 0.37 down from 2014 | 266 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
14Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 3.82 0.14 up from 2014 | 327 | 67% | $4,433 | ||
15Nutrition and DiabetesOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.98Q1 | 4.22 0.41 up from 2014 | 124 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
16Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 5.24 0.84 up from 2014 | 517 | 68% | — | ||
17Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.92Q1 | 4.28 0.35 down from 2014 | 232 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
18American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.87Q1 | 4.56 0.02 up from 2014 | 823 | 64% | — | ||
19Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.85Q1 | 3.79 0.32 up from 2014 | 902 | 47% | $3,650 | ||
20Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.18 0.34 down from 2014 | 609 | 8% | $3,320 | ||
21Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.81Q1 | 3.54 0.01 down from 2014 | 815 | 60% | $4,450 | ||
22Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 1.74Q1 | 3.54 0.64 down from 2014 | 930 | 24% | $4,636 | ||
23Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 4.37 0.11 down from 2014 | 232 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
24The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In PracticeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.69Q1 | 3.82 0.71 up from 2014 | 332 | 25% | $4,000 | ||
25Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.69Q1 | 3.72 0.25 down from 2014 | 469 | 100% | — | ||
26Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.64Q1 | 4.24 0.05 up from 2014 | 584 | 30% | $3,400 | ||
27European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 3.38 0.20 down from 2014 | 760 | 25% | $3,590 | ||
28American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.57Q1 | 3.76 0.05 up from 2014 | 779 | 68% | — | ||
29Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.95 0.73 down from 2014 | 935 | 36% | $3,500 | ||
30Journal of Physical Activity and HealthHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.50Q1 | 2.35 0.33 down from 2014 | 499 | 31% | — | ||
31Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.47Q1 | 4.43 0.48 up from 2014 | 745 | 61% | $5,392 | ||
32Journal of Aging and Physical ActivityHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.47Q1 | 1.91 0.43 down from 2014 | 181 | 22% | — | ||
33Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.46Q1 | 3.38 0.04 down from 2014 | 1,251 | 52% | — | ||
34Biochemia MedicaOACroatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine · Croatia | 1.44Q2 | 3.33 0.09 down from 2014 | 122 | 100% | — | ||
35NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.42Q2 | 3.06 0.07 up from 2014 | 764 | 17% | $3,870 | ||
36Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.39Q2 | 3.72 0.20 down from 2014 | 186 | 48% | $4,780 | ||
37International Journal of Alzheimer s DiseaseHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.36Q2 | 1.84 2.26 down from 2014 | 142 | 100% | $820 | ||
38American Journal of Clinical PathologyOxford University Press · United States | 1.32Q2 | 2.61 0.42 down from 2014 | 695 | 49% | $4,660 | ||
39Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health ScienceOAElsevier BV · China | 1.32Q2 | 2.38 0.49 up from 2014 | 151 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
40Mental health and physical activityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.29Q2 | 2.61 0.30 up from 2014 | 83 | 30% | $3,360 | ||
41Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical SciencesOACanadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences · Canada | 1.29Q2 | 2.93 0.42 up from 2014 | 143 | 100% | $2,200 | ||
42Journal of Family and Community MedicineOAMedknow · Saudi Arabia | 1.29Q2 | 2.02 0.51 down from 2014 | 93 | 100% | $200 | ||
43The journal of nutrition health & agingOASpringer Science+Business Media · France | 1.28Q2 | 3.25 0.41 down from 2014 | 463 | 91% | $3,450 | ||
44Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.25Q2 | 2.25 0.36 down from 2014 | 544 | 43% | — | ||
45Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in HealthcareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.24Q2 | 2.41 0.16 up from 2014 | 170 | 16% | — | ||
46Journal of Asthma and AllergyOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.23Q2 | 4.00 0.75 up from 2014 | 38 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
47Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 4.45 0.67 up from 2014 | 764 | 19% | — | ||
48Nutrition and CancerRoutledge · United States | 1.19Q2 | 2.99 0.17 up from 2014 | 444 | 22% | — | ||
49Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and GeriatricsTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.19Q2 | 2.18 0.64 down from 2014 | 63 | 20% | — | ||
50Experimental PhysiologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.19Q2 | 2.71 0.05 down from 2014 | 480 | 50% | $2,940 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery773
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine297
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health252
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine238
- Oncology188
- Infectious Diseases182
- Epidemiology176
- Neurology151
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism141
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging138
- Physiology129
- Psychiatry and Mental health123
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine95
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health85
- Dermatology74
- Ophthalmology74
- Hematology71
- Obstetrics and Gynecology61
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology49
- Reproductive Medicine45
- Complementary and alternative medicine42
- Pharmacology42
- Emergency Medicine36
- Geriatrics and Gerontology36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine23
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine22
- Genetics19
- Hepatology19
- Immunology and Allergy17
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Urology11
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine5
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
59 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, 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: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 129
- Window papers (baseline)
- 93,045 +11.6% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 0.970 -2.3% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 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.