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Suntory (Japan)

In research, Suntory (Japan) stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,066 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#9,946 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,869 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,556
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#477
of 2,112
Research works
853
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
30.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Suntory (Japan) 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 #6,066 of 14,347 15.5%448
MedicineField #9,946 of 17,978 17.0%183
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,869 of 7,814 14.2%235
Health SciencesDomain #12,760 of 20,462 16.4%212
Physical SciencesDomain #15,472 of 21,541 8.8%165
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,945 of 4,961 14.9%158
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,424 of 6,031 20.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Suntory (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: 3.63× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.28× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.53× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Suntory (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroshi Nakazato, Yoshinobu Kiso and Takaharu Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suntory (Japan).

  1. 1 Hiroshi Nakazato Japan · #244,982 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Yoshinobu Kiso Japan · #246,818 worldwide 160 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Takaharu Tanaka Japan · #535,728 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 A. N. Sinclair Japan · #747,177 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hiroshi Kawashima Japan · #851,977 worldwide 114 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Eiichiro Ono Japan · #1,022,655 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Suntory (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Suntory (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Activity, Metabolism, Cancer Prevention, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress4▲ 4.3×14 topics
  2. Antioxidant3▲ 8.5×11 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  4. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  6. Metabolism2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  7. Obesity2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  8. Cancer Prevention2▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Climate Change2▲ 1.30×10 topics
  10. Transcription Factors2▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Fermentation2▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Flavonoids2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  15. Polyphenols1▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Anthocyanins1▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Aroma Compounds1▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Diabetes1▲ 4.8×6 topics
  20. Gene Expression1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  21. Genome Sequencing1▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Hypertension1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  24. Lignans1▲ 125×2 topics
  25. Nutritional Significance1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Optogenetics1▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Signal Transduction1▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  29. Nutraceutical1▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Sesame1▲ 432×1 topic
  31. Atherosclerosis1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Antioxidants1▲ 4.2×7 topics
  33. Christian Education1▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Church Leadership1▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Hypercholesterolemia1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Microbial Modulation1▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Policosanol1▲ 227×1 topic
  38. Stable Isotopes1▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Trophic Position1▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Wine Yeasts1▲ 61×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sesame and Sesamin Research, Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education, Isotope Analysis in Ecology and Natural Products and Biological Research.

Sesame and Sesamin Resea…1Sesame and Sesamin Research: 1 fractional worksContemporary Christian L…1Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksNatural Products and Bio…1Natural Products and Biological Research: 1 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory…1Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 1 fractional worksCoffee research and impacts: 1 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 1 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression An…1Plant Gene Expression Analysis: 1 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 1 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceReligious studiesEcologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Sesame and Sesamin Research Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Natural Products and Biological Research Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Coffee research and impacts Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Light effects on plants Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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