Clinical Neurology: 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	Lancet Neurology	83
2	JAMA Neurology	74
3	Brain	72
4	Alzheimers & Dementia	69
5	Journal of Affective Disorders	68
6	Neurology	65
7	Stroke	64
8	Nature Reviews Neurology	58
9	Neuro-Oncology	51
-	Frontiers in Neurology	51
11	Annals of Neurology	49
12	Movement Disorders	46
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	46
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	46
15	Journal of Neurology	45
-	Acta Neuropathologica	45
17	Brain Stimulation	42
18	Epilepsia	41
-	European Journal of Neurology	41
20	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	39
21	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	36
-	Pain	36
23	Journal of Sleep Research	35
-	Spine Journal	35
25	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	34
-	Sleep	34
-	Sleep Medicine	34
28	International Journal of Stroke	33
-	World Neurosurgery	33
30	CNS Drugs	32
-	Journal of Pain	32
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	32
33	Journal of Neurosurgery	31
-	JPAD-Journal of Prevention of Alzheimers Disease	31
-	Cephalalgia	31
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	31
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
38	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
-	European Spine Journal	30
-	Journal of Pain Research	30
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	30
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
44	Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders	29
-	Neurological Sciences	29
-	Neuromodulation	29
-	Parkinsonism & Related Disorders	29
-	American Journal of Neuroradiology	29
-	European Stroke Journal	29
50	Neurocritical Care	28

-	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	28
-	Neurospine	28
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	28
-	BMC Neurology	28
55	Muscle & Nerve	27
-	European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience	27
-	Headache	27
-	Spine	27
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	27
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	27
-	Neurology and Therapy	27
-	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management	27
63	Current Pain and Headache Reports	26
-	Neurosurgery	26
-	Sleep Health	26
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	26
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	26
-	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine	26
69	European Journal of Pain	25
70	Pain and Therapy	24
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	24
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	24
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	24
-	Epilepsy & Behavior	24
-	Global Spine Journal	24
76	Epilepsia Open	23
-	Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics	23
-	Journal of Stroke	23
-	Movement Disorders Clinical Practice	23
-	Brain Topography	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
82	Translational Stroke Research	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
84	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	21
-	Brain Pathology	21
-	Neuroradiology	21
-	Stroke and Vascular Neurology	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
90	Neuroscientist	20
-	Otology & Neurotology	20
-	Pain Practice	20
-	Revue Neurologique	20
-	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	20
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	20
-	Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair	20
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	20
98	Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility	19
-	Sleep and Breathing	19
-	Journal of Neuroimaging	19
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	19
102	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	18
-	Neurosurgical Focus	18
-	Psychiatry Research-Neuroimaging	18
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	18
-	Bipolar Disorders	18
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	18
-	Neurologic Clinics	18
-	Epilepsy Research	18
110	Childs Nervous System	17
-	Neurology-Genetics	17
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	17
-	Journal of Neuroradiology	17
-	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica	17
-	Pain Research & Management	17
-	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration	17
117	Neuroepidemiology	16
-	Korean Journal of Pain	16
-	Clinical Neuropsychologist	16
-	Seminars in Neurology	16
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	16
122	Neurologia	15
-	Clinical Neuroradiology	15
-	Neurorehabilitation	15
-	Journal of Clinical Neurology	15
-	Seminars in Pediatric Neurology	15
-	CNS Spectrums	15
-	Operative Neurosurgery	15
-	Interventional Neuroradiology	15
-	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	15
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	15
132	Cerebrovascular Diseases	14
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	14
-	Current Alzheimer Research	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology	14
-	Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation	14
-	Applied Neuropsychology-Adult	14
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	14
-	Pain Physician	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	14
-	Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology	14
144	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Neurochirurgie	13
-	Neurological Research	13
-	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	13
-	Spinal Cord	13
-	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease	13
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	13
-	Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology	13
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	13
-	American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias	13
-	Aphasiology	13
155	Journal of Child Neurology	12
-	Journal of Movement Disorders	12
-	Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy	12
-	Nervenarzt	12
-	Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska	12
-	Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology	12
-	Brain & Development	12
162	Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences	11
-	Current Neurovascular Research	11
-	Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Child Neuropsychology	11
-	Neuropathology	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
-	Behavioural Neurology	11
170	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders	10
-	Epilepsy Currents	10
-	Behavioral Sleep Medicine	10
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	10
-	Current Treatment Options in Neurology	10
-	Neuropediatrics	10

-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
177	Brain Tumor Pathology	9
-	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	9
-	European Neurology	9
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	9
-	Clinical Neuropharmacology	9
182	Brain Impairment	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
-	Human Psychopharmacology-Clinical and Experimental	8
-	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine	8
-	Applied Neuropsychology-Child	8
188	Parkinsons Disease	7
-	Schmerz	7
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	7
191	Neurocase	6
-	Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie	6
-	Zeitschrift fuer Neuropsychologie	6
194	Clinical Neuropathology	5
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
-	Revista de Neurologia	5
197	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	4
-	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
199	Klinische Neurophysiologie	3