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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	89
2	Neuron	85
3	Molecular Psychiatry	71
4	Brain	70
5	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	67
6	Neuroimage	65
-	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	65
8	Journal of Neuroinflammation	64
9	Nature Human Behaviour	63
10	Neural Networks	57
11	Frontiers in Neuroscience	56
12	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	55
13	Frontiers in Neurology	54
14	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	53
-	Trends in Neurosciences	53
16	Biological Psychiatry	52
17	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	51
-	Molecular Neurodegeneration	51
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	51
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	51
21	Neuropsychopharmacology	48
22	Brain Sciences	47
23	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	46
24	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	45
-	Annals of Neurology	45
26	Neurobiology of Disease	43
-	Journal of Neuroscience	43
28	npj Parkinsons Disease	42
29	Acta Neuropathologica	41
-	Neuropharmacology	41
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	41
32	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	40
-	Brain Stimulation	40
34	Neural Regeneration Research	39
-	Molecular Neurobiology	39
-	European Journal of Neurology	39
-	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
38	Translational Neurodegeneration	38
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	38
40	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	37
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	37
42	Progress in Neurobiology	36
-	Experimental Neurology	36
-	Human Brain Mapping	36
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	36
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	36
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	36
-	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	36
49	Neuroscience	35
-	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	35

-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	35
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	35
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	35
54	Pain	34
-	Current Neuropharmacology	34
-	Journal of Physiology-London	34
-	Glia	34
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
60	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	33
-	Neurochemistry International	33
62	Sleep	32
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	32
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	32
65	Psychoneuroendocrinology	31
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
-	Journal of Sleep Research	31
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	31
-	Psychopharmacology	31
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	31
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	31
-	Neurological Sciences	31
73	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	30
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	30
-	Neurochemical Research	30
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	30
-	Brain Research Bulletin	30
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	30
79	Journal of Pineal Research	29
-	Cognitive Computation	29
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	29
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	29
-	Brain and Behavior	29
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	29
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	29
86	Neuroscience Bulletin	28
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	28
-	Cephalalgia	28
-	Neuroscience Letters	28
-	Neurobiology of Aging	28
-	Journal of Pain	28
92	Neurobiology of Stress	27
-	Neurotoxicology	27
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	27
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	27
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	27
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
98	Nature and Science of Sleep	26
-	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	26
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Cortex	26
-	Molecular Autism	26
-	eNeuro	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
106	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	25
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	25
-	Brain Pathology	25
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	25
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	25
-	Muscle & Nerve	25
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	25
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	25
-	Brain Research	25
-	Brain Structure & Function	25
116	Psychophysiology	24
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	24
-	European Journal of Pain	24
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	24
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	24
121	Neuroscience Research	23
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	23
-	Molecular Brain	23
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	23
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	23
126	Neuromuscular Disorders	22
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	22
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	22
-	Neural Plasticity	22
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	22
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	22
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	22
135	Neuropsychologia	21
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	21
-	Neuropsychology Review	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
-	Translational Stroke Research	21
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	21
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	21
144	Neurophotonics	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	20
-	Hearing Research	20
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	20
-	Cognitive Systems Research	20
-	Bipolar Disorders	20
151	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
-	Experimental Brain Research	19
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	19
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	19
155	Epilepsia Open	18
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	18
-	Neuroscientist	18
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	18
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	18
-	Hippocampus	18
161	Neuropsychology	17
-	npj Science of Learning	17
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	17
-	Network Neuroscience	17
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Purinergic Signalling	17
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	17
-	Neural Computation	17
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
174	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
-	Vision Research	16

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