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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

In research, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,313 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#14,223
of 28,054 · #9,620 all time
Rank in Japan
#373
of 1,070
Research works
833
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Research Institute for Humanity and Nature 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 #8,313 of 12,888 17.0%78 #6182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute for Humanity and Nature 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: 2.54× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.68× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.14× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Institute for Humanity and Nature?

Ranked on the composite score, Takanori Nakano, Makoto Taniguchi and Dries Deweer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.

  1. 1 Takanori Nakano Japan · #55,515 worldwide 474 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Makoto Taniguchi Japan · #177,123 worldwide 428 citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Dries Deweer Japan · #450,731 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Hisami Honda Japan · #1,077,280 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Masaki Sano Japan · #1,108,096 worldwide 101 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Tetsu Sato Japan · #1,207,211 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Yasuhisa Kondo Japan · #1,257,965 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Tatsuki Sekino Japan · #1,265,933 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ryohei Kada Japan · #1,464,052 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Ki-Cheol Shin Japan · #1,511,352 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute for Humanity and Nature?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Services, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 8.7×58 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 4.6×23 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 3.0×31 topics
  4. Water Quality8▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Biodiversity6▲ 6.6×17 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services6▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Globalization6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Health Effects6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Land Use Change5▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  14. Global Warming5▲ 8.9×10 topics
  15. Groundwater5▲ 43×4 topics
  16. Invasive Species4▲ 7.7×9 topics
  17. Eutrophication4▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Precipitation4▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Nitrate4▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Isotopes4▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Stable4▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Conservation4▲ 6.2×12 topics
  23. Environmental Policy3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Political Economy3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  27. Urbanization3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Global Impact3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Particulate Matter3▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Corporate Social Responsibility3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Nutrient Cycling3▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Global Change2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  36. Hyporheic Zone2▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Mining Industry2▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Phosphorus Management2▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Social License to Operate2▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Vulnerability2▲ 7.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute for Humanity and Nature publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Mining and Resource Management and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

  1. 1 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  2. 2 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 2 works
  4. 4 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute for Humanity and Nature's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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