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National Institute of Infectious Diseases

In research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,033 of 7,800 worldwide), Infectious Diseases (#98 of 345 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,015 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Immunology and Microbiology — Infectious Diseases is 26.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,094
of 28,054 · #2,464 all time
Rank in Japan
#117
of 1,070
Research works
7.2k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
210k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Infectious Diseases 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 #2,033 of 7,800 14.4%261 #921
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #98 of 345 21.4%131 #141
MedicineField #3,015 of 10,443 18.1%389 #1744
Health SciencesDomain #4,074 of 11,982 17.9%411 #2207
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,757 of 3,579 14.3%129 #1104
EpidemiologySubfield #650 of 976 15.2%95 #292
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,895 of 2,175 15.5%61 #1314
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #628 of 682 13.7%77 #489

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Infectious Diseases 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#921 #2,033
  2. Infectious Diseases#141 #98
  3. Medicine#1,744 #3,015
  4. Health Sciences#2,207 #4,074
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,104 #1,757
  6. Epidemiology#292 #650
  7. Molecular Biology#1,314 #1,895
  8. Immunology and Microbiology#489 #628
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 Infectious Diseases specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 26.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 130.9 works26×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 76.9 works10×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.28× its world share, 129 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.34× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.73× its world share, 389 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.60× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Infectious Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, Ichiro Kurane, Takaji Wakita and Yoshichika Arakawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

  1. 1 Ichiro Kurane Japan · #24,142 worldwide 420 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Takaji Wakita Japan · #64,464 worldwide 316 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Yoshichika Arakawa Japan · #66,142 worldwide 333 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Masayuki Saijo Japan · #67,670 worldwide 360 citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Shuetsu Fukushi Japan · #70,665 worldwide 327 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Masahiro Nishijima Japan · #77,920 worldwide 379 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Keigo Shibayama Japan · #99,219 worldwide 229 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Masayuki Shimojima Japan · #109,456 worldwide 242 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Takuya Yamagishi Japan · #121,359 worldwide 178 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Shigeru Morikawa Japan · #124,926 worldwide 414 citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Infectious Diseases

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Infectious Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine Development and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology275▲ 9.4×100 topics
  2. Pathogenesis106▲ 28×23 topics
  3. Vaccine100▲ 33×11 topics
  4. Immune Response75▲ 18×20 topics
  5. Pandemic60▲ 7.5×8 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-257▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Vaccine Development49▲ 26×11 topics
  8. Public Health49▲ 4.6×28 topics
  9. Diagnosis47▲ 6.8×33 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance44▲ 16×14 topics
  11. Treatment44▲ 4.9×35 topics
  12. ACE2 Receptor43▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Immunity43▲ 14×10 topics
  14. Coronavirus37▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Viral Transmission37▲ 34×4 topics
  16. COVID-1932▲ 3.1×17 topics
  17. Infection31▲ 17×9 topics
  18. Mutation29▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity28▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. antibody28▲ 35×1 topic
  21. spike protein28▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Virulence Factors28▲ 25×8 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Resistance27▲ 18×9 topics
  24. Genomics26▲ 12×8 topics
  25. Virus24▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Infectious Diseases22▲ 8.9×8 topics
  27. Zoonotic Transmission22▲ 41×5 topics
  28. Host Immune Response19▲ 42×3 topics
  29. Vaccines19▲ 45×3 topics
  30. Zoonotic Infections19▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Metagenomics18▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Bunyavirus18▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Norovirus18▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Rotavirus18▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers18▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Vector Control17▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Thrombosis16▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Viral Pathogenesis16▲ 35×3 topics
  39. Disease Burden16▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Viral Infections16▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Infectious Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …28SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 28 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…18Viral Infections and Vectors: 18 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…18Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…15COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 15 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 15 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 14 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …13Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 13 fractional worksMycobacterium research a…12Mycobacterium research and diagnosis: 12 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…11Influenza Virus Research Studies: 11 fractional worksVirology and Viral Disea…10Virology and Viral Diseases: 10 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesMolecular MedicineEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 28 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 18 works
  3. 3 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 18 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 15 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 15 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 14 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  8. 8 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 12 works
  9. 9 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  10. 10 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 10 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Infectious Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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