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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	89
2	Neuron	86
3	Molecular Psychiatry	73
4	Brain	71
5	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	69
6	Neuroimage	68
7	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	64
8	Journal of Neuroinflammation	63
9	Neural Networks	59
10	Frontiers in Neuroscience	53
-	Biological Psychiatry	53
-	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	53
13	Frontiers in Neurology	52
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	52
-	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	52
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	52
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	52
18	Trends in Neurosciences	51
19	Sleep Medicine Reviews	49
20	Neuropsychopharmacology	47
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	47
22	Annals of Neurology	46
23	Neurobiology of Disease	44
24	Journal of Neuroscience	43
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	43
26	Neuropharmacology	42
27	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	41
-	European Journal of Neurology	41
-	Molecular Neurobiology	41
30	Acta Neuropathologica	40
-	Brain Stimulation	40
-	Neural Regeneration Research	40
33	Annual Review of Neuroscience	39
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	39
35	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	37
36	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	36
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	36
-	Experimental Neurology	36
39	Human Brain Mapping	35
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	35
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	35
-	Pain	35
-	Progress in Neurobiology	35
-	Glia	35
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	35
-	Journal of Physiology-London	35
47	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
-	Current Neuropharmacology	34
-	Neurochemistry International	34

-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	34
52	Journal of Headache and Pain	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33
55	Neuroscience	32
-	Journal of Sleep Research	32
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	32
-	Psychopharmacology	32
-	Sleep	32
60	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	31
-	Cognitive Computation	31
-	Neurochemical Research	31
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	31
64	Brain Research Bulletin	30
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
-	Neurological Sciences	30
68	Journal of Neurochemistry	29
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	29
-	Journal of Pineal Research	29
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	29
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	29
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	29
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	29
-	Journal of Pain	29
76	Journal of Neuroimmunology	28
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	28
-	Cephalalgia	28
-	Neurotoxicology	28
80	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	27
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	27
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	27
-	Cortex	27
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	27
88	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	26
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Brain Research	26
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	26
-	Neuroscience Letters	26
96	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	25
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	25
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	25
-	Brain Pathology	25
-	Brain Structure & Function	25
-	European Journal of Pain	25
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	25
-	Muscle & Nerve	25
104	Molecular Brain	24
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	24
-	Neuroscience Research	24
-	Molecular Autism	24
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	24
109	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	23
-	Psychophysiology	23
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	23
112	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	22
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	22
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	22
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	22
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	22
119	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	21
-	Neuropsychologia	21
-	Hearing Research	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	21
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Translational Stroke Research	21
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	21
-	Neuropsychology Review	21
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	21
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
131	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	20
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	20
134	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Cognitive Systems Research	19
-	Experimental Brain Research	19
137	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	18
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	18
-	Hippocampus	18
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	18
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	18
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	18
145	Neuropsychology	17
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Neuroscientist	17
152	Genes Brain and Behavior	16
-	BMC Neuroscience	16
-	Neuroendocrinology	16
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	16
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	16
-	Brain and Language	16
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	16
-	Neural Computation	16
-	Purinergic Signalling	16
164	Neuropeptides	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	15
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	15
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	15
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	15
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	15
-	Neuroinformatics	15
-	Vision Research	15
174	Journal of Neurovirology	14
-	Neurological Research	14

-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Brain Injury	14
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	14
-	Molecular Pain	14
-	Developmental Neurobiology	14
-	Neurology India	14
182	ASN Neuro	13
-	Brain and Cognition	13
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	13
-	Current Alzheimer Research	13
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	13
-	Neuropsychobiology	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
-	European Neurology	13
192	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	12
-	Neuroreport	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	12
-	Current Neurovascular Research	12
198	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	11
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	11
200	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	10
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	10
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	10
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	10
-	Developmental Neuroscience	10
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	10
-	Neuropathology	10
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	10
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	10
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	10
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
211	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	9
-	Chemical Senses	9
-	Experimental Neurobiology	9
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	9
-	Biological Cybernetics	9
-	Motor Control	9
-	Social Neuroscience	9
-	Synapse	9
219	Brain Impairment	8
-	Folia Neuropathologica	8
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
222	Cognitive Neuroscience	7
-	Neurochemical Journal	7
224	Journal of Neurogenetics	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	6
-	Psychiatric Genetics	6
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
229	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
-	Visual Neuroscience	5
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
232	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
233	Neurophysiology	3
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3