Journal profile

Practical neurology

Publisher: BMJ Pub. Group
ISSN1474-7758 | 1474-7766 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.81
Citation rate 1.49 428 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 39.9% 121 of 303
Total citations 428 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.35 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.1% 26 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 879
Australia 112
United States 111
Brazil 54
Canada 43

Citing Fields of Research

Nervous System Disorders 323
Brain Neurological Disorders 306
Neuromuscular Disorders 288
Neurodegenerative Disorders 142
Vascular Disorders 112

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,794 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 303 121 cited publications
Last 12 months 176 14.7 publications/month
Open access share 9.7% 17 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 879 citing publications
Leading citing field Nervous System Disorders 323 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n1, Feb. 2007-
PubMed
v7n1, Feb. 2007-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neuromuscular Disorders Brain Neurological Disorders Neurodegenerative Disorders Nervous System Disorders Vascular Disorders

Broad Categories

Neurology Neuromuscular Disorders Brain Neurological Disorders Auto-Inflammatory Disorders Vascular Disorders Migraines & Headaches Neurodegenerative Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Nervous System Diseases Neurology

Latest Publications

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

03
Open DOI
Dilini Chandrisiri, Benjamin Mcloughlin, Jose Mosquera et al.
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an inherited neurovisceral metabolic disorder caused by impaired haem biosynthesis. A young woman developed recurrent abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, weight loss, progressive weakness and hyp...
05
Open DOI
Harry Knights, Mena Farag, Michael J Murphy et al.
Motor impersistence—the inability to sustain a voluntary motor action—is a subtle but clinically informative neurological sign. It is most commonly associated with right-hemisphere lesions involving the frontal and central regions but ma...
06
Open DOI
Fayyaz Ahmed, Sophie Ramana Dorsey, Callum Duncan
Migraine is the most prevalent neurological disorder presenting to primary and secondary care. It can be severely disabling. Its effective management improves quality of life of our patients. Over the last few decades, new acute and prev...
07
Open DOI
Michael Trubshaw, Maeve Barlow, Camila Nagoda Niklewicz et al.
Neuromycoses encompass fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS). Their prevalence is increasing worldwide, with significant morbidity and mortality. Many carry a high mortality and so a knowledge of these conditions is impor...
08
Open DOI
Maeve Bradley, Aicha Kalfat, Richard A Walsh et al.
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) comprises a clinically and genetically diverse group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders unified by slowly progressive, usually symmetrical lower-limb spasticity secondary to corticospinal tract d...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Feb. 2002); title from cover.

Also issued online.