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National Institute for Basic Biology

In research, National Institute for Basic Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,426 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,484
of 28,054 · #2,768 all time
Rank in Japan
#354
of 1,070
Research works
2.2k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
146k
65.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Basic Biology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,426 of 7,800 25.8%100 #1024

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Basic Biology 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 Basic Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 38.3 works9.1×
← 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: 4.82× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.80× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.89× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Basic Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshitaka Nagahama, Masaharu Noda and Naoto Ueno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Basic Biology.

  1. 1 Yoshitaka Nagahama Japan · #22,127 worldwide 864 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Masaharu Noda Japan · #34,832 worldwide 516 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Naoto Ueno Japan · #55,037 worldwide 499 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Norio Murata Japan · #64,366 worldwide 377 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Goro Eguchi Japan · #125,259 worldwide 210 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Mikio Nishimura Japan · #177,393 worldwide 474 citations · 95 works
  7. 7 Makoto Hayashi Japan · #300,197 worldwide 190 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Kén-Ichi Naka Japan · #374,877 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Shoji Mano Japan · #397,709 worldwide 123 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 N. Murata Japan · #416,423 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Basic Biology

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Basic Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Development, Stem Cells, Transcription Factors, Light Harvesting, Photosystem II, Invasive Species and Microbiota.

▲ 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. Gene Expression11▲ 13×15 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 2.2×26 topics
  3. Development7▲ 14×4 topics
  4. Stem Cells7▲ 19×12 topics
  5. Transcription Factors6▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.6×18 topics
  7. Light Harvesting6▲ 105×1 topic
  8. Photosystem II6▲ 105×1 topic
  9. Biodiversity6▲ 5.4×11 topics
  10. Invasive Species6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  11. Microbiota5▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Genomics5▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Metabolism5▲ 6.8×10 topics
  15. Plant Development5▲ 56×3 topics
  16. Metabolic Regulation5▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Global Change5▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Symbiosis5▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Optogenetics4▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Signal Transduction4▲ 22×5 topics
  21. MicroRNA4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Auxin4▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Plant4▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Genetic Regulation4▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Genome Analysis4▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Ants4▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Social Insects4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Gene Regulation3▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  31. Insulin Signaling3▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Neuroscience3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  33. Phosphorus3▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Zebrafish3▲ 106×2 topics
  35. Biological Control3▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Nitrogen3▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Root Architecture3▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute for Basic Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism.

Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 6 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…4Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake an…3Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 3 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…2CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants2Light effects on plants: 2 fractional worksDevelopmental Biology an…2Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect …2Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceGeneticsCellular and Molecular Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 works
  4. 4 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Basic Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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