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Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin

In research, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,451 of 14,347 worldwide), Cognitive Neuroscience (#523 of 1,237 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#1,338 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 48.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,673
of 28,054 · #10,420 all time
Rank in Germany
#431
of 1,178
Research works
547
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
39.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin 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 #4,451 of 14,347 29.1%331
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #523 of 1,237 29.0%214
NeuroscienceField #1,338 of 2,675 28.9%293
Physical SciencesDomain #16,862 of 21,541 26.2%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 48.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 39.4 works48×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 49.8 works27×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 27.23× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.94× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 27.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin?

Ranked on the composite score, Benjamin Lindner, John­–Dylan Haynes and Carsten Allefeld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin.

  1. 1 Benjamin Lindner Germany · #329,649 worldwide 162 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 John­–Dylan Haynes Germany · #368,140 worldwide 146 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Carsten Allefeld Germany · #490,415 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael Brecht Germany · #906,642 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Henning Sprekeler Germany · #1,223,470 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Peter beim Graben Germany · #1,450,069 worldwide 22 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin

Which keywords describe research at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synchronization, Neuronal Oscillations, Working Memory, Cortical Networks, Gamma Rhythms, Neural Mechanisms, Neurological Disorders and Brownian Motors.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Synchronization19▲ 136×4 topics
  2. Neuronal Oscillations14▲ 170×2 topics
  3. Working Memory14▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Cortical Networks13▲ 203×1 topic
  5. Gamma Rhythms13▲ 203×1 topic
  6. Neural Mechanisms9▲ 85×4 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders9▲ 14×13 topics
  8. Brownian Motors6▲ 361×1 topic
  9. Stochastic Resonance6▲ 361×1 topic
  10. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 61×3 topics
  11. Network Dynamics5▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Functional Connectivity5▲ 33×3 topics
  13. Complex Networks5▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Cortical Connectivity5▲ 99×2 topics
  15. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Neural Networks4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Default Mode Network4▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Resting-State fMRI4▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Social Cognition4▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Neural Processing4▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation4▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Chimera States4▲ 139×1 topic
  23. Reaction-Diffusion Model4▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Neuroimaging Studies4▲ 68×3 topics
  25. Decision Making4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Control4▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Emotional Responses4▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Neurobiology4▲ 13×7 topics
  29. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Perceptual Learning4▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Visual Perception4▲ 128×1 topic
  32. Attentional Networks3▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Executive Functions3▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 31×1 topic
  35. EEG Analysis3▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Neural Circuits3▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Auditory Cortex3▲ 79×2 topics
  38. Neuronal Circuits3▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Spatial Representation3▲ 58×2 topics
  40. Emotion Recognition2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation.

Neural dynamics and brai…13Neural dynamics and brain function: 13 fractional worksstochastic dynamics and …6stochastic dynamics and bifurcation: 6 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…4Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 4 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 4 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 4 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Ps…3Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 2 fractional worksFace Recognition and Perception: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 13 works
  2. 2 stochastic dynamics and bifurcation Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  5. 5 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower than in 2013–2017.

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