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Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes

In research, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,881 of 14,347 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#2,197 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience and Life Sciences — Cognitive Neuroscience is 49.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,181
of 28,054 · #17,266 all time
Rank in France
#492
of 1,422
Research works
291
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes 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 #7,881 of 14,347 29.2%149
NeuroscienceField #2,197 of 2,675 29.9%132

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 49.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 40.5 works49×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 52.3 works29×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 57.7 works3.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 28.57× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 28.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes?

Ranked on the composite score, Viktor Jirsa, Philippe Pitaud and Pierpaolo Sorrentino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes.

  1. 1 Viktor Jirsa France · #173,121 worldwide 389 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Philippe Pitaud France · #538,376 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Pierpaolo Sorrentino France · #672,304 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Christian Bénar France · #989,650 worldwide 74 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Stanislas Lagarde France · #1,406,998 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Functional Connectivity, Default Mode Network, Resting-State fMRI, Neuronal Oscillations, Epilepsy, Synchronization and Cortical Networks.

▲ 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 Disorders22▲ 34×13 topics
  2. Functional Connectivity14▲ 92×3 topics
  3. Default Mode Network12▲ 152×1 topic
  4. Resting-State fMRI12▲ 152×1 topic
  5. Neuronal Oscillations12▲ 139×2 topics
  6. Epilepsy12▲ 95×3 topics
  7. Synchronization11▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Cortical Networks11▲ 170×1 topic
  9. Gamma Rhythms11▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Inflammation10▲ 4.4×22 topics
  11. Neurobiology10▲ 35×6 topics
  12. Genetics10▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Motor Imagery9▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Brain-Computer Interfaces9▲ 84×1 topic
  15. EEG Analysis9▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Antiepileptic Drugs9▲ 105×2 topics
  17. Classification9▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Seizures9▲ 126×2 topics
  19. Drug Resistance9▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Status Epilepticus8▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Surgery8▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 25×5 topics
  23. Dendritic Spines5▲ 56×2 topics
  24. GABAergic5▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Neurotransmission5▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Neural Mechanisms3▲ 32×4 topics
  28. Basal Ganglia3▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Deep Brain Stimulation3▲ 42×3 topics
  30. Treatment-Resistant Depression3▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Neuromodulation3▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Dystonia3▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Subthalamic Nucleus3▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Neuroimaging3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  35. Memory2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Electrode Arrays2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Neural Stimulation2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Backpropagation Learning2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Self-Organizing Maps2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Epilepsy research and treatment.

Functional Brain Connect…12Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 12 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 11 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 9 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…8Epilepsy research and treatment: 8 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…5Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 5 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  4. 4 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  6. 6 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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