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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	90
2	Neuron	88
3	Molecular Psychiatry	76
4	Brain	73
5	Neuroimage	68
6	Journal of Neuroinflammation	67
7	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	66
8	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	63
9	Nature Human Behaviour	62
10	Neural Networks	61
11	Biological Psychiatry	56
12	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	55
13	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	54
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	54
15	Frontiers in Neuroscience	53
-	Trends in Neurosciences	53
17	Frontiers in Neurology	52
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	52
19	Molecular Neurodegeneration	51
20	Brain Sciences	48
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	48
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	48
23	Neurobiology of Disease	47
24	Journal of Neuroscience	46
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	46
26	Neural Regeneration Research	44
-	Annals of Neurology	44
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	44
29	Molecular Neurobiology	43
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	43
-	Translational Neurodegeneration	43
32	Neuropharmacology	42
33	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	41
-	Acta Neuropathologica	41
-	Neuropsychopharmacology	41
36	Brain Stimulation	40
37	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	39
-	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	39
40	European Journal of Neurology	37
41	Current Neuropharmacology	36
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	36
-	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	36
44	Cerebral Cortex	35
-	Journal of Physiology-London	35
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	35
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	35
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	35
-	Glia	35
-	Pain	35

-	Progress in Neurobiology	35
52	Human Brain Mapping	34
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	34
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	34
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	34
56	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	33
-	Journal of Sleep Research	33
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	33
-	Experimental Neurology	33
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	33
62	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	32
-	Sleep	32
-	Neurochemistry International	32
65	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
-	Neurochemical Research	31
-	Brain Research Bulletin	31
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	31
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	31
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	31
-	Neuroscience	31
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	31
73	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	30
-	Cognitive Computation	30
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	30
-	Psychopharmacology	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
-	Brain and Behavior	30
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	30
80	Journal of Pineal Research	29
-	Cephalalgia	29
-	Journal of Pain	29
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	29
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	29
85	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	28
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	28
-	Cortex	28
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	28
-	Neurological Sciences	28
90	Brain Research	27
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	27
-	Neurobiology of Stress	27
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	27
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	27
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	27
98	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	26
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	26
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	26
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	26
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	26
-	European Journal of Pain	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
106	European Journal of Neuroscience	25
-	Neurotoxicology	25
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	25
-	Molecular Autism	25
-	eNeuro	25
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	25
112	Neuroscience Letters	24
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	24
-	Behavioural Brain Research	24
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	24
-	Brain Pathology	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
118	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	23
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
-	Muscle & Nerve	23
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	23
123	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	22
-	Brain Structure & Function	22
-	Molecular Brain	22
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	22
-	Hearing Research	22
-	Translational Stroke Research	22
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
-	Neuroscience Research	22
132	Journal of Neuroscience Research	21
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	21
-	Neuropsychology Review	21
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	21
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	21
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	21
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	21
-	Neurophotonics	21
146	Epilepsia Open	20
-	Network Neuroscience	20
-	Hippocampus	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
150	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	19
-	Cognitive Systems Research	19
-	Neural Plasticity	19
-	Neuropsychologia	19
-	Neuropsychology	19
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
157	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	18
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	18
-	Experimental Brain Research	18
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	18
-	Brain Connectivity	18
-	Neuroscientist	18
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	BMC Neuroscience	18
167	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	17
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	17
-	Brain and Language	17

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