Movement Disorders

Aims & Scope

Movement Disorders publishes: Reviews; Viewpoints; Full Length Articles; Historical Reports; Brief Reports; and Letters Original manuscripts, such as those that have not yet been published elsewhere except in abstract form, on the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders, will be considered for publication.

Appropriate topics include the etiology, diagnosis, management, and basic science of: Parkinsonism; Chorea; Tremors; Dystonia; Myoclonus; Tics; Tardive; Dyskinesia; Spasticity; and Ataxia

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.6
2024	7.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.988

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	238

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	723

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11454

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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 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.

• Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Scale presentation and clinimetric testing results

  Citation: 6051

  Authors: Christopher G., Barbara C., Stephanie R., Glenn T., Stanley, Pablo, Werner, Cristina, Matthew B., Richard, Bruno, Robert, Joseph, Jaime, Anthony E., Andrew, Sue, Peter A., David, C. Warren, Olivier, Anette, Jeanne A., Jacobus J., Nancy

• MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

  Citation: 5928

  Authors: Ronald B., Daniela, Matthew, Werner, C. Warren, Wolfgang, José, Kenneth, Irene, Anthony E., Glenda, Christopher G., Thomas, Bruno, Piu, Bastiaan R., Charles H., Günther

• Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease

  Citation: 3686

  Authors: Claire L., Rebecca, Smitaa, Caroline, Richard, Carl E.

• Clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease

  Citation: 2509

  Authors: Murat, Dag, Richard, David J., Charles, Yoshikino, Gerald Anthony, Jeffrey, Dennis W., Serge, Jennifer, Christopher, Amos, Andrew, Richard, Irene, Ian, Warren, Werner, Niall, Christina, Eduardo, Bruno

• Diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: <i>Movement</i> Disorder Society Task Force guidelines

  Citation: 2151

  Authors: Irene, Jennifer G., Alexander I., Ben A., Daniel, Ronald C., Brit, Charles H., Karen, Caroline H., Dag, Jaime, Maria C., David J., Roger A., Murat

• Phenomenology and classification of dystonia: A consensus update

  Citation: 1943

  Authors: Alberto, Kailash, Susan B., Mahlon R., Stanley, Victor S.C., Mark, Joseph, Hyder A., Christine, Anthony E., Jonathan W., Jan K.

• Clinical diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: The movement disorder society criteria

  Citation: 1920

  Authors: Günter U., Gesine, Maria, Carolin, Keith A., Anthony E., Brit, Ulrich, Christer, Jennifer L., Thomas, Elisabet, Ellen, Armin, David J., Wassilios G., Alexander, Alex, John C., Claire, Angelo, Kailash P., Yvette, Yaroslau, Jean‐Christophe, Carlo, Dennis W., Richard, Leslie, Murray, Jan, Florian, Johannes, Stefan, Huw R., Peter, Wolfgang H., Werner, Gil, James B., Gerard D., Klaus, Thilo, Gregor K., Adam L., Lawrence I., Irene

• <i>Movement</i> Disorder Society Task Force report on the Hoehn and Yahr staging scale: Status and recommendations The <i>Movement</i> Disorder Society Task Force on rating scales for Parkinson's disease

  Citation: 1879

  Authors: Christopher G., Werner, Olivier, Cristina, Glenn T., Carl, Nir, Robert G., Charity G., Gregor K., Melvin D., Lisa

• The Sydney multicenter study of Parkinson's disease: The inevitability of dementia at 20 years

  Citation: 1821

  Authors: Mariese A., Wayne G.J., Michael A., Glenda M., John G.L.

• The prevalence of Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

  Citation: 1713

  Authors: Tamara, Nathalie, Alexandra, Thomas D.L.

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