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
1	Nature Human Behaviour	ca. 21.4
2	Nature Neuroscience	ca. 21.2
3	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	ca. 16.7
4	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	ca. 16.6
5	Molecular Neurodegeneration	ca. 14.9
6	Neuron	ca. 14.7
7	Trends in Neurosciences	ca. 14.6
8	Annual Review of Neuroscience	ca. 12.1
9	Sleep Medicine Reviews	ca. 11.2
10	Translational Neurodegeneration	ca. 10.8
11	Brain	ca. 10.6
12	Molecular Psychiatry	ca. 9.6
-	Biological Psychiatry	ca. 9.6
14	Acta Neuropathologica	ca. 9.3
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	ca. 9.3
16	Brain Behavior and Immunity	ca. 8.8
17	Journal of Pineal Research	ca. 8.3
18	Annals of Neurology	ca. 8.1
19	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	ca. 7.9
20	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	ca. 7.8
21	Brain Stimulation	ca. 7.6
22	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	ca. 7.5
23	Journal of Headache and Pain	ca. 7.3
24	Progress in Neurobiology	ca. 6.7
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	ca. 6.7
26	Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 6.6
27	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	ca. 6.5
28	Molecular Autism	ca. 6.3
29	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	ca. 6.2
30	European Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 6.1
31	Neural Networks	ca. 6
32	Neural Regeneration Research	ca. 5.9
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	ca. 5.9
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	ca. 5.9
-	Pain	ca. 5.9
36	Brain Pathology	ca. 5.8
37	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	ca. 5.7
38	Neurotherapeutics	ca. 5.6
39	Neuropsychology Review	ca. 5.4
-	Glia	ca. 5.4
41	Sleep	ca. 5.3
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	ca. 5.3
43	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	ca. 5.2
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	ca. 5.2
45	Neurobiology of Disease	ca. 5.1
46	Cephalalgia	ca. 5
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 5
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	ca. 5
-	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	ca. 5
-	Bipolar Disorders	ca. 5

51	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	ca. 4.9
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	ca. 4.9
53	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	ca. 4.8
-	Neurophotonics	ca. 4.8
-	Current Neuropharmacology	ca. 4.8
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	ca. 4.8
-	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	ca. 4.8
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	ca. 4.8
59	Neuroimage	ca. 4.7
-	Journal of Physiology-London	ca. 4.7
61	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 4.6
-	Neuropharmacology	ca. 4.6
-	Molecular Neurobiology	ca. 4.6
-	Experimental Neurology	ca. 4.6
65	European Journal of Neurology	ca. 4.5
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 4.5
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	ca. 4.5
68	Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 4.4
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	ca. 4.4
-	Neurochemistry International	ca. 4.4
71	Neurobiology of Stress	ca. 4.3
-	Cognitive Computation	ca. 4.3
73	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	ca. 4.2
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	ca. 4.2
75	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	ca. 4.1
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	ca. 4.1
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	ca. 4.1
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	ca. 4.1
-	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	ca. 4.1
80	Journal of Pain	ca. 4
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	ca. 4
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	ca. 4
83	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	ca. 3.9
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	ca. 3.9
-	ASN Neuro	ca. 3.9
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	ca. 3.9
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	ca. 3.9
88	Translational Stroke Research	ca. 3.8
89	Neurobiology of Aging	ca. 3.7
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	ca. 3.7
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 3.7
-	Neurochemical Research	ca. 3.7
93	npj Science of Learning	ca. 3.6
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	ca. 3.6
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	ca. 3.6
-	Network Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
98	European Journal of Pain	ca. 3.5
-	Brain Research Bulletin	ca. 3.5
-	Psychopharmacology	ca. 3.5
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	ca. 3.5
-	Human Brain Mapping	ca. 3.5
-	Neuroscientist	ca. 3.5
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	ca. 3.5
105	Neurotoxicology	ca. 3.4
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	ca. 3.4
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	ca. 3.4
-	Journal of Sleep Research	ca. 3.4
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	ca. 3.4
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	ca. 3.4
111	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	ca. 3.3
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	ca. 3.3
-	Molecular Brain	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	ca. 3.3
115	Neuroendocrinology	ca. 3.2
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	ca. 3.2
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	ca. 3.2
-	Cortex	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	ca. 3.2
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	ca. 3.2
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	ca. 3.2
123	Cognitive Neurodynamics	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 3.1
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	ca. 3.1
126	Nature and Science of Sleep	ca. 3
-	Purinergic Signalling	ca. 3
-	Neural Plasticity	ca. 3
129	Psychophysiology	ca. 2.9
-	Neurotoxicity Research	ca. 2.9
-	Neuroscience	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	ca. 2.9
-	Cerebral Cortex	ca. 2.9
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	ca. 2.9
136	Epilepsia Open	ca. 2.8
-	Molecular Pain	ca. 2.8
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	ca. 2.8
-	Chemical Senses	ca. 2.8
-	Muscle & Nerve	ca. 2.8
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	ca. 2.8
142	Neurological Sciences	ca. 2.7
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 2.7
-	Brain Research	ca. 2.7
-	Neuroinformatics	ca. 2.7
-	Cerebellum	ca. 2.7
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.7
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	ca. 2.7
-	Frontiers in Neurology	ca. 2.7
-	Brain Sciences	ca. 2.7
-	eNeuro	ca. 2.7
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 2.7
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	ca. 2.7
-	Developmental Neurobiology	ca. 2.7
-	Neural Computation	ca. 2.7
-	Brain Structure & Function	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	ca. 2.7
159	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	ca. 2.6
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	ca. 2.6
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	ca. 2.6
-	Behavioural Brain Research	ca. 2.6
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 2.6
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	ca. 2.6
-	Neuropsychology	ca. 2.6
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	ca. 2.6
-	Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.6
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	ca. 2.6
169	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	ca. 2.5
-	Neuroscience Letters	ca. 2.5
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 2.5
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 2.5
-	Neuropeptides	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	ca. 2.5
-	Hearing Research	ca. 2.5

176	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	ca. 2.4
-	Hippocampus	ca. 2.4
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	ca. 2.4
-	Neurologic Clinics	ca. 2.4
-	Neuroscience Research	ca. 2.4
-	Brain Connectivity	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 2.4
-	BMC Neuroscience	ca. 2.4
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	ca. 2.4
-	Genes Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.4
186	Journal of Comparative Neurology	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 2.3
-	Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 2.3
-	Neuropsychobiology	ca. 2.3
-	Brain Topography	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Neurovirology	ca. 2.3
192	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.2
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	ca. 2.2
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	ca. 2.2
-	Brain and Cognition	ca. 2.2
196	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	ca. 2.1
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.1
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	ca. 2.1
-	European Neurology	ca. 2.1
-	Brain and Language	ca. 2.1
202	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	ca. 2
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	ca. 2
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 2
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	ca. 2
-	Current Neurovascular Research	ca. 2
-	Neuropsychologia	ca. 2
208	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	ca. 1.9
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	ca. 1.9
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	ca. 1.9
213	Journal of Neurogenetics	ca. 1.8
-	Experimental Neurobiology	ca. 1.8
-	Current Alzheimer Research	ca. 1.8
216	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	ca. 1.7
-	Experimental Brain Research	ca. 1.7
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 1.7
-	Biological Cybernetics	ca. 1.7
-	Neurological Research	ca. 1.7
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 1.7
-	Social Neuroscience	ca. 1.7
223	Synapse	ca. 1.6
-	Neuroreport	ca. 1.6
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 1.6
-	Human Movement Science	ca. 1.6
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	ca. 1.6
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	ca. 1.6
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	ca. 1.6
230	Vision Research	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	ca. 1.5
-	Brain Injury	ca. 1.5
-	Folia Neuropathologica	ca. 1.5
-	Psychiatric Genetics	ca. 1.5
235	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	ca. 1.4
236	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	ca. 1.3
-	Neuropathology	ca. 1.3
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	ca. 1.3
239	Journal of Neurolinguistics	ca. 1.2
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	ca. 1.2
241	Journal of Motor Behavior	ca. 1.1
-	Visual Neuroscience	ca. 1.1
-	Brain Impairment	ca. 1.1
244	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	ca. 1
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	ca. 1
246	Neurology India	ca. 0.9
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 0.9
-	Motor Control	ca. 0.9
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 0.9
250	Neurocirugia	ca. 0.7
251	Neurophysiology	ca. 0.6
252	Neurochemical Journal	ca. 0.5
253	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	ca. 0.4
254	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	ca. 0.3
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	ca. 0.3
256	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	ca. 0.2