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National Institute for Minamata Disease

In research, National Institute for Minamata Disease stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,866 of 6,208 worldwide), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (#778 of 846 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,149 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,890
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,375
of 2,112
Research works
366
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Minamata Disease 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
Environmental ScienceField #4,866 of 6,208 11.9%174
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #778 of 846 11.5%149
Physical SciencesDomain #20,149 of 21,541 11.2%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Minamata Disease 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.91× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.75× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 10.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Minamata Disease?

Ranked on the composite score, Hirokatsu Akagi and Mineshi Sakamoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Minamata Disease.

  1. 1 Hirokatsu Akagi Japan · #1,031,447 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Mineshi Sakamoto Japan · #1,168,216 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Minamata Disease

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Minamata Disease?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bioaccumulation, Oxidative Stress, Health Effects, Exposure, Emissions, Toxicology, Environmental and Mercury.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Bioaccumulation8▲ 259×3 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress8▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Health Effects7▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Exposure6▲ 371×2 topics
  5. Emissions6▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Environmental6▲ 344×1 topic
  7. Mercury6▲ 677×1 topic
  8. Toxicology6▲ 109×2 topics
  9. Biomonitoring4▲ 161×2 topics
  10. Metal Toxicity4▲ 200×2 topics
  11. Cadmium Carcinogenesis4▲ 364×1 topic
  12. Lead Exposure4▲ 364×1 topic
  13. Toxicity4▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Global Distribution2▲ 109×2 topics
  15. Antioxidant2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders2▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 138×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  19. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 94×1 topic
  20. Climate Change2▲ 1.68×6 topics
  21. Nutrition2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Neuroinflammation1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Inflammation1▲ 1.94×8 topics
  24. Conservation1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  25. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Mortality1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Air Pollution1▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Particulate Matter1▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Chronic Pain1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Neuronal Plasticity1▲ 57×2 topics
  31. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Minamata Disease publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Mercury impact and mitig…6Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 6 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and…4Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 4 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…2Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksTrace Elements in Health1Trace Elements in Health: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisNutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political ScienceEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  2. 2 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Trace Elements in Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Minamata Disease's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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