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Yakult Central Institute

In research, Yakult Central Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,607 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,927 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#2,331 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,409
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#356
of 2,112
Research works
825
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
52.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Yakult Central Institute 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 #3,607 of 14,347 25.1%481
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,927 of 7,814 23.7%280
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,331 of 4,961 25.3%168
Health SciencesDomain #12,807 of 20,462 17.5%288
MedicineField #12,370 of 17,978 17.1%219
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,396 of 6,031 33.5%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yakult Central Institute 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: 4.68× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.60× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 16.16× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yakult Central Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Koji Nomoto, Teruo Yokokura and Ryuichiro Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yakult Central Institute.

  1. 1 Koji Nomoto Japan · #271,015 worldwide 179 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Teruo Yokokura Japan · #412,268 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ryuichiro Tanaka Japan · #422,953 worldwide 130 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Takeshi Matsuzaki Japan · #427,343 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Masahiko Mutai Japan · #509,244 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Y. Watanabe Japan · #706,354 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Masaaki Watanuki Japan · #991,512 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Koichi Watanabe Japan · #1,160,807 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Takuya Sugimoto Japan · #1,195,050 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Yasuo Kawai Japan · #1,231,462 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Yakult Central Institute

Which keywords describe research at Yakult Central Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, Metabolic Health, Microbiota, Prebiotics, Microbial Communities, Immune Modulation and Metagenomic Analysis.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Probiotics8▲ 91×5 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota8▲ 60×3 topics
  3. Metabolic Health7▲ 105×3 topics
  4. Microbiota7▲ 94×3 topics
  5. Prebiotics7▲ 209×2 topics
  6. Microbial Communities7▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Immune Modulation6▲ 174×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials6▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Metagenomic Analysis6▲ 159×1 topic
  10. Short-Chain Fatty Acids6▲ 159×1 topic
  11. Gut Health6▲ 291×1 topic
  12. Lactic Acid Bacteria6▲ 291×1 topic
  13. Inflammation4▲ 5.4×11 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Health Benefits2▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Epidemiology2▲ 1.29×9 topics
  17. Dietary Fiber2▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Toll-like Receptors1▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Functional Food1▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  22. Gastrointestinal Disorders1▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Advanced Glycation End Products1▲ 164×1 topic
  24. Fructans1▲ 77×1 topic
  25. HMGB11▲ 164×1 topic
  26. Inulin1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Yakult Central Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Advanced Glycation End Products research and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology.

Gut microbiota and health6Gut microbiota and health: 6 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…6Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Glycation End Products research: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 1 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 1 fractional worksPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls: 1 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyFood ScienceClinical BiochemistryNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced Glycation End Products research Clinical Biochemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 1 works
  6. 6 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yakult Central Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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