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Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1940

ISSN1558-1349

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

0.807

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.855

Total Works

2,630

Total Citations

62,604

2yr Mean Citedness

1.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America updates readers on the latest surgical techniques for patients with spine, brain, and central nervous system conditions. It keeps readers up to date on the newest advances and provides a basis for choosing treatment options. The journal explores research in Surgery and the adjacent study of Early detection, Clinical trial research, Treatment options, and Intensive care medicine.

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⚡ 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 Published1940

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,630

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1558-1349

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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.

SurgeryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologySurgery

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)SurgeryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMeningioma and schwannoma managementCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusVascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentNeurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases