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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

In research, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,860 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,893 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#13,402
of 28,054 · #11,963 all time
Rank in Japan
#352
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,860 of 12,888 5.6%78 #7928
Health SciencesDomain #9,893 of 11,982 7.1%80 #10121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 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: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.86× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.15× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.95× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.66× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Kyoko Hamajima, Shigeki Koda and Kwangseok Choi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

  1. 1 Kyoko Hamajima Japan · #617,164 worldwide 10 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Shigeki Koda Japan · #618,421 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Kwangseok Choi Japan · #711,179 worldwide 57 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 T. Okuno Japan · #720,502 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Masao Tsuchiya Japan · #736,061 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Shuhei Izawa Japan · #782,859 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Yukiyasu Shimada Japan · #846,372 worldwide 43 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Shoken SHIMIZU Japan · #870,255 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Shigeo UMEZAKI Japan · #903,186 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Motoya TAKAGI Japan · #972,729 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Occupational Safety, Accident Prevention, Safety Culture, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Perception, Organizational Culture, Construction Safety and Safety Management.

▲ 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. Occupational Safety16▲ 79×2 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 6.4×17 topics
  3. Accident Prevention15▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Safety Culture15▲ 101×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology14▲ 1.62×25 topics
  6. Organizational Culture12▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Risk Perception12▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Construction Safety12▲ 82×2 topics
  9. Safety Management12▲ 85×2 topics
  10. Safety Climate12▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Employee Behavior12▲ 70×1 topic
  12. Workplace Safety12▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Health Effects12▲ 8.9×20 topics
  14. Risk Assessment11▲ 7.3×13 topics
  15. Mental Health10▲ 3.0×18 topics
  16. Health Impact9▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Public Health8▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Global Burden8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  19. Computer Vision Syndrome7▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Musculoskeletal Symptoms7▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Depressive Symptoms7▲ 59×2 topics
  22. Psychological Factors7▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Psychosocial Work Environment7▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Work-related Stress7▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Low Back Pain6▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  27. Disability6▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Occupational Health6▲ 24×5 topics
  29. Chronic Pain6▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Measurement Properties6▲ 35×1 topic
  31. DNA Damage6▲ 33×4 topics
  32. Physical Fitness6▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Biomechanics5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Fatigue5▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Chronic Diseases5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Cognitive Performance5▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Failure Analysis4▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Biomonitoring4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Shift Work4▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Sleep Deprivation4▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders, Workplace Health and Well-being and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 12 works
  2. 2 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  5. 5 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 4 works
  7. 7 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  8. 8 Chemical Safety and Risk Management Chemical Health and Safety 4 works
  9. 9 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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