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| Journal Title | Topic Area | Impact Factor | Impact Factor Year | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature | Neuro/physio | 38.130 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Science | Neuro/physio | 34.660 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Behavior and Brain Sciences | Neuro/physio | 20.770 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) | Neuro/physio | 20.410 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Annual Review of Psychology | Review | 19.080 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Trends in Cognitive Sciences | Review | 17.850 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Psychological Bulletin | Review | 16.793 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Nature Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 16.720 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Neuron | Neuro/physio | 13.970 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Pyschological Inquiry | Review | 10.770 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Brain | Neuro/physio | 10.292 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Annual Review of Clinical Psychology | Clinical | 7.740 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Psychological Review | Review | 7.581 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Personality and Social Psychology Review | Review | 7.571 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| NeuroImage | Neuro/physio | 6.357 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Human Brain Mapping | Neuro/physio | 5.969 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 5.924 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Psychological Science | General | 5.667 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Abnormal Psychology | Clinical | 5.538 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| American psychologist | Review | 5.454 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 5.101 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | Social and Personality | 4.736 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cognitive Psychology | Vision/Cognition | 4.537 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Clinical Child and Family Psychology | Clinical | 4.171 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| JEP: General | General | 4.070 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Behavior Research Methods | General | 3.623 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology | Clinical | 3.615 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 3.559 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cognition | Vision/Cognition | 3.411 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| JEP: Human Perception | Vision/Cognition | 3.358 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Cognitive Affective Behavioral Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 3.263 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Emotion | Emotion | 3.251 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Biological Psychology | Neuro/physio | 3.234 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Evolution and Human Behavior | General | 3.130 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Psychological Research | General | 3.119 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Psychonomic Bulletin and Review | Vision/Cognition | 3.080 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Psychophysiology | Neuro/physio | 3.074 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Behaviour Brain Research | Neuro/physio | 3.002 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Neuropsychologica | Neuro/physio | 2.989 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| PLoS ONE | Other | 2.806 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Social Neuroscience | Neuro/physio | 2.778 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Archives of Sexual Behavior | Social and Personality | 2.704 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cognition and Emotion | Emotion | 2.688 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Social & Personality Psychology Compass | Review | 2.670 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Brain Research | Neuro/physio | 2.561 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin | Social and Personality | 2.560 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Advances in Experimental Social Psychology | Social and Personality | 2.500 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Experimental Social Psychology | Social and Personality | 2.500 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Memory and Cognition | Vision/Cognition | 2.457 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Cognition and Emotion | Emotion | 2.418 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Psychology of Women Quarterly | General | 2.397 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cognitive Neuropsychology | Neuro/physio | 2.381 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Brain & Cognition | Neuro/physio | 2.339 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Social Psychological and Personality Science | Social and Personality | 2.325 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Frontiers in Psychology | General | 2.323 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| learning and memory | Vision/Cognition | 2.287 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Acta Psychologica | General | 2.248 | 2014 | Journal Website |
| Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology | Other | 2.130 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology | Social and Personality | 2.130 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Clinical Psychology | Clinical | 2.123 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Motivation and Emotion | Emotion | 2.067 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Experimental Brain Research | Neuro/physio | 2.057 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Memory | Vision/Cognition | 1.976 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Personality and Individual Differences | Social and Personality | 1.946 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| European Journal of SP | Social and Personality | 1.921 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| British Journal of Social Psychology | Social and Personality | 1.798 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology | Social and Personality | 1.795 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Nonverbal Behavior | Social and Personality | 1.588 | 2016 | Journal Website |
| Sex Roles | Social and Personality | 1.582 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Social Psychology Quarterly | Social and Personality | 1.457 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Visual Cognition | Vision/Cognition | 1.433 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cogntive processing | Vision/Cognition | 1.340 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Social Cognition | Social and Personality | 1.286 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Laterality | Neuro/physio | 1.239 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology | Social and Personality | 1.222 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology | Neuro/physio | 1.185 | 2017 | Journal Website |
| Journal of Applied Social Psychology | Social and Personality | 1.006 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Perception | Vision/Cognition | 0.917 | 2015 | Journal Website |
| Humor | Other | 0.467 | 2015 | Journal Website |
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