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Neurocritical Care

Springer · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN1556-0961

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.256

H-Indexi

118

SNIPi

1.343

Total Worksi

4,233

Total Citationsi

102,992

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

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

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

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

277

4.8k

2019

263

5.9k

2020

256

3.9k

2021

265

3.2k

2022

238

3.1k

2023

279

1.4k

2024

302

565

2025

202

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about Neurocritical Care

Is Neurocritical Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Neurocritical Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Neurocritical Care?

Neurocritical Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.14.

Is Neurocritical Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Neurocritical Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.