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Ajinomoto (Japan)

In research, Ajinomoto (Japan) stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,766 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#9,501 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,501 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,397
of 22,385 · #21,738 all time
Rank in Japan
#527
of 924
Research works
1.6k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Ajinomoto (Japan)

What is Ajinomoto (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #10,766 of 16,688 8.9%417
MedicineField #9,501 of 14,558 9.0%317
Life SciencesDomain #7,501 of 11,023 7.9%821
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,310 of 5,801 6.7%547
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,915 of 3,729 6.9%342
ChemistryField #2,352 of 2,902 8.7%146
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,306 of 5,126 12.3%147
Physical SciencesDomain #16,841 of 17,446 8.7%357

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ajinomoto (Japan) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ajinomoto (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Ajinomoto (Japan) is in Life Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Engineering (13%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 48 fractional works · 41.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 23.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 14.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.6% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 32.7% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 23.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 13.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAjinomoto (Japan)115fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2723.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1311.6%
    3. Neuroscience65.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Medicine2723.5%
    2. Nursing98.1%
    3. Health Professions10.8%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Engineering1513.1%
    2. Chemistry32.7%
    3. Materials Science32.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.4%
    5. Environmental Science11.2%
    6. Computer Science10.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology21.5%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.39× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.07× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 16.55× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing16.55×9 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.39×27 works
  3. Neuroscience3.07×6 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.43×13 works
  5. Chemistry1.75×3 works
  6. Veterinary1.75×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.50×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×2 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.24×0 works
  10. Medicine1.22×27 works
  11. Engineering0.87×15 works
  12. Materials Science0.72×3 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.63×2 works
  14. Psychology0.48×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.30×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.24×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  20. Energy0.10×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Ajinomoto (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yutaka Matsuda, Akihiko Kitamura and Kazutaka Shimbo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ajinomoto (Japan).

  1. 1 Yutaka Matsuda Japan · #840,822 worldwide 2.1k citations · 152 works
  2. 2 Akihiko Kitamura Japan · #965,095 worldwide 2.1k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Kazutaka Shimbo Japan · #1,141,887 worldwide 2.9k citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Takuya Seki Japan · #1,168,106 worldwide 347 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Masao Motoki Japan · #1,333,482 worldwide 5.9k citations · 104 works
  6. 6 Tatsuya Okuzumi Japan · #1,881,252 worldwide 749 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Sachise Karakawa Japan · #1,895,736 worldwide 665 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Nobukazu Ono Japan · #1,948,980 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Daisuke Ejima Japan · #1,985,434 worldwide 5.4k citations · 87 works
  10. 10 Kana Ohyama Japan · #2,014,933 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ajinomoto (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Ajinomoto (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Ajinomoto (Japan) is "Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 Association with the ULK1–Atg13–FIP200 Complex Required for Autophagy" (Nao Hosokawa, Taichi Hara, Takeshi Kaizuka et al., 2009), with 2,071 citations. Next come "Bacterial cellulose—a masterpiece of nature's arts" (1,183) and "Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans" (968).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 Association with the ULK1–Atg13–FIP200 Complex Required for Autophagy Nao Hosokawa, Taichi Hara, Takeshi Kaizuka et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell Open access 11 Feb 2009 2,071
2 Bacterial cellulose—a masterpiece of nature's arts Masatoshi Iguchi, Shigeru Yamanaka, A. Budhiono · Journal of Materials Science 2000 1,183
3 Recruited brown adipose tissue as an antiobesity agent in humans Takeshi Yoneshiro, Sayuri Aita, Mami Matsushita et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 14 Jul 2013 968
4 Activin-Binding Protein from Rat Ovary Is Follistatin Takanori Nakamura, Koji Takio, Yuzuru Eto et al. · Science 16 Feb 1990 882
5 Essential amino acids are primarily responsible for the amino acid stimulation of muscle protein anabolism in healthy elderly adults Elena Volpi, Hisamine Kobayashi, Melinda Sheffield‐Moore et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access Aug 2003 847
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ajinomoto (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Sweet Taste, Taste Receptors, Inflammation, Metabolism, Aging, Amino Acids and Glycosylation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation9▲ 3.6×20 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota8▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Sweet Taste7▲ 174×1 topic
  4. Taste Receptors7▲ 174×1 topic
  5. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.2×22 topics
  6. Aging5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  7. Metabolism5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  8. Amino Acids4▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Glycosylation4▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  11. Neurotransmitters4▲ 78×2 topics
  12. Antioxidant4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  13. Cancer Prevention4▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  15. Health Benefits4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  16. Protein3▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Nutrition3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Exercise3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Olfactory System3▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Resistance Training3▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Therapeutic Antibodies3▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Immune Modulation3▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Olfactory Dysfunction3▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Leucine3▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Muscle Protein Synthesis3▲ 93×1 topic
  28. Schizophrenia3▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Volatile Organic Compounds3▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Fermentation3▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Breath Analysis3▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Electronic Nose3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Monoclonal Antibody3▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Probiotics3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Amino Acid Transporters2▲ 147×1 topic
  36. D-Serine2▲ 147×1 topic
  37. Dietary Patterns2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Drug Discovery2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Mediterranean Diet2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Rheology2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Ajinomoto (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Muscle metabolism and nutrition and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Biochemical Analysis and…7Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 7 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 3 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nu…3Muscle metabolism and nutrition: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…3Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 3 fractional worksAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 2 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 2 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research2GABA and Rice Research: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSensory SystemsCell BiologyBiomedical Engineering6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  2. 2 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ajinomoto (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ajinomoto (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Ajinomoto (Japan)0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ajinomoto (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ajinomoto (Japan)8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 1990.

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