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Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay

In research, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,660 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,165
of 28,054 · #12,978 all time
Rank in France
#433
of 1,422
Research works
278
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay 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 #5,660 of 14,347 21.0%160

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 24.2 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: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.66× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 15.52× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 2.5×18 topics
  2. Acoustic Communication6▲ 121×2 topics
  3. Synchronization6▲ 50×2 topics
  4. Working Memory6▲ 67×3 topics
  5. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Cognitive Functions6▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Cortical Networks6▲ 101×1 topic
  8. Gamma Rhythms6▲ 101×1 topic
  9. Neurological Disorders5▲ 9.2×9 topics
  10. Population Dynamics4▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Conservation4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  12. Evolutionary Biology3▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  14. Biodiversity3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Avian Vocal Communication3▲ 194×1 topic
  16. Birdsong3▲ 194×1 topic
  17. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Marine Mammals3▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Neuronal Circuits3▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Functional Connectivity2▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Astrocyte Function2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Dendritic Spines2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Default Mode Network2▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Cell Signaling2▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Electrical Stimulation2▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Electrode Arrays2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. GABAergic2▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Gene Therapy2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Ion Channels2▲ 19×5 topics
  34. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Neural Stimulation2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Neurotransmission2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Stem Cells2▲ 7.6×9 topics
  38. Ecology2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Evolution2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  40. Brain Development2▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Marine animal studies overview and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Neural dynamics and brai…6Neural dynamics and brain function: 6 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …2Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 2 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental BiologyEcologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience3 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 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 2 works
  8. 8 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  10. 10 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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