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Noguchi Institute

In research, Noguchi Institute stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,681 of 5,801 worldwide), Chemistry (#2,344 of 2,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,624 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,784
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,910
of 1,923
Research works
345
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Noguchi Institute

What is Noguchi Institute 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,681 of 5,801 4.6%128
ChemistryField #2,344 of 2,902 4.5%122
Life SciencesDomain #9,624 of 11,023 5.7%150
Physical SciencesDomain #17,334 of 17,446 5.1%157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Noguchi Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Noguchi Institute work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Noguchi Institute is in Physical Sciences, 43% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (37%), Chemistry (35%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 157 fractional works · 45.5% of its workChemistry: 122 fractional works · 35.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 106 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 150 fractional works · 43.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 128 fractional works · 37.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 31.8% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNoguchi Institute345fractional works, all years
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry12235.2%
    2. Engineering185.3%
    3. Materials Science92.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering41.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Environmental Science10.4%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Computer Science10.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12837.1%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics113.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology82.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
    1. Medicine308.7%
    2. Nursing51.5%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    2. Social Sciences10.3%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    5. Psychology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.88× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 11.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 11.21× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 4.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry11.21×3 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology11.09×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.88×7 works
  4. Nursing4.83×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.97×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.35×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.06×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.54×0 works
  9. Medicine0.46×2 works
  10. Social Sciences0.45×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×0 works
  13. Psychology0.09×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  16. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Noguchi Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Issaku Yamada, Mamoru Mizuno and Yuriko Hirose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Noguchi Institute.

  1. 1 Issaku Yamada Japan · #2,908,452 worldwide 2.2k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Mamoru Mizuno Japan · #3,478,107 worldwide 6.8k citations · 135 works
  3. 3 Yuriko Hirose Japan · #3,785,330 worldwide 376 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Shou Takashima Japan · #3,851,456 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Kenji Osumi Japan · #4,900,788 worldwide 690 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kiyohiko Tajima Japan · #4,984,288 worldwide 803 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Hiroko Ideo Japan · #5,090,094 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Junko Amano Japan · #5,511,982 worldwide 1.3k citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Yoshio Takada Japan · #5,798,431 worldwide 642 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Masaaki Matsubara Japan · #5,880,042 worldwide 545 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Noguchi Institute

What are the most cited papers from Noguchi Institute?

The most cited paper from Noguchi Institute is "Muscular Dystrophy and Neuronal Migration Disorder Caused by Mutations in a Glycosyltransferase, POMGnT1" (Aruto Yoshida, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Manya et al., 2001), with 714 citations. Next come "Structures of Sialylated O-Linked Oligosaccharides of Bovine Peripheral Nerve α-Dystroglycan" (401) and "Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Bifidobacterium bifidum 1,2-α- l -Fucosidase (AfcA), a Novel Inverting Glycosidase (Glycoside Hydrolase Family 95)" (264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Muscular Dystrophy and Neuronal Migration Disorder Caused by Mutations in a Glycosyltransferase, POMGnT1 Aruto Yoshida, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hiroshi Manya et al. · Developmental Cell Open access Nov 2001 714
2 Structures of Sialylated O-Linked Oligosaccharides of Bovine Peripheral Nerve α-Dystroglycan Atsuro Chiba, Kiichiro Matsumura, Hiroki Yamada et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access 1997 401
3 Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Bifidobacterium bifidum 1,2-α- l -Fucosidase (AfcA), a Novel Inverting Glycosidase (Glycoside Hydrolase Family 95) Takane Katayama, Akiko Sakuma, Takatoshi Kimura et al. · Journal of Bacteriology Open access 19 Jul 2004 264
4 Structures and application of oligosaccharides in human milk Akira Kobata · Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B Open access 2010 261
5 Altered glycosylation of proteins produced by malignant cells, and application for the diagnosis and immunotherapy of tumours Akira Kobata, Junko Amano · Immunology and Cell Biology 12 Jul 2005 236
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Noguchi Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycosidase Inhibitors, Oligosaccharide Synthesis, Cancer, Glycosylation, Immune System, Therapeutics, Glycans and Mucins.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Glycosidase Inhibitors65▲ 372×1 topic
  2. Oligosaccharide Synthesis65▲ 372×1 topic
  3. Cancer65▲ 13×13 topics
  4. Glycosylation58▲ 76×3 topics
  5. Immune System54▲ 48×3 topics
  6. Therapeutics54▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Glycans54▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Mucins54▲ 191×1 topic
  9. Drug Discovery32▲ 23×9 topics
  10. Catalysis24▲ 8.5×16 topics
  11. Macrocycles23▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Foldamers23▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Peptide Synthesis23▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Protein-Protein Interactions23▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Green Chemistry20▲ 19×8 topics
  16. Medicinal Chemistry20▲ 15×9 topics
  17. Heterogeneous Catalysts14▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Enantioselective Synthesis13▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Industrial Applications12▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Oxidation12▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Synthesis12▲ 5.8×16 topics
  22. Chemoselective12▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Angiogenesis12▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. PET Imaging11▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Acylation11▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Esterification11▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Organometallic Chemistry10▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Fluorine9▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Pharmaceuticals9▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Biotechnological Applications9▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Microbial Enzymes9▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Polymerization8▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Natural Product Synthesis8▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Olefin Metathesis7▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Ruthenium Catalysts7▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Biological Activity7▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis7▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Enzyme Regulation6▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Nucleotide Metabolism6▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Noguchi Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis and African history and culture studies.

Glycosylation and Glycop…4Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 4 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 2 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…1Literature, Culture, and Criticism: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Tech…1Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 0 fractional worksStudies on Chitinases and Chitosanases: 0 fractional worksProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Glycation End Products research: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyImmunologyOrganic ChemistryAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research Cell Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Glycation End Products research Clinical Biochemistry 0 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Noguchi Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Noguchi Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Noguchi Institute0.000060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Noguchi Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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