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Best Developmental Neuroscience journals

38 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Developmental Neuroscience. The top 38 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 10 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Alzheimer's and Dementia 13.9 98th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 11.1 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 10.7 93th Q1 SSCI – No
4 Molecular Autism 8.6 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 8.6 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
6 Experimental Neurology 8 85th Q1 SCIE – No
7 Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 7.2 82th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 7 80th Q1 SSCI A* No
9 International Journal of Behavioral Development 6.8 77th Q1 SSCI – No
10 Current Research in Neurobiology 6.7 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
11 Advances in Simulation 5.9 72th Q2 ESCI – Yes
12 Neurotoxicology and Teratology 5.6 69th Q2 SCIE – No
13 npj Science of Learning 5 67th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
14 Developmental Neuroscience 4.6 64th Q2 SCIE – No
15 Paladyn 4.6 61th Q2 – – Yes
16 Brain, Behavior and Evolution 4 59th Q2 SCIE – No
17 Developmental Neurobiology 4 56th Q2 SCIE – No
18 British Journal of Developmental Psychology 3.8 53th Q2 SSCI – No
19 Current Developmental Disorders Reports 3.6 51th Q2 ESCI – No
20 Developmental Psychobiology 3.6 48th Q3 SCIE – No
21 Pediatric Neurology 3.5 46th Q3 SCIE – No
22 Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3.3 43th Q3 ESCI – No
23 Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 3.1 40th Q3 SCIE – No
24 Current Neurovascular Research 2.9 38th Q3 SCIE – No
25 Journal of Language Evolution 2.9 35th Q3 ESCI – No
26 International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience 2.9 32th Q3 SCIE – No
27 Neurotrauma Reports 2.8 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
28 NeuroSignals 2.8 27th Q3 – – Yes
29 Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2.7 25th Q3 SCIE – No
30 Brain and Development 2.7 22th Q4 SCIE – No
31 Discover Neuroscience 2.5 19th Q4 SCIE – No
32 International Journal of Developmental Sciences 2.5 17th Q4 – – No
33 Advances in Neurobiology 2.2 14th Q4 – – No
34 OBM Neurobiology 1.8 11th Q4 – – No
35 Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology 1 9th Q4 – – No
36 Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 1 6th Q4 ESCI – Yes
37 Devenir 0.4 3th Q4 – – No
38 Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia 0.3 1th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Developmental 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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