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The Neurosciences Foundation

neurosciencesfoundation.org.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
88
▼ 97% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
51.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
The Neurosciences Foundation

Not ranked overall: The Neurosciences Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does The Neurosciences Foundation work in?

In all years, 48% of research at The Neurosciences Foundation is in Life Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Neuroscience (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 42 fractional works · 48.0% of its workNeuroscience: 23 fractional works · 26.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 13.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 8.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 11.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 36.7% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 32.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 10.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThe NeurosciencesFoundation88fractional works, all years
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience2326.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1617.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine2932.7%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Veterinary11.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Psychology55.7%
    2. Social Sciences22.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering22.6%
    2. Computer Science11.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    4. Environmental Science00.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 18.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.71× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 18.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary18.20×0 works
  2. Arts and Humanities13.71×1 works
  3. Neuroscience3.64×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.78×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.56×0 works
  6. Psychology1.55×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×0 works
  8. Medicine0.97×0 works

What are the most cited papers from The Neurosciences Foundation?

The most cited paper from The Neurosciences Foundation is "Prevalence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations related to adult mitochondrial disease" (Gráinne S. Gorman, Andrew M. Schaefer, Yi Shiau Ng et al., 2015), with 974 citations. Next come "European Stroke Organisation (ESO) – European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Guidelines on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic StrokeEndorsed by Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)" (584) and "Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines" (535).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA mutations related to adult mitochondrial disease Gráinne S. Gorman, Andrew M. Schaefer, Yi Shiau Ng et al. · Annals of Neurology Open access 5 Feb 2015 974
2 European Stroke Organisation (ESO) – European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Guidelines on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic StrokeEndorsed by Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) Guillaume Turc, Pervinder Bhogal, Urs Fischer et al. · European Stroke Journal Open access 26 Feb 2019 584
3 Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines Ian Muir Anderson, I. Nicol Ferrier, Baldwin Rc et al. · Journal of Psychopharmacology 15 Apr 2008 535
4 Pathological changes in virus infections of the lower respiratory tract in children William Aherne, Taylor Bird, Simon Court et al. · Journal of Clinical Pathology Open access Feb 1970 454
5 Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: a key mechanism leading to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia. Closing the translational gap between rodent models and human vascular cognitive impairment and dementia Jessica Duncombe, Akihiro Kitamura, Yoshiki Hase et al. · Clinical Science Open access 28 Sep 2017 414
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Neurosciences Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Genetics, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neurological Disorders, Aging, Neuroimaging, Neurobiology and Metabolic Regulation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Stress8▲ 5.3×14 topics
  2. Genetics6▲ 9.5×8 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction6▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders6▲ 10×12 topics
  6. Aging6▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Neuroimaging5▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Neurobiology5▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Metabolic Regulation5▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Neuronal Circuits4▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 20×7 topics
  12. Neuronal Oscillations4▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Cortical Networks4▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Synchronization4▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Neurodegeneration4▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  17. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Prevalence3▲ 9.6×7 topics
  19. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Cognitive Function3▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Dendritic Spines3▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Cell Death3▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Cortical Connectivity3▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Mitochondria3▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Neural Processing3▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Perceptual Learning3▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Visual Perception3▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder3▲ 111×1 topic
  30. GABAergic3▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Neurotransmission3▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Functional Connectivity2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  38. Neural Plasticity2▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Gross Motor Function2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does The Neurosciences Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Mormonism, Religion, and History, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Color perception and design.

American Constitutional …0American Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and…0Mormonism, Religion, and History: 0 fractional worksReligious Studies and Sp…0Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 0 fractional worksColor perception and design: 0 fractional worksColor Science and Applications: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistoryPhilosophySocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  2. 2 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 0 works
  3. 3 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 0 works
  4. 4 Color perception and design Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Color Science and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  6. 6 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Neurosciences Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 97% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Neurosciences Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%The Neurosciences Foundation0.0000051% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of The Neurosciences Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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