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National Institute of Genetics

In research, National Institute of Genetics stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,007 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,411 of 3,579 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,520 of 2,175 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,733
of 28,054 · #3,199 all time
Rank in Japan
#247
of 1,070
Research works
3.6k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
205k
57.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Genetics 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 #4,007 of 7,800 23.0%161 #1142
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,411 of 3,579 22.2%109 #700
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,520 of 2,175 23.8%76 #494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Genetics 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,142 #4,007
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#700 #2,411
  3. Molecular Biology#494 #1,520
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Institute of Genetics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 75.7 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 109.0 works9.9×
← 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: 3.70× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.88× its world share, 109 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.27× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 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, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Genetics?

Ranked on the composite score, Masanori Arita, Toshimichi Ikemura and Yasukazu Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Genetics.

  1. 1 Masanori Arita Japan · #34,455 worldwide 570 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Toshimichi Ikemura Japan · #51,257 worldwide 431 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yasukazu Nakamura Japan · #80,963 worldwide 495 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Yumiko Saga Japan · #90,047 worldwide 360 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Yuji Kohara Japan · #102,679 worldwide 436 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Ituro Inoue Japan · #114,042 worldwide 218 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Akira Ishihama Japan · #122,108 worldwide 574 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Tsuneo Kada Japan · #139,288 worldwide 181 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Hiko-Ichi Oka Japan · #157,886 worldwide 128 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Toshihiko Shiroishi Japan · #163,054 worldwide 199 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Genetics

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Genetics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Epigenetic Regulation, Genetic Diversity, Chromatin, Phylogenetic Analysis, Gene Regulation and Small RNAs.

▲ 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 Expression14▲ 11×15 topics
  2. Transcription Factors13▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Epigenetic Regulation12▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity12▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Chromatin11▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 18×10 topics
  7. Gene Regulation10▲ 57×4 topics
  8. Small RNAs8▲ 68×2 topics
  9. RNA-Seq8▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Functional Genomics8▲ 49×2 topics
  11. genome annotation8▲ 57×1 topic
  12. sequence alignment8▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Cancer8▲ 2.7×20 topics
  14. Epigenetics7▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Genome Evolution7▲ 87×2 topics
  16. Histone Modifications7▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Transcription7▲ 143×1 topic
  18. Polyploidy7▲ 74×3 topics
  19. Development7▲ 9.4×3 topics
  20. Plant Speciation7▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Transposable Elements7▲ 152×1 topic
  22. Genomics6▲ 9.8×9 topics
  23. Stem Cells6▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Data Analysis6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Population Genetics6▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Genomic Instability5▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Cancer Progression5▲ 14×2 topics
  28. MicroRNA5▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Genome Engineering5▲ 36×1 topic
  30. RNA-Guided5▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Auxin5▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Plant5▲ 49×1 topic
  33. DNA Damage4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Homologous Recombination4▲ 47×2 topics
  35. ATM and ATR Kinases4▲ 90×1 topic
  36. Genetic Variation4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  37. Repair4▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Normalization4▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Zebrafish4▲ 91×2 topics
  40. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Genetics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Genomics and Phylogeneti…8Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 8 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…7Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 7 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …7Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 7 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…5CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 5 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 5 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 3 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceCell BiologyGenetics

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 8 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 7 works
  3. 3 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 7 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 5 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 3 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Genetics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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