New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Neurosciences

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Annual Review of Neuroscience34.233
2 Molecular Neurodegeneration28.335
3 Nature Neuroscience28.326
4 Acta Neuropathologica26.090
5 Neuron25.727
6 Translational Neurodegeneration25.556
7 Journal of Headache and Pain25.533
8 Nature Reviews Neuroscience24.309
9 Nature Human Behaviour20.629
10 Trends in Neurosciences19.767
11 Journal of Neuroinflammation18.339
12 Trends in Cognitive Sciences18.247
13 Molecular Psychiatry16.825
14 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews16.812
15 Brain16.648
16 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology16.444
17 Sleep Medicine Reviews16.411
18 Brain Structure & Function14.508
19 Annual Review of Vision Science14.241
20 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports14.061
21 Alzheimers Research & Therapy13.755
22 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology13.705
23 Current Opinion in Neurobiology12.866
24 npj Parkinsons Disease12.506
25 Progress in Neurobiology12.259
26 Neuropsychology Review12.229
27 Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation12.208
28 Neuroimage12.185
29 Cognitive Computation12.067
30 Neuromolecular Medicine11.960
31 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology11.874
32 Fluids and Barriers of the Cns10.985
33 Neural Networks10.947
34 Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience10.884
35 Neurobiology of Disease10.488
36 Metabolic Brain Disease10.418
37 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience10.203
38 Annals of Neurology10.094
39 Acta Neuropathologica Communications9.999
40 Molecular Autism9.899
41 Neuropsychopharmacology9.891
42 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience9.509
43 Brain Behavior and Immunity9.493
44 Neuroinformatics9.327
45 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience9.207
46 Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation9.107
47 IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems9.035
48 CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics8.917
49 Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience8.716
50 Neural Regeneration Research8.708
51 Glia8.695
52 Journal of Pineal Research8.687
53 Neuropharmacology8.469
54 Current Neuropharmacology8.438
55 Cephalalgia8.313
56 Neurobiology of Aging8.177
57 Journal of Molecular Neuroscience8.045
58 Current Opinion in Neurology8.012
59 Journal of Parkinsons Disease8.009
60 Brain Topography7.997
61 Neurochemistry International7.993
62 Experimental Neurology7.913
63 Journal of Psychopharmacology7.905
64 Journal of Neural Engineering7.897
65 Frontiers in Neuroscience7.873
66 npj Science of Learning7.870
67 Journal of Neuroscience7.845
68 Neurotoxicity Research7.794
69 Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience7.764
70 Molecular Neurobiology7.750
71 Frontiers in Neurorobotics7.739
72 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism7.555
73 Frontiers in Neuroinformatics7.524
74 Neuroscience Bulletin7.464
75 Neurobiology of Stress7.387
76 Journal of Sleep Research7.247
77 Cerebral Cortex7.245
78 Pain7.183
79 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience7.147
80 Human Brain Mapping7.107
81 Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences7.014
- Reviews in the Neurosciences7.014
83 Neurochemical Research7.000
84 Neurotoxicology6.951
85 Journal of Neurotrauma6.927
86 European Journal of Neurology6.925
87 Brain Sciences6.825
88 ACS Chemical Neuroscience6.809
89 Cognitive Neurodynamics6.776
90 Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience6.672
91 Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience6.637
92 Frontiers in Neural Circuits6.568
93 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry6.487
94 Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy6.457
95 Translational Stroke Research6.451
96 Molecular Brain6.355
97 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience6.291
98 Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience6.260
99 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology6.254
100 Journal of Neural Transmission6.235
101 Network Neuroscience6.222
102 Neurophotonics6.180
103 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience6.166
104 Journal of Neurochemistry6.153
105 ASN Neuro6.134
106 Cortex6.095
107 Journal of Neuroendocrinology6.048
108 Multiple Sclerosis Journal5.963
109 Brain Research Bulletin5.924
110 Frontiers in Neuroanatomy5.919
111 CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets5.726
112 Cognitive Systems Research5.710
113 BMC Neuroscience5.694
114 Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress5.678
115 Neuropsychobiology5.655
116 Psychopharmacology5.644
117 Neuroscience Research5.636
118 Neurologic Clinics5.543
119 Brain Pathology5.501
120 Neural Plasticity5.483
121 Nature and Science of Sleep5.424
122 Journal of Alzheimers Disease5.420
123 Journal of Physiology-London5.400
124 Frontiers in Neurology5.398
125 Hearing Research5.391
126 Psychophysiology5.366
127 eNeuro5.332
128 Journal of Integrative Neuroscience5.306
129 Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience5.296
130 Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience5.262
131 Brain Research5.246
132 European Journal of Pain5.238
133 Neuropeptides5.227
134 Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases5.217
135 Neuroscientist5.176
136 Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience5.151
137 Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical5.149
138 Nutritional Neuroscience5.145
139 Journal of Neuroscience Methods5.131
140 Behavioural Brain Research5.125
141 Molecular Pain5.042
142 Epilepsia Open4.930
143 Journal of Neurophysiology4.899
144 Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology4.890
145 Journal of Neuroimmunology4.807
146 Brain Connectivity4.804
147 Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy4.759
148 Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences4.748
149 Hippocampus4.723
150 Neuropsychologia4.713
151 Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology4.696
152 Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience4.656
153 Journal of Neuroscience Research4.654
154 Neural Computation4.573
155 Experimental Neurobiology4.529
156 Neuroscience4.518
157 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology4.505
158 Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience4.498
159 Psychoneuroendocrinology4.449
160 Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior4.404
161 Neuroscience Letters4.327
162 European Journal of Neuroscience4.225
163 Clinical Autonomic Research4.207
164 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory4.175
165 Neurogastroenterology and Motility4.138
166 Neuroimmunomodulation4.083
167 Brain and Behavior4.077
168 Neuropsychology4.004
169 Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases4.003
170 Neuroendocrinology4.000
171 Acta Neuropsychiatrica3.958
172 Brain and Language3.920
173 Purinergic Signalling3.881
174 Human Movement Science3.834
175 Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences3.805
176 Journal of Neurovirology3.717
177 Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology3.609
178 Genes Brain and Behavior3.585
179 Social Neuroscience3.570
180 Experimental Brain Research3.565
181 Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System3.544
182 Bipolar Disorders3.498
183 Chemical Senses3.478
- Muscle & Nerve3.478
185 Somatosensory and Motor Research3.446
186 Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology3.436
187 Vision Research3.429
188 Current Alzheimer Research3.410
189 Journal of Comparative Neurology3.400
190 Journal of Computational Neuroscience3.328
191 Neurological Sciences3.315
192 Neuroreport3.309
193 Behavioral Neuroscience3.270
194 European Neurology3.260
195 Brain and Cognition3.255
196 Motor Control3.238
197 Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience3.225
198 Biological Psychiatry3.208
199 Brain Stimulation3.155
200 Neurotoxicology and Teratology3.154
201 Journal of Neurolinguistics3.095
202 Cognitive Neuroscience3.073
203 Developmental Neuroscience2.942
204 Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis2.936
205 Brain Injury2.825
206 Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation2.823
207 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience2.794
208 International Journal of Neuroscience2.790
209 Visual Neuroscience2.771
210 Neuroimaging Clinics of North America2.648
- Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging2.648
212 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation2.639
213 Journal of Pain2.596
214 Synapse2.563
215 Gait & Posture2.506
216 Current Neurovascular Research2.486
217 Journal of Neurogenetics2.462
218 Behavioural Pharmacology2.439
219 Developmental Neurobiology2.408
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery2.408
221 Psychiatric Genetics2.330
222 International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience2.322
223 Sleep and Biological Rhythms2.316
224 Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology2.264
225 International Journal of Psychophysiology2.230
226 Neurological Research2.224
227 Acta Neurologica Belgica2.215
228 Clinical Neurophysiology2.214
229 Brain Behavior and Evolution2.175
230 Brain Impairment2.173
231 Audiology and Neuro-Otology2.133
232 Folia Neuropathologica2.117
233 Journal of Psychophysiology2.060
234 Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique2.008
235 Neuropathology1.987
236 European Neuropsychopharmacology1.912
237 Journal of Motor Behavior1.830
238 Behavioral and Brain Sciences1.778
239 International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology1.697
240 Neurodegenerative Diseases1.519
241 Sleep1.474
242 Journal of the Neurological Sciences1.275
243 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1.220
244 Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience1.200
245 Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society1.085
246 Neurology India1.049
247 Neurochemical Journal1.023
248 Neuromuscular Disorders0.989
249 Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience0.800
250 Journal of the History of the Neurosciences0.759
251 Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology0.609
252 Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova0.410
253 Neurophysiology0.356
254 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie0.252
255 Neurocirugia0.154
2.1318249702454