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Brain Research New Zealand

In research, Brain Research New Zealand stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,228 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 16.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,910
of 22,385 · #11,995 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#52
of 61
Research works
317
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Brain Research New Zealand

What is Brain Research New Zealand 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 #3,228 of 11,023 11.1%174

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brain Research New Zealand 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 Brain Research New Zealand work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Brain Research New Zealand is in Life Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Neuroscience (28%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 41 fractional works · 43.2% of its workNeuroscience: 26 fractional works · 27.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 34.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 32.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBrain ResearchNew Zealand96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience2627.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1313.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine3132.3%
    2. Health Professions22.1%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Environmental Science44.2%
    2. Engineering44.0%
    3. Computer Science11.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    5. Materials Science10.8%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Psychology55.4%
    2. Social Sciences33.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Brain Research New Zealand specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 16.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 26.3 works17×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.48× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 16.95× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.68× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 16.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience16.95×26 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.48×13 works
  3. Psychology1.76×5 works
  4. Medicine1.68×31 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.84×4 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.84×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.78×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×1 works
  10. Nursing0.58×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.28×1 works
  16. Engineering0.27×4 works
  17. Social Sciences0.24×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Brain Research New Zealand?

The most cited paper from Brain Research New Zealand is "Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors" (Stephen S. Dominy et al., 2019), with 1,932 citations. Next come "Transgenic Mice for Intersectional Targeting of Neural Sensors and Effectors with High Specificity and Performance" (1,263) and "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex" (910).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Porphyromonas gingivalis in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment with small-molecule inhibitors Stephen S. Dominy et al. · Science Advances Open access 4 Jan 2019 1,932
2 Transgenic Mice for Intersectional Targeting of Neural Sensors and Effectors with High Specificity and Performance Linda Madisen et al. · Neuron Open access Mar 2015 1,263
3 The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex Katrina L. Grasby et al. · Science Open access362 authors 19 Mar 2020 910
4 Current and novel polymeric biomaterials for neural tissue engineering Rossana Boni, Azam Ali, Amin Shavandi et al. · Journal of Biomedical Science Open access Dec 2018 441
5 Prediction of recovery of motor function after stroke Cathy M. Stinear · The Lancet Neurology 28 Oct 2010 438
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Brain Research New Zealand?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Parkinson's Disease, Neuroimaging, Synaptic Plasticity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.

▲ 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-now 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 Disorders9▲ 16×11 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration8▲ 29×10 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress8▲ 4.8×21 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation6▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 22×8 topics
  6. Neuroimaging5▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Inflammation4▲ 1.99×28 topics
  10. Cancer4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  11. Biomarkers4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  12. Brain Development4▲ 22×6 topics
  13. Neurobiology4▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Functional Connectivity4▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Dendritic Spines3▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Aging3▲ 5.5×11 topics
  17. GABAergic3▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Neural Plasticity3▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Neurotransmission3▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Amyloid Hypothesis3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Neural Circuits3▲ 29×4 topics
  24. Tau Pathology3▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Innate Immunity2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  26. Cytokines2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  29. Cognitive Decline2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Genetic Risk Factors2▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Microglia2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. a-Synuclein2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Basal Ganglia2▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Cerebellum2▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Epilepsy2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Motor Control2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Neuromodulation2▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Working Memory2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Brain Research New Zealand publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Neuroscience and Neuroph…3Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…3Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…2Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…1Neural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…1Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechan…1Memory and Neural Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…1Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiologyNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental health1 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Brain Research New Zealand's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Brain Research New Zealand as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Brain Research New Zealand0.00037% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Brain Research New Zealand over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Brain Research New Zealand6.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2017.

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