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Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the phenomenon of brain lateralization, focusing on handedness, cerebral asymmetry, language dominance, and their implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. It delves into the evolutionary aspects, genetic influences, and behavioral manifestations of brain lateralization in both humans and animals.

  • Brain Lateralization
  • Handedness
  • Cerebral Asymmetry
  • Language Dominance
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Evolution of Handedness
  • Hemispheric Specialization
  • Genetic Influences
  • Animal Behavior
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research?

By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (203 and 91 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 203 works
  2. 2 Germany 91 works
  3. 3 China 85 works
  4. 4 Italy 69 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 63 works
  6. 6 Japan 56 works
  7. 7 France 44 works
  8. 8 Canada 40 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 38 works
  10. 10 India 32 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.

United States: 28.2%Germany: 12.7%China: 11.9%Italy: 9.5%6 others listed: 37.7%28%largest
United States203 · 28.2%Germany91 · 12.7%China85 · 11.9%Italy69 · 9.5%6 others listed272 · 37.7%

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

Which institutions lead Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research?

By volume in 2022–2025, MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University publishes the most Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research, followed by Ruhr University Bochum and University of Trento.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityGermany 20 works
  2. 2 Ruhr University BochumGermany 8 works
  3. 3 University of TrentoItaly 7 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 6 works
  5. 5 University of PaduaItaly 5 works
  6. 6 Alice-Salomon-Hochschule BerlinGermany 5 works
  7. 7 Kyoto UniversityJapan 4 works
  8. 8 Yale UniversityUnited States 4 works
  9. 9 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 4 works
  10. 10 University of PittsburghUnited States 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience include Paul M. Thompson.

  1. 1 Paul M. Thompson United States 2.5k citations

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

Where is Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research done?

The largest centres of Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 are Hamburg (Germany), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamburg.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Hamburg Germany 23 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 21 works
  3. 3 Paris France 18 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 16 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 13 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 10 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 10 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 10 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 10 works
  10. 10 Bochum Germany 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HamburgDE · 22.7 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience?

Among universities, judged by research, MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityGermany 6.010.9%709.6×20 —

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 Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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