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Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences

In research, Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences stands highest in Medicine (#4,188 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,835 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,751
of 22,385 · #24,426 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#175
of 186
Research works
209
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences

What is Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences 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
MedicineField #4,188 of 14,558 16.0%136
Health SciencesDomain #4,835 of 16,688 15.9%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Neuroscience (14%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 55 fractional works · 67.3% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 65.9% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.5% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 14.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLaboratory forBiomedical…82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences8%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5465.9%
    2. Health Professions11.4%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience1214.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology45.0%
    2. Social Sciences11.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering33.6%
    2. Computer Science11.1%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.88× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.43× its world share, 54 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience8.88×12 works
  2. Medicine3.43×54 works
  3. Psychology1.64×4 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×3 works
  6. Health Professions0.52×1 works
  7. Engineering0.24×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.24×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Giovanni Bianco, Marco Pileggi and Christian Commodaro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences.

  1. 1 Giovanni Bianco Switzerland · #627,886 worldwide 1.9k citations · 123 works
  2. 2 Marco Pileggi Switzerland · #634,682 worldwide 564 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Christian Commodaro Switzerland · #808,537 worldwide 303 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Paolo Ripellino Switzerland · #812,132 worldwide 1.6k citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Emanuele Pravatà Switzerland · #1,465,320 worldwide 1.8k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Maurizio Isalberti Switzerland · #1,664,599 worldwide 996 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Silvia Riccardi Switzerland · #1,821,867 worldwide 664 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Daniela Distefano Switzerland · #1,839,720 worldwide 692 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Alessandro Cianfoni Switzerland · #1,879,544 worldwide 3.5k citations · 217 works
  10. 10 Giuseppe Bonaldi Switzerland · #2,337,387 worldwide 575 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences

What are the most cited papers from Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences?

The most cited paper from Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Serum Neurofilament light: A biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis" (1,194) and "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Serum Neurofilament light: A biomarker of neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis Giulio Disanto, Christian Barro, Pascal Benkert et al. · Annals of Neurology Open access 16 May 2017 1,194
3 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
4 Serum neurofilament light chain for individual prognostication of disease activity in people with multiple sclerosis: a retrospective modelling and validation study Pascal Benkert et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 16 Feb 2022 643
5 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
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Which keywords describe research at Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Circadian Rhythms, Diagnostic Criteria, Degenerative Disc Disease, Clinical Outcomes, Learning and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.2×43 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders6▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Circadian Rhythms5▲ 55×2 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 4.4×15 topics
  6. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Learning4▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.5×16 topics
  10. Memory3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Low Back Pain3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  13. Consolidation3▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Sleep3▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Neuroinflammation3▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Surgical Treatment3▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Genetics3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  18. Spinal Fusion3▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Endovascular Treatment3▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration3▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Stroke Prevention2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Pregnancy2▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage2▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Hemodynamics2▲ 48×2 topics
  31. Intracranial Aneurysms2▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Neurobiology2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  33. Neuroimaging2▲ 9.1×8 topics
  34. Carotid Artery Stenosis2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Endarterectomy2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Functional Connectivity2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Insomnia2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Multiple Sclerosis2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Sleep Duration2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases.

Sleep and Wakefulness Re…3Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…3Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksRestless Legs Syndrome Research: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…2Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeurosciencePathology and Forensic MedicineNeurologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.7%domestic only46.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Laboratory for Biomedical Neurosciences0.00034% in 20251990200020102020

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