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Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience

In research, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,859 of 11,023 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,649 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,577
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#650
of 1,923
Research works
442
▼ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience

What is Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,859 of 11,023 10.2%247
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,649 of 5,801 9.3%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience 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 Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience is in Life Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (36%), Medicine (14%), Neuroscience (13%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 247 fractional works · 55.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 160 fractional works · 36.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 99 fractional works · 22.4% of its workCell Biology: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStructural Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSensory Systems: 22 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 27.0% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 7.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 29 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 71 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMedicine: 63 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOkazaki Institutefor Integrative…442fractional works, all years
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences16%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16036.2%
    2. Neuroscience5813.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences214.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology61.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    1. Chemistry337.4%
    2. Materials Science296.6%
    3. Engineering204.6%
    4. Environmental Science153.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy132.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering40.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    8. Energy20.5%
    9. Computer Science10.3%
    1. Medicine6314.2%
    2. Nursing61.3%
    3. Health Professions20.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology30.6%
    2. Social Sciences20.4%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
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: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 8.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing8.17×0 works
  2. Neuroscience5.55×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.04×2 works
  4. Psychology2.72×1 works
  5. Chemistry2.35×0 works
  6. Medicine2.17×4 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.71×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.53×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.23×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience?

Ranked on the quality score, Tomohiro Higashi, Koji Nitta and Takashi Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience.

  1. 1 Tomohiro Higashi Japan · #1,725,497 worldwide 2.3k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Koji Nitta Japan · #3,115,537 worldwide 776 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Takashi Nakamura Japan · #6,098,461 worldwide 4k citations · 148 works
  4. 4 Kimihiko Okazaki Japan · #6,697,168 worldwide 68 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience

What are the most cited papers from Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience?

The most cited paper from Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience is "LTRPC2 Ca2+-Permeable Channel Activated by Changes in Redox Status Confers Susceptibility to Cell Death" (Yuji Hara, Minoru Wakamori, Masakazu Ishii et al., 2002), with 834 citations. Next come "Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Modification of Wnt Protein: Its Role in Wnt Secretion" (801) and "Phosphoinositide phosphatase activity coupled to an intrinsic voltage sensor" (678).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 LTRPC2 Ca2+-Permeable Channel Activated by Changes in Redox Status Confers Susceptibility to Cell Death Yuji Hara, Minoru Wakamori, Masakazu Ishii et al. · Molecular Cell Open access 2002 834
2 Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Modification of Wnt Protein: Its Role in Wnt Secretion Ritsuko Takada, Yoshinori Satomi, Tomoko Kurata et al. · Developmental Cell Open access Dec 2006 801
3 Phosphoinositide phosphatase activity coupled to an intrinsic voltage sensor Yoshimichi Murata, Hirohide Iwasaki, Mari Sasaki et al. · Nature 18 May 2005 678
4 The transcription factor AtGRF5 and the transcription coactivator AN3 regulate cell proliferation in leaf primordia of Arabidopsis thaliana Gorou Horiguchi, Gyung‐Tae Kim, Hirokazu Tsukaya · The Plant Journal Open access 2 Jun 2005 651
5 Endocrine-Disrupting Organotin Compounds Are Potent Inducers of Adipogenesis in Vertebrates Felix Grün, Hajime Watanabe, Zamaneh Zamanian et al. · Molecular Endocrinology Open access 14 Apr 2006 616
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ion Channels, Nociception, Sensory Neurons, Calcium Signaling, Thermosensation, TRP Channels, Oxidative Stress and Cancer.

▲ 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. Ion Channels29▲ 30×5 topics
  2. Nociception24▲ 86×2 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress23▲ 2.8×40 topics
  4. Sensory Neurons22▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Calcium Signaling22▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Inflammation21▲ 1.99×56 topics
  7. TRP Channels20▲ 338×1 topic
  8. Thermosensation20▲ 338×1 topic
  9. Cancer20▲ 3.2×39 topics
  10. Catalysis13▲ 3.5×16 topics
  11. Neuroscience13▲ 9.1×3 topics
  12. Apoptosis12▲ 7.0×14 topics
  13. Gene Expression12▲ 4.3×15 topics
  14. Neuronal Circuits12▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy11▲ 4.0×15 topics
  16. Metabolic Regulation11▲ 8.6×5 topics
  17. Cell Signaling10▲ 7.0×10 topics
  18. Genetics10▲ 3.0×10 topics
  19. Development10▲ 6.7×5 topics
  20. Glycosylation10▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Olfactory System9▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Gonadal Development9▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Drosophila9▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Electron Transport9▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Insulin Signaling9▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Hemoglobin8▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Scavenger Receptor8▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Zebrafish8▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Stem Cells8▲ 6.4×11 topics
  30. Enzyme Catalysis8▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Ionotropic Receptors8▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Membrane Proteins8▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Memory Formation8▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Immune System8▲ 5.5×6 topics
  35. Therapeutics7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Gene Regulation7▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Glycans7▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Mucins7▲ 19×1 topic
  39. High-Resolution Imaging7▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Channel Regulation6▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Action Observation and Synchronization, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

Action Observation and S…0Action Observation and Synchronization: 0 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…0Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 0 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 0 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 0 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 0 fractional worksLymphatic Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 0 fractional worksCognitive Abilities and …0Cognitive Abilities and Testing: 0 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 0 fractional worksTopic Modeling0Topic Modeling: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  6. 6 Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 Cognitive Abilities and Testing Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Vascular anomalies and interventions Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 78% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience0.000061% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2018Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience3.3% in 20182010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2008.

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