Journal of Neurosurgery

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, and Neurosurgical Focus are devoted to the publication of original works relating primarily to neurosurgery, including studies in clinical neurophysiology, organic neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, pathology, and molecular biology.

The Editors and Editorial Boards encourage submission of clinical and laboratory studies.

Other manuscripts accepted for review include technical notes on instruments or equipment that are innovative or useful to clinicians and researchers in the field of neuroscience; papers describing unusual cases; manuscripts on historical persons or events related to neurosurgery; and in Neurosurgical Focus, occasional reviews.

Letters to the Editor commenting on articles recently published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, and Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.6
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.354

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	244

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2870

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4355

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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, 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.

• Surgical Risk as Related to Time of Intervention in the Repair of Intracranial Aneurysms

  Citation: 2595

  Authors: William E., Robert M.

• A multivariate analysis of 416 patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prognosis, extent of resection, and survival

  Citation: 2298

  Authors: Michel, Dima, Daryl R., Ziya L., Weiming, Franco, Frederick F., Ian E., Samuel J., Eric, Kenneth, Christopher, Daniel, Raymond

• Noninvasive transcranial Doppler ultrasound recording of flow velocity in basal cerebral arteries

  Citation: 2289

  Authors: Rune, Thomas-Marc, Helge

• A proposed grading system for arteriovenous malformations

  Citation: 1903

  Authors: Robert F., Neil A.

• Estimating the global incidence of traumatic brain injury

  Citation: 1849

  Authors: Michael C., Abbas, Saksham, Ronnie E., Ya-Ching, Maria, Amit, Amos O., Mark G., Andrés M., Jeffrey V., Kee B.

• The International Cooperative Studyon the Timing of Aneurysm Surgery

  Citation: 1481

  Authors: Neal F., James C., E. Clarke, John A., Harold P., Gail L., _

• The Anterior Approach for Removal of Ruptured Cervical Disks

  Citation: 1365

  Authors: Ralph B.

• Evaluation of BCNU and/or radiotherapy in the treatment of anaplastic gliomas

  Citation: 1279

  Authors: Michael D., Eben, William E., Collin S., M. Stephen, John, Horace A., Guy, Joseph, Charles B., Edmund A., Thomas A.

• An extent of resection threshold for newly diagnosed glioblastomas

  Citation: 1263

  Authors: Nader, Mei-Yin, Michael W., Andrew T., Mitchel S.

• Review of the secondary injury theory of acute spinal cord trauma with emphasis on vascular mechanisms

  Citation: 1229

  Authors: Charles H., Michael G.

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