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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	93
2	Neuron	86
3	Molecular Psychiatry	74
4	Nature Human Behaviour	71
-	Brain	71
6	Neural Networks	67
7	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	64
-	Journal of Neuroinflammation	64
9	Frontiers in Neuroscience	60
10	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	59
11	Trends in Neurosciences	58
12	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	57
13	Molecular Neurodegeneration	56
-	Neuroimage	56
15	Brain Behavior and Immunity	54
-	Brain Sciences	54
17	Biological Psychiatry	53
18	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	52
19	npj Parkinsons Disease	51
20	Frontiers in Neurology	50
21	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	48
-	Annals of Neurology	48
-	Neurobiology of Disease	48
24	Neural Regeneration Research	47
25	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	46
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	46
-	Acta Neuropathologica	46
-	Journal of Neuroscience	46
-	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	46
30	Molecular Neurobiology	45
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	45
32	Translational Neurodegeneration	44
-	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	44
34	Neuropsychopharmacology	43
35	Brain Stimulation	42
36	European Journal of Neurology	41
37	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	40
-	Neuropharmacology	40
39	Journal of Physiology-London	38
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	38
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	38
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	38
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	38
44	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	37
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	37
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	37
-	Current Neuropharmacology	37
48	Pain	36
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	36
-	Experimental Neurology	36

51	Journal of Sleep Research	35
52	Progress in Neurobiology	34
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	34
-	Brain Research Bulletin	34
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	34
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
58	Neuroscience Bulletin	33
-	Glia	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	Sleep	33
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	33
-	Cognitive Computation	33
64	Journal of Pain	32
-	Cephalalgia	32
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	32
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	32
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	32
69	Neuroscience	31
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	31
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	31
-	Cortex	31
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	31
-	Neurochemistry International	31
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
-	Neurochemical Research	31
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	31
78	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	30
-	Brain Research	30
-	Journal of Pineal Research	30
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	30
83	Brain and Behavior	29
-	Neurological Sciences	29
-	Human Brain Mapping	29
86	Psychoneuroendocrinology	28
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	28
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	28
-	Psychopharmacology	28
-	Behavioural Brain Research	28
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	28
92	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	27
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	27
97	Psychophysiology	26
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	26
-	European Journal of Pain	26
-	Neurotoxicology	26
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	26
102	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	25
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	25
-	Muscle & Nerve	25
-	Hearing Research	25
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	25
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	25
108	eNeuro	24
-	Neuropsychology Review	24
-	Epilepsia Open	24
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	24
-	Neurobiology of Stress	24
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	24
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	24
115	Neuropsychologia	23
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	23
-	Brain Topography	23
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	23
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	23
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	23
-	Neuroscience Letters	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
123	npj Science of Learning	22
-	Neurophotonics	22
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	22
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	22
-	Molecular Autism	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	22
-	Translational Stroke Research	22
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	22
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	22
134	Neuroscience Research	21
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	21
-	Brain Pathology	21
-	Cognitive Systems Research	21
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
-	Molecular Brain	21
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	21
142	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Neuropsychology	20
-	Hippocampus	20
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	20
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	20
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	20
-	Neuroscientist	20
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	20
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	20
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	20
152	Acta Neurologica Belgica	19
-	BMC Neuroscience	19
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	19
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	19
-	Neurologic Clinics	19
-	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Network Neuroscience	19
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	19
160	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	18
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	18
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	18
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Experimental Brain Research	18
166	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	17
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	17
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	17
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	17
-	Neural Computation	17
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	17
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	17
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	17
175	Human Movement Science	16

-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	16
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	16
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	16
-	Brain Structure & Function	16
180	Vision Research	15
-	Neuropeptides	15
-	Brain and Language	15
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	15
-	Molecular Pain	15
-	Neural Plasticity	15
-	Purinergic Signalling	15
-	Neuroreport	15
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	15
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	15
-	Brain Connectivity	15
-	Current Alzheimer Research	15
-	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	15
194	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	14
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	14
198	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	13
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	13
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	13
-	Genes Brain and Behavior	13
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Brain and Cognition	13
-	Brain Injury	13
-	Journal of Neurovirology	13
-	Chemical Senses	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
-	Neurological Research	13
210	ASN Neuro	12
-	Motor Control	12
-	Neuroinformatics	12
-	Neuropsychobiology	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	12
216	Neuropathology	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
-	Current Neurovascular Research	11
-	Developmental Neuroscience	11
-	Experimental Neurobiology	11
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	11
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	11
-	Developmental Neurobiology	11
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	11
225	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	10
-	Social Neuroscience	10
-	Synapse	10
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	10
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	10
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	10
-	European Neurology	10
-	Neurology India	10
233	Behavioural Pharmacology	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
-	Brain Impairment	9
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	9
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	9
238	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Neurochemical Journal	8
-	Visual Neuroscience	8
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	8
-	Folia Neuropathologica	8
244	Psychiatric Genetics	7
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	7
246	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
248	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	5
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
250	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	4
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
252	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Neurophysiology	3
-	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	3
255	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2