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Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science

In research, Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,609 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 25.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,373
of 28,054 · #18,706 all time
Rank in Japan
#961
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science 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 #7,609 of 7,800 8.5%77 #7494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science 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 Fruit Tree and Tea Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 25.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 41.4 works26×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 57.9 works13×
← 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: 13.30× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.58× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 3.28× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× 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, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Shozo Kobayashi, Shigeki Moriya and Takaya Moriguchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science.

  1. 1 Shozo Kobayashi Japan · #62,895 worldwide 416 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Shigeki Moriya Japan · #130,906 worldwide 189 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Takaya Moriguchi Japan · #303,140 worldwide 189 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Akihiko Sato Japan · #355,232 worldwide 199 citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Akiko Ito Japan · #394,143 worldwide 112 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Hiroshi Iwanami Japan · #449,908 worldwide 70 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Mitsuo Omura Japan · #474,543 worldwide 122 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 俊雄 吉田 Japan · #491,814 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 英明 八重垣 Japan · #536,222 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 亮司 松本 Japan · #564,217 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nutrient Uptake, Rootstock, Dormancy, Fruit Trees, Anthocyanins, Genetics and Transcriptome Analysis.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 10×14 topics
  2. Nutrient Uptake14▲ 215×2 topics
  3. Rootstock14▲ 278×2 topics
  4. Dormancy14▲ 400×1 topic
  5. Fruit Trees14▲ 400×1 topic
  6. Anthocyanins9▲ 141×2 topics
  7. Genetics9▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Transcriptome Analysis8▲ 148×2 topics
  9. Grapevine8▲ 213×1 topic
  10. Wine Quality8▲ 243×1 topic
  11. Aroma Compounds7▲ 86×3 topics
  12. Horticultural Crops6▲ 91×3 topics
  13. Metabolism6▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Biological Control6▲ 42×7 topics
  15. Genetic Regulation6▲ 38×3 topics
  16. Antioxidant6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  17. Cancer Prevention5▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Host Specificity5▲ 52×3 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Health5▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Pollen Tube Growth5▲ 241×1 topic
  21. Self-Incompatibility5▲ 241×1 topic
  22. Plant Hormones5▲ 86×2 topics
  23. Antimicrobial5▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Ethylene Biosynthesis5▲ 173×1 topic
  28. Fruit Ripening5▲ 173×1 topic
  29. Genomic Characterization4▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Plant Pathogenesis4▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Green Tea4▲ 220×1 topic
  32. Tea Polyphenols4▲ 220×1 topic
  33. Fermentation4▲ 32×3 topics
  34. Invasive Species4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  35. Gene Expression3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Transcription Factors3▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Polyphenols3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Plant Reproductive Biology and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management.

Plant Physiology and Cul…14Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 14 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…8Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 8 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology5Plant Reproductive Biology: 5 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksTea Polyphenols and Effe…4Tea Polyphenols and Effects: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 2 fractional worksFungal Plant Pathogen Control: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyCell BiologyPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 14 works
  2. 2 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  8. 8 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Fungal Plant Pathogen Control Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available63.8%not open36.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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