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Ajinomoto (United States)

In research, Ajinomoto (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,499 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,903 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,678 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,539
of 28,054 · #16,609 all time
Rank in United States
#3,345
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Ajinomoto (United States) 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
Life SciencesDomain #8,499 of 14,347 5.3%620
Physical SciencesDomain #13,903 of 21,541 4.4%337
MedicineField #13,678 of 17,978 11.2%164
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,993 of 7,814 4.0%391
Health SciencesDomain #16,087 of 20,462 9.5%243
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,728 of 4,961 4.4%246
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,770 of 6,031 7.0%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ajinomoto (United States) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.02× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 4.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ajinomoto (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shizuko Yamaguchi, Akira Mukai and Yutaka Matsuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ajinomoto (United States).

  1. 1 Shizuko Yamaguchi United States · #446,936 worldwide 133 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Akira Mukai United States · #582,775 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Yutaka Matsuda United States · #601,548 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Hiroshiro Shibai United States · #605,218 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Aude Simongiovanni United States · #788,884 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Yoshio Hirose United States · #849,149 worldwide 64 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Isamu Shiio United States · #942,698 worldwide 44 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Motonaka Kuroda United States · #1,233,830 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Kenzo Yokozeki United States · #1,258,535 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Yuji Nakada United States · #1,365,586 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ajinomoto (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Ajinomoto (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycosylation, Monoclonal Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibody, Therapeutic Antibodies, Climate Change, Breast Cancer, Antibody Engineering and Fc Receptors.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  2. Glycosylation3▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 1.48×8 topics
  5. Monoclonal Antibody2▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  7. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.4×6 topics
  9. Breast Cancer2▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Antibody Engineering2▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Fc Receptors2▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Gut Microbiota2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  13. HER22▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Trastuzumab2▲ 52×1 topic
  15. Aging2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  16. High-Resolution Patterning2▲ 108×2 topics
  17. Adaptation1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  18. Biological Applications1▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Microfluidics1▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Continuous Flow Chemistry1▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Droplet Formation1▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Drug Discovery1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  23. Nanoscale Patterning1▲ 72×2 topics
  24. Single-Cell Analysis1▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Nanolithography1▲ 157×1 topic
  26. Soft Lithography1▲ 157×1 topic
  27. Amino Acids1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Biopharmaceutical Production1▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Cell Culture1▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Genomics1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  31. Intestinal Barrier1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Metabolic Effects1▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Addiction1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Analytics1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Earthquake Detection1▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Economic Diplomacy1▲ 120×1 topic
  37. International Trade1▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Seismic Signals1▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Vulnerability1▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Ajinomoto (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…2HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 2 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic …1Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 1 fractional worksNanofabrication and Lith…1Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksBalkan and Eastern European Studies: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquak…1Seismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…1CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyBiomedical EngineeringManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.7%domestic only37.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ajinomoto (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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