Face Recognition and Perception
Face Recognition and Perception is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying face perception, recognition, and emotional expression processing in the human brain. It delves into topics such as the distributed cortical network for face perception, functional compartmentalization in the ventral temporal cortex, and the role of social cognition in facial identity and emotion recognition. The use of fMRI data and multivariate pattern analysis is prominent in decoding mental states and visual contents from brain activity.
- Face Perception
- Neural Mechanisms
- Visual Cortex
- Emotional Expressions
- fMRI Data
- Social Cognition
- Object Recognition
- Facial Identity
- Cortical Processing
- Emotion Recognition
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Face Recognition and Perception research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (729 and 381 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 729 works
- 2 China 381 works
- 3 United Kingdom 278 works
- 4 Germany 239 works
- 5 Japan 197 works
- 6 Canada 159 works
- 7 Italy 132 works
- 8 France 108 works
- 9 Australia 96 works
- 10 Netherlands 75 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Face Recognition and Perception research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Queensland publishes the most Face Recognition and Perception research, followed by University of York and Johns Hopkins University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of QueenslandAustralia 20 works
- 2 University of YorkUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 3 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 18 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 18 works
- 7 KU LeuvenBelgium 17 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
- 9 Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGermany 15 works
- 10 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Face Recognition and Perception?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Face Recognition and Perception include James A. Russell, Simon Baron‐Cohen and L. Gauthier.
- 1 James A. Russell United States 5k citations
- 2 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom 3.8k citations
- 3 L. Gauthier United States 3.7k citations
- 4 John T. Cacioppo United States 3.7k citations
- 5 Huchuan Lu China 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Face Recognition and Perception research done?
The largest centres of Face Recognition and Perception research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), London (United Kingdom) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Face Recognition and Perception?
Among universities, judged by research, University of York, Radboud University Nijmegen and Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 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 YorkUnited Kingdom | 68.4 | 11.5% | 21.9× | 19 | +120.6% |
| 2 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 67.9 | 24.6% | 10.6× | 13 | -4.5% |
| 3 | Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGermany | 67.4 | 23.0% | 22.8× | 14 | +44.3% |
| 4 | The University of QueenslandAustralia | 63.2 | 18.1% | 8.3× | 20 | -32.3% |
| 5 | Bournemouth UniversityUnited Kingdom | 62.5 | 15.8% | 35.5× | 10 | +311.5% |
| 6 | University of Milano-BicoccaItaly | 60.5 | 22.2% | 13.2× | 11 | +29.6% |
| 7 | University of LincolnUnited Kingdom | 59.8 | 16.0% | 33.6× | 10 | +139.4% |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 58.2 | 25.0% | 5.9× | 18 | -18.5% |
| 9 | University of TrentoItaly | 54.9 | 20.6% | 11.5× | 9 | +27.2% |
| 10 | Dartmouth CollegeUnited States | 54.2 | 23.6% | 17.4× | 10 | -41.8% |
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 Face Recognition and Perception research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010. The fastest-growing topics are Face Recognition and Perception.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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