Impact Factor
3.95
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.75
3,595 total citations
h5-index
49
h5 depth signal
Cited share
79.4%
793 of 999
Total citations
3,595
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.57
External metric anchor
Self-citation
2.3%
84 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
2,617
China
538
Japan
444
Canada
340
Germany
261
Citing Fields of Research
Brain Neurological Disorders
1,674
Vascular Disorders
1,467
Brain Imaging
1,107
Neurosciences
541
Nervous System Disorders
482
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
25,658
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
999
793 cited publications
Last 12 months
441
36.8 publications/month
Open access share
8.8%
39 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
2,617 citing publications
Leading citing field
Brain Neurological Disorders
1,674 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
1 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v23n1,July 1965-
v23n1,July 1965-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Vascular Disorders
Brain Neurological Disorders
Brain Imaging
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Migraines & Headaches
Auditory Loss
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Contributor
Harvey Cushing Society
Broad Categories
Neurosurgery
Vascular Disorders
Brain Imaging
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Endocrinology & Metabolism
History Of Medicine
Congenital Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Neurosurgery
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.3171/2026.5.jns252911
Open DOI
Combining responsive neurostimulation with resection or ablation for treatment of epilepsy: a multicenter experience
OBJECTIVE: Despite advances in surgical and neuromodulatory treatments, a substantial proportion of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy remain ineligible for standalone resection or ablation. Combining resection or laser interstitial t...
02
DOI 10.3171/2026.6.jns252785
Open DOI
The balancing act: ethical challenges in vestibular schwannomas
03
DOI 10.3171/2026.5.jns26254
Open DOI
The new era of neurosurgery department chairs in the United States: a national analysis of leadership trends
OBJECTIVE: Neurosurgery department chairs play a critical role in shaping clinical practice, research priorities, and workforce development within academic medicine. Prior studies have largely provided cross-sectional snapshots of chair ...
04
DOI 10.3171/2026.5.jns253071
Open DOI
Quantitative MRI to assess baseline shunt flow in patients with hydrocephalus: a noninvasive tool to aid clinical decision-making
OBJECTIVE: Hydrocephalus is a common yet serious condition, and ventricular shunts are used for lifesaving CSF diversion. Existing methods for shunt evaluation provide correlative/qualitative information, leading to commonplace clinical ...
05
DOI 10.3171/2026.5.jns252620
Open DOI
Spatial localization patterns in MRI-negative Cushing disease: a comparative pituitary heat map analysis
OBJECTIVE: MRI-negative Cushing disease is challenging to treat due to difficulty with tumor localization and lower biochemical remission rates. Surgeons primarily rely on visual and tactile feedback to identify abnormal pituitary tissue...
06
DOI 10.3171/2026.4.jns252541
Open DOI
Magnetically guided microrobot via minimally invasive percutaneous cisternal access: a first preclinical evaluation
OBJECTIVE: Magnetically guided microrobots could enable minimally invasive intracranial interventions by navigating CSF spaces without traversing brain parenchyma. However, clinical translation requires in vivo validation of delivery, co...
07
DOI 10.3171/2026.5.jns26584
Open DOI
Douglas W. C. Northfield (1902–1976): his crucial contribution to safer craniopharyngioma surgery
Douglas W. C. Northfield (1902–1976) was one of the pioneers of modern British neurosurgery. He trained under Sir Hugh Cairns (1896–1952) at The London Hospital, replacing him as director of the neurosurgical unit. Cairns was instrumenta...
08
DOI 10.3171/2026.4.jns252634
Open DOI
Social determinants of health and increased length of stay following endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery
OBJECTIVE: Socioeconomic disparities are increasingly recognized as contributors to variable healthcare outcomes, including hospital length of stay (LOS). This study investigates how social factors, including the Social Vulnerability Ind...
09
DOI 10.3171/2026.4.jns26314
Open DOI
Brain network changes in patients with glioma-related epilepsy after frontal resection
OBJECTIVE: Clinical factors such as IDH status, preoperative seizures, and frontal tumor location influence the prognosis of postoperative glioma-related epilepsy (GRE), but the underlying network-level mechanisms remain unclear. This st...
10
DOI 10.3171/2026.3.jns241132
Open DOI
Morphological subtypes of Chiari malformation type I and clinical outcomes after posterior fossa decompression
OBJECTIVE: Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is the most common structural hindbrain defect in humans and causes debilitating headaches and other neurological symptoms frequently requiring surgery. Although patients’ brains have heteroge...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Place of publication varies.
Issues for Feb.-May 2004 share pagination and are numbered in conjunction with issues of the journal's other supplement: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine.
Suppl. to Vol. 90, no. 4 (Apr. 1999) misnumbered on inside of cover and contents p. as v. 90, no. 2.
Supplements accompany some vols.
Some vols. have supplement with title: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics.
Also issued online.
Microfilm. v. 1 (1944)-10 (1953). 5 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
Issued Jan. 1944-Sept.1967, by Harvey Cushing Society; Oct. 1967- by American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Indexes: Vols. 1-20, 1944-63 (v. 21, no. 7, pt. 2) 1 v; Vols. 1-30, 1944-69 (v.33, no. 1, pt. 2) 1 v.
Vols. for 2004-Dec. 2007 have supplement with title: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, which became an independent journal with Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 2008).
Vols. for 1999-May 2004 have supplement with title: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, which became a separate journal with Vol. 1, no. 1 (July 2004).
Vol. 82, no. 4 (APR 1995)19950518 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper