The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Neuroscience is based on data derived from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating 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
scholar’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Neuroscience research
Our best universities ranking is a credible lineup of
leading scholars from the field of Neuroscience ,
established by means of a thorough examination
of 166,880 scholars discovered from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Neuroscience, more than 27400 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Neuroscience
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
considered is placed at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Neuroscience. The
approval criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the selected
field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for listing best
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars assessed for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best scholars are added into the list.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
As our main goal is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are listed in
the ranking we believe that numbers are never
meant to be an absolute measure to assess the
work of scientists. For that reason
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element contributing to a scholar’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
given discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each researcher’s D-index
with the help of information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to motivate scientists,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
around the world to explore where top experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Neuroscience
With 189 institutions United States ranks in spot 1
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in United States is Harvard University with 175 scholars affiliated with it being features in our Neuroscience ranking. It is followed by University of California, Los Angeles with 77 scholars and Johns Hopkins University with 73 scientists.
The most prominent scientists in the area of Neuroscience in United States are affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Rockefeller University, Johns Hopkins University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Cornell University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Northwestern University, University of California, San Diego. Harvard University is highlighted as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 11870. Ranking on the second place is Johns Hopkins University with a total D-index of 5031. The third position is taken by Yale University with a total D-index of 4828.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 732 in comparison to an average of 732 for all 189 institutions listed in the ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Neuroscience by scientists affiliated with the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 2161 against an average of 2161 for all 189 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 1% universities is 234591 against an average of 234591 for all 189 universities.
