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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.9
CiteScore
1.1
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Brain and Spine
Publications
4 201
Citations
1 484
h-index
13
Publications
4 201
Citations
1 442
Top-3 citing journals
Brain and Spine
Brain and Spine (142 citations)
World Neurosurgery
World Neurosurgery (102 citations)
Acta Neurochirurgica
Acta Neurochirurgica (64 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
Germany (362 publications)
Switzerland (198 publications)
United Kingdom (195 publications)

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Citing journals

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Brain and Spine
142 citations, 9.57%
World Neurosurgery
102 citations, 6.87%
Acta Neurochirurgica
64 citations, 4.31%
Neurosurgical Review
52 citations, 3.5%
Neurosurgery
47 citations, 3.17%
Cureus
38 citations, 2.56%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
34 citations, 2.29%
Operative Neurosurgery
25 citations, 1.68%
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
22 citations, 1.48%
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
22 citations, 1.48%
Frontiers in Neurology
20 citations, 1.35%
Global Spine Journal
20 citations, 1.35%
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
19 citations, 1.28%
European Spine Journal
17 citations, 1.15%
Spine Journal
16 citations, 1.08%
Frontiers in Surgery
15 citations, 1.01%
Brain Sciences
15 citations, 1.01%
Surgical Neurology International
15 citations, 1.01%
PLoS ONE
14 citations, 0.94%
Child's Nervous System
12 citations, 0.81%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
12 citations, 0.81%
Cancers
12 citations, 0.81%
Journal of Neurosurgery
12 citations, 0.81%
Scientific Reports
10 citations, 0.67%
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
9 citations, 0.61%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
9 citations, 0.61%
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
9 citations, 0.61%
Reactions Weekly
9 citations, 0.61%
British Journal of Neurosurgery
8 citations, 0.54%
Frontiers in Oncology
8 citations, 0.54%
Neurochirurgie
7 citations, 0.47%
Diagnostics
7 citations, 0.47%
Spine Deformity
7 citations, 0.47%
Clinical Spine Surgery
6 citations, 0.4%
World Neurosurgery: X
6 citations, 0.4%
Medicina
6 citations, 0.4%
Frontiers in Medicine
6 citations, 0.4%
Medicine (United States)
6 citations, 0.4%
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
6 citations, 0.4%
Neurocritical Care
5 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
5 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
5 citations, 0.34%
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
5 citations, 0.34%
Biomedicines
5 citations, 0.34%
Tomography
5 citations, 0.34%
Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association
4 citations, 0.27%
BMC Medical Education
4 citations, 0.27%
Heliyon
4 citations, 0.27%
North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
4 citations, 0.27%
Die Wirbelsäule
4 citations, 0.27%
Neuroradiology
3 citations, 0.2%
Radiology Case Reports
3 citations, 0.2%
Pediatric Neurology
3 citations, 0.2%
Asian Journal of Surgery
3 citations, 0.2%
BMJ Open
3 citations, 0.2%
BMC Surgery
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Hospital Infection
3 citations, 0.2%
Hirurgia Pozvonochnika
3 citations, 0.2%
New England Journal of Medicine
3 citations, 0.2%
Trials
3 citations, 0.2%
Healthcare
3 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
3 citations, 0.2%
Critical Care
3 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Public Health
3 citations, 0.2%
Orthopaedic surgery
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
3 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Neuroscience
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A
3 citations, 0.2%
Neurosurgical Focus
3 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
3 citations, 0.2%
Bioengineering
3 citations, 0.2%
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
3 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
3 citations, 0.2%
Life
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base
3 citations, 0.2%
JOR Spine
3 citations, 0.2%
Die Unfallchirurgie
3 citations, 0.2%
Neurosurgery Open
3 citations, 0.2%
Neurotrauma Reports
3 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
2 citations, 0.13%
Spine
2 citations, 0.13%
Computer Assisted Surgery
2 citations, 0.13%
Neuroradiology Journal
2 citations, 0.13%
Chiropractic and Manual Therapies
2 citations, 0.13%
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
2 citations, 0.13%
Pharmacological Research
2 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
2 citations, 0.13%
European Geriatric Medicine
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
2 citations, 0.13%
Expert Systems with Applications
2 citations, 0.13%
Scottish Medical Journal
2 citations, 0.13%
Work
2 citations, 0.13%
Seminars in Spine Surgery
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Neurotrauma
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Pain Research
2 citations, 0.13%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
462 citations, 31.13%
Springer Nature
355 citations, 23.92%
MDPI
126 citations, 8.49%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
119 citations, 8.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.
69 citations, 4.65%
SAGE
38 citations, 2.56%
Wiley
30 citations, 2.02%
Taylor & Francis
30 citations, 2.02%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
25 citations, 1.68%
Oxford University Press
24 citations, 1.62%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
20 citations, 1.35%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
14 citations, 0.94%
Scientific Scholar
11 citations, 0.74%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
10 citations, 0.67%
BMJ
9 citations, 0.61%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
7 citations, 0.47%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 citations, 0.34%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.34%
Association of Spine Surgeons
3 citations, 0.2%
Massachusetts Medical Society
3 citations, 0.2%
OAE Publishing Inc.
3 citations, 0.2%
Baishideng Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.13%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.13%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.13%
The Royal Society
2 citations, 0.13%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.13%
Eco-Vector LLC
2 citations, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.13%
The Endocrine Society
2 citations, 0.13%
Publishing House ABV Press
2 citations, 0.13%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.13%
Media Sphere Publishing House
2 citations, 0.13%
F1000 Research
2 citations, 0.13%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.13%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
IMR Press
1 citation, 0.07%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.07%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 citation, 0.07%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Spandidos Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
1 citation, 0.07%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.07%
American Thoracic Society
1 citation, 0.07%
Baltic Medical Education Center
1 citation, 0.07%
Institute of Measurement Science
1 citation, 0.07%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
1 citation, 0.07%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.07%
Hindawi Limited
1 citation, 0.07%
ASME International
1 citation, 0.07%
S. Karger AG
1 citation, 0.07%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.07%
Sechenov University
1 citation, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.07%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.07%
Hans Publishers
1 citation, 0.07%
Scientific Research Institute - Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital No 1
1 citation, 0.07%
XMLink
1 citation, 0.07%
Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine
1 citation, 0.07%
Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1 citation, 0.07%
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Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
49 publications, 1.17%
University Hospital of Zürich
40 publications, 0.95%
University of Cambridge
39 publications, 0.93%
Technical University of Munich
34 publications, 0.81%
University Hospital of Bern
30 publications, 0.71%
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
30 publications, 0.71%
Leiden University Medical Center
28 publications, 0.67%
Innsbruck Medical University
27 publications, 0.64%
Geneva University Hospitals
26 publications, 0.62%
University Hospital Aachen
26 publications, 0.62%
Rechts der Isar Hospital
24 publications, 0.57%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
23 publications, 0.55%
Hospital Universitario La Paz
23 publications, 0.55%
University Hospital Heidelberg
21 publications, 0.5%
University Hospital of Basel
21 publications, 0.5%
University Medical Center Utrecht
21 publications, 0.5%
Acibadem University
20 publications, 0.48%
Medical University of Vienna
19 publications, 0.45%
Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
19 publications, 0.45%
Carlo Besta Neurological Institute
18 publications, 0.43%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
18 publications, 0.43%
University Hospital Münster
18 publications, 0.43%
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
17 publications, 0.4%
University Hospital Augsburg
17 publications, 0.4%
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
16 publications, 0.38%
Harvard University
16 publications, 0.38%
University Hospital Tübingen
16 publications, 0.38%
Erasmus University Medical Center
16 publications, 0.38%
University of Milan
15 publications, 0.36%
Cornell University
15 publications, 0.36%
Oslo University Hospital
14 publications, 0.33%
Maastricht University Medical Center+
14 publications, 0.33%
National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery named after N.N. Burdenko
13 publications, 0.31%
University of Zurich
13 publications, 0.31%
University of Bern
13 publications, 0.31%
Lausanne University Hospital
13 publications, 0.31%
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
13 publications, 0.31%
New York University
13 publications, 0.31%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
12 publications, 0.29%
Karolinska Institute
12 publications, 0.29%
University College London
12 publications, 0.29%
Maastricht University
12 publications, 0.29%
Jena University Hospital
12 publications, 0.29%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
12 publications, 0.29%
University of Toronto
12 publications, 0.29%
University of Geneva
11 publications, 0.26%
University of Naples Federico II
11 publications, 0.26%
University of Basel
11 publications, 0.26%
Turku University Hospital
11 publications, 0.26%
Copenhagen University Hospital
11 publications, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen
11 publications, 0.26%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11 publications, 0.26%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
11 publications, 0.26%
University Hospital Düsseldorf
11 publications, 0.26%
ETH Zurich
10 publications, 0.24%
University of Turin
10 publications, 0.24%
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
10 publications, 0.24%
Ulm University
10 publications, 0.24%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
10 publications, 0.24%
University Medical Center Göttingen
10 publications, 0.24%
Greifswald University Hospital
10 publications, 0.24%
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
10 publications, 0.24%
University of Pittsburgh
10 publications, 0.24%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
9 publications, 0.21%
Karolinska University Hospital
9 publications, 0.21%
Imperial College London
9 publications, 0.21%
University of Palermo
9 publications, 0.21%
University of Edinburgh
9 publications, 0.21%
Haukeland University Hospital
9 publications, 0.21%
Massachusetts General Hospital
9 publications, 0.21%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
9 publications, 0.21%
University Hospital Würzburg
9 publications, 0.21%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
9 publications, 0.21%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
9 publications, 0.21%
University of Porto
9 publications, 0.21%
Medical University of Warsaw
9 publications, 0.21%
Hospital Del Mar
9 publications, 0.21%
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
9 publications, 0.21%
Ankara University
8 publications, 0.19%
Aix-Marseille University
8 publications, 0.19%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
8 publications, 0.19%
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
8 publications, 0.19%
King's College London
8 publications, 0.19%
Antwerp University Hospital
8 publications, 0.19%
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
8 publications, 0.19%
University of Messina
8 publications, 0.19%
University of Cologne
8 publications, 0.19%
University Hospital Regensburg
8 publications, 0.19%
University Medical Center Groningen
8 publications, 0.19%
National Health Service Lothian
8 publications, 0.19%
University of Tübingen
7 publications, 0.17%
University of Strasbourg
7 publications, 0.17%
Heidelberg University
7 publications, 0.17%
Saint Joseph University
7 publications, 0.17%
University of Liverpool
7 publications, 0.17%
Aarhus University Hospital
7 publications, 0.17%
Aarhus University
7 publications, 0.17%
Odense University Hospital
7 publications, 0.17%
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
7 publications, 0.17%
University of Birmingham
7 publications, 0.17%
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Germany, 362, 8.62%
Germany
362 publications, 8.62%
Switzerland, 198, 4.71%
Switzerland
198 publications, 4.71%
United Kingdom, 195, 4.64%
United Kingdom
195 publications, 4.64%
USA, 164, 3.9%
USA
164 publications, 3.9%
Italy, 140, 3.33%
Italy
140 publications, 3.33%
Spain, 103, 2.45%
Spain
103 publications, 2.45%
Netherlands, 99, 2.36%
Netherlands
99 publications, 2.36%
France, 70, 1.67%
France
70 publications, 1.67%
Austria, 60, 1.43%
Austria
60 publications, 1.43%
Belgium, 59, 1.4%
Belgium
59 publications, 1.4%
Turkey, 58, 1.38%
Turkey
58 publications, 1.38%
Denmark, 47, 1.12%
Denmark
47 publications, 1.12%
Japan, 44, 1.05%
Japan
44 publications, 1.05%
Sweden, 42, 1%
Sweden
42 publications, 1%
Greece, 39, 0.93%
Greece
39 publications, 0.93%
Canada, 36, 0.86%
Canada
36 publications, 0.86%
China, 33, 0.79%
China
33 publications, 0.79%
India, 29, 0.69%
India
29 publications, 0.69%
Portugal, 28, 0.67%
Portugal
28 publications, 0.67%
Republic of Korea, 28, 0.67%
Republic of Korea
28 publications, 0.67%
Russia, 26, 0.62%
Russia
26 publications, 0.62%
Poland, 26, 0.62%
Poland
26 publications, 0.62%
Norway, 23, 0.55%
Norway
23 publications, 0.55%
Finland, 22, 0.52%
Finland
22 publications, 0.52%
Czech Republic, 21, 0.5%
Czech Republic
21 publications, 0.5%
Pakistan, 18, 0.43%
Pakistan
18 publications, 0.43%
Ireland, 17, 0.4%
Ireland
17 publications, 0.4%
Singapore, 15, 0.36%
Singapore
15 publications, 0.36%
Egypt, 14, 0.33%
Egypt
14 publications, 0.33%
Saudi Arabia, 14, 0.33%
Saudi Arabia
14 publications, 0.33%
Ukraine, 13, 0.31%
Ukraine
13 publications, 0.31%
Australia, 13, 0.31%
Australia
13 publications, 0.31%
Israel, 13, 0.31%
Israel
13 publications, 0.31%
Hungary, 11, 0.26%
Hungary
11 publications, 0.26%
Nepal, 10, 0.24%
Nepal
10 publications, 0.24%
Croatia, 10, 0.24%
Croatia
10 publications, 0.24%
Bulgaria, 9, 0.21%
Bulgaria
9 publications, 0.21%
Lebanon, 9, 0.21%
Lebanon
9 publications, 0.21%
Romania, 8, 0.19%
Romania
8 publications, 0.19%
Brazil, 7, 0.17%
Brazil
7 publications, 0.17%
New Zealand, 7, 0.17%
New Zealand
7 publications, 0.17%
Serbia, 7, 0.17%
Serbia
7 publications, 0.17%
Thailand, 7, 0.17%
Thailand
7 publications, 0.17%
Argentina, 6, 0.14%
Argentina
6 publications, 0.14%
Mexico, 6, 0.14%
Mexico
6 publications, 0.14%
Slovenia, 6, 0.14%
Slovenia
6 publications, 0.14%
Philippines, 6, 0.14%
Philippines
6 publications, 0.14%
Iran, 5, 0.12%
Iran
5 publications, 0.12%
Lithuania, 5, 0.12%
Lithuania
5 publications, 0.12%
Morocco, 5, 0.12%
Morocco
5 publications, 0.12%
Nigeria, 4, 0.1%
Nigeria
4 publications, 0.1%
Slovakia, 4, 0.1%
Slovakia
4 publications, 0.1%
Ethiopia, 4, 0.1%
Ethiopia
4 publications, 0.1%
South Africa, 4, 0.1%
South Africa
4 publications, 0.1%
Zambia, 3, 0.07%
Zambia
3 publications, 0.07%
Indonesia, 3, 0.07%
Indonesia
3 publications, 0.07%
Cameroon, 3, 0.07%
Cameroon
3 publications, 0.07%
Qatar, 3, 0.07%
Qatar
3 publications, 0.07%
Côte d'Ivoire, 3, 0.07%
Côte d'Ivoire
3 publications, 0.07%
Luxembourg, 3, 0.07%
Luxembourg
3 publications, 0.07%
Malaysia, 3, 0.07%
Malaysia
3 publications, 0.07%
Moldova, 3, 0.07%
Moldova
3 publications, 0.07%
Chile, 3, 0.07%
Chile
3 publications, 0.07%
Belarus, 2, 0.05%
Belarus
2 publications, 0.05%
Estonia, 2, 0.05%
Estonia
2 publications, 0.05%
Albania, 2, 0.05%
Albania
2 publications, 0.05%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2, 0.05%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 publications, 0.05%
Georgia, 2, 0.05%
Georgia
2 publications, 0.05%
Kenya, 2, 0.05%
Kenya
2 publications, 0.05%
Colombia, 2, 0.05%
Colombia
2 publications, 0.05%
Kuwait, 2, 0.05%
Kuwait
2 publications, 0.05%
Peru, 2, 0.05%
Peru
2 publications, 0.05%
Rwanda, 2, 0.05%
Rwanda
2 publications, 0.05%
Tanzania, 2, 0.05%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.05%
Algeria, 1, 0.02%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.02%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.02%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.02%
Bahrain, 1, 0.02%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.02%
Botswana, 1, 0.02%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.02%
Vietnam, 1, 0.02%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.02%
Haiti, 1, 0.02%
Haiti
1 publication, 0.02%
Ghana, 1, 0.02%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.02%
Jordan, 1, 0.02%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.02%
Iraq, 1, 0.02%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.02%
Cyprus, 1, 0.02%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.02%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.02%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.02%
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1 publication, 0.02%
Latvia, 1, 0.02%
Latvia
1 publication, 0.02%
Maldives, 1, 0.02%
Maldives
1 publication, 0.02%
Myanmar, 1, 0.02%
Myanmar
1 publication, 0.02%
UAE, 1, 0.02%
UAE
1 publication, 0.02%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.02%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.02%
Tunisia, 1, 0.02%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.02%
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