New: Think Tank Rankings 2026

Behavioral Sciences

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 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews64
2 Trends in Cognitive Sciences57
3 Appetite37
4 Cortex31
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience31
6 Autism Research30
7 Brain and Behavior29
8 Behavioural Brain Research28
9 Epilepsy & Behavior25
- Physiology & Behavior25
11 Biological Psychology24
12 Neuropsychologia23
13 Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences22
14 Applied Animal Behaviour Science21
15 Animal Behaviour20
- Hormones and Behavior20
17 Animal Cognition19
- Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience19
- Evolution and Human Behavior19
- Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience19
21 Behavioral Ecology17
- Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior17
23 Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology16
- Neurobiology of Learning and Memory16
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences16
26 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology15
27 Behavioural Processes14
- Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research14
29 Behavior Genetics13
- Chemical Senses13
- Genes Brain and Behavior13
- Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics13
- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior13
- Aggressive Behavior13
- Behavioral Neuroscience13
- Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress13
37 Language Cognition and Neuroscience12
- Journal of ECT12
39 Ethology10
40 Behavioural Pharmacology9
- Journal of Comparative Psychology9
- Learning & Behavior9
43 Behavioral Medicine8
- Journal of Ethology8
- Brain Behavior and Evolution8
46 Acta Ethologica7
47 Ethology Ecology & Evolution6
- Behaviour6
- Journal of Experimental Psychology-Animal Learning and Cognition6
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