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National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

In research, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,473 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,622 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,836 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,530
of 28,054 · #9,966 all time
Rank in Japan
#823
of 1,070
Research works
2.1k
▼ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,473 of 6,031 22.4%826
Environmental ScienceField #1,622 of 6,208 20.1%622
Physical SciencesDomain #6,836 of 21,541 18.1%941
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,147 of 2,837 24.0%450
Life SciencesDomain #7,278 of 14,347 20.7%1,029
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,486 of 2,661 15.0%120
EcologySubfield #1,057 of 1,512 20.8%132
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,843 of 7,814 14.0%195
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #771 of 1,008 22.2%131
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #1,074 of 1,262 20.0%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences 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 National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 27.6 works9.7×
← 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: 9.67× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.90× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshio Inoue, Hideo Ishii and Toshichika Iizumi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences.

  1. 1 Yoshio Inoue Japan · #44,410 worldwide 764 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Hideo Ishii Japan · #75,101 worldwide 244 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Toshichika Iizumi Japan · #102,959 worldwide 227 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Kazuyuki Yagi Japan · #155,831 worldwide 214 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Masashi Okada Japan · #176,043 worldwide 180 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Masayuki Yokozawa Japan · #228,804 worldwide 286 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Satoru Ishikawa Japan · #302,808 worldwide 173 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Takeshi Fujii Japan · #325,793 worldwide 102 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Toshihiro Sakamoto Japan · #399,855 worldwide 200 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Hiroko Akiyama Japan · #463,658 worldwide 196 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Toxicity, Bioremediation, Global Change and Pesticides.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 6.0×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 6.2×14 topics
  3. Invasive Species5▲ 19×11 topics
  4. Biodiversity4▲ 10.0×10 topics
  5. Toxicity4▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Bioremediation4▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Global Change4▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Pesticides4▲ 83×3 topics
  9. Sustainability4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  10. Pollution3▲ 29×3 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding3▲ 32×8 topics
  12. QTL Mapping3▲ 45×5 topics
  13. Risk Assessment3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  14. Health Effects3▲ 8.3×8 topics
  15. Herbicides3▲ 136×2 topics
  16. Degradation3▲ 219×1 topic
  17. Soil Sorption3▲ 219×1 topic
  18. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Host Specificity2▲ 36×4 topics
  20. Water Management2▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Conservation2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  23. Crop Yield2▲ 77×3 topics
  24. Food Safety2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  26. Adsorption2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Biological Control2▲ 22×7 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  29. Rice2▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Ecological Statistics2▲ 279×1 topic
  31. Microbial Communities2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  32. Plant Physiology2▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Structural Equation Modeling2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Weed Control2▲ 117×2 topics
  35. Crop Losses2▲ 232×1 topic
  36. Herbicide Resistance2▲ 232×1 topic
  37. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  39. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Pesticide Residues2▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety.

Pesticide and Herbicide …3Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies: 3 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant…2Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 2 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…2Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 2 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analys…2Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…1Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional works
PollutionEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Pollution 3 works
  2. 2 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  8. 8 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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