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Western Region Agricultural Research Center

In research, Western Region Agricultural Research Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,942 of 6,031 worldwide), Plant Science (#2,338 of 2,837 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,169 of 14,347 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 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#34,107
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,447
of 2,112
Research works
487
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Western Region 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 #4,942 of 6,031 13.5%303
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,338 of 2,837 15.2%195
Life SciencesDomain #13,169 of 14,347 13.6%360

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Region 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 Western Region Agricultural Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 29.2 works29×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 40.8 works15×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 45.3 works5.9×
← 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: 14.62× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× 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, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Region Agricultural Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsuya M. Ikeda, Keita Kato and Hideyuki Funatsuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Region Agricultural Research Center.

  1. 1 Tatsuya M. Ikeda Japan · #952,214 worldwide 48 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Keita Kato Japan · #954,559 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Hideyuki Funatsuki Japan · #1,117,903 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mikiko Yanaka Japan · #1,152,511 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Hiroshi Kumakura Japan · #1,175,816 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Kazuki Miura Japan · #1,209,517 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 I. Ohta Japan · #1,320,612 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Kanenori Takata Japan · #1,320,910 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Hiroshi Sugaya Japan · #1,331,964 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Naoyuki Ishikawa Japan · #1,452,354 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Western Region Agricultural Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Western Region Agricultural Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, QTL Mapping, Genetics, Genome Sequencing, Biological Control, Plant Physiology, Host Specificity and Drought Tolerance.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 4.4×21 topics
  2. QTL Mapping5▲ 69×4 topics
  3. Genetics3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  4. Genome Sequencing3▲ 35×4 topics
  5. Biological Control3▲ 35×5 topics
  6. Host Specificity3▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Plant Physiology3▲ 112×2 topics
  8. Biodiversity3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  9. Drought Tolerance3▲ 33×7 topics
  10. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Drought Resistance2▲ 43×4 topics
  13. Rootstock2▲ 80×2 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  15. Yield Potential2▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Host Recognition2▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Genome Analysis2▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Domestication2▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Invasive Species2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Genetic Mapping2▲ 43×4 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Symbiosis2▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Agronomic Traits2▲ 200×1 topic
  24. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  25. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Genetic Regulation2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Metabolism2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  28. Polyploidy2▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Soybean2▲ 165×1 topic
  30. Dormancy2▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Fruit Trees2▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Herbicide Resistance2▲ 241×1 topic
  33. Legumes2▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Rhizobium2▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Weed Control2▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Nematodes2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Plant-Parasitic2▲ 120×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Western Region Agricultural Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soybean genetics and cultivation, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies.

Soybean genetics and cul…2Soybean genetics and cultivation: 2 fractional worksWeed Control and Herbici…2Weed Control and Herbicide Applications: 2 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…2Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksNematode management and …2Nematode management and characterization studies: 2 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 2 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…1Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 1 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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

  1. 1 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Weed Control and Herbicide Applications Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Region Agricultural Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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