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RIKEN BioResource Research Center

In research, RIKEN BioResource Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,914 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,198
of 28,054 · #7,606 all time
Rank in Japan
#399
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
42.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is RIKEN BioResource Research Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,914 of 7,800 16.6%73 #3073

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where RIKEN BioResource Research Center 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).

What does RIKEN BioResource Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 35.2 works10×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 51.3 works8.4×
← 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: 3.05× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.40× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at RIKEN BioResource Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Masatomo Kobayashi, Atsushi Yoshiki and Atsuo Ogura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RIKEN BioResource Research Center.

  1. 1 Masatomo Kobayashi Japan · #101,736 worldwide 267 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Atsushi Yoshiki Japan · #148,924 worldwide 134 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Atsuo Ogura Japan · #243,151 worldwide 149 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Kimiko Inoue Japan · #253,356 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Masako Takashima Japan · #257,194 worldwide 104 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Kazushige Yokoyama Japan · #282,502 worldwide 117 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Kuniya Abe Japan · #296,851 worldwide 113 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Mitsuo Sakamoto Japan · #303,095 worldwide 248 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Hiroshi Abe Japan · #306,906 worldwide 203 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Narumi Ogonuki Japan · #342,253 worldwide 106 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at RIKEN BioResource Research Center

Which keywords describe research at RIKEN BioResource Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, RNA-Seq, Embryonic Stem Cells, Gene Expression, Quality Assessment, Microbial Ecology, genome annotation and sequence alignment.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 28×6 topics
  2. RNA-Seq6▲ 48×2 topics
  3. Embryonic Stem Cells6▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Gene Expression6▲ 8.4×15 topics
  5. Quality Assessment6▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Microbial Ecology6▲ 28×4 topics
  7. genome annotation6▲ 74×1 topic
  8. sequence alignment6▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology5◆ 1.14×28 topics
  10. Transcriptional Regulation5▲ 28×6 topics
  11. Pluripotent Stem Cells5▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Bacterial Diversity5▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Differentiation5▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells5▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Marine Microbes5▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Microbial Biogeography5▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Reprogramming5▲ 154×1 topic
  18. Genome Engineering4▲ 57×1 topic
  19. RNA-Guided4▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.1×24 topics
  21. Cancer4▲ 2.4×20 topics
  22. Microbial Communities4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Genomics4▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Ecology2▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Fertility Preservation2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Gut Microbiota2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Evolution2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Host Specificity2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Genomic Integration2▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Biogeography2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  34. Cell Culture2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Data Integration2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Genetic Mapping2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Genomic Characterization2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Microscopy2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does RIKEN BioResource Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 6 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 5 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…4CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 4 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksAnimal Genetics and Reproduction: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  7. 7 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Genetics and Reproduction Genetics 1 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has RIKEN BioResource Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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