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Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms is a research topic within Neurology. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 30.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the role of microglia, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration in various neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, and traumatic brain injury. It also explores the involvement of astrocytes, synaptic pruning, TREM2, cytokines, and innate immunity in the pathophysiology of these disorders.

  • Microglia
  • Neuroinflammation
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Astrocytes
  • Synaptic Pruning
  • Ischemic Stroke
  • TREM2
  • Cytokines
  • Brain Development
  • Innate Immunity
Research works
51k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
15k
per year above
Top-10% rate
30.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+48%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4k and 2.8k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 4k works
  2. 2 United States 2.8k works
  3. 3 Germany 466 works
  4. 4 Japan 422 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 344 works
  6. 6 South Korea 322 works
  7. 7 India 314 works
  8. 8 Italy 304 works
  9. 9 Canada 264 works
  10. 10 Spain 241 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.

China: 42.5%United States: 29.5%Germany: 4.9%Japan: 4.4%6 others listed: 18.8%42%largest
China4,047 · 42.5%United States2,807 · 29.5%Germany466 · 4.9%Japan422 · 4.4%6 others listed1,789 · 18.8%

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

Which institutions lead Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Capital Medical University publishes the most Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Harvard University.

Who are the leading researchers in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms include John Hardy.

  1. 1 John Hardy United Kingdom 4k citations

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

Where is Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research done?

The largest centres of Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zunyi, Nantong and Xuzhou.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 447 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 314 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 254 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 190 works
  5. 5 Wuhan China 174 works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 151 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 132 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 124 works
  9. 9 New York United States 120 works
  10. 10 Chongqing China 118 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZunyiCN · 26.1 works11×
  2. NantongCN · 51.4 works9.7×
  3. XuzhouCN · 34.4 works8.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms?

Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Capital 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.

0%20%40%mean 33.9%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine: 31, 34.1%Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine: 23, 38.4%Capital Medical University: 67, 29.3%China Pharmaceutical University: 22, 43.1%The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: 35, 19.7%China Medical University: 31, 38.5%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 24, 31.4%Nanjing Medical University: 45, 33.8%Zunyi Medical University: 22, 34.9%Zhejiang Chinese Medical University: 26, 35.8%China Pharmaceutical…Guangzhou University…Nanjing University o…Capital Medical Univ…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 67.734.1%10.9×31 +259.7%
2 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 67.338.4%10.9×23 +272.6%
3 Capital Medical UniversityChina 66.029.3%10.3×67 +67.6%
4 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 65.043.1%9.1×22 +174.3%
5 The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUnited States 64.419.7%10.4×35 +427.3%
6 China Medical UniversityChina 64.038.5%8.5×31 +165.7%
7 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 62.531.4%10.8×24 +172.3%
8 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 60.833.8%7.8×45 +116.8%
9 Zunyi Medical UniversityChina 60.134.9%12.3×22 +126.8%
10 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 59.235.8%9.1×26 +113.8%

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 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms.

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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.

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.