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Kikkoman (Japan)

In research, Kikkoman (Japan) stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,879 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#18,244 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,179 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,192
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,188
of 2,112
Research works
818
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Kikkoman (Japan) 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 #11,879 of 14,347 5.6%463
Health SciencesDomain #18,244 of 20,462 9.3%206
MedicineField #16,179 of 17,978 8.8%159
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,244 of 7,814 3.5%259
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,826 of 6,031 8.1%181
Physical SciencesDomain #20,863 of 21,541 4.9%124
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,909 of 4,961 4.1%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kikkoman (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 6.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kikkoman (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Danji Fukushima, Tetsuo Aishima and Fumio Ono lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kikkoman (Japan).

  1. 1 Danji Fukushima Japan · #236,203 worldwide 123 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tetsuo Aishima Japan · #581,050 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Fumio Ono Japan · #856,857 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Malin Nilsson Japan · #954,305 worldwide 16 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Seiji Murakami Japan · #977,959 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Tobias Karlsson Japan · #1,250,619 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Tamotsu YOKOTSUKA Japan · #1,260,970 worldwide 37 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Shigetaka Ishii Japan · #1,294,315 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Takeshi Ogawa Japan · #1,317,943 worldwide 19 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 J Madĕj Japan · #1,329,490 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kikkoman (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Kikkoman (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fermentation, Antioxidant Activity, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Rehabilitation, Metabolism, Surgical Management and Imaging.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.81×21 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  3. Fermentation2▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 92×1 topic
  5. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 92×1 topic
  6. Metabolism2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  9. Cancer Prevention1▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Imaging1▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Inflammation1▲ 1.68×10 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears1▲ 52×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology1▲ 52×1 topic
  15. Surgical Management1▲ 8.7×6 topics
  16. Biomechanics1▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Cancer1▲ 2.2×5 topics
  18. Elbow Injuries1▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Korean Traditional Food1▲ 135×1 topic
  20. Quality Characteristics1▲ 109×1 topic
  21. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction1▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Complications1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  23. Obesity1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. Qualitative Research1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  25. Social Sciences1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Kikkoman (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Food Quality and Safety Studies and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety …1Food Quality and Safety Studies: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…1Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksPhytoestrogen effects an…1Phytoestrogen effects and research: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Fo…1Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins: 0 fractional works
SurgeryFood ScienceRehabilitationPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Phytoestrogen effects and research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  10. 10 Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kikkoman (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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