Social Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Social Neuroscience features original empirical Research Papers as well as targeted Reviews, Commentaries and Fast Track Brief Reports that examine how the brain mediates social behavior, social cognition, social interactions and relationships, group social dynamics, and related topics that deal with social/interpersonal psychology and neurobiology.

Multi-paper symposia and special topic issues are organized and presented regularly as well.

The goal of Social Neuroscience is to provide a place to publish empirical articles that intend to further our understanding of the neural mechanisms contributing to the development and maintenance of social behaviors, or to understanding how these mechanisms are disrupted in clinical disorders.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.720

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	85

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7824

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	246

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience, Psychology and Social Sciences, 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.

• Levels of emotional awareness and autism: An fMRI study

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Giorgia, Geoffrey, Rachel, Tania, Chris, Uta

• Face to face: Blocking facial mimicry can selectively impair recognition of emotional expressions

  Citation: 316

  Authors: Lindsay M., Piotr, Vilayanur S.

• Social coordination dynamics: Measuring human bonding

  Citation: 282

  Authors: Olivier, Gonzalo C., Kelly J., Julien, J. A.

• Fetal testosterone and empathy: Evidence from the Empathy Quotient (EQ) and the “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Emma, Simon, Bonnie, Rebecca, Kevin, Gerald

• Atypical frontal-posterior synchronization of Theory of Mind regions in autism during mental state attribution

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Rajesh K., Timothy A., Vladimir L., Nancy J., Marcel Adam

• Impaired recognition of negative basic emotions in autism: A test of the amygdala theory

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Chris, Emma, Livia, Simon

• Facial expressions: What the mirror neuron system can and cannot tell us

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Christiaan, Ruud B., Christian

• Getting a grip on other minds: Mirror neurons, intention understanding, and cognitive empathy

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Jonas T., Marco

• Empathy and motivation for justice: Cognitive empathy and concern, but not emotional empathy, predict sensitivity to injustice for others

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Jean, Keith J.

• Mirror neurons and the social nature of language: The neural exploitation hypothesis

  Citation: 202

  Authors: Vittorio

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