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Neurological Research Institute

In research, Neurological Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#829 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 14.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,043
of 22,385 · #1,917 all time
Rank in United States
#810
of 3,332
Research works
556
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
74.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Neurological Research Institute

What is Neurological Research Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #829 of 6,403 17.9%69 #486

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Neurological Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Neurological Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Neurological Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (37%), Medicine (29%), Neuroscience (23%). It does 4.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 79 fractional works · 62.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 36.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 20.6% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 22.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 8.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 28.6% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNeurologicalResearch…127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences62%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4736.9%
    2. Neuroscience2922.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine3628.6%
    2. Nursing10.5%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science32.1%
    2. Engineering21.3%
    3. Environmental Science11.0%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology21.5%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Neurological Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 28.8 works14×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.91× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 13.98× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience13.98×29 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.91×47 works
  3. Medicine1.49×36 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×2 works
  5. Nursing1.09×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×0 works
  7. Psychology0.50×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.47×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.26×3 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.21×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  16. Engineering0.09×2 works
  17. Energy0.07×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Neurological Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Tao Lin, Joshua J. White and Aleksandar Bajić lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Neurological Research Institute.

  1. 1 Tao Lin United States · #398,683 worldwide 1.6k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Joshua J. White United States · #536,278 worldwide 1.9k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Aleksandar Bajić United States · #774,637 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Amanda M Brown United States · #857,645 worldwide 956 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Gustavo M. Petracca United States · #895,473 worldwide 3.2k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Alejandra Tesón United States · #909,406 worldwide 1.6k citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Migliorelli United States · #1,171,294 worldwide 1.5k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Lauren N. Miterko United States · #2,270,563 worldwide 462 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Wm. Robertson United States · #2,370,595 worldwide 44 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jung-Wan Mok United States · #3,046,159 worldwide 133 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Neurological Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Neurological Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Neurological Research Institute is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2012), with 4,068 citations. Next come "TFEB Links Autophagy to Lysosomal Biogenesis" (3,389) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access1,270 authors Apr 2012 4,068
2 TFEB Links Autophagy to Lysosomal Biogenesis Carmine Settembre, Chiara Di Malta, Vinicia Assunta Polito et al. · Science Open access 26 May 2011 3,389
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
4 Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies Mike A. Nalls et al. · The Lancet Neurology ReviewOpen access270 authors 6 Nov 2019 2,611
5 A lysosome‐to‐nucleus signalling mechanism senses and regulates the lysosome via mTOR and TFEB Carmine Settembre, Roberto Zoncu, Diego Luis Medina et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 17 Feb 2012 1,988
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Neurological Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Neurological Disorders, Brain Development, Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Parkinson's Disease, Dendritic Spines and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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-now 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. Oxidative Stress10▲ 5.0×27 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration10▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders10▲ 13×13 topics
  4. Brain Development8▲ 38×5 topics
  5. Mitochondrial Dysfunction8▲ 23×10 topics
  6. Dendritic Spines8▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 25×7 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations8▲ 14×14 topics
  9. Epidemiology7▲ 1.41×25 topics
  10. Genetics7▲ 7.5×10 topics
  11. Inflammation6▲ 2.4×36 topics
  12. Neuroinflammation6▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Gene Expression5▲ 6.7×11 topics
  14. Cancer5▲ 2.9×26 topics
  15. Fragile X Syndrome4▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Rett Syndrome4▲ 130×1 topic
  17. Epilepsy4▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Neuronal Circuits4▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 25×5 topics
  20. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Aging4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Neuroimaging4▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Astrocyte Function3▲ 45×2 topics
  25. GABAergic3▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Neurotransmission3▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  28. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Neuromodulation3▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Neurobiology3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  31. Basal Ganglia3▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Deep Brain Stimulation3▲ 34×3 topics
  33. DNA Methylation3▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Amyloid Hypothesis3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Clinical Genomics3▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Genetic Variants3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Protein Aggregation3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Subthalamic Nucleus3▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Tau Pathology3▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Treatment-Resistant Depression3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Neurological Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Genetics and Neurodevelo…4Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…3Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…3Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…3Neurological disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 3 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
GeneticsCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiologyNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 3 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Neurological Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Neurological Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Neurological Research Institute0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Neurological Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Neurological Research Institute16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.8% in 2015.

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