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EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 84k research works in it since 1950. 16.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development and application of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) in neuroscience and medicine. It covers topics such as EEG analysis, neuroprosthetics, BCI technology, motor imagery, epilepsy detection, cortical control, neural ensemble physiology, BCI communication, and deep learning for EEG decoding.

  • Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • EEG Analysis
  • Neuroprosthetics
  • BCI Technology
  • Motor Imagery
  • Epilepsy Detection
  • Cortical Control
  • Neural Ensemble Physiology
  • BCI Communication
  • Deep Learning for EEG
Research works
84k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
14k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4.7k and 3.2k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 4.7k works
  2. 2 United States 3.2k works
  3. 3 India 2.6k works
  4. 4 Germany 725 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 693 works
  6. 6 Italy 651 works
  7. 7 Japan 640 works
  8. 8 South Korea 506 works
  9. 9 Canada 474 works
  10. 10 France 456 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.

China: 32.1%United States: 21.6%India: 18.0%Germany: 5.0%6 others listed: 23.4%32%largest
China4,686 · 32.1%United States3,150 · 21.6%India2,633 · 18.0%Germany725 · 5.0%6 others listed3,421 · 23.4%

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

Which institutions lead EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 91 works
  2. 2 SRM Institute of Science and Technology India 85 works
  3. 3 Vellore Institute of Technology University India 78 works
  4. 4 Korea University South Korea 76 works
  5. 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 73 works
  6. 6 Tianjin University China 72 works
  7. 7 Tsinghua University China 66 works
  8. 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 65 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang University China 64 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou Dianzi University China 61 works

Who are the leading researchers in EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces?

The most-cited researchers publishing on EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces include Witold Pedrycz.

  1. 1 Witold Pedrycz 5.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research done?

The largest centres of EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chennai (India) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chennai.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 854 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 448 works
  3. 3 Chennai India 305 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 276 works
  5. 5 Seoul South Korea 270 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 247 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 244 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 226 works
  9. 9 Xi'an China 226 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 211 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Chennai31.6 works7.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces?

Among universities, judged by research, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Indian Institute of Technology Indore and University of Southern Queensland 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%60%mean 30.28%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hangzhou Dianzi University: 61, 27.3%Indian Institute of Technology Indore: 20, 54.3%University of Southern Queensland: 18, 54.0%Khulna University of Engineering and Technology: 19, 18.4%Korea University: 76, 19.9%Shandong Normal University: 24, 37.8%Vellore Institute of Technology University: 78, 20.5%Karunya University: 33, 5.9%South China Normal University: 38, 24.0%King Saud University: 27, 40.7%Indian Institute of …University of Southe…Hangzhou Dianzi Univ…Khulna University of…
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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
1Hangzhou Dianzi University China 63.627.3%9.1×61 +89.5%
2Indian Institute of Technology Indore India 60.854.3%5.7×20 +98.8%
3University of Southern Queensland Australia 58.954.0%6.6×18 -9.7%
4Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh 58.118.4%10.2×19 +308.7%
5Korea University South Korea 57.019.9%7.3×76 +50.9%
6Shandong Normal University China 55.537.8%4.7×24 +231.3%
7Vellore Institute of Technology University India 54.920.5%3.9×78 +288.1%
8Karunya University India 54.65.9%11.6×33 +640.7%
9South China Normal University China 53.724.0%5.4×38 +183.7%
10King Saud University Saudi Arabia 53.440.7%1.5×27 +140.8%

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 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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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.