Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Aims & Scope

Cognitive science is the study of how the mind works, addressing functions such as perception and action, memory and learning, language and communication, reasoning and problem solving, artificial intelligence, decision-making, emotion and consciousness.

By its very nature, this field highlights the interrelationships among the traditionally self-contained disciplines of Cognitive Biology; Computer Science; Economics; Linguistics; Neuroscience; Philosophy; and Psychology; each of these is thus represented as a major topic covered by WIREs Cognitive Science.

This journal will review research from all these fields with the potential to illuminate how the mind is structured, how it has evolved, how it develops through life, and how its functions are instantiated in neural circuits and computations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.760

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	78

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1800

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2639

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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 Medicine, Neuroscience and Psychology, 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.

• Predictive coding

  Citation: 356

  Authors: Yanping, Rajesh P. N.

• Stress and cognition

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Carmen

• Pupillometry

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Sylvain, Julie

• Multidimensional scaling

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Michael C., Megan H., Stephen D.

• Socioeconomic status and cognitive functioning: moving from correlation to causation

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Greg J., Katherine

• Statistical learning and language acquisition

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Alexa R., Jenny R.

• Embodiment as a unifying perspective for psychology

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Arthur M.

• Embodied cognition

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Lucia, Robert A.

• The evolution of brains from early mammals to humans

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Jon H.

• The development of motor behavior

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Karen E., John M.

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