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Status
Active
Coverage
1998–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
33
SJR · SCImago
11.041
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
515
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience (all) | 2 / 112 | 98th | Q1 |
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Nature Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 33), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Nature Research.
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ISSN 1097-6256Verify ISSN ↗1546-1726Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Nature Research
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
33
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$12,690 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Nature Neuroscience indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1998–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 33.
What quartile is Nature Neuroscience in Scopus?
Nature Neuroscience is Q1 in Neuroscience (all) (rank 2 of 112), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Nature Neuroscience?
Nature Neuroscience is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 33, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 11.041, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 515.
How much does it cost to publish in Nature Neuroscience?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$12,690 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Nature Neuroscience and what is its ISSN?
Nature Neuroscience is published by Nature Research. Its print ISSN is 1097-6256 and its online ISSN is 1546-1726.
Is Nature Neuroscience covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Nature Neuroscience in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Nature Neuroscience open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Nature Neuroscience? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Nature Neuroscience has an h-index of 610 and a 2-year mean of 17.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 33, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #1 of 112 Scopus journals in Neuroscience (all).
610
h-index
17.64
2-yr mean citations
6,038
i10-index
8,202
works indexed
1,672,642
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$12,690
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#1 of 112 Top 1% Neuroscience (all)
Nature Neuroscience published 343 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Nature Neuroscience? — latest 77 articles, 2026
In its latest 77 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (52.5%), China (9.4%) and United Kingdom (7.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Nature Neuroscience? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 8 retracted papers are recorded (1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 8 · 1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration52.5% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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