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Best Physiology (medical) journals

117 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Physiology (medical). All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 29 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Physiological Reviews 55.1 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Circulation 47.3 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Nature Metabolism 32.1 97th Q1 SCIE – No
4 Cardiovascular Research 22.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
5 Sleep Medicine Reviews 21.1 96th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 16.9 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
7 Europace 14.8 94th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Basic Research in Cardiology 13.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
9 Free Radical Biology and Medicine 13.2 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
10 Translational Research 12.3 91st Q1 SCIE – No
11 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 11.8 91st Q1 SCIE – No
12 Biology of Sport 10.7 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Obesity Facts 9.9 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Sleep 9.8 88th Q1 SCIE – No
15 JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology 9.4 87th Q1 SCIE – No
16 Temperature 9.1 86th Q1 – – No
17 Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry 8.7 85th Q1 SCIE – No
18 Comprehensive Physiology 8.6 85th Q1 SCIE – No
19 CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics 8.5 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
20 Frontiers in Physiology 8 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 7.7 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
22 Risk Analysis 6.9 81st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
23 Journal of Biological Rhythms 6.9 80th Q1 SCIE – No
24 American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 6.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Heart Rhythm 6.6 79th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Current Heart Failure Reports 6.5 78th Q1 ESCI – No
27 American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 6.4 77th Q1 SCIE – No
28 Clinical Neurophysiology 6.3 76th Q1 SCIE – No
29 Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology 6.3 75th Q1 SCIE – No
30 Journal of Physiological Anthropology 6.1 74th Q2 SCIE – Yes
31 American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism 5.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
32 Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Review 5.8 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
33 Journal of Applied Physiology 5.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
34 International Journal of Hyperthermia 5.7 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
35 Journal of Frailty and Aging 5.7 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
36 American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 5.6 69th Q2 SCIE – No
37 Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 5.6 68th Q2 SCIE – No
38 Physiological Measurement 5.5 67th Q2 SCIE – No
39 Psychophysiology 5.5 67th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
40 European Journal of Applied Physiology 5.4 66th Q2 SCIE – No
41 Journal of Thermal Biology 5.4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
42 Journal of Human Kinetics 5.4 64th Q2 SCIE – No
43 Experimental Physiology 5.4 63rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
44 Muscle and Nerve 5.3 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
45 International Journal of Psychophysiology 5.1 61st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
46 Sports Medicine and Health Science 5.1 61st Q2 ESCI – Yes
47 Pathophysiology 5.1 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
48 Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 5 59th Q2 SCIE – No
49 Nephron 4.9 58th Q2 SCIE – No
50 Physiology International 4.7 57th Q2 SCIE – No
51 Current Opinion in Physiology 4.6 56th Q2 ESCI – No
52 American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology 4.5 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
53 Neurophysiologie Clinique 4.5 55th Q2 SCIE – No
54 Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 4.5 54th Q2 SCIE – No
55 Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 4.3 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
56 Intensive Care Medicine Experimental 4.2 52nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
57 Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 4.1 51st Q2 SCIE – No
58 Chronobiology International 4 50th Q2 SCIE – No
59 Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism 3.9 50th Q2 SCIE – No
60 Current Research in Physiology 3.9 49th Q3 ESCI – Yes
61 Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 3.9 48th Q3 SCIE – No
62 Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 3.7 47th Q3 SCIE – No
63 Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 3.7 46th Q3 SCIE – No
64 Microcirculation 3.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
65 Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 3.6 44th Q3 SCIE, SSCI A No
66 Clinical and Experimental Nephrology 3.4 44th Q3 SCIE – No
67 Sleep and Biological Rhythms 3.4 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
68 Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 3.3 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
69 Motor Control 3.3 41st Q3 SCIE – No
70 SLEEP Advances 3.2 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
71 Journal of Physiological Investigation 3.2 39th Q3 SCIE – Yes
72 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 3.1 38th Q3 SCIE – No
73 Physiological Reports 3.1 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
74 Chemical Senses 3 37th Q3 SCIE – No
75 Documenta Ophthalmologica 2.9 36th Q3 SCIE – No
76 Continuity in Education 2.8 35th Q3 – – Yes
77 Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 2.7 34th Q3 SCIE – No
78 Biological Rhythm Research 2.7 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
79 Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2.4 32nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
80 Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 2.4 32nd Q3 – – No
81 Artery Research 2.1 31st Q3 SCIE – Yes
82 Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie 2 30th Q3 – – No
83 International Journal of Kinesiology and Sports Science 2 29th Q3 – – No
84 Biorheology 1.9 28th Q3 SCIE – No
85 Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management 1.6 27th Q3 – – No
86 Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal 1.4 26th Q3 – – Yes
87 Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle 1.4 26th Q3 – – Yes
88 Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery 1.3 25th Q3 ESCI – No
89 Journal of Respiratory Biology and Translational Medicine 1.2 24th Q4 – – No
90 Sovremennaa Terapia Psihiceskih Rasstrojstv 1.2 23rd Q4 – – Yes
91 Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences 1.2 22nd Q4 – – No
92 Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano 1.1 21st Q4 – – Yes
93 Sleep Medicine Research 1.1 20th Q4 – – Yes
94 Somnologie 1.1 20th Q4 ESCI – No
95 Comparative Exercise Physiology 1 18th Q4 ESCI – No
96 NeuroRegulation 1 18th Q4 – – Yes
97 Chronobiology in Medicine 1 17th Q4 – – No
98 Neuroendocrinology Letters 1 16th Q4 SCIE – No
99 Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho 1 15th Q4 – – Yes
100 Movement and Sports Sciences - Science et Motricite 1 14th Q4 – – No
101 Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994) 0.9 14th Q4 – – No
102 Opera Medica et Physiologica 0.9 13th Q4 – – No
103 Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 0.9 12th Q4 SCIE – No
104 Obozrenie Psihiatrii i Medicinskoj Psihologii Imeni V.M. Bekhtereva 0.9 11th Q4 – – Yes
105 Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 0.8 10th Q4 – – No
106 Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology 0.8 9th Q4 – – No
107 Human Physiology 0.8 8th Q4 – – No
108 Exercise Science 0.7 8th Q4 – – Yes
109 Journal of Exercise Physiology Online 0.7 7th Q4 – – No
110 Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 0.6 6th Q4 – – No
111 International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society 0.6 5th Q4 ESCI – No
112 Tromboz, Gemostaz i Reologiya 0.5 4th Q4 – – No
113 Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte 0.4 3rd Q4 – – No
114 Klinische Neurophysiologie 0.3 2nd Q4 SCIE – No
115 Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
116 Croatian Sports Medicine Journal 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
117 Physiologist 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Physiology (medical) Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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