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Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

In research, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,284 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 21.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,749
of 22,385 · #13,194 all time
Rank in Spain
#288
of 426
Research works
218
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

What is Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #2,284 of 11,023 12.9%133

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience is in Life Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Neuroscience (35%), Medicine (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 59 fractional works · 55.5% of its workNeuroscience: 37 fractional works · 35.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 11.1% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 30.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 29.3% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAchucarro BasqueCenter for…107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience3735.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1816.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Medicine3129.3%
    2. Nursing10.7%
    3. Health Professions10.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering55.0%
    2. Materials Science22.2%
    3. Environmental Science11.1%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Chemistry10.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology22.3%
    2. Decision Sciences10.6%
    3. Social Sciences00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 21.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 37.4 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.09× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 21.58× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 21.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience21.58×37 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.09×18 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.95×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.82×1 works
  5. Veterinary1.72×0 works
  6. Medicine1.52×31 works
  7. Nursing1.37×1 works
  8. Psychology0.75×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.65×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.64×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.39×1 works
  12. Engineering0.33×5 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×2 works
  14. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.22×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.02×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience?

Ranked on the quality score, Amanda Sierra, Federico Nicolás Soria and Estibaliz Capetillo‐Zarate lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience.

  1. 1 Amanda Sierra Spain · #65,631 worldwide 15k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Federico Nicolás Soria Spain · #214,692 worldwide 1.8k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Estibaliz Capetillo‐Zarate Spain · #318,884 worldwide 3.7k citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Fabio Cavaliere Spain · #410,500 worldwide 2.8k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Ainhoa Plaza‐Zabala Spain · #471,113 worldwide 4.5k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Juan Manuel Encinas Spain · #478,365 worldwide 6.9k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Raffaela Cipriani Spain · #568,227 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Sol Beccari Spain · #681,419 worldwide 1.9k citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Fernando García‐Moreno Spain · #816,037 worldwide 2.9k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Soraya Martín‐Suárez Spain · #1,008,688 worldwide 685 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

What are the most cited papers from Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience?

The most cited paper from Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience is "Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease" (Michael Thomas Heneka et al., 2015), with 6,318 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease Michael Thomas Heneka et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 16 Mar 2015 6,318
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
4 Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions Carole Escartin et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 15 Feb 2021 2,503
5 Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads Rosa Chiara Paolicelli et al. · Neuron Open access Nov 2022 2,047
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Brain Development, Neurological Disorders, Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, Synaptic Plasticity, Cytokines and Microglia.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration14▲ 42×10 topics
  2. Brain Development13▲ 70×6 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders13▲ 21×13 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation12▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress12▲ 6.9×24 topics
  6. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 35×6 topics
  7. Inflammation8▲ 3.6×36 topics
  8. Cytokines8▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Microglia8▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Innate Immunity8▲ 23×6 topics
  11. Ischemic Stroke7▲ 44×3 topics
  12. Astrocytes7▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Neuronal Circuits7▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Synaptic Pruning7▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Dendritic Spines6▲ 79×2 topics
  16. Astrocyte Function6▲ 99×2 topics
  17. GABAergic6▲ 118×1 topic
  18. Neurotransmission6▲ 118×1 topic
  19. Cancer6▲ 4.1×22 topics
  20. Adult Stem Cells6▲ 216×1 topic
  21. Neurogenesis6▲ 216×1 topic
  22. Neuroprotection6▲ 15×10 topics
  23. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 17×6 topics
  24. Aging4▲ 7.1×9 topics
  25. Depression4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  26. Metabolism4▲ 7.2×14 topics
  27. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 13×9 topics
  28. Amyloid Hypothesis4▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Tau Pathology4▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Apoptosis3▲ 9.7×9 topics
  31. Neurobiology3▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Mitochondria2▲ 18×6 topics
  35. Differentiation2▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Cannabinoid Receptors2▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Cell Death2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  38. Endocannabinoid System2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Neuroinflammation and Ne…7Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 6 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 6 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…4Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…2Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…2Neural dynamics and brain function: 2 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 1 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional works
NeurologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceDevelopmental NeurosciencePhysiology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 7 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  3. 3 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 6 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available76.2%not open23.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.8%domestic only51.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience0.00050% in 20251990200020102020

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