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Neuroscience Institute

In research, Neuroscience Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,538 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#3,059 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,781 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 20.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,675
of 28,054 · #2,374 all time
Rank in Italy
#106
of 618
Research works
3k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,538 of 7,800 24.5%222 #894
MedicineField #3,059 of 10,443 18.4%230 #2447
Health SciencesDomain #3,781 of 11,982 17.9%247 #2962
NeuroscienceField #383 of 1,168 23.5%132 #311
Social SciencesDomain #3,995 of 10,521 22.5%70 #3014
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,061 of 3,579 26.7%79 #1277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where 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).

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#894 #1,538
  2. Medicine#2,447 #3,059
  3. Health Sciences#2,962 #3,781
  4. Neuroscience#311 #383
  5. Social Sciences#3,014 #3,995
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,277 #2,061
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 Neuroscience Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 36.2 works20×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 59.9 works14×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 132.1 works14×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 32.2 works9.7×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 79 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 14.04× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 230 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.52× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 17 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.

Who are the top researchers at Neuroscience Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefania Maggi, Marianna Noale and Nadia Minicuci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Neuroscience Institute.

  1. 1 Stefania Maggi Italy · #90,831 worldwide 425 citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Marianna Noale Italy · #224,055 worldwide 123 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Nadia Minicuci Italy · #352,749 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Matteo Caleo Italy · #505,305 worldwide 81 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Stefano Pallanti Italy · #548,131 worldwide 153 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Giulia Ronchi Italy · #1,268,470 worldwide 13 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Enrica Strettoi Italy · #1,510,639 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Neuroscience Institute

Which keywords describe research at Neuroscience Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, Genetics, Neurobiology, Depression, Epidemiology and Inflammation.

▲ 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 Disorders41▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology41▲ 1.77×89 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress36▲ 3.8×44 topics
  4. Inflammation32▲ 2.6×65 topics
  5. Genetics25▲ 6.1×18 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration24▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Depression24▲ 4.7×21 topics
  8. Neurobiology22▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Treatment19▲ 2.7×32 topics
  10. Brain Development18▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Neuroinflammation18▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Synaptic Plasticity17▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Mitochondrial Dysfunction16▲ 9.5×9 topics
  14. Dendritic Spines14▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Neuroimaging14▲ 8.7×11 topics
  16. Prefrontal Cortex14▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Aging13▲ 4.3×16 topics
  18. Working Memory13▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Functional Connectivity13▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease13▲ 9.2×8 topics
  21. Neuronal Circuits13▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Neural Mechanisms12▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Neuronal Oscillations12▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Neuroscience12▲ 6.9×11 topics
  25. Cognitive Functions12▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Neuroprotection11▲ 5.6×16 topics
  27. Synchronization11▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Cortical Networks11▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Gamma Rhythms11▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Neural Plasticity11▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Neural Circuits11▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Astrocyte Function10▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria10▲ 8.2×8 topics
  34. GABAergic10▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Neurotransmission10▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Ischemic Stroke10▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Cytokines10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Microglia10▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Social Cognition10▲ 9.9×9 topics
  40. Epilepsy9▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Neuroscience Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 11 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 10 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 7 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 6 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 6 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 6 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuropl…5Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 5 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 5 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…5Neurological disorders and treatments: 5 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurologyDevelopmental Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  4. 4 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 6 works
  5. 5 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 6 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  7. 7 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 5 works
  8. 8 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  10. 10 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 5 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.2%domestic only44.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Neuroscience Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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