Journal profile

JAMA neurology

Publisher: American Medical Association
ISSN2168-6149 | 2168-6157 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
Official Website Verify CrossRef

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
4.68
Citation rate 13.42 6,320 total citations
h5-index 119 h5 depth signal
Cited share 68.8% 335 of 487
Total citations 6,320 Citation footprint
Metric signal 14.06 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.2% 77 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 1,811
United Kingdom 314
Canada 305
Germany 220
China 188

Citing Fields of Research

Neurodegenerative Disorders 933
Brain Neurological Disorders 638
Vascular Disorders 505
Neuromuscular Disorders 480
Nervous System Disorders 395

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 4,257 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 487 335 cited publications
Last 12 months 262 21.8 publications/month
Open access share 20.2% 53 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 1,811 citing publications
Leading citing field Neurodegenerative Disorders 933 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v70n1, Jan. 2013-
PubMed
v70n1, Jan. 2013-
Abridged index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neurodegenerative Disorders Neuromuscular Disorders Vascular Disorders Brain Neurological Disorders

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

issuing body
American Medical Association

Broad Categories

Neurology Neurodegenerative Disorders Vascular Disorders Neuromuscular Disorders Brain Neurological Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological Nervous System Diseases

Latest Publications

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

01
DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3759

The Patient I Could Not Save

Open DOI
Merry Huang
This essay describes the author’s experience with severe postpartum anxiety and depression, suicidal ideation, and her time on an inpatient psychiatry unit.
02
DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3708

Vascular Risk Factors and Late-Onset Epilepsy

Open DOI
Hyunmi Choi, Jose Gutierrez, Tian Wang et al.
Importance: Late-onset epilepsy (LOE; onset at age ≥65 years) is increasingly recognized in older adults and may be associated with vascular risk. Objective: To identify vascular risk factors (VRFs) associated with incident LOE in older ...
03
DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3540

Global Incidence of All-Cause Dementia

Open DOI
Ashleigh S. Vella, Rachel Visontay, Darren M. Lipnicki et al.
Importance: Global dementia incidence estimates are limited by underrepresentation of low- and middle-income countries and heterogeneous analytic methods. Due to these limitations, true understanding of the global dementia landscape rema...
04
DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.3562

Optic Embolism in a 30-Year-Old Woman

Open DOI
Arturo Sánchez Gómez, José Manuel Flores Barragán
This case report describes an optic embolism in a 30-year-old woman with sudden, painless vision loss in the left eye.
07
Open DOI
Stephen L. Hauser, Amit Bar-Or, Gavin Giovannoni et al.
Importance: Preventing irreversible disability accumulation is a primary treatment goal in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: To assess 10-year safety and efficacy of ocrelizumab (OCR) in patients with relapsing MS (RMS). Design, Settin...
09
Open DOI
Man Amanat, Asma Ali, Queenie Tan et al.
Importance: Rapid whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has advanced inpatient genetic diagnosis, although most evidence comes from neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) populations. Its utility for pediatric neurology inpatients acro...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.