Hokkaido Research Organization
In research, Hokkaido Research Organization stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,327 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#7,103 of 7,800 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,289 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #18,277 of 28,054 · #23,860 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #504 of 1,070
- Research works
- 1.1k ▲ 31% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 10k 9.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 61% world 28%
What is Hokkaido Research Organization known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #11,327 of 12,888 | 5.4% | 119 | #16384 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #7,103 of 7,800 | 5.9% | 83 | #11324 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #3,289 of 3,551 | 7.7% | 61 | #4902 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokkaido Research Organization 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).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#16,384 #11,327
- Life Sciences#11,324 #7,103
- Environmental Science#4,902 #3,289
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Veterinary 5.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.3×
- Environmental Science 5.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 4.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.8×
- Nursing 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Energy 0.9×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Hokkaido Research Organization?
Ranked on the composite score, Masahiko Nakagawa, Hiroki Hirayama and Tadashi Kawai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokkaido Research Organization.
- 1 Masahiko Nakagawa Japan · #874,554 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
- 2 Hiroki Hirayama Japan · #902,650 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
- 3 Tadashi Kawai Japan · #1,273,002 worldwide 53 citations · 29 works
- 4 Hirokazu Urabe Japan · #1,331,369 worldwide 6 citations · 153 works
- 5 Hiroyuki Torita Japan · #1,504,071 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
- 6 Yasuhiro Kuwahara Japan · #1,507,736 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
- 7 Kiyomitsu Kitano Japan · #1,514,728 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
- 8 Satoshi Ishimaru Japan · #1,529,319 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Hokkaido Research Organization?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Aquaculture, Genetic Diversity and Ecosystem Services.
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Carbon Stocks
- Tropical Forests
- Fish Population Dynamics
- DNA Barcoding
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Ocean Acidification
- Aboveground Biomass
- Marine Biodiversity
- Ecosystem Management
- Benthic Communities
- Forest Management
- Global Change
- Trophic Cascades
- Food Security
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Genetic Diversity
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Conservation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Sustainability
- Aquaculture
- Ecosystem Services
- Population Dynamics
- Remote Sensing
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Biomass Estimation
- Climate Change Impact
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Coastal Protection
- Biogeography
- QTL Mapping
- Genome Sequencing
- Ecosystem
- Marine Fisheries
- Allometric Models
- Climate Change Impacts
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
- Climate Change38▲ 6.1×55 topics
- Invasive Species16▲ 16×17 topics
- Biodiversity14▲ 8.1×19 topics
- Conservation11▲ 11×13 topics
- Sustainability10▲ 1.75×20 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 18×5 topics
- Aquaculture9▲ 15×7 topics
- Genetic Diversity8▲ 8.3×11 topics
- Ecosystem Services8▲ 9.3×6 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 39×2 topics
- Population Dynamics8▲ 14×9 topics
- Food Security7▲ 5.4×9 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Trophic Cascades7▲ 31×2 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 14×6 topics
- Global Change6▲ 10×5 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 8.5×8 topics
- Forest Management6▲ 41×4 topics
- Biomass Estimation5▲ 15×3 topics
- Benthic Communities5▲ 38×2 topics
- Climate Change Impact5▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Ecosystem Management5▲ 37×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 15×4 topics
- Marine Biodiversity5▲ 38×2 topics
- Coastal Protection5▲ 35×2 topics
- Aboveground Biomass5▲ 23×2 topics
- Biogeography5▲ 8.2×9 topics
- Ocean Acidification5▲ 27×3 topics
- QTL Mapping5▲ 17×4 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 32×2 topics
- Genome Sequencing4▲ 13×5 topics
- DNA Barcoding4▲ 12×6 topics
- Ecosystem4▲ 17×4 topics
- Fish Population Dynamics4▲ 45×1 topic
- Marine Fisheries4▲ 45×1 topic
- Tropical Forests4▲ 50×2 topics
- Allometric Models4▲ 33×1 topic
- Carbon Stocks4▲ 61×1 topic
- Climate Change Impacts4▲ 14×4 topics
- Quantitative Trait Loci4▲ 29×3 topics
Which research topics does Hokkaido Research Organization publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Forest ecology and management, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
- 2 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
- 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
- 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 3 works
- 5 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
- 6 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
- 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
- 8 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 3 works
- 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
- 10 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Hokkaido Research Organization's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Sapporo
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo Medical University
- Hokkaido University of Science
- Hokkaido University Hospital
- Hokkaido University of Education
- Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University
- Sapporo University
- Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.