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BMC Neurology
H-index 30

BMC Neurology

1471-2377

Published by: Springer

https://bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 129 208 201 21
Medicine 912 318 312 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 686
Documents by Best Scientists*: 569
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 16
SCIMAGO H-index: 100
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.774
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at BMC Neurology?

The journal investigates areas of study like Neurology, Internal medicine, Neurosurgery, Stroke and Neurochemistry. In addition to Neurology research, it aims to explore topics under Anesthesia, Disease, Pathology, Physical therapy and Pediatrics. The majority of Pathology studies presented zero in on Cerebrospinal fluid.

The Physical therapy works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Randomized controlled trial, Quality of life and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. The work on Randomized controlled trial addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Clinical trial. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Internal medicine, it also covered topics in Gastroenterology, Multiple sclerosis and Cardiology.

It holds forums on Neurosurgery that merges themes from other disciplines such as Magnetic resonance imaging and Retrospective cohort study. The research on Stroke featured in it combines topics in other fields like Cohort study and Risk factor. BMC Neurology covers Neurochemistry research under the subject of Neuroscience.

  • Neurology (46.29%)
  • Internal medicine (29.65%)
  • Neurosurgery (26.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Diagnostic accuracy of the vegetative and minimally conscious state: Clinical consensus versus standardized neurobehavioral assessment (794 citations)
  • Post-stroke infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (413 citations)
  • Peak plasma interleukin-6 and other peripheral markers of inflammation in the first week of ischaemic stroke correlate with brain infarct volume, stroke severity and long-term outcome (388 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at BMC Neurology:

The journal publications are organized to reinforce research efforts on Neurology, Internal medicine, Physical therapy, Neurochemistry and Stroke. The journal publications explore topics in Neurology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Anesthesia, Dementia, Disease, Pathology and Neurosurgery. The most cited publications explore issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology, Multiple sclerosis, Surgery and Cardiology.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in BMC Neurology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Halvor Naess (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Zhengqi Lu (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Robert Zivadinov (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nobutaka Hattori (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Katharina S. Sunnerhagen (12 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in BMC Neurology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Capital Medical University (110 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (52 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sun Yat-sen University (41 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (39 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Fudan University (38 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.23% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.89% of all publications and 56.99% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Neurology

Alongside the pursuit of publishing research and contributing to the neurological field, readers might also be interested in career opportunities within Neurology. The professionals in this field have a significant impact on advancing our understanding of the human brain and nervous system through research and clinical practice.

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Whether you are already working within the field of Neurology and looking to expand your research opportunities, or are a young professional just beginning to explore your career options within the Neurological sciences, there's a world of opportunities to consider. Stay open to them and continue to be a vital part of this ever-advancing field!

Top Publications

  • Acute encephalopathy with elevated CSF inflammatory markers as the initial presentation of COVID-19.

    Shelli Farhadian;Laura R. Glick;Chantal B. F. Vogels;Jared Thomas

    (2020)
    126 Citations
  • The misdiagnosis of prolonged disorders of consciousness by a clinical consensus compared with repeated coma-recovery scale-revised assessment.

    Jing Wang;Xiaohua Hu;Zhouyao Hu;Ziwei Sun

    (2020)
    92 Citations
  • Neurological manifestations as the predictors of severity and mortality in hospitalized individuals with COVID-19: a multicenter prospective clinical study.

    Man Amanat;Nima Rezaei;Nima Rezaei;Mehrdad Roozbeh;Maziar Shojaei

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Stroke etiologies in patients with COVID-19: the SVIN COVID-19 multinational registry.

    María E. Ramos-Araque;James E. Siegler;Marc Ribo;Manuel Requena

    (2021)
    69 Citations
  • Improvements in clinical signs of Parkinson's disease using photobiomodulation: a prospective proof-of-concept study.

    Ann Liebert;Ann Liebert;Brian Bicknell;E-Liisa Laakso;Gillian Heller;Gillian Heller

    (2021)
    66 Citations
  • Cerebro-spinal fluid biomarker levels: phosphorylated tau (T) and total tau (N) as markers for rate of progression in Alzheimer’s disease

    Carina Wattmo;Kaj Blennow;Oskar Hansson

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Inflammation biomarker discovery in Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonisms.

    Anna Santaella;H. Bea Kuiperij;Anouke van Rumund;Rianne A. J. Esselink

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Serum biomarkers of neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier leakage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    (2022)
    58 Citations

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