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Center for Neurosciences

In research, Center for Neurosciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,071 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,985 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,711 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience, Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 14.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,944
of 22,385 · #1,557 all time
Rank in United States
#798
of 3,332
Research works
1.5k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
68k
46.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Center for Neurosciences

What is Center for Neurosciences known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,071 of 9,902 10.6%106 #1063
MedicineField #1,985 of 8,541 10.6%99 #1066
Life SciencesDomain #1,711 of 6,403 8.9%84 #654

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Neurosciences 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,063 #2,071
  2. Medicine#1,066 #1,985
  3. Life Sciences#654 #1,711
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Center for Neurosciences work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Center for Neurosciences is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Neuroscience (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 137 fractional works · 45.1% of its workMedicine: 129 fractional works · 42.4% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 109 fractional works · 36.0% of its workNeuroscience: 69 fractional works · 22.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 8.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 9.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter forNeurosciences303fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences14%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12942.4%
    2. Health Professions62.0%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience6922.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3411.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Psychology299.6%
    2. Social Sciences103.2%
    3. Decision Sciences20.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Engineering51.7%
    2. Computer Science31.0%
    3. Environmental Science20.5%
    4. Materials Science10.5%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Center for Neurosciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 69.1 works14×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 23.1 works13×
  3. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.9 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.10× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 14.04× its world share, 69 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.16× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience14.04×69 works
  2. Psychology3.16×29 works
  3. Medicine2.21×129 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.10×34 works
  5. Nursing1.16×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×3 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.82×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.75×6 works
  10. Veterinary0.67×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.27×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.25×10 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×2 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.13×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.13×1 works
  19. Engineering0.12×5 works
  20. Environmental Science0.10×2 works
  21. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works
  24. Energy0.01×0 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Neurosciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Badruddoja, Remi Nader and Jennifer K. Pary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Neurosciences.

  1. 1 Michael Badruddoja United States · #788,536 worldwide 4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Remi Nader United States · #1,531,085 worldwide 1.8k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Jennifer K. Pary United States · #1,889,031 worldwide 289 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 J.M. Orgogozo United States · #2,604,859 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Erik Schepens United States · #4,504,311 worldwide 441 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 PP Gao United States · #5,307,768 worldwide 4 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 J. J. G. Geurts United States · #5,964,349 worldwide 25 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Neurosciences

What are the most cited papers from Center for Neurosciences?

The most cited paper from Center for Neurosciences is "Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" (Daniel R. Rosen et al., 1993), with 7,116 citations. Next come "Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke" (6,122) and "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions" (2,503).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Daniel R. Rosen et al. · Nature Mar 1993 7,116
2 Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke Mayank Goyal et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2015 6,122
3 Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions Carole Escartin et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 15 Feb 2021 2,503
4 Oxytocin Modulates Neural Circuitry for Social Cognition and Fear in Humans Peter Kirsch, Christine Esslinger, Qiang Chen et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 7 Dec 2005 1,659
5 Protoplasmic Astrocytes in CA1 Stratum Radiatum Occupy Separate Anatomical Domains Eric A. Bushong, Maryann Elizabeth Martone, Ying Jones et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 2002 1,592
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Neurosciences?

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

▲ 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 Disorders24▲ 14×18 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress19▲ 3.9×33 topics
  3. Epidemiology18▲ 1.47×58 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration16▲ 17×10 topics
  5. Neuroinflammation13▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Inflammation13▲ 1.97×52 topics
  7. Diagnostic Criteria12▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Mitochondrial Dysfunction12▲ 14×10 topics
  9. Parkinson's Disease12▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Depression12▲ 4.5×17 topics
  11. Synaptic Plasticity10▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Neurobiology10▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Cognitive Impairment10▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Neuroimaging9▲ 10×11 topics
  15. Genetics8▲ 3.9×11 topics
  16. Language Development8▲ 21×5 topics
  17. Neural Plasticity8▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Brain Development8▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Neuroprotection8▲ 7.1×12 topics
  20. Dendritic Spines8▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Neuronal Circuits8▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Alzheimer's Disease7▲ 8.8×8 topics
  23. Cytokines7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Astrocyte Function7▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Prefrontal Cortex7▲ 25×3 topics
  26. GABAergic6▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Neurotransmission6▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Degenerative Disc Disease6▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Functional Connectivity6▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Bilingualism6▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Ischemic Stroke6▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Microglia6▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Dopaminergic Neurons6▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Epilepsy6▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Multiple Sclerosis6▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Neural Circuits6▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Neuromyelitis Optica6▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Spinal Fusion6▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Hippocampus5▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Center for Neurosciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Neuroscience and Neuroph…6Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 6 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…6Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 6 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…5Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 5 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…4Neurological disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 4 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…4Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechan…3Memory and Neural Mechanisms: 3 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeurosciencePathology and Forensic MedicineNeurologyCognitive Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  2. 2 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 5 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 4 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  6. 6 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 3 works
  10. 10 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 3 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Neurosciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Center for Neurosciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00093% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Center for Neurosciences0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Neurosciences 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Center for Neurosciences8.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.5% in 2006.

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