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Current Opinion in Neurology
H-index 34

Current Opinion in Neurology

1350-7540

Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

https://journals.lww.com/co-neurology/pages/default.aspx

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 100 113 120 27
Medicine 738 123 153 28

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 223
Documents by Best Scientists*: 239
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 140
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.606
Impact Factor: 4.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Current Opinion in Neurology?

The journal tackles a plethora of topics, such as Neuroscience, Disease, MEDLINE, Intensive care medicine and Pathology. Current Opinion in Neurology focuses on Neuroscience as well as the interrelated topic of Magnetic resonance imaging. Current Opinion in Neurology addresses concerns in Disease which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Multiple sclerosis, Pathogenesis and Bioinformatics.

Multiple sclerosis research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Immunology. Antibody is a key component of Immunology research discussed in the journal. While Intensive care medicine is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Stroke and Clinical trial.

Epilepsy studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of Psychiatry.

  • Neuroscience (24.81%)
  • Disease (15.30%)
  • MEDLINE (11.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Resting-state functional connectivity in neuropsychiatric disorders. (942 citations)
  • Motor learning: its relevance to stroke recovery and neurorehabilitation. (869 citations)
  • The epidemiology of epilepsy revisited (675 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Current Opinion in Neurology:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Neuroscience, Disease, Pathology, MEDLINE and Multiple sclerosis. The journal articles facilitate discussions on Neuroscience that incorporate concepts from other fields like Inflammation and Magnetic resonance imaging. The journal papers explore issues in Disease which can be linked to other research areas like Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Bioinformatics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Disease, Intensive care medicine, MEDLINE, Clinical trial and Bioinformatics are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Issues in Disease were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cognition, Multiple sclerosis, Pathological and Neuroimaging. The study of Cognition encompasses disciplines such as Dementia, as well as fields such as Neuroscience, all of which overlap with one another.

Neuroscience research featured in Current Opinion in Neurology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration. In addition to Clinical trial research, it aims to explore topics under Psychological intervention, Lesion and Physical medicine and rehabilitation. Some problems in Bioinformatics that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Triptans.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The role of innate immune genes in Alzheimer's disease. (9 citations)
  • Interictal autonomic dysfunction (7 citations)
  • Vaccinations in multiple sclerosis patients receiving disease-modifying drugs. (5 citations)

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 Current Opinion in Neurology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans-Peter Hartung (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter J. Goadsby (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bernd C. Kieseier (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael Weller (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massimo Filippi (12 papers) published 2 papers 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 Current Opinion in Neurology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (59 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of California, Los Angeles (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of California, San Francisco (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University College London (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Johns Hopkins University (38 papers) absent at the last 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, 7.27% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.61% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.75% of all publications and 50.98% 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.

Potential Career Paths in Neurology

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Top Publications

  • Mechanisms underlying progression in multiple sclerosis.

    Martina Absinta;Hans Lassmann;Bruce D. Trapp

    (2020)
    153 Citations
  • The role of innate immune genes in Alzheimer's disease.

    Ana Griciuc;Rudolph E Tanzi

    (2021)
    128 Citations
  • Cerebral small vessel disease and vascular cognitive impairment: from diagnosis to management

    Maria Clara Zanon Zotin;Maria Clara Zanon Zotin;Lukas Sveikata;Lukas Sveikata;Lukas Sveikata;Anand Viswanathan;Pinar Yilmaz;Pinar Yilmaz

    (2021)
    119 Citations
  • Where are we moving in the classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

    Jantima Tanboon;Akinori Uruha;Werner Stenzel;Ichizo Nishino

    (2020)
    93 Citations
  • Acute bacterial meningitis

    (2021)
    85 Citations
  • Cerebellar ataxias: an update

    Mario Manto;Jordi Gandini;Katharina Feil;Michael Strupp

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Vertigo and dizziness in the emergency room.

    Andreas Zwergal;Marianne Dieterich

    (2020)
    70 Citations

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