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Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation

In research, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation stands highest in Organic Chemistry (#193 of 1,832 worldwide), Chemistry (#316 of 2,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,378 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry (Organic Chemistry is 23.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,486
of 22,385 · #1,897 all time
Rank in Japan
#295
of 924
Research works
1.8k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
48k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation

What is Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation 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
Organic ChemistrySubfield #193 of 1,832 9.8%353
ChemistryField #316 of 2,902 9.6%410
Life SciencesDomain #1,378 of 11,023 8.3%818
Physical SciencesDomain #2,280 of 17,446 9.4%473
Health SciencesDomain #2,376 of 16,688 9.9%477
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,076 of 5,801 8.2%615
MedicineField #2,751 of 14,558 10.1%458
Molecular BiologySubfield #917 of 3,729 8.0%429
PharmacologySubfield #205 of 820 9.6%180

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation 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 fields of science does Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation is in Life Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (29%), Chemistry (22%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 45 fractional works · 39.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 21.2% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 31.9% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 31.3% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 26.9% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 22.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 17.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMicrobialChemistry…115fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3329.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology64.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.2%
    4. Neuroscience22.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.4%
    1. Medicine3631.3%
    2. Dentistry00.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Chemistry2522.0%
    2. Materials Science21.5%
    3. Engineering11.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    5. Environmental Science10.7%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Psychology10.6%
    2. Social Sciences00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 23.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 20.4 works24×
  2. ChemistryField · 25.2 works14×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.48× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.80× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.95× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 14.01× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry14.01×25 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.48×34 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology4.80×6 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.95×2 works
  5. Medicine1.63×36 works
  6. Neuroscience1.24×2 works
  7. Veterinary0.89×0 works
  8. Energy0.51×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×3 works
  10. Materials Science0.43×2 works
  11. Dentistry0.42×0 works
  12. Nursing0.38×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  14. Psychology0.19×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.14×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.10×0 works
  18. Engineering0.08×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Nobuo N. Noda, TAKAAKI AOYAGI and Tomokazu Ohishi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Nobuo N. Noda Japan · #57,584 worldwide 11k citations · 218 works
  2. 2 TAKAAKI AOYAGI Japan · #505,928 worldwide 8.2k citations · 187 works
  3. 3 Tomokazu Ohishi Japan · #583,884 worldwide 4k citations · 207 works
  4. 4 Yōji Umezawa Japan · #655,413 worldwide 4.8k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 HAMAO UMEZAWA Japan · #871,075 worldwide 29k citations · 933 works
  6. 6 Naoya Kumagai Japan · #991,646 worldwide 13k citations · 624 works
  7. 7 Tatsuro Maruyama Japan · #993,348 worldwide 528 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Akinori Yamasaki Japan · #1,146,122 worldwide 828 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Senji Hori Japan · #1,201,986 worldwide 986 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 MEIKI MATSUZAKI Japan · #1,210,103 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation is "Cloning of a new cytokine that induces IFN-γ production by T cells" (Haruki Okamura, Hiroko Tsutsui, Toshinori Komatsu et al., 1995), with 2,627 citations. Next come "antiSMASH: rapid identification, annotation and analysis of secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters in bacterial and fungal genome sequences" (2,083) and "Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5" (1,597).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cloning of a new cytokine that induces IFN-γ production by T cells Haruki Okamura, Hiroko Tsutsui, Toshinori Komatsu et al. · Nature Nov 1995 2,627
2 antiSMASH: rapid identification, annotation and analysis of secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters in bacterial and fungal genome sequences Marnix H. Medema, Kai Blin, Peter Cimermančič et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 14 Jun 2011 2,083
3 Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5 Hiroki Kato, Osamu Takeuchi, Eriko Mikamo-Satoh et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 30 Jun 2008 1,597
4 Lipopolysaccharide Stimulates the MyD88-Independent Pathway and Results in Activation of IFN-Regulatory Factor 3 and the Expression of a Subset of Lipopolysaccharide-Inducible Genes Taro Kawai, Osamu Takeuchi, Takashi Fujita et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access Nov 2001 1,099
5 Structure and organization of the hepatitis C virus genome isolated from human carriers Akihisa Takamizawa, Chisato Mori, Isao Fuke et al. · Journal of Virology Open access Mar 1991 967
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Drug Discovery, Inflammation, Medicinal Chemistry, Glycosylation, Synthesis, Apoptosis and Catalytic.

▲ 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. Cancer11▲ 7.2×25 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 3.9×31 topics
  3. Drug Discovery8▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 23×6 topics
  5. Glycosylation7▲ 52×3 topics
  6. Synthesis6▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Apoptosis5▲ 15×12 topics
  8. Catalytic5▲ 37×2 topics
  9. Enantioselective Reactions5▲ 115×2 topics
  10. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 71×4 topics
  11. Transition Metal Catalysis5▲ 48×3 topics
  12. Angiogenesis4▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.9×12 topics
  15. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions4▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Asymmetric Catalysis4▲ 86×3 topics
  17. Fc Receptors4▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Transition Metal Complexes4▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Enantioselective4▲ 124×2 topics
  21. Immunity4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  22. Metabolism4▲ 5.9×14 topics
  23. Receptor tyrosine kinases3▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Amination3▲ 192×1 topic
  25. C-H Bonds3▲ 192×1 topic
  26. Chiral Ligands3▲ 92×2 topics
  27. Hydrogenation3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Immune System3▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Natural Products3▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Alcohol Activation3▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Autophagy3▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Breast Cancer3▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Dehydrogenation3▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Endophytic Fungi3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Marine Natural Products3▲ 60×2 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibody3▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Genome Sequencing3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Secondary Metabolites3▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Therapeutics3▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…4Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 4 fractional worksSynthesis and Catalytic …3Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions: 3 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 3 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…3HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…3Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 3 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…2Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional worksAsymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis: 2 fractional worksSynthesis of Organic Compounds: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOrganic ChemistryInorganic ChemistryOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works
  6. 6 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Synthesis of Organic Compounds Pharmacology 2 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 available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation 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 2025Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation5.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2011.

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