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Kowa (Japan)

In research, Kowa (Japan) stands highest in Medicine (#13,123 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#16,312 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,483 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,116
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,097
of 2,112
Research works
414
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Kowa (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
MedicineField #13,123 of 17,978 14.8%162
Health SciencesDomain #16,312 of 20,462 14.5%166
Life SciencesDomain #12,483 of 14,347 11.5%120
Physical SciencesDomain #20,100 of 21,541 6.1%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kowa (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: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.51× its world share, 11 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 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, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kowa (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hideki Suganami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kowa (Japan).

  1. 1 Hideki Suganami Japan · #629,500 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kowa (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Kowa (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Statins, Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Clinical Trials, Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome and C-Reactive Protein.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Obesity2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  2. Statins2▲ 98×2 topics
  3. Diabetes2▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.68×13 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention1▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Clinical Trials1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 148×1 topic
  10. C-Reactive Protein1▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Cholesterol1▲ 39×4 topics
  12. Cholesterol-lowering1▲ 122×2 topics
  13. LDL Cholesterol1▲ 148×1 topic
  14. Glycemic Control1▲ 32×4 topics
  15. Insulin Therapy1▲ 39×3 topics
  16. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance1▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Risk Factors1▲ 4.2×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors.

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksPeroxisome Proliferator-…1Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 0 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…0Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismOphthalmologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  6. 6 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 0 works
  8. 8 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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