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Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,519
of 22,385 · #27,980 all time
Rank in Brazil
#648
of 684
Research works
292
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento

Which fields of science does Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento is in Health Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Psychology (17%), Neuroscience (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 27 fractional works · 35.7% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 28.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 34.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 17.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 23.7% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 13.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deNeurociências e…77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences35%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2228.4%
    2. Health Professions56.6%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Psychology1317.2%
    2. Social Sciences911.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.1%
    4. Decision Sciences11.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    1. Neuroscience1013.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Environmental Science22.6%
    2. Engineering11.2%
    3. Computer Science10.9%
    4. Chemistry00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.32× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.64× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× 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, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience8.32×10 works
  2. Psychology5.64×13 works
  3. Health Professions2.48×5 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×0 works
  5. Medicine1.48×22 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.35×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.33×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×4 works
  9. Social Sciences0.94×9 works
  10. Nursing0.92×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×3 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.52×2 works
  15. Chemistry0.40×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.37×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.34×1 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  22. Engineering0.08×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento?

Ranked on the quality score, Adriano E. Reimer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento.

  1. 1 Adriano E. Reimer Brazil · #3,587,812 worldwide 674 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento is "Rapid antidepressant effects of the psychedelic ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized placebo-controlled trial" (Fernanda Palhano-Fontes et al., 2018), with 849 citations. Next come "Ethopharmacological analysis of rat behavior on the elevated plus-maze" (835) and "Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): An updated systematic review of psychometric properties." (604).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid antidepressant effects of the psychedelic ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized placebo-controlled trial Fernanda Palhano-Fontes et al. · Psychological Medicine Open access 15 Jun 2018 849
2 Ethopharmacological analysis of rat behavior on the elevated plus-maze Antônio Pedro de Mello Cruz, Fernando Frei, Frederico Guilherme Graeff · Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior Sep 1994 835
3 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): An updated systematic review of psychometric properties. Carolina de Meneses-Gaya, Antônio Waldo Zuardi, Sônia Regina Loureiro et al. · Psychology & Neuroscience Open access 2009 604
4 Scototaxis as anxiety-like behavior in fish Caio Maximino, Thiago Marques Brito, Cláudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos Dias et al. · Nature Protocols 14 Jan 2010 557
5 The elevated T-maze as an experimental model of anxiety Frederico Guilherme Graeff, Cristina Ferreira Netto, Hélio Zangrossi · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Dec 1998 397
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Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Neurobiology, Neurological Disorders, Mental Health, Stress, Adolescents, Anxiety and Hippocampus.

▲ 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-now 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. Depression7▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Neurobiology6▲ 29×7 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 4.6×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 1.53×30 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders4▲ 10×11 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  7. Stress4▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  9. Adolescents4▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Treatment3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  11. Anxiety3▲ 8.8×9 topics
  12. Hippocampus3▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Neuroprotection3▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Health2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  17. Prevalence2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  18. Immune System2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Prefrontal Cortex2▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Behavioral Interventions2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Adaptation2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  22. Functional Analysis2▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Neural Plasticity2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Psychopathology2▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Special Education2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Brain2▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Cortisol2▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Parenting2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Serotonin2▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  32. Cognitive Function2▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Neuroinflammation2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  34. Nursing2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Psychological Distress2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  36. Social Determinants2▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Cocaine2▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Crack2▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Dendritic Spines2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Youth, Drugs, and Violence and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Behavioral and Psycholog…2Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 2 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…2Stress Responses and Cortisol: 2 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence2Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…2Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechan…1Memory and Neural Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 1 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Burnout: 1 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyBehavioral NeuroscienceDemographyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 2 works
  3. 3 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  6. 6 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Instituto de Neurociências e Comportamento0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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