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Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences

In research, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,028 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,840 of 5,801 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#2,109 of 3,729 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,897
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#557
of 1,923
Research works
992
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences

What is Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #4,028 of 11,023 9.5%592
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,840 of 5,801 10.0%327
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,109 of 3,729 9.4%228
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,077 of 5,126 11.7%129
ChemistryField #1,932 of 2,902 11.8%131
Health SciencesDomain #12,071 of 16,688 11.9%159
MedicineField #11,137 of 14,558 11.8%143
Physical SciencesDomain #16,491 of 17,446 11.4%219

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences 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 Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences is in Life Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (34%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Medicine (15%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 36 fractional works · 59.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 33.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 24.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 20.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.4% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSuntoryFoundation for…61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences60%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences2%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2133.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences915.5%
    3. Neuroscience57.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    1. Chemistry69.6%
    2. Environmental Science23.8%
    3. Materials Science23.2%
    4. Engineering22.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    6. Energy00.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine915.4%
    2. Nursing22.8%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Psychology11.8%
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: 3.26× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.34× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.87× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 6.10× its world share, 6 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 5.82× its world share, 2 worksNursingPsychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.34×21 works
  2. Chemistry6.10×6 works
  3. Nursing5.82×2 works
  4. Neuroscience4.87×5 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.26×9 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.00×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.65×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.91×2 works
  9. Medicine0.80×9 works
  10. Environmental Science0.76×2 works
  11. Psychology0.60×1 works
  12. Energy0.45×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  14. Engineering0.17×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Tomotsugu Koyama, Tomohiro Osugi and Yoshiko Murata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences.

  1. 1 Tomotsugu Koyama Japan · #891,633 worldwide 4.8k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Tomohiro Osugi Japan · #973,031 worldwide 3.8k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Yoshiko Murata Japan · #1,295,292 worldwide 5k citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Akira Shiraishi Japan · #1,364,721 worldwide 2k citations · 131 works
  5. 5 Jun Murata Japan · #1,526,090 worldwide 2.5k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Manabu Horikawa Japan · #1,794,629 worldwide 3k citations · 131 works
  7. 7 Masahiro Sakaitani Japan · #2,124,133 worldwide 2.3k citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Hideo Naoki Japan · #2,284,791 worldwide 7.1k citations · 172 works
  9. 9 Erika Matsumoto Japan · #2,369,209 worldwide 389 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Takaaki Kusumi Japan · #2,452,645 worldwide 4.6k citations · 99 works
All ranked researchers at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences?

The most cited paper from Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences is "Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids" (Yoshikazu Tanaka, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Akemi Ohmiya, 2008), with 2,570 citations. Next come "A silicon transporter in rice" (1,663) and "Mechanism of coupled folding and binding of an intrinsically disordered protein" (1,068).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids Yoshikazu Tanaka, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Akemi Ohmiya · The Plant Journal May 2008 2,570
2 A silicon transporter in rice Jian Xiong Feng, Kazunori Tamai, Naoki Yamaji et al. · Nature Mar 2006 1,663
3 Mechanism of coupled folding and binding of an intrinsically disordered protein Kenji Sugase, H. Jane Dyson, Peter E. Wright · Nature 23 May 2007 1,068
4 Ghrelin Stimulates Gastric Acid Secretion and Motility in Rats Yutaka Masuda, Tsuguhiko Tanaka, Norio Inomata et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Oct 2000 888
5 The dynamic genome of Hydra Jarrod Chapman et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2010 831
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Inflammation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Cancer Prevention, Metabolic Regulation, Genomics and Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Inflammation4▲ 3.5×18 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.7×13 topics
  3. Cancer4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  4. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 38×3 topics
  5. Cancer Prevention2▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Biomarkers2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  8. Genomics2▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Stem Cells2▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Signal Transduction2▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Antioxidant2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  12. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Insulin Signaling2▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Proteomics2▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Development2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Olfactory System2▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Antioxidants2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  18. Drosophila2▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Drug Discovery2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Gene Regulation2▲ 28×2 topics
  21. NMR Spectroscopy2▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Therapeutics2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Data Analysis2▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Glycosylation2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Immune System2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  27. Ionotropic Receptors2▲ 101×1 topic
  28. Metabolomics2▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Neuroscience2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  30. Root Exudates2▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Electrospray2▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Glycans2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Ionization2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Mucins2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Pharmacology2▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Glycosidase Inhibitors1▲ 147×1 topic
  38. Host Recognition1▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Membrane Proteins1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Oligosaccharide Synthesis1▲ 147×1 topic

Which research topics does Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications.

Neurobiology and Insect …2Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 2 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…2Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…2Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry a…1Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 1 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 1 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research1Diatoms and Algae Research: 1 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceMolecular BiologySpectroscopyOrganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  2. 2 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  5. 5 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 1 works
  9. 9 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences0.9% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 1991.

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