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National Neuroscience Institute

In research, National Neuroscience Institute stands highest in Medicine (#4,051 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,979 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Neuroscience — Neurology is 33.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,307
of 28,054 · #8,500 all time
Rank in Singapore
#37
of 84
Research works
1.4k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Neuroscience Institute 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
MedicineField #4,051 of 10,443 14.0%174 #5325
Health SciencesDomain #4,979 of 11,982 14.3%181 #6664

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Neuroscience Institute 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 National Neuroscience Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 33.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 49.9 works34×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 27.4 works6.6×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.58× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 174 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Neuroscience Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Eng‐King Tan, Louis C.S. Tan and Kevin Tan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Neuroscience Institute.

  1. 1 Eng‐King Tan Singapore · #219,172 worldwide 152 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Louis C.S. Tan Singapore · #426,612 worldwide 104 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Kevin Tan Singapore · #515,873 worldwide 69 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Nagaendran Kandiah Singapore · #934,908 worldwide 54 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Shahul Hameed Singapore · #983,440 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Russell J. Chander Singapore · #1,034,213 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kok Pin Ng Singapore · #1,094,889 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Adeline Su Lyn Ng Singapore · #1,139,354 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 C. C. Tchoyoson Lim Singapore · #1,266,325 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Philippe Taupin Singapore · #1,500,815 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Neuroscience Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Neuroscience Institute?

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

▲ 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 Disorders27▲ 19×18 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration21▲ 28×10 topics
  3. Parkinson's Disease21▲ 34×8 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress21▲ 5.0×26 topics
  5. Epidemiology19▲ 1.87×51 topics
  6. Diagnostic Criteria16▲ 29×7 topics
  7. Neuroimaging16▲ 23×11 topics
  8. Mitochondrial Dysfunction16▲ 21×8 topics
  9. Inflammation13▲ 2.5×41 topics
  10. Dopaminergic Neurons12▲ 72×2 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations12▲ 10×14 topics
  12. Immunotherapy11▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation11▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Genetic Risk Factors10▲ 75×1 topic
  15. a-Synuclein10▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Treatment10▲ 3.1×20 topics
  17. Prognosis10▲ 11×9 topics
  18. Cognitive Impairment10▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Neuroprotection9▲ 10×10 topics
  20. Aging9▲ 6.7×12 topics
  21. Epilepsy9▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Alzheimer's Disease9▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Radiosurgery9▲ 38×4 topics
  24. Biomarkers8▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Surgical Management8▲ 7.7×11 topics
  26. Caregiver Burden7▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Deep Brain Stimulation7▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Endovascular Treatment7▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Training7▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Dementia7▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Cognitive Decline6▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Mild Cognitive Impairment6▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Neuromodulation6▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Autoantibodies6▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Neurological Complications6▲ 37×3 topics
  36. Basal Ganglia6▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Clinical Management6▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Hydrocephalus6▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Intracranial Pressure6▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Treatment-Resistant Depression5▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does National Neuroscience Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neurological disorders and treatments and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment.

Parkinson's Disease Mech…10Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 6 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 5 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and …4Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
NeurologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 10 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  3. 3 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 5 works
  4. 4 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 4 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 4 works
  6. 6 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  7. 7 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Neuroscience Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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