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Bionics Institute

In research, Bionics Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,028 of 14,347 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#1,902 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 26.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#16,649
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#316
of 656
Research works
399
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Bionics Institute 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 #7,028 of 14,347 14.2%230
NeuroscienceField #1,902 of 2,675 15.3%193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bionics Institute 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 Bionics Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 26.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 24.0 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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 26.86× its world share, 24 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 26.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bionics Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohit N. Shivdasani and James B. Fallon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bionics Institute.

  1. 1 Mohit N. Shivdasani Australia · #711,612 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 James B. Fallon Australia · #1,023,658 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Bionics Institute

Which keywords describe research at Bionics Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Hearing Loss, Functional Connectivity, Neural Plasticity, Nanomaterials, Brain-Computer Interfaces, EEG Analysis and Electrical Stimulation.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders5▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Hearing Loss4▲ 72×3 topics
  3. Functional Connectivity4▲ 61×3 topics
  4. Nanomaterials4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  5. Neural Plasticity4▲ 40×3 topics
  6. Brain-Computer Interfaces4▲ 68×1 topic
  7. EEG Analysis4▲ 68×1 topic
  8. Electrical Stimulation4▲ 120×2 topics
  9. Electrode Arrays3▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Neural Stimulation3▲ 133×1 topic
  11. Cochlear Neuropathy2▲ 149×1 topic
  12. Tinnitus2▲ 149×1 topic
  13. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Neuronal Oscillations2▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  16. Default Mode Network2▲ 52×1 topic
  17. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 49×3 topics
  19. Epilepsy2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy2▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Functional Neuroimaging2▲ 73×2 topics
  23. Optical Imaging2▲ 143×1 topic
  24. Tissue Optical Properties2▲ 143×1 topic
  25. Cholinergic Antiinflammatory Pathway2▲ 228×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Decline2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Vagus Nerve Stimulation2▲ 178×1 topic
  28. Channelrhodopsin2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Cochlear Implants2▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Optogenetics2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Speech Perception2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Basal Ganglia2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Neuroimaging2▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Subthalamic Nucleus2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation1▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation1▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Cortical Networks1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Neural Correlates1▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Synchronization1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Bionics Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 3 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…2Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…2Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksVagus Nerve Stimulation Research: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…2Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optoge…2Photoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…1Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSensory SystemsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1 others

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

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bionics Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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