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

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	92
2	Neuron	91
3	Molecular Psychiatry	76
4	Brain	72
5	Nature Human Behaviour	67
6	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	66
7	Journal of Neuroinflammation	65
8	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	64
9	Neural Networks	62
-	Neuroimage	62
11	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	60
12	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	57
13	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	56
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	56
15	Trends in Neurosciences	55
-	Biological Psychiatry	55
17	Brain Behavior and Immunity	53
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	53
19	Frontiers in Neurology	52
20	Brain Sciences	50
21	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	49
-	Neurobiology of Disease	49
23	npj Parkinsons Disease	48
24	Sleep Medicine Reviews	47
-	Annals of Neurology	47
-	Neural Regeneration Research	47
27	Translational Neurodegeneration	46
28	Journal of Neuroscience	45
29	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	44
-	Neuropsychopharmacology	44
31	Brain Stimulation	43
-	Molecular Neurobiology	43
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	43
-	Acta Neuropathologica	43
35	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	42
36	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	41
37	Neuropharmacology	40
-	European Journal of Neurology	40
39	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
40	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	38
41	Journal of Physiology-London	37
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	37
-	Current Neuropharmacology	37
44	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	36
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	36
-	Cerebral Cortex	36
47	Glia	35
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	35
-	Pain	35
-	Progress in Neurobiology	35

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

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