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The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation

In research, The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,629 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#11,118 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,094 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,228
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#667
of 2,112
Research works
403
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation 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 #7,629 of 14,347 24.4%127
MedicineField #11,118 of 17,978 15.7%261
Health SciencesDomain #14,094 of 20,462 16.0%270

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.03× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Y Akanuma, Yukiko Onishi and Ryoko Hagura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation.

  1. 1 Y Akanuma Japan · #268,795 worldwide 134 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Yukiko Onishi Japan · #537,911 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ryoko Hagura Japan · #589,292 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Akira Seki Japan · #733,378 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Yoko Yoshida Japan · #1,103,313 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tadao Unuma Japan · #1,113,371 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jun Fujii Japan · #1,141,229 worldwide 37 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Terunao Ashida Japan · #1,424,052 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation

Which keywords describe research at The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Obesity, Diabetes, Oxidative Stress, Insulin Resistance and Glycemic Control.

▲ 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. Inflammation52▲ 5.5×57 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease50▲ 11×25 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome49▲ 14×18 topics
  4. Obesity42▲ 14×19 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress41▲ 5.6×40 topics
  6. Diabetes38▲ 18×18 topics
  7. Insulin Resistance34▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Epidemiology31▲ 1.89×36 topics
  9. Glycemic Control30▲ 55×4 topics
  10. Heart Failure29▲ 16×10 topics
  11. Insulin Therapy27▲ 61×3 topics
  12. Cancer24▲ 4.3×38 topics
  13. Hypertension22▲ 16×11 topics
  14. Diabetes Mellitus21▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Cancer Risk20▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Type 1 Diabetes19▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Atherosclerosis18▲ 13×12 topics
  18. Insulin Signaling18▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Tumor Suppression18▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Type 2 Diabetes18▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines18▲ 14×3 topics
  22. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase18▲ 88×1 topic
  23. Metformin18▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Cancer Therapy17▲ 6.6×14 topics
  25. Glucose Metabolism16▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk16▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Metabolism16▲ 5.9×17 topics
  28. Cholesterol15▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Complications15▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Weight Loss14▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Pancreatic Islets14▲ 50×1 topic
  32. ß-Cell Dysfunction14▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Lifestyle Intervention13▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Outcomes13▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Glucose Control13▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Hepatic Steatosis12▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Global Prevalence12▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Events11▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Continuous Glucose Monitoring11▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Hypoglycemia11▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Research and Diabetes Management and Education.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular…2Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-rela…1Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 0 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGastroenterologySurgeryGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  6. 6 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 0 works
  10. 10 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Institute of Medical Science, Asahi Life Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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