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	Neuron	86
2	Brain	71
3	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	69
4	Neural Networks	59
5	Biological Psychiatry	53
6	Brain Behavior and Immunity	52
7	Trends in Neurosciences	51
8	Neuropsychopharmacology	47
9	Annals of Neurology	46
10	Journal of Neuroscience	43
11	Neuropharmacology	42
12	Molecular Neurobiology	41
13	Acta Neuropathologica	40
14	Annual Review of Neuroscience	39
15	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	37
16	Experimental Neurology	36
17	Glia	35
-	Journal of Physiology-London	35
-	Pain	35
-	Progress in Neurobiology	35
21	Neurochemistry International	34
22	Neuroscience	32
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	32
-	Sleep	32
-	Psychopharmacology	32
26	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	31
-	Neurochemical Research	31
28	Brain Research Bulletin	30
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
31	Journal of Psychopharmacology	29
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	29
-	Journal of Pineal Research	29
34	Neurotoxicology	28
-	Cephalalgia	28
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	28
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	28
38	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Cortex	27
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	27
43	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Neuroscience Letters	26
-	Brain Research	26
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	26
48	Muscle & Nerve	25
49	Neuroscience Research	24
50	Psychophysiology	23

51	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	22
53	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	21
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	21
-	Hearing Research	21
-	Neuropsychologia	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
59	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	20
60	Experimental Brain Research	19
61	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	18
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	18
65	Neuropsychology	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
69	Neural Computation	16
-	Brain and Language	16
-	Neuroendocrinology	16
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	16
74	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Vision Research	15
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	15
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	15
-	Neuropeptides	15
80	Brain Injury	14
-	Neurological Research	14
-	Neurology India	14
83	Brain and Cognition	13
-	European Neurology	13
-	Neuropsychobiology	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
87	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	12
90	Brain Behavior and Evolution	10
-	Developmental Neuroscience	10
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	10
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	10
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	10
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	10
96	Chemical Senses	9
-	Synapse	9
-	Biological Cybernetics	9
99	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
100	Journal of Neurogenetics	6
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
102	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
103	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3