Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Neuroscience publishes papers describing the results of original research on any aspect of the scientific study of the nervous system.

Any paper, however short, will be considered for publication provided that it reports significant, new and carefully confirmed findings with full experimental details.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.008

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	254

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4769

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3727

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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 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.

• Distribution of serotonin-immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—Cell bodies and terminals

  Citation: 2021

  Authors: H.W.M.

• Central cholinergic pathways in the rat: An overview based on an alternative nomenclature (Ch1–Ch6)

  Citation: 1992

  Authors: M-M., E.J., B.H., A.I.

• Calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin in the rat nervous system

  Citation: 1803

  Authors: M.R.

• The three-dimensional organization of the hippocampal formation: A review of anatomical data

  Citation: 1689

  Authors: D.G., M.P.

• Heterogeneity in the distribution and morphology of microglia in the normal adult mouse brain

  Citation: 1656

  Authors: L.J., V.H., P., S.

• Histochemical mapping of nitric oxide synthase in the rat brain

  Citation: 1573

  Authors: S.R., H.

• Limbic seizure and brain damage produced by kainic acid: Mechanisms and relevance to human temporal lobe epilepsy

  Citation: 1434

  Authors: Y.

• Phasic versus tonic dopamine release and the modulation of dopamine system responsivity: A hypothesis for the etiology of schizophrenia

  Citation: 1403

  Authors: A.A.

• Two-stage model of memory trace formation: A role for “noisy” brain states

  Citation: 1393

  Authors: G.

• Local effector functions of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerve endings: Involvement of tachykinins, calcitonin gene-related peptide and other neuropeptides

  Citation: 1387

  Authors: P.

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