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Food Research Institute

In research, Food Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,708 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#5,718 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,614 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,036
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#339
of 2,112
Research works
2.3k
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
39.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Food Research Institute 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 #5,708 of 20,462 19.6%520
MedicineField #5,718 of 17,978 20.8%375
Life SciencesDomain #4,614 of 14,347 19.0%1,288
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,237 of 7,814 16.2%714
Physical SciencesDomain #9,881 of 21,541 16.1%515
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,333 of 4,961 14.8%430
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,733 of 2,837 26.6%202
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,861 of 6,031 23.2%428
Food ScienceSubfield #783 of 1,169 22.0%155
EngineeringField #7,650 of 11,412 21.8%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Food Research Institute 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: 4.87× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.65× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 14.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Food Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Isshiki, Shinichi Kawamoto and Seiichiro Isobe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Food Research Institute.

  1. 1 Kenji Isshiki Japan · #138,894 worldwide 158 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Shinichi Kawamoto Japan · #238,416 worldwide 129 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Seiichiro Isobe Japan · #244,765 worldwide 147 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Kaoru Kohyama Japan · #278,310 worldwide 130 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Takeo Shiina Japan · #289,239 worldwide 197 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Tojiro Tsushida Japan · #320,550 worldwide 135 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Setsuko Todoriki Japan · #364,214 worldwide 79 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Keitaro Suzuki Japan · #390,058 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Poritosh Roy Japan · #401,891 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Susumu Nakagawa Japan · #497,131 worldwide 77 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Food Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Food Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Oxidative Stress, Health Benefits, Antioxidant, Rheological Properties, Cancer Prevention, Nutritional Significance and Aging.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Oxidative Stress3▲ 5.9×12 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Health Benefits2▲ 25×5 topics
  4. Inflammation2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  5. Antioxidant2▲ 10.0×13 topics
  6. Rheological Properties2▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  8. Aging2▲ 10×5 topics
  9. Cancer2▲ 4.1×14 topics
  10. Cancer Prevention2▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Nutritional Significance2▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Hydrocolloids2▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Metabolic Health2▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  15. Polyphenols1▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Antioxidants1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  17. Dietary Fiber1▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.8×7 topics
  19. Climate Change1▲ 1.56×10 topics
  20. Bioavailability1▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Flavonoids1▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Glycemic Index1▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Gut Microbiota1▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Starch1▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Sustainability1▲ 1.56×4 topics

Which research topics does Food Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food composition and properties, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Polysaccharides Composition and Applications and Biochemical effects in animals.

Food composition and pro…1Food composition and properties: 1 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…1Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 1 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 1 fractional worksBiochemical effects in animals: 1 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 1 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 1 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 1 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and…1Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 0 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsMolecular BiologyFood SciencePhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  2. 2 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 Biochemical effects in animals Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 0 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Food Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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