Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Memory and Neural Mechanisms is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 23.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying memory formation, consolidation, reconsolidation, and retrieval, with a focus on the role of the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. It also delves into the neural basis of spatial navigation and the interplay between memory and navigation processes in the brain.
- Memory
- Hippocampus
- Navigation
- Amygdala
- Neural Circuits
- Fear Conditioning
- Spatial Representation
- Neurobiology
- Reconsolidation
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Memory and Neural Mechanisms research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 499 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 China 499 works
- 3 Germany 324 works
- 4 United Kingdom 299 works
- 5 Canada 256 works
- 6 Japan 202 works
- 7 France 170 works
- 8 Italy 127 works
- 9 Spain 101 works
- 10 Netherlands 95 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Memory and Neural Mechanisms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Toronto publishes the most Memory and Neural Mechanisms research, followed by University College London and Columbia University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of TorontoCanada 37 works
- 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 33 works
- 3 Columbia UniversityUnited States 32 works
- 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 5 University of California, IrvineUnited States 28 works
- 6 Yale UniversityUnited States 28 works
- 7 Ruhr University BochumGermany 26 works
- 8 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 25 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 10 University of California San DiegoUnited States 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Memory and Neural Mechanisms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Memory and Neural Mechanisms include Bruce S. McEwen.
- 1 Bruce S. McEwen United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Memory and Neural Mechanisms research done?
The largest centres of Memory and Neural Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New York (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bochum and Irvine.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BochumDE · 31.9 works13×
- IrvineUS · 31.1 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Memory and Neural Mechanisms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Memory and Neural Mechanisms?
Among universities, judged by research, Columbia University, University College London and University of Oregon 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 | Columbia UniversityUnited States | 70.6 | 43.1% | 8.7× | 32 | -5.2% |
| 2 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 63.0 | 37.4% | 5.3× | 33 | +11.0% |
| 3 | University of OregonUnited States | 61.6 | 38.5% | 20.1× | 13 | +59.2% |
| 4 | New York UniversityUnited States | 60.9 | 47.6% | 6.0× | 22 | +3.3% |
| 5 | Boston UniversityUnited States | 60.8 | 33.1% | 9.8× | 22 | -25.3% |
| 6 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 60.4 | 46.6% | 13.5× | 9 | -35.8% |
| 7 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 59.8 | 41.2% | 7.5× | 15 | +53.2% |
| 8 | University of California, IrvineUnited States | 59.0 | 24.6% | 10.8× | 28 | -23.2% |
| 9 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 57.9 | 19.8% | 14.7× | 26 | +4.8% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 56.7 | 34.6% | 5.2× | 29 | -7.2% |
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 Memory and Neural Mechanisms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Memory and Neural Mechanisms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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