Nature Neuroscience

Top Research Topics at Nature Neuroscience?

The concepts of Neuroscience, Neuron, Sensory system, Cognitive psychology and Cell biology are tackled in Nature Neuroscience. Systems neuroscience, Excitatory postsynaptic potential, Visual cortex, Hippocampal formation and Hippocampus are all aspects of Neuroscience discussed in it. The concepts on Systems neuroscience presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Neuroscientist and Psychophysics.

Nature Neuroscience features research on Excitatory postsynaptic potential in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Inhibitory postsynaptic potential. In it, Neurodegeneration and Nervous system are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Neuron research.

• Neuroscience (93.40%)
• Neuron (8.72%)
• Sensory system (6.94%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior. (4744 citations)
• Brain development during childhood and adolescence: a longitudinal MRI study. (4342 citations)
• A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain (3937 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nature Neuroscience:

The most cited articles investigate studies in Neuroscience, Neuron, Cognitive psychology, Brain mapping and Functional magnetic resonance imaging. The journal articles cover various topics on Neuroscience such as Systems neuroscience, Hippocampal formation, Prefrontal cortex, Visual cortex and Sensory system. Issues in Cognitive psychology were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Cognition and Perception.

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

• Gene
• Internal medicine
• Neuroscience

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal primarily focuses on research topics in Neuroscience, Gene, Transcriptome, Optogenetics and Cognition. Topics in Neuroscience were tackled in line with various other fields like Gene expression and Microglia. Microglia research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Inflammation.

Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Transcriptome and the similar topic of Human brain. Hippocampal formation study tackled is connected to the field of Hippocampus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Olfactory transmucosal SARS-CoV-2 invasion as a port of central nervous system entry in individuals with COVID-19. (269 citations)
• Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions (142 citations)
• The S1 protein of SARS-CoV-2 crosses the blood-brain barrier in mice. (73 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Nature Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

• Karl Deisseroth (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Eric J. Nestler (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Raymond J. Dolan (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• György Buzsáki (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Robert C. Malenka (23 papers) absent 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Nature Neuroscience (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (410 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute (249 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Stanford University (246 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• University College London (243 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institutes of Health (242 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous 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, 6.15% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 52.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.67% of all publications and 18.03% 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 Pathways in Neuroscience

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