Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism stands at the interface between basic and clinical neurovascular research, and features timely and relevant research highlighting experimental, theoretical, and clinical aspects of brain circulation, metabolism and imaging.

The journal is relevant to any physician or scientist with an interest in brain function, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral vascular regulation and brain metabolism, including neurologists, neurochemists, physiologists, pharmacologists, anesthesiologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, neuropathologists and neuroscientists.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.5
2024	4.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.969

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	222

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1479

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3334

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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

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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.

• An Energy Budget for Signaling in the Grey Matter of the Brain

  Citation: 2757

  Authors: David, Simon B.

• Graphical Evaluation of Blood-to-Brain Transfer Constants from Multiple-Time Uptake Data

  Citation: 2445

  Authors: Clifford S., Ronald G., Joseph D.

• Consensus Nomenclature for <i>in vivo</i> Imaging of Reversibly Binding Radioligands

  Citation: 1756

  Authors: Robert B, Vincent J, Jacques, Masahiro, Albert, Roger N, James, Sylvain, Sung-Cheng, Masanori, Hidehiro, Hiroshi, Yuichi, Robert A, Gitte M, Juhani, Adriaan A, Marc, Jean, Ralph Paul, Mark A, Evan D, Ramin, Julie C, Mark, Vesna, Tetsuya, John R, Dean F, Richard E

• A Three-Dimensional Statistical Analysis for CBF Activation Studies in Human Brain

  Citation: 1629

  Authors: K. J., A. C., S., P.

• Drug Transport across the Blood–Brain Barrier

  Citation: 1586

  Authors: William M

• Functional Connectivity: The Principal-Component Analysis of Large (PET) Data Sets

  Citation: 1563

  Authors: K. J., C. D., P. F., R. S. J.

• Cell Damage in the Brain: A Speculative Synthesis

  Citation: 1516

  Authors: Bo K.

• Small Differences in Intraischemic Brain Temperature Critically Determine the Extent of Ischemic Neuronal Injury

  Citation: 1449

  Authors: Raul, W. Dalton, Mordecai Y.-T., Isabel, Peritz, Myron D.

• A Semiautomated Method for Measuring Brain Infarct Volume

  Citation: 1416

  Authors: Raymond A., Matthew T., George, Robert A., Charisse, Frank R.

• Graphical Evaluation of Blood-to-Brain Transfer Constants from Multiple-Time Uptake Data. Generalizations

  Citation: 1389

  Authors: Clifford S., Ronald G.

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