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Sericultural Research Institute

In research, Sericultural Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,733 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,803 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Insect Science is 61.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,346
of 28,054 · #20,090 all time
Rank in China
#2,353
of 3,058
Research works
1.4k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Sericultural Research Institute 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 #5,733 of 7,800 19.1%143 #8590
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,803 of 3,409 23.1%76 #4422

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sericultural Research Institute 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 Sericultural Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 61.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 35.3 works61×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 76.1 works7.9×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 27.2 works7.7×
← 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: 7.88× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.81× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.86× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sericultural Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Masuhiro Tsukada, Dongyang Zhang and Toshifumi Fukuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sericultural Research Institute.

  1. 1 Masuhiro Tsukada China · #530,315 worldwide 86 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Dongyang Zhang China · #770,581 worldwide 183 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Toshifumi Fukuda China · #800,261 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Hiromu Akai China · #1,059,008 worldwide 38 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Jiang Hong China · #1,191,755 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Kokichi Takahashi China · #1,264,792 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Ramakrishna Naika China · #1,468,163 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Fumiko Sato China · #1,570,096 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sericultural Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Sericultural Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Artificial Diet, Silkworm, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Environmental Impact, Biomaterials and Genome Sequencing.

▲ 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. Genetic Diversity17▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Environmental Impact16▲ 4.6×9 topics
  3. Artificial Diet14▲ 1081×1 topic
  4. Silkworm14▲ 1081×1 topic
  5. Tissue Engineering14▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Drug Delivery13▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Biomaterials11▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Genome Sequencing10▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.9×5 topics
  10. Drosophila10▲ 112×2 topics
  11. Biodegradation9▲ 47×3 topics
  12. Gut Microbiota9▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Silk Fibroin9▲ 219×1 topic
  14. Spider Silk9▲ 219×1 topic
  15. Food Security8▲ 7.6×5 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.5×15 topics
  17. Mode of Action8▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Cell Culture8▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Bacillus thuringiensis8▲ 146×1 topic
  20. Biological Control8▲ 25×7 topics
  21. Nutritional Composition8▲ 73×2 topics
  22. RNA Interference8▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Genetics8▲ 5.4×6 topics
  24. Waste Management7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Animal Feed7▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Edible Insects7▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Glycosylation7▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Microbiota7▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Mammalian Cells7▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Recombinant Protein7▲ 143×1 topic
  31. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 19×5 topics
  32. Insulin Signaling6▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Neuroscience6▲ 9.3×1 topic
  34. Olfactory System6▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Immune System5▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Honey Bees5▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Neonicotinoids5▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Genomics5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  39. Plant Immunity5▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles5▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Sericultural Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Silkworms and Sericulture Research, Silk-based biomaterials and applications, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Insect Utilization and Effects.

Silkworms and Sericultur…14Silkworms and Sericulture Research: 14 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials and applications: 9 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…8Insect Resistance and Genetics: 8 fractional worksInsect Utilization and E…7Insect Utilization and Effects: 7 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 7 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 6 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…5Insect and Pesticide Research: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 5 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional works
Insect ScienceBiomaterialsMolecular BiologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Silkworms and Sericulture Research Insect Science 14 works
  2. 2 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 9 works
  3. 3 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 8 works
  4. 4 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 7 works
  5. 5 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 7 works
  6. 6 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  7. 7 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 5 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 5 works
  9. 9 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 4 works
  10. 10 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sericultural Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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