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 China 4k works
- 2 United States 2.8k works
- 3 Germany 466 works
- 4 Japan 422 works
- 5 United Kingdom 344 works
- 6 South Korea 322 works
- 7 India 314 works
- 8 Italy 304 works
- 9 Canada 264 works
- 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.
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.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 67 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 56 works
- 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 51 works
- 4 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 47 works
- 5 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 45 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 43 works
- 7 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 43 works
- 8 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 39 works
- 9 University of California, IrvineUnited States 38 works
- 10 Soochow UniversityChina 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms include John Hardy.
- 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
Where it is the local speciality
- ZunyiCN · 26.1 works11×
- NantongCN · 51.4 works9.7×
- XuzhouCN · 34.4 works8.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms than the world average.
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.
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 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 67.7 | 34.1% | 10.9× | 31 | +259.7% |
| 2 | Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina | 67.3 | 38.4% | 10.9× | 23 | +272.6% |
| 3 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 66.0 | 29.3% | 10.3× | 67 | +67.6% |
| 4 | China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina | 65.0 | 43.1% | 9.1× | 22 | +174.3% |
| 5 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUnited States | 64.4 | 19.7% | 10.4× | 35 | +427.3% |
| 6 | China Medical UniversityChina | 64.0 | 38.5% | 8.5× | 31 | +165.7% |
| 7 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 62.5 | 31.4% | 10.8× | 24 | +172.3% |
| 8 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina | 60.8 | 33.8% | 7.8× | 45 | +116.8% |
| 9 | Zunyi Medical UniversityChina | 60.1 | 34.9% | 12.3× | 22 | +126.8% |
| 10 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina | 59.2 | 35.8% | 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.
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.