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Japan Science and Technology Agency

In research, Japan Science and Technology Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,014 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,018 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#460 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,479
of 28,054 · #228 all time
Rank in Japan
#20
of 1,070
Research works
20k
▼ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
52.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Japan Science and Technology Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,014 of 12,888 14.0%614 #215
Life SciencesDomain #2,018 of 7,800 27.0%167 #199
Physics and AstronomyField #460 of 1,646 21.4%85 #136
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,326 of 3,579 25.0%112 #220
Materials ScienceField #1,186 of 2,468 10.7%174 #144
EngineeringField #3,268 of 6,636 11.0%151 #512
ChemistryField #689 of 1,330 15.6%98 #115
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,363 of 2,175 24.2%82 #220
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,041 of 1,556 11.4%106 #127

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#215 #1,014
  2. Life Sciences#199 #2,018
  3. Physics and Astronomy#136 #460
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#220 #1,326
  5. Materials Science#144 #1,186
  6. Engineering#512 #3,268
  7. Chemistry#115 #689
  8. Molecular Biology#220 #1,363
  9. Materials Chemistry#127 #1,041
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Japan Science and Technology Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 57.3 works9.4×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 57.7 works9.0×
← 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, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.18× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.38× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.51× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 151 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.88× its world share, 174 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.49× its world share, 85 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× 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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× 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, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Rekishu Yamazaki, T. Takano and Hideki Kobayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Japan Science and Technology Agency.

  1. 1 Rekishu Yamazaki Japan · #239,962 worldwide 217 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 T. Takano Japan · #320,044 worldwide 108 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hideki Kobayashi Japan · #493,242 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Takeshi Ishikawa Japan · #841,775 worldwide 104 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Takashi Kaito Japan · #878,994 worldwide 104 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Masahiro Muraoka Japan · #880,366 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Zhiwei Tong Japan · #903,913 worldwide 78 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Lin Liu Japan · #950,809 worldwide 124 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Tsunaki Takahashi Japan · #1,040,729 worldwide 63 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Mio Kondo Japan · #1,143,897 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Japan Science and Technology Agency

Which keywords describe research at Japan Science and Technology Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Biosensors, Nanocomposites, Self-Assembly, Biomedical Applications, Electronic Structure 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 2022–2025 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. Catalysis49▲ 8.7×24 topics
  2. Nanoparticles47▲ 4.4×34 topics
  3. Nanocomposites36▲ 5.3×17 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications35▲ 3.5×29 topics
  5. Biosensors33▲ 7.5×12 topics
  6. Nanomaterials28▲ 3.1×16 topics
  7. Self-Assembly28▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Graphene26▲ 4.5×10 topics
  9. Nanostructures22▲ 6.5×17 topics
  10. Electronic Structure21▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Spintronics21▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Superconductivity20▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Bioimaging18▲ 9.4×5 topics
  14. Chemical Sensors17▲ 8.2×3 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering16▲ 3.1×9 topics
  16. Drug Delivery16▲ 3.4×14 topics
  17. Transition Metal Complexes15▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Electrocatalysis15▲ 6.3×5 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Hydrogenation15▲ 10.0×5 topics
  21. Water Splitting15▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes14▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Entanglement14▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Electrochemistry14▲ 7.1×3 topics
  25. Nanofibers14▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. Room Temperature14▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Organic Electronics13▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Quantum Computing12▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Nanocrystals12▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Photodynamic Therapy12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  31. Field-Effect Transistors12▲ 9.0×4 topics
  32. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 8.7×6 topics
  33. CO2 Reduction11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysis11▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Organic Synthesis11▲ 12×9 topics
  36. Biosensor Applications11▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Molecular Machines11▲ 9.3×2 topics
  38. Electron Transport10▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Aggregation-Induced Emission10▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Fluorescent Materials10▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Conducting polymers and applications and Magnetic properties of thin films.

Luminescence and Fluores…10Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 10 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties…9Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 9 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…9Magnetic properties of thin films: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …8Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 8 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 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 PlasticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4 others

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

  1. 1 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 9 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  4. 4 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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