Clinical Neurology: 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Lancet Neurology	82
2	JAMA Neurology	75
3	Brain	73
4	Journal of Affective Disorders	69
5	Neurology	65
6	Stroke	63
7	Alzheimers & Dementia	62
8	Nature Reviews Neurology	57
9	Frontiers in Neurology	52
10	Neuro-Oncology	51
11	Sleep Medicine Reviews	48
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	48
13	Movement Disorders	45
14	Epilepsia	44
-	Annals of Neurology	44
16	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	43
17	Journal of Neurology	42
18	Acta Neuropathologica	41
19	Brain Stimulation	40
20	Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry	39
21	European Journal of Neurology	37
-	Spine Journal	37
23	Pain	35
24	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	34
25	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	33
-	Sleep Medicine	33
-	Journal of Sleep Research	33
29	Sleep	32
-	World Neurosurgery	32
-	Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders	32
32	Journal of Psychopharmacology	31
-	International Journal of Stroke	31
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	31
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	31
36	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
-	CNS Drugs	30
38	Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology	29
-	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine	29
-	Cephalalgia	29
-	Journal of Neurosurgery	29
-	Journal of Pain	29
43	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	28
-	Parkinsonism & Related Disorders	28
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	28
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	28
-	Neurological Sciences	28
48	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management	27
-	BMC Neurology	27
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	27

-	Neurosurgery	27
-	European Spine Journal	27
-	Journal of Pain Research	27
54	Epilepsy & Behavior	26
-	European Journal of Pain	26
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	26
-	Neurology and Therapy	26
-	European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience	26
-	Journal of Neuro-Oncology	26
-	American Journal of Neuroradiology	26
-	JPAD-Journal of Prevention of Alzheimers Disease	26
-	Neurocritical Care	26
-	Neuromodulation	26
64	Neurospine	25
-	Global Spine Journal	25
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	25
67	Brain Pathology	24
-	Headache	24
-	Spine	24
-	Journal of Stroke	24
71	European Stroke Journal	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	23
-	Muscle & Nerve	23
-	Current Pain and Headache Reports	23
76	Neuroradiology	22
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	22
-	Sleep Health	22
-	Translational Stroke Research	22
82	Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair	21
-	Pain Research & Management	21
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	21
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	21
-	Stroke and Vascular Neurology	21
-	Movement Disorders Clinical Practice	21
-	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery	21
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	21
-	Neurosurgical Focus	21
-	Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics	21
-	Pediatric Neurology	21
-	Acta Neurologica Scandinavica	21
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine	21
95	Epilepsia Open	20
-	Pain and Therapy	20
97	Epilepsy Research	19
-	Sleep and Breathing	19
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	19
-	Otology & Neurotology	19
-	Pain Practice	19
-	Journal of Neuroradiology	19
-	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Neurology-Genetics	19
105	Journal of Neuroimaging	18
-	Behavioural Neurology	18
-	Neuroscientist	18
-	Psychiatry Research-Neuroimaging	18
-	Revue Neurologique	18
-	Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility	18
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	18
-	Neuroepidemiology	18
113	Brain Topography	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
-	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	17
-	Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation	17
-	Clinical Neuroradiology	17
118	Spinal Cord	16
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	16
-	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration	16
-	Clinical Neuropsychologist	16
-	Childs Nervous System	16
123	Operative Neurosurgery	15
-	Seminars in Neurology	15
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	15
-	Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics	15
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	15
-	CNS Spectrums	15
-	Journal of Child Neurology	15
-	Journal of Clinical Neurology	15
-	Korean Journal of Pain	15
132	Interventional Neuroradiology	14
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	14
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	14
-	Clinical Spine Surgery	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology	14
-	Acta Neurochirurgica	14
-	Neurologia	14
140	Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society	13
-	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease	13
-	American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias	13
-	Aphasiology	13
-	Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska	13
-	Neurorehabilitation	13
-	European Neurology	13
-	Seminars in Pediatric Neurology	13
-	Journal of Movement Disorders	13
-	Applied Neuropsychology-Adult	13
-	Cerebrovascular Diseases	13
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica	13
-	Current Alzheimer Research	13
-	Current Neurovascular Research	13
155	Neurosurgery Clinics of North America	12
-	Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology	12
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology	12
-	Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology	12
-	Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine	12
-	Brain & Development	12
-	Nervenarzt	12
-	Neurochirurgie	12
-	Neurological Research	12
-	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders	12
-	Epilepsy Currents	12
166	Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology	11
-	British Journal of Neurosurgery	11
-	Child Neuropsychology	11
-	Current Treatment Options in Neurology	11
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	11
-	Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy	11
-	Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences	11
-	Behavioral Sleep Medicine	11
-	Brain Tumor Pathology	11
-	Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences	11

176	Neuropathology	10
-	Neuropediatrics	10
-	Pain Physician	10
-	Human Psychopharmacology-Clinical and Experimental	10
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	10
-	Journal of Neuroscience Nursing	10
182	Parkinsons Disease	9
-	Clinical Neuropharmacology	9
-	Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders	9
185	Pediatric Neurosurgery	8
-	Applied Neuropsychology-Child	8
-	Developmental Neurorehabilitation	8
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery	8
-	Brain Impairment	8
190	Schmerz	7
-	Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B-Skull Base	7
-	Neurocase	7
193	Revista de Neurologia	6
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	6
-	Clinical Neuropathology	6
-	Zeitschrift fuer Neuropsychologie	6
197	Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie	5
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
199	Turkish Neurosurgery	4
200	Klinische Neurophysiologie	2