SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,907CAS 3区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Neuroscientist

Abbreviation (ISO):NEUROSCIENTIST
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.361•SCImago Rank: #2,907•Identifier (ISSN):1073-8584(Print)/1089-4098(Online)•Articles / Year: 45•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,685 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.1
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
111

111 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
45articles/year
33.77% Gold OA•29.41% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.6)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.235)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.519)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.5)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.791)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.461)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Edited by Stephen G. Waxman, The Neuroscientist (NRO) reviews and evaluates the noteworthy advances and key trends in molecular, cellular, developmental, behavioral systems, and cognitive neuroscience in a unique disease-relevant format. Aimed at basic neuroscientists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists in research, academic, and clinical settings, The Neuroscientist reviews and updates the most important new and emerging basic and clinical neuroscience research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologyBiologyNeuroscienceMedicineInternal MedicineEndocrinologyPsychiatryGeneticsChemistryBiochemistryCognitive PsychologyReceptors & PharmacologyCell BiologyPathology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,907Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.361

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
155

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.44

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,685 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations688
3-Year Documents191
Citable Documents158

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Neurology (clinical)Q1
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1995
Editorial Address
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, USA, CA, 91320
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCRSCIE
65/296Q1
NEUROSCIENCES
JCRSCIE
106/330Q2
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
JCISCIE
159/296Q3
NEUROSCIENCES
JCISCIE
186/330Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—394
20253.94380
20243.553286
20235.644376
20227.235721,005
20217.519701,288
20206.5813,028
20196.791471,065
20187.461604,002
2017—613,213
2016—543,664
2015—633,865
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Neuroscientist

WoS Q1
2479201820192020202120222023202420253.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3a93ae8c-2db5-48fa-9cb3-c12bad8230d6
Database Updated: 2026-09-28