Question 1

What is Ajinomoto (Japan) known for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How does Ajinomoto (Japan) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ajinomoto (Japan) ranks #17,397 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#21,738 all time), and #527 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ajinomoto (Japan)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ajinomoto (Japan)?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Ajinomoto (Japan)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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