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Maj Institute of Pharmacology

In research, Maj Institute of Pharmacology stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,940 of 7,800 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#441 of 1,168 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 43.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,906
of 28,054 · #5,450 all time
Rank in Poland
#56
of 318
Research works
2.2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Maj Institute of Pharmacology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,940 of 7,800 18.3%127 #2040
NeuroscienceField #441 of 1,168 18.2%70 #633

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maj Institute of Pharmacology 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 Maj Institute of Pharmacology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 43.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 31.3 works44×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 70.3 works19×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.33× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 18.91× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.51× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.49× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 3.86× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maj Institute of Pharmacology?

Ranked on the composite score, Marek Cieszkowski, Marta Kubera and Gabriel Nowak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maj Institute of Pharmacology.

  1. 1 Marek Cieszkowski Poland · #218,298 worldwide 82 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Marta Kubera Poland · #233,973 worldwide 218 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Gabriel Nowak Poland · #337,199 worldwide 203 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Andrzej Pilc Poland · #338,679 worldwide 221 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 J Tasler Poland · #433,436 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 J Oleksy Poland · #498,616 worldwide 97 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Bernadeta Szewczyk Poland · #525,544 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 S J Konturek Poland · #607,204 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Wanda Kisiel Poland · #608,815 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Grzegorz Hess Poland · #683,550 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Maj Institute of Pharmacology

Which keywords describe research at Maj Institute of Pharmacology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Stress, Oxidative Stress, Neurobiology, Neurological Disorders, Synaptic Plasticity, Neuroinflammation and Serotonin.

▲ 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. Depression39▲ 19×12 topics
  2. Stress29▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress27▲ 7.1×38 topics
  4. Neurobiology24▲ 41×8 topics
  5. Inflammation21▲ 4.3×43 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders20▲ 15×12 topics
  7. Synaptic Plasticity20▲ 40×4 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation18▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Serotonin18▲ 207×2 topics
  10. Genetic Variation16▲ 32×5 topics
  11. Prefrontal Cortex15▲ 82×3 topics
  12. Anxiety14▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Cytokines14▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Microglia14▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Neural Plasticity13▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Dopamine13▲ 248×1 topic
  17. Reward Circuitry13▲ 248×1 topic
  18. Hippocampus12▲ 89×2 topics
  19. Schizophrenia12▲ 50×3 topics
  20. Immune System12▲ 21×5 topics
  21. Dendritic Spines11▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Pharmacology11▲ 19×11 topics
  23. Adaptation11▲ 16×3 topics
  24. GABAergic11▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Neurotransmission11▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Brain10▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Cortisol10▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Drug Discovery10▲ 20×6 topics
  29. Crystal Structure10▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Immune Activation10▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Tryptophan Metabolism10▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Antioxidant10▲ 6.1×24 topics
  33. Cell Signaling9▲ 26×7 topics
  34. Neuropeptides9▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Brain Development9▲ 22×5 topics
  36. Cancer Therapy9▲ 6.6×9 topics
  37. Neurodegeneration9▲ 13×7 topics
  38. Cognitive Impairment8▲ 14×6 topics
  39. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors8▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Signal Transduction8▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Maj Institute of Pharmacology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Stress Responses and Cortisol and Tryptophan and brain disorders.

Neurotransmitter Recepto…13Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 13 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…11Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 11 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…10Stress Responses and Cortisol: 10 fractional worksTryptophan and brain dis…10Tryptophan and brain disorders: 10 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 8 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 6 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug St…5Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 5 fractional worksNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology: 5 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBehavioral NeuroscienceBiological PsychiatryMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 13 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11 works
  3. 3 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 10 works
  4. 4 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 10 works
  5. 5 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 6 works
  7. 7 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maj Institute of Pharmacology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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