Behavioral and Brain Functions

eISSN: 1744-9081• JCR: BEHAV BRAIN FUNCTBioMed CentralUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

2.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.4 (-12.1%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    2.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.3

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESSCIEQ2
NEUROSCIENCESSCIEQ3
Q2
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

Behavioral and Brain Functions current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #456 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #144 among Q2 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Behavioral and Brain Functions against journals publishing in the same field.

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Behavioral and Brain Functions publication trend

Published 152 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 2.9.

2026 vs 2025: -25
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Journal Details

Total Articles
817
H-Index
96
Open Access
Yes
APC
$2,318 USD
Subject Areas
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthBehavioral Neuroscience

Article Volume

2022
16
2023
24
2024
37
2025
50
2026
25
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