Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Neuroscience is the archetypal multidisciplinary science encompassing a variety of fields that share the common goal of attempting to provide a complete understanding of the structure and function of the central nervous system.

A series of advances in molecular, developmental and cognitive neuroscience, stimulated by the advent of powerful new experimental techniques and theoretical approaches, have now rendered some of the most enduring neurobiological questions increasingly tractable.

This explosion of knowledge has in turn created a need for new tools to efficiently organize and communicate this information.

Nature Reviews Neuroscience covers the breadth and depth of modern neuroscience by providing an authoritative, accessible, topical, and engaging first port of call for scientists who are interested in all aspects of neuroscience.

Subjects Covered Cellular and molecular neuroscience Development of the nervous system Sensory, motor systems and behaviour Regulatory systems Higher cognition and language Computational neuroscience Disorders of the brain.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	26.7
2024	28.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	9.331

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	493

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	95

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4469

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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.

• Control of goal-directed and stimulus-driven attention in the brain

  Citation: 10111

  Authors: Maurizio, Gordon L.

• Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems

  Citation: 9485

  Authors: Ed, Olaf

• Spontaneous fluctuations in brain activity observed with functional magnetic resonance imaging

  Citation: 5782

  Authors: Michael D., Marcus E.

• From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain

  Citation: 5717

  Authors: Robert, Jason C., Gregory G., Rodney W., Keith W.

• Power failure: why small sample size undermines the reliability of neuroscience

  Citation: 5703

  Authors: Katherine S., John P. A., Claire, Brian A., Jonathan, Emma S. J., Marcus R.

• The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?

  Citation: 5304

  Authors: Karl

• How do you feel — now? The anterior insula and human awareness

  Citation: 5016

  Authors: A. D.

• Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition

  Citation: 4795

  Authors: Sonia J., Bruce S., Megan R., Christine

• How do you feel? Interoception: the sense of the physiological condition of the body

  Citation: 4616

  Authors: A. D.

• Astrocyte–endothelial interactions at the blood–brain barrier

  Citation: 4540

  Authors: N. Joan, Lars, Elisabeth

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