Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology is the official journal of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. (AANP).

The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies on neuropathology and experimental neuroscience, book reviews, letters, and Association news, covering a broad spectrum of fields in basic neuroscience with an emphasis on human neurological diseases.

It is written by and for neuropathologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pathologists, psychiatrists, and basic neuroscientists from around the world.

Publication has been continuous since 1942.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	182

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4130

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	825

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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.

• Neuropathological Classification of Huntingtonʼs Disease

  Citation: 2102

  Authors: JEAN-PAUL, RICHARD H., THOMAS J., ROBERT J., EDWARD D., EDWARD P.

• Stages of the Pathologic Process in Alzheimer Disease: Age Categories From 1 to 100 Years

  Citation: 1845

  Authors: Heiko, Dietmar R., Estifanos, Kelly

• Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head Injury

  Citation: 1824

  Authors: Ann C., Robert C., Christopher J., E. Tessa, Brandon E., Andrew E., Veronica E., Hyo-Soon, Caroline A., Robert A.

• Correlation of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathologic Changes With Cognitive Status: A Review of the Literature

  Citation: 1696

  Authors: Peter T., Irina, Eileen H., Constantin, Heiko, Nigel J., Rudolph J., Barbara J., Peter, Kelly Del, Charles, Matthew P., Vahram, Patrick R., Christine M., Bradley T., Takeshi, Kurt A., Gregory A., Enikö, Walter A., James B., Seth, Ian R., David M., Eliezer, Ann C., Thomas J., John C., Julie A., Joshua A., Dietmar R., John Q., Juan C., Thomas, Randall L., Thomas G.

• The WHO Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System

  Citation: 1501

  Authors: Paul, David N., Bernd W., Lucy B., Guido, Peter C., Webster K.

• Oxidative Damage Is the Earliest Event in Alzheimer Disease

  Citation: 1458

  Authors: Akihiko, George, Gjumrakch, Keisuke, Atsushi, Elizabeth K., Paul K., Hossein, Takafumi, Shun, Shigeru, Craig S., Robert B., Mark A.

• A Method for the Combined Staining of Cells and Fibers in the Nervous System

  Citation: 1341

  Authors: Heinrich, Elizabeth

• Extensive Involvement of Autophagy in Alzheimer Disease: An Immuno-Electron Microscopy Study

  Citation: 1273

  Authors: Ralph A., Jerzy, Asok, Wai Haung, Corrinne, Anne, Ana Maria

• Huntington Disease

  Citation: 1239

  Authors: Jean Paul, Marian

• Neuropathology of Parkinsonʼs Disease

  Citation: 1150

  Authors: Lysia S.

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