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Neurocritical Care

Springer · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN1556-0961

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.177

H-Index

118

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.343

Total Works

4,233

Total Citations

102,992

2yr Mean Citedness

2.14

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The official journal of the Neurocritical Care Society, with a focus on all aspects of acute neurological care, Neurocritical Care is a peer-reviewed journal publishes updates about therapeutic avenues and technological innovations

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,233

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-0961

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyCritical Care Medicine

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsEpilepsy research and treatment