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The Neurological Institute

In research, The Neurological Institute stands highest in Medicine (#4,372 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,789 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Neuroscience — Neurology is 30.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,741
of 28,054 · #6,410 all time
Rank in United States
#1,593
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is The Neurological 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
MedicineField #4,372 of 10,443 14.1%143 #2427
Health SciencesDomain #5,789 of 11,982 14.2%151 #3195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Neurological 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 The Neurological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 30.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 35.2 works30×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 24.2 works7.3×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.34× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Neurological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Grey Walter, Tracy J. Putnam and R. Cooper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Neurological Institute.

  1. 1 W. Grey Walter United States · #100,021 worldwide 244 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Tracy J. Putnam United States · #138,754 worldwide 158 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 R. Cooper United States · #377,272 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Louis Casamajor United States · #468,419 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 清美 山根 United States · #501,315 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Richard M. Brickner United States · #573,633 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 興一 柴田 United States · #709,561 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kandel' Ei United States · #1,020,331 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 D. Papakōstopoulos United States · #1,309,143 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 逸郎 小林 United States · #1,516,333 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at The Neurological Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Neurological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, Epidemiology, Neurodegeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Genetics.

▲ 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 Disorders23▲ 20×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology21▲ 2.6×47 topics
  3. Parkinson's Disease16▲ 32×8 topics
  4. Epilepsy14▲ 63×4 topics
  5. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration11▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Inflammation11▲ 2.6×28 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress11▲ 3.3×19 topics
  9. Genetics10▲ 7.3×10 topics
  10. Mitochondrial Dysfunction10▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Neuroimaging10▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Neuroprotection9▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Radiosurgery9▲ 50×4 topics
  14. Treatment9▲ 3.6×19 topics
  15. Neurobiology9▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Risk Factors9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  17. Surgery8▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Deep Brain Stimulation8▲ 59×3 topics
  19. Immunotherapy8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Antiepileptic Drugs8▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Neural Plasticity8▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Seizures8▲ 61×2 topics
  24. Surgical Management7▲ 8.9×9 topics
  25. Basal Ganglia7▲ 66×2 topics
  26. Classification7▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation7▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Global Burden7▲ 6.3×4 topics
  29. Ischemic Stroke7▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Neuromodulation7▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Drug Resistance7▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Treatment-Resistant Depression7▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Status Epilepticus6▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Dystonia6▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Subthalamic Nucleus6▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Revascularization6▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Functional Connectivity6▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Endovascular Therapy6▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Thrombolysis6▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Functional Recovery6▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does The Neurological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epilepsy research and treatment, Neurological disorders and treatments, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Epilepsy research and tr…6Epilepsy research and treatment: 6 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…6Neurological disorders and treatments: 6 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…6Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…6Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 6 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 5 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 4 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 3 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 3 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 3 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthNeurologyEpidemiologyRehabilitation2 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  2. 2 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 6 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 6 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 5 works
  6. 6 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 3 works
  10. 10 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 3 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Neurological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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