Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences
In research, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,279 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,380 of 7,814 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,331 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #10,164 of 42,892
- Rank in Japan
- #391 of 2,112
- Research works
- 992 ▲ 37% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 36k 36.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 35% world 28%
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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,279 of 14,347 | 19.7% | 592 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #3,380 of 7,814 | 15.1% | 327 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #13,331 of 21,541 | 15.5% | 219 | |
| Molecular BiologySubfield | #3,158 of 4,961 | 14.8% | 228 | |
| MedicineField | #13,333 of 17,978 | 20.1% | 143 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #4,706 of 6,031 | 34.9% | 129 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #16,282 of 20,462 | 19.3% | 159 | |
| ChemistryField | #3,151 of 3,369 | 11.4% | 131 |
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 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Nursing 6.6×
- Chemistry 6.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6.4×
- Neuroscience 4.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.2×
- Materials Science 0.8×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Energy 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences?
Ranked on the composite score, Yoshiko Murata, Hideo Naoki and Lloyd deMause lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences.
- 1 Yoshiko Murata Japan · #235,885 worldwide 136 citations · 22 works
- 2 Hideo Naoki Japan · #245,662 worldwide 146 citations · 33 works
- 3 Lloyd deMause Japan · #283,798 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
- 4 Kyosuke Nomoto Japan · #397,303 worldwide 123 citations · 36 works
- 5 Takashi Iwashita Japan · #587,119 worldwide 141 citations · 49 works
- 6 Masaji Ishiguro Japan · #764,984 worldwide 100 citations · 33 works
- 7 Honoo Satake Japan · #838,477 worldwide 74 citations · 38 works
- 8 Tohru Yamagaki Japan · #911,841 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
- 9 Yoshimoto Ohta Japan · #949,300 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
- 10 Takafumi Ishihara Japan · #1,007,044 worldwide 34 citations · 43 works
Which keywords describe research at Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Inflammation, Cancer, Metabolic Regulation, Cancer Prevention, Oxidative Stress, Genomics and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.
- Huntington's Disease
- Host Recognition
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Neuroscience
- Metabolomics
- Ionization
- Glycans
- Data Analysis
- NMR Spectroscopy
- Glycosylation
- Development
- Drug Discovery
- Insulin Signaling
- Stem Cells
- Proteomics
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Metabolic Regulation
- Oxidative Stress
- Cancer
- Inflammation
- Mass Spectrometry
- Cancer Prevention
- Biomarkers
- Genomics
- Antioxidant
- Signal Transduction
- Antioxidants
- Olfactory System
- Therapeutics
- Drosophila
- Immune System
- Root Exudates
- Electrospray
- Invasive Species
- Ionotropic Receptors
- Mucins
- Pharmacology
- Glycosidase Inhibitors
- Oligosaccharide Synthesis
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
- Inflammation4▲ 3.8×16 topics
- Cancer4▲ 4.9×13 topics
- Mass Spectrometry4▲ 42×3 topics
- Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.6×11 topics
- Cancer Prevention2▲ 16×5 topics
- Metabolic Regulation2▲ 26×3 topics
- Biomarkers2▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Genomics2▲ 14×3 topics
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 13×3 topics
- Antioxidant2▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Proteomics2▲ 61×2 topics
- Signal Transduction2▲ 26×4 topics
- Stem Cells2▲ 14×8 topics
- Antioxidants2▲ 7.4×6 topics
- Insulin Signaling2▲ 39×2 topics
- Olfactory System2▲ 54×2 topics
- Drug Discovery2▲ 14×3 topics
- Therapeutics2▲ 29×2 topics
- Development2▲ 8.7×4 topics
- Drosophila2▲ 71×2 topics
- Glycosylation2▲ 26×2 topics
- Immune System2▲ 12×2 topics
- NMR Spectroscopy2▲ 35×2 topics
- Root Exudates2▲ 43×2 topics
- Data Analysis2▲ 10×1 topic
- Electrospray2▲ 85×1 topic
- Glycans2▲ 86×1 topic
- Invasive Species2▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Ionization2▲ 85×1 topic
- Ionotropic Receptors2▲ 112×1 topic
- Metabolomics2▲ 49×1 topic
- Mucins2▲ 86×1 topic
- Neuroscience2▲ 9.7×1 topic
- Pharmacology2▲ 11×5 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 14×3 topics
- Glycosidase Inhibitors1▲ 166×1 topic
- Host Recognition1▲ 38×2 topics
- Oligosaccharide Synthesis1▲ 166×1 topic
- Huntington's Disease1▲ 83×1 topic
Which research topics does Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
- 2 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
- 3 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
- 4 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
- 5 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 1 works
- 6 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
- 7 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 1 works
- 8 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 1 works
- 9 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 1 works
- 10 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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 are in the interactive view on the map.