According to the latest information published by the prestigious www.eigenfactor.org, this is how AJNR ranks and compares to other imaging journals:

1.  Out of 25 imaging-related journals, AJNR scored an EF of 93.8 making it the third highest after Radiology (98) and AJR (96).  Neuroradiology scored 79.7 and JCAT 79.5.  Unlike the impact factor that takes into account only citations, this number is a measure of a journal’s importance to the scientific community.

2.  Out of the same 25 journals, AJNR had an article influence score of 78.8 (Radiology= 93.3, AJR= 74.3) .  Neuroradiology scored 58.1 and JCAT 57.6.  This number measures the average influence of a journal’s articles in the 5 years that follow publication while the impact factor takes into consideration citations in only a 2-year period.

While the Eigenfactor score of Radiology and AJR have progressively declined since the late 1990’s, AJNR’s has increased.  It is important to be aware of these measures as some feel that they provide a more modern appraisal than the impact factor with which to judge the value and influence of scientific journals.