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Sunstar (Japan)

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Research works
119
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Sunstar (Japan)

Not ranked overall: Sunstar (Japan) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Sunstar (Japan) work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Sunstar (Japan) is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Dentistry (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 66 fractional works · 55.1% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 30.6% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 19.0% of its workPeriodontics: 15 fractional works · 12.4% of its workOrthodontics: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 26.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSunstar (Japan)119fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine3730.6%
    2. Dentistry2319.0%
    3. Nursing43.4%
    4. Health Professions21.5%
    5. Veterinary10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1916.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology43.2%
    4. Neuroscience21.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.5%
    1. Engineering87.1%
    2. Chemistry54.4%
    3. Materials Science43.2%
    4. Environmental Science21.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Computer Science00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.5%
    2. Psychology00.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 66.00× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 66.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry66.00×6 works
  2. Veterinary13.77×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.31×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.71×0 works
  5. Nursing2.70×0 works
  6. Neuroscience2.59×1 works
  7. Medicine1.86×6 works
  8. Mathematics1.59×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.84×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.42×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.32×0 works
  14. Engineering0.20×0 works
  15. Psychology0.20×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sunstar (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Motonobu Matsumoto, Atsushi Ishikado and Mayumi Kotani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunstar (Japan).

  1. 1 Motonobu Matsumoto Japan · #606,304 worldwide 2.2k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Atsushi Ishikado Japan · #1,628,295 worldwide 2.2k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Mayumi Kotani Japan · #2,306,906 worldwide 726 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Yukimitsu Masamoto Japan · #2,872,298 worldwide 524 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hirohisa Suido Japan · #2,990,642 worldwide 714 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Taketoshi Makino Japan · #3,124,221 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Rafael Antonio Japan · #3,461,836 worldwide 156 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Hidekazu Nayeshiro Japan · #4,163,858 worldwide 517 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Kazuhiko Umeshita Japan · #4,525,531 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Komei HASHIMOTO Japan · #4,688,318 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Sunstar (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Sunstar (Japan) is "Measurement and Clinical Significance of Lipid Peroxidation as a Biomarker of Oxidative Stress: Oxidative Stress in Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, and Chronic Inflammation" (Fumiaki Ito, Yoko Sono, Tomoyuki Ito, 2019), with 536 citations. Next come "Dietary Vitamin C and the Risk for Periodontal Disease" (297) and "Calcium and the Risk For Periodontal Disease" (231).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measurement and Clinical Significance of Lipid Peroxidation as a Biomarker of Oxidative Stress: Oxidative Stress in Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, and Chronic Inflammation Fumiaki Ito, Yoko Sono, Tomoyuki Ito · Antioxidants Open access 25 Mar 2019 536
2 Dietary Vitamin C and the Risk for Periodontal Disease Mieko Nishida, Sara G. Grossi, Robert G. Dunford et al. · Journal of Periodontology Aug 2000 297
3 Calcium and the Risk For Periodontal Disease Mieko Nishida, Sara G. Grossi, Robert G. Dunford et al. · Journal of Periodontology Jul 2000 231
4 Mushroom Tyrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Esculetin Isolated from Seeds of Euphorbia lathyris L. Yukimitsu Masamoto, Hideya Ando, Yoshiyuki Murata et al. · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 2003 225
5 Resveratrol Stimulates the Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells Kenichi Mizutani, Katsumi Ikeda, Yasuhiro Kawai et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Dec 1998 222
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sunstar (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dental Caries, Diabetes Mellitus, Inflammation, Oral Microbiome, Periodontal Diseases, Epidemiology, Angiogenesis and Matrix Metalloproteinases.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation13▲ 4.8×33 topics
  2. Dental Caries13▲ 128×2 topics
  3. Diabetes Mellitus11▲ 40×3 topics
  4. Oral Microbiome10▲ 182×1 topic
  5. Periodontal Diseases10▲ 182×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology10▲ 2.2×20 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.9×20 topics
  8. Quality of Life6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  9. Angiogenesis5▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Cancer4▲ 2.6×16 topics
  11. Matrix Metalloproteinases4▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Nutritional Significance4▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors4▲ 3.2×3 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  15. Biomarkers4▲ 5.2×3 topics
  16. Cell Signaling4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  19. Antioxidant3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  20. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 9.7×9 topics
  21. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Biomaterials3▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Prevention3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Autoimmune Disease3▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Health Benefits3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  26. Saliva3▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Cancer Progression3▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Chronic Diseases3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  30. Growth Factors3▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Regeneration3▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Probiotics2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Failure Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Oral Health2▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Dental Materials2▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Dynamic Response2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Restorative Dentistry2▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Contact Allergy2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Laminated Glass2▲ 103×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment.

Oral microbiology and pe…3Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 1 fractional worksOral Health Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in ICU: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksOtolaryngology and Infectious Diseases: 0 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 0 fractional works
PeriodonticsDermatologyCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  3. 3 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 1 works
  4. 4 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 1 works
  5. 5 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 0 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher 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 Sunstar (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sunstar (Japan)0.000096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sunstar (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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