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Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone

In research, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,748 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#17,154 of 20,462 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#2,331 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 29.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,607
of 28,054 · #15,941 all time
Rank in France
#464
of 1,422
Research works
452
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone 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 #7,748 of 14,347 20.0%186
Health SciencesDomain #17,154 of 20,462 19.4%123
NeuroscienceField #2,331 of 2,675 19.7%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone 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 Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 29.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 22.2 works30×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 33.9 works20×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 20.30× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.44× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 20.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone?

Ranked on the composite score, Thierry Chaminade, Bruno Nazarian and Olivier Coulon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone.

  1. 1 Thierry Chaminade France · #139,753 worldwide 222 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Bruno Nazarian France · #440,535 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Olivier Coulon France · #619,336 worldwide 58 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Guillaume Auzias France · #972,862 worldwide 74 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Laurent Goffart France · #1,219,279 worldwide 16 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Laurent Perrinet France · #1,348,430 worldwide 25 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Christelle Baunez France · #1,353,220 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Sylvain Takerkart France · #1,491,391 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Frédéric Chavane France · #1,544,136 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuronal Oscillations, Neurological Disorders, Working Memory, Cognitive Functions, Cortical Networks, Synchronization, Neural Mechanisms and Cortical Connectivity.

▲ 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. Neuronal Oscillations7▲ 95×2 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders7▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Deep Learning7▲ 1.94×25 topics
  4. Working Memory7▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Cognitive Functions6▲ 83×2 topics
  6. Cortical Networks6▲ 104×1 topic
  7. Synchronization6▲ 50×1 topic
  8. Neural Mechanisms5▲ 57×4 topics
  9. Cortical Connectivity5▲ 121×2 topics
  10. Neural Networks5▲ 3.0×11 topics
  11. Perceptual Learning4▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Neural Processing4▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Sensory Integration4▲ 163×1 topic
  14. Visual Perception4▲ 163×1 topic
  15. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Functional Connectivity4▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Neural Circuits3▲ 34×4 topics
  18. Neurobiology3▲ 12×9 topics
  19. Neurodegeneration3▲ 10×9 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Genetics3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  23. Social Cognition3▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Brain Development3▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Brain Plasticity3▲ 66×2 topics
  26. Epilepsy3▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Auditory Cortex2▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Emotional Responses2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Default Mode Network2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.8×9 topics
  31. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Music Perception2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Temporal Processing2▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Neural Plasticity2▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Neuromodulation2▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Emotion Regulation2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Treatment-Resistant Depression2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Electrical Stimulation2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Neuroscience and Music Perception.

Neural dynamics and brai…6Neural dynamics and brain function: 6 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 4 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksAction Observation and Synchronization: 2 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurologySocial Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 2 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular 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 available59.3%not open40.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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