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Instituto do Cérebro

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,085
of 28,054 · #23,224 all time
Rank in Brazil
#321
of 714
Research works
219
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 11.27× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto do Cérebro?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Aging, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers, Neuroimaging, Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Training.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress10▲ 7.5×17 topics
  2. Aging9▲ 20×10 topics
  3. Neurodegeneration8▲ 36×6 topics
  4. Neuroinflammation8▲ 38×4 topics
  5. Biomarkers7▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Neuroimaging7▲ 32×9 topics
  7. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 3.7×26 topics
  9. Cognitive Training6▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Dementia6▲ 78×1 topic
  11. Mild Cognitive Impairment6▲ 87×1 topic
  12. Neurological Disorders6▲ 12×13 topics
  13. Amyloid Hypothesis5▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology5▲ 1.65×21 topics
  15. Tau Pathology5▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Neurobiology4▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Brain Development4▲ 27×5 topics
  18. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 18×6 topics
  19. Cytokines3▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×13 topics
  21. Microglia3▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Depression3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  23. Innate Immunity3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Genetics3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  25. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Astrocytes2▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Complications2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Neuropathology2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.9×4 topics
  31. Dendritic Spines2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Hippocampus2▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Antiepileptic Drugs2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Functional Connectivity2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. Epilepsy2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Astrocyte Function2▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Preterm Infants2▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto do Cérebro publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Dementia and Cognitive I…6Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 6 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…5Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…2Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…2Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…2Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksStress Responses and Cortisol: 1 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyNeurologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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 available68.3%not open31.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto do Cérebro's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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