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Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

In research, Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute stands highest in Medicine (#6,171 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,784 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,684
of 28,054 · #17,864 all time
Rank in United States
#1,587
of 4,192
Research works
388
▲ 227% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #6,171 of 10,443 22.3%66 #12159
Health SciencesDomain #7,784 of 11,982 22.3%73 #15063

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 25.9 works12×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.71× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel L. Alkon and Thomas J. Nelson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.

  1. 1 Daniel L. Alkon United States · #129,500 worldwide 324 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Thomas J. Nelson United States · #1,124,271 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

Which keywords describe research at Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Neurological Disorders, Neuroprotection, Epidemiology, Parkinson's Disease, Anticoagulant Therapy and Neurodegeneration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.3×32 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress12▲ 5.6×20 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation10▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders9▲ 12×15 topics
  5. Neuroprotection7▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Inflammation7▲ 2.4×30 topics
  7. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Metabolism5▲ 7.4×11 topics
  10. Neurodegeneration5▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Blood-Brain Barrier5▲ 55×3 topics
  12. Depression5▲ 3.9×14 topics
  13. Gene Expression5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  14. Intracranial Pressure5▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Aging4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  16. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Prognosis4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  18. Angiogenesis4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  19. Neuroimaging4▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Traumatic Brain Injury4▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Global Burden4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  22. Health Effects4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  23. Epilepsy4▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 10×7 topics
  25. Surgical Management4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Pathophysiology4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  27. Cerebral Blood Flow4▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks4▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Deep Brain Stimulation4▲ 41×3 topics
  31. Cancer Treatment4▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Circadian Clock4▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Melatonin4▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Microdialysis4▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Chronic Subdural Hematoma4▲ 172×1 topic
  36. Intracranial Hypotension4▲ 172×1 topic
  37. Brain Development4▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Basal Ganglia3▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Neuromodulation3▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Circadian rhythm and mel…4Circadian rhythm and melatonin: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…4Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 4 fractional worksNeurosurgical Procedures…4Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications: 4 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…3Neurological disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 3 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subara…2Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional works
Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsNeurologyEpidemiologyBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 4 works
  3. 3 Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 3 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 227% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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