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Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience

In research, Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,314 of 14,347 worldwide), Cognitive Neuroscience (#292 of 1,237 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#645 of 2,675 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 25.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#5,029
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#321
of 2,253
Research works
448
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
109.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
44.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #2,314 of 14,347 45.3%242
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #292 of 1,237 45.3%154
NeuroscienceField #645 of 2,675 46.4%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience 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 Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 25.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 23.7 works26×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 25.86× its world share, 24 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.05× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 25.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prefrontal Cortex, Memory, Neuronal Oscillations, Working Memory, Cortical Networks, Synchronization, Neurological Disorders and Neurobiology.

▲ 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. Deep Learning5▲ 2.6×21 topics
  2. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 106×3 topics
  3. Memory4▲ 33×2 topics
  4. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 102×2 topics
  5. Working Memory4▲ 78×2 topics
  6. Cortical Networks4▲ 119×1 topic
  7. Synchronization4▲ 57×1 topic
  8. Neurobiology4▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders4▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Neural Circuits4▲ 70×4 topics
  11. Neural Networks4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  12. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Neural Mechanisms3▲ 64×4 topics
  14. Hippocampus3▲ 88×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  16. Navigation3▲ 138×2 topics
  17. Amygdala3▲ 216×1 topic
  18. Fear Conditioning3▲ 216×1 topic
  19. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Neuronal Circuits2▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Cognitive Control2▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Dendritic Spines2▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Attentional Networks2▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Consolidation2▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Decision Making2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Executive Functions2▲ 54×1 topic
  30. GABAergic2▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Neural Processing2▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging Studies2▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Neurotransmission2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Sleep2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Circadian Clock2▲ 87×1 topic
  36. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Health Consequences2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Melatonin2▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Olfactory System2▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Functional Connectivity2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 2 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disord…2Sleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsExperimental and Cognitive Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.7%domestic only53.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oxford Centre for Computational Neuroscience's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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