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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

In research, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stands highest in Plant Science (#1,265 of 2,837 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,951 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,448 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,049
of 28,054 · #17,063 all time
Rank in Japan
#863
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,265 of 2,837 22.7%202
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,951 of 6,031 19.1%418
Life SciencesDomain #7,448 of 14,347 15.3%720
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,727 of 7,814 11.1%239
Physical SciencesDomain #17,282 of 21,541 15.4%260
Health SciencesDomain #17,796 of 20,462 11.4%216
MedicineField #15,955 of 17,978 11.5%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 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).

What does Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 27.7 works8.5×
← 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: 8.54× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.80× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.03× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasuo Ukai, Tatsuji Koizumi and Shinya Yoshida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

  1. 1 Yasuo Ukai Japan · #696,437 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Tatsuji Koizumi Japan · #722,050 worldwide 71 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Shinya Yoshida Japan · #809,764 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Masaji Koshioka Japan · #1,179,609 worldwide 47 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Biological Control, Antibiotic Resistance, Epidemiology and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 4.3×31 topics
  2. Environmental Impact7▲ 6.3×15 topics
  3. Sustainability7▲ 4.2×20 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 2.2×22 topics
  5. Biodiversity5▲ 9.5×12 topics
  6. Biological Control4▲ 36×7 topics
  7. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  9. Invasive Species3▲ 9.9×10 topics
  10. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Food Security3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  12. Plant Immunity3▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Gene Silencing2▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Social Networks2▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Viral RNA Silencing2▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Rural Development2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  17. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Virulence Factors2▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Consumer Perception2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Horizontal Gene Transfer2▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  25. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Genomics2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Agriculture2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Genome Sequencing2▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Host Specificity2▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Vaccine Development2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  34. ESKAPE Pathogens1▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Food Quality1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Global Impact1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Organic Agriculture1▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Vulnerability1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Virus Research Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Organic Food and Agriculture.

Plant Virus Research Stu…2Plant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksMicrobial infections and…1Microbial infections and disease research: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interac…1Plant and Fungal Interactions Research: 1 fractional worksSustainable Agricultural…1Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance…1Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesMolecular MedicineManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 1 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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