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Genetic Resources Center

In research, Genetic Resources Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,543 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,886 of 7,814 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,411 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,393
of 28,054 · #18,521 all time
Rank in Japan
#643
of 1,070
Research works
565
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Genetic Resources Center 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 #7,543 of 14,347 16.9%378
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,886 of 7,814 17.6%178
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,411 of 6,031 15.6%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Genetic Resources Center 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).

What does Genetic Resources Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 25.9 works6.3×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 22.0 works4.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 6.32× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.79× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.96× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Genetic Resources Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroshi Kiyonari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Genetic Resources Center.

  1. 1 Hiroshi Kiyonari Japan · #977,762 worldwide 103 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Genetic Resources Center

Which keywords describe research at Genetic Resources Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Genomics, Drought Tolerance, Breeding, Genetics, Phylogenetic Analysis, Nutritional Quality and Climate Change.

▲ 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 Change5▲ 2.2×20 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity5▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 1.43×28 topics
  4. Genomics4▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Genetics4▲ 6.0×11 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.5×25 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance3▲ 28×8 topics
  8. Breeding3▲ 49×5 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  10. Cancer3▲ 2.6×25 topics
  11. Gene Expression3▲ 5.7×15 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Nutritional Quality3▲ 44×4 topics
  14. Inflammation3▲ 1.58×27 topics
  15. Marker Development3▲ 65×3 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Nutrient Uptake2▲ 40×3 topics
  18. QTL Mapping2▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Dormancy2▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Fruit Trees2▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Microbial Ecology2▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Population Genetics2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Plant Breeding2▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Biotechnology2▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Functional Genomics2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Genetic Variation2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  31. Quality Assessment2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. RNA-Seq2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Bacterial Diversity1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Genome Sequencing1▲ 10×7 topics
  35. Cowpea1▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Drought Resistance1▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Legume Crop1▲ 63×1 topic
  38. genome annotation1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. sequence alignment1▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Genome-Wide Association1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Genetic Resources Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Agricultural pest management studies and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…1Agricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…1Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Environmental Crop Studies: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…1Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 1 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…1Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyEcologyGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 1 works
  10. 10 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.9%domestic only49.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Genetic Resources Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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