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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

In research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke stands highest in Life Sciences (#955 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#2,120 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,960 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurology — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 20.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,514
of 28,054 · #672 all time
Rank in United States
#379
of 4,192
Research works
7.9k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
613k
77.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 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 #955 of 7,800 26.6%240 #196
MedicineField #2,120 of 10,443 28.5%220 #622
Health SciencesDomain #2,960 of 11,982 28.5%228 #793
NeuroscienceField #357 of 1,168 27.8%105 #73
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,200 of 3,579 25.4%118 #319
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,090 of 2,175 24.2%72 #290

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#196 #955
  2. Medicine#622 #2,120
  3. Health Sciences#793 #2,960
  4. Neuroscience#73 #357
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#319 #1,200
  6. Molecular Biology#290 #1,090
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 20.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 32.5 works20×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 22.4 works16×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 46.3 works16×
  4. NeuroscienceField · 105.0 works12×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.27× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 12.48× its world share, 105 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodney A. Brooks, Marinos C. Dalakas and Thomas N. Chase lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

  1. 1 Rodney A. Brooks United States · #2,504 worldwide 2.7k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Marinos C. Dalakas United States · #7,375 worldwide 726 citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Thomas N. Chase United States · #12,096 worldwide 835 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Leonardo G. Cohen United States · #12,311 worldwide 822 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 D. Carleton Gajdusek United States · #12,659 worldwide 710 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Richard J. Youle United States · #17,625 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Bruce S. Schoenberg United States · #25,891 worldwide 251 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Mark Hallett United States · #27,086 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  9. 9 W. King Engel United States · #32,256 worldwide 474 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Edward H. Oldfield United States · #37,652 worldwide 390 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neurodegeneration, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Parkinson's Disease, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Diagnostic Criteria and Brain Development.

▲ 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 Disorders38▲ 13×19 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration33▲ 22×9 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress33▲ 3.9×36 topics
  4. Epidemiology31▲ 1.50×60 topics
  5. Inflammation26▲ 2.4×55 topics
  6. Mitochondrial Dysfunction25▲ 17×8 topics
  7. Parkinson's Disease25▲ 20×8 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation22▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Cancer20▲ 2.8×38 topics
  10. Diagnostic Criteria18▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Aging17▲ 6.2×14 topics
  12. Brain Development17▲ 18×6 topics
  13. Ischemic Stroke16▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Neuroimaging16▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Neuroprotection15▲ 8.2×10 topics
  16. Genetics15▲ 4.1×13 topics
  17. Biomarkers15▲ 4.1×12 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations13▲ 6.0×19 topics
  19. Innate Immunity13▲ 8.0×8 topics
  20. Membrane Proteins13▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Neurobiology13▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Cognitive Impairment12▲ 9.3×10 topics
  23. Epilepsy11▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Synaptic Plasticity11▲ 9.8×5 topics
  25. Alzheimer's Disease11▲ 7.5×8 topics
  26. Dendritic Spines11▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Neurodegenerative Diseases11▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Cell Signaling10▲ 13×9 topics
  29. Apoptosis10▲ 6.5×14 topics
  30. Dopaminergic Neurons10▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Neuronal Circuits10▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Cytokines10▲ 6.9×7 topics
  33. Ion Channels10▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Functional Connectivity10▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 7.3×8 topics
  36. Microglia10▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Astrocyte Function10▲ 30×2 topics
  38. GABAergic9▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Neurotransmission9▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Prefrontal Cortex9▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Cellular transport and secretion.

Neuroscience and Neuroph…9Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 9 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…9Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 9 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksCellular transport and s…8Cellular transport and secretion: 8 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure…8Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 8 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 7 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 7 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…7Neurological disorders and treatments: 7 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 6 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 6 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurologyCell BiologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 9 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 8 works
  4. 4 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 7 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  8. 8 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 7 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  10. 10 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 6 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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