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HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine

In research, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,624 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,582 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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, 2022–2025
#9,185
of 28,054 · #4,076 all time
Rank in Hungary
#32
of 118
Research works
1.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine 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 #3,624 of 7,800 18.8%78 #1429
Health SciencesDomain #10,582 of 11,982 16.0%60 #7574

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine 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 HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine 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 · 42.3 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: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.16× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.66× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 16.92× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 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.

Who are the top researchers at HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Tamás F. Freund, Beáta Sperlágh and Balázs Gereben lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine.

  1. 1 Tamás F. Freund Hungary · #42,610 worldwide 906 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Beáta Sperlágh Hungary · #394,991 worldwide 131 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Balázs Gereben Hungary · #415,895 worldwide 176 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mária Baranyi Hungary · #441,846 worldwide 113 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Zsolt Liposits Hungary · #457,480 worldwide 127 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Csaba Fekete Hungary · #655,665 worldwide 84 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Erik Hrabovszky Hungary · #688,897 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 József Haller Hungary · #1,070,007 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 László Acsády Hungary · #1,284,301 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 G Ludány Hungary · #1,427,560 worldwide 8 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine

Which keywords describe research at HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neurobiology, Inflammation, Synaptic Plasticity, Dendritic Spines, Neuronal Circuits, Astrocyte Function and GABAergic.

▲ 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. Inflammation14▲ 4.4×59 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders14▲ 15×13 topics
  3. Neurobiology12▲ 29×9 topics
  4. Cancer10▲ 5.0×35 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.8×31 topics
  6. Synaptic Plasticity10▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Dendritic Spines9▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Neuronal Circuits9▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Astrocyte Function9▲ 91×2 topics
  10. GABAergic9▲ 109×1 topic
  11. Neurotransmission9▲ 109×1 topic
  12. Epidemiology8▲ 1.35×48 topics
  13. Neural Circuits7▲ 52×3 topics
  14. Neuroinflammation7▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Cytokines7▲ 16×6 topics
  16. Hippocampus7▲ 72×2 topics
  17. Memory6▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Brain Development6▲ 23×5 topics
  19. Microglia6▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Depression6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  21. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Neurodegeneration6▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Obesity5▲ 4.4×13 topics
  24. Navigation5▲ 91×2 topics
  25. Amygdala5▲ 141×1 topic
  26. Fear Conditioning5▲ 141×1 topic
  27. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Anxiety4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  29. Innate Immunity4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Therapeutic Targets4▲ 17×8 topics
  32. Pregnancy4▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Neuropeptides4▲ 60×2 topics
  34. Stress4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Astrocytes4▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Cognitive Functions4▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Synaptic Pruning4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Synchronization4▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Cortical Networks4▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Neuroscience and Neuroph…9Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 9 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…4Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…4Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 3 fractional worksTryptophan and brain dis…2Tryptophan and brain disorders: 2 fractional worksAdenosine and Purinergic Signaling: 2 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCognitive NeuroscienceNeurologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  5. 5 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 2 works
  8. 8 Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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