Brain and Development

Aims & Scope

Brain and Development (ISSN 0387-7604) is the Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology, and is aimed to promote clinical child neurology and developmental neuroscience.

The journal is devoted to publishing Review Articles, Full Length Original Papers, Case Reports and Letters to the Editor in the field of Child Neurology and related sciences.

Proceedings of meetings, and professional announcements will be published at the Editor's discretion.

Letters concerning articles published in Brain and Development and other relevant issues are also welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.561

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10369

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	589

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Altered baseline brain activity in children with ADHD revealed by resting-state functional MRI

  Citation: 2121

  Authors: Zang, He, Zhu, Cao, Sui, Liang, Tian, Jiang, Wang

• Prevalence of motor impairment in autism spectrum disorders

  Citation: 440

  Authors: Xue, Michael, George C.

• Congenital progressive muscular dystrophy of the fukuyama type — clinical, genetic and pathological considerations —

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Yukio, Makiko, Haruko

• Epidemiology of acute encephalopathy in Japan, with emphasis on the association of viruses and syndromes

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Ai, Makiko, Akira, Akihisa, Masaya, Yoshiaki, Jun-ichi, Shinichi, Takanori, Hideo, Masashi

• Parenting-related stress and psychological distress in mothers of toddlers with autism spectrum disorders

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Annette, Erin, Katherine, Jessica, Jamie, Geraldine, Jeffrey

• Update on the language disorders of individuals on the autistic spectrum

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Isabelle, Michelle

• Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood: a novel form of acute encephalopathy prevalent in Japan and Taiwan

  Citation: 282

  Authors: Masashi

• Scale properties of the Japanese version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): A study of infant and school children in community samples

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Toyojiro, Miki, Yuko, Yoshiyuki, Mizue, Yushiro, Schinichiro, Chiho, Takashi, Kunihiko, Munetsugu, Kentaro, Akira, Tatsuyuki

• Neuronal nuclear antigen (NeuN): a marker of neuronal maturation in the early human fetal nervous system

  Citation: 256

  Authors: Harvey B, David, Donald E

• Two newly proposed infectious encephalitis/encephalopathy syndromes

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Jun-ichi

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