Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 28.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the microstructural organization and connectivity of white matter in the brain. It covers topics such as tractography, brain connectivity, neuroimaging, and the development of brain microstructure using diffusion MRI techniques.
- Diffusion MRI
- White Matter
- Tractography
- Brain Connectivity
- Neuroimaging
- Fiber Tractography
- Brain Microstructure
- Axonal Tracking
- Anisotropic Water Diffusion
- Brain Development
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.9k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.9k works
- 2 China 1.3k works
- 3 Germany 373 works
- 4 United Kingdom 348 works
- 5 Canada 270 works
- 6 Japan 247 works
- 7 France 224 works
- 8 Italy 198 works
- 9 South Korea 167 works
- 10 India 162 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.
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Which institutions lead Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research, followed by University of Southern California and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 51 works
- 2 University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States 46 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 37 works
- 4 Stanford UniversityUnited States 37 works
- 5 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 35 works
- 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 30 works
- 7 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 30 works
- 8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 9 Capital Medical UniversityChina 28 works
- 10 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications include Dan J. Stein, Luigi Ferrucci and John C. Morris.
- 1 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 2 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 3 John C. Morris United States 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Boston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nashville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NashvilleUS · 45.9 works7.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Southern California, Harvard University and Université de Sherbrooke 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States | 71.2 | 14.8% | 10.2× | 46 | +210.3% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 67.2 | 30.6% | 6.6× | 51 | +28.0% |
| 3 | Université de SherbrookeCanada | 59.5 | 28.1% | 9.2× | 12 | +100.2% |
| 4 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 57.3 | 31.0% | 4.3× | 37 | -0.5% |
| 5 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 56.4 | 35.2% | 4.8× | 22 | +17.9% |
| 6 | McGill UniversityCanada | 53.3 | 28.2% | 5.2× | 24 | +28.8% |
| 7 | Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States | 52.9 | 21.8% | 8.6× | 22 | +20.1% |
| 8 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 52.4 | 19.5% | 8.0× | 28 | +25.6% |
| 9 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 51.3 | 20.7% | 6.1× | 35 | +17.3% |
| 10 | Juntendo UniversityJapan | 50.3 | 27.8% | 9.2× | 8 | +40.6% |
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 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications.
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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.