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Asahi Breweries (Japan)

In research, Asahi Breweries (Japan) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,926 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,806 of 5,126 worldwide) and Food Science (#648 of 1,177 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,582
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#593
of 1,923
Research works
827
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Asahi Breweries (Japan)

What is Asahi Breweries (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
Life SciencesDomain #4,926 of 11,023 5.4%525
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,806 of 5,126 5.7%276
Food ScienceSubfield #648 of 1,177 4.3%163
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,870 of 5,801 4.1%202
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,597 of 3,729 4.3%135
Health SciencesDomain #15,015 of 16,688 6.7%138
Physical SciencesDomain #16,606 of 17,446 4.0%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asahi Breweries (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 Asahi Breweries (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Asahi Breweries (Japan) is in Life Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (35%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 28 fractional works · 58.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 35.2% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 20.9% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKAsahi Breweries(Japan)48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences58%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences10%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1735.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology714.3%
    3. Neuroscience24.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    1. Engineering59.3%
    2. Environmental Science11.9%
    3. Computer Science11.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.7%
    5. Materials Science11.3%
    1. Medicine611.5%
    2. Nursing24.1%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Psychology35.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    4. Social Sciences00.8%
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: 7.41× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.63× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 8.28× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.63×2 works
  2. Nursing8.28×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.41×17 works
  4. Neuroscience2.70×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.68×7 works
  6. Psychology1.72×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.77×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.71×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.68×1 works
  11. Engineering0.62×4 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×1 works
  13. Medicine0.60×6 works
  14. Environmental Science0.39×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.36×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asahi Breweries (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Daisuke Sawada, Tomonori Sugawara and Yasuyuki Ohtake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asahi Breweries (Japan).

  1. 1 Daisuke Sawada Japan · #1,005,900 worldwide 1.5k citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tomonori Sugawara Japan · #2,341,620 worldwide 666 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Yasuyuki Ohtake Japan · #2,344,531 worldwide 2.9k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Hiroto Morita Japan · #2,373,620 worldwide 505 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Toru Kishimoto Japan · #2,425,475 worldwide 954 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Akira Wanikawa Japan · #2,437,409 worldwide 813 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Naohiko Hirota Japan · #2,628,555 worldwide 599 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 J. F. Clapperton Japan · #3,019,480 worldwide 966 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Toshifumi Yuuki Japan · #3,185,000 worldwide 1.3k citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Tomomasa Kanda Japan · #3,206,212 worldwide 3.8k citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Asahi Breweries (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Asahi Breweries (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Asahi Breweries (Japan) is "Beer spoilage bacteria and hop resistance" (Kanta Sakamoto, Wil N. Konings, 2003), with 449 citations. Next come "Oligomeric Procyanidins in Apple Polyphenol Are Main Active Components for Inhibition of Pancreatic Lipase and Triglyceride Absorption" (332) and "Novel Reference Molecules for Quantitation of Genetically Modified Maize and Soybean" (268).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Beer spoilage bacteria and hop resistance Kanta Sakamoto, Wil N. Konings · International Journal of Food Microbiology 12 Sep 2003 449
2 Oligomeric Procyanidins in Apple Polyphenol Are Main Active Components for Inhibition of Pancreatic Lipase and Triglyceride Absorption Hiroshi Sugiyama, Yoko Akazome, Toshihiko Shoji et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 26 Apr 2007 332
3 Novel Reference Molecules for Quantitation of Genetically Modified Maize and Soybean Hideo Kuribara, Yoichiro Shindo, Takeshi Matsuoka et al. · Journal of AOAC International Sep 2002 268
4 Sugar-Dependent Expression of the CHS-A Gene for Chalcone Synthase from Petunia in Transgenic Arabidopsis Hirokazu Tsukaya, Toshiyuki Ohshima, Satoshi Naito et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Dec 1991 265
5 Apple Procyanidin Oligomers Absorption in Rats after Oral Administration: Analysis of Procyanidins in Plasma Using the Porter Method and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Toshihiko Shoji, Saeko Masumoto, Nina Moriichi et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 5 Jan 2006 242
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asahi Breweries (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fermentation, Aroma Compounds, Polyphenols, Biogenic Amines, Microbial Modulation, Wine Yeasts, Metabolism and Consumer Perception.

▲ 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. Fermentation6▲ 98×3 topics
  2. Aroma Compounds6▲ 130×2 topics
  3. Polyphenols5▲ 62×3 topics
  4. Biogenic Amines5▲ 237×2 topics
  5. Microbial Modulation5▲ 323×1 topic
  6. Wine Yeasts5▲ 323×1 topic
  7. Metabolism4▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Consumer Perception2▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Genetics2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  11. Microbiota2▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Probiotics2▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Antioxidant2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  14. Prebiotics2▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Gut Health2▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Lactic Acid Bacteria2▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Gut Microbiota2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  20. Health Benefits2▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Genomics2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Grapevine2▲ 93×1 topic
  23. Wine Quality2▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Activity1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Antioxidants1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  27. Food Choice1▲ 204×1 topic
  28. Inflammatory Diseases1▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Sensory Analysis1▲ 204×1 topic
  30. Stress1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  31. Dietary Fiber1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Microbial Communities1▲ 5.8×1 topic
  33. Prenylflavonoids1▲ 541×1 topic
  34. Rheological Properties1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Short-Chain Fatty Acids1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Xanthohumol1▲ 541×1 topic
  37. Meat Quality1▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Olfactory Dysfunction1▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Protein Oxidation1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Microbiome1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Asahi Breweries (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Horticultural and Viticultural Research and Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods.

Fermentation and Sensory…5Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 5 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…2Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 2 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…2Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 1 fractional worksHops Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research: 1 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 1 fractional works
Food SciencePlant SciencePharmacologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 5 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 2 works
  3. 3 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Hops Chemistry and Applications Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  8. 8 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 works
  9. 9 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asahi Breweries (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Asahi Breweries (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Asahi Breweries (Japan)0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asahi Breweries (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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2012Asahi Breweries (Japan)0.9% in 201220002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.6% in 2001.

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