Physiology · 216 journals indexed
Best journals for Physiology
The top Physiology journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Molecular Neurodegeneration16.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle6.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Aging Clinical and Experimental Research5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Aging and Disease4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Buck Institute for Research on AgingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12The journal of nutrition health & aging4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 18Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 20Nutrition & Metabolism3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 24Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physiological SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 28Clinical Interventions in Aging3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Pathophysiology3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30The Journals of Gerontology Series A3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Annals of Behavioral Medicine2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · De GruyterScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38Journal of Asthma and Allergy2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 40Frontiers in Pain Research2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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