Neurology

Aims & Scope

As the leading clinical neurology journal worldwide, Neurology is directed to physicians concerned with diseases and conditions of the nervous system.

The journal's purpose is to advance the field by presenting new basic and clinical research with emphasis on knowledge that will influence the way neurology is practiced.

The journal is at the forefront in disseminating cutting-edge, peer-reviewed information to the neurology community worldwide.

Editorial content includes Research, Clinical/Scientific Notes, Views & Reviews (including Medical Hypothesis papers), Issues of Neurological Practice, Historical Neurology, NeuroImages, Humanities, Disputes & Debates: Editors’ Choice, and position papers from the American Academy of Neurology.

Contents appearing solely online include the Patient Page, CME Quizzes, Podcasts, and play-in-place video.

The online version is considered the canonical version of the journal because it includes all content available to the reader.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.5
2024	7.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.401

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	422

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1025

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	14302

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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, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

  Citation: 21118

  Authors: Guy, David, Marshall, Robert, Donald, Emanuel M.

• Rating neurologic impairment in multiple sclerosis

  Citation: 12226

  Authors: John F.

• Parkinsonism

  Citation: 9370

  Authors: Margaret M., Melvin D.

• The Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)

  Citation: 7600

  Authors: John C.

• The Neuropsychiatric Inventory

  Citation: 6069

  Authors: J. L., M., K., S., D. A., J.

• Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants

  Citation: 4216

  Authors: M.L., A.E., S., A., M., S.F., J.M., J.D., S., B.F., F., N.F., R., K., K., B.L., D.S., J.R., M.M., M.

• Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies

  Citation: 4114

  Authors: I. G., D. W., J., M., J. T., H., J., J. E., C., E. K., D., H., C. G., B., D. J., D., T., B., D., S., C. G., E., G., L. A., J., T., R. N., D., R. A., A., K., V.M.Y., A., I., E., O. L., S., Y., J. A., E. B., F., R. H., J. B., J. Q., M.

• Frontotemporal lobar degeneration

  Citation: 3895

  Authors: D., J. S., L., U., D., S., M., A., P. H., M., K., B. L., J., D. F.

• The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD)

  Citation: 3848

  Authors: S. S., A., D., S. M., B. J., L. M., F. S., J. P., G. van, L.

• International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

  Citation: 3763

  Authors: Dean M., Brenda, Jeffrey L., Philippe, William, Tanuja, Jérôme, Kazuo, Benjamin, Anu, Sven, Marco, Michael, Jack H., Silvia, Anthony L., Patrick, Kay E., Brian G.

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