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Neurological Research Institute

In research, Neurological Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,018 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,176
of 28,054 · #6,071 all time
Rank in United States
#951
of 4,192
Research works
556
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
74.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Neurological Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,018 of 7,800 31.1%69 #2362

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Neurological Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 25.2 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.03× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 14.44× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Neurological Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Hsiao‐Tuan Chao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Neurological Research Institute.

  1. 1 Hsiao‐Tuan Chao United States · #1,441,044 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Neurological Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Neurological Research Institute?

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

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress9▲ 5.1×26 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders8▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Neurodegeneration8▲ 25×10 topics
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction8▲ 24×10 topics
  5. Brain Development7▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Dendritic Spines7▲ 77×2 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations6▲ 14×14 topics
  8. Epidemiology6▲ 1.49×21 topics
  9. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 24×6 topics
  10. Inflammation6▲ 2.6×34 topics
  11. Genetics6▲ 7.7×8 topics
  12. Gene Expression5▲ 7.3×10 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation5▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Cancer4▲ 3.0×25 topics
  15. Neuronal Circuits4▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Epilepsy4▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Fragile X Syndrome4▲ 117×1 topic
  18. Rett Syndrome4▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Aging3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Astrocyte Function3▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 13×5 topics
  25. GABAergic3▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  27. Neuroimaging3▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Neurotransmission3▲ 54×1 topic
  29. DNA Methylation3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Neuromodulation3▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Protein Aggregation3▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Basal Ganglia2▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 34×3 topics
  34. Amyloid Hypothesis2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Chaperones2▲ 39×2 topics
  36. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Tau Pathology2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Neurobiology2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Subthalamic Nucleus2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Treatment-Resistant Depression2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Neurological Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…2Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 2 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
GeneticsCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiologyNeurology3 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 2 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Neurological Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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