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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	89
2	Neuron	85
3	Molecular Psychiatry	72
4	Brain	70
5	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	68
6	Neuroimage	66
7	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	65
8	Journal of Neuroinflammation	64
9	Neural Networks	57
10	Frontiers in Neurology	54
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	54
-	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	54
-	Trends in Neurosciences	54
14	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	53
-	Biological Psychiatry	53
16	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	52
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	52
18	Molecular Neurodegeneration	51
-	Brain Behavior and Immunity	51
20	Neuropsychopharmacology	49
21	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	47
22	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	46
23	Annals of Neurology	45
24	Journal of Neuroscience	43
-	Neurobiology of Disease	43
26	Neuropharmacology	42
27	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	41
28	European Journal of Neurology	40
-	Brain Stimulation	40
-	Molecular Neurobiology	40
-	Neural Regeneration Research	40
-	Acta Neuropathologica	40
33	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	38
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	38
35	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	37
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	37
37	Journal of Neural Engineering	36
-	Experimental Neurology	36
-	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	36
-	Progress in Neurobiology	36
41	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	35
-	Human Brain Mapping	35
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	35
-	Journal of Physiology-London	35
-	Pain	35
46	Journal of Headache and Pain	34
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	34
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	34
-	Glia	34
50	European Neuropsychopharmacology	33

-	Neuroscience	33
-	Sleep	33
-	Neurochemistry International	33
-	Cerebral Cortex	33
55	Journal of Sleep Research	32
-	Current Neuropharmacology	32
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	32
58	Psychopharmacology	31
-	Clinical Neurophysiology	31
-	Neurological Sciences	31
-	Psychoneuroendocrinology	31
62	Journal of Psychopharmacology	30
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	30
-	Cognitive Computation	30
-	Neurochemical Research	30
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	30
-	Brain Research Bulletin	30
68	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	29
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	29
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	29
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	29
-	Journal of Pineal Research	29
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	29
-	Journal of Pain	29
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	29
76	Neurobiology of Aging	28
-	Cephalalgia	28
78	Nature and Science of Sleep	27
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	27
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	27
-	Neuroscience Letters	27
-	Neurotoxicology	27
-	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	27
-	Cortex	27
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	27
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	27
87	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	26
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	26
-	Behavioural Brain Research	26
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
-	Brain Research	26
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	26
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	26
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	26
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	26
-	Gait & Posture	26
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	26
-	Brain Structure & Function	26
99	European Journal of Pain	25
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	25
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	25
-	Muscle & Nerve	25
-	Brain Pathology	25
104	Molecular Brain	24
-	Molecular Autism	24
-	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	24
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	24
-	Psychophysiology	24
109	Neuropsychologia	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	23
-	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	23
-	Neuroscience Research	23
114	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	22
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	22
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	22
-	Neuromuscular Disorders	22
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	22
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	22
-	Translational Stroke Research	22
121	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	21
-	Hearing Research	21
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	21
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	21
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	21
-	Cognitive Systems Research	21
-	Current Opinion in Neurology	21
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	21
129	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	20
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	20
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	20
-	Neuropsychology Review	20
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
135	Bipolar Disorders	19
-	Experimental Brain Research	19
-	Hippocampus	19
138	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	18
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	18
-	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	18
143	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	17
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	17
-	Brain Topography	17
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	17
-	Neuroscientist	17
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	17
-	Neural Computation	17
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	17
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	17
152	Neurologic Clinics	16
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	16
-	Neuropsychology	16
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	16
-	Brain and Language	16
-	Purinergic Signalling	16
-	Neuroinformatics	16
-	Neuropeptides	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
-	BMC Neuroscience	16
-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
163	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Genes Brain and Behavior	15
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	15
-	Vision Research	15
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	15
-	Human Movement Science	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	15
-	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	15
172	Brain Injury	14
-	Journal of Neurovirology	14
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	14
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	14

-	Brain and Cognition	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
178	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	13
-	Current Alzheimer Research	13
-	Neurological Research	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	13
-	Molecular Pain	13
-	Developmental Neurobiology	13
-	European Neurology	13
-	Neurology India	13
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	13
-	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	13
190	Current Neurovascular Research	12
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	12
-	Neuropsychobiology	12
-	Neuroreport	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	ASN Neuro	12
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
197	International Journal of Neuroscience	11
-	JARO-Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	11
201	Developmental Neuroscience	10
-	Experimental Neurobiology	10
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	10
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	10
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	10
-	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	10
207	Neuroimmunomodulation	9
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	9
-	Biological Cybernetics	9
-	Social Neuroscience	9
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	9
-	Chemical Senses	9
-	Motor Control	9
-	Neuropathology	9
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	9
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	9
217	Folia Neuropathologica	8
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	8
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	8
-	Synapse	8
-	Brain Impairment	8
-	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
223	Cognitive Neuroscience	7
-	Neurochemical Journal	7
-	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	7
226	Neurocirugia	6
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
-	Psychiatric Genetics	6
229	Chemosensory Perception	5
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	5
-	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	5
-	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
-	Visual Neuroscience	5
234	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	3
-	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3