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Acta Neurochirurgica

Springer Science+Business Media · Austria · ISSN 0001-6268, 0942-0940

ITS Journal Score77.0
Global rank#3,278
Rank in Medicine#645 of 8,757
h-index149
Open access 2021–202553%

Overview

Acta Neurochirurgica, published by Springer Science+Business Media (Austria), published 2,067 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 13,350 citations in those years. Its h-index is 149 and its two-year mean citedness is 2.51. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #3,278 of 62,158 ranked journals and #645 of 8,757 in Medicine.

Key figures

Papers 2021–20252,067
Citations 2021–202513,350
Citations per paper6.5
h-index149
i10-index7,452
2-year mean citedness2.51
Open-access share53%
Change in papers, 2020→2025-28%
Article fee (APC)3,090 EUR

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20204728,404209
20214144,876191
20223813,360166
20234212,401171
20245122,079238
2025339634339

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Chinese Neurosurgical JournalMedicine58.5199100%
Journal of Clinical NeuroscienceMedicine73.12,38617%
Neurocritical CareMedicine75.61,34048%
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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0001-6268
  • Print ISSN: 0001-6268
  • Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
  • Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
  • Listed in DOAJ: Yes (checked against DOAJ)
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S4210178590
  • Journal website: link.springer.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Acta Neurochirurgica?

It is 77.0 out of 100, which places it #3,278 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Acta Neurochirurgica?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 2.51.

Is Acta Neurochirurgica open access?

53% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access, and it is listed in DOAJ.

Does Acta Neurochirurgica charge a publication fee?

DOAJ records an article processing charge of 3,090 EUR. Check the journal's website for the current fee and any waivers.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.