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Best Physiology (medical) journals

117 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Physiology (medical). The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 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 93th Q1 SCIE No
9 Free Radical Biology and Medicine 13.2 92th Q1 SCIE No
10 Translational Research 12.3 91th Q1 SCIE No
11 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 11.8 91th 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 83th Q1 SCIE Yes
21 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 7.7 82th Q1 SCIE No
22 Risk Analysis 6.9 81th 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 73th Q2 SCIE No
32 Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Review 5.8 73th Q2 ESCI Yes
33 Journal of Applied Physiology 5.8 72th Q2 SCIE No
34 International Journal of Hyperthermia 5.7 71th 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 63th Q2 SCIE Yes
44 Muscle and Nerve 5.3 62th Q2 SCIE No
45 International Journal of Psychophysiology 5.1 61th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
46 Sports Medicine and Health Science 5.1 61th 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 53th Q2 ESCI Yes
56 Intensive Care Medicine Experimental 4.2 52th Q2 ESCI Yes
57 Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 4.1 51th 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 43th Q3 SCIE No
68 Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 3.3 42th Q3 SCIE No
69 Motor Control 3.3 41th 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 33th Q3 SCIE No
79 Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2.4 32th Q3 SCIE Yes
80 Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 2.4 32th Q3 No
81 Artery Research 2.1 31th 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 23th Q4 Yes
91 Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences 1.2 22th Q4 No
92 Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano 1.1 21th 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

Rank and percentile are within the Physiology (medical) Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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