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Meiji (Japan)

In research, Meiji (Japan) stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,162 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,582 of 21,541 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#6,216 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,810
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#691
of 2,112
Research works
1.2k
▲ 196% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Meiji (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
Life SciencesDomain #8,162 of 14,347 6.3%507
Physical SciencesDomain #14,582 of 21,541 5.0%329
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,216 of 7,814 6.0%327
MedicineField #15,182 of 17,978 7.0%273
Health SciencesDomain #17,458 of 20,462 7.4%300
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,900 of 2,025 4.6%178
ChemistryField #3,172 of 3,369 4.8%227
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,705 of 4,961 5.6%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meiji (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: 2.80× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 8.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Meiji (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Akinori Kubo, Hiroshi Ogawara and Akira Takamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meiji (Japan).

  1. 1 Akinori Kubo Japan · #403,420 worldwide 92 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Ogawara Japan · #923,746 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Akira Takamura Japan · #1,084,379 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Hirokazu Taniguchi Japan · #1,110,170 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Masaatsu K. Uchida Japan · #1,307,880 worldwide 18 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Toshiwo Andoh Japan · #1,334,126 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yoshifumi Matsuda Japan · #1,542,100 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Tomokazu Oshima Japan · #1,574,351 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Meiji (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Meiji (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Probiotics, Oxidative Stress, Gut Microbiota, Microbiota, Clinical Trials and Aging.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 5.8×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Probiotics2▲ 36×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  6. Aging2▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  8. Clinical Trials2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Gut Microbiota2▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Microbiota2▲ 31×2 topics
  11. History2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  13. Immune Modulation2▲ 55×2 topics
  14. Prebiotics2▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Cancer Prevention1▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Gut Health1▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Lactic Acid Bacteria1▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Microbial Communities1▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. Quality of Life1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  22. Metagenomic Analysis1▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Short-Chain Fatty Acids1▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  25. Culture1▲ 7.4×1 topic
  26. Dietary Patterns1▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Japan1▲ 181×1 topic
  28. Mediterranean Diet1▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Philosophy1▲ 8.8×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut microbiota and health, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Japanese History and Culture.

Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…1Japanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksDigestive system and related health: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Literature and Cr…0French Literature and Critical Theory: 0 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 0 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 0 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Food ScienceMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 1 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Digestive system and related health Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 French Literature and Critical Theory Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 196% higher 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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