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 2024
1	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	ca. 20.3
-	Nature Neuroscience	ca. 20.3
3	Molecular Neurodegeneration	ca. 19.6
4	Translational Neurodegeneration	ca. 19.1
5	Nature Human Behaviour	ca. 17.5
6	Neuron	ca. 16.9
7	Trends in Neurosciences	ca. 15.7
8	Annual Review of Neuroscience	ca. 13.8
9	Brain	ca. 12.6
10	Sleep Medicine Reviews	ca. 11.6
11	Journal of Neuroinflammation	ca. 11.5
12	Molecular Psychiatry	ca. 10.4
13	Acta Neuropathologica	ca. 10.3
-	Biological Psychiatry	ca. 10.3
15	Brain Stimulation	ca. 9.7
16	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	ca. 8.9
17	Journal of Headache and Pain	ca. 8.7
18	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	ca. 8.5
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	ca. 8.5
-	Neural Regeneration Research	ca. 8.5
21	Neuropsychology Review	ca. 8.2
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	ca. 8.2
23	European Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 8.1
24	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	ca. 8
25	Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 7.6
26	Journal of Pineal Research	ca. 7.5
-	Annals of Neurology	ca. 7.5
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	ca. 7.5
29	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	ca. 7.4
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	ca. 7.4
-	Neurotherapeutics	ca. 7.4
-	Cognitive Computation	ca. 7.4
33	Neural Networks	ca. 7.2
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	ca. 7.2
35	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	ca. 7
-	Sleep	ca. 7
37	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	ca. 6.9
38	Neuroscience Bulletin	ca. 6.8
39	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	ca. 6.6
40	Annual Review of Vision Science	ca. 6.5
-	Visual Neuroscience	ca. 6.5
-	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	ca. 6.5
43	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	ca. 6.1
-	Current Neuropharmacology	ca. 6.1
45	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	ca. 6
-	Neurobiology of Disease	ca. 6
47	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	ca. 5.9
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 5.9
49	Pain	ca. 5.8
-	Cephalalgia	ca. 5.8

51	Molecular Autism	ca. 5.7
52	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	ca. 5.6
53	Neurochemistry International	ca. 5.5
-	Molecular Neurobiology	ca. 5.5
-	Glia	ca. 5.5
56	Journal of Psychopharmacology	ca. 5.3
-	Neuroimage	ca. 5.3
-	Brain Topography	ca. 5.3
59	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	ca. 5.2
60	Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 5.1
61	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	ca. 5
-	Brain Pathology	ca. 5
63	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	ca. 4.9
64	Experimental Neurology	ca. 4.8
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	ca. 4.8
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	ca. 4.8
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	ca. 4.8
68	Neuropharmacology	ca. 4.7
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	ca. 4.7
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	ca. 4.7
-	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	ca. 4.7
72	Progress in Neurobiology	ca. 4.6
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	ca. 4.6
-	Journal of Sleep Research	ca. 4.6
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 4.6
-	Journal of Physiology-London	ca. 4.6
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	ca. 4.6
78	Cognitive Neurodynamics	ca. 4.5
-	Neurochemical Research	ca. 4.5
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	ca. 4.5
-	Brain Research Bulletin	ca. 4.5
82	ASN Neuro	ca. 4.4
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	ca. 4.4
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	ca. 4.4
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	ca. 4.4
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	ca. 4.4
-	Journal of Pain	ca. 4.4
88	npj Science of Learning	ca. 4.3
-	Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 4.3
-	European Journal of Neurology	ca. 4.3
91	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	ca. 4.2
-	Translational Stroke Research	ca. 4.2
-	Neurobiology of Stress	ca. 4.2
94	Neuroscientist	ca. 4.1
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	ca. 4.1
96	Neurobiology of Aging	ca. 4
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	ca. 4
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	ca. 4
-	Human Brain Mapping	ca. 4
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	ca. 4
101	Neurotoxicity Research	ca. 3.9
-	Bipolar Disorders	ca. 3.9
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	ca. 3.9
104	Molecular Brain	ca. 3.8
-	Neurotoxicology	ca. 3.8
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	ca. 3.8
-	Molecular Pain	ca. 3.8
-	European Journal of Pain	ca. 3.8
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	ca. 3.8
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	ca. 3.8
111	Neuropsychobiology	ca. 3.7
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	ca. 3.7
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	ca. 3.7
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	ca. 3.7
115	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	ca. 3.6
-	Neurophotonics	ca. 3.6
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	ca. 3.6
121	Neurologic Clinics	ca. 3.5
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	ca. 3.5
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	ca. 3.5
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	ca. 3.5
125	Psychoneuroendocrinology	ca. 3.4
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 3.4
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	ca. 3.4
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	ca. 3.4
-	Epilepsia Open	ca. 3.4
-	Neural Plasticity	ca. 3.4
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 3.4
-	Brain Sciences	ca. 3.4
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	ca. 3.4
-	Network Neuroscience	ca. 3.4
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	ca. 3.4
136	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	ca. 3.3
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	ca. 3.3
-	Frontiers in Neurology	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	ca. 3.3
-	Neuroscience	ca. 3.3
-	Psychopharmacology	ca. 3.3
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 3.3
-	BMC Neuroscience	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	ca. 3.3
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	ca. 3.3
146	Psychophysiology	ca. 3.2
-	Cortex	ca. 3.2
-	Brain Research	ca. 3.2
-	Neuroscience Research	ca. 3.2
150	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	ca. 3.1
-	Cerebellum	ca. 3.1
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	ca. 3.1
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	ca. 3.1
156	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	ca. 3
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 3
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	ca. 3
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	ca. 3
-	Hearing Research	ca. 3
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 3
-	Brain Structure & Function	ca. 3
-	Cerebral Cortex	ca. 3
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	ca. 3
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	ca. 3
166	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	ca. 2.9
-	Neuroinformatics	ca. 2.9
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	ca. 2.9
-	Neuropsychology	ca. 2.9
-	Muscle & Nerve	ca. 2.9
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	ca. 2.9
-	Hippocampus	ca. 2.9
-	Behavioural Brain Research	ca. 2.9
174	Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.8
175	Neurological Sciences	ca. 2.7

-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	ca. 2.7
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	ca. 2.7
-	Neuropeptides	ca. 2.7
-	Gait & Posture	ca. 2.7
180	Chemical Senses	ca. 2.6
-	eNeuro	ca. 2.6
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.6
183	European Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 2.5
-	Neuropsychologia	ca. 2.5
-	Purinergic Signalling	ca. 2.5
-	Synapse	ca. 2.5
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	ca. 2.5
188	Genes Brain and Behavior	ca. 2.4
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	ca. 2.4
-	Current Alzheimer Research	ca. 2.4
-	Experimental Neurobiology	ca. 2.4
-	Neuroendocrinology	ca. 2.4
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	ca. 2.4
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	ca. 2.4
-	Brain and Language	ca. 2.4
196	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	ca. 2.3
-	Brain Connectivity	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	ca. 2.3
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	ca. 2.3
200	Neuroscience Letters	ca. 2.2
-	Vision Research	ca. 2.2
202	Neuroreport	ca. 2.1
-	Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 2.1
-	Neural Computation	ca. 2.1
-	Experimental Brain Research	ca. 2.1
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	ca. 2.1
-	Brain and Cognition	ca. 2.1
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	ca. 2.1
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	ca. 2.1
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	ca. 2.1
211	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	ca. 2
-	European Neurology	ca. 2
-	Journal of Neurovirology	ca. 2
-	Social Neuroscience	ca. 2
-	Developmental Neurobiology	ca. 2
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	ca. 2
-	Biological Cybernetics	ca. 2
218	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	ca. 1.9
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	ca. 1.9
-	Neurological Research	ca. 1.9
-	Human Movement Science	ca. 1.9
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	ca. 1.9
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 1.9
224	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	ca. 1.8
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	ca. 1.8
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	ca. 1.8
227	Current Neurovascular Research	ca. 1.7
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	ca. 1.7
229	Folia Neuropathologica	ca. 1.6
-	Motor Control	ca. 1.6
231	Somatosensory and Motor Research	ca. 1.5
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	ca. 1.5
-	Brain Injury	ca. 1.5
-	Brain Impairment	ca. 1.5
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	ca. 1.5
236	Psychiatric Genetics	ca. 1.4
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	ca. 1.4
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	ca. 1.4
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	ca. 1.4
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	ca. 1.4
241	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	ca. 1.3
-	Neuropathology	ca. 1.3
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	ca. 1.3
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	ca. 1.3
246	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	ca. 1.2
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	ca. 1.2
248	Journal of Neurogenetics	ca. 1.1
249	Neurology India	ca. 0.8
250	Neurocirugia	ca. 0.7
251	Neurochemical Journal	ca. 0.6
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	ca. 0.6
-	Neurophysiology	ca. 0.6
254	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	ca. 0.5
255	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	ca. 0.4
256	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	ca. 0.3
257	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	ca. 0.2