Oxford University Press · ISSN 0006-8950 · 1460-2156
Brain impact factor, and the open numbers behind it.
Short answer
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 8.89 citations per paper for Brain, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 8.89Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 503Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 49119,602 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $5,570Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Brain published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Brain publishes.
Mostly Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology, within Medicine.
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Epilepsy research and treatment
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | 8.89 | 503 | Subscription |
| Autophagy | 8.23 | 240 | Subscription |
| Cancer Discovery | 7.93 | 303 | Subscription |
| Hepatology | 7.45 | 480 | Subscription |
| JCI | 10.90 | 707 | Open |
About Brain.
Comment 1What is the Brain impact factor?
The Journal Impact Factor is a licensed Clarivate metric, so we do not reproduce it. The closest open equivalent is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness: 8.89 citations per paper for Brain, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Brain open access?
Brain is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Brain publish a year?
OpenAlex records 491 works in 2025, and 19,602 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.