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Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Freiburg

In research, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Freiburg stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,744 of 14,347 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#1,766 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 28.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#13,206
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#645
of 2,077
Research works
361
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
36.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Freiburg 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 #5,744 of 14,347 24.3%196
NeuroscienceField #1,766 of 2,675 24.0%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Freiburg 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 Freiburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 28.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 26.7 works28×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 28.05× its world share, 27 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× 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, 28.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Electrical Stimulation, Electrode Arrays, Neural Stimulation, Neurological Disorders, Synaptic Plasticity, Neuronal Circuits and Working Memory.

▲ 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. Electrical Stimulation5▲ 151×2 topics
  2. Nanomaterials5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  3. Electrode Arrays5▲ 176×1 topic
  4. Neural Stimulation5▲ 176×1 topic
  5. Neurological Disorders5▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Neuronal Circuits3▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Working Memory3▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Motor Imagery3▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Neuronal Oscillations3▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Cortical Networks3▲ 84×1 topic
  12. Neural Plasticity3▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Synchronization3▲ 40×1 topic
  14. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 46×1 topic
  15. EEG Analysis3▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Dendritic Spines3▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Electromyography2▲ 84×1 topic
  18. Muscle Fatigue2▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Functional Connectivity2▲ 30×2 topics
  20. GABAergic2▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Neurotransmission2▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Brain Development2▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Memory2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Epilepsy2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Neuromodulation2▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Neurobiology2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Optogenetics2▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 38×3 topics
  30. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation2▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation2▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Basal Ganglia2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Spatial Representation2▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Subthalamic Nucleus2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Channelrhodopsin2▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Navigation2▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Neural Circuits2▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Neural Control2▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Amygdala1▲ 103×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Neuroscience and Neural …5Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 5 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…3EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…2Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCognitive NeuroscienceBiomedical EngineeringNeurology1 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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