Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1951. 25.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular basis, genetic mutations, and neurological manifestations of Rett syndrome and related disorders such as Fragile X syndrome. It explores the role of MeCP2, synaptic function, autism-like behaviors, and altered brain development in these conditions.
- Rett Syndrome
- Fragile X Syndrome
- MeCP2
- Neurological Disease
- Synaptic Function
- Autism
- mGluR theory
- Dendritic Spines
- Brain Development
- Genetic Mutations
- Research works
- 36k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 9.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 867 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 China 867 works
- 3 Italy 311 works
- 4 India 298 works
- 5 United Kingdom 287 works
- 6 Japan 243 works
- 7 Germany 217 works
- 8 Canada 202 works
- 9 France 174 works
- 10 Spain 170 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research, followed by University of California, Davis and Harvard University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 31 works
- 2 University of California, DavisUnited States 27 works
- 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 27 works
- 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 5 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 23 works
- 6 InsermFrance 22 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 8 Boston Children's HospitalUnited States 20 works
- 9 Yale UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 10 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders include Mark J. Daly, Eric S. Lander and George Davey Smith.
- 1 Mark J. Daly United States 9.6k citations
- 2 Eric S. Lander United States 8.5k citations
- 3 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
- 4 Aarno Palotie Finland 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Birmingham, Davis and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BirminghamUS · 20.7 works6.4×
- DavisUS · 26.8 works6.0×
- BethesdaUS · 35.8 works5.0×
- CincinnatiUS · 22.6 works4.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, Davis, Harvard University and Baylor College of Medicine 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 California, DavisUnited States | 62.5 | 37.6% | 6.1× | 27 | -19.3% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 57.9 | 33.7% | 3.7× | 27 | +8.0% |
| 3 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 54.7 | 30.2% | 7.4× | 17 | +10.7% |
| 4 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 51.9 | 25.8% | 3.0× | 24 | +31.6% |
| 5 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 49.8 | 34.7% | 3.7× | 16 | -13.9% |
| 6 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 49.4 | 31.0% | 4.3× | 23 | -30.5% |
| 7 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 48.5 | 41.5% | 3.9× | 10 | -9.9% |
| 8 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 48.2 | 23.0% | 6.9× | 19 | -3.5% |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 47.2 | 27.2% | 3.3× | 20 | +29.4% |
| 10 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 46.5 | 30.7% | 3.4× | 20 | -4.6% |
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 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
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.