Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Neurological Surgery
ISSN 0301-2603 · eISSN 1882-1251 · Igaku-Shoin Ltd.
Neurological Surgery: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neurological Surgery is published by Igaku-Shoin Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Neurology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsMedicine10.1%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine9.9%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8%
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine8%
- Meningioma and schwannoma managementMedicine6.9%
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.9%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine4.6%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 650/826 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Igaku-Shoin Ltd.
- ISSN
- 0301-2603
- Electronic ISSN
- 1882-1251
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neurological Surgery
Which databases index Neurological Surgery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neurological Surgery is indexed in Scopus.
Is Neurological Surgery open access, and what is the APC?
Neurological Surgery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .