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Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan)

In research, Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan) stands highest in Medicine (#7,341 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,947 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,915 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,456
of 28,054 · #13,719 all time
Rank in Japan
#410
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Megmilk Snow Brand (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 #7,341 of 17,978 18.4%252
Life SciencesDomain #5,947 of 14,347 12.4%613
Health SciencesDomain #8,915 of 20,462 16.4%372
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,757 of 7,814 11.8%324
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,434 of 4,961 13.6%201
Food ScienceSubfield #871 of 1,169 13.5%161
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,896 of 6,031 11.7%225
Physical SciencesDomain #19,953 of 21,541 4.5%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Megmilk Snow Brand (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: 5.12× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.39× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.04× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 22.90× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jin‐zhong Xiao, Mamoru TOMITA and Gosei Kawanishi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan).

  1. 1 Jin‐zhong Xiao Japan · #244,164 worldwide 166 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mamoru TOMITA Japan · #669,514 worldwide 92 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Gosei Kawanishi Japan · #831,296 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Katsumi Ajisaka Japan · #894,885 worldwide 81 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Hirotoshi Hayasawa Japan · #895,152 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Susumu Miura Japan · #1,312,876 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Katsuhiko Noda Japan · #1,332,354 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Shin'ichi TANEYA Japan · #1,484,449 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Sumio Yoshikawa Japan · #1,563,891 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Hirosuke Sugahara Japan · #1,608,446 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Microbiota, Gut Microbiota, Immune Modulation, Gut Health, Lactic Acid Bacteria and Metabolic Health.

▲ 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. Probiotics10▲ 65×4 topics
  2. Prebiotics7▲ 126×2 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota7▲ 31×3 topics
  4. Immune Modulation7▲ 103×3 topics
  5. Microbiota7▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Gut Health6▲ 168×1 topic
  7. Lactic Acid Bacteria6▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Metabolic Health6▲ 45×3 topics
  9. Inflammation5▲ 4.1×20 topics
  10. Microbial Communities5▲ 19×1 topic
  11. Short-Chain Fatty Acids5▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Nutritional Significance4▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Health Benefits3▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Cancer3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  16. Human Milk Composition3▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Lactoferrin3▲ 110×2 topics
  18. Preterm Infants3▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Aging3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  20. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.5×13 topics
  21. Metabolism2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  22. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  24. Fermentation2▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Hydrocolloids2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Polyphenols2▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Bone Health2▲ 45×3 topics
  28. Dietary Fiber2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Emulsions2▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Nanoemulsions2▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Proteins2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Enzymatic Hydrolysis1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Protein Hydrolysates1▲ 34×2 topics
  34. ACE Inhibitory Peptides1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Bioactive Peptides1▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Chocolate1▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Cocoa1▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Fructans1▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Inulin1▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Food Authentication1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut microbiota and health, Infant Nutrition and Health and Proteins in Food Systems.

Probiotics and Fermented…6Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 6 fractional worksGut microbiota and health5Gut microbiota and health: 5 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 3 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 1 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 1 fractional worksDigestive system and related health: 1 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceMolecular BiologyNutrition and DieteticsGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 6 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  4. 4 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  5. 5 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Digestive system and related health Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Megmilk Snow Brand (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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