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RIKEN

In research, RIKEN stands highest in Physical Sciences (#228 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#154 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#48 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation (Condensed Matter Physics is 15.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#306
of 22,385 · #245 all time
Rank in Japan
#3
of 924
Research works
40k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
RIKEN

What is RIKEN known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #228 of 10,670 11.1%2,857 #154
Life SciencesDomain #154 of 6,403 10.9%1,225 #158
Physics and AstronomyField #48 of 1,417 12.3%899 #33
Health SciencesDomain #413 of 9,902 14.4%450 #406
Computer ScienceField #188 of 4,417 12.0%525 #259
MedicineField #394 of 8,541 14.5%418 #403
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #27 of 547 14.1%398 #26
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #162 of 2,964 10.2%766 #169
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #120 of 1,862 12.5%268 #178
EngineeringField #385 of 5,901 10.4%571 #312

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where RIKEN 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#154 #228
  2. Life Sciences#158 #154
  3. Physics and Astronomy#33 #48
  4. Health Sciences#406 #413
  5. Computer Science#259 #188
  6. Medicine#403 #394
  7. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#26 #27
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#169 #162
  9. Artificial Intelligence#178 #120
  10. Engineering#312 #385
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does RIKEN work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at RIKEN is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,197 fractional works · 60.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 994 fractional works · 18.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 434 fractional works · 8.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 184 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 129 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 101 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiation: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 630 fractional works · 11.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 242 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 157 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 592 fractional works · 11.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 305 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 103 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 418 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 221 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 108 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 215 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 100 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 108 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 104 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 81 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1,406 fractional works · 26.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 876 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 596 fractional works · 11.2% of its workGenetics: 82 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 248 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 117 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 118 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 506 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 472 fractional works · 8.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 192 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychology: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRIKEN5,301fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy99418.7%
    2. Engineering63011.9%
    3. Computer Science59211.2%
    4. Materials Science4187.9%
    5. Chemistry2154.1%
    6. Environmental Science1082.0%
    7. Mathematics1042.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences811.5%
    9. Energy340.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering210.4%
  2. Life Sciences1,40626.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology87616.5%
    2. Neuroscience2484.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1783.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology831.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics200.4%
    1. Medicine4728.9%
    2. Health Professions130.3%
    3. Nursing130.2%
    4. Veterinary40.1%
    5. Dentistry40.1%
    1. Psychology721.4%
    2. Social Sciences571.1%
    3. Decision Sciences270.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance180.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities110.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does RIKEN specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 128.9 works15×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 434.2 works11×
  3. RadiationSubfield · 82.2 works11×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 184.5 works11×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 993.9 works8.4×
  6. BiophysicsSubfield · 43.1 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.71× its world share, 178 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.10× its world share, 876 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.88× its world share, 248 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.58× its world share, 215 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 592 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 630 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.26× its world share, 418 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.43× its world share, 994 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 472 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.43×994 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.10×876 works
  3. Neuroscience2.88×248 works
  4. Chemistry2.58×215 works
  5. Materials Science2.26×418 works
  6. Mathematics1.66×104 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.56×84 works
  8. Computer Science1.44×592 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.11×20 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×20 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×81 works
  12. Engineering0.79×630 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×178 works
  14. Energy0.69×34 works
  15. Veterinary0.58×4 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.53×27 works
  17. Nursing0.49×13 works
  18. Medicine0.46×472 works
  19. Psychology0.45×72 works
  20. Environmental Science0.41×108 works
  21. Dentistry0.16×4 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×18 works
  23. Health Professions0.10×14 works
  24. Social Sciences0.09×57 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.07×11 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×7 works

Who are the top researchers at RIKEN?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhaomin Hou, M. Ishihara and Yasutomo Segawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RIKEN.

  1. 1 Zhaomin Hou Japan · #41,242 worldwide 25k citations · 850 works
  2. 2 M. Ishihara Japan · #45,510 worldwide 19k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 Yasutomo Segawa Japan · #56,390 worldwide 28k citations · 576 works
  4. 4 Masayoshi Nishiura Japan · #64,753 worldwide 12k citations · 281 works
  5. 5 Koji Takio Japan · #76,650 worldwide 26k citations · 238 works
  6. 6 Toru Tamagawa Japan · #76,689 worldwide 7.8k citations · 402 works
  7. 7 Shozo Fujioka Japan · #91,105 worldwide 25k citations · 264 works
  8. 8 Teruaki Enoto Japan · #117,764 worldwide 14k citations · 718 works
  9. 9 Taisuke Kobayashi Japan · #168,824 worldwide 5k citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Satoshi Nihonyanagi Japan · #203,293 worldwide 5.5k citations · 122 works
All ranked researchers at RIKEN

What are the most cited papers from RIKEN?

The most cited paper from RIKEN is "Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome" (Eric S. Lander et al., 2001), with 24,745 citations. Next come "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751) and "Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness" (16,101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome Eric S. Lander et al. · Nature Open access252 authors Feb 2001 24,745
2 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
3 Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness Michiru Nishita, Seung‐Yeol Park, Tadashi Nishio et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 24 Jan 2017 16,101
4 Functional Porous Coordination Polymers Susumu Kitagawa, Ryo Kitaura, Shin‐ichiro Noro · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 22 Apr 2004 11,069
5 Control of Regulatory T Cell Development by the Transcription Factor Foxp3 Shohei Hori, Takashi Nomura, Shimon Sakaguchi · Science 13 Feb 2003 8,213
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at RIKEN?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Superconductivity, Molecular Dynamics, Deep Learning, Spintronics, Machine Learning, Electronic Structure and Quantum Information.

▲ 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-now 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. Deep Learning237▲ 1.30×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning226▲ 1.28×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks121▲ 1.48×33 topics
  4. Entanglement117▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.32×60 topics
  6. Nanoparticles114▲ 1.71×41 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications113▲ 1.80×35 topics
  8. Superconductivity111▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Gene Expression100▲ 3.0×20 topics
  10. Molecular Dynamics98▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Spintronics88▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Biosensors84▲ 3.2×12 topics
  13. Electronic Structure81▲ 8.5×8 topics
  14. Quantum Information74▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Topological Order73▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Tomography72▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Renormalization Group68▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Electronic Structure Calculations64▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Quantum Simulation61▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Quantum Computing61▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Nucleosynthesis58▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Topological Insulators57▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Superconducting Circuits56▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Spectroscopy55▲ 6.2×10 topics
  25. Lattice QCD54▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Quantum53▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Computation52▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Cryptography52▲ 8.2×2 topics
  29. Metrology51▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Photon51▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Nonlinear Optics50▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Spin Dynamics49▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cuprate Superconductors48▲ 27×1 topic
  34. High-Temperature Superconductivity48▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Electron Spin48▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Quantum Dots48▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Transcription Factors47▲ 6.9×5 topics
  38. Small-Angle Scattering46▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Quantum Spin Hall Effect46▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Superconductors46▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does RIKEN publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Quantum Information and …51Quantum Information and Cryptography: 51 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…48Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 48 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 48 fractional worksTopological Materials an…46Topological Materials and Phenomena: 46 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…38Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 38 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 38 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems35Quantum many-body systems: 35 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 32 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 31 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 51 works
  2. 2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 48 works
  3. 3 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 48 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 46 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 38 works
  6. 6 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 38 works
  7. 7 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 38 works
  8. 8 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 35 works
  9. 9 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 32 works
  10. 10 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 31 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has RIKEN's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 RIKEN as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.020% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%RIKEN0.019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of RIKEN 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.

still counting5%10%15%RIKEN10.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2015.

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Which institutions have research most like RIKEN's?

Among the world's leading institutions, The University of Tokyo has the research profile closest to RIKEN's, with both strong in Physics and Astronomy.

  1. 1 The University of TokyoJapan · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience, Mathematics 0.91 Compare
  2. 2 Nagoya UniversityJapan · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.90 Compare
  3. 3 Kyoto UniversityJapan · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science 0.89 Compare
  4. 4 Westlake UniversityChina · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry 0.88 Compare
  5. 5 Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience 0.87 Compare

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What does RIKEN research?

In research, RIKEN stands highest in Physical Sciences (#228 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#154 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#48 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation (Condensed Matter Physics is 15.2× its share of world research).

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