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Best Neurology journals
201 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Neurology. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 50 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 | Ageing Research Reviews | 24.1 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 2 | Sleep Medicine Reviews | 21.1 | 99th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 3 | Journal of Neuroinflammation | 18.3 | 98th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 4 | International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | 16.3 | 98th | Q1 | – | – | No |
| 5 | International Journal of Stroke | 16.2 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 6 | Annals of Neurology | 13.5 | 97th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 7 | Neurology: Neuroimmunology and NeuroInflammation | 13.3 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 8 | European Neuropsychopharmacology | 13.2 | 96th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 9 | Alzheimer's Research and Therapy | 12.8 | 95th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 10 | Brain Informatics | 12.7 | 95th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 11 | General Psychiatry | 12.4 | 94th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 12 | Movement Disorders | 12.1 | 94th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 13 | GLIA | 11.5 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 14 | Current Neuropharmacology | 11.4 | 93th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 15 | Autism in Adulthood | 11.2 | 92th | Q1 | SSCI | – | No |
| 16 | Epilepsia | 11.2 | 92th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 17 | Fluids and Barriers of the CNS | 11.1 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 18 | npj Parkinson's Disease | 11.1 | 91th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 19 | Pain | 10.7 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 20 | NeuroImage | 9.6 | 90th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 21 | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism | 9.5 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 22 | Neurobiology of Disease | 9.5 | 89th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 23 | Journal of Neurology | 9.1 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 24 | Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences | 9.1 | 88th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 25 | Multiple Sclerosis Journal | 8.8 | 87th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 26 | Neural Plasticity | 8.3 | 87th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 27 | Molecular Neurobiology | 8.3 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 28 | NeuroImage: Clinical | 8.2 | 86th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 29 | Human Brain Mapping | 8.2 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 30 | Current Opinion in Neurology | 8 | 85th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 31 | Experimental Neurology | 8 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 32 | Neurology and Therapy | 7.9 | 84th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 33 | European Journal of Neurology | 7.7 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 34 | Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology | 7.7 | 83th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 35 | Journal of Neural Transmission | 7.6 | 82th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 36 | Neuromodulation | 7.3 | 82th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 37 | Brain Topography | 6.9 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 38 | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 6.9 | 81th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 39 | Neurobiology of Language | 6.8 | 80th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 40 | Journal of Pain | 6.7 | 80th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 41 | Brain Communications | 6.7 | 79th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 42 | Brain-X | 6.7 | 79th | Q1 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 43 | Acta Neurologica Scandinavica | 6.7 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 44 | Headache | 6.5 | 78th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 45 | Clinical Neurophysiology | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 46 | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine | 6.3 | 77th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 47 | Neuroethics | 6.2 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 48 | Behavioural Neurology | 6.1 | 76th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 49 | Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders | 6.1 | 75th | Q1 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 50 | NeuroMolecular Medicine | 6 | 75th | Q1 | SCIE | – | No |
| 51 | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine | 6 | 74th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 52 | Parkinsonism and Related Disorders | 5.9 | 74th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 53 | Brain Imaging and Behavior | 5.9 | 73th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 54 | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | 5.9 | 73th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 55 | Brain Mechanisms | 5.8 | 72th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 56 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 5.8 | 72th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 57 | Pain Research and Management | 5.8 | 71th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 58 | Genes, Brain and Behavior | 5.5 | 71th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 59 | Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases | 5.5 | 70th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 60 | NeuroImmunoModulation | 5.5 | 70th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 61 | Journal of Neuro-Oncology | 5.5 | 69th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 62 | Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders | 5.4 | 69th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 63 | Frontiers in Neurology | 5.4 | 68th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 64 | Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea) | 5.3 | 68th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 65 | Cerebellum | 5.2 | 67th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 66 | Clinical EEG and Neuroscience | 5.1 | 67th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 67 | Epilepsia Open | 5.1 | 66th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 68 | Handbook of Clinical Neurology | 5.1 | 66th | Q2 | – | – | No |
| 69 | European Neurology | 5.1 | 65th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 70 | Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior | 5 | 65th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 71 | CNS Oncology | 5 | 64th | Q2 | – | – | Yes |
| 72 | Neuropeptides | 5 | 64th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 73 | Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology | 5 | 63th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 74 | Neuroscience of Consciousness | 5 | 63th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 75 | Journal of Neurorestoratology | 5 | 62th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 76 | Aphasiology | 4.9 | 62th | Q2 | SCIE, SSCI | – | No |
| 77 | Journal of Movement Disorders | 4.9 | 61th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 78 | Journal of Central Nervous System Disease | 4.8 | 61th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 79 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 4.7 | 60th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 80 | Neurological Research and Practice | 4.7 | 60th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 81 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration | 4.7 | 59th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 82 | Spinal Cord | 4.7 | 59th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 83 | Developmental Neuroscience | 4.6 | 58th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 84 | Neuromuscular Disorders | 4.6 | 58th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 85 | Neurology Research International | 4.6 | 57th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 86 | Seizure | 4.6 | 57th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 87 | Neurophysiologie Clinique | 4.5 | 56th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 88 | Pharmacology Research and Perspectives | 4.5 | 56th | Q2 | SCIE | – | Yes |
| 89 | Human Psychopharmacology | 4.5 | 55th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 90 | Neuro-Oncology Practice | 4.4 | 55th | Q2 | ESCI | – | No |
| 91 | Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences | 4.3 | 54th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 92 | Clinical Neurophysiology Practice | 4.3 | 54th | Q2 | ESCI | – | Yes |
| 93 | PM&R | 4.3 | 53th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 94 | Revue Neurologique | 4.3 | 53th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 95 | Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms | 4.2 | 52th | Q2 | – | – | Yes |
| 96 | Seminars in Neurology | 4.1 | 52th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 97 | Epilepsy Research | 4.1 | 51th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 98 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4 | 51th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 99 | Epilepsy and Behavior | 4 | 50th | Q2 | SCIE | – | No |
| 100 | NeuroImage: Reports | 4 | 50th | Q2 | – | – | Yes |
Rank and percentile are within the Neurology 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.