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Lake Biwa Museum

In research, Lake Biwa Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,554 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#5,424 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,644
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,208
of 2,112
Research works
351
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Lake Biwa Museum 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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,554 of 21,541 10.8%254
Environmental ScienceField #5,424 of 6,208 10.2%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lake Biwa Museum 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: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20.78× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 7.09× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 20.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lake Biwa Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, Michio Kumagai, Mark J. Grygier and Robin J. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lake Biwa Museum.

  1. 1 Michio Kumagai Japan · #161,257 worldwide 285 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Mark J. Grygier Japan · #730,618 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Robin J. Smith Japan · #862,271 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Taisuke Ohtsuka Japan · #937,849 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Keiichi Takahashi Japan · #1,040,549 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Yuichi Sato Japan · #1,276,581 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kanako Ishikawa Japan · #1,306,093 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Yasufumi Satoguchi Japan · #1,353,906 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Tsuneo Nakajima Japan · #1,469,881 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Kazuhiro Masunaga Japan · #1,474,507 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lake Biwa Museum

Which keywords describe research at Lake Biwa Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Eutrophication, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Paleoclimatology, Water Quality and Holocene.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change10▲ 9.5×21 topics
  2. Eutrophication4▲ 99×4 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Biogeography4▲ 37×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species3▲ 20×9 topics
  6. Paleoclimatology3▲ 101×2 topics
  7. Water Quality3▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Glacial Cycles3▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Harmful Algal Blooms3▲ 106×3 topics
  10. Holocene3▲ 71×2 topics
  11. Monsoon Dynamics3▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Sea Level3▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Evolution2▲ 27×7 topics
  14. Cyanobacteria2▲ 136×2 topics
  15. Toxins2▲ 60×3 topics
  16. Freshwater Ecosystems2▲ 197×1 topic
  17. Nutrient Control2▲ 197×1 topic
  18. Conservation2▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  20. DNA Barcoding2▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Ecology2▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 26×6 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Adaptation2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  26. Groundwater2▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Biodiversity Loss1▲ 72×3 topics
  30. Cavefish1▲ 343×1 topic
  31. Conservation Genetics1▲ 100×2 topics
  32. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 64×2 topics
  33. Population Dynamics1▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Subterranean1▲ 343×1 topic
  35. Ecological Impact1▲ 64×2 topics
  36. Freshwater1▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Mammal Evolution1▲ 166×1 topic
  38. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis1▲ 166×1 topic
  39. Benthic Communities1▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity1▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Lake Biwa Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Geology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryPaleontologyOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 1 works
  4. 4 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 1 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lake Biwa Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.