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Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences

In research, Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,395 of 14,347 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,242 of 16,945 worldwide) and Cognitive Neuroscience (#172 of 1,237 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 31.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,563
of 28,054 · #3,045 all time
Rank in United States
#755
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
107.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences 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 #1,395 of 14,347 38.3%510
Social SciencesDomain #2,242 of 16,945 45.1%188
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #172 of 1,237 37.2%278
NeuroscienceField #471 of 2,675 37.5%407
Physical SciencesDomain #10,148 of 21,541 32.8%206
PsychologyField #1,869 of 3,744 42.2%127
Computer ScienceField #3,583 of 7,020 31.8%128
Health SciencesDomain #11,155 of 20,462 39.9%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences 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 Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 31.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.9 works31×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 35.7 works18×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 18.47× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.38× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 9 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.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Cognition, Neural Mechanisms, Neuronal Oscillations, Neural Networks, Working Memory, Language Development, Cognitive Functions and Synchronization.

▲ 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. Deep Learning9▲ 2.1×27 topics
  2. Neural Networks8▲ 4.1×16 topics
  3. Social Cognition7▲ 34×8 topics
  4. Neural Mechanisms6▲ 55×4 topics
  5. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 65×2 topics
  6. Working Memory6▲ 52×3 topics
  7. Cognitive Functions5▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Language Development5▲ 34×4 topics
  9. Cortical Connectivity5▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Cortical Networks5▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Gamma Rhythms5▲ 70×1 topic
  12. Synchronization5▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  14. Social Interaction4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  15. Perceptual Learning4▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Language4▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Neural Processing4▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Neural Basis4▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Sensory Integration4▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Visual Perception4▲ 129×1 topic
  21. Embodiment4▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Cognitive Control3▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Neural Circuits3▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Emotion3▲ 14×6 topics
  26. Bilingualism3▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 26×1 topic
  28. EEG Analysis3▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Emotion Recognition3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Cognition3▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Dendritic Spines3▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Brain Development3▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Child Development3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Neural Plasticity3▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Neurobiology3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  37. Neuroscience3▲ 7.6×8 topics
  38. Polarization2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Syntax2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Object Recognition2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Misinformation and Its Impacts.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…3EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…2Misinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksChild and Animal Learning Development: 2 fractional worksFace Recognition and Perception: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…2Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language…2Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 2 fractional worksNatural Language Process…2Natural Language Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…2Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  2. 2 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Animal Learning Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences'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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