New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Neurosciences

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 Annual Review of Neuroscience29.022
2 Nature Neuroscience28.592
3 Molecular Neurodegeneration26.039
4 Neuron25.686
5 Nature Reviews Neuroscience25.616
6 Translational Neurodegeneration25.415
7 Journal of Headache and Pain24.604
8 Acta Neuropathologica21.651
9 Journal of Neuroinflammation19.946
10 Sleep Medicine Reviews19.756
11 Trends in Neurosciences18.506
12 Nature Human Behaviour17.193
13 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews17.024
14 Brain16.906
15 Molecular Psychiatry16.850
16 Trends in Cognitive Sciences16.288
17 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders15.500
18 Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology14.140
19 Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation13.613
20 Neuroimage13.218
21 Alzheimers Research & Therapy12.952
22 Brain Structure & Function12.723
23 Progress in Neurobiology12.677
24 Current Opinion in Neurobiology12.117
25 npj Parkinsons Disease12.047
26 Fluids and Barriers of the Cns11.589
27 Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports11.520
28 Annual Review of Vision Science11.258
29 Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology11.221
30 Neuropsychology Review10.948
31 Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences10.800
32 Neuroinformatics10.670
33 Neural Networks10.568
34 Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology10.565
35 Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience10.410
36 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience10.332
37 Acta Neuropathologica Communications10.289
38 Neurobiology of Disease10.220
39 Neuromolecular Medicine10.203
40 Molecular Autism9.948
41 Annals of Neurology9.853
42 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience9.705
43 Metabolic Brain Disease9.617
44 Neuropsychopharmacology9.604
45 Current Neuropharmacology9.565
46 Neurobiology of Stress9.558
47 Cognitive Computation9.538
48 Neural Plasticity9.455
49 Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience9.316
50 Journal of Psychopharmacology9.124
51 IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems8.965
52 Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation8.953
53 Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience8.918
54 Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical8.794
55 Glia8.656
56 Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience8.545
57 Journal of Pineal Research8.538
58 Neural Regeneration Research8.306
59 Brain Behavior and Immunity8.293
60 Neurobiology of Aging8.266
61 Neurotoxicology8.167
62 Neuropharmacology8.102
63 ASN Neuro7.990
64 Neurochemistry International7.949
65 Journal of Neuroscience7.937
66 Journal of Molecular Neuroscience7.907
67 Journal of Neural Engineering7.740
68 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism7.713
69 Journal of Neurotrauma7.682
70 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry7.626
71 Journal of Parkinsons Disease7.595
72 Neurotoxicity Research7.458
73 Cephalalgia7.421
74 Molecular Neurobiology7.372
75 Frontiers in Neural Circuits7.371
76 CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics7.308
77 Experimental Neurology7.298
78 Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience7.174
79 Human Brain Mapping7.128
80 Frontiers in Neuroscience7.112
81 Current Opinion in Neurology7.100
82 Frontiers in Neuroinformatics7.089
83 JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology6.964
84 Pain6.813
85 Neurochemical Research6.804
86 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience6.775
87 Neuroscience Bulletin6.767
88 Cerebral Cortex6.727
89 Journal of Neuroendocrinology6.688
90 Frontiers in Neurorobotics6.678
91 Journal of Sleep Research6.569
92 Reviews in the Neurosciences6.546
93 European Journal of Neurology6.426
94 Cognitive Neurodynamics6.408
95 ACS Chemical Neuroscience6.388
96 Translational Stroke Research6.383
97 Psychopharmacology6.382
98 Brain Topography6.372
99 Brain Pathology6.342
100 Journal of Neural Transmission6.238
101 Molecular Brain6.231
102 Network Neuroscience6.202
103 Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology6.193
104 Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience6.192
105 Brain Research Bulletin6.080
106 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience6.046
107 CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets5.913
108 Cortex5.832
109 Brain Sciences5.823
110 Neurophotonics5.768
111 Frontiers in Neuroanatomy5.694
- Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases5.694
113 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience5.690
114 Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience5.633
115 Journal of Alzheimers Disease5.615
116 Journal of Neuroscience Methods5.492
117 Multiple Sclerosis Journal5.480
118 Nutritional Neuroscience5.458
119 Frontiers in Neurology5.446
120 Neuropsychobiology5.437
121 Neuroscience Research5.414
122 Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation5.386
123 Nature and Science of Sleep5.337
124 Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience5.326
125 Journal of Neuroimmunology5.278
126 npj Science of Learning5.277
127 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology5.199
128 Cognitive Systems Research5.194
129 Journal of Neurochemistry5.163
130 Molecular Pain5.142
131 Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience5.108
132 Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy5.104
133 Hearing Research5.070
134 Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience5.069
135 Journal of Integrative Neuroscience5.012
136 Journal of Physiology-London4.974
137 European Journal of Pain4.972
- Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress4.972
139 Brain Connectivity4.954
140 eNeuro4.931
141 Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology4.929
142 BMC Neuroscience4.919
143 Psychophysiology4.894
144 Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience4.889
145 Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior4.883
146 Journal of Neuroscience Research4.855
147 Behavioural Brain Research4.827
148 Journal of Neurophysiology4.782
149 Neuropeptides4.737
150 Neuroscientist4.724
151 Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience4.715
152 Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy4.646
153 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory4.642
154 Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences4.547
155 Neuroscience Letters4.528
156 Psychoneuroendocrinology4.510
157 Neuropsychologia4.509
158 Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology4.497
159 Genes Brain and Behavior4.424
160 Brain Research4.339
161 Neural Computation4.338
162 Experimental Neurobiology4.270
163 Hippocampus4.259
164 Purinergic Signalling4.242
165 Neurologic Clinics4.214
166 Brain and Language4.202
167 Epilepsia Open4.107
168 Neuroscience4.091
169 Neurogastroenterology and Motility4.078
170 European Journal of Neuroscience3.992
171 Brain and Behavior3.952
172 Bipolar Disorders3.864
173 Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology3.783
174 Neuropsychology3.721
175 European Neurology3.703
176 Neurological Sciences3.680
177 Journal of Neurovirology3.665
178 Neuroendocrinology3.663
179 Human Movement Science3.630
180 Neuroimmunomodulation3.609
181 Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences3.577
182 Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases3.567
183 Journal of Comparative Neurology3.535
184 Acta Neuropsychiatrica3.505
185 Muscle & Nerve3.495
186 Behavioral Neuroscience3.467
187 Clinical Autonomic Research3.410
188 Current Alzheimer Research3.368
189 Biological Psychiatry3.363
190 Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience3.340
191 Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System3.328
192 Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology3.320
193 Experimental Brain Research3.238
194 Vision Research3.230
195 Current Neurovascular Research3.214
196 Developmental Neuroscience3.160
197 Journal of Computational Neuroscience3.144
198 Developmental Neurobiology3.121
199 Neurotoxicology and Teratology3.107
200 Chemical Senses3.096
201 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience3.028
202 Social Neuroscience2.984
203 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation2.904
204 Neuroreport2.863
205 Journal of Pain2.764
206 Journal of Neurolinguistics2.763
207 Brain Injury2.760
208 Somatosensory and Motor Research2.711
209 Journal of Neurogenetics2.676
210 Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis2.671
211 Psychiatric Genetics2.608
212 Brain Stimulation2.591
213 Brain Behavior and Evolution2.575
214 Brain and Cognition2.550
215 Motor Control2.500
216 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery2.445
217 Folia Neuropathologica2.433
218 Gait & Posture2.429
219 International Journal of Neuroscience2.425
220 Clinical Neurophysiology2.424
221 International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience2.409
222 Behavioural Pharmacology2.363
223 Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging2.360
224 Sleep and Biological Rhythms2.352
225 Visual Neuroscience2.310
226 Journal of Psychophysiology2.279
227 International Journal of Psychophysiology2.255
228 Synapse2.253
229 Neuroimaging Clinics of North America2.207
230 Neurodegenerative Diseases2.159
231 Cognitive Neuroscience2.124
232 Audiology and Neuro-Otology2.082
233 Journal of the Neurological Sciences2.080
234 Neurological Research2.049
235 Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience1.983
236 Neuropathology1.979
237 Acta Neurologica Belgica1.974
238 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1.918
239 Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique1.915
240 Brain Impairment1.890
241 Behavioral and Brain Sciences1.882
242 Journal of Motor Behavior1.872
243 Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology1.818
244 International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology1.653
245 European Neuropsychopharmacology1.642
246 Sleep1.447
247 Neurology India1.281
248 Neurochemical Journal0.989
249 Neuromuscular Disorders0.903
250 Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society0.861
251 Neurophysiology0.855
252 Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience0.833
253 Journal of the History of the Neurosciences0.817
254 Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology0.432
255 Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova0.373
256 Neurocirugia0.283
257 Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie0.217
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