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Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)

In research, Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,016 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,090
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#728
of 1,923
Research works
368
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)

What is Towa Pharmaceutical (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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,016 of 17,446 6.8%171

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

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Engineering (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 40.3% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 19.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 34.1% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 30.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 19.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTowaPharmaceutical…64fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences6%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1319.7%
    2. Chemistry58.3%
    3. Environmental Science34.4%
    4. Materials Science23.6%
    5. Computer Science23.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine2030.9%
    2. Health Professions11.4%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology68.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics34.0%
    4. Neuroscience11.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    1. Social Sciences23.1%
    2. Psychology11.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.30× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 5.27× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.30×3 works
  2. Chemistry5.27×5 works
  3. Veterinary4.16×0 works
  4. Nursing2.20×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×6 works
  6. Medicine1.61×20 works
  7. Engineering1.32×13 works
  8. Neuroscience1.15×1 works
  9. Materials Science1.03×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.88×3 works
  13. Psychology0.62×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.54×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.40×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  18. Energy0.33×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.25×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Osamu Tooi, Harushige NOZAKI and Jumi Nakata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan).

  1. 1 Osamu Tooi Japan · #3,891,922 worldwide 994 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Harushige NOZAKI Japan · #5,052,526 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Jumi Nakata Japan · #5,108,555 worldwide 189 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Hitoshi UCHIYAMA Japan · #5,502,185 worldwide 648 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Tomonori Shimada Japan · #5,504,147 worldwide 30 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Aiji Yajima Japan · #5,591,587 worldwide 660 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 實 佐々木 Japan · #5,832,004 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Hidehisa Tachiki Japan · #6,467,570 worldwide 244 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Tsunamasa Inou Japan · #6,949,642 worldwide 413 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan) is "International comparative study of 3R and waste management policy developments" (Shin-ichi Sakai, Hideto Yoshida, Yasuhiro Hirai et al., 2011), with 308 citations. Next come "An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems" (251) and "Antitumor .BETA.-Glucan from the Cultured Fruit Body of Agaricus blazei." (203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 International comparative study of 3R and waste management policy developments Shin-ichi Sakai, Hideto Yoshida, Yasuhiro Hirai et al. · Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Open access 17 May 2011 308
2 An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems Shin-ichi Sakai et al. · Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Open access 15 Aug 2013 251
3 Antitumor .BETA.-Glucan from the Cultured Fruit Body of Agaricus blazei. Naohito Ohno, Mai Furukawa, Noriko N. Miura et al. · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin Open access 2001 203
4 Safety and efficacy of bidirectional chemotherapy for treatment of patients with peritoneal dissemination from gastric cancer: Selection for cytoreductive surgery Yutaka Yonemura, Yoshio Endou, Masaya Shinbo et al. · Journal of Surgical Oncology Open access 20 Aug 2009 152
5 Ultraprecision finishing of micro-aspheric surface by ultrasonic two-axis vibration assisted polishing Hirofumi Suzuki, Shota Hamada, Tadashi Okino et al. · CIRP Annals 2010 152
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via, Complications, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Surgical Treatment, Oxidative Stress 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-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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.83×24 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.2×22 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.7×20 topics
  4. Interconnect3▲ 250×1 topic
  5. Through-Silicon Via3▲ 250×1 topic
  6. Complications2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×13 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment2▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Aging2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 1.98×10 topics
  12. Chronic Pain2▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  14. Management2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  15. Microstructure2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  16. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Urinary Incontinence1▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Biomechanics1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  19. Health Effects1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  21. Metabolism1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  22. Surgery1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Disinfection By-Products1▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Drinking Water1▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Fermentation1▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Synthesis1▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Taxonomy1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Applications1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Evolution1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Machine Vision1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Pelvic Organ Prolapse1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Prevention1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. 3D Printing1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. DNA Barcoding1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  36. Electromigration1▲ 55×2 topics
  37. Nanolithography1▲ 132×1 topic
  38. Neuroimaging1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  39. Phylogeny1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Soft Lithography1▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 3D IC and TSV technologies, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Pelvic floor disorders treatments and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques.

3D IC and TSV technologies33D IC and TSV technologies: 3 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksPolyamine Metabolism and Applications: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…1Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisRheumatologyBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  3. 3 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  4. 4 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  9. 9 Polyamine Metabolism and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% 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 Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Towa Pharmaceutical (Japan)0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

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