Neurosciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	94
2	Neuron	86
3	Molecular Psychiatry	74
4	Brain	72
5	Nature Human Behaviour	70
6	Journal of Neuroinflammation	66
-	Neural Networks	66
8	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	64
9	Neuroimage	60
10	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	59
11	Trends in Neurosciences	57
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	57
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	57
14	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	56
15	Molecular Neurodegeneration	55
16	Brain Sciences	53
17	Biological Psychiatry	52
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	52
19	Frontiers in Neurology	51
20	npj Parkinsons Disease	50
21	Annals of Neurology	49
-	Neurobiology of Disease	49
23	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	48
24	Sleep Medicine Reviews	46
-	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	46
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	46
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	46
-	Neural Regeneration Research	46
29	Acta Neuropathologica	45
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	45
31	Translational Neurodegeneration	44
-	Journal of Neuroscience	44
33	Molecular Neurobiology	43
34	Neuropsychopharmacology	42
-	Brain Stimulation	42
36	Neuropharmacology	41
-	European Journal of Neurology	41
38	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	39
-	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
40	Journal of Physiology-London	38
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	38
42	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	37
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	37
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	37
45	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	36
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	36
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	36
-	Current Neuropharmacology	36
-	Pain	36
50	Experimental Neurology	35

-	Progress in Neurobiology	35
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	35
-	Journal of Sleep Research	35
54	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	34
-	Sleep	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	34
58	Human Brain Mapping	33
-	Brain Research Bulletin	33
60	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	32
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	32
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	32
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	32
-	Journal of Pain	32
-	Cognitive Computation	32
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	32
-	Glia	32
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	32
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	32
70	Neurochemical Research	31
-	Cephalalgia	31
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
-	Cortex	31
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	31
75	Neurochemistry International	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
-	Neuroscience	30
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	30
-	Journal of Pineal Research	30
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	30
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	30
83	Neurological Sciences	29
-	Brain Research	29
-	Brain and Behavior	29
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	29
87	Psychopharmacology	28
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	28
-	Behavioural Brain Research	28
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	28
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	28
92	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	27
-	Muscle & Nerve	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	27
97	Neurotoxicology	26
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	26
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	26
-	Psychophysiology	26
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	26
103	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	25
-	Hearing Research	25
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	25
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	25
-	European Journal of Pain	25
108	Neuropsychology Review	24
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	24
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	24
-	eNeuro	24
112	Neuroscience Letters	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	23
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	23
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	23
-	Epilepsia Open	23
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	23
-	Brain Topography	23
-	Neurobiology of Stress	23
121	Translational Stroke Research	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	22
-	Molecular Autism	22
-	Neuropsychologia	22
-	npj Science of Learning	22
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	22
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	22
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	22
-	Molecular Brain	22
131	Nutritional Neuroscience	21
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	21
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	21
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	21
-	Neurophotonics	21
-	Neuroscience Research	21
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	21
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
-	Brain Pathology	21
-	Cognitive Systems Research	21
143	Neuroscientist	20
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	20
-	Neuropsychology	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Hippocampus	20
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	20
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	20
150	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	19
-	Brain Structure & Function	19
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	19
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	19
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	19
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	19
156	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	18
-	Neurologic Clinics	18
-	Bipolar Disorders	18
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	18
-	Molecular Pain	18
-	Experimental Brain Research	18
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	18
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	18
-	BMC Neuroscience	18
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	18
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	18
167	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	17
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	17
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	17
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	17
-	Neural Computation	17
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	17
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	17
-	Brain and Language	17
-	Network Neuroscience	17

176	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	16
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	16
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	16
-	Brain Connectivity	16
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	16
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	16
-	Neuropeptides	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
185	Neuroreport	15
-	Purinergic Signalling	15
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	15
-	Neural Plasticity	15
-	Vision Research	15
-	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
193	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Current Alzheimer Research	14
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	14
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	14
198	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	13
-	Neuroinformatics	13
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	13
-	Brain and Cognition	13
-	Brain Injury	13
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	13
-	Neurological Research	13
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	13
-	Journal of Neurovirology	13
209	Genes Brain and Behavior	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	12
-	Chemical Senses	12
-	ASN Neuro	12
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
-	Experimental Neurobiology	12
216	Neuropsychobiology	11
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	11
-	Motor Control	11
-	Developmental Neurobiology	11
-	Neuropathology	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
-	Current Neurovascular Research	11
223	Social Neuroscience	10
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
-	Synapse	10
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	10
-	Neurology India	10
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	10
-	Developmental Neuroscience	10
230	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	9
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	9
-	European Neurology	9
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	9
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	9
237	Neurochemical Journal	8
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	8
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	8
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Brain Impairment	8
243	Visual Neuroscience	7
-	Folia Neuropathologica	7
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	7
-	Psychiatric Genetics	7
247	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
249	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	5
251	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	4
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
253	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	3
255	Neurophysiology	2
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2