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Institute for Environmental Sciences

In research, Institute for Environmental Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,449 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,826 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,907 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,068
of 28,054 · #14,440 all time
Rank in Japan
#691
of 1,070
Research works
709
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Institute for Environmental Sciences 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,449 of 21,541 12.3%396
Environmental ScienceField #4,826 of 6,208 11.7%202
Life SciencesDomain #12,907 of 14,347 11.1%157
Health SciencesDomain #19,827 of 20,462 9.7%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Environmental Sciences 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: 2.50× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.04× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.69× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Environmental Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Keiji Nitta, Hideki Kakiuchi and Shun’ichi Hisamatsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Environmental Sciences.

  1. 1 Keiji Nitta Japan · #340,727 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Hideki Kakiuchi Japan · #625,723 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Shun’ichi Hisamatsu Japan · #682,382 worldwide 52 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Yoichi Oghiso Japan · #768,160 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Jiro Inaba Japan · #1,073,535 worldwide 22 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Kimio Tanaka Japan · #1,225,295 worldwide 47 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Hidenao Hasegawa Japan · #1,241,673 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Yuichi Takaku Japan · #1,309,511 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Shinji Ueda Japan · #1,355,042 worldwide 30 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Environmental Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Environmental Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Radionuclides, Environmental Impacts, Soil Contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear accident, Ionizing Radiation and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Health Effects21▲ 35×6 topics
  2. Radionuclides19▲ 521×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impacts13▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Fukushima Daiichi13▲ 907×1 topic
  5. Soil Contamination13▲ 548×2 topics
  6. nuclear accident13▲ 907×1 topic
  7. Oxidative Stress9▲ 5.8×16 topics
  8. Environmental Impact9▲ 5.3×13 topics
  9. Ionizing Radiation9▲ 126×3 topics
  10. Climate Change8▲ 3.1×33 topics
  11. Toxicity8▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Genomic Instability6▲ 60×3 topics
  13. Lung Cancer6▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Depleted Uranium6▲ 266×1 topic
  15. Radon6▲ 266×1 topic
  16. Apoptosis6▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Radiotherapy6▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Bystander Effects6▲ 364×1 topic
  19. Fibrosis6▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Radiation6▲ 364×1 topic
  21. Bioremediation4▲ 36×4 topics
  22. Adsorption4▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Actinides4▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Lanthanides4▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Nuclear Fuel4▲ 211×1 topic
  26. Radiation Protection4▲ 211×1 topic
  27. Uranium4▲ 103×1 topic
  28. Particle Therapy3▲ 125×1 topic
  29. Proton Therapy3▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  31. Stable Isotopes3▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Trophic Position3▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Aquaculture2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Cancer Risk2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. DNA Damage2▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Computed Tomography2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Nitrate2▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Radiation Exposure2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Genetic Regulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Crop Yield2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Environmental Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive contamination and transfer, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Effects of Radiation Exposure and Radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Radioactive contaminatio…13Radioactive contamination and transfer: 13 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …6Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 6 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…6Effects of Radiation Exposure: 6 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 4 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 4 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…3Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 3 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 1 fractional worksChemical Reactions and Isotopes: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingInorganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  2. 2 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 works
  3. 3 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  4. 4 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 4 works
  6. 6 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Chemical Reactions and Isotopes Pharmaceutical 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Environmental Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher 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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