Neurochirurgie

Aims & Scope

Neurochirurgie publishes articles on treatment, teaching and research, neurosurgery training and the professional aspects of our discipline, and also the history and progress of neurosurgery.

It focuses on pathologies of the head, spine and central and peripheral nervous systems and their vascularization.

All aspects of the specialty are dealt with: trauma, tumor, degenerative disease, infection, vascular pathology, and radiosurgery, and pediatrics.

Transversal studies are also welcome: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurology, neuropediatrics, psychiatry, neuropsychology, physical medicine and neurologic rehabilitation, neuro-anesthesia, neurologic intensive care, neuroradiology, functional exploration, neuropathology, neuro-ophthalmology, otoneurology, maxillofacial surgery, neuro-endocrinology and spine surgery.

Technical and methodological aspects are also taken onboard: diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, methods for assessing results, epidemiology, surgical, interventional and radiological techniques, simulations and pathophysiological hypotheses, and educational tools.

The editorial board may refuse submissions that fail to meet the journal's aims and scope; such studies will not be peer-reviewed, and the editor in chief will promptly inform the corresponding author, so as not to delay submission to a more suitable journal.

With a view to attracting an international audience of both readers and writers, Neurochirurgie especially welcomes articles in English, and gives priority to original studies.

Other kinds of article - reviews, case reports, technical notes and meta-analyses - are equally published.

Every year, a special edition is dedicated to the topic selected by the French Society of Neurosurgery for its annual report.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.484

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11904

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	492

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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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.

• Melatonin: Physiological effects in humans

  Citation: 474

  Authors: B., J.

• Definition and epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury

  Citation: 154

  Authors: C., M., V., A., C., P.

• Epidemiology of meningiomas

  Citation: 120

  Authors: I., J., C., L., E., A., H.

• Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: Outcome on spasm and complications. A review

  Citation: 103

  Authors: M., P.

• Predictive value of MRI vertebral end-plate signal changes (MODIC) on outcome of surgically treated degenerative disc disease

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Ph., J.L., S., D.

• Acute traumatic central cord syndrome: A comprehensive review

  Citation: 73

  Authors: G., M., K., E.

• A new philosophy in surgery for diffuse low-grade glioma (DLGG): Oncological and functional outcomes

  Citation: 68

  Authors: H.

• Augmented reality-assisted skull base surgery

  Citation: 64

  Authors: I., A., P., B.N., K.

• Supratotal resection of diffuse gliomas – an overview of its multifaceted implications

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Y.N., H.

• Microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm : Surgical techniques and intraoperative monitoring

  Citation: 59

  Authors: M., P.

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