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Misato Observatory

In research, Misato Observatory stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,809 of 2,917 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#709 of 954 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,566 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,211
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,556
of 1,923
Research works
437
▼ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.8k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Misato Observatory

What is Misato Observatory 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
Physics and AstronomyField #1,809 of 2,917 6.2%288
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #709 of 954 6.4%220
Physical SciencesDomain #15,566 of 17,446 6.0%413

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Misato Observatory 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 Misato Observatory work in?

In all years, 95% of research at Misato Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (66%), Engineering (10%), Chemistry (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 413 fractional works · 94.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 288 fractional works · 65.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 220 fractional works · 50.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 22 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInstrumentation: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 32 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMisatoObservatory437fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Physics and Astronomy28865.8%
    2. Engineering4510.3%
    3. Chemistry347.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences327.3%
    5. Environmental Science61.4%
    6. Computer Science61.3%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine92.0%
    2. Health Professions10.1%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences20.4%
    2. Psychology00.1%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 7.98× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy7.98×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.60×0 works
  3. Medicine2.52×2 works
  4. Neuroscience2.36×0 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.63×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.66×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.60×0 works
  9. Engineering0.30×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Misato Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, Shin-Ichi Ishikawa, Hiroko Suzuki and S. Ishizuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Misato Observatory.

  1. 1 Shin-Ichi Ishikawa Japan · #1,908,269 worldwide 2.1k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Hiroko Suzuki Japan · #2,259,136 worldwide 2.5k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 S. Ishizuki Japan · #3,201,719 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Motoko Y. Inoue Japan · #3,997,954 worldwide 214 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Hiroshi Imai Japan · #4,222,034 worldwide 0 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Tomohiko Ozawa Japan · #4,598,107 worldwide 540 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 K. Shibasaki Japan · #5,219,083 worldwide 6.6k citations · 315 works
  8. 8 Hiroyuki Iwashita Japan · #6,149,475 worldwide 695 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Kohta Nishiyama Japan · #6,562,229 worldwide 364 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 K. Kohno Japan · #6,617,592 worldwide 79 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Misato Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Misato Observatory?

The most cited paper from Misato Observatory is "Evidence for Alfven Waves in Solar X-ray Jets" (Jonathan Cirtain, L. Golub, L. L. Lundquist et al., 2007), with 449 citations. Next come "Bar‐driven Transport of Molecular Gas to Galactic Centers and Its Consequences" (366) and "Prominence Eruptions and Coronal Mass Ejection: A Statistical Study Using Microwave Observations" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence for Alfven Waves in Solar X-ray Jets Jonathan Cirtain, L. Golub, L. L. Lundquist et al. · Science Open access 6 Dec 2007 449
2 Bar‐driven Transport of Molecular Gas to Galactic Centers and Its Consequences Kazushi Sakamoto, S. K. Okumura, S. Ishizuki et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 10 Nov 1999 366
3 Prominence Eruptions and Coronal Mass Ejection: A Statistical Study Using Microwave Observations N. Gopalswamy, M. Shimojo, Wenpeng Lü et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 20 Mar 2003 365
4 FOCAS: The Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope Nobunari Kashikawa, Kentaro Aoki, Ryo Asai et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 25 Dec 2002 347
5 Clear Evidence of Reconnection Inflow of a Solar Flare T. Yokoyama, Kazuo Akita, Taro Morimoto et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 2001 343
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Misato Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds, Protoplanetary Disks, Solar Wind and Black Holes.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Star Formation78▲ 193×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields65▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Accretion Disks65▲ 184×2 topics
  4. Turbulence58▲ 92×3 topics
  5. Molecular Clouds55▲ 262×1 topic
  6. Protoplanetary Disks55▲ 262×1 topic
  7. Solar Wind45▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Black Holes32▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Exoplanets30▲ 93×1 topic
  10. Stellar Astrophysics30▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Coronal Mass Ejections26▲ 84×1 topic
  12. Solar Dynamics Observatory26▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Dark Matter24▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Cosmology24▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Galaxies23▲ 117×1 topic
  16. Stellar Populations23▲ 117×1 topic
  17. Electron Acceleration21▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Ionosphere19▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Magnetosphere19▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Radio Astronomy18▲ 116×2 topics
  21. Cosmic Rays18▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Neutrinos18▲ 62×2 topics
  23. Astronomical Instrumentation18▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Spectrograph18▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Breath Analysis17▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Spectroscopic Databases17▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers17▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Epoch of Reionization17▲ 234×1 topic
  29. High-Energy Astrophysics17▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Low-Frequency Telescopes17▲ 234×1 topic
  31. Particle Acceleration17▲ 106×1 topic
  32. Millimeter-Wave17▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Solar System Abundances16▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Terrestrial Planets16▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Hydrogen Bonds14▲ 123×2 topics
  36. Molecular Structure14▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Rotational Spectroscopy14▲ 134×1 topic
  38. Ozone Depletion13▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Stratospheric Water Vapor13▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Superconducting Detectors13▲ 245×1 topic

Which research topics does Misato Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Tracheal and airway disorders.

Bacterial Infections and…0Bacterial Infections and Vaccines: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies …0Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 0 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…0Tracheal and airway disorders: 0 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…0Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 0 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…0Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 0 fractional works
MicrobiologyNeurologyEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  2. 2 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  8. 8 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  9. 9 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Misato Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% 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 Misato Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Misato Observatory0.000015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Misato Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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