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Neuron 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: 14.42 citations per paper for Neuron, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Key metrics
- Two-year mean citedness
- 14.42Citations per paper, papers from the two prior yearsSource: OpenAlex
- h-index
- 690Across all yearsSource: OpenAlex
- Papers in 2025
- 36314,457 in totalSource: OpenAlex
- Access
- SubscriptionAPC about $10,400Source: OpenAlex
Papers per year.
How many works Neuron published in each complete year, as indexed by OpenAlex.
Fig. 1Works per year from OpenAlex. Retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
What Neuron publishes.
Mostly Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience, within Neuroscience.
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Ion channel regulation and function
Most frequent research topics in OpenAlex.
Journals with a similar citation profile.
| Journal | Two-year mean citedness | h-index | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuron | 14.42 | 690 | Subscription |
| Nature Neuroscience | 18.30 | 593 | Subscription |
| Molecular Psychiatry | 9.19 | 317 | Subscription |
| Translational Psychiatry | 6.54 | 180 | Open |
| Neuropsychopharmacology | 4.98 | 306 | Subscription |
About Neuron.
Comment 1What is the Neuron 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: 14.42 citations per paper for Neuron, retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Comment 2Is Neuron open access?
Neuron is not a fully open-access journal; check its author guidelines for open-access options and charges.
Comment 3How many papers does Neuron publish a year?
OpenAlex records 363 works in 2025, and 14,457 in total.
Sources
- 1. OpenAlex source record · retrieved 23 Oct 2026
The Journal Impact Factor is a Clarivate metric and is not reproduced here.