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Life Science Institute

In research, Life Science Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,254 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#831 of 6,403 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,650 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Chemistry (Organic Chemistry is 8.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#1,596
of 22,385 · #945 all time
Rank in Japan
#29
of 924
Research works
2.3k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%

What is Life Science Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,254 of 10,670 9.0%350 #796
Life SciencesDomain #831 of 6,403 7.6%190 #683
Health SciencesDomain #1,650 of 9,902 10.2%86 #1054
MedicineField #1,548 of 8,541 10.5%80 #984
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #634 of 2,964 7.6%151 #550
Molecular BiologySubfield #526 of 1,880 7.9%105 #522
Materials ScienceField #678 of 2,276 6.6%68 #675
EngineeringField #1,975 of 5,901 7.9%66 #1446
ChemistryField #444 of 1,299 10.7%83 #416

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Life Science Institute 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. Physical Sciences#796 #1,254
  2. Life Sciences#683 #831
  3. Health Sciences#1,054 #1,650
  4. Medicine#984 #1,548
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#550 #634
  6. Molecular Biology#522 #526
  7. Materials Science#675 #678
  8. Engineering#1,446 #1,975
  9. Chemistry#416 #444
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 Life Science Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Life Science Institute is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (24%), Medicine (12%), Chemistry (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 393 fractional works · 53.6% of its workChemistry: 89 fractional works · 12.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 76 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomaterials: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 59 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 222 fractional works · 30.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 23.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 121 fractional works · 16.5% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 97 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMedicine: 90 fractional works · 12.3% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLife ScienceInstitute733fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences3%

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. Chemistry8912.2%
    2. Engineering7610.4%
    3. Materials Science7610.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy598.1%
    5. Environmental Science304.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences294.0%
    7. Energy141.9%
    8. Computer Science111.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering60.8%
    10. Mathematics30.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17523.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences202.7%
    3. Neuroscience162.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology91.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.5%
    1. Medicine9012.3%
    2. Dentistry30.4%
    3. Health Professions20.3%
    4. Nursing20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences91.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities50.7%
    3. Psychology20.3%
    4. Decision Sciences20.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Life Science Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 47.3 works8.6×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 31.1 works8.2×
  3. ChemistryField · 89.5 works7.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.46× its world share, 174 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.78× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.03× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.96× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.63× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry7.78×90 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.46×174 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.63×59 works
  4. Materials Science2.96×76 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.56×29 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.27×6 works
  7. Energy2.03×14 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.47×4 works
  9. Neuroscience1.33×16 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×9 works
  11. Dentistry0.88×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.83×30 works
  13. Engineering0.69×76 works
  14. Medicine0.64×90 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×20 works
  16. Nursing0.47×2 works
  17. Mathematics0.29×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.25×5 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.23×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.19×11 works
  21. Veterinary0.16×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.10×2 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×2 works
  24. Psychology0.09×2 works
  25. Social Sciences0.09×9 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Life Science Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, John William Hernlund, Shawn E. McGlynn and M. Laneuville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Life Science Institute.

  1. 1 John William Hernlund Japan · #320,554 worldwide 5.5k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Shawn E. McGlynn Japan · #412,871 worldwide 5.4k citations · 143 works
  3. 3 M. Laneuville Japan · #624,040 worldwide 1.5k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Kazuo Todokoro Japan · #641,414 worldwide 5.3k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Liam M. Longo Japan · #869,755 worldwide 1.2k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Lorenzo Catti Japan · #890,362 worldwide 1.8k citations · 229 works
  7. 7 Ramses Mario Ramirez Japan · #940,085 worldwide 3.7k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Keiko Hamano Japan · #1,184,443 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Christine Houser Japan · #1,336,360 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Shuya Tan Japan · #1,416,100 worldwide 639 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Life Science Institute

What are the most cited papers from Life Science Institute?

The most cited paper from Life Science Institute is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex" (910) and "DScribe: Library of descriptors for machine learning in materials science" (856).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex Katrina L. Grasby et al. · Science Open access362 authors 19 Mar 2020 910
3 DScribe: Library of descriptors for machine learning in materials science Lauri Himanen, Marc O. J. Jäger, Eiaki V. Morooka et al. · Computer Physics Communications Open access 26 Sep 2019 856
4 Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope Qitang Fan, Linghao Yan, Matthias W. Tripp et al. · Science Open access 21 May 2021 839
5 Identification of Human Plasma Lysophospholipase D, a Lysophosphatidic Acid-producing Enzyme, as Autotaxin, a Multifunctional Phosphodiesterase Akira Tokumura, Eiji Majima, Yuko Kariya et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Oct 2002 741
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Life Science Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Supramolecular Chemistry, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Catalysis, Molecular Machines, Nanoparticles, Biological Applications and Mechanochemistry.

▲ 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. Self-Assembly42▲ 18×12 topics
  2. Nanoparticles28▲ 3.0×34 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications26▲ 3.0×33 topics
  4. Cancer24▲ 2.5×41 topics
  5. Catalysis23▲ 4.7×25 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks22▲ 7.2×5 topics
  7. Supramolecular Chemistry22▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress22▲ 1.78×46 topics
  9. Molecular Machines18▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Biological Applications17▲ 35×5 topics
  11. Biosensors17▲ 4.8×12 topics
  12. Mechanochemistry17▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Nanostructures17▲ 5.8×14 topics
  14. Macrocycles16▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species16▲ 5.3×13 topics
  16. Hydrogels16▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering15▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Bioimaging15▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Metabolism15▲ 3.8×27 topics
  20. Coordination Chemistry14▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Drug Delivery14▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Biomaterials13▲ 7.2×7 topics
  23. Nanofibers13▲ 8.5×3 topics
  24. Cucurbiturils12▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Host-Guest Interactions12▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Supramolecular12▲ 55×2 topics
  27. High-Speed Imaging12▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Atomic Force Microscopy12▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Force Spectroscopy12▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Drug Discovery12▲ 7.0×12 topics
  31. Photodynamic Therapy11▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Nanotubes11▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Chirality10▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Electron Transport10▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Organogels10▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Peptide Amphiphiles10▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Plate Tectonics9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Membrane Proteins9▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Neurodegenerative Diseases9▲ 7.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Life Science Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials and Astro and Planetary Science.

  1. 1 Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Organic Chemistry 12 works
  2. 2 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  3. 3 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 10 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 8 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 7 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Life Science Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher 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 Life Science Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Life Science Institute0.0024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Life Science Institute 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 2025Life Science Institute7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2013.

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