Neurosciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

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

(The Journal Impact Factor, or JIF, denotes the average number of citations a paper of a given journal accrues within a two-year timespan, as calculated by Clarivate Analytics' database Web of Science; note that the journal coverage here at OOIR might deviate slightly from Web of Science's. The JIFs that used to have more than one decimal point are rounded here for copyright-related reasons.)

Rank	Journal	Impact Factor 2024
1	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	ca. 17.2
2	Nature Human Behaviour	ca. 15.9
3	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	ca. 13.7
4	Brain	ca. 11.7
5	Molecular Psychiatry	ca. 10.1
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	ca. 10.1
7	Sleep Medicine Reviews	ca. 9.7
8	Acta Neuropathologica	ca. 9.3
9	Biological Psychiatry	ca. 9
10	Brain Stimulation	ca. 8.4
11	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	ca. 7.9
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	ca. 7.9
13	Annals of Neurology	ca. 7.7
14	Brain Behavior and Immunity	ca. 7.6
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	ca. 7.6
16	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	ca. 7.5
17	Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 7.1
18	Neurotherapeutics	ca. 6.9
19	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	ca. 6.7
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 6.7
-	Neural Regeneration Research	ca. 6.7
22	Journal of Pineal Research	ca. 6.3
-	Neural Networks	ca. 6.3
24	Brain Pathology	ca. 6.2
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 6.2
26	Pain	ca. 5.5
-	Molecular Autism	ca. 5.5
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	ca. 5.5
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	ca. 5.5
30	Current Neuropharmacology	ca. 5.3
31	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	ca. 5.2
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	ca. 5.2
33	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	ca. 5
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	ca. 5
-	Neuropsychology Review	ca. 5
36	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	ca. 4.9
-	Sleep	ca. 4.9
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 4.9
39	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	ca. 4.8
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	ca. 4.8
41	Neuropharmacology	ca. 4.6
-	Cephalalgia	ca. 4.6
43	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	ca. 4.5
-	Neuroimage	ca. 4.5
-	Bipolar Disorders	ca. 4.5
-	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	ca. 4.5
47	Journal of Physiology-London	ca. 4.4
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	ca. 4.4
49	Translational Stroke Research	ca. 4.3
-	Cognitive Computation	ca. 4.3

51	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	ca. 4.1
52	Neurochemistry International	ca. 4
-	Journal of Pain	ca. 4
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	ca. 4
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	ca. 4
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	ca. 4
57	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	ca. 3.9
-	Neurotoxicology	ca. 3.9
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	ca. 3.9
-	Journal of Sleep Research	ca. 3.9
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	ca. 3.9
-	European Journal of Neurology	ca. 3.9
-	Neuroscientist	ca. 3.9
64	Neurophotonics	ca. 3.8
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	ca. 3.8
-	Neurochemical Research	ca. 3.8
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	ca. 3.8
68	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 3.7
69	Psychoneuroendocrinology	ca. 3.6
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 3.6
72	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	ca. 3.5
-	Neurobiology of Aging	ca. 3.5
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	ca. 3.5
76	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	ca. 3.4
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	ca. 3.4
-	European Journal of Pain	ca. 3.4
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	ca. 3.4
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	ca. 3.4
81	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	ca. 3.3
-	Psychopharmacology	ca. 3.3
-	Cortex	ca. 3.3
-	Human Brain Mapping	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	ca. 3.3
86	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	ca. 3.2
88	Neuroinformatics	ca. 3.1
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	ca. 3.1
-	Neuropsychobiology	ca. 3.1
-	Muscle & Nerve	ca. 3.1
92	npj Science of Learning	ca. 3
-	Neuropsychology	ca. 3
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	ca. 3
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 3
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	ca. 3
97	Brain Structure & Function	ca. 2.9
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 2.9
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	ca. 2.9
-	Brain Topography	ca. 2.9
-	Neurologic Clinics	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 2.9
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	ca. 2.9
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	ca. 2.9
-	Epilepsia Open	ca. 2.9
106	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	ca. 2.8
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	ca. 2.8
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	ca. 2.8
-	Psychophysiology	ca. 2.8
-	Frontiers in Neurology	ca. 2.8
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	ca. 2.8
-	Neuroendocrinology	ca. 2.8
113	Neuropeptides	ca. 2.7
-	Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.7
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	ca. 2.7
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	ca. 2.7
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	ca. 2.7
119	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	ca. 2.6
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	ca. 2.6
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 2.6
122	Hearing Research	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	ca. 2.5
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	ca. 2.5
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	ca. 2.5
126	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 2.4
-	European Neurology	ca. 2.4
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	ca. 2.4
-	Neurological Sciences	ca. 2.4
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	ca. 2.4
-	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.4
132	Brain and Language	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	ca. 2.3
-	Visual Neuroscience	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	ca. 2.3
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.3
-	Developmental Neurobiology	ca. 2.3
-	Behavioural Brain Research	ca. 2.3
-	Genes Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.3
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	ca. 2.3
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	ca. 2.3
142	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	ca. 2.2
143	Journal of Comparative Neurology	ca. 2.1
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	ca. 2.1
-	Neural Computation	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	ca. 2.1
148	Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 2
-	Neuropsychologia	ca. 2
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	ca. 2
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	ca. 2
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	ca. 2
153	Human Movement Science	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Neurovirology	ca. 1.9
-	Current Alzheimer Research	ca. 1.9
-	Chemical Senses	ca. 1.9
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	ca. 1.9
158	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 1.8
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	ca. 1.8
-	Brain Injury	ca. 1.8
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	ca. 1.8
163	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	ca. 1.7
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 1.7
-	Current Neurovascular Research	ca. 1.7
166	Biological Cybernetics	ca. 1.6
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	ca. 1.6
-	Folia Neuropathologica	ca. 1.6
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	ca. 1.6
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 1.6
171	Neurological Research	ca. 1.5
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 1.5
-	Social Neuroscience	ca. 1.5
174	Brain Impairment	ca. 1.4
-	Psychiatric Genetics	ca. 1.4

-	Motor Control	ca. 1.4
-	Vision Research	ca. 1.4
-	Brain and Cognition	ca. 1.4
179	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	ca. 1.3
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	ca. 1.3
181	Neuropathology	ca. 1.2
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	ca. 1.2
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	ca. 1.2
184	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	ca. 1
185	Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 0.9
186	Neurocirugia	ca. 0.8
187	Neurophysiology	ca. 0.6
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 0.6
189	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	ca. 0.5
190	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	ca. 0.4
191	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	ca. 0.2