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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Lancet Neurology	86
2	JAMA Neurology	75
3	Brain	72
4	Journal of Affective Disorders	70
5	Alzheimers & Dementia	65
-	Stroke	65
-	Neurology	65
8	Nature Reviews Neurology	61
9	Frontiers in Neurology	52
10	Neuro-Oncology	51
11	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	49
12	Sleep Medicine Reviews	47
-	Annals of Neurology	47
14	Movement Disorders	46
15	Epilepsia	44
16	Journal of Neurology	43
-	Acta Neuropathologica	43
-	Brain Stimulation	43
19	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	41
20	European Journal of Neurology	40
-	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	40
22	Pain	35
-	Journal of Sleep Research	35
24	Spine Journal	34
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	34
-	International Journal of Stroke	34
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	34
28	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33
-	Sleep	33
-	Sleep Medicine	33
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	33
-	World Neurosurgery	33
33	Journal of Headache and Pain	32
-	Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders	32
35	Journal of Pain	31
-	CNS Drugs	31
37	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	30
-	Cephalalgia	30
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	30
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
41	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine	29
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	29
-	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management	29
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	29
-	European Spine Journal	29
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	29
47	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	28
-	BMC Neurology	28
-	Neuromodulation	28
-	Parkinsonism & Related Disorders	28

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

-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
-	Clinical Neuropharmacology	10
-	Current Neurovascular Research	10
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	10
-	Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders	10
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	10
182	Parkinsons Disease	9
-	Human Psychopharmacology-Clinical and Experimental	9
-	Applied Neuropsychology-Child	9
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	9
186	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	8
-	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
190	Schmerz	7
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	7
-	Brain Impairment	7
-	Neurocase	7
194	Zeitschrift fuer Neuropsychologie	6
-	Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie	6
-	Revista de Neurologia	6
197	Turkish Neurosurgery	5
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
-	Clinical Neuropathology	5
200	Klinische Neurophysiologie	3