Physiology · 73 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Physiology
The top 40 of 73 Physiology journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by how central Physiology is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,500-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. 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).
Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.
- 1Molecular Neurodegeneration18.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle7.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 5Aging and Disease5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Buck Institute for Research on AgingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6The journal of nutrition health & aging5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Nutrition & Metabolism4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 10Clinical Interventions in Aging3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Pathophysiology3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Asthma and Allergy2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Experimental Biology and Medicine2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Frontiers in Pain Research2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 16Korean Journal of Family Medicine2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Korean Academy of Family MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Allergology International4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18World Allergy Organization Journal3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Clinical and Translational Allergy3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Biochemia Medica4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Geriatrics3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Physiological Research3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of SciencesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23IBRO Neuroscience Reports3.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Tobacco Induced Diseases2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · E.U.E.P. European PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Associação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Society for Free Radical Research JapanOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Tobacco Prevention & Cessation1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · EU European PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports1.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Center for Academic Publications JapanOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31The Journal of Medical Investigation1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · University of TokushimaOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Tohoku UniversityOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33The Keio Journal of Medicine0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Keio University School of MedicineOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34Turkish Journal of Biochemistry0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · De GruyterOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMedTR-Dizin
- 35Nutrición Hospitalaria0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Arán EdicionesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
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- 39Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services0.2 cites/paper · Q4Open AccessDOAJScopus
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“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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