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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	90
2	Neuron	84
3	Molecular Psychiatry	71
4	Brain	70
5	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	66
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	66
7	Neuroimage	64
8	Journal of Neuroinflammation	63
9	Frontiers in Neuroscience	56
-	Neural Networks	56
11	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	54
-	Trends in Neurosciences	54
13	Frontiers in Neurology	53
-	Biological Psychiatry	53
15	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	52
16	Sleep Medicine Reviews	51
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	51
18	Brain Behavior and Immunity	49
19	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	48
20	Annals of Neurology	46
-	Neuropsychopharmacology	46
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	46
23	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	45
24	Journal of Neuroscience	44
25	Neurobiology of Disease	42
26	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	40
-	Neuropharmacology	40
-	Acta Neuropathologica	40
29	Molecular Neurobiology	39
30	European Journal of Neurology	38
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	38
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	38
33	Neural Regeneration Research	37
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	37
-	Progress in Neurobiology	37
36	Journal of Headache and Pain	36
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	36
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	36
-	Pain	36
40	Human Brain Mapping	35
-	Experimental Neurology	35
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	35
43	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	34
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	34
-	Neuroscience	34
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
48	Sleep	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	Glia	33

-	Journal of Physiology-London	33
52	Neurochemistry International	32
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	32
-	Current Neuropharmacology	32
-	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	32
56	Neurological Sciences	31
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	31
-	Brain Research Bulletin	31
59	Journal of Psychopharmacology	30
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
-	Psychopharmacology	30
-	Neurochemical Research	30
-	Cognitive Computation	30
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	30
65	Journal of Neurochemistry	29
-	Journal of Pineal Research	29
-	Journal of Sleep Research	29
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	29
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	29
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	29
71	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	28
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	28
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	28
-	Neurobiology of Aging	28
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	28
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	28
-	Journal of Pain	28
78	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	27
-	Neuroscience Letters	27
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	27
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
-	Cephalalgia	27
83	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Cortex	26
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	26
86	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	25
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	25
-	Brain Research	25
-	Brain Structure & Function	25
-	Neurotoxicology	25
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	25
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	25
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	25
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	25
95	Muscle & Nerve	24
-	European Journal of Pain	24
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	24
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	24
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	24
-	Gait & Posture	24
-	Brain Pathology	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
103	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	23
-	Neuropsychology Review	23
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	23
-	Neuroscience Research	23
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	23
108	Neuromuscular Disorders	22
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	22
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	22
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Molecular Brain	22
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	22
115	Current Opinion in Neurology	21
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	21
-	Neuropsychologia	21
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	21
119	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	20
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	20
-	Hearing Research	20
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	20
-	Cognitive Systems Research	20
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	20
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	20
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Translational Stroke Research	20
129	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	19
-	Experimental Brain Research	19
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
132	Neural Computation	18
-	Bipolar Disorders	18
-	Neuroscientist	18
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	18
136	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	17
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	17
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	17
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	17
-	Neuropsychology	17
-	Hippocampus	17
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
-	Brain Topography	17
146	Journal of Comparative Neurology	16
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	16
-	Purinergic Signalling	16
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	16
-	Neurologic Clinics	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	16
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	16
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
155	Neuroinformatics	15
-	Neuropeptides	15
-	Brain and Language	15
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	15
-	Vision Research	15
-	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	BMC Neuroscience	15
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	15
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	15
166	Genes Brain and Behavior	14
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	14
-	Journal of Neurovirology	14
-	Current Alzheimer Research	14
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	14
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	14
-	Brain and Cognition	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	14
175	Neurology India	13

-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Brain Injury	13
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	13
-	Neurological Research	13
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	13
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	13
183	Neuroreport	12
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	12
-	Molecular Pain	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	12
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	12
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	12
190	Current Neurovascular Research	11
-	Experimental Neurobiology	11
-	Neuropsychobiology	11
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	11
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	11
-	European Neurology	11
-	ASN Neuro	11
197	Neuropathology	10
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	10
199	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	9
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	9
-	Biological Cybernetics	9
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	9
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	9
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	9
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	9
206	Developmental Neuroscience	8
-	Folia Neuropathologica	8
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	8
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	8
-	Motor Control	8
-	Social Neuroscience	8
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	8
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Chemical Senses	8
215	Cerebellum	7
-	Synapse	7
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	7
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	7
219	Neurochemical Journal	6
-	Brain Impairment	6
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	6
-	Psychiatric Genetics	6
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	6
224	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
-	Neurocirugia	5
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	5
227	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	4
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
-	Visual Neuroscience	4
230	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Neurophysiology	3