Journal profile

The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN1073-8584 | 1089-4098 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.15
Citation rate 3.05 272 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 42.3% 41 of 97
Total citations 272 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.63 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.0% 0 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 169
United Kingdom 43
China 40
Italy 36
Canada 33

Citing Fields of Research

Neurosciences 237
Neurodegenerative Disorders 92
Cell Biology 46
Postural Control 35
Brain Neurological Disorders 30

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,143 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 97 41 cited publications
Last 12 months 54 4.9 publications/month
Open access share 24.1% 13 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 169 citing publications
Leading citing field Neurosciences 237 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v7n1, Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v7n1, Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Neurosciences

Broad Categories

Neurology Psychiatry Neurosciences Neurodegenerative Disorders Brain Imaging History & Philosophy Of Science Neurodevelopmental Disorders Substance Abuse

MeSH Descriptors

Nervous System Diseases Neurobiology Psychiatry

Latest Publications

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

07
Benjamin G. Gunn, Gary Lynch
The hippocampus, a brain region intimately associated with memory, has been the subject of intense research interest for more than half a century. These efforts have produced a number of theories that postulate links between hippocampal ...
08
Alan Nicol, Eleanor Hopkins, Flora Hui et al.
Why is NMNAT2 (and the NAD-NMNAT2-SARM1 axis) important? Axon loss is a common and early driver of disability across neurodegenerative diseases, peripheral neuropathies, traumatic injury, and neurotoxic chemotherapy. A major conceptual a...
09
DOI 10.1177/10738584261470362

Brainstem Theory of Consciousness

Open DOI
Marshall Devor, Mark Baron
The brainstem theory of consciousness asserts that raw, subjective experience, the “me inside,” derives from computations implemented in the brainstem, not the cortex. The argument rests on philosophy’s prototypical example of sentience,...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Place of publication varies.

Also issued online.

v.1, no. 1 (Jan. 1995)20010814 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper