Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 61k research works in it since 1950. 25.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of brain functional connectivity networks using techniques such as resting-state fMRI, default mode network activity, cortical parcellation, and graph theoretical analysis. It explores the organization, development, and dysfunction of brain networks in various neurological disorders.
- Functional Connectivity
- Resting-State fMRI
- Default Mode Network
- Brain Network Organization
- Connectome
- Neuroimaging Data Analysis
- Cortical Parcellation
- Graph Theory
- Brain Network Development
- Neurological Disorders
- Research works
- 61k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 16k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (4k and 3.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 4k works
- 2 China 3.6k works
- 3 Germany 807 works
- 4 United Kingdom 717 works
- 5 Canada 621 works
- 6 Italy 544 works
- 7 India 488 works
- 8 France 415 works
- 9 Japan 394 works
- 10 Netherlands 359 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research, followed by Yale University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 106 works
- 2 Yale UniversityUnited States 96 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 94 works
- 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 69 works
- 5 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 68 works
- 6 Stanford UniversityUnited States 66 works
- 7 Capital Medical UniversityChina 66 works
- 8 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 64 works
- 9 University of PittsburghUnited States 64 works
- 10 University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States 62 works
Who are the leading researchers in Functional Brain Connectivity Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies include John P. A. Ioannidis, Dan J. Stein and Philip S. Yu.
- 1 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 8k citations
- 2 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 3 Philip S. Yu United States 6.6k citations
- 4 H. Eugene Stanley United States 5.5k citations
- 5 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 6 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 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research done?
The largest centres of Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), London (United Kingdom) and Boston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jülich.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JülichDE · 36.1 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Functional Brain Connectivity Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Functional Brain Connectivity Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Yale University, Harvard University and Shanghai University of Sport 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 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 63.5 | 27.7% | 6.7× | 96 | +62.3% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 62.8 | 26.9% | 5.8× | 106 | +52.1% |
| 3 | Shanghai University of SportChina | 61.9 | 37.4% | 13.9× | 12 | — |
| 4 | Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence TechnologyChina | 61.3 | 36.6% | 35.9× | 10 | — |
| 5 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 59.8 | 35.0% | 5.8× | 35 | +36.5% |
| 6 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 59.0 | 21.2% | 8.0× | 66 | +81.7% |
| 7 | McGill UniversityCanada | 57.5 | 28.0% | 5.3× | 58 | +56.7% |
| 8 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 57.2 | 32.7% | 4.7× | 51 | +34.4% |
| 9 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany | 56.7 | 34.3% | 6.2× | 26 | +55.9% |
| 10 | University of Chieti-PescaraItaly | 56.4 | 36.3% | 6.8× | 14 | +70.6% |
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 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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