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National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

In research, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,398 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,379
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,609
of 2,112
Research works
285
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics 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
Physical SciencesDomain #20,398 of 21,541 9.2%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics 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).

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: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 3.94× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.17× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.60× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics?

Ranked on the composite score, Kikuo Maekawa, Zendo UWANO and Haruo Kubozono lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.

  1. 1 Kikuo Maekawa Japan · #129,665 worldwide 153 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Zendo UWANO Japan · #990,112 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Haruo Kubozono Japan · #1,052,523 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 善道 上野 Japan · #1,244,750 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corpus Linguistics, Neural Machine Translation, Statistical Machine Translation, Speech Perception, Second Language Learning, Language Teaching, Pragmatics and Speech Production.

▲ 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. Corpus Linguistics10▲ 87×4 topics
  2. Neural Machine Translation8▲ 143×1 topic
  3. Statistical Machine Translation8▲ 143×1 topic
  4. Speech Perception4▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Second Language Learning4▲ 77×2 topics
  6. Language Teaching3▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Pragmatics3▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Speech Production3▲ 154×2 topics
  9. Language3▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Prosody3▲ 125×2 topics
  11. Neural Networks2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  12. Perceptual Learning2▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Phonetics2▲ 185×1 topic
  14. Ethnicity2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Machine Translation2▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Reading Comprehension2▲ 63×2 topics
  17. Language Evolution2▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Social Interaction2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  19. Perception2▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Conversation Analysis2▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Interactional Linguistics2▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Language Change2▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Linguistic Diversity2▲ 119×2 topics
  24. Sociolinguistic Variation2▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Syntax2▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Corrective Feedback1▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Cross-Cultural Communication1▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Second Language Acquisition1▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Environmental Risk Assessment1▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Lexical Diversity1▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Pollution Monitoring1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Translation1▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Translator Competence1▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Vocabulary Acquisition1▲ 88×1 topic
  35. Cultural Evolution1▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Grammar1▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Semantics1▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Social Influence1▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Text Classification1▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Phylogenetics1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Natural Language Processing Techniques, Phonetics and Phonology Research, Linguistic Variation and Morphology and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies.

Natural Language Process…8Natural Language Processing Techniques: 8 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 2 fractional worksLinguistic Variation and Morphology: 2 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 1 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 1 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 1 fractional worksLanguage and cultural evolution: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyLinguistics and LanguageLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  2. 2 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Variation and Morphology Linguistics and Language 2 works
  4. 4 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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