Physiological Reviews

Aims & Scope

e American Physiological Society (APS) is a nonprofit devoted to fostering education, scientific research, and dissemination of information in the physiological sciences.

The Society was founded in 1887 with 28 members.

APS now has over 10,500 members.

Most members have doctoral degrees in physiology and/or medicine (or other health professions).

APS is governed by an elected Council consisting of a President, President-Elect, Past President, and nine Councillors.

The National headquarters of the Society is based in Rockville, Maryland.

APS is a member of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), a coalition of 26 independent societies that plays an active role in lobbying for the interests of biomedical scientists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	28.7
2024	29.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	12.167

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	401

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	56

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4848

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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
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Free Radicals in the Physiological Control of Cell Function

  Citation: 7336

  Authors: Wulf

• The NOX Family of ROS-Generating NADPH Oxidases: Physiology and Pathophysiology

  Citation: 5738

  Authors: Karen, Karl-Heinz

• Brown Adipose Tissue: Function and Physiological Significance

  Citation: 5331

  Authors: BARBARA, JAN

• Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite in Health and Disease

  Citation: 5121

  Authors: Pál, Joseph S., Lucas

• Alzheimer's Disease: Genes, Proteins, and Therapy

  Citation: 4729

  Authors: Dennis J.

• Hydroperoxide metabolism in mammalian organs.

  Citation: 4495

  Authors: B, H, A

• Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and ROS-Induced ROS Release

  Citation: 4362

  Authors: Dmitry B., Magdalena, Steven J.

• The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

  Citation: 3663

  Authors: John F., Kenneth J., Caitlin S. M., Kiran V., Thomaz F. S., Marcus, Martin G., Sofia, Christine, Anna V., Katherine E., Minal, Caitriona M., Joshua M., Jason A., Alicia, Gerard, Emanuela, Enrique, Rory, Joana S., Veronica L., Kieran, Nathaniel L., Eoin, Simon, Emily M., Marcel, Ana Paula, Shauna E., Niall, Gerard, Timothy G.

• Physiology and Neurobiology of Stress and Adaptation: Central Role of the Brain

  Citation: 3424

  Authors: Bruce S.

• The Ubiquitin-Proteasome Proteolytic Pathway: Destruction for the Sake of Construction

  Citation: 3385

  Authors: Michael H., Aaron

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