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Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

In research, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,617 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,696
of 28,054 · #4,758 all time
Rank in Japan
#562
of 1,070
Research works
3.7k
▼ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
169k
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Institute of Agrobiological Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #6,617 of 7,800 22.7%92 #1739

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Agrobiological 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).

What does Institute of Agrobiological Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 31.9 works16×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 55.0 works10×
← 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: 10.44× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.24× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.07× 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: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Agrobiological Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahiro Yano, Hirohiko Hirochika and Akio Miyao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Agrobiological Sciences.

  1. 1 Masahiro Yano Japan · #16,425 worldwide 669 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Hirohiko Hirochika Japan · #25,136 worldwide 565 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Akio Miyao Japan · #46,684 worldwide 269 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Takuji Sasaki Japan · #57,654 worldwide 407 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Takayuki Aoki Japan · #102,248 worldwide 259 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Yoshiaki Nagamura Japan · #129,852 worldwide 568 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Kazuhiro Kikuchi Japan · #139,230 worldwide 172 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Yuko Ohashi Japan · #145,195 worldwide 330 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Shigemi Seo Japan · #158,779 worldwide 186 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Satoshi Watanabe Japan · #160,861 worldwide 162 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Agrobiological Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plant Immunity, Gene Expression, Biological Control, Microbiota, Genomics, Genome Sequencing, Rhizosphere Interactions and Small RNAs.

▲ 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. Plant Immunity9▲ 85×2 topics
  2. Gene Expression8▲ 11×10 topics
  3. Biological Control7▲ 44×7 topics
  4. Microbiota6▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Genomics6▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Genome Sequencing5▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Rhizosphere Interactions5▲ 53×2 topics
  8. Microbiome5▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Small RNAs5▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Microbial Pathogens5▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Pattern Recognition Receptors5▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Systemic Acquired Resistance5▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Genetic Diversity4▲ 9.2×9 topics
  14. Symbiosis4▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  16. Drug Delivery4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  17. Gene Silencing4▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Genome Evolution4▲ 97×2 topics
  19. Plant Defense4▲ 78×2 topics
  20. Diversity4▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Host-Pathogen Interactions4▲ 46×3 topics
  23. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 94×1 topic
  24. QTL Mapping4▲ 33×4 topics
  25. Drosophila4▲ 91×2 topics
  26. Viral RNA Silencing4▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Virus-Host Interactions4▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Drought Resistance4▲ 37×4 topics
  29. Vector Control4▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Biomaterials4▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Biodegradation4▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Symbiont4▲ 174×1 topic
  33. Wolbachia4▲ 174×1 topic
  34. Biopharmaceutical Production4▲ 80×2 topics
  35. Silk Fibroin4▲ 165×1 topic
  36. Spider Silk4▲ 165×1 topic
  37. Genome Engineering4▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Host Specificity4▲ 28×2 topics
  39. RNA-Guided4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Genome Analysis3▲ 30×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Agrobiological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant Virus Research Studies and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Plant-Microbe Interactio…5Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 4 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bac…4Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 4 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials …4Silk-based biomaterials and applications: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 3 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…2Insect Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect ScienceBiomaterialsMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  3. 3 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 4 works
  4. 4 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 4 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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.

openly available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Agrobiological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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