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Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen

In research, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,190 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,920
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#282
of 1,603
Research works
274
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
50.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen

What is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen 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 #2,190 of 11,023 17.0%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen 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 Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen work in?

In all years, 48% of research at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen is in Life Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Neuroscience (41%), Engineering (18%), Computer Science (13%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 130 fractional works · 47.5% of its workNeuroscience: 111 fractional works · 40.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 71 fractional works · 25.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 38.0% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 18.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 9.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 13.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBernstein Centerfor Computationa…274fractional works, all years
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience11140.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology155.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering4918.0%
    2. Computer Science3613.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy113.9%
    4. Environmental Science20.7%
    5. Chemistry20.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    7. Mathematics10.5%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine259.0%
    2. Health Professions20.7%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology72.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    3. Social Sciences10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 31.20× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 31.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience31.20×9 works
  2. Computer Science2.03×3 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.77×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.71×2 works
  5. Veterinary1.59×0 works
  6. Psychology1.48×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.41×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.41×0 works
  11. Engineering0.40×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×0 works
  13. Medicine0.16×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Sakyasingha Dasgupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen.

  1. 1 Sakyasingha Dasgupta Germany · #1,791,950 worldwide 920 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen

What are the most cited papers from Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen?

The most cited paper from Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen is "The scaling laws of human travel" (Dirk Brockmann, Lars Hufnagel, Theo Geisel, 2006), with 2,270 citations. Next come "Topography of the human corpus callosum revisited—Comprehensive fiber tractography using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging" (1,218) and "The Extraction of Neural Information from the Surface EMG for the Control of Upper-Limb Prostheses: Emerging Avenues and Challenges" (1,008).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The scaling laws of human travel Dirk Brockmann, Lars Hufnagel, Theo Geisel · Nature Open access 2006 2,270
2 Topography of the human corpus callosum revisited—Comprehensive fiber tractography using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging Sabine E. Hofer, Jens Frahm · NeuroImage Open access 19 Jul 2006 1,218
3 The Extraction of Neural Information from the Surface EMG for the Control of Upper-Limb Prostheses: Emerging Avenues and Challenges Dario Farina, Ning Jiang, Hubertus Rehbaum et al. · IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 11 Feb 2014 1,008
4 Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions Jonas Dehning, Johannes Zierenberg, F. Paul Spitzner et al. · Science Open access 15 May 2020 950
5 The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex Katrina L. Grasby et al. · Science Open access362 authors 19 Mar 2020 910
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synchronization, Neuronal Oscillations, Working Memory, Cortical Networks, Gamma Rhythms, Neural Networks, Synaptic Plasticity and Deep Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Synchronization37▲ 80×4 topics
  2. Neuronal Oscillations34▲ 122×2 topics
  3. Working Memory33▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Cortical Networks33▲ 152×1 topic
  5. Gamma Rhythms33▲ 152×1 topic
  6. Deep Learning24▲ 4.1×33 topics
  7. Neural Networks22▲ 7.8×18 topics
  8. Synaptic Plasticity19▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders15▲ 8.3×11 topics
  10. Gait Analysis15▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Electromyography15▲ 102×1 topic
  12. Muscle Fatigue15▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Electrical Stimulation13▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Electrode Arrays13▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Neural Stimulation13▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Neuronal Circuits12▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Neuromorphic Computing10▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Memristor10▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Resistive Switching10▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Brain-Computer Interfaces10▲ 46×1 topic
  21. EEG Analysis10▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Astrocyte Function9▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Dendritic Spines9▲ 20×2 topics
  24. GABAergic9▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Neurotransmission9▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Cerebellum9▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Motor Control9▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Neural Basis8▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Feedback Control8▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Neural Mechanisms8▲ 26×4 topics
  31. Neural Processing8▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Motor Skill8▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Sensorimotor Learning8▲ 111×1 topic
  34. Cortical Connectivity8▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Perceptual Learning7▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Sensory Integration7▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Visual Perception7▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Nonlinear Dynamics7▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Robotics7▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 16×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Motor Control and Adaptation and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Neural dynamics and brai…3Neural dynamics and brain function: 3 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…1Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMotor Control and Adapta…1Motor Control and Adaptation: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 1 fractional worksRetinal Development and …1Retinal Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 0 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 0 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 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 available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen0.000056% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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