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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	90
2	Neuron	87
3	Molecular Psychiatry	75
4	Brain	72
5	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	69
6	Neuroimage	67
7	Journal of Neuroinflammation	64
8	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	63
9	Neural Networks	61
10	Nature Human Behaviour	60
11	Biological Psychiatry	54
-	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	54
13	Frontiers in Neuroscience	53
-	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	53
-	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	53
16	Molecular Neurodegeneration	52
17	Trends in Neurosciences	51
18	Sleep Medicine Reviews	50
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	50
20	Brain Sciences	49
21	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	47
-	Annals of Neurology	47
23	Neuropsychopharmacology	46
24	Frontiers in Neurology	45
-	npj Parkinsons Disease	45
26	Journal of Neuroscience	44
-	Neurobiology of Disease	44
28	Neuropharmacology	43
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	43
30	Molecular Neurobiology	42
31	Neural Regeneration Research	41
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	41
-	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	41
34	Translational Neurodegeneration	40
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	40
-	Acta Neuropathologica	40
-	Brain Stimulation	40
-	European Journal of Neurology	40
39	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
40	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	37
-	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	37
42	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	36
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	36
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	36
-	Glia	36
-	Journal of Physiology-London	36
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	36
48	Current Neuropharmacology	35
-	Pain	35
-	Progress in Neurobiology	35

51	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	34
-	Experimental Neurology	34
-	Journal of Neural Engineering	34
-	Neurochemistry International	34
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	34
58	Human Brain Mapping	33
-	Sleep	33
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33
63	Clinical Neurophysiology	32
-	Neuroscience	32
65	Journal of Sleep Research	31
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	31
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	31
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	31
69	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	30
-	Journal of Pineal Research	30
-	Cognitive Computation	30
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	30
-	Psychopharmacology	30
-	Neurochemical Research	30
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	30
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	30
-	Brain Research Bulletin	30
-	Journal of Pain	30
79	Neurological Sciences	29
-	Brain and Behavior	29
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	29
-	Cephalalgia	29
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	29
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	29
85	Journal of Neural Transmission	28
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	28
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	28
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	28
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	28
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	28
-	Cortex	28
92	Journal of Neurophysiology	27
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	27
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	27
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	27
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
98	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	26
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	26
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	26
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	26
-	Brain Research	26
-	Neuroscience Letters	26
-	Neurotoxicology	26
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	26
-	Neurobiology of Stress	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	26
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	26
111	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	25
-	Brain Structure & Function	25
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	25
-	Molecular Autism	25
-	eNeuro	25
-	European Journal of Pain	25
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	25
118	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	24
-	Brain Pathology	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
121	Molecular Brain	23
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	23
-	Muscle & Nerve	23
124	Translational Stroke Research	22
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	22
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	22
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	22
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	22
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	22
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	22
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	22
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	22
-	Neuroscience Research	22
134	Hearing Research	21
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	21
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	21
-	Neuropsychology Review	21
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	21
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	21
-	Cognitive Systems Research	21
-	Neurotoxicity Research	21
148	Nutritional Neuroscience	20
-	Neurophotonics	20
-	Neural Plasticity	20
151	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Epilepsia Open	19
-	Experimental Brain Research	19
-	Hippocampus	19
-	Neuropsychologia	19
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	19
157	Brain Connectivity	18
-	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	18
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	18
-	Neuroscientist	18
-	Network Neuroscience	18
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	18
165	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	17
-	Neurologic Clinics	17
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	17
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	17
-	Brain and Language	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Neuropsychology	17
-	Neural Computation	17
175	Genes Brain and Behavior	16

-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	16
-	Purinergic Signalling	16
-	Neuroinformatics	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	16
-	BMC Neuroscience	16
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	16
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	16
-	npj Science of Learning	16
186	Acta Neurologica Belgica	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	15
-	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Vision Research	15
-	Neuropeptides	15
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	15
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	15
194	Neurology India	14
-	ASN Neuro	14
-	Brain Injury	14
-	Journal of Neurovirology	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14
-	Developmental Neurobiology	14
-	European Neurology	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	14
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	14
-	Molecular Pain	14
205	Neuropsychobiology	13
-	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	13
-	Current Alzheimer Research	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Current Neurovascular Research	13
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	13
213	Neurological Research	12
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	12
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	12
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
-	Brain and Cognition	12
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	12
-	Neuroreport	12
220	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	11
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	11
-	Developmental Neuroscience	11
225	Behavioural Pharmacology	10
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	10
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	10
-	Biological Cybernetics	10
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	10
-	Neuropathology	10
-	Experimental Neurobiology	10
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	10
234	Neuroimmunomodulation	9
-	Chemical Senses	9
-	Social Neuroscience	9
-	Synapse	9
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	9
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	9
-	Motor Control	9
241	Folia Neuropathologica	8
-	Brain Impairment	8
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
244	Cognitive Neuroscience	7
-	Neurochemical Journal	7
246	Neurocirugia	6
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	6
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
-	Psychiatric Genetics	6
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	6
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	6
252	Visual Neuroscience	5
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
254	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	4
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
256	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	Neurophysiology	3