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Institute for Fermentation

In research, Institute for Fermentation stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,806 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,385 of 21,541 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,451 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,246
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#590
of 2,112
Research works
991
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Institute for Fermentation 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 #8,806 of 14,347 9.6%559
Physical SciencesDomain #13,385 of 21,541 9.7%291
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,451 of 7,814 9.7%380
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,667 of 4,961 9.5%244
Health SciencesDomain #15,920 of 20,462 7.9%134
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,685 of 6,031 9.3%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Fermentation 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: 4.44× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.35× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 13.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Fermentation?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuya Nakagomi, Osamu Tanabe and Susumu Maruyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Fermentation.

  1. 1 Kazuya Nakagomi Japan · #550,892 worldwide 45 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Osamu Tanabe Japan · #550,944 worldwide 130 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Susumu Maruyama Japan · #598,678 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ryuichiro Kurane Japan · #959,085 worldwide 86 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Eiichi Mikami Japan · #1,044,870 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Yoshimasa Takahara Japan · #1,215,210 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Yoshimitsu Yamazaki Japan · #1,364,226 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Hidekatsu Maeda Japan · #1,403,978 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Mariko Takeuchi Japan · #1,405,763 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Fermentation

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Fermentation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant Activity, Fermentation, Metabolism, Health Benefits, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Microbiota and Metabolic Engineering.

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

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 14×13 topics
  2. Fermentation2▲ 40×3 topics
  3. Metabolism2▲ 10×6 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  5. Health Benefits1▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Inflammation1▲ 2.0×6 topics
  7. Sustainability1▲ 1.66×5 topics
  8. Metabolic Engineering1▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Microbiota1▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Prebiotics1▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Probiotics1▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Aroma Compounds1▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Immune Modulation1▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Fermentation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Food Quality and Safety Studies and GABA and Rice Research.

Probiotics and Fermented…1Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…1Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 1 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research1GABA and Rice Research: 1 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 0 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 0 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 0 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…0Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 0 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 0 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 0 fractional works
Food ScienceMolecular BiologyPlant ScienceNutrition and Dietetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 1 works
  2. 2 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 0 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Fermentation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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