Our dataset scores 29 journals whose titles identify them as neurosurgery venues. The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry leads at 6.4, and the cohort median Journal Metrics Score is 1.3.
This page previously reported the neurosurgery journals that received a first Journal Impact Factor™ in the June 2026 JCR release. Journal Metrics no longer displays JCR data; all figures below are 2026 Journal Metrics Scores computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data and are not Journal Impact Factors.
See the full analysis of newly scored journals in 2026- Journals scored
- 29
- Mean score
- 1.43
- Median score
- 1.30
- Highest score
- 6.4
Statistics cover all 29 scored neurosurgery journals in the current dataset. The chart and table below list the top 15 by score.
Neurosurgery journals ranked by Journal Metrics Score
Values come from the current Journal Metrics dataset, computed from OpenAlex data. Hover or tap for each journal's score and best subfield quartile.
Leading neurosurgery journals by score
| Rank | Journal | 2026 Score | Quartile | OpenAlex subfields | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY | 6.4 | Q1 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Neurology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine | 1,228,078 |
| 2 | JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY | 2.9 | Q1 | Neurology; Epidemiology; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1,398,799 |
| 3 | JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE | 2.5 | Q1 | Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Surgery | 206,739 |
| 4 | Neurosurgical Focus | 2.5 | Q1 | Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Surgery; Epidemiology; Neurology | 187,550 |
| 5 | World Neurosurgery-X | 2.3 | Q2 | Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Neurology; Surgery | 2,928 |
| 6 | World Neurosurgery | 2.1 | Q2 | Neurology; Epidemiology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Surgery | 311,717 |
| 7 | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY | 2.0 | Q2 | Neurology; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Epidemiology | 176,038 |
| 8 | NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW | 2.0 | Q2 | Neurology; Epidemiology; Genetics | 87,583 |
| 9 | Chinese Neurosurgical Journal | 1.8 | Q2 | Neurology; Epidemiology; Genetics | 3,003 |
| 10 | Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics | 1.6 | Q2 | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Neurology; Genetics | 109,689 |
| 11 | JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY | 1.6 | Q2 | Neurology; Developmental Neuroscience; Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 53,159 |
| 12 | NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | 1.5 | Q2 | Surgery; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Genetics; Neurology | 63,604 |
| 13 | STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY | 1.5 | Q2 | Neurology; Economics and Econometrics; Aerospace Engineering; Genetics | 77,085 |
| 14 | Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery | 1.3 | Q3 | Epidemiology; Psychiatry and Mental health; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 7,283 |
| 15 | Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society | 1.3 | Q3 | Neurology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Surgery; Epidemiology | 43,857 |
What the 2026 data shows
The cohort spreads across all four quartiles: 4 journals rank Q1 in their best OpenAlex subfield, 9 rank Q2, 7 rank Q3, and 9 rank Q4.
The median score of 1.3 sits close to the mean of 1.4, so a single high-scoring title does not dominate this group.
Related spine-surgery journals
These titles are related to neurosurgical practice but are excluded from the cohort statistics, chart, mean, and median above.
How this cohort is defined
Neurosurgery is not a standalone OpenAlex subfield, so this cohort uses a narrow title rule. Two related spine-surgery journals are shown separately and excluded from the statistics.
The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).
Frequently asked questions
Which neurosurgery journal has the highest Journal Metrics Score in 2026?
The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry leads the 29-journal cohort with a 2026 Journal Metrics Score of 6.4.
Are spine surgery journals included in the neurosurgery average?
No. Two related spine-surgery titles are listed separately and do not affect the 29-journal neurosurgery statistics.
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Written by Dr. Meng Zhao
Physician-Scientist · Founder, LabCat AI
MD · Former Neurosurgeon · Medical AI Researcher
Dr. Meng Zhao is a former neurosurgeon turned medical-AI researcher. After years in the operating room, he moved into applied AI for clinical workflows and now leads LabCat AI, a medical-AI company working on decision support and research tooling for clinicians. He built Journal Metrics as a free resource for researchers who need reliable journal metrics without paid database subscriptions.
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