The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Neuroscience is based on data consolidated from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Neuroscience research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable list of
leading researchers from the discipline of Neuroscience ,
created using a meticulous study
of 166,880 researchers determined from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Neuroscience, as many as 27400 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Neuroscience
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Neuroscience. The
inclusion criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering top
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scientists assessed for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading researchers are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification rules
Because our leading goal is to make sure that only
credible scholars are included in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete tool to assess the
contributions of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
factor impacting a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by each researcher’s D-index
according to metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
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Key findings for Neuroscience
With 16 institutions Brazil ranks in spot 11
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in Brazil is Universidade de São Paulo with 14 scholars affiliated with it being features in the Neuroscience ranking. It is followed by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul with 7 researchers and Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte with 5 scholars.
The most prominent scientists in the field of Neuroscience in Brazil are affiliated with Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Universidade de São Paulo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, State University of Campinas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Universidade Federal do ABC, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Federal University of Sao Paulo. Universidade de São Paulo is listed as the best university in the Brazil in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 621. Ranking second is Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul with a total D-index of 279. The third place is taken by Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul with a total D-index of 228.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 152 in comparison to an average of 152 for all 16 institutions featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the area of Neuroscience by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 647 against an average of 647 for all 16 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 28837 against an average of 28837 for all 16 universities.
