Scopus subject area
Best Neurology (clinical) journals
403 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Neurology (clinical). The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 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 | The Lancet Neurology | 75 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 2 | Nature Reviews Neurology | 33.1 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 3 | JAMA Neurology | 29.6 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 4 | Translational Neurodegeneration | 25.9 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 5 | Molecular Neurodegeneration | 25.1 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 6 | Brain | 21.2 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 7 | Neuro-Oncology | 21.1 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 8 | Sleep Medicine Reviews | 21.1 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 9 | Acta Neuropathologica | 16.9 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 10 | International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | 16.3 | 97th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 11 | International Journal of Stroke | 16.2 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 12 | Aging and Disease | 15.5 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 13 | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | 15.1 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 14 | Alzheimer's and Dementia | 13.9 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 15 | CNS Drugs | 13.7 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 16 | Journal of Stroke | 13.6 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 17 | Annals of Neurology | 13.5 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 18 | Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation | 13.3 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 19 | European Neuropsychopharmacology | 13.2 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 20 | Stroke | 13.1 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 21 | Alzheimer's Research and Therapy | 12.8 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 22 | Brain Stimulation | 12.8 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 23 | Neurotherapeutics | 12.6 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 24 | General Psychiatry | 12.4 | 94th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 25 | Movement Disorders | 12.1 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 26 | Journal of Headache and Pain | 11.9 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 27 | Current Neuropharmacology | 11.4 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 28 | Autism in Adulthood | 11.2 | 93th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 29 | Epilepsia | 11.2 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 30 | npj Parkinson's Disease | 11.1 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 31 | Brain Pathology | 10.9 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 32 | Pain | 10.7 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 33 | Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports | 10.5 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 34 | Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease | 10.4 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 35 | Neuroscientist | 10.3 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 36 | Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions | 10.2 | 91th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 37 | Annual Review of Vision Science | 10 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 38 | Sleep | 9.8 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 39 | Stroke and Vascular Neurology | 9.8 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 40 | Cephalalgia | 9.6 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 41 | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism | 9.5 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 42 | Neurology | 9.5 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 43 | Acta Neuropathologica Communications | 9.3 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 44 | Autism Research | 9.2 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 45 | Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging | 9.1 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 46 | Journal of Neurology | 9.1 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 47 | Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences | 9.1 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 48 | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery | 9 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 49 | Journal of Parkinson's Disease | 8.9 | 87th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 50 | Translational Stroke Research | 8.9 | 87th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 51 | Multiple Sclerosis Journal | 8.8 | 87th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 52 | Sleep Medicine Clinics | 8.6 | 87th | Q1 | ESCI | – | No |
| 53 | Neurospine | 8.4 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 54 | Neural Plasticity | 8.3 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 55 | NeuroImage: Clinical | 8.2 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 56 | Spine Journal | 8.2 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 57 | ASN Neuro | 8.2 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 58 | Human Brain Mapping | 8.2 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 59 | Current Opinion in Neurology | 8 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 60 | Neurology and Therapy | 7.9 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 61 | Journal of Neurotrauma | 7.8 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 62 | European Journal of Neurology | 7.7 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 63 | Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology | 7.7 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 64 | Journal of Neural Transmission | 7.6 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 65 | Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology | 7.6 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 66 | European Stroke Journal | 7.5 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 67 | Neuromodulation | 7.3 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 68 | Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | 7.2 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 69 | Neurobiology of Aging | 7.2 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 70 | Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring | 7.1 | 82th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 71 | Global Spine Journal | 7.1 | 82th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 72 | Neurocritical Care | 7.1 | 82th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 73 | Current Pain and Headache Reports | 7 | 82th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 74 | Brain Topography | 6.9 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 75 | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 6.9 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 76 | Metabolic Brain Disease | 6.8 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 77 | Journal of Pain | 6.7 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 78 | Current Research in Neurobiology | 6.7 | 80th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 79 | Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy | 6.7 | 80th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 80 | Journal of Neurosurgery | 6.7 | 80th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 81 | Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation | 6.7 | 80th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 82 | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica | 6.7 | 79th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 83 | Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology | 6.7 | 79th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 84 | Neuroepidemiology | 6.6 | 79th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 85 | Pain Medicine (United States) | 6.6 | 79th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 86 | Pain and Therapy | 6.6 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 87 | Headache | 6.5 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 88 | Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 6.4 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 89 | Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical | 6.3 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 90 | Clinical Neurophysiology | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 91 | Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 92 | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 93 | Psychoradiology | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 94 | CNS Spectrums | 6.2 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 95 | Journal of Neuroradiology | 6.2 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 96 | Behavioural Neurology | 6.1 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 97 | Spine | 6.1 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 98 | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | 6.1 | 75th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 99 | Neurologic Clinics | 6.1 | 75th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 100 | Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders | 6.1 | 75th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
Rank and percentile are within the Neurology (clinical) 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.