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MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit

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World rank, all time
#15,257
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#829
of 2,253
Research works
125
▲ 96% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
44.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What does MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 36.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 26.4 works37×
  2. Life SciencesDomain · 27.4 works4.7×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 36.59× its world share, 26 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 36.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Epilepsy, Treatment-Resistant Depression, Basal Ganglia, Subthalamic Nucleus and Synchronization.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders10▲ 41×8 topics
  2. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 75×4 topics
  3. Deep Brain Stimulation6▲ 200×3 topics
  4. Epilepsy6▲ 126×3 topics
  5. Basal Ganglia6▲ 242×1 topic
  6. Subthalamic Nucleus6▲ 329×1 topic
  7. Treatment-Resistant Depression6▲ 207×2 topics
  8. Cortical Networks5▲ 196×1 topic
  9. Gamma Rhythms5▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Neuronal Oscillations5▲ 151×2 topics
  11. Synchronization5▲ 95×2 topics
  12. Functional Connectivity4▲ 70×3 topics
  13. Electrode Arrays4▲ 189×1 topic
  14. Neural Stimulation4▲ 189×1 topic
  15. Brain-Computer Interfaces4▲ 82×1 topic
  16. EEG Analysis4▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Neural Plasticity3▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 80×3 topics
  20. Dendritic Spines2▲ 66×2 topics
  21. GABAergic2▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Neurotransmission2▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Memory2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Neurodegeneration2▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  27. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation2▲ 180×1 topic
  28. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation2▲ 180×1 topic
  29. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Neurobiology2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. a-Synuclein2▲ 84×1 topic
  33. Default Mode Network2▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Deep Learning2◆ 1.04×7 topics
  36. Neural Circuits2▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Hippocampus2▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Navigation2▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Neural Networks1▲ 1.79×2 topics
  40. Serotonin1▲ 62×2 topics

Which research topics does MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological disorders and treatments, Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Neurological disorders and treatments: 6 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…2Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional works
NeurologyCognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 6 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 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 available87.5%not open12.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.4%domestic only46.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% 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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