Nature Neuroscience 1.1M citations
5.6k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Neural dynamics and brain function Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Visual perception and processing mechanisms Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Papers in i Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 1.5k Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 426 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 419 Neural dynamics and brain function 1.5k Memory and Neural Mechanisms 718 Visual perception and processing mechanisms 554 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Nature Neuroscience
Comparison fields: 5 of 245 Cognitive Neuroscience 462.0k Developmental Neuroscience 85.6k Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 392.8k Neurology 113.0k Sensory Systems 55.0k Behavioral Neuroscience 35.7k Biological Psychiatry 21.7k Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 54.9k Aging 10.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 71.5k Molecular Biology 275.0k Physiology 93.9k General Decision Sciences 7.5k Social Psychology 80.1k Neurology 50.2k Cell Biology 54.2k Developmental Biology 6.6k Psychiatry and Mental health 36.4k Biophysics 12.7k Developmental and Educational Psychology 26.1k Genetics 53.1k Physiology 8.9k Nutrition and Dietetics 27.1k Pharmacology 28.9k Genetics 15.7k Cancer Research 20.5k Immunology 29.0k Clinical Psychology 25.9k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 24.5k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 19.6k Applied Psychology 5.2k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 15.2k Biochemistry 5.3k Ophthalmology 5.7k Human-Computer Interaction 4.3k Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy 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About Nature Neuroscience The 5.6k papers published in Nature Neuroscience in the last decades have received a total of 1.1M indexed citations . Papers published in Nature Neuroscience usually cover Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.7k papers), Cognitive Neuroscience (2.7k papers), Developmental Neuroscience (457 papers), Sensory Systems (359 papers) and Neurology (547 papers) specifically the topics of Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (1.5k papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (1.5k papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (718 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (554 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (444 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (426 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (419 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (408 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Nature Neuroscience are György Buzsáki , Eric J. Nestler , Emanuel Todorov , Karl Deisseroth , Raymond J. Dolan , Trevor W. Robbins , Antoine Bechara , Helmut Kettenmann , Timothy E.J. Behrens and Richard M. Ransohoff .
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