Neuroscience and Music Perception
Neuroscience and Music Perception is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying auditory processing, including music and speech perception, temporal processing, emotional responses to music, brain plasticity related to musical training, and the neuroanatomical correlates of auditory perception. It delves into topics such as the organization of the auditory cortex, interval timing, cortical responses to music and speech, and the effects of musical training on brain development.
- Auditory Cortex
- Temporal Processing
- Music Perception
- Neural Mechanisms
- Emotional Responses
- Speech Processing
- Brain Plasticity
- Interval Timing
- Cortical Responses
- Neuroanatomical Correlates
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Neuroscience and Music Perception research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 528 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 528 works
- 3 United Kingdom 368 works
- 4 Germany 316 works
- 5 Canada 228 works
- 6 Japan 227 works
- 7 India 182 works
- 8 France 181 works
- 9 Italy 163 works
- 10 Australia 147 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Neuroscience and Music Perception research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University College London publishes the most Neuroscience and Music Perception research, followed by University of Toronto and University of Cambridge.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University College London United Kingdom 27 works
- 2 University of Toronto Canada 25 works
- 3 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 24 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 21 works
- 5 McGill University Canada 19 works
- 6 University of Pittsburgh United States 19 works
- 7 University of Oslo Norway 18 works
- 8 The University of Melbourne Australia 18 works
- 9 University of Jyväskylä Finland 17 works
- 10 Aarhus University Denmark 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Neuroscience and Music Perception?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Neuroscience and Music Perception include Björn W. Schuller.
- 1 Björn W. Schuller 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Neuroscience and Music Perception research done?
The largest centres of Neuroscience and Music Perception research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aarhus.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AarhusDK · 27.6 works6.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neuroscience and Music Perception than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Neuroscience and Music Perception?
Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, Royal Academy of Music and University of Oslo 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 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 67.7 | 54.5% | 12.4× | 9 | +45.0% |
| 2 | Royal Academy of Music Denmark | 65.4 | 35.0% | 694.5× | 10 | +204.9% |
| 3 | University of Oslo Norway | 62.4 | 26.1% | 7.8× | 18 | +126.8% |
| 4 | Durham University United Kingdom | 57.2 | 27.0% | 8.5× | 15 | +85.4% |
| 5 | University of Jyväskylä Finland | 57.0 | 26.9% | 19.6× | 17 | -27.6% |
| 6 | Western Sydney University Australia | 56.6 | 22.4% | 10.1× | 12 | +103.6% |
| 7 | Aarhus University Denmark | 56.0 | 32.6% | 5.0× | 17 | +111.1% |
| 8 | Goldsmiths University of London United Kingdom | 53.2 | 25.7% | 53.6× | 16 | -12.3% |
| 9 | University College London United Kingdom | 51.8 | 24.7% | 4.2× | 27 | +15.9% |
| 10 | The University of Melbourne Australia | 51.5 | 37.5% | 3.9× | 18 | +46.4% |
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 Neuroscience and Music Perception research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Neuroscience and Music Perception.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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