Journal rankings · indicator year 2012
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Subfield ranking · 2012
Neurology journal rankings 2012
120 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Neurology has 120 ranked journals in 2012. The median journal has an OJR of 0.73, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2011; Q1 starts at OJR 1.37. The top three are The Lancet Neurology, Brain, and Annals of Neurology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2012. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
120 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2011. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2009–2011, the window the 2012 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2009–2011 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2003 to 2012. | Compare |
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1The Lancet NeurologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 6.98Q1 | 16.56 0.25 up from 2011 | 536 | 44% | $7,280 | ||
2BrainOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 4.56Q1 | 10.65 0.26 down from 2011 | 948 | 61% | $5,570 | ||
3Annals of NeurologyWiley · United States | 4.53Q1 | 10.51 0.01 down from 2011 | 845 | 39% | $4,700 | ||
4Archives of NeurologyAmerican Medical Association · United States | 3.05Q1 | 6.45 1.16 down from 2011 | 911 | 31% | — | ||
5Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 2.97Q1 | 7.26 0.87 up from 2011 | 73 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
6NeurologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.88Q1 | 6.13 0.79 down from 2011 | 2,610 | 18% | — | ||
7Current Opinion in NeurologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.82Q1 | 6.84 0.23 up from 2011 | 307 | 20% | — | ||
8NeurotherapeuticsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.65Q1 | 6.17 0.27 up from 2011 | 219 | 100% | $3,900 | ||
9Neurobiology of DiseaseOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.39Q1 | 5.74 0.41 down from 2011 | 807 | 98% | $4,180 | ||
10Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & MetabolismSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 5.75 1.07 up from 2011 | 680 | 97% | $4,200 | ||
11Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental NeurologyOxford University Press · United States | 2.05Q1 | 5.19 0.11 up from 2011 | 329 | 46% | $5,036 | ||
12Neurosurgical FOCUSOAAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States | 2.04Q1 | 4.00 0.62 down from 2011 | 459 | 94% | — | ||
13Current Neurology and Neuroscience ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.00Q1 | 4.69 0.72 up from 2011 | 223 | 30% | $5,590 | ||
14CNS Neuroscience & TherapeuticsOAWiley · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 5.12 1.03 up from 2011 | 206 | 93% | $4,140 | ||
15CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug TargetsBentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates | 1.82Q1 | 4.30 0.73 down from 2011 | 191 | 16% | — | ||
16Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryBMJ · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 4.27 0.24 up from 2011 | 1,007 | 12% | — | ||
17Journal of neurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States | 1.76Q1 | 4.13 0.57 up from 2011 | 1,102 | 17% | — | ||
18Movement DisordersWiley · United States | 1.72Q1 | 4.41 0.19 down from 2011 | 1,548 | 19% | $4,480 | ||
19American Journal of NeuroradiologyAmerican Society of Neuroradiology · United States | 1.68Q1 | 3.56 0.10 down from 2011 | 1,326 | 100% | — | ||
20Neurocritical CareSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.68Q1 | 3.52 0.51 up from 2011 | 467 | 18% | $4,690 | ||
21BMC NeurologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 3.72 0.07 up from 2011 | 342 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
22Parkinson s DiseaseOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 3.34 1.34 up from 2011 | 138 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
23Therapeutic Advances in Neurological DisordersOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 4.35 2.11 up from 2011 | 98 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
24European Journal of NeurologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.55Q1 | 4.13 0.14 up from 2011 | 941 | 18% | $3,600 | ||
25NeurosurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.54Q1 | 2.91 0.27 down from 2011 | 1,582 | 5% | — | ||
26Current Neurovascular ResearchBentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.50Q1 | 3.58 0.43 up from 2011 | 91 | 13% | — | ||
27NeuroradiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.47Q1 | 2.69 0.69 down from 2011 | 421 | 16% | $4,790 | ||
28Seminars in NeurologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 1.44Q1 | 2.46 0.50 down from 2011 | 188 | 24% | — | ||
29Journal of NeuroimmunologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.41Q1 | 3.69 0.26 up from 2011 | 678 | 29% | $3,360 | ||
30Neurodegenerative DiseasesKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.37Q1 | 3.26 0.38 down from 2011 | 182 | 30% | — | ||
31Current Treatment Options in NeurologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.35Q2 | 3.30 0.66 up from 2011 | 149 | 25% | $4,190 | ||
32Journal of Neural TransmissionSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.30Q2 | 3.35 0.11 down from 2011 | 550 | 21% | $4,690 | ||
33Journal of the Peripheral Nervous SystemWiley · United States | 1.29Q2 | 3.38 0.12 down from 2011 | 142 | 24% | $4,550 | ||
34Journal of NeurologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.28Q2 | 2.80 0.26 down from 2011 | 1,346 | 19% | $4,790 | ||
35Parkinsonism & Related DisordersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.25Q2 | 2.51 1.39 down from 2011 | 724 | 23% | $3,460 | ||
36Journal of the Neurological SciencesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.25Q2 | 2.56 0.38 down from 2011 | 1,316 | 14% | $3,640 | ||
37Operative NeurosurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.24Q2 | 2.11 0.31 down from 2011 | 347 | 1% | — | ||
38Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.19Q2 | 2.53 0.40 down from 2011 | 322 | 50% | — | ||
39Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.17Q2 | 2.48 0.03 up from 2011 | 151 | 9% | $3,000 | ||
40Neurology Research InternationalOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.15Q2 | 2.26 1.26 up from 2011 | 50 | 100% | $1,000 | ||
41Nature Reviews NeurologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.12Q2 | 5.22 0.29 up from 2011 | 624 | 7% | — | ||
42NeuroepidemiologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.06Q2 | 2.75 0.11 up from 2011 | 248 | 42% | — | ||
43The NeurologistLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.05Q2 | 2.58 0.53 up from 2011 | 184 | 12% | — | ||
44Muscle & NerveWiley · United States | 1.03Q2 | 2.36 0.43 down from 2011 | 990 | 15% | $4,610 | ||
45Neurosurgical ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.02Q2 | 1.99 0.41 down from 2011 | 180 | 11% | $4,590 | ||
46Neuroimaging Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.02Q2 | 1.81 0.45 down from 2011 | 127 | 5% | $3,000 | ||
47Surgical NeurologyElsevier BV · United States | 1.01Q2 | —no 2011 value | 152 | — | — | ||
48Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgeryKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.00Q2 | 1.90 0.30 up from 2011 | 206 | 31% | — | ||
49Journal of Neurosurgical AnesthesiologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.88Q2 | 1.42 0.41 down from 2011 | 196 | 11% | — | ||
50Frontiers in NeurologyOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 0.88Q2 | 2.01 1.34 up from 2011 | 174 | 100% | $3,801 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Neurology highlighted.
- Surgery610
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine245
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health213
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine209
- Oncology153
- Epidemiology147
- Infectious Diseases144
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism124
- Neurology120
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging112
- Physiology110
- Psychiatry and Mental health109
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine85
- Ophthalmology67
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67
- Dermatology64
- Hematology60
- Obstetrics and Gynecology55
- Rheumatology53
- Nephrology40
- Pharmacology38
- Complementary and alternative medicine37
- Reproductive Medicine37
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Emergency Medicine32
- Otorhinolaryngology28
- Rehabilitation21
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine20
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine20
- Hepatology16
- Genetics14
- Immunology and Allergy13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine10
- Urology10
- Gastroenterology6
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice2
- Transplantation2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Health Informatics0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2012. Corpus-wide, 75.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
32 additional Neurology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2009–2011, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2012. Publication window: 2009–2011. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 120
- Window papers (baseline)
- 46,659 +18.2% from indicator year 2009
- Median OJR
- 0.732 -12.7% from indicator year 2009
- Rising journals (2025)
- 16
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2009–2011 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 95 | 109 | 120 | 132 | 138 | 151 | 151 | 157 | 161 | 164 | 170 | 172 | 176 | 174 | 175 | 168 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 20,103 | 22,212 | 23,092 | 24,511 | 25,423 | 27,798 | 30,119 | 32,966 | 35,574 | 39,471 | 42,315 | 45,185 | 46,659 | 48,518 | 51,657 | 53,867 | 56,147 | 56,821 | 58,529 | 60,560 | 63,295 | 71,057 | 80,971 | 88,942 | 90,225 | 89,484 | |
| Median OJR | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.602 | 0.6495 | 0.731 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.732 | 0.662 | 0.68 | 0.657 | 0.6492 | 0.639 | 0.67 | 0.644 | 0.661 | 0.57 | 0.598 | 0.601 | 0.59 | 0.62 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.