American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Aims & Scope

Advances in Physiology Education promotes and disseminates educational scholarship in order to enhance teaching and learning of physiology, neuroscience and pathophysiology.

The journal publishes peer-reviewed descriptions of innovations that improve teaching in the classroom and laboratory, essays on education, and review articles based on our current understanding of physiological mechanisms.

Submissions that evaluate new technologies for teaching and research, and educational pedagogy, are especially welcome.

The audience for the journal includes educators at all levels: K–12, undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13977

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	569

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.392

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• PGC-1α: a key regulator of energy metabolism

  Citation: 1026

  Authors: Huiyun, Walter F.

• Where's the evidence that active learning works?

  Citation: 973

  Authors: Joel

• The power of real-time PCR

  Citation: 417

  Authors: Mark A., Joyce J.

• T cell responses: naïve to memory and everything in between

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Nathan D., Jason T., Eric W., Elizabeth E., Beth A., Ross M.

• Recent advances in thermoregulation

  Citation: 373

  Authors: Etain A., Christopher D.

• Flipped classroom model improves graduate student performance in cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal physiology

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Johnathan D., Michael, David P.

• Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more?

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Neil A.

• Regulation of intracellular pH

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Walter F.

• Insights into digestion and absorption of major nutrients in humans

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Barbara E.

• First-year medical students prefer multiple learning styles

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Heidi L., Stephen E.

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