Visual Neuroscience

Aims & Scope

Visual Neuroscience is an international journal devoted to the publication of experimental and theoretical research on biological mechanisms of vision.

A major goal of publication is to bring together in one journal a broad range of studies that reflect the diversity and originality of all aspects of neuroscience research relating to the visual system.

Contributions may address molecular, cellular or systems-level processes in either vertebrate or invertebrate species.

The journal publishes work based on a wide range of technical approaches, including molecular genetics, anatomy, physiology, psychophysics and imaging, and utilizing comparative, developmental, theoretical or computational approaches to understand the biology of vision and visuo-motor control.

The journal also publishes research seeking to understand disorders of the visual system and strategies for restoring vision.

Studies based exclusively on clinical, psychophysiological or behavioral data are welcomed, provided that they address questions concerning neural mechanisms of vision or provide insight into visual dysfunction.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.515

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11302

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	45

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, 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.

• Normalization of cell responses in cat striate cortex

  Citation: 1395

  Authors: David J.

• In search of the visual pigment template

  Citation: 916

  Authors: VICTOR I., NANNA, TOM, DMITRY G., KRISTIAN

• A relationship between behavioral choice and the visual responses of neurons in macaque MT

  Citation: 885

  Authors: K. H., W. T., M. N., S., J. A.

• Responses of neurons in macaque MT to stochastic motion signals

  Citation: 483

  Authors: Kenneth H., Michael N., William T., J. Anthony

• A psychophysically motivated model for two-dimensional motion perception

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Hugh R., Vincent P., Christopher

• Role of Inhibition in the Specification of Orientation Selectivity of Cells in the Cat Striate Cortex

  Citation: 344

  Authors: A. B.

• Motion selectivity and the contrast-response function of simple cells in the visual cortex

  Citation: 330

  Authors: Duane G., Wilson S.

• Inherited glaucoma in DBA/2J mice: Pertinent disease features for studying the neurodegeneration

  Citation: 323

  Authors: RICHARD T., MICHAEL G., IOK-HOU, ZACHARY H., OLGA V., I. MIHAI, AMY, LAWRISTON A., RICHARD S., ABBOT F., SIMON W.M.

• Independent visual threshold measurements in the two eyes of freely moving rats and mice using a virtual-reality optokinetic system

  Citation: 322

  Authors: R.M., N.M., B.D., T.J., W.W., G.T.

• Push–pull model of the primate photopic electroretinogram: A role for hyperpolarizing neurons in shaping the <i>b</i>-wave

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Paul A., Koichiro, Franklin

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