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Shionogi (Japan)

In research, Shionogi (Japan) stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,924 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,862 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases (Infectious Diseases is 18.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,638
of 22,385 · #29,339 all time
Rank in Japan
#382
of 924
Research works
4.4k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
96k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Shionogi (Japan)

What is Shionogi (Japan) 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,924 of 9,902 15.0%88 #9468
MedicineField #4,862 of 8,541 15.4%84 #8114

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shionogi (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 Shionogi (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Shionogi (Japan) is in Health Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 99 fractional works · 48.4% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 46.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 67 fractional works · 32.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShionogi (Japan)205fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences48%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9546.4%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3517.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology125.9%
    3. Neuroscience94.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics83.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.2%
    1. Engineering94.2%
    2. Chemistry94.2%
    3. Materials Science52.3%
    4. Computer Science41.8%
    5. Mathematics31.7%
    6. Environmental Science31.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.4%
    2. Psychology31.3%
    3. Decision Sciences10.5%
    4. Social Sciences10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shionogi (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 25.2 works18×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.24× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.89× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.86× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.66× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.42× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.86×8 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.89×12 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.24×35 works
  4. Chemistry2.66×8 works
  5. Neuroscience2.63×9 works
  6. Medicine2.42×95 works
  7. Mathematics1.41×3 works
  8. Nursing1.16×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.85×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.65×5 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×3 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.51×1 works
  13. Psychology0.41×3 works
  14. Health Professions0.36×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.31×0 works
  16. Engineering0.28×9 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.25×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.23×4 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shionogi (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Shinya Omoto, Takeki Uehara and Takao Shishido lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shionogi (Japan).

  1. 1 Shinya Omoto Japan · #385,707 worldwide 2.6k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Takeki Uehara Japan · #401,446 worldwide 5.5k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Takao Shishido Japan · #451,832 worldwide 3.9k citations · 89 works
  4. 4 ROGER M. ECHOLS Japan · #693,234 worldwide 7.4k citations · 177 works
  5. 5 Haruaki Nobori Japan · #785,900 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Shinsuke Toba Japan · #855,585 worldwide 2k citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Kenzo Koizumi Japan · #959,996 worldwide 2.4k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Takao Sanaki Japan · #962,263 worldwide 2.1k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Takuhiro Sonoyama Japan · #1,159,205 worldwide 2k citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Christopher M. Longshaw Japan · #1,509,707 worldwide 3.5k citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Shionogi (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Shionogi (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Shionogi (Japan) is "Identification and Molecular Characterization of Fractalkine Receptor CX3CR1, which Mediates Both Leukocyte Migration and Adhesion" (Toshio Imai, Kunio Hieshima, Christopher A. Haskell et al., 1997), with 1,492 citations. Next come "Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide." (1,363) and "Breeding of a Non-Obese, Diabetic Strain of Mice" (1,264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification and Molecular Characterization of Fractalkine Receptor CX3CR1, which Mediates Both Leukocyte Migration and Adhesion Toshio Imai, Kunio Hieshima, Christopher A. Haskell et al. · Cell Open access Nov 1997 1,492
2 Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide. Masashi Mukoyama, Kazuwa Nakao, Kiminori Hosoda et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Apr 1991 1,363
3 Breeding of a Non-Obese, Diabetic Strain of Mice Susumu Makino, Kikuko Kunimoto, Yoshihiro Muraoka et al. · EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS Open access 1980 1,264
4 Selective Enrichment of Tetraspan Proteins on the Internal Vesicles of Multivesicular Endosomes and on Exosomes Secreted by Human B-lymphocytes Jean-Michel Escola, Monique J. Kleijmeer, Willem Stoorvogel et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Aug 1998 1,232
5 Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui, Oshihiro Kaga et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Feb 2001 1,186
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shionogi (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, ACE2 Receptor, Vaccine, Antimicrobial Resistance and ESKAPE Pathogens.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 4.3×45 topics
  2. Antibiotic Resistance21▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Pandemic20▲ 9.9×7 topics
  4. SARS-CoV-219▲ 30×4 topics
  5. ACE2 Receptor16▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Vaccine14▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Antimicrobial Resistance12▲ 29×4 topics
  8. ESKAPE Pathogens12▲ 98×1 topic
  9. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria12▲ 98×1 topic
  10. Immunity11▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Immune Response11▲ 9.6×13 topics
  12. Coronavirus10▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Viral Transmission10▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics10▲ 161×1 topic
  15. Critically Ill Patients10▲ 161×1 topic
  16. Mutation10▲ 26×2 topics
  17. antibody10▲ 47×1 topic
  18. spike protein10▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Inflammation9▲ 1.99×30 topics
  20. Drug Resistance8▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases8▲ 12×6 topics
  22. COVID-198▲ 2.9×14 topics
  23. Thrombosis7▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Pathophysiology7▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Nosocomial Infections6▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Clinical Characteristics6▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Cytokine Storm6▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Antimicrobial Stewardship6▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Global Health6▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Drug Discovery6▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Vaccine Development5▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  34. Pharmacokinetics5▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Biosensors5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Healthcare-Associated Infections5▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Biofilm Formation5▲ 36×3 topics
  38. Pulmonary Infections4▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. ICU4▲ 64×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 12 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 10 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 6 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 6 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…4Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 4 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 3 fractional works
Molecular MedicinePharmacologyInfectious DiseasesApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology4 others

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

  1. 1 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 10 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 10 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 6 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 6 works
  6. 6 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  10. 10 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 3 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shionogi (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shionogi (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00073% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Shionogi (Japan)0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shionogi (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.

still counting10%20%30%Shionogi (Japan)17.3% 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 21.0% in 2018.

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