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Japan Science and Technology Agency

In research, Japan Science and Technology Agency stands highest in Life Sciences (#551 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#924 of 10,670 worldwide) and Materials Science (#320 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Inorganic Chemistry is 9.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,188
of 22,385 · #512 all time
Rank in Japan
#21
of 924
Research works
20k
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
52.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Japan Science and Technology Agency

What is Japan Science and Technology Agency known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #551 of 6,403 13.7%167 #316
Physical SciencesDomain #924 of 10,670 9.4%614 #404
Materials ScienceField #320 of 2,276 7.7%174 #165
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #545 of 2,964 11.7%112 #340
Molecular BiologySubfield #420 of 1,880 10.4%82 #302
EngineeringField #1,320 of 5,901 8.4%151 #535
Materials ChemistrySubfield #435 of 1,473 7.2%106 #147
ChemistryField #412 of 1,299 10.7%98 #133
Physics and AstronomyField #474 of 1,417 12.2%85 #397

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Japan Science and Technology Agency 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#316 #551
  2. Physical Sciences#404 #924
  3. Materials Science#165 #320
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#340 #545
  5. Molecular Biology#302 #420
  6. Engineering#535 #1,320
  7. Materials Chemistry#147 #435
  8. Chemistry#133 #412
  9. Physics and Astronomy#397 #474
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Japan Science and Technology Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Japan Science and Technology Agency is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (20%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 657 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMaterials Science: 185 fractional works · 20.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 111 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 158 fractional works · 17.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 60 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 110 fractional works · 12.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 66 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 91 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 62 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCatalysis: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 178 fractional works · 19.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 86 fractional works · 9.5% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJapan Science andTechnology Agency906fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science18520.4%
    2. Engineering15817.5%
    3. Chemistry11012.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy9110.0%
    5. Computer Science485.2%
    6. Energy232.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering192.1%
    8. Environmental Science91.0%
    9. Mathematics91.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11813.1%
    2. Neuroscience293.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences182.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.4%
    1. Medicine455.0%
    2. Health Professions10.2%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance80.9%
    2. Social Sciences60.7%
    3. Psychology50.5%
    4. Decision Sciences20.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Japan Science and Technology Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 21.7 works9.6×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 65.7 works9.6×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 61.5 works9.5×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.45× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.08× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.75× its world share, 110 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.73× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 158 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.86× its world share, 185 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.50× its world share, 91 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry7.75×110 works
  2. Chemical Engineering6.08×19 works
  3. Materials Science5.86×185 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy4.50×91 works
  5. Energy2.73×23 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.45×118 works
  7. Neuroscience2.00×29 works
  8. Engineering1.16×158 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.13×4 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×8 works
  11. Mathematics0.81×9 works
  12. Computer Science0.67×48 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×18 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×8 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×5 works
  16. Nursing0.28×1 works
  17. Medicine0.26×45 works
  18. Environmental Science0.21×10 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.20×2 works
  20. Psychology0.18×5 works
  21. Veterinary0.07×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.06×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.06×6 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.02×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Japan Science and Technology Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Tomotaka Kuwahara, Akiko Murayama and Tatsuyuki Yoshii lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Japan Science and Technology Agency.

  1. 1 Tomotaka Kuwahara Japan · #354,849 worldwide 1.5k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Akiko Murayama Japan · #613,814 worldwide 5.1k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Tatsuyuki Yoshii Japan · #709,905 worldwide 1.9k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Mio Kondo Japan · #736,978 worldwide 6.2k citations · 250 works
  5. 5 Tatsuo K. Sato Japan · #744,141 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Atsuko Kosaka Japan · #755,841 worldwide 5k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Yasutaka Inubushi Japan · #856,858 worldwide 1.3k citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Tsuyoshi Iwanaga Japan · #1,000,385 worldwide 1.6k citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Koichi Koseki Japan · #1,145,319 worldwide 1k citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Kanako Tanaka Japan · #1,166,281 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Japan Science and Technology Agency

What are the most cited papers from Japan Science and Technology Agency?

The most cited paper from Japan Science and Technology Agency is "Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors" (Kazutoshi Takahashi, Shinya Yamanaka, 2006), with 26,957 citations. Next come "Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors" (20,424) and "Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity" (12,064).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors Kazutoshi Takahashi, Shinya Yamanaka · Cell Open access Aug 2006 26,957
2 Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors Kazutoshi Takahashi, Koji Tanabe, Mari Ohnuki et al. · Cell Nov 2007 20,424
3 Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity Shizuo Akira, Satoshi Uematsu, Osamu Takeuchi · Cell Open access Feb 2006 12,064
4 Construction of Escherichia coli K‐12 in‐frame, single‐gene knockout mutants: the Keio collection Tomoya Baba, Takeshi Ara, Miki Launois Hasegawa et al. · Molecular Systems Biology Open access 21 Feb 2006 8,362
5 Toll-like receptor signalling Shizuo Akira, Kiyoshi Takeda · Nature reviews. Immunology Review 30 Jun 2004 8,340
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Japan Science and Technology Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Biosensors, Nanocomposites, Self-Assembly, Biomedical Applications, Graphene and Spintronics.

▲ 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-now 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. Catalysis54▲ 8.9×24 topics
  2. Nanoparticles50▲ 4.4×35 topics
  3. Nanocomposites38▲ 5.3×17 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications37▲ 3.5×29 topics
  5. Biosensors34▲ 7.6×12 topics
  6. Nanomaterials31▲ 3.3×16 topics
  7. Self-Assembly30▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Graphene28▲ 4.7×10 topics
  9. Nanostructures24▲ 6.4×17 topics
  10. Spintronics22▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Electronic Structure22▲ 13×8 topics
  12. Superconductivity20▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Bioimaging20▲ 9.5×5 topics
  14. Transition Metal Complexes19▲ 23×4 topics
  15. Chemical Sensors18▲ 8.9×3 topics
  16. Electrocatalysis18▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering18▲ 3.2×9 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks17▲ 4.6×6 topics
  19. Drug Delivery17▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Water Splitting17▲ 5.0×4 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes16▲ 5.1×7 topics
  22. Hydrogenation16▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Electrochemistry15▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Entanglement15▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Nanofibers15▲ 7.9×3 topics
  26. Room Temperature14▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Organic Synthesis14▲ 13×9 topics
  28. Organic Electronics14▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Quantum Computing14▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Photodynamic Therapy13▲ 6.5×4 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics13▲ 8.2×6 topics
  32. CO2 Reduction13▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Visible Light13▲ 6.1×3 topics
  34. Field-Effect Transistors13▲ 8.9×4 topics
  35. Heterogeneous Catalysis12▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Molecular Machines12▲ 10.0×2 topics
  37. Electron Transport12▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Fluorescent Materials12▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Biosensor Applications11▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Aggregation-Induced Emission11▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Japan Science and Technology Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Conducting polymers and applications and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Luminescence and Fluores…11Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 11 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties…10Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 10 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …9Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…9Magnetic properties of thin films: 9 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 8 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 8 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…7Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 6 fractional works
Materials ChemistryOrganic ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 11 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 10 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  5. 5 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Japan Science and Technology Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Japan Science and Technology Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Japan Science and Technology Agency0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Japan Science and Technology Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Japan Science and Technology Agency11.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2008.

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