Impact Factor
3.42
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
2.09
2,451 total citations
h5-index
39
h5 depth signal
Cited share
60.5%
737 of 1,219
Total citations
2,451
Citation footprint
Metric signal
2.08
External metric anchor
Self-citation
6.9%
169 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
821
China
760
India
400
Germany
387
Italy
290
Citing Fields of Research
Vascular Disorders
1,191
Brain Neurological Disorders
1,024
Brain Imaging
783
Musculoskeletal Disorders
621
Abdominal Surgery
526
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
6,029
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
1,219
737 cited publications
Last 12 months
689
57.4 publications/month
Open access share
31.2%
215 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
821 citing publications
Leading citing field
Vascular Disorders
1,191 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v3n1, 1980-
v3n1, 1980-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Vascular Disorders
Brain Imaging
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Brain Neurological Disorders
Congenital Disorders
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie
Broad Categories
Neurosurgery
Vascular Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Brain Imaging
Congenital Disorders
MeSH Descriptors
Neurosurgery
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1007/s10143-026-04540-2
Open DOI
Neurosurgical manifestations and management of mucopolysaccharidoses: A systematic review
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DOI 10.1007/s10143-026-04527-z
Open DOI
A comprehensive analysis of the association of psychological profiling and sagittal balance parameters with neck pain in a non-deformity cervical spondylosis population: A prospective two-centers cross-sectional study
Purpose to comprehensively identify determining factors of perceived neck pain in a non-deformity population, integrating psychological and sagittal balance parameters. Methods a cross-sectional study of prospectively collected data was ...
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DOI 10.1007/s10143-026-04543-z
Open DOI
Symptom duration and postoperative outcomes in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Surgical decompression is regarded as standard treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). However, the timing of surgery remains a critical yet unresolved issue in clinical practice. Therefore, this meta-analysis a...
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Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Print issues ceased with v.38, no. 4 (2015).
Also issued online.
Articles in English; summaries in English and German.
Official organ of the German Society for Neurosurgery.