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Brain Informatics
H-index 20

Brain Informatics

2198-4018

Published by: Springer

https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 278 19 21 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 58
Documents by Best Scientists*: 62
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.959
Impact Factor: 4.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Brain Informatics?

Brain Informatics tackles a plethora of topics, such as Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Machine learning, Electroencephalography and Cognition. The studies on Artificial intelligence discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Brain activity and meditation and Computer vision. It facilitates discussions on Pattern recognition that incorporate concepts from other fields like Functional magnetic resonance imaging and Motor imagery.

The Machine learning works featured in it incorporate elements from Voxel and Neuroimaging. The concepts on Electroencephalography presented in Brain Informatics can also apply to other research fields, including Speech recognition and Epilepsy. It holds forums on Cognition that merges themes from other disciplines such as Cognitive psychology and Cognitive science.

Discussions in the journal are anchored in the subject of Cognitive psychology and the similar topic of Social psychology.

  • Artificial intelligence (45.49%)
  • Pattern recognition (17.69%)
  • Machine learning (15.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Interactive machine learning for health informatics: when do we need the human-in-the-loop? (418 citations)
  • Machine learning-XGBoost analysis of language networks to classify patients with epilepsy (149 citations)
  • Single trial classification of EEG and peripheral physiological signals for recognition of emotions induced by music videos (137 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Brain Informatics:

The journal publications cover a variety of subjects, including Artificial intelligence, Electroencephalography, Pattern recognition, Machine learning and Speech recognition. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Artificial intelligence that incorporate concepts from other fields like Magnetic resonance imaging, Disease and Computer vision. The most cited publications explore topics in Electroencephalography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Valence (psychology) and Support vector machine.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Machine learning

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in Brain Informatics are Artificial intelligence, Pattern recognition, Electroencephalography, Neuroscience and Brain–computer interface. The featured works in Deep learning, F1 score and Recall rate, which all belong in the domain if Artificial intelligence, also overlaps with concepts under Tracing and Multiple species. Feature extraction are all disciplines of Pattern recognition that connect with topics in Smith–Waterman algorithm.

Some problems in Electroencephalography that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Psychological intervention, Biometrics, Speech recognition, Support vector machine and Feature vector. In the journal, Context (language use), Disease and Behavioural genetics are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Neuroscience research. The research on Brain–computer interface featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Neurotypical, Autism, Autism spectrum disorder and Anxiety.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Variations in structural MRI quality significantly impact commonly used measures of brain anatomy (5 citations)
  • Detecting depression using an ensemble classifier based on Quality of Life scales (3 citations)
  • Automated seizure diagnosis system based on feature extraction and channel selection using EEG signals (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Brain Informatics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ning Zhong (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yulin Qin (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Haiyan Zhou (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shengfu Lu (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jan Treur (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Brain Informatics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Beijing University of Technology (39 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • VU University Amsterdam (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Capital Medical University (7 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Southern Queensland (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.64% of all publications and 59.09% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities and Pathways

While most of the people associated with 'Brain Informatics' are researchers, there are also other career opportunities available in related fields. Some professionals opt to become speech therapists, which involves using cognitive techniques to improve the communications skills of their patients. This is highly relevant for individuals with brain-related disorders as their conditions typically impact their speech and language abilities.

For those interested in this field, there are specific academic and practical steps towards becoming a speech therapist. It should be noted that each state in the U.S. has its own requirements, for instance, the process to become a speech therapist in Illinois would differ from the process in other states. Therefore, individuals should carefully research the relevant requirements that apply to their situation.

However, in general, becoming speech therapist requires a master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. In addition to their academic studies, students must also gain supervised clinical experience. After their program is completed, they must pass a national exam before receiving their state license and becoming a fully qualified speech therapist.

By choosing this career pathway, professionals can apply cutting-edge research from 'Brain Informatics' to address real-world problems and assist those with speech and language impairments. Such contributions are invaluable to the healthcare sector and to improving the overall quality of life for their patients.

Thus, 'Brain Informatics' is not only a field for abstract research, but it also holds pragmatic career opportunities and allows professionals to make a tangible impact in their communities.

Top Publications

  • EEG-based classification of epilepsy and PNES: EEG microstate and functional brain network features

    Negar Ahmadi;Yulong Pei;Evelien Carrette;Albert P. Aldenkamp

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • Telemonitoring Parkinson's disease using machine learning by combining tremor and voice analysis.

    Sakibur Rahman Sajal;Tanvir Ehsan;Ravi Vaidyanathan;Shouyan Wang

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Evaluating deep learning EEG-based mental stress classification in adolescents with autism for breathing entrainment BCI

    Avirath Sundaresan;Brian Penchina;Sean Cheong;Victoria Grace;Victoria Grace

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • An open-source framework for neuroscience metadata management applied to digital reconstructions of neuronal morphology.

    Kayvan Bijari;Masood A. Akram;Giorgio A. Ascoli

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • SANTIA: a Matlab-based open-source toolbox for artifact detection and removal from extracellular neuronal signals

    Marcos Fabietti;Mufti Mahmud;Ahmad Lotfi;M. Shamim Kaiser

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Density-based clustering of static and dynamic functional MRI connectivity features obtained from subjects with cognitive impairment

    D. Rangaprakash;D. Rangaprakash;Toluwanimi Odemuyiwa;D. Narayana Dutt;Gopikrishna Deshpande

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Resting state fMRI connectivity is sensitive to laminar connectional architecture in the human brain

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Transformers for autonomous recognition of psychiatric dysfunction via raw and imbalanced EEG signals

    (2023)
    13 Citations
  • Methods for inferring neural circuit interactions and neuromodulation from local field potential and electroencephalogram measures

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Fast cortical surface reconstruction from MRI using deep learning

    (2022)
    11 Citations

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