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Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)

In research, Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan) stands highest in Medicine (#4,402 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,689 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,920 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,648
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#257
of 2,112
Research works
543
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
71.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (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 #4,402 of 17,978 37.0%167
Life SciencesDomain #3,689 of 14,347 34.7%176
Health SciencesDomain #5,920 of 20,462 36.5%180
Physical SciencesDomain #10,356 of 21,541 16.1%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.97× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.27× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Maki Ishii and Fujizo YAMADA lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan).

  1. 1 Maki Ishii Japan · #597,337 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Fujizo YAMADA Japan · #1,415,114 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Resolution Patterning, Nanofabrication, Electron Beam Lithography, Resolution Limits, Electromigration, Chemotherapy, Nanowires and Thin Films.

▲ 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. High-Resolution Patterning3▲ 348×2 topics
  2. Nanofabrication3▲ 114×2 topics
  3. Electron Beam Lithography2▲ 641×1 topic
  4. Resolution Limits2▲ 641×1 topic
  5. Electromigration2▲ 212×2 topics
  6. Chemotherapy2▲ 7.6×9 topics
  7. Nanowires2▲ 31×2 topics
  8. Thin Films2▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Low-k Dielectrics1▲ 452×1 topic
  10. Microelectronics1▲ 383×1 topic
  11. Biomarkers1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  12. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  13. Cancer1▲ 2.4×11 topics
  14. Optimization1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  15. Epidemiology1▼ 0.74×10 topics
  16. Failure Analysis1▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.1×6 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits1▲ 18×1 topic
  19. Scheduling1▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Solar Cells1▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Crash Tests1▲ 327×1 topic
  23. Finite Element Simulation1▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Interconnect1▲ 166×1 topic
  25. Optical Interconnects1▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Rostering1▲ 386×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Through-Silicon Via1▲ 166×1 topic
  29. Timetabling1▲ 386×1 topic

Which research topics does Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Photolithography Techniques, Copper Interconnects and Reliability, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis and 3D IC and TSV technologies.

Advancements in Photolit…2Advancements in Photolithography Techniques: 2 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksScheduling and Timetabling Solutions: 1 fractional worksTransportation Safety an…1Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 1 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsManagement Science and Operations ResearchCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.2%domestic only39.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merck Biopharma Co., Ltd. (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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