Journal metric profile

CEREBRAL 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 2.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 150/314 Recorded category rank

CEREBRAL CORTEX JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

CEREBRAL CORTEX metric snapshot

CEREBRAL CORTEX has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.400, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 150 out of 314 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 48% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (3.400) is 0.500 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.900). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.700, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.850. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for CEREBRAL CORTEX lists total cites: 31,401; total articles: 524; citable items: 524. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 9.4 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10.3 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

CEREBRAL CORTEX is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1047-3211 and electronic ISSN 1460-2199. The publisher is recorded as OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameCEREBRAL CORTEX
Abbreviated journalCEREB CORTEX
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank5,149
ISSN1047-3211
eISSN1460-2199
Total cites31,401
Total articles524
Citable items524
Cited half-life9.4 years
Citing half-life10.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.900
5-Year Impact Factor3.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.700
Journal Citation Indicator0.850
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank150/314
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

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

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for CEREBRAL CORTEX is 2.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of CEREBRAL CORTEX?

CEREBRAL CORTEX is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 150/314. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of CEREBRAL CORTEX?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for CEREBRAL CORTEX is 3.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes CEREBRAL CORTEX?

CEREBRAL CORTEX is listed in this directory as being published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.

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