The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Neuroscience relies os data
combined from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating 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
includes exclusively publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Neuroscience research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
account of leading scientists from the discipline of
Neuroscience, established by means of a detailed
study of 166,880 researchers discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Neuroscience, as many as 27400 scholars were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Neuroscience
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is set to 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Neuroscience. The
inclusion requirements for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the selected field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including leading scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
projected for each discipline whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
considered into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
Since our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible scholars are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a complete means to assess the
contributions of scientists. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on each researcher’s D-index
according to information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scientists,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Neuroscience
With 413 scholars Canada ranks in spot 4
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in Canada is University of Toronto with 60 scholars affiliated with it being present in our Neuroscience ranking. It is followed by University of Toronto with 44 scientists. Ranking thirds is McGill University with 38 researchers.
Prominent researchers present in Canada are associated with Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Lethbridge, Simon Fraser University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Université Laval, University Health Network, University of Ottawa, University of Guelph, McGill University, Hospital for Sick Children.
Professor Alan C. Evans from McGill University is listed as the best scholar in Canada in our ranking with a D-index of 201. Ranking second in Canada is Andres M. Lozano from University of Toronto with a D-index of 139. The third position in Canada is taken by Robert J. Zatorre from McGill University with a D-index of 127.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 148 against an average of 53 for all 413 researchers listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Neuroscience for the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 461 against an average of 163 for all 413 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 54958 against an average of 13559 for all 413 scientists.
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