Shimadzu (Japan)
In research, Shimadzu (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,616 of 10,670 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,380 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Spectroscopy and Chemistry (Spectroscopy is 33.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,596 of 22,385 · #4,963 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #124 of 924
- Research works
- 2k ▲ 33% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 34k 17.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 40% world 40%
- International
- 16% world 18%
What is Shimadzu (Japan) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,616 of 10,670 | 7.2% | 150 | #3988 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,380 of 6,403 | 7.6% | 83 | #2322 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shimadzu (Japan) 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 Shimadzu (Japan) work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Shimadzu (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Medicine (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences16949.8%
- Engineering6118.0%
- Chemistry3811.1%
- Environmental Science246.9%
- Materials Science226.6%
- Computer Science82.5%
- Physics and Astronomy51.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences51.5%
- Energy30.8%
- Chemical Engineering20.6%
- Mathematics10.2%
- Life Sciences9528.1%
- Health Sciences5716.6%
- Medicine4814.2%
- Nursing41.1%
- Dentistry20.7%
- Health Professions20.6%
- Veterinary00.1%
- Social Sciences195.5%
What does Shimadzu (Japan) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Spectroscopy takes 33.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- SpectroscopySubfield · 25.2 works34×
- ChemistryField · 37.8 works7.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemistry7.09×38 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.14×6 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.08×56 works
- Nursing2.24×4 works
- Materials Science1.88×22 works
- Chemical Engineering1.83×2 works
- Dentistry1.50×2 works
- Neuroscience1.41×8 works
- Environmental Science1.40×24 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.38×22 works
- Engineering1.20×61 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.97×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×5 works
- Energy0.91×3 works
- Medicine0.74×48 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.69×5 works
- Veterinary0.63×0 works
- Decision Sciences0.41×1 works
- Arts and Humanities0.34×3 works
- Computer Science0.32×8 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.27×3 works
- Psychology0.27×3 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×2 works
- Health Professions0.22×2 works
- Mathematics0.20×1 works
- Social Sciences0.15×7 works
- Chemistry 7.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 5.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3.1×
- Nursing 2.2×
- Materials Science 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering 1.8×
- Dentistry 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Engineering 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.9×
- Energy 0.9×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Shimadzu (Japan)?
Ranked on the quality score, Taka-Aki Sato, Teruhisa Ueda and Takaaki Sato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimadzu (Japan).
- 1
Taka-Aki Sato
Japan · #699,080 worldwide 915 citations · 45 works
- 2
Teruhisa Ueda
Japan · #1,109,536 worldwide 935 citations · 15 works
- 3
Takaaki Sato
Japan · #1,193,551 worldwide 3.2k citations · 58 works
- 4
Takumi Takasuga
Japan · #1,692,867 worldwide 3k citations · 79 works
- 5
Tetsuo Ohashi
Japan · #2,009,332 worldwide 869 citations · 33 works
- 6
Yuzo Yamazaki
Japan · #2,110,565 worldwide 1.4k citations · 23 works
- 7
Tairo Ogura
Japan · #2,204,214 worldwide 546 citations · 23 works
- 8
Takeshi Kanamori
Japan · #2,238,105 worldwide 745 citations · 20 works
- 9
Tsuyoshi Nakanishi
Japan · #2,257,408 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
- 10
Shigeki Kajihara
Japan · #2,279,907 worldwide 980 citations · 25 works
Which keywords describe research at Shimadzu (Japan)?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Liquid Chromatography, Proteomics, Biomarkers, Genomics, Imaging, Precision Medicine and Data Analysis.
- Protein Identification
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Medicinal Plants
- Microstructure
- Environmental Exposure
- Disease Diagnosis
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Health Effects
- Electrospray
- Ambient Conditions
- Antioxidant Activity
- Nanoparticles
- Cancer
- Metabolomics
- NMR Spectroscopy
- Gas Chromatography
- Data Analysis
- Genomics
- Proteomics
- Biomarkers
- Mass Spectrometry
- Liquid Chromatography
- Precision Medicine
- Imaging
- Chiral Separation
- Inflammation
- Human Metabolome Database
- Oxidative Stress
- Mechanical Properties
- Proteins
- Toxicity
- Antioxidant
- Ionization
- Metabolism
- Breath Analysis
- Electronic Nose
- Global Distribution
- Quantitative Analysis
- Fermentation
- Phosphoproteomics
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
- Mass Spectrometry25▲ 48×6 topics
- Biomarkers14▲ 5.8×12 topics
- Liquid Chromatography13▲ 66×2 topics
- Proteomics12▲ 58×3 topics
- Precision Medicine12▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Genomics12▲ 12×6 topics
- Imaging12▲ 14×4 topics
- Data Analysis11▲ 13×4 topics
- Chiral Separation11▲ 79×1 topic
- Gas Chromatography11▲ 79×1 topic
- Inflammation11▲ 1.54×44 topics
- NMR Spectroscopy11▲ 38×3 topics
- Human Metabolome Database11▲ 55×1 topic
- Metabolomics11▲ 55×1 topic
- Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.85×34 topics
- Cancer10▲ 2.1×27 topics
- Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.7×22 topics
- Nanoparticles9▲ 2.0×24 topics
- Proteins9▲ 28×2 topics
- Antioxidant Activity9▲ 4.1×19 topics
- Toxicity9▲ 5.8×16 topics
- Ambient Conditions8▲ 32×2 topics
- Antioxidant8▲ 3.5×25 topics
- Electrospray8▲ 77×1 topic
- Ionization8▲ 77×1 topic
- Health Effects8▲ 4.0×15 topics
- Metabolism7▲ 4.0×19 topics
- Volatile Organic Compounds7▲ 19×3 topics
- Breath Analysis6▲ 19×2 topics
- Disease Diagnosis6▲ 24×1 topic
- Electronic Nose6▲ 24×1 topic
- Environmental Exposure6▲ 16×3 topics
- Global Distribution6▲ 26×3 topics
- Microstructure6▲ 3.4×14 topics
- Quantitative Analysis6▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Medicinal Plants6▲ 4.3×12 topics
- Fermentation6▲ 12×5 topics
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry4▲ 26×2 topics
- Phosphoproteomics4▲ 65×1 topic
- Protein Identification4▲ 65×1 topic
Which research topics does Shimadzu (Japan) publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 11 works
- 2 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 11 works
- 3 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 8 works
- 4 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 6 works
- 5 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
- 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
- 7 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
- 8 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 3 works
- 9 Chromatography in Natural Products Analytical Chemistry 3 works
- 10 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Shimadzu (Japan)'s research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Shimadzu (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.
Fractional works of Shimadzu (Japan) 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 1999.
Other research institutions in Kyoto
- Kyoto University
- Ritsumeikan University
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Doshisha University
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
- Ryukoku University
- Ōtani University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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