Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Aims & Scope

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS).

This innovative journal publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies dealing with behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions in humans and animals.

It is an international, interdisciplinary journal devoted to original research in neuroscience, immunology, integrative physiology, behavioral biology, psychiatry, psychology, and clinical medicine and is inclusive of research at the molecular, cellular, social, and whole organism level.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.6
2024	8.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	852

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7370

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.704

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Immunology and Microbiology and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 2708

  Authors: Sofia, Vasiliki, Timoleon, Vassilis G., Eleni, Paraskevi

• COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: Systematic review of the current evidence

  Citation: 2469

  Authors: Nina, Michael Eriksen

• A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China

  Citation: 1904

  Authors: Cuiyan, Riyu, Xiaoyang, Yilin, Linkang, Roger S., Faith N., Bach, Roger, Vijay K., Cyrus

• Altered fecal microbiota composition in patients with major depressive disorder

  Citation: 1847

  Authors: Haiyin, Zongxin, Yonghua, Hongjin, Zhanping, Yan, Weihong, Wenxin, Zhonglin, Jianfei, Lanjuan, Bing

• Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors

  Citation: 1355

  Authors: Mario Gennaro, Rebecca, Caterina, Sara, Benedetta, Irene, Elisa Maria Teresa, Roberto, Fabio, Patrizia, Francesco

• Nervous system involvement after infection with COVID-19 and other coronaviruses

  Citation: 1347

  Authors: Yeshun, Xiaolin, Zijun, Jiahao, Kenji, Ling, Cunming, Chun

• Fatigue and cognitive impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 1216

  Authors: Felicia, Susan, Leanna M.W., Yena, Hartej, Kayla M., Nelson B., Mehala, Joshua D., Bing, Kangguang, Rodrigo B., Roger C., Joshua D., Kamilla W., Maj, Vladimir, Roger S.

• Immune modulation of learning, memory, neural plasticity and neurogenesis

  Citation: 1209

  Authors: Raz, Inbal

• A multinational, multicentre study on the psychological outcomes and associated physical symptoms amongst healthcare workers during COVID-19 outbreak

  Citation: 1200

  Authors: Nicholas W.S., Grace K.H., Benjamin Y.Q., Mingxue, Yihui, Nicholas J.H., Leonard L.L., Aftab, Faheem, Ganesh, Arvind K., R.N., P.V., Kenam, Bhargesh, Bernard P.L., Sibi, Bharatendu, Jonathan J.Y., Prakash R., Lily Y.H., Renarebecca, Jin Tao, Alison Ying, Hock Luen, Georgios, Cyrus S., Roger C., Vijay K.

• Twenty years of research on cytokine-induced sickness behavior

  Citation: 1129

  Authors: Robert, Keith W.

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