Cerebral Cortex

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus as well as the thalamocortical relationship and cortico-subcortical interactions.

The journal is multidisciplinary and welcomes studies that address major issues of general significance using modern neurobiological and neuropsychological techniques, including neuroanatomy, biochemistry, molecular neurobiology, electrophysiology, behavior, theoretical modeling, and brain imaging and/or electroencephalographic studies on developing and adult humans.

In addition to research articles, the journal publishes special features and occasional special issues dedicated to well defined subjects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	2.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2536

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	5817

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.450

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	287

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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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• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Distributed Hierarchical Processing in the Primate Cerebral Cortex

  Citation: 4803

  Authors: D. J., D. C.

• Where Is the Semantic System? A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis of 120 Functional Neuroimaging Studies

  Citation: 3225

  Authors: Jeffrey R., Rutvik H., William W., Lisa L.

• Local-Global Parcellation of the Human Cerebral Cortex from Intrinsic Functional Connectivity MRI

  Citation: 2771

  Authors: Alexander, Ru, Evan M, Timothy O, Xi-Nian, Avram J, Simon B, B T Thomas

• Tracking Whole-Brain Connectivity Dynamics in the Resting State

  Citation: 2622

  Authors: Elena A., Eswar, Sergey M., Erik B., Tom, Vince D.

• The Human Brainnetome Atlas: A New Brain Atlas Based on Connectional Architecture

  Citation: 2584

  Authors: Lingzhong, Hai, Junjie, Yu, Jiaojian, Liangfu, Zhengyi, Congying, Sangma, Angela R., Peter T., Simon B., Chunshui, Tianzi

• Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers

  Citation: 2202

  Authors: Naftali, Ulman, Karen M., Kristen M., Denise, Adrienne, Cheryl, Denis, James D.

• Resting-State Functional Connectivity Reflects Structural Connectivity in the Default Mode Network

  Citation: 1837

  Authors: M. D., K., V., R. F.

• Decoding Subject-Driven Cognitive States with Whole-Brain Connectivity Patterns

  Citation: 1661

  Authors: W. R., S., E., V., M. D.

• Preface: Cerebral Cortex Has Come of Age

  Citation: 1524

  Authors: P. S., P.

• Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-Analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies

  Citation: 1405

  Authors: J. T., J. A., T. D., R., C., H., J., K. N.

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