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Tohoku Agricultural Research Center

In research, Tohoku Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,784 of 6,031 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,792 of 21,541 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,002 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences — Plant Science is 20.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,998
of 28,054 · #22,997 all time
Rank in Japan
#935
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Tohoku Agricultural Research Center 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,784 of 6,031 10.7%607
Physical SciencesDomain #14,792 of 21,541 10.1%216
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,002 of 2,837 13.8%341
Life SciencesDomain #11,431 of 14,347 10.6%753
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,051 of 7,814 10.1%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tohoku Agricultural Research Center 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).

What does Tohoku Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 20.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 24.0 works20×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 41.5 works13×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 48.0 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 12.96× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tohoku Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroko Yamazaki, Toshiyuki Kimura and Mitsuto MATSUMOTO lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tohoku Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 Hiroko Yamazaki Japan · #370,718 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Toshiyuki Kimura Japan · #579,621 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mitsuto MATSUMOTO Japan · #641,341 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Shigeto Fujimura Japan · #756,228 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Masumi Okada Japan · #1,060,152 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ryouji Sasaki Japan · #1,086,935 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Katsuhiko Inamoto Japan · #1,216,289 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Hiroaki Watanabe Japan · #1,297,079 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Akira Watanabe Japan · #1,303,509 worldwide 29 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Hisaya Matsunami Japan · #1,312,996 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Tohoku Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Tohoku Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, QTL Mapping, Yield Potential, Drought Resistance, Water Management, Rice, Aerobic Rice Systems and Root Traits.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 5.5×24 topics
  2. QTL Mapping8▲ 101×4 topics
  3. Yield Potential5▲ 140×2 topics
  4. Drought Resistance5▲ 77×4 topics
  5. Water Management5▲ 57×3 topics
  6. Rice4▲ 119×2 topics
  7. Aerobic Rice Systems4▲ 182×1 topic
  8. Root Traits4▲ 182×1 topic
  9. Biological Control4▲ 42×7 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity4▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Genome Sequencing4▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Crop Yield3▲ 104×3 topics
  13. Invasive Species3▲ 12×10 topics
  14. Forage Production3▲ 187×2 topics
  15. Ecological Statistics3▲ 405×1 topic
  16. Meta-Analysis3▲ 7.8×1 topic
  17. Health Effects3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  18. Drought Tolerance3▲ 28×5 topics
  19. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Global Change2▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles2▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Jasmonate Signaling2▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Domestication2▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Soil Fertility2▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Soybean2▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Health Benefits2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. Rootstock2▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Dormancy2▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Fruit Trees2▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Host Specificity2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Symbiosis2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Cancer Prevention2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Flooding Stress2▲ 122×1 topic
  38. Genetic Improvement2▲ 28×4 topics
  39. Genomics2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Submergence Tolerance2▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does Tohoku Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Soybean genetics and cultivation.

Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 4 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…2Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cul…2Soybean genetics and cultivation: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksPlant responses to water…2Plant responses to water stress: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksGarlic and Onion Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceAgronomy and Crop Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  4. 4 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Garlic and Onion Studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil 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 available65.9%not open34.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tohoku Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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