Journal metric profile

CORTEX

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 3.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 11/102 Recorded category rank

CORTEX JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

CORTEX is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 3.300, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 11 out of 102 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 13,339 total citations, 184 total articles, 196 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 3.500, which is 0.200 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 3.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.000.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

CORTEX is identified in this record by print ISSN 0010-9452 and electronic ISSN 1973-8102. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameCORTEX
Abbreviated journalCORTEX
PublisherELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF
Metric year2025
Overall rank4,181
ISSN0010-9452
eISSN1973-8102
Total cites13,339
Total articles184
Citable items196
Cited half-life8 years
Citing half-life12 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.300
5-Year Impact Factor3.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.200
Journal Citation Indicator1.000
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank11/102
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of CORTEX?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for CORTEX is 3.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is CORTEX?

CORTEX is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes CORTEX?

CORTEX is listed as being published by ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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