Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Neurology journal rankings 2017
157 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Neurology has 157 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.64, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 1.27. The top three are The Lancet Neurology, Annals of Neurology, and Brain.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. 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 2014–2016, the window the 2017 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)
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
157 ranked journals
Filters
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 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 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 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1The Lancet NeurologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 6.82Q1 | 14.68 0.98 down from 2016 | 612 | 50% | $7,280 | ||
2Annals of NeurologyWiley · United States | 3.99Q1 | 9.76 0.39 up from 2016 | 630 | 48% | $4,700 | ||
3BrainOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.77Q1 | 9.21 0.90 up from 2016 | 1,075 | 83% | $5,570 | ||
4JAMA NeurologyAmerican Medical Association · United States | 2.75Q1 | 5.45 0.93 down from 2016 | 980 | 51% | — | ||
5NeurotherapeuticsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.71Q1 | 5.79 0.36 down from 2016 | 236 | 99% | $3,900 | ||
6Movement DisordersWiley · United States | 2.64Q1 | 6.10 0.34 down from 2016 | 949 | 38% | $4,480 | ||
7Translational NeurodegenerationOABioMed Central · China | 2.30Q1 | 7.09 1.64 up from 2016 | 72 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
8Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryBMJ · United Kingdom | 2.30Q1 | 5.81 0.15 up from 2016 | 702 | 19% | — | ||
9Current Opinion in NeurologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.27Q1 | 4.95 0.37 down from 2016 | 293 | 18% | — | ||
10Neurobiology of DiseaseOAElsevier BV · United States | 2.27Q1 | 5.85no change | 759 | 97% | $4,180 | ||
11Acta Neuropathologica CommunicationsOASpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 6.68 1.66 up from 2016 | 389 | 100% | $3,790 | ||
12NeurologyLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 2.23Q1 | 4.82 0.24 down from 2016 | 3,182 | 17% | — | ||
13Neurology Neuroimmunology & NeuroinflammationOAWolters Kluwer · United States | 2.19Q1 | 5.35 1.07 up from 2016 | 292 | 100% | $3,450 | ||
14Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & MetabolismSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 5.59 0.52 up from 2016 | 848 | 90% | $4,200 | ||
15Neurosurgical FOCUSOAAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States | 2.17Q1 | 4.17 0.04 up from 2016 | 471 | 100% | — | ||
16Current Neurology and Neuroscience ReportsSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.15Q1 | 4.86 0.57 up from 2016 | 282 | 25% | $5,590 | ||
17Therapeutic Advances in Neurological DisordersOASAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.13Q1 | 4.62 0.62 down from 2016 | 104 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
18Translational Stroke ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.12Q1 | 6.82 0.05 up from 2016 | 195 | 55% | $5,490 | ||
19Annals of Clinical and Translational NeurologyOAWiley · United States | 2.07Q1 | 5.54 0.87 up from 2016 | 304 | 100% | $4,100 | ||
20Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 2.01Q1 | 4.52 0.88 down from 2016 | 885 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
21Journal of neurosurgeryAmerican Association of Neurological Surgeons · United States | 1.98Q1 | 4.38 0.14 up from 2016 | 1,411 | 50% | — | ||
22European NeurologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.89Q1 | 2.61 2.38 down from 2016 | 324 | 23% | — | ||
23NeuroepidemiologyKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.81Q1 | 4.03 0.12 down from 2016 | 188 | 38% | — | ||
24Current Treatment Options in NeurologySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.78Q1 | 4.28 0.85 up from 2016 | 155 | 17% | $4,190 | ||
25npj Parkinson s DiseaseOANature Portfolio · United States | 1.76Q1 | 4.09 0.12 down from 2016 | 33 | 100% | $3,890 | ||
26Frontiers in NeurologyOAFrontiers Media · Switzerland | 1.74Q1 | 4.30 0.11 up from 2016 | 768 | 100% | $3,801 | ||
27Journal of Parkinson s DiseaseOAIOS Press · Netherlands | 1.70Q1 | 3.70 0.61 up from 2016 | 271 | 100% | — | ||
28Nature Reviews NeurologyNature Portfolio · United Kingdom | 1.66Q1 | 6.01 0.33 up from 2016 | 664 | 14% | — | ||
29Neurocritical CareSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.66Q1 | 3.48 0.36 up from 2016 | 404 | 25% | $4,690 | ||
30American Journal of NeuroradiologyAmerican Society of Neuroradiology · United States | 1.64Q1 | 3.69 0.21 down from 2016 | 1,113 | 100% | — | ||
31Parkinsonism & Related DisordersElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.63Q1 | 3.89 0.28 up from 2016 | 956 | 28% | $3,460 | ||
32NeurosurgeryLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.55Q1 | 3.63 0.53 up from 2016 | 980 | 11% | — | ||
33European Journal of NeurologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.52Q1 | 4.08 0.20 up from 2016 | 760 | 22% | $3,600 | ||
34Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 1.45Q1 | 3.42 1.28 up from 2016 | 174 | 6% | $3,000 | ||
35Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental NeurologyOxford University Press · United States | 1.45Q1 | 3.77 0.14 up from 2016 | 308 | 45% | $5,036 | ||
36Journal of NeurologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.42Q1 | 3.67 0.32 up from 2016 | 1,068 | 34% | $4,790 | ||
37NeuroradiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.37Q1 | 3.00 0.50 up from 2016 | 381 | 22% | $4,790 | ||
38BMC NeurologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.35Q1 | 2.95 0.03 up from 2016 | 764 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
39CNS Neuroscience & TherapeuticsOAWiley · United Kingdom | 1.31Q1 | 3.03 0.31 down from 2016 | 386 | 91% | $4,140 | ||
40Journal of Movement DisordersOAKorean Movement Disorders Society · South Korea | 1.27Q1 | 3.36 0.08 down from 2016 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
41Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaWiley · United Kingdom | 1.26Q2 | 2.97 0.09 up from 2016 | 460 | 70% | $2,490 | ||
42Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgeryKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.26Q2 | 2.47 0.46 up from 2016 | 160 | 30% | — | ||
43Parkinson s DiseaseOAHindawi Publishing Corporation · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 2.79 0.53 up from 2016 | 196 | 100% | $2,160 | ||
44Journal of Neural TransmissionSpringer Science+Business Media · Austria | 1.21Q2 | 3.15 0.30 up from 2016 | 492 | 34% | $4,690 | ||
45Neurodegenerative DiseasesKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.17Q2 | 2.90 0.60 up from 2016 | 122 | 29% | — | ||
46Case Reports in NeurologyOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 1.16Q2 | 3.77 2.75 up from 2016 | 139 | 100% | $1,030 | ||
47Journal of NeuroimmunologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.13Q2 | 3.03 0.11 down from 2016 | 638 | 27% | $3,360 | ||
48Seminars in NeurologyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · United States | 1.13Q2 | 2.38 0.01 up from 2016 | 252 | 18% | — | ||
49CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug TargetsBentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates | 1.09Q2 | 2.60 0.13 down from 2016 | 469 | 11% | — | ||
50Neurosurgical ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.05Q2 | 2.37 0.13 up from 2016 | 281 | 18% | $4,590 |
Subfields of Medicine, with Neurology highlighted.
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
39 additional Neurology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, 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: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 157
- Window papers (baseline)
- 56,821 +10.0% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.639 -6.7% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 16
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 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.