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Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research is a research topic within Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 62k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the neuroscience and genetics of Drosophila melanogaster, particularly its olfactory system, insulin signaling, ionotropic receptors, memory formation, behavioral regulation, neuronal circuits, and metabolic regulation. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the molecular, anatomical, and functional organization of the fruit fly's nervous system.

  • Drosophila
  • Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Olfactory System
  • Insulin Signaling
  • Ionotropic Receptors
  • Memory Formation
  • Behavioral Regulation
  • Neuronal Circuits
  • Metabolic Regulation
Research works
62k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-1%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
32% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Which countries lead Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 1.5k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 1.5k works
  3. 3 Japan 421 works
  4. 4 Germany 348 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 277 works
  6. 6 India 242 works
  7. 7 France 222 works
  8. 8 Canada 152 works
  9. 9 Brazil 125 works
  10. 10 Italy 121 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: 31.6%China: 30.3%Japan: 8.4%Germany: 7.0%6 others listed: 22.8%32%largest
United States1,580 · 31.6%China1,514 · 30.3%Japan421 · 8.4%Germany348 · 7.0%6 others listed1,138 · 22.8%

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

Which institutions lead Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 137 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 98 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 64 works
  4. 4 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 64 works
  5. 5 Max Planck SocietyGermany 48 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 44 works
  7. 7 Southwest UniversityChina 42 works
  8. 8 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 36 works
  9. 9 The University of TokyoJapan 34 works
  10. 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 31 works

Who are the leading researchers in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research include Jun Wang, Sudhir Kumar and John Q. Trojanowski.

  1. 1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  2. 2 Sudhir Kumar United States 295k citations
  3. 3 John Q. Trojanowski United States 286k citations
  4. 4 Michael Karin United States 276k citations
  5. 5 Koichiro Tamura Japan 268k citations
  6. 6 Marco A. Marra Canada 245k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research?

The most cited paper in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research is "Receptive fields, binocular interaction and functional architecture in the cat's visual cortex" (David Hunter Hubel, T. N. Wiesel, 1962), with 13,971 citations. Next come "Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers" (7,502) and "Neuronal Oscillations in Cortical Networks" (6,848).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Receptive fields, binocular interaction and functional architecture in the cat's visual cortex David Hunter Hubel, T. N. Wiesel · The Journal of Physiology Open access 1962 13,971
2 Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers Dakota E. McCoy, Teresa J. Feo, Todd Alan Harvey et al. · Nature Communications Open access 27 Dec 2017 7,502
3 Neuronal Oscillations in Cortical Networks György Buzsáki, Andreas Draguhn · Science 24 Jun 2004 6,848
4 A novel multigene family may encode odorant receptors: A molecular basis for odor recognition Linda B. Buck, Richard Axel · Cell Open access Apr 1991 5,046
5 Visual perception of biological motion and a model for its analysis Gunnar Johansson · Perception & Psychophysics Open access Jun 1973 4,540
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research done?

The largest centres of Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chevy Chase and Wurzburg.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 288 works
  2. 2 TokyoJapan 119 works
  3. 3 ParisFrance 108 works
  4. 4 GuangzhouChina 84 works
  5. 5 NanjingChina 78 works
  6. 6 ShanghaiChina 77 works
  7. 7 New YorkUnited States 72 works
  8. 8 LondonUnited Kingdom 62 works
  9. 9 HangzhouChina 60 works
  10. 10 ChongqingChina 53 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Chevy ChaseUS · 29.3 works52×
  2. WurzburgDE · 22.1 works9.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Rockefeller University, Harvard University and Southwest University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 16.51%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Rockefeller UniversityPrinceton UniversityHarvard UniversitySouthwest University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Rockefeller UniversityUnited States 74.423.6%46.8×16 +78.7%
2Harvard UniversityUnited States 68.619.5%1.8×31 -31.2%
3Southwest UniversityChina 66.113.4%14.2×42 +22.7%
4Princeton UniversityUnited States 63.221.1%5.6×14 +19.6%
5California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 61.016.1%6.3×13 +0.3%
6Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 60.18.8%17.2×36 +78.2%
7Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 59.411.3%2.7×23 +4.8%
8New York UniversityUnited States 57.723.8%2.8×17 -38.7%
9University of WashingtonUnited States 57.113.1%3.8×24 +1.4%
10University of WürzburgGermany 55.914.4%12.8×22 -16.2%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, country by country

Is Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2014.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.024% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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