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Neurological Surgery

In research, Neurological Surgery stands highest in Life Sciences (#304 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#492 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#717 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience — Neurology is 25.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,219
of 28,054 · #1,049 all time
Rank in United States
#200
of 4,192
Research works
18k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
695k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Neurological Surgery 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 #304 of 7,800 25.2%504 #302
MedicineField #492 of 10,443 16.0%2,074 #364
Health SciencesDomain #717 of 11,982 16.0%2,127 #458
NeurologySubfield #21 of 336 12.6%416 #23
GeneticsSubfield #7 of 98 21.8%126 #26
NeuroscienceField #84 of 1,168 23.6%280 #88
SurgerySubfield #176 of 1,816 15.6%429 #208
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #695 of 3,579 25.9%181 #639
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield #56 of 268 19.9%139 #87
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #148 of 530 28.5%81 #125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Neurological Surgery 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#302 #304
  2. Medicine#364 #492
  3. Health Sciences#458 #717
  4. Neurology#23 #21
  5. Genetics#26 #7
  6. Neuroscience#88 #84
  7. Surgery#208 #176
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#639 #695
  9. Pathology and Forensic Medicine#87 #56
  10. Cognitive Neuroscience#125 #148
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 Neurological Surgery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 25.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 416.5 works26×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 126.0 works16×
  3. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 105.0 works12×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 138.6 works9.4×
  5. NeurologySubfield · 62.0 works7.9×
  6. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 20.6 works7.3×
  7. SurgerySubfield · 428.7 works6.5×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 181 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.13× its world share, 280 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.82× its world share, 2,074 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Neurological Surgery?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc R. Mayberg, L. Dade Lunsford and Douglas Kondziolka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Neurological Surgery.

  1. 1 Marc R. Mayberg · #21,514 worldwide 465 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 L. Dade Lunsford · #49,444 worldwide 694 citations · 189 works
  3. 3 Douglas Kondziolka · #53,577 worldwide 648 citations · 176 works
  4. 4 Laligam N. Sekhar · #54,839 worldwide 290 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Randall M. Chesnut · #74,388 worldwide 212 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 David O. Okonkwo · #79,840 worldwide 322 citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Andrew T. Parsa · #92,103 worldwide 131 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Peter C. Gerszten · #92,206 worldwide 182 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Philip A. Schwartzkroin · #99,499 worldwide 248 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Christopher J. Madden · #105,860 worldwide 245 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Neurological Surgery

Which keywords describe research at Neurological Surgery?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiosurgery, Surgical Management, Immunotherapy, Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Radiotherapy, Prognostic Factors 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology310▲ 2.8×105 topics
  2. Radiosurgery215▲ 83×4 topics
  3. Surgical Management204▲ 18×19 topics
  4. Immunotherapy196▲ 9.7×18 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders158▲ 9.8×20 topics
  6. Radiotherapy151▲ 14×13 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors148▲ 12×14 topics
  8. Inflammation136▲ 2.3×72 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations130▲ 11×21 topics
  10. Endovascular Treatment130▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Neuroprotection127▲ 13×13 topics
  12. Degenerative Disc Disease127▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Molecular Classification126▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Endoscopic Surgery125▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Neuroinflammation124▲ 16×6 topics
  16. Spinal Fusion118▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Glioblastoma115▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Temozolomide115▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Clinical Outcomes109▲ 18×5 topics
  20. DNA Methylation107▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Genomic Analysis106▲ 15×9 topics
  22. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks101▲ 71×2 topics
  23. Histological Classification100▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Meningiomas100▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Low Back Pain93▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Surgical Treatment88▲ 16×6 topics
  27. Pathophysiology85▲ 10×11 topics
  28. Spinal Surgery81▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Hydrocephalus81▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Biomechanics80▲ 9.4×10 topics
  31. Intracranial Pressure80▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Intervertebral Disc78▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Lumbar Disc Degeneration78▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Prognosis76▲ 8.3×9 topics
  35. Hemodynamics75▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage74▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Intracranial Aneurysms74▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Anticoagulant Therapy74▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Clinical Management72▲ 15×8 topics
  40. Pedicle Screw Fixation70▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Neurological Surgery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Meningioma and schwannoma management, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.

Glioma Diagnosis and Tre…115Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 115 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannom…100Meningioma and schwannoma management: 100 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…78Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 78 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …74Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 74 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 70 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 64 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…60Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 60 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 56 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 54 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…49Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 49 fractional works
GeneticsEpidemiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentGenetics 115 works
  2. 2 Meningioma and schwannoma managementEpidemiology 100 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyPathology and Forensic Medicine 78 works
  4. 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsNeurology 74 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSurgery 70 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Surgical OncologySurgery 64 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesNeurology 60 works
  8. 8 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and TreatmentNeurology 56 works
  9. 9 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 54 works
  10. 10 Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathySurgery 49 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Neurological Surgery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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