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Life & Brain (Germany)

In research, Life & Brain (Germany) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,105 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,157 of 7,814 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,165 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,912
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#421
of 2,077
Research works
414
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
55.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Life & Brain (Germany) 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 #3,105 of 14,347 34.3%247
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,157 of 7,814 32.0%145
Health SciencesDomain #13,165 of 20,462 30.7%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Life & Brain (Germany) 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).

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.61× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.95× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× 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, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Life & Brain (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Functional MRI, Perfusion Imaging, Spectroscopy, Inflammation and Parkinson's Disease.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer4▲ 4.6×24 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.7×39 topics
  3. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Deep Learning3▲ 1.42×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.19×28 topics
  6. Immunotherapy2▲ 5.8×12 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×16 topics
  8. Functional MRI2▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning2◆ 1.09×12 topics
  10. Perfusion Imaging2▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Spectroscopy2▲ 20×1 topic
  12. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  13. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  15. Genetics2▲ 3.8×10 topics
  16. Glioblastoma2▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Molecular Classification2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  19. Temozolomide2▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Aging2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Brain Development2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Biomarkers1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Neuroimaging1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Cell Death1▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. DNA Methylation1▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Epigenetic Reprogramming1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Gene Expression1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  29. Quality of Life1▲ 1.44×9 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  31. Brain Connectivity1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Innate Immunity1▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Medical Imaging1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  34. Imaging1▲ 6.9×1 topic
  35. Infectious Diseases1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  36. PET/CT1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Life & Brain (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Advanced MRI Techniques …2Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneticsNeurologySpectroscopy4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Life & Brain (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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