Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Physiology journal rankings 2017
143 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 143 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.94, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.02 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 1.41. The top three are Acta Neuropathologica, Molecular Neurodegeneration, and Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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)
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
143 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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 5.67Q1 | 15.96 3.97 up from 2016 | 396 | 65% | $4,990 | ||
2Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.19Q1 | 7.56 0.48 down from 2016 | 195 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
3Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and MuscleOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 3.00Q1 | 10.19 3.11 up from 2016 | 180 | 100% | $5,400 | ||
4American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.89Q1 | 4.78 0.06 up from 2016 | 989 | 70% | $3,300 | ||
5Current Obesity ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.73Q1 | 5.67 1.26 up from 2016 | 146 | 50% | $5,790 | ||
6International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.55Q1 | 5.16 0.86 down from 2016 | 692 | 58% | $4,790 | ||
7The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 2.40Q1 | 3.59 1.32 down from 2016 | 835 | 64% | $4,408 | ||
8PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.36Q1 | 5.55 0.59 up from 2016 | 1,013 | 49% | — | ||
9Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.31Q1 | 4.08 0.40 down from 2016 | 89 | 39% | — | ||
10NutrientsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.24Q1 | 5.41 0.29 up from 2016 | 1,791 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
11ObesityWiley · United States | 2.22Q1 | 4.40 0.20 up from 2016 | 949 | 88% | $4,980 | ||
12Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 4.92 1.16 up from 2016 | 201 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
13Biochemia MedicaOACroatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine · Croatia | 2.08Q1 | 5.00 0.76 up from 2016 | 139 | 100% | — | ||
14Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.06Q1 | 5.58 0.26 up from 2016 | 257 | 44% | $4,981 | ||
15Journal of Asthma and AllergyOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.96Q1 | 5.84 2.10 up from 2016 | 52 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
16American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.87Q1 | 4.50 0.28 down from 2016 | 615 | 72% | — | ||
17Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.85Q1 | 4.80 0.60 up from 2016 | 700 | 11% | $3,320 | ||
18Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 4.40 1.03 down from 2016 | 528 | 62% | — | ||
19Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.83Q1 | 4.12 0.13 down from 2016 | 1,051 | 55% | $3,650 | ||
20Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 1.74Q1 | 4.01 0.16 down from 2016 | 856 | 34% | $4,636 | ||
21Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.74Q1 | 4.19 0.10 up from 2016 | 247 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
22Nutrition and DiabetesOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.71Q1 | 3.18 1.28 down from 2016 | 138 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
23Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.67Q1 | 3.03 0.56 down from 2016 | 897 | 61% | $4,450 | ||
24Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 3.63 0.58 up from 2016 | 276 | 59% | $4,433 | ||
25International Journal of Obesity SupplementsSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.58Q1 | 3.82 2.14 up from 2016 | 43 | — | $0 listed | ||
26Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 1.55Q1 | 2.92 0.37 up from 2016 | 265 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
27Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 5.99 1.00 up from 2016 | 664 | 11% | — | ||
28Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.52Q1 | 3.69 0.30 down from 2016 | 605 | 99% | — | ||
29NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.52Q1 | 3.43 0.14 up from 2016 | 708 | 13% | $3,870 | ||
30American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.49Q1 | 3.29 0.34 down from 2016 | 803 | 72% | — | ||
31Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.49Q1 | 3.10 0.66 up from 2016 | 543 | 68% | — | ||
32Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.49Q1 | 3.53 0.10 down from 2016 | 1,074 | 63% | — | ||
33Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.45Q1 | 4.02 0.32 up from 2016 | 209 | 30% | $4,780 | ||
34The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In PracticeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.44Q1 | 3.73 0.31 up from 2016 | 693 | 25% | $4,000 | ||
35Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.43Q1 | 3.47 0.32 down from 2016 | 638 | 29% | $3,400 | ||
36Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.41Q1 | 3.43 1.08 down from 2016 | 871 | 60% | $5,392 | ||
37European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.41Q2 | 2.98 0.10 down from 2016 | 774 | 35% | $3,590 | ||
38Preventive Medicine ReportsOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.41Q2 | 2.59 0.73 up from 2016 | 395 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
39Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.32Q2 | 2.71 0.29 down from 2016 | 1,399 | 40% | $3,500 | ||
40Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in HealthcareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.31Q2 | 2.90 0.04 up from 2016 | 188 | 14% | — | ||
41Allergy Asthma and Immunology ResearchOASouth Korea | 1.31Q2 | 3.65 0.48 up from 2016 | 261 | 100% | — | ||
42AdipocyteOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.27Q2 | 3.30 0.44 up from 2016 | 111 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
43BiogerontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.27Q2 | 3.74 0.07 up from 2016 | 181 | 51% | $4,790 | ||
44Nutritional NeuroscienceTaylor & Francis · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 2.91 0.22 up from 2016 | 186 | 18% | — | ||
45Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health ScienceOAElsevier BV · China | 1.23Q2 | 2.10 0.33 down from 2016 | 267 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
46Journal of Aging ResearchOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 2.56 1.25 up from 2016 | 79 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
47International Journal of Alzheimer s DiseaseHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.22Q2 | 3.13 0.51 up from 2016 | 36 | 100% | $820 | ||
48MedicinesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 1.21Q2 | 2.71 1.06 up from 2016 | 60 | 100% | $1,689 | ||
49Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGYOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.21Q2 | 2.47 0.07 up from 2016 | 116 | 100% | $1,690 | ||
50Nitric OxideElsevier BV · United States | 1.20Q2 | 3.43 0.83 up from 2016 | 401 | 31% | $3,400 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
70 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 143
- Window papers (baseline)
- 102,056 +15.2% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.940 -3.5% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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.