Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1950. 28.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in regulating social behavior, trust, attachment, empathy, and parental care. It delves into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these behaviors and their implications for anxiety and mental health.
- Oxytocin
- Social Behavior
- Neurobiology
- Trust
- Attachment
- Empathy
- Parental Care
- Vasopressin
- Neuropeptides
- Anxiety
- Research works
- 52k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 488 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 China 488 works
- 3 Japan 290 works
- 4 Germany 252 works
- 5 United Kingdom 191 works
- 6 Canada 185 works
- 7 France 151 works
- 8 Italy 138 works
- 9 Brazil 128 works
- 10 Russia 124 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 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research, followed by Emory University and Harvard University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 27 works
- 2 Emory UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 4 University of California, DavisUnited States 23 works
- 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 23 works
- 6 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 7 Cornell UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 20 works
- 9 Yale UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 10 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior include John J. McGrath, James G. Scott and Simon Baron‐Cohen.
- 1 John J. McGrath Australia 5.3k citations
- 2 James G. Scott Australia 4.3k citations
- 3 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom 3.8k citations
- 4 John T. Cacioppo United States 3.7k citations
- 5 Bruce S. McEwen United States 3.6k citations
- 6 Ole A. Andreassen Norway 3.5k citations
- 7 Timothy G. Dinan Ireland 3.1k citations
- 8 Trevor W. Robbins United Kingdom 3.1k citations
- 9 Wylie Vale United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research done?
The largest centres of Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), New York (United States) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Davis.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DavisUS · 23.4 works6.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Emory University and University of Haifa 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 Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria | 74.0 | 42.6% | 39.0× | 10 | +121.0% |
| 2 | Emory UniversityUnited States | 65.8 | 37.2% | 8.3× | 26 | -21.9% |
| 3 | University of HaifaIsrael | 63.6 | 45.4% | 11.0× | 11 | -1.2% |
| 4 | University of California, DavisUnited States | 60.7 | 29.7% | 6.6× | 23 | +45.2% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 60.4 | 37.1% | 4.0× | 23 | +38.9% |
| 6 | University of LethbridgeCanada | 60.3 | 47.6% | 34.6× | 9 | -24.2% |
| 7 | Georgia State UniversityUnited States | 58.1 | 21.9% | 15.9× | 22 | -12.5% |
| 8 | University of RegensburgGermany | 57.6 | 41.9% | 11.2× | 9 | -0.3% |
| 9 | University of OtagoNew Zealand | 57.1 | 34.6% | 8.4× | 11 | +25.5% |
| 10 | The University of Texas at AustinUnited States | 56.1 | 43.8% | 4.8× | 19 | -4.1% |
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 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008. The fastest-growing topics are Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.
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.