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Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition

In research, Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition stands highest in Cognitive Neuroscience (#546 of 1,237 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,561 of 14,347 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,431 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 28.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,210
of 28,054 · #14,468 all time
Rank in France
#646
of 1,422
Research works
616
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
39.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition 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
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #546 of 1,237 28.6%179
Life SciencesDomain #7,561 of 14,347 24.9%252
Social SciencesDomain #9,431 of 16,945 11.3%180
NeuroscienceField #2,200 of 2,675 27.0%218

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition 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 Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 28.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 23.3 works28×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 29.3 works16×
← 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 15.89× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 15.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon J. Thorpe, Claude Fischler and Magdalini Dargentas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition.

  1. 1 Simon J. Thorpe France · #32,587 worldwide 533 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Claude Fischler France · #45,765 worldwide 271 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Magdalini Dargentas France · #639,725 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Caroline Fonta France · #796,986 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Emmanuel J. Barbeau France · #881,582 worldwide 80 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Fanny de la Haye France · #888,537 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Rufin VanRullen France · #890,748 worldwide 123 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Michel Hupé France · #1,228,864 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Leila Reddy France · #1,572,607 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Andrea Alamia France · #1,604,962 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition

Which keywords describe research at Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuronal Oscillations, Neurological Disorders, Synchronization, Neural Networks, Community Engagement, Working Memory, Local Development and Territorial Governance.

▲ 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. Neural Networks7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 1.56×24 topics
  3. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 67×2 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  5. Synchronization5▲ 39×2 topics
  6. Community Engagement5▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Local Development5▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Territorial Governance5▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Working Memory5▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Cortical Networks4▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Gamma Rhythms4▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Human Rights4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  13. Functional Connectivity4▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Neural Mechanisms4▲ 39×4 topics
  15. Democracy4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  16. Public Policy4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  17. Economic Development3▲ 3.7×2 topics
  18. Motor Imagery3▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Cortical Connectivity3▲ 67×2 topics
  21. EEG Analysis3▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Neural Correlates3▲ 30×6 topics
  23. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Social Justice3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Language Development3▲ 21×5 topics
  26. Social Change3▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Citizen Participation3▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Environmental Participation3▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Backpropagation Learning3▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Emotion Regulation3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  31. Self-Organizing Maps3▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Constitutionalism2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Default Mode Network2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Judicial Review2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Neuromorphic Computing2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Social Movements2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Memristor2▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Resistive Switching2▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, French Urban and Social Studies and Neural Networks and Applications.

Neural dynamics and brai…4Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…3EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …3French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…3Neural Networks and Applications: 3 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…2European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…2Political and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre de recherche cerveau et cognition's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

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