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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Nature Neuroscience	95
2	Neuron	88
3	Molecular Psychiatry	74
4	Brain	73
5	Nature Human Behaviour	69
6	Journal of Neuroinflammation	67
7	Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews	65
-	Neural Networks	65
9	Neuroimage	61
10	Nature Reviews Neuroscience	60
11	Trends in Neurosciences	58
12	Trends in Cognitive Sciences	57
-	Frontiers in Neuroscience	57
14	Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience	56
15	Brain Behavior and Immunity	55
16	Molecular Neurodegeneration	54
17	Frontiers in Neurology	53
-	Brain Sciences	53
19	Biological Psychiatry	52
20	npj Parkinsons Disease	51
21	Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience	50
-	Neurobiology of Disease	50
23	Annals of Neurology	48
24	Acta Neuropathologica	46
-	Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience	46
-	Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience	46
-	Alzheimers Research & Therapy	46
28	CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics	45
-	Sleep Medicine Reviews	45
-	Neural Regeneration Research	45
-	Journal of Neuroscience	45
32	Molecular Neurobiology	44
33	Translational Neurodegeneration	43
-	Brain Stimulation	43
35	Neuropsychopharmacology	42
36	Neuropharmacology	41
37	Neurology-Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation	40
-	Journal of Alzheimers Disease	40
-	European Journal of Neurology	40
40	Journal of Physiology-London	39
-	Frontiers in Human Neuroscience	39
-	Acta Neuropathologica Communications	39
43	IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems	38
44	Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation	37
45	Pain	36
-	Journal of Sleep Research	36
-	Current Opinion in Neurobiology	36
48	Current Neuropharmacology	35
-	Experimental Neurology	35
-	Annual Review of Neuroscience	35

-	Journal of Neural Engineering	35
52	Progress in Neurobiology	34
-	Cerebral Cortex	34
-	Sleep	34
-	ACS Chemical Neuroscience	34
56	Neuroscience	33
-	Neuroscience Bulletin	33
-	Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology	33
-	Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry	33
-	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	33
-	Fluids and Barriers of the Cns	33
-	Brain Research Bulletin	33
63	Cognitive Computation	32
-	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience	32
-	Human Brain Mapping	32
-	Journal of Neurochemistry	32
-	Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology	32
-	Journal of Pain	32
-	Journal of Psychopharmacology	32
-	European Neuropsychopharmacology	32
71	Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports	31
-	Neurochemical Research	31
-	Glia	31
-	Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism	31
-	Cephalalgia	31
76	Clinical Neurophysiology	30
-	Cortex	30
-	Journal of Parkinsons Disease	30
-	Journal of Pineal Research	30
80	Neurochemistry International	29
-	Journal of Headache and Pain	29
-	Brain Research	29
-	Journal of Neurotrauma	29
-	Cognitive Neurodynamics	29
-	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	29
-	Frontiers in Neurorobotics	29
-	Journal of Neural Transmission	29
-	Brain and Behavior	29
89	Neurological Sciences	28
90	Psychoneuroendocrinology	27
-	Neurobiology of Aging	27
-	Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience	27
-	Behavioural Brain Research	27
-	Neurotoxicology	27
-	Psychopharmacology	27
-	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	27
-	Gait & Posture	27
98	Psychophysiology	26
-	Muscle & Nerve	26
-	European Journal of Neuroscience	26
-	Journal of Neuroendocrinology	26
-	Journal of Neuroscience Methods	26
-	Journal of Neurophysiology	26
104	Current Opinion in Neurology	25
-	Hearing Research	25
-	eNeuro	25
-	European Journal of Pain	25
108	Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy	24
-	Molecular Autism	24
-	Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology	24
-	Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience	24
-	Nature and Science of Sleep	24
-	Neurobiology of Stress	24
-	Frontiers in Neuroinformatics	24
115	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases	23
-	Metabolic Brain Disease	23
-	Epilepsia Open	23
-	Neuropsychology Review	23
-	Neuroscience Letters	23
-	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	23
-	Translational Stroke Research	23
-	CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets	23
123	Neuropsychologia	22
-	Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences	22
-	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	22
-	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience	22
-	Molecular Brain	22
-	Journal of Integrative Neuroscience	22
-	Brain Topography	22
130	Neurophotonics	21
-	Neuroscience Research	21
-	npj Science of Learning	21
-	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience	21
-	Frontiers in Neural Circuits	21
-	Journal of Neuroimmunology	21
-	Nutritional Neuroscience	21
-	Reviews in the Neurosciences	21
-	Cognitive Systems Research	21
-	Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience	21
-	International Journal of Psychophysiology	21
-	Annual Review of Vision Science	21
-	Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases	21
-	Brain Pathology	21
144	Neuromuscular Disorders	20
-	Neuropsychology	20
-	Neurotoxicity Research	20
-	Brain Structure & Function	20
-	Neuroscientist	20
-	Frontiers in Neuroanatomy	20
-	International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	20
-	Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience	20
-	Journal of Neuroscience Research	20
153	Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience	19
-	Neurologic Clinics	19
-	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	19
-	Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience	19
-	Hippocampus	19
158	Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience	18
-	Experimental Brain Research	18
-	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	18
-	Journal of Comparative Neurology	18
-	Bipolar Disorders	18
-	Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology	18
-	Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience	18
-	Acta Neurologica Belgica	18
-	Biological Psychiatry-Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging	18
-	BMC Neuroscience	18
-	Clinical Autonomic Research	18
169	Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience	17
-	Molecular Pain	17
-	Neural Computation	17
-	Behavioral and Brain Sciences	17
-	Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology	17
-	Brain and Language	17
175	Neuropeptides	16

-	Neurotoxicology and Teratology	16
-	Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy	16
-	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience	16
-	Network Neuroscience	16
-	Human Movement Science	16
-	Autonomic Neuroscience-Basic & Clinical	16
-	Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology	16
183	Vision Research	15
-	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society	15
-	Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System	15
-	Neural Plasticity	15
-	Neurobiology of Learning and Memory	15
-	Brain Connectivity	15
-	Purinergic Signalling	15
-	Neuroendocrinology	15
-	Neuromolecular Medicine	15
-	Journal of Comparative Physiology A-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology	15
-	Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders	15
194	Current Alzheimer Research	14
-	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences	14
-	Neuroreport	14
-	Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology	14
198	Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience	13
-	Encephale-Revue de Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique	13
-	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America	13
-	International Journal of Neuroscience	13
-	Acta Neuropsychiatrica	13
-	Brain Injury	13
-	Neurophysiologie Clinique-Clinical Neurophysiology	13
-	Journal of Neurovirology	13
206	Stress-The International Journal on the Biology of Stress	12
-	Neuroinformatics	12
-	Genes Brain and Behavior	12
-	International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience	12
-	Brain and Cognition	12
-	Chemical Senses	12
-	Neurological Research	12
-	ASN Neuro	12
-	Behavioral Neuroscience	12
215	Neuropathology	11
-	Motor Control	11
-	Developmental Neurobiology	11
-	Neuropsychobiology	11
-	Neuropsychological Rehabilitation	11
-	Journal of Vestibular Research-Equilibrium & Orientation	11
-	Experimental Neurobiology	11
-	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology	11
223	Social Neuroscience	10
-	Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery	10
-	Synapse	10
-	Current Neurovascular Research	10
-	Developmental Neuroscience	10
-	Neuroimmunomodulation	10
-	Neurology India	10
-	Behavioural Pharmacology	10
231	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	9
-	Cognitive Neuroscience	9
-	European Neurology	9
-	Journal of Computational Neuroscience	9
-	Journal of Neurolinguistics	9
236	Somatosensory and Motor Research	8
-	Neurochemical Journal	8
-	Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis	8
-	Audiology and Neuro-Otology	8
-	Journal of Motor Behavior	8
-	Brain Impairment	8
242	Psychiatric Genetics	7
-	Folia Neuropathologica	7
-	Journal of Neurogenetics	7
-	Brain Behavior and Evolution	7
-	Visual Neuroscience	7
247	Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience	6
-	Journal of Psychophysiology	6
-	Neurocirugia	6
250	Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
251	Ideggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscience	4
-	Journal of the History of the Neurosciences	4
253	Neurophysiology	3
-	Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatelnosti Imeni i P Pavlova	3
-	Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology	3
256	Ceska A Slovenska Neurologie A Neurochirurgie	2