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Best Neurology journals

201 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Neurology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 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 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
14 Current Neuropharmacology 11.4 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
15 Autism in Adulthood 11.2 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
16 Epilepsia 11.2 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
17 Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 11.1 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
18 npj Parkinson's Disease 11.1 91st 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 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
34 Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 7.7 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
35 Journal of Neural Transmission 7.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
36 Neuromodulation 7.3 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
37 Brain Topography 6.9 81st Q1 SCIE – No
38 Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 6.9 81st 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 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
54 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 5.9 73rd Q2 SCIE – Yes
55 Brain Mechanisms 5.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
56 Journal of the Neurological Sciences 5.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
57 Pain Research and Management 5.8 71st Q2 SCIE – Yes
58 Genes, Brain and Behavior 5.5 71st 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 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
74 Neuroscience of Consciousness 5 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
75 Journal of Neurorestoratology 5 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
76 Aphasiology 4.9 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
77 Journal of Movement Disorders 4.9 61st Q2 SCIE – Yes
78 Journal of Central Nervous System Disease 4.8 61st 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 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
94 Revue Neurologique 4.3 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
95 Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms 4.2 52nd Q2 – – Yes
96 Seminars in Neurology 4.1 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
97 Epilepsy Research 4.1 51st Q2 SCIE – No
98 Cerebrovascular Diseases 4 51st Q2 SCIE – No
99 Epilepsy and Behavior 4 50th Q2 SCIE – No
100 NeuroImage: Reports 4 50th Q2 – – Yes
101 Sleep Epidemiology 4 50th Q2 – – Yes
102 Ibrain 4 49th Q3 – – Yes
103 Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 3.9 49th Q3 SSCI – No
104 Epileptic Disorders 3.9 48th Q3 SCIE – No
105 International Neurourology Journal 3.9 48th Q3 SCIE – Yes
106 Alcohol 3.9 47th Q3 SCIE – No
107 Journal of NeuroVirology 3.9 47th Q3 SCIE – No
108 Current Sleep Medicine Reports 3.8 46th Q3 ESCI – No
109 Movement Disorders Clinical Practice 3.8 46th Q3 SCIE – No
110 Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra 3.7 45th Q3 ESCI – Yes
111 Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 3.7 45th Q3 SCIE – No
112 Clocks and Sleep 3.6 44th Q3 ESCI – Yes
113 Neurodegenerative Diseases 3.6 44th Q3 SCIE – No
114 Current Alzheimer Research 3.5 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
115 Pediatric Neurology 3.5 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
116 LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms 3.4 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
117 Sleep and Biological Rhythms 3.4 42nd Q3 SCIE – No
118 Neuroprotection 3.3 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
119 Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 3.3 41st Q3 ESCI – No
120 Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 3.2 40th Q3 SSCI – No
121 Neurological Research 3.2 40th Q3 SCIE – No
122 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 3.2 39th Q3 SCIE – Yes
123 Chinese Neurosurgical Journal 3.2 39th Q3 ESCI – Yes
124 Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 3.1 38th Q3 SCIE – No
125 Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 3.1 38th Q3 SCIE – No
126 Implementation Research and Practice 3.1 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
127 BMJ Neurology Open 3 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
128 Current Neurovascular Research 2.9 36th Q3 SCIE – No
129 eNeurologicalSci 2.9 36th Q3 – – Yes
130 Brain and Spine 2.9 35th Q3 ESCI – Yes
131 NeuroSignals 2.8 35th Q3 – – Yes
132 Dementia e Neuropsychologia 2.7 34th Q3 – – Yes
133 Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2.6 34th Q3 ESCI – Yes
134 Exploration of Neuroprotective Therapy 2.6 33rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
135 Brain Impairment 2.5 33rd Q3 SCIE – No
136 Brain Hemorrhages 2.5 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
137 Acta Epileptologica 2.4 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
138 Dystonia 2.3 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
139 Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 2.3 31st Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
140 Advances in Neurobiology 2.2 30th Q3 – – No
141 Advances in Autism 2 30th Q3 ESCI – No
142 Der Nervenarzt 2 29th Q3 SCIE – No
143 Postepy Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2 29th Q3 ESCI – Yes
144 Brain Disorders 1.9 28th Q3 – – Yes
145 Frontiers in Dementia 1.9 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
146 OBM Neurobiology 1.8 27th Q3 – – No
147 Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease 1.7 27th Q3 – – No
148 Epilepsy and Paroxysmal Conditions 1.7 26th Q3 – – Yes
149 Spinal Cord Series and Cases 1.7 26th Q3 ESCI – No
150 Current Journal of Neurology 1.6 25th Q3 ESCI – Yes
151 Sleep and Vigilance 1.6 25th Q3 – – No
152 Iranian Journal of Child Neurology 1.5 24th Q4 ESCI – No
153 Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment 1.5 24th Q4 – – No
154 Neurology India 1.4 23rd Q4 SCIE – No
155 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 1.3 23rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
156 Clinical Neuropathology 1.3 22nd Q4 SCIE – No
157 Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psihiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova 1.2 22nd Q4 – – No
158 Advanced Neurology 1.2 21st Q4 – – No
159 Neurosurgical Focus: Video 1.2 21st Q4 – – No
160 Neuroscience Research Notes 1.2 20th Q4 – – No
161 Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports 1.2 20th Q4 ESCI – Yes
162 Frontiers in Stroke 1.1 19th Q4 ESCI – Yes
163 Sleep Medicine Research 1.1 19th Q4 – – Yes
164 Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie 1 18th Q4 SCIE – No
165 Ideggyogyaszati Szemle 1 18th Q4 SCIE – No
166 Chinese Journal of Neurology 1 17th Q4 – – No
167 Neuroendocrinology Letters 1 17th Q4 SCIE – No
168 Annals of Clinical and Experimental Neurology 1 16th Q4 – – Yes
169 Open Neurology Journal 0.9 16th Q4 – – No
170 Acta Neurologica Taiwanica 0.9 15th Q4 – – Yes
171 touchREVIEWS in Neurology 0.8 15th Q4 – – No
172 Annals of Child Neurology 0.8 14th Q4 – – Yes
173 Nervno-Myshechnye Bolezni 0.8 14th Q4 – – No
174 Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences 0.7 13th Q4 – – Yes
175 Confinia Cephalalgica 0.7 13th Q4 – – No
176 Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 0.7 12th Q4 ESCI – No
177 Russian Neurological Journal 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
178 Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience 0.7 11th Q4 ESCI – No
179 Future Neurology 0.6 11th Q4 ESCI – No
180 Archives of Epilepsy 0.6 10th Q4 ESCI – Yes
181 Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology 0.5 10th Q4 SCIE – Yes
182 Annals of Movement Disorders 0.5 9th Q4 – – Yes
183 Chinese Journal of Stroke 0.5 9th Q4 – – Yes
184 Neurology Asia 0.5 8th Q4 SCIE – No
185 Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurologia 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
186 Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery 0.5 7th Q4 – – Yes
187 Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 0.5 7th Q4 – – No
188 Klinicist 0.5 6th Q4 – – No
189 Studies in Brain and Mind 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
190 Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
191 Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry and Neurology 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
192 Nevrologicheskij Vestnik 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
193 Archivos de Neurociencias 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
194 Neurologia Argentina 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
195 Russian Journal of Neurosurgery 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
196 Romanian Journal of Neurology/ Revista Romana de Neurologie 0.2 2nd Q4 – – Yes
197 Neurology and Neurosurgery. Eastern Europe 0.1 2nd Q4 – – No
198 Neurologie Up2date 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
199 Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society 0 1st Q4 – – No
200 Advanced Spine Journal 0 0th Q4 – – Yes
201 International Review of Movement Disorders 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Neurology Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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