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Kao Corporation (Japan)

In research, Kao Corporation (Japan) stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,263 of 9,902 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,232 of 10,670 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,243 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#13,818
of 22,385 · #22,551 all time
Rank in Japan
#389
of 924
Research works
2.2k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%

What is Kao Corporation (Japan) 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,263 of 9,902 3.6%73 #13720
Physical SciencesDomain #10,232 of 10,670 6.6%77 #17194
MedicineField #8,243 of 8,541 4.1%62 #13176

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kao Corporation (Japan) 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. Health Sciences#13,720 #9,263
  2. Physical Sciences#17,194 #10,232
  3. Medicine#13,176 #8,243
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 Kao Corporation (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Kao Corporation (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 79 fractional works · 34.0% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 29.0% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 57 fractional works · 24.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKao Corporation(Japan)233fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences7%

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. Engineering2310.1%
    2. Computer Science156.5%
    3. Environmental Science156.2%
    4. Materials Science104.5%
    5. Chemistry93.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    9. Mathematics10.5%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine6829.0%
    2. Veterinary41.5%
    3. Health Professions31.4%
    4. Dentistry31.2%
    5. Nursing20.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3113.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.1%
    3. Neuroscience73.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics62.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    1. Social Sciences62.4%
    2. Psychology52.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.63× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.40× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.44× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.09× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.09×4 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.63×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.47×31 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.46×2 works
  5. Dentistry2.44×3 works
  6. Chemistry2.40×9 works
  7. Neuroscience1.89×7 works
  8. Nursing1.64×2 works
  9. Medicine1.51×68 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.29×3 works
  11. Materials Science1.29×10 works
  12. Environmental Science1.26×14 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×10 works
  14. Computer Science0.84×15 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.83×4 works
  16. Psychology0.69×5 works
  17. Engineering0.67×23 works
  18. Health Professions0.54×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.40×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×2 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×2 works
  23. Social Sciences0.19×6 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  26. Energy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kao Corporation (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Genji Imokawa, Masanobu Hibi and Tohru F. Yamaguchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kao Corporation (Japan).

  1. 1 Genji Imokawa Japan · #1,493,556 worldwide 14k citations · 296 works
  2. 2 Masanobu Hibi Japan · #1,497,727 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Tohru F. Yamaguchi Japan · #1,596,415 worldwide 3.1k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Masaki Yamamoto Japan · #1,603,678 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Koichi Yasunaga Japan · #2,117,334 worldwide 984 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Yoshihisa Katsuragi Japan · #2,139,963 worldwide 2.6k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Byungseok Roh Japan · #2,175,288 worldwide 803 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Junko Ishikawa Japan · #2,185,120 worldwide 2.4k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Takatoshi Murase Japan · #2,331,934 worldwide 6.5k citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Naoki Ozato Japan · #2,456,330 worldwide 804 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Kao Corporation (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Kao Corporation (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Kao Corporation (Japan) is "Relational Knowledge Distillation" (Wonpyo Park, Dongju Kim, Yan Lu et al., 2019), with 1,702 citations. Next come "Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces" (1,696) and "Transparent and High Gas Barrier Films of Cellulose Nanofibers Prepared by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation" (1,272).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Relational Knowledge Distillation Wonpyo Park, Dongju Kim, Yan Lu et al. Conference paper Jun 2019 1,702
2 Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces Tomohiro Onda, Satoshi Shibuichi, Naoki Satoh et al. · Langmuir 1996 1,696
3 Transparent and High Gas Barrier Films of Cellulose Nanofibers Prepared by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation Hayaka Fukuzumi, Tsuguyuki Saito, Tadahisa Iwata et al. · Biomacromolecules 4 Dec 2008 1,272
4 Decreased Level of Ceramides in Stratum Corneum of Atopic Dermatitis: An Etiologic Factor in Atopic Dry Skin? Genji Imokawa, Akihito Abe, Kumi Jin et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access Apr 1991 1,053
5 Super Water-Repellent Surfaces Resulting from Fractal Structure Satoshi Shibuichi, Tomohiro Onda, Naoki Satoh et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry 1996 859
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kao Corporation (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Metabolism, Ionic Liquids, Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, Surfactants and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.1×38 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 3.5×33 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress11▲ 2.9×19 topics
  4. Metabolism8▲ 6.8×13 topics
  5. Risk Assessment8▲ 5.3×5 topics
  6. Health Effects8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  7. Antioxidants7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Ionic Liquids7▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.5×16 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.6×11 topics
  11. Obesity7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  12. Surfactants7▲ 30×5 topics
  13. Antioxidant7▲ 4.1×16 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.5×14 topics
  15. Skin Barrier Function6▲ 73×2 topics
  16. Cancer Prevention6▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Contact Allergy6▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Skin Sensitization6▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Self-Assembly6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  21. DNA Damage5▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Microneedles5▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles5▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Staphylococcus aureus5▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Filaggrin5▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Skin Microbiome5▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Matrix Metalloproteinases5▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Adsorption4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  29. Antimicrobial4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Skin Cancer4▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Metabolic Disorders4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Photoaging4▲ 55×1 topic
  33. UV Radiation4▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Cardiovascular Health4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  35. Micelles4▲ 42×2 topics
  36. ARRIVE Guidelines4▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Animal Research Reporting4▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Microemulsions4▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Viscoelasticity4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Wormlike micelles4▲ 92×1 topic

Which research topics does Kao Corporation (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Skin Protection and Aging.

  1. 1 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 6 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  3. 3 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 5 works
  4. 4 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 4 works
  5. 5 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 4 works
  6. 6 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  9. 9 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kao Corporation (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Kao Corporation (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00098% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Kao Corporation (Japan)0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kao Corporation (Japan) 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kao Corporation (Japan)3.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 1998.

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