Neurological research in Italy in 2003 and 2004

Abstract We quantified Italian researchers’ share of the scientific papers published in peer-reviewed medical Journals in the field of neurology in 2003 and 2004. The findings show that Italian researchers’ gained an overall 7% share of peer-reviewed articles. This percentage places Italy in fourth place immediately after the United States, Grat Britain and Germany. A. Berardelli • I. Barberini • G. Defazio • G.L. Mancardi C. Messina Executive Committee of the Italian Neurological Society