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Brain Research Foundation

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Research works
67
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Brain Research Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.27× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 5.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.69× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Brain Research Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Neurological Disorders, Epidemiology, Asthma, Neuroinflammation, Allergen-specific Immunotherapy, Pollen Allergy 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 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.0×21 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders4▲ 7.9×13 topics
  5. Cancer3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  6. Asthma3▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Climate Change3▲ 1.74×2 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation3▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Allergen-specific Immunotherapy3▲ 112×1 topic
  10. Neurodegeneration3▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Pollen Allergy3▲ 112×1 topic
  12. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 17×6 topics
  13. Neuroscience2▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  15. Education2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  16. Innate Immunity2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  17. Cytokines2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Cell Signaling2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  19. Cognitive Neuroscience2▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Construction2▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  24. Brain Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Pharmacology2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  26. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  27. Interdisciplinary Collaboration2▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Microglia2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Prognosis2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Molecular Basis1▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Neuropathology1▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Prion Diseases1▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Crystal Structure1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Emotions1▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Neuroimaging1▲ 6.9×7 topics
  37. Academic Medicine1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Brain-Based Learning1▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Multiple Sclerosis1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Neuromyelitis Optica1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Brain Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function.

BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 0 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…0Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  2. 2 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  6. 6 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brain Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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