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Chinese Institute for Brain Research

In research, Chinese Institute for Brain Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#431 of 7,800 worldwide), Neuroscience (#98 of 1,168 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#657 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,237
of 28,054 · #3,281 all time
Rank in China
#378
of 3,058
Research works
2.3k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Chinese Institute for Brain Research 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 #431 of 7,800 30.1%423 #1285
NeuroscienceField #98 of 1,168 28.6%278 #558
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #657 of 3,579 31.9%122 #1572
MedicineField #1,984 of 10,443 27.7%295 #3648
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #107 of 530 27.0%154 #366
Health SciencesDomain #2,711 of 11,982 27.9%303 #4869
Physical SciencesDomain #3,778 of 12,888 28.8%111 #8981
Social SciencesDomain #3,734 of 10,521 36.1%88 #5785
Molecular BiologySubfield #990 of 2,175 29.5%74 #1967
PsychologyField #1,324 of 2,181 35.2%72 #2198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chinese Institute for Brain Research 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,285 #431
  2. Neuroscience#558 #98
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,572 #657
  4. Medicine#3,648 #1,984
  5. Cognitive Neuroscience#366 #107
  6. Health Sciences#4,869 #2,711
  7. Physical Sciences#8,981 #3,778
  8. Social Sciences#5,785 #3,734
  9. Molecular Biology#1,967 #990
  10. Psychology#2,198 #1,324
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Chinese Institute for Brain Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 154.3 works23×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 55.4 works19×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 277.5 works18×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 38.9 works15×
  5. NeurologySubfield · 55.4 works10×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 18.50× its world share, 278 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 295 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.55× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 18.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chinese Institute for Brain Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Zaixu Cui and Jiayi Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chinese Institute for Brain Research.

  1. 1 Zaixu Cui China · #258,060 worldwide 119 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jiayi Liu China · #1,441,094 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Chinese Institute for Brain Research

Which keywords describe research at Chinese Institute for Brain Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Functional Connectivity, Synaptic Plasticity, Ischemic Stroke and Inflammation.

▲ 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 Disorders71▲ 13×19 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 2.9×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress56▲ 3.7×47 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation50▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Neurodegeneration42▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Functional Connectivity38▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Synaptic Plasticity35▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Ischemic Stroke35▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Working Memory34▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Brain Development34▲ 21×6 topics
  11. Neuroprotection33▲ 10×15 topics
  12. Neuronal Oscillations33▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Neuroimaging32▲ 13×11 topics
  14. Neurobiology32▲ 13×10 topics
  15. Neural Mechanisms30▲ 36×4 topics
  16. Default Mode Network30▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Resting-State fMRI30▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Prefrontal Cortex29▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Cognitive Functions29▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Synchronization29▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Cortical Networks28▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Gamma Rhythms28▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Depression27▲ 3.4×20 topics
  24. Genetics26▲ 4.0×15 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation25▲ 8.8×9 topics
  26. Cytokines25▲ 9.5×8 topics
  27. Innate Immunity24▲ 8.2×10 topics
  28. Microglia23▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease21▲ 9.2×8 topics
  30. Cognitive Control20▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Neuronal Circuits20▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Memory19▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Neural Circuits19▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Dendritic Spines18▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes18▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Neuromorphic Computing18▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Social Cognition18▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Prevention Guidelines17▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Revascularization17▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Endovascular Therapy17▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Chinese Institute for Brain Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 30 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 28 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 17 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 17 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 16 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 15 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…15Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 13 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 11 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 11 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceEpidemiologyNeurologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 30 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 28 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 17 works
  4. 4 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 17 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 16 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 15 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11 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 available63.4%not open36.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chinese Institute for Brain Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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.

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