Learning and Behavior

Aims & Scope

Learning & Behavior publishes experimental and theoretical contributions and critical reviews concerning fundamental processes of learning and behavior in nonhuman and human animals.

Topics covered include sensation, perception, conditioning, learning, attention, memory, motivation, emotion, development, social behavior, and comparative investigations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10282

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	202

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.566

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	65

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience and Psychology, 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.

• Social learning strategies

  Citation: 1146

  Authors: Kevin N.

• Social learning about predators: a review and prospectus

  Citation: 378

  Authors: A. S.

• How do apes ape?

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Andrew, Victoria, Carla A., Sarah

• Renewal after the extinction of free operant behavior

  Citation: 197

  Authors: Mark E., Travis P., Drina, Neil E.

• Taste avoidance and taste aversion: Evidence for two different processes

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Linda A.

• Behavioral momentum and relapse of extinguished operant responding

  Citation: 137

  Authors: C. A., T. A.

• What is play fighting and what is it good for?

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Sergio M., Vivien C.

• Two-factor theory, the actor--critic model, and conditioned avoidance

  Citation: 106

  Authors: T. V.

• A bottlenose dolphin discriminates visual stimuli differing in numerosity

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Annette, Sevgi, Lorenzo, Onur

• Exploring a latent cause theory of classical conditioning

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Samuel J., Yael

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