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Neurology research

Neurology is a subfield of Medicine. Science Explorer counts 622k research works in it since 1950. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system.

Research works
622k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
93k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
22
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+41%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Neurology research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Prognosis, Neurological Disorders, Cognitive Impairment, Neuropathology, Parkinson's Disease, Neurologic Manifestations. Gaining share since 2009–13: Neurologic Manifestations, Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Cognitive Impairment, Neuropathology. Losing share: Botulinum Toxin, Neurotoxins, Basal Ganglia, Subthalamic Nucleus.

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Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Prognosis32k▼ 0.86×4 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders31k▼ 0.86×5 topics
  3. Cognitive Impairment29k▲ 5.2×3 topics
  4. Neuropathology27k▲ 4.8×2 topics
  5. Parkinson's Disease25k▼ 0.83×3 topics
  6. Neurologic Manifestations24k▲ 31×1 topic
  7. Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome24k▲ 31×1 topic
  8. Neuroinflammation21k▼ 0.86×2 topics
  9. Treatment20k◆ 0.87×3 topics
  10. Intracranial Pressure19k▼ 0.84×2 topics
  11. Neurodegeneration18k◆ 0.90×2 topics
  12. Epidemiology18k▼ 0.83×2 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations18k▼ 0.82×3 topics
  14. Diagnostic Criteria17k◆ 0.93×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress17k▼ 0.83×2 topics
  16. Immunotherapy16k◆ 0.90×3 topics
  17. Endovascular Treatment15k▼ 0.80×2 topics
  18. Pathophysiology13k▼ 0.82×1 topic
  19. Traumatic Brain Injury13k▼ 0.82×1 topic
  20. Dopaminergic Neurons13k◆ 0.87×1 topic
  21. a-Synuclein13k◆ 0.87×1 topic
  22. Deep Brain Stimulation12k▼ 0.80×2 topics
  23. Anticoagulant Therapy11k◆ 0.93×2 topics
  24. Basal Ganglia9,745▼ 0.78×1 topic
  25. Subthalamic Nucleus9,745▼ 0.78×1 topic
  26. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage9,086▼ 0.78×1 topic
  27. Intracranial Aneurysms9,086▼ 0.78×1 topic
  28. Neuroimaging8,995▼ 0.82×2 topics
  29. Microbleeds8,667◆ 0.92×2 topics
  30. Botulinum Toxin8,631▼ 0.74×1 topic
  31. Neurotoxins8,631▼ 0.74×1 topic
  32. Autoantibodies8,407◆ 1.01×2 topics
  33. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy7,238◆ 0.96×1 topic
  34. Intracerebral Hemorrhage7,238◆ 0.96×1 topic
  35. ALK7,101▼ 0.80×1 topic
  36. Neuroblastoma7,101▼ 0.80×1 topic
  37. Surgical Techniques6,850▼ 0.78×2 topics
  38. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy6,680◆ 1.05×1 topic
  39. Guillain-Barré Syndrome6,680◆ 1.05×1 topic
  40. Arteriovenous Malformations5,882▼ 0.83×1 topic

Which countries lead Neurology research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Neurology. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (29k and 16k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 14.1% top 10% · 29k works
  2. 2 China · #6 all time 16.6% top 10% · 16k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 19.0% top 10% · 5.2k works
  4. 4 Germany · #3 all time 18.1% top 10% · 5k works
  5. 5 Italy · #5 all time 21.8% top 10% · 5k works
  6. 6 Canada · #4 all time 18.3% top 10% · 2.9k works
  7. 7 France · #7 all time 15.0% top 10% · 3.4k works
  8. 8 Spain · #11 all time 15.0% top 10% · 3k works
  9. 9 Australia · #10 all time 17.8% top 10% · 2k works
  10. 10 India · #14 all time 5.9% top 10% · 7.2k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 59 countries ranked in Neurology. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Neurology

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 29k works
  2. 2 China 16k works
  3. 3 India 7.2k works
  4. 4 Japan 6.4k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 5.2k works
  6. 6 Germany 5k works
  7. 7 Italy 5k works
  8. 8 France 3.4k works
  9. 9 Brazil 3.3k works
  10. 10 Spain 3k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 34.9%China: 18.7%India: 8.7%Japan: 7.7%6 others listed: 30.0%35%largest
United States29k · 34.9%China16k · 18.7%India7,195 · 8.7%Japan6,392 · 7.7%6 others listed25k · 30.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Neurology research?

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Neurology on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by University College London and University of California, San Francisco.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Harvard University United States · Cambridge · #2 all time 23.0% top 10% · 381 works
  2. 2 University College London United Kingdom · London · #1 all time 26.2% top 10% · 342 works
  3. 3 University of California, San Francisco United States · San Francisco · #5 all time 21.4% top 10% · 281 works
  4. 4 Massachusetts General Hospital United States · Boston · #6 all time 18.5% top 10% · 308 works
  5. 5 University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford · #10 all time 31.0% top 10% · 158 works
  6. 6 Johns Hopkins University United States · Baltimore · #4 all time 19.5% top 10% · 319 works
  7. 7 University of Pennsylvania United States · Philadelphia · #3 all time 22.3% top 10% · 285 works
  8. 8 Mayo Clinic in Florida United States · Jacksonville · #28 all time 21.2% top 10% · 234 works
  9. 9 Capital Medical University China · Beijing 15.5% top 10% · 527 works
  10. 10 Washington University in St. Louis United States · St Louis · #16 all time 20.6% top 10% · 193 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 336 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Neurology.

Top 100 Neurology institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 527 works
  2. 2 Neurological SurgeryUnited States 416 works
  3. 3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 386 works
  4. 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 381 works
  5. 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 342 works
  6. 6 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 319 works
  7. 7 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 308 works
  8. 8 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 302 works
  9. 9 University of TorontoCanada 292 works
  10. 10 Mayo ClinicUnited States 292 works

Who are the leading researchers in Neurology?

Among the most productive authors in Neurology, Jost B. Jonas, Graeme J. Hankey and Perminder S. Sachdev rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany · #12 worldwide 7.7k citations · 243 works
  2. 2 Graeme J. Hankey Australia · #15 worldwide 7.2k citations · 205 works
  3. 3 Perminder S. Sachdev Australia · #56 worldwide 4.6k citations · 215 works
  4. 4 М. А. Пирадов Russia · #155 worldwide 2.9k citations · 122 works
  5. 5 Aarno Palotie Finland · #185 worldwide 4.3k citations · 187 works
  6. 6 Charles G. Drake United States · #228 worldwide 2.4k citations · 133 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Ali Sahraian Iran · #260 worldwide 4.6k citations · 113 works
  8. 8 Ettore Beghi Italy · #284 worldwide 4.6k citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Thoralf M. Sundt United States · #310 worldwide 2.6k citations · 162 works
  10. 10 Valery L. Feigin New Zealand · #390 worldwide 7.9k citations · 101 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,509 highest-output authors in Neurology. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Neurology researchers

Where is Neurology research done?

The largest centres of Neurology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wolfach, Rockville Centre and Pozzilli.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 2.6k works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 1.8k works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 1.5k works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 1.4k works
  5. 5 New York United States 1.4k works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 1.4k works
  7. 7 Paris France 1.3k works
  8. 8 Boston United States 1.1k works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 1.1k works
  10. 10 Rome Italy 953 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WolfachDE · 25.9 works107×
  2. Rockville CentreUS · 416.5 works24×
  3. PozzilliIT · 46.2 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neurology than the world average.

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Neurology research by country

The best places for Neurology research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Neurology?

Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, Karolinska Institutet and University College London score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 25.3%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Capital Medical University: 527, 15.5%Karolinska Institutet: 168, 28.1%University College London: 342, 26.2%Harvard University: 381, 23.0%Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: 58, 37.8%University of California, San Francisco: 281, 21.4%Jacksonville College: 68, 21.9%Vita-Salute San Raffaele University: 68, 27.5%Innsbruck Medical University: 79, 20.6%University of Oxford: 158, 31.0%Karolinska InstitutetUniversity College L…Harvard UniversityCapital Medical Univ…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 58.915.5%7.9×527 +43.2%
2 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 53.128.1%3.3×168 +35.4%
3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 51.726.2%2.1×342 +12.0%
4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 51.323.0%2.6×381 +31.4%
5 Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermany 48.737.8%1.4×58 +126.3%
6 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 48.121.4%3.8×281 +22.7%
7 Jacksonville CollegeUnited States 46.721.9%8.3×68 +21.8%
8 Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityItaly 46.227.5%4.5×68 +54.3%
9 Innsbruck Medical UniversityAustria 45.820.6%7.4×79 -8.4%
10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 45.731.0%1.1×158 +14.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Neurology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Long-Term Effects of COVID-19+166%
  2. Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments+163%
  3. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research+143%
  4. Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research+141%
  5. Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders+95%
  6. Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments+87%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Neurology include?

Traumatic Brain Injury a…66kTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 66k fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…55kParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 55k fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 48k fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 43k fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 42k fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 36k fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 32k fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 28k fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 27k fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 27k fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 26k fractional worksCerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: 24k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.