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Neurology and Historical Studies

Neurology and Historical Studies is a research topic within Neurology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 8.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers encompasses the historical evolution of neurological studies, from the pioneering work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi to the exploration of neurological disorders, brain localization, neuron doctrine, and neuroanatomy milestones. It also delves into the development of electricity in neuroscience and the advancements in neurology training.

  • neurological history
  • neuroscience pioneers
  • brain research evolution
  • neuron doctrine
  • neurological disorders
  • brain localization
  • neuroanatomy milestones
  • electricity in neuroscience
  • cerebral cortex studies
  • neurology training
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Neurology and Historical Studies research?

By volume, the United States and France publish the most (453 and 196 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 453 works
  2. 2 France 196 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 160 works
  4. 4 Germany 116 works
  5. 5 India 95 works
  6. 6 Italy 92 works
  7. 7 Spain 71 works
  8. 8 Canada 64 works
  9. 9 Brazil 62 works
  10. 10 China 45 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: 33.4%France: 14.5%United Kingdom: 11.8%Germany: 8.6%6 others listed: 31.7%33%largest
United States453 · 33.4%France196 · 14.5%United Kingdom160 · 11.8%Germany116 · 8.6%6 others listed429 · 31.7%

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

Which institutions lead Neurology and Historical Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki publishes the most Neurology and Historical Studies research, followed by University College London and Harvard University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece 32 works
  2. 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
  3. 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 9 works
  4. 4 Saarland UniversityGermany 7 works
  5. 5 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
  6. 6 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 6 works
  7. 7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 6 works
  8. 8 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 6 works
  9. 9 InsermFrance 6 works
  10. 10 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Neurology and Historical Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Neurology and Historical Studies include Sander L. Gilman.

  1. 1 Sander L. Gilman United States 4.2k citations

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

Where is Neurology and Historical Studies research done?

The largest centres of Neurology and Historical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Thessaloniki (Greece) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Thessaloniki.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 70 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 63 works
  3. 3 Thessaloniki Greece 33 works
  4. 4 New York United States 28 works
  5. 5 Boston United States 24 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 24 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 18 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 18 works
  9. 9 São Paulo Brazil 17 works
  10. 10 Beijing China 17 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ThessalonikiGR · 32.7 works21×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neurology and Historical Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Neurology and Historical Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Harvard University and University College London 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece 59.90.0%34.7×32 -10.6%
2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 51.113.9%3.7×9 -10.3%
3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 49.15.3%7.6×19 -41.5%

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 Neurology and Historical Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Neurology and Historical Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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