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Teijin (Japan)

In research, Teijin (Japan) stands highest in Chemistry (#2,281 of 2,902 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,905 of 5,801 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,601 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,249
of 22,385 · #19,150 all time
Rank in Japan
#519
of 924
Research works
1.5k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Teijin (Japan)

What is Teijin (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
ChemistryField #2,281 of 2,902 9.3%132
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,905 of 5,801 4.3%201
MedicineField #12,601 of 14,558 6.2%364
Health SciencesDomain #14,680 of 16,688 6.0%390
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,287 of 3,729 4.9%122
Life SciencesDomain #9,762 of 11,023 4.8%305
Physical SciencesDomain #15,827 of 17,446 6.5%727
EngineeringField #9,252 of 9,532 4.3%303
Materials ScienceField #3,679 of 3,771 8.7%185

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

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Teijin (Japan) is in Health Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 34 fractional works · 34.8% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 33.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 13.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 25.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTeijin (Japan)98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences7%

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. Medicine3333.3%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Engineering1313.1%
    2. Materials Science65.8%
    3. Environmental Science55.1%
    4. Computer Science55.0%
    5. Chemistry22.1%
    6. Mathematics10.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1211.9%
    2. Neuroscience66.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics33.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology22.3%
    1. Social Sciences33.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    5. Psychology00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.22× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.75× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.90× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.90×3 works
  2. Neuroscience3.75×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.24×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.22×12 works
  5. Medicine1.73×33 works
  6. Materials Science1.65×6 works
  7. Chemistry1.31×2 works
  8. Nursing1.04×0 works
  9. Environmental Science1.02×5 works
  10. Engineering0.87×13 works
  11. Dentistry0.82×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.64×5 works
  13. Mathematics0.63×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.36×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.25×3 works
  20. Energy0.23×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  23. Psychology0.11×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Teijin (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshiaki Azuma, Johji Nomura and Shunichi Matsumura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Teijin (Japan).

  1. 1 Yoshiaki Azuma Japan · #428,238 worldwide 9.6k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Johji Nomura Japan · #2,593,266 worldwide 837 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shunichi Matsumura Japan · #2,766,251 worldwide 889 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Yu Tsushima Japan · #2,909,165 worldwide 807 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Takashi Shirakura Japan · #3,073,331 worldwide 1.3k citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Kei Yamana Japan · #3,177,803 worldwide 2k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Noriaki Endo Japan · #3,830,370 worldwide 1.6k citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Kiyotsuna Toyohara Japan · #3,870,256 worldwide 4k citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Yoshihiko Sumi Japan · #4,058,498 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Hiroaki Kuwahara Japan · #4,238,943 worldwide 5.1k citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Teijin (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Teijin (Japan) is "A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)" (Shosuke Yoshida, Kazumi Hiraga, Toshihiko Takehana et al., 2016), with 3,416 citations. Next come "Large‐Scale Fabrication of Boron Nitride Nanosheets and Their Utilization in Polymeric Composites with Improved Thermal and Mechanical Properties" (1,763) and "Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts" (1,014).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate) Shosuke Yoshida, Kazumi Hiraga, Toshihiko Takehana et al. · Science 10 Mar 2016 3,416
2 Large‐Scale Fabrication of Boron Nitride Nanosheets and Their Utilization in Polymeric Composites with Improved Thermal and Mechanical Properties Chunyi Zhi, Yoshio Bando, Chengchun Tang et al. · Advanced Materials 14 Apr 2009 1,763
3 Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss via Estrogen Receptor α and Induction of Fas Ligand in Osteoclasts Takashi Nakamura, Yuuki Imai, Takahiro Μatsumoto et al. · Cell Open access Sep 2007 1,014
4 Identification of nesfatin-1 as a satiety molecule in the hypothalamus Shinsuke Oh‐I, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tetsurou Satoh et al. · Nature Oct 2006 1,014
5 PPAR γ insufficiency enhances osteogenesis through osteoblast formation from bone marrow progenitors Toru Akune, Shinsuke Ohba, Satoru Kamekura et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Mar 2004 786
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Teijin (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pharmacokinetics, Inflammation, Molecular Docking, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Target Identification, Virtual Screening, Neurological Effects and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Inflammation7▲ 3.3×21 topics
  2. Pharmacokinetics5▲ 20×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 1.41×6 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.8×19 topics
  5. Epidemiology4◆ 1.09×18 topics
  6. Molecular Docking4▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Drug Target Identification4▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Virtual Screening4▲ 39×1 topic
  10. Biomarkers3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  11. Neurological Effects3▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  13. Genomics3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  14. Wound Healing3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  15. Complications2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  16. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. Cathode Materials2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  18. Data Analysis2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  19. Low-Level Laser Therapy2▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Photobiomodulation2▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  22. Functional Connectivity2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Metabolomics2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Thermal Properties2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Heat Transfer2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  27. Mortality2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Fabric Comfort2▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  31. Moisture Management2▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Breast Cancer2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  33. Revision Surgery2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Cytochrome P4502▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Drug Metabolism2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Pharmacogenetics2▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Glial Activation2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Neuropathic Pain1▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Default Mode Network1▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Textile materials and evaluations.

Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 4 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 2 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…2Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 2 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…2Textile materials and evaluations: 2 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 2 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…1Research studies in Vietnam: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular BiologyPolymers and Plastics6 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  2. 2 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Teijin (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Teijin (Japan)0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Teijin (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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Teijin (Japan)8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 2005.

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