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National Institute for Physiological Sciences

In research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,798 of 7,800 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#739 of 1,168 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 24.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,174
of 28,054 · #2,679 all time
Rank in Japan
#177
of 1,070
Research works
2.4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
112k
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Physiological Sciences 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 #2,798 of 7,800 18.6%99 #947
NeuroscienceField #739 of 1,168 17.5%65 #380

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 24.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 65.0 works24×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 25.5 works21×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.28× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 24.28× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 24.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Physiological Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Kiyoshi Hama, Makoto Tominaga and Ryusuke Kakigi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Physiological Sciences.

  1. 1 Kiyoshi Hama Japan · #152,143 worldwide 173 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Makoto Tominaga Japan · #157,347 worldwide 437 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Ryusuke Kakigi Japan · #201,167 worldwide 113 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Masaki Fukata Japan · #236,968 worldwide 174 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Yuko Fukata Japan · #263,274 worldwide 169 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Yasunobu Okada Japan · #296,312 worldwide 221 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Shoko Watanabe Japan · #401,589 worldwide 41 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ryusuke Kakigi Japan · #446,405 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Kazuhiro Ikenaka Japan · #455,724 worldwide 196 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Junichi Nabekura Japan · #566,239 worldwide 67 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Physiological Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Physiological Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Functional Connectivity, Neuronal Circuits, Working Memory, Brain Development, Neuronal Oscillations, Synaptic Plasticity and Cortical Networks.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders16▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Functional Connectivity8▲ 38×3 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.0×30 topics
  4. Neuronal Circuits8▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Brain Development8▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Working Memory8▲ 51×3 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×42 topics
  8. Neuronal Oscillations7▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Synaptic Plasticity7▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Cortical Networks7▲ 70×1 topic
  11. Synchronization7▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Astrocyte Function6▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Ion Channels6▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Dendritic Spines6▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Default Mode Network5▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Resting-State fMRI5▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Neural Mechanisms5▲ 35×4 topics
  18. GABAergic5▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Neuroinflammation5▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Neurotransmission5▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Neural Circuits5▲ 34×4 topics
  22. Neurodegeneration5▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Nociception5▲ 69×2 topics
  24. Metabolic Regulation5▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  26. Cell Signaling4▲ 17×7 topics
  27. Neurobiology4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  28. Olfactory System4▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Prefrontal Cortex4▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Calcium Signaling4▲ 33×4 topics
  31. Sensory Neurons4▲ 71×2 topics
  32. Innate Immunity4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  33. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Channelrhodopsin3▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Cytokines3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. EEG Analysis3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Optogenetics3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Neuronal Differentiation3▲ 61×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Physiological Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural dynamics and brain function, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 7 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…5Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 5 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optoge…3Photoreceptor and optogenetics research: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksIon Channels and Receptors: 3 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuropl…3Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 3 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…3Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect …3Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 3 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSensory SystemsDevelopmental Neuroscience1 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  2. 2 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  5. 5 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Ion Channels and Receptors Sensory Systems 3 works
  7. 7 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  10. 10 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Physiological Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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