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Nature Reviews Neuroscience Template

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About the Nature Reviews Neuroscience format

Nature Reviews Neuroscience is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms. Over its lifetime it has published 5,227 papers, which have received 1,035,952 citations.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Neural dynamics and brain function Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
ISSN1471-003X
Citation impact (2-yr)14.09
h-index571
i10-index1,721
Top institutions publishing hereThe Nature Conservancy
Journal websitewww.nature.com
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Papers published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience per year

222
2014
197
2015
189
2016
174
2017
153
2018
145
2019
165
2020
131
2021
115
2022
111
2023
117
2024
116
2025

Citation impact of Nature Reviews Neuroscience by publication year

35.8K
2014
37.4K
2015
30.9K
2016
29.6K
2017
25.9K
2018
18.5K
2019
15.2K
2020
12.1K
2021
7.5K
2022
4.6K
2023
3K
2024
919
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Nature Reviews Neuroscience template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Nature Reviews Neuroscience use?
Nature Reviews Neuroscience uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 12, 45–58 (2023).
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Nature Portfolio journal (Springer Nature). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Springer Nature.
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