Best open-access journals for Physiology

1. 1
   Molecular Neurodegeneration

   14.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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2. 2
   Alzheimer s Research & Therapy

   7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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3. 3
   Molecular Metabolism

   5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

   5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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5. 5
   Aging Cell

   4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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6. 6
   Aging and Disease

   4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Buck Institute for Research on Aging

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7. 7
   The journal of nutrition health & aging

   4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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8. 8
   Experimental Gerontology

   3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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9. 9
   Nutrition & Metabolism

   3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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10. 10
    Clinical Interventions in Aging

    2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press

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11. 11
    Pathophysiology

    2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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12. 12
    Journal of Asthma and Allergy

    2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press

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13. 13
    Experimental Biology and Medicine

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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14. 14
    Molecular Pain

    1.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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15. 15
    Biochemia Medica

    2.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine

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16. 16
    Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

    2.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & Francis

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17. 17
    IBRO Neuroscience Reports

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BV

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18. 18
    Geriatrics

    2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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19. 19
    Physiological Research

    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

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20. 20
    Tobacco Induced Diseases

    2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · E.U.E.P. European Publishing

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21. 21
    Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica

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22. 22
    Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

    1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Society for Free Radical Research Japan

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23. 23
    Tobacco Prevention & Cessation

    1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · EU European Publishing

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24. 24
    Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports

    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BV

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25. 25
    Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Center for Academic Publications Japan

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26. 26
    The Journal of Medical Investigation

    0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · University of Tokushima

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27. 27
    The Keio Journal of Medicine

    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Keio University School of Medicine

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28. 28
    The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

    0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Tohoku University

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29. 29
    Turkish Journal of Biochemistry

    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · De Gruyter

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30. 30
    Nutrición Hospitalaria

    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Arán Ediciones

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31. 31
    The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal

    0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

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32. 32
    Fìzìologìčnij žurnal

    0.3 cites/paper · Q4

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33. 33
    Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japan Geriatrics Society

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34. 34
    International Journal of Nutrology

    0.1 cites/paper · Q4 · Georg Thieme Verlag

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35. 35
    The Japan Journal of Logopedics and Phoniatrics

    0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · The Japan Society of Logopedics and Phoniatrics

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36. 36
    Quality in Sport

    0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

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37. 37
    Koutou (THE LARYNX JAPAN)

    0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile

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38. 38
    Journal of Clinical Investigation

    8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Clinical Investigation

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39. 39
    Journal of Sport and Health Science

    7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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40. 40
    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

    5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed Central

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