Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Aims & Scope

Current Opinion in Neurobiology publishes short annotated reviews by leading experts on recent developments in the field of neurobiology.

These experts write short reviews describing recent discoveries in this field (in the past 2-5 years), as well as highlighting select individual papers of particular significance.

The journal is thus an important resource allowing researchers and educators to quickly gain an overview and rich understanding of complex and current issues in the field of Neurobiology.

The journal takes a unique and valuable approach in focusing each special issue around a topic of scientific and/or societal interest, and then bringing together leading international experts studying that topic, embracing diverse methodologies and perspectives.

Journal Content: The journal consists of 6 issues per year, covering 8 recurring topics every other year in the following categories: -Neurobiology of Disease- Neurobiology of Behavior- Cellular Neuroscience- Systems Neuroscience- Developmental Neuroscience- Neurobiology of Learning and Plasticity- Molecular Neuroscience- Computational Neuroscience

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.2
2024	4.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.540

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	256

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	927

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2136

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

• Beta-band oscillations — signalling the status quo?

  Citation: 2438

  Authors: Andreas K, Pascal

• Internal models for motor control and trajectory planning

  Citation: 1990

  Authors: Mitsuo

• Interoception: the sense of the physiological condition of the body

  Citation: 1973

  Authors: AD

• Neurotrophin signal transduction in the nervous system

  Citation: 1540

  Authors: David R, Freda D

• Neural systems for recognizing emotion

  Citation: 1455

  Authors: Ralph

• Memory consolidation, retrograde amnesia and the hippocampal complex

  Citation: 1389

  Authors: Lynn, Morris

• ‘What’ and ‘where’ in the human brain

  Citation: 1374

  Authors: Leslie G., James V.

• NMDA receptor subunits: diversity, development and disease

  Citation: 1363

  Authors: Stuart, Stephen, Mark

• Stress and cognitive function

  Citation: 1348

  Authors: Bruce S, Robert M

• The role of acetylcholine in learning and memory

  Citation: 1339

  Authors: Michael E

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