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KAN Research Institute

In research, KAN Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,892 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,290
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#398
of 1,923
Research works
324
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
41.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
KAN Research Institute

What is KAN Research Institute 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 #3,892 of 11,023 12.5%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where KAN Research Institute 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 fields of science does KAN Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at KAN Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 51.1% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 29.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 23.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 20.8% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKAN ResearchInstitute70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2129.8%
    2. Environmental Science56.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy23.1%
    4. Chemistry23.0%
    5. Computer Science23.0%
    6. Materials Science22.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Energy00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1115.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    4. Neuroscience22.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine1419.4%
    2. Dentistry00.5%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences22.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.89× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.89×11 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.35×2 works
  3. Engineering1.99×21 works
  4. Chemistry1.92×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×2 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.39×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.36×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.34×5 works
  9. Neuroscience1.32×2 works
  10. Veterinary1.17×0 works
  11. Medicine1.01×14 works
  12. Dentistry0.98×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.64×2 works
  16. Nursing0.49×0 works
  17. Energy0.47×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.19×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.18×0 works
  24. Psychology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at KAN Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Miyuki Nishimura, Toshio Imai and Tsuyoshi Akagi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is KAN Research Institute.

  1. 1 Miyuki Nishimura Japan · #314,677 worldwide 5.8k citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Toshio Imai Japan · #629,942 worldwide 19k citations · 422 works
  3. 3 Tsuyoshi Akagi Japan · #890,881 worldwide 3.2k citations · 131 works
  4. 4 Ken Sasai Japan · #995,976 worldwide 2.8k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Tomoya Nakatani Japan · #1,546,190 worldwide 1.5k citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Yūichi Ono Japan · #1,905,548 worldwide 4.7k citations · 174 works
  7. 7 Yasuko Minaki Japan · #2,167,500 worldwide 1.4k citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Koji Suginami Japan · #2,283,891 worldwide 885 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Hideaki Ogasawara Japan · #2,317,243 worldwide 1.6k citations · 77 works
  10. 10 Yongtang Yu Japan · #2,317,424 worldwide 212 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at KAN Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from KAN Research Institute?

The most cited paper from KAN Research Institute is "Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5–deficient mice" (Takehiro Nitta, Masaki Hata, Shimpei Gotoh et al., 2003), with 1,942 citations. Next come "Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier" (1,515) and "Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae" (1,272).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5–deficient mice Takehiro Nitta, Masaki Hata, Shimpei Gotoh et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 12 May 2003 1,942
2 Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier Mikio Furuse, Masaki Hata, Kyoko Furuse et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 11 Mar 2002 1,515
3 Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae Masayuki Machida et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2005 1,272
4 Complex Phenotype of Mice Lacking Occludin, a Component of Tight Junction Strands Mitinori Saitou, Mikio Furuse, Hiroyuki Sasaki et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell Open access Dec 2000 1,199
5 A Single Gene Product, Claudin-1 or -2, Reconstitutes Tight Junction Strands and Recruits Occludin in Fibroblasts Mikio Furuse, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Kazushi Fujimoto et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 19 Oct 1998 969
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at KAN Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Space Exploration, Spectroscopy, Material Analysis, Plasma, Gene Therapy, Oxidative Stress and Soil Properties.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology3◆ 0.99×18 topics
  3. Space Exploration3▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning3◆ 1.10×16 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.3×24 topics
  6. Spectroscopy2▲ 17×2 topics
  7. Material Analysis2▲ 134×1 topic
  8. Plasma2▲ 127×1 topic
  9. Gene Expression2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  10. Gene Therapy2▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Fiber Reinforcement1▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Rehabilitation1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  13. Soil Properties1▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  15. Hydraulic Conductivity1▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Soil Hydraulic Properties1▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Spatial Variability1▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Superabsorbent Polymers1▲ 60×2 topics
  19. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics1▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Virtual Prototyping1▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Assembly Planning1▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Biodegradable Materials1▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Design for Manufacture1▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Fungal Pathogens1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Hazard1▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Landslide1▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  28. Probabilistic Methods1▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Slope Stability Analysis1▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Smart Grid1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  31. Yeast1▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Astrobiology1▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Controlled Release1▲ 102×1 topic
  34. Dynamic Behavior1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Environmental Impacts1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  36. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Fertilizers1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Impulsive Noise1▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Power Line Communications1▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Soil Reinforcement1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does KAN Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Landslides and related hazards.

Laser-induced spectrosco…2Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow1Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksPower Line Communications and Noise: 1 fractional worksPolymer-Based Agricultur…1Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

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

  1. 1 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  6. 6 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Power Line Communications and Noise Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Polymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has KAN Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 KAN Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%KAN Research Institute0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

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