Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Physiology journal rankings 2018
155 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Physiology has 155 ranked journals in 2018. The median OJR fell 0.06 on 2017 to 0.88, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.53. The top three are Acta Neuropathologica, Molecular Neurodegeneration, and Current Obesity Reports.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
155 ranked journals
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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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1Acta NeuropathologicaSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 6.15Q1 | 17.16 1.21 up from 2017 | 389 | 81% | $4,990 | ||
2Molecular NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 3.45Q1 | 9.97 2.41 up from 2017 | 224 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
3Current Obesity ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.07Q1 | 4.46 1.21 down from 2017 | 156 | 47% | $5,790 | ||
4American Journal of Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.90Q1 | 4.73 0.05 down from 2017 | 1,004 | 62% | $3,300 | ||
5Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and MuscleOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.66Q1 | 9.78 0.41 down from 2017 | 229 | 100% | $5,400 | ||
6PainLippincott Williams & Wilkins · Netherlands | 2.62Q1 | 6.21 0.66 up from 2017 | 1,056 | 54% | — | ||
7GeroScienceSpringer International Publishing · Switzerland | 2.57Q1 | 7.27no 2017 value | 48 | 100% | $2,890 | — | |
8International Journal of Obesity SupplementsSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 2.75 1.07 down from 2017 | 34 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
9Exercise and Sport Sciences ReviewsLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.18Q1 | 4.67 0.58 up from 2017 | 94 | 53% | — | ||
10NutrientsOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.18Q1 | 5.56 0.15 up from 2017 | 2,796 | 100% | $3,499 | ||
11International Journal of ObesitySpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 2.09Q1 | 4.33 0.83 down from 2017 | 788 | 53% | $4,790 | ||
12Asthma Research and PracticeOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.08Q1 | 5.19 2.80 up from 2017 | 36 | 100% | $2,590 | ||
13ObesityWiley · United States | 2.02Q1 | 3.93 0.47 down from 2017 | 1,005 | 79% | $4,980 | ||
14MedicinesOAMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute · Switzerland | 2.01Q1 | 3.42 0.71 up from 2017 | 142 | 100% | $1,689 | ||
15Annals of Behavioral MedicineOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.01Q1 | 5.43 1.80 up from 2017 | 243 | 70% | $4,433 | ||
16The Journals of Gerontology Series AOxford University Press · United States | 2.00Q1 | 4.22 0.63 up from 2017 | 891 | 77% | $4,408 | ||
17Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 7.31 1.73 up from 2017 | 267 | 53% | $4,981 | ||
18Nutrition & MetabolismOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.99Q1 | 4.84 0.08 down from 2017 | 226 | 100% | $3,590 | ||
19Clinical NutritionElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.97Q1 | 5.69 0.89 up from 2017 | 810 | 12% | $3,320 | ||
20European Review of Aging and Physical ActivityOABioMed Central · Germany | 1.91Q1 | 3.97 1.12 down from 2017 | 44 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
21Biochemia MedicaOACroatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine · Croatia | 1.84Q1 | 2.71 2.29 down from 2017 | 174 | 100% | — | ||
22Journal of Aging ResearchOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 3.62 1.06 up from 2017 | 66 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
23Journal of Asthma and AllergyOADove Medical Press · New Zealand | 1.83Q1 | 4.75 1.09 down from 2017 | 74 | 100% | $2,836 | ||
24Nature Reviews EndocrinologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.82Q1 | 7.34 1.35 up from 2017 | 619 | 20% | — | ||
25Tobacco ControlBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.81Q1 | 5.44 1.04 up from 2017 | 475 | 67% | — | ||
26Preventive MedicineElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.79Q1 | 4.02 0.10 down from 2017 | 1,064 | 51% | $3,650 | ||
27American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and MetabolismAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.76Q1 | 4.20 0.30 down from 2017 | 518 | 76% | — | ||
28PAIN ReportsOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 1.75Q1 | 3.36 1.86 up from 2017 | 64 | 100% | $2,500 | ||
29Applied Physiology Nutrition and MetabolismNRC Research Press · Canada | 1.74Q1 | 4.11 1.01 up from 2017 | 586 | 61% | — | ||
30npj MicrogravityOANature Portfolio · United States | 1.71Q1 | 4.51 2.36 up from 2017 | 66 | 100% | $3,690 | ||
31Journal of EpidemiologyOAJapan Epidemiological Association · Japan | 1.66Q1 | 3.83 0.91 up from 2017 | 291 | 100% | $1,356 | ||
32Addictive BehaviorsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.61Q1 | 3.47 0.43 up from 2017 | 966 | 59% | $4,450 | ||
33Clinical ChemistryAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry · United States | 1.61Q1 | 3.54 0.47 down from 2017 | 864 | 32% | $4,636 | ||
34Preventive Medicine ReportsOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.60Q1 | 3.14 0.56 up from 2017 | 553 | 100% | $2,610 | ||
35BiogerontologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 4.31 0.57 up from 2017 | 190 | 29% | $4,790 | ||
36Nutrition and DiabetesOASpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 4.09 0.90 up from 2017 | 148 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
37Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health ScienceOAElsevier BV · China | 1.55Q1 | 3.03 0.93 up from 2017 | 275 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
38The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In PracticeElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.55Q1 | 4.54 0.81 up from 2017 | 897 | 28% | $4,000 | ||
39NutritionElsevier BV · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.64 0.21 up from 2017 | 636 | 19% | $3,870 | ||
40Journal of Clinical Sleep MedicineAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine · United States | 1.48Q2 | 3.59 0.11 down from 2017 | 608 | 100% | — | ||
41Allergy Asthma and Immunology ResearchOASouth Korea | 1.42Q2 | 4.48 0.83 up from 2017 | 245 | 100% | — | ||
42Mechanisms of Ageing and DevelopmentElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.41Q2 | 4.08 0.06 up from 2017 | 275 | 32% | $4,780 | ||
43Experimental GerontologyOAElsevier BV · United States | 1.40Q2 | 3.78 0.31 up from 2017 | 666 | 34% | $3,400 | ||
44AdipocyteOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.39Q2 | 3.49 0.19 up from 2017 | 78 | 100% | $2,557 | ||
45European Journal of Clinical NutritionSpringer Nature · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 3.43 0.45 up from 2017 | 695 | 34% | $3,590 | ||
46Journal of Applied PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.38Q2 | 3.03 0.50 down from 2017 | 1,100 | 76% | — | ||
47American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative PhysiologyAmerican Physiological Society · United States | 1.37Q2 | 3.21 0.08 down from 2017 | 732 | 80% | — | ||
48Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in HealthcareLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.36Q2 | 2.57 0.34 down from 2017 | 179 | 15% | — | ||
49Physiology & BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 1.35Q2 | 3.07 0.36 up from 2017 | 1,367 | 36% | $3,500 | ||
50Molecular PainOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.33Q2 | 3.39 0.80 down from 2017 | 268 | 100% | $2,650 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Physiology highlighted.
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
56 additional Physiology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 155
- Window papers (baseline)
- 105,556 +13.4% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.878 -9.5% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 9
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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.