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Shimadzu (Japan)

In research, Shimadzu (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,220 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,805
of 28,054 · #9,206 all time
Rank in Japan
#294
of 1,070
Research works
1.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Shimadzu (Japan) 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 #10,220 of 12,888 6.3%81 #6136

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 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: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.61× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.43× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shimadzu (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinichi Iwamoto, Kazuo Sano and Makoto Shinohara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimadzu (Japan).

  1. 1 Shinichi Iwamoto Japan · #635,181 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Kazuo Sano Japan · #874,172 worldwide 15 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Makoto Shinohara Japan · #920,153 worldwide 55 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Masaki Yamada Japan · #1,153,319 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Akihiro Ishikawa Japan · #1,155,162 worldwide 27 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Masami MATSUI Japan · #1,187,484 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Keishi Kitamura Japan · #1,279,751 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Shinichi Yamaguchi Japan · #1,304,483 worldwide 40 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kiyoshi Nokihara Japan · #1,346,863 worldwide 26 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Yukihisa Wada Japan · #1,355,635 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Shimadzu (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Shimadzu (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Imaging, Biomarkers, Precision Medicine, Genomics, Proteomics, Liquid Chromatography and Data Analysis.

▲ 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. Mass Spectrometry14▲ 49×4 topics
  2. Biomarkers8▲ 6.3×11 topics
  3. Imaging7▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Precision Medicine7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  5. Genomics7▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Proteomics7▲ 62×3 topics
  7. Liquid Chromatography7▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Data Analysis7▲ 14×3 topics
  9. NMR Spectroscopy6▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Human Metabolome Database6▲ 58×1 topic
  11. Metabolomics6▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.0×24 topics
  13. Chiral Separation6▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Gas Chromatography6▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Inflammation5▲ 1.43×30 topics
  16. Cancer5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Proteins4▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Electrospray4▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Ionization4▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Biosensors3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Gene Expression3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  23. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Breath Analysis3▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Tandem Mass Spectrometry3▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Electronic Nose3▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Glycosylation3▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Therapeutic Antibodies3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Volatile Organic Compounds3▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Neurodegeneration3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Phosphoproteomics3▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Protein Identification3▲ 90×1 topic
  33. 3D Printing3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Cell Culture2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Environmental Exposure2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Global Distribution2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Immunogenicity2▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Point-of-Care Diagnostics2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Shimadzu (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 6 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 6 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capilla…2Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 2 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksbioluminescence and chemiluminescence research: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologySpectroscopyBiomedical EngineeringPhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 6 works
  3. 3 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 3 works
  6. 6 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shimadzu (Japan)'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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