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Kikkoman (Japan)

In research, Kikkoman (Japan) stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,700 of 5,126 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,115 of 11,023 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#3,430 of 3,729 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,838
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,503
of 1,923
Research works
818
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.56×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Kikkoman (Japan)

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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,700 of 5,126 6.2%181
Life SciencesDomain #10,115 of 11,023 5.3%463
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,430 of 3,729 4.6%153
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,352 of 5,801 4.3%259
Health SciencesDomain #15,892 of 16,688 8.5%206
MedicineField #13,924 of 14,558 7.4%159
Physical SciencesDomain #17,043 of 17,446 4.6%124

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kikkoman (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Kikkoman (Japan) is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 52.5% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 47.7% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 20.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKikkoman (Japan)43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences9%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2147.7%
    2. Nursing13.3%
    3. Health Professions01.1%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology511.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences38.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Chemistry24.3%
    2. Engineering24.1%
    3. Environmental Science12.8%
    4. Materials Science12.3%
    5. Computer Science11.5%
    6. Energy11.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering01.2%
    1. Social Sciences24.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Psychology00.2%
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: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 6.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.85×1 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.32×0 works
  3. Chemistry2.76×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.63×0 works
  5. Medicine2.48×20 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.14×5 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×3 works
  8. Energy1.41×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.80×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.65×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.57×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.54×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.41×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.34×2 works
  16. Engineering0.28×2 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.10×0 works
  22. Psychology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kikkoman (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Toshiaki Ariga, Jun Yamakoshi and Shigehiro Kataoka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kikkoman (Japan).

  1. 1 Toshiaki Ariga Japan · #1,336,352 worldwide 2.5k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jun Yamakoshi Japan · #1,540,529 worldwide 2.7k citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Shigehiro Kataoka Japan · #1,564,077 worldwide 2.5k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Akio Obata Japan · #1,703,249 worldwide 3.2k citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Danji Fukushima Japan · #2,385,052 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Takuro Koga Japan · #3,387,995 worldwide 1.7k citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Atsushi Sato Japan · #3,407,597 worldwide 425 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Yaichi Fukushima Japan · #3,569,253 worldwide 608 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Masayuki Arii Japan · #3,903,082 worldwide 542 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mamoru Kikuchi Japan · #4,025,621 worldwide 2.7k citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Kikkoman (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Kikkoman (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Kikkoman (Japan) is "Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae" (Masayuki Machida et al., 2005), with 1,272 citations. Next come "Soy Isoflavone Aglycones Are Absorbed Faster and in Higher Amounts than Their Glucosides in Humans" (959) and "Antioxidative and Anti-Glycation Activity of Garcinol fromGarcinia indicaFruit Rind" (452).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae Masayuki Machida et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2005 1,272
2 Soy Isoflavone Aglycones Are Absorbed Faster and in Higher Amounts than Their Glucosides in Humans Toru Izumi, Sachiko Osawa, Akio Obata et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access Jul 2000 959
3 Antioxidative and Anti-Glycation Activity of Garcinol fromGarcinia indicaFruit Rind Fumio Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Ariga, Yoshihiro Yoshimura et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 15 Jan 2000 452
4 Proanthocyanidin-rich extract from grape seeds attenuates the development of aortic atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits Jun Yamakoshi, Shigehiro Kataoka, Takuro Koga et al. · Atherosclerosis 1999 364
5 Safety evaluation of proanthocyanidin-rich extract from grape seeds Jun Yamakoshi, Makoto Saito, Sho Kataoka et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology May 2002 344
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kikkoman (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fermentation, Antioxidant Activity, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Rehabilitation, Metabolism, Biomechanics and Medicinal Plants.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.71×21 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  3. Fermentation3▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 92×1 topic
  5. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 92×1 topic
  6. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Metabolism2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  9. Biomechanics2▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Medicinal Plants2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  11. Cancer Prevention1▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Imaging1▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Inflammation1▲ 1.55×10 topics
  14. Rotator Cuff Tears1▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Shoulder Pathology1▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Surgical Management1▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Korean Traditional Food1▲ 156×1 topic
  18. Quality Characteristics1▲ 122×1 topic
  19. Cancer1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  20. Complications1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  21. Elbow Injuries1▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Obesity1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  23. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction1▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Biogenic Amines1▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Qualitative Research1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  26. Social Sciences1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Health1▲ 5.9×3 topics

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

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

Orthopedic 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 worksNutrition, Health and Fo…1Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 1 fractional worksPhytoestrogen effects an…1Phytoestrogen effects and research: 1 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory…1Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
SurgeryFood ScienceRehabilitationNutrition and Dietetics4 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 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Phytoestrogen effects and research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  9. 9 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower 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 Kikkoman (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Kikkoman (Japan)0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kikkoman (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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