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Best Cognitive Neuroscience journals

129 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Cognitive Neuroscience. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 32 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Trends in Cognitive Sciences 26.4 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
2 Translational Neurodegeneration 25.9 98th Q1 SCIE Yes
3 International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 16.3 98th Q1 No
4 Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 15.7 97th Q1 SCIE No
5 Alzheimer's Research and Therapy 12.8 96th Q1 SCIE Yes
6 Brain Informatics 12.7 95th Q1 ESCI Yes
7 Cognitive Computation 12.3 94th Q1 SCIE No
8 Autism in Adulthood 11.2 94th Q1 SSCI No
9 Neural Networks 10.9 93th Q1 SCIE No
10 Neurocomputing 10.8 92th Q1 SCIE No
11 Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 10.7 91th Q1 SSCI No
12 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 10 91th Q1 SCIE Yes
13 NeuroImage 9.6 90th Q1 SCIE Yes
14 Evolutionary Intelligence 9.1 89th Q1 ESCI No
15 Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 9.1 88th Q1 SCIE No
16 Journal of Sleep Research 8.7 87th Q1 SCIE No
17 Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 8.6 87th Q1 SCIE Yes
18 Topics in Cognitive Science 8.6 86th Q1 SSCI No
19 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 8.2 85th Q1 SCIE, SSCI Yes
20 NeuroImage: Clinical 8.2 84th Q1 SCIE Yes
21 Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 7.8 84th Q1 SCIE Yes
22 Computers in Human Behavior Reports 7.7 83th Q1 ESCI Yes
23 Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 7.5 82th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
24 Cognitive Neurodynamics 7.1 81th Q1 SCIE No
25 Developmental Science 7 81th Q1 SSCI No
26 ACS Chemical Neuroscience 6.9 80th Q1 SCIE No
27 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 6.9 79th Q1 SCIE Yes
28 Frontiers in Neural Circuits 6.7 78th Q1 SCIE Yes
29 Current Research in Neurobiology 6.7 77th Q1 ESCI Yes
30 Journal of Intelligence 6.6 77th Q1 SSCI Yes
31 Cerebral Cortex 6.4 76th Q1 SCIE No
32 Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications 6.4 75th Q1 SSCI Yes
33 Cognitive Systems Research 6.3 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
34 Trends in Neuroscience and Education 6.1 74th Q2 ESCI No
35 Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 6 73th Q2 SCIE, SSCI Yes
36 Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 6 72th Q2 SCIE Yes
37 Advances in Simulation 5.9 71th Q2 ESCI Yes
38 Brain Imaging and Behavior 5.9 70th Q2 SCIE No
39 Cortex 5.8 70th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
40 Cognition 5.8 69th Q2 SSCI No
41 Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience 5.7 68th Q2 SCIE No
42 Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 5.5 67th Q2 AHCI No
43 Schizophrenia Research: Cognition 5.5 67th Q2 ESCI Yes
44 Cognitive Computation and Systems 5.4 66th Q2 ESCI Yes
45 Hippocampus 5.2 65th Q2 SCIE No
46 Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior 5 64th Q2 ESCI Yes
47 Journal of Neurorestoratology 5 63th Q2 ESCI Yes
48 Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 4.9 63th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
49 Neural Computation 4.9 62th Q2 SCIE No
50 Paladyn 4.6 61th Q2 Yes
51 Behavioral and Brain Functions 4.6 60th Q2 SCIE Yes
52 Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 4.4 60th Q2 Yes
53 Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 4.3 59th Q2 SCIE No
54 Neuropsychologia 4.3 58th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
55 Brain and Language 4 57th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
56 Ibrain 4 56th Q2 Yes
57 Journal of Neuropsychology 4 56th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
58 Cognitive Science 3.8 55th Q2 SSCI No
59 Mind, Culture, and Activity 3.8 54th Q2 SSCI No
60 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 3.8 53th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
61 Learning and Memory 3.7 53th Q2 SCIE No
62 Personality Neuroscience 3.6 52th Q2 Yes
63 Journal of Communication Disorders 3.6 51th Q2 SCIE, SSCI No
64 Mind, Brain, and Education 3.6 50th Q2 SSCI No
65 Vision (Switzerland) 3.5 50th Q2 ESCI Yes
66 Language, Cognition and Neuroscience 3.3 49th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
67 Cognitive Neuroscience 3.3 48th Q3 SCIE No
68 Journal of Cognitive Enhancement 3.3 47th Q3 ESCI No
69 Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 3.2 46th Q3 SSCI No
70 South African Journal of Communication Disorders 3.1 46th Q3 ESCI Yes
71 Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics 3 45th Q3 SSCI No
72 Brain and Cognition 3 44th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
73 Journal of Computational Neuroscience 3 43th Q3 SCIE No
74 Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 2.9 43th Q3 ESCI Yes
75 Multisensory Research 2.9 42th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
76 Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2.9 41th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
77 Journal of Neurolinguistics 2.8 40th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
78 Open Mind 2.8 39th Q3 ESCI Yes
79 Journal of Motor Behavior 2.7 39th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
80 Dementia e Neuropsychologia 2.7 38th Q3 Yes
81 Cognitive Processing 2.7 37th Q3 SSCI No
82 Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy 2.6 36th Q3 ESCI Yes
83 Philosophy and the Mind Sciences 2.6 36th Q3 Yes
84 Brain Impairment 2.5 35th Q3 SCIE No
85 Journal of Fluency Disorders 2.5 34th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
86 Imagination, Cognition and Personality 2.4 33th Q3 No
87 Learning and Behavior 2.4 32th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
88 Dystonia 2.3 32th Q3 ESCI Yes
89 Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology 2.3 31th Q3 SCIE No
90 Journal of Motor Learning and Development 2.2 30th Q3 ESCI No
91 Visual Cognition 2.1 29th Q3 SSCI No
92 Advances in Autism 2 29th Q3 ESCI No
93 Frontiers in Dementia 1.9 28th Q3 ESCI Yes
94 Cognitive Neuropsychology 1.9 27th Q3 SCIE, SSCI No
95 Zeitschrift fur Neuropsychologie 1.9 26th Q3 SCIE No
96 Frontiers in Cognition 1.9 25th Q3 ESCI Yes
97 International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education 1.9 25th Q3 ESCI Yes
98 Imaging Neuroscience 1.8 24th Q4 ESCI Yes
99 Mental Lexicon 1.8 23th Q4 ESCI No
100 Timing and Time Perception 1.6 22th Q4 ESCI No

Rank and percentile are within the Cognitive Neuroscience Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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