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Brain (Germany)

In research, Brain (Germany) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,414 of 7,800 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#844 of 1,168 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 33.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,324
of 28,054 · #7,686 all time
Rank in Germany
#265
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
39.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Brain (Germany) 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,414 of 7,800 26.5%110 #3666
NeuroscienceField #844 of 1,168 27.1%88 #1311

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brain (Germany) 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 Brain (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 33.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 58.4 works33×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 87.5 works22×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 22.24× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.64× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brain (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Ujwal Chaudhary and Shivakumar Viswanathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brain (Germany).

  1. 1 Ujwal Chaudhary Germany · #556,614 worldwide 110 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Shivakumar Viswanathan Germany · #1,449,612 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Brain (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Brain (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Functional Connectivity, Neural Mechanisms, Neuronal Oscillations, Emotion Regulation, Prefrontal Cortex, Working Memory and Neurobiology.

▲ 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 Disorders17▲ 12×13 topics
  2. Deep Learning15▲ 1.78×35 topics
  3. Functional Connectivity12▲ 38×3 topics
  4. Neural Mechanisms12▲ 52×4 topics
  5. Neuronal Oscillations11▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Neural Networks11▲ 2.9×17 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation10▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Prefrontal Cortex10▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Working Memory10▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Neurobiology10▲ 15×9 topics
  11. Cortical Networks9▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Depression9▲ 4.4×16 topics
  13. Synchronization9▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Motor Imagery9▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Neural Processing9▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Brain-Computer Interfaces9▲ 37×1 topic
  17. EEG Analysis9▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Cortical Connectivity8▲ 83×2 topics
  19. Default Mode Network8▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Resting-State fMRI8▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Social Cognition8▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Cognitive Control8▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Perceptual Learning7▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Visual Perception7▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Decision Making6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  26. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Executive Functions6▲ 43×3 topics
  29. Neural Plasticity6▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Electrical Stimulation6▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Hippocampus6▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging Studies6▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Electrode Arrays6▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Neural Circuits6▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Neural Stimulation6▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Neuroscience6▲ 8.0×9 topics
  37. Adolescent Brain Development6▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Attentional Networks6▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Neuronal Circuits6▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Epilepsy5▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Brain (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Visual perception and processing mechanisms.

Neural dynamics and brai…9Neural dynamics and brain function: 9 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…9EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 9 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…8Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 8 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…7Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 6 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 6 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…4Neurological disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 4 fractional worksFace Recognition and Perception: 4 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurology

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  4. 4 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  7. 7 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 4 works
  8. 8 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 4 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brain (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.