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Okazaki National Research Institutes

In research, Okazaki National Research Institutes stands highest in Life Sciences (#10,228 of 11,023 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,364 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,836
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,916
of 1,923
Research works
396
▲ 162% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Okazaki National Research Institutes

What is Okazaki National Research Institutes 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 #10,228 of 11,023 6.4%139
Physical SciencesDomain #17,364 of 17,446 4.7%213

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okazaki National Research Institutes 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 National Research Institutes work in?

In all years, 54% of research at Okazaki National Research Institutes is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (27%), Chemistry (21%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 213 fractional works · 53.7% of its workChemistry: 84 fractional works · 21.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 9.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 54 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 23 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 5.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% 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 · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 139 fractional works · 35.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 106 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 16.6% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 9.6% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOkazaki NationalResearch…396fractional works, all years
Life Sciences35%Physical Sciences54%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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry8421.3%
    2. Materials Science5413.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy317.8%
    4. Engineering245.9%
    5. Environmental Science92.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering51.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    8. Energy20.5%
    9. Computer Science10.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10626.8%
    2. Neuroscience194.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    1. Medicine389.6%
    2. Nursing20.5%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    4. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Social Sciences30.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    3. Psychology00.1%
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: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 16.95× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 16.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience16.95×2 works
  2. Veterinary6.65×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.19×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.14×1 works
  5. Energy1.51×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.22×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.98×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.96×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.91×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×0 works
  11. Medicine0.74×1 works
  12. Psychology0.59×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.42×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  15. Engineering0.34×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Okazaki National Research Institutes?

Ranked on the quality score, Teizo Kitagawa and Shoji Kaminaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okazaki National Research Institutes.

  1. 1 Teizo Kitagawa Japan · #5,339,542 worldwide 18k citations · 586 works
  2. 2 Shoji Kaminaka Japan · #6,939,524 worldwide 593 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Okazaki National Research Institutes

What are the most cited papers from Okazaki National Research Institutes?

The most cited paper from Okazaki National Research Institutes is "Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" (Makoto Kuroda et al., 2001), with 1,977 citations. Next come "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA" (1,175) and "The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 is involved in non‐canonical Wnt5a/JNK signalling pathway" (798).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Whole genome sequencing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Makoto Kuroda et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2001 1,977
2 Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA B. P. Abbott et al. · Living Reviews in Relativity Open access1,100 authors 26 Apr 2018 1,175
3 The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 is involved in non‐canonical Wnt5a/JNK signalling pathway Isao Oishi, Hiroaki Suzuki, Nobuyuki Onishi et al. · Genes to Cells Open access Jul 2003 798
4 Structural Basis for RNA Unwinding by the DEAD-Box Protein Drosophila Vasa Toru Sengoku, Osamu Nureki, Akira Nakamura et al. · Cell Open access Apr 2006 586
5 Mechanically driven ATP synthesis by F1-ATPase Hiroyasu Itoh, Akira Takahashi, Kengo Adachi et al. · Nature 2004 554
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Okazaki National Research Institutes?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electron Transport, Metal Complexes, Catalysis, Hydrogen Bonding, Self-Assembly, Hemoglobin, Scavenger Receptor and Molecular Dynamics.

▲ 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. Electron Transport29▲ 39×3 topics
  2. Metal Complexes23▲ 34×5 topics
  3. Catalysis22▲ 6.8×20 topics
  4. Hydrogen Bonding20▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress19▲ 2.6×23 topics
  6. Self-Assembly17▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Hemoglobin16▲ 136×1 topic
  8. Scavenger Receptor16▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Molecular Dynamics14▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Quantum Computing14▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Vibrational Spectroscopy14▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Lanthanide Complexes13▲ 62×1 topic
  13. Single-Molecule Magnets13▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Anticancer Agents13▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Photochemical Properties12▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Hydrogenation12▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Light Harvesting12▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Photosystem II12▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Density Functional Theory11▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Superconductivity10▲ 8.5×8 topics
  21. Phthalocyanines10▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Porphyrins10▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Molecular Mechanisms10▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Photosynthesis10▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Quantum Coherence10▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Electronic Structure10▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Enantioselective Reactions10▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Apoptosis9▲ 6.1×11 topics
  29. Drug Development9▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Asymmetric Catalysis9▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Cisplatin Resistance9▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Platinum-Based Drugs9▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Transition Metal Complexes8▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Dehydrogenation8▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Dioxygen Activation8▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Metalloenzyme8▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Transcriptional Regulation8▲ 7.9×7 topics
  38. Chiral Ligands8▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Ferroelectricity8▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Transition Metal Catalysis8▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Okazaki National Research Institutes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research.

Maritime Transport Emiss…0Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 0 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…0Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 0 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…0Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 0 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…0Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 0 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 0 fractional worksCentral European Literar…0Central European Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 0 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Te…0Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceNeurologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 0 works
  4. 4 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  7. 7 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 0 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Okazaki National Research Institutes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 162% higher 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 Okazaki National Research Institutes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Okazaki National Research Institutes0.000043% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Okazaki National Research Institutes over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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