Journal rankings · indicator year 2016
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Subfield ranking · 2016
Physiology journal rankings 2016
131 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 131 ranked journals in 2016. The median journal has an OJR of 0.96, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2015; Q1 starts at OJR 1.44. The top three are Acta Neuropathologica, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Molecular Neurodegeneration.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2016. 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 2013–2015, the window the 2016 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)
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
131 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 2015. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2013–2015, the window the 2016 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2013–2015 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 2007 to 2016. | Compare |
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1Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 4.64Q1 | 11.99 0.59 up from 2015 | 420 | 82% | $4,990 | ||
2American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.38Q1 | 4.73 1.00 down from 2015 | 955 | 66% | $3,300 | ||
3Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.04Q1 | 8.04 0.59 up from 2015 | 182 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
4International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.93Q1 | 6.02 0.03 up from 2015 | 711 | 55% | $4,790 | ||
5NutrientsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.43Q1 | 5.11 0.32 down from 2015 | 1,278 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
6Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 5.32 2.37 down from 2015 | 272 | 62% | $4,981 | ||
7The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 2.39Q1 | 4.91 0.69 down from 2015 | 723 | 66% | $4,408 | ||
8PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.36Q1 | 4.95 1.20 down from 2015 | 1,101 | 50% | — | ||
9ObesityWiley · United States | 2.29Q1 | 4.20 0.43 down from 2015 | 1,273 | 85% | $4,980 | ||
10Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.24Q1 | 4.48 0.52 up from 2015 | 95 | 31% | — | ||
11Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and MuscleOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.16Q1 | 7.09 1.73 down from 2015 | 140 | 100% | $5,400 | ||
12Journal of Aging ResearchOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 2.15Q1 | 1.31 3.48 down from 2015 | 81 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
13Current Obesity ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.02Q1 | 4.41 2.68 up from 2015 | 138 | 31% | $5,790 | ||
14American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 2.00Q1 | 4.79 0.23 up from 2015 | 729 | 74% | — | ||
15Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 3.05 0.77 down from 2015 | 311 | 77% | $4,433 | ||
16Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.90Q1 | 5.44 0.19 up from 2015 | 501 | 68% | — | ||
17Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 1.86Q1 | 4.17 0.63 up from 2015 | 898 | 25% | $4,636 | ||
18Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.85Q1 | 3.60 0.06 up from 2015 | 866 | 62% | $4,450 | ||
19Nutrition and DiabetesOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 4.47 0.25 up from 2015 | 132 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
20Biochemia MedicaOACroatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine · Croatia | 1.85Q1 | 4.24 0.92 up from 2015 | 131 | 100% | — | ||
21Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.82Q1 | 4.25 0.45 up from 2015 | 945 | 51% | $3,650 | ||
22Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 3.76 0.52 down from 2015 | 182 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
23Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 4.20 0.02 up from 2015 | 628 | 10% | $3,320 | ||
24Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.99 0.28 up from 2015 | 555 | 99% | — | ||
25Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 1.63Q1 | 2.55 0.08 down from 2015 | 266 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
26Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.63 0.24 up from 2015 | 1,171 | 61% | — | ||
27Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 4.51 0.08 up from 2015 | 789 | 60% | $5,392 | ||
28Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.59Q1 | 4.09 0.28 down from 2015 | 215 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
29American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.58Q1 | 3.63 0.13 down from 2015 | 805 | 74% | — | ||
30European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.50Q1 | 3.08 0.29 down from 2015 | 800 | 36% | $3,590 | ||
31Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.49Q1 | 3.79 0.45 down from 2015 | 615 | 39% | $3,400 | ||
32Mental health and physical activityElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.44Q1 | 2.91 0.30 up from 2015 | 74 | 29% | $3,360 | ||
33NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.44Q1 | 3.29 0.23 up from 2015 | 776 | 15% | $3,870 | ||
34Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.44Q2 | 3.71 0.01 down from 2015 | 172 | 48% | $4,780 | ||
35The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In PracticeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.42Q2 | 3.42 0.39 down from 2015 | 527 | 27% | $4,000 | ||
36Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.42Q2 | 3.00 0.05 up from 2015 | 1,189 | 38% | $3,500 | ||
37Journal of Physical Activity and HealthHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.39Q2 | 2.24 0.11 down from 2015 | 544 | 35% | — | ||
38Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in HealthcareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.34Q2 | 2.86 0.45 up from 2015 | 177 | 13% | — | ||
39Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health ScienceOAElsevier BV · China | 1.31Q2 | 2.42 0.05 up from 2015 | 190 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
40Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.30Q2 | 4.99 0.54 up from 2015 | 738 | 12% | — | ||
41AdipocyteOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.26Q2 | 2.87 0.24 up from 2015 | 139 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
42Nursing Education PerspectivesLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.24Q2 | 1.54 0.41 up from 2015 | 366 | 5% | — | ||
43BiogerontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.23Q2 | 3.67 0.24 up from 2015 | 218 | 47% | $4,790 | ||
44American Journal of Clinical PathologyOxford University Press · United States | 1.21Q2 | 2.71 0.10 up from 2015 | 691 | 57% | $4,660 | ||
45Experimental PhysiologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.20Q2 | 2.68 0.03 down from 2015 | 470 | 44% | $2,940 | ||
46Preventive Medicine ReportsOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.19Q2 | 1.85 1.16 up from 2015 | 210 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
47Allergy Asthma and Immunology ResearchOASouth Korea | 1.18Q2 | 3.17 0.43 up from 2015 | 261 | 100% | — | ||
48Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.18Q2 | 2.45 0.20 up from 2015 | 540 | 66% | — | ||
49Nutritional NeuroscienceTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 1.16Q2 | 2.69 0.54 up from 2015 | 194 | 14% | — | ||
50Journal of Family and Community MedicineOAMedknow · Saudi Arabia | 1.16Q2 | 1.51 0.50 down from 2015 | 102 | 100% | $200 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery821
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine315
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health256
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine248
- Oncology198
- Infectious Diseases189
- Epidemiology187
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism151
- Neurology151
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging142
- Psychiatry and Mental health134
- Physiology131
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine102
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health91
- Ophthalmology80
- Dermatology78
- Hematology70
- Obstetrics and Gynecology64
- Rheumatology58
- Nephrology53
- Reproductive Medicine46
- Pharmacology44
- Complementary and alternative medicine43
- Emergency Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation31
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology21
- Genetics20
- Immunology and Allergy19
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics1
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2016. Corpus-wide, 77.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
76 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2013–2015, 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: 2016. Publication window: 2013–2015. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 131
- Window papers (baseline)
- 98,474 +16.8% from indicator year 2013
- Median OJR
- 0.96 +2.3% from indicator year 2013
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2013–2015 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.