Molecular Neurodegeneration journal has remained as the top open-access journal in the neuroscience category nine years in a row (2013-present). The growth in scientific impact and reputation can be reflected in the following metrics:

• The usage of the journal: 568,061 downloads in 2019 and 770,533 downloads in 2020.
• The citations tracked by Web of Science: 4290 in 2018, 5217 in 2019, 6488 in 2020, and 6783 in 2021 as of November 15, 2021.
• The impact factor: 8.274 in 2018, 9.599 in 2019, and 14.195 in 2020. The tracking of the 2021 impact factor is currently at 14.853 as of November 15, 2021; the final impact factor of 2021 (which will be officially released by the end of June 2022) will definitely surpass MN’s current IF, further elevating the impact of our journal.
• The ranking by JCR: Molecular Neurodegeneration has been ranked as the No. 1 open-access journal in the neuroscience category for nine years in a row (2013 – present), and ranked No. 5 among all 293 Neuroscience journals (top 1.7%).

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