Journal profile

BMC neuroscience

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1471-2202 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.66
Citation rate 3.99 566 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 81.9% 122 of 149
Total citations 566 Citation footprint
Metric signal 4.37 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.9% 5 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

China 240
United States 176
Germany 74
Japan 46
Iran 44

Citing Fields of Research

Neurosciences 300
Neurodegenerative Disorders 212
Cell Biology 92
Physiology 69
Nervous System Disorders 66

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,081 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 149 122 cited publications
Last 12 months 77 6.4 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 77 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country China 240 citing publications
Leading citing field Neurosciences 300 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1, 2000-
PubMed
v1, 2000-
PMC
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neurosciences Neurodegenerative Disorders Postural Control Music Animal Biology

Broad Categories

Neurology Neurosciences Neurodegenerative Disorders Music Animal Biology Musculoskeletal Disorders Postural Control

MeSH Descriptors

Nervous System Neurologic Manifestations

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Xin Fu, Jian Yi, Rongmei Tang et al.
Background: Gut microbial alterations and brain metabolic disturbances have both been reported after cerebral ischemia, but their relationship with region-specific metabolic changes in the hippocampus remains unclear. This study characte...
08
Kim Falkenstein, Claire Pauley, Simone Kühn
Background: Understanding how daily environmental exposures influence the human brain and mental health is increasingly important in the context of global urbanization and climate change. Previous studies have focused primarily on long-t...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from BioMed Central archive volume screen (viewed on Feb. 14, 2002).

Articles are added consecutively to the current annual v.

Text (electronic journal) in HTML and PDF formats.

System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobate reader.

Mode of access: Internet.