The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Neuroscience is based on data
derived from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Neuroscience research
Our best researchers ranking is a credible
list of leading researchers from the area of
Neuroscience, established by means of a thorough
examination of 166,880 scholars identified
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Neuroscience, over 27400 scholars were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Neuroscience
The D-index threshold for including a scholar to be
evaluated is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Neuroscience. The
approval requirements for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the selected discipline
plus the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
projected for each discipline whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of leading scholars are
incorporated into the list. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our leading goal is to ensure that only
credible scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we believe that numbers are never
supposed to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of researchers. This is why
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a scientist’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
with the help of metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
thorough explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our aim is to inspire scholars,
businessmen and politicians
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Neuroscience
With 91 researchers Belgium ranks in spot 14
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in Belgium is KU Leuven with 22 researchers affiliated with it being present in the Neuroscience ranking. It is followed by KU Leuven with 20 scholars. Ranking thirds is University of Liège with 13 scholars.
Prominent scholars ranking in Belgium are affiliated with University of Liège, KU Leuven, Ghent University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Catholique de Louvain, Fujirebio (Belgium), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Mons, University of Antwerp, UCB Pharma (Belgium).
Professor Steven Laureys from University of Liège is listed as the best researcher in Belgium in our ranking with a D-index of 128. Ranking second in Belgium is Bart De Strooper from KU Leuven with a D-index of 110. The third place in Belgium is taken by Pierre Maquet from University of Liège with a D-index of 104.
The average D-index for the top 10% scholars is 91 against an average of 50 for all 91 scholars featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Neuroscience for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 912 in comparison to an average of 221 for all 91 scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 10% researchers is 30980 against an average of 11108 for all 91 researchers.
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