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Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

In research, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,993 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#6,021 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,063 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,377
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,347
of 2,112
Research works
442
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 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 #18,993 of 21,541 4.9%239
Environmental ScienceField #6,021 of 6,208 3.8%179
Life SciencesDomain #14,063 of 14,347 4.5%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 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: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.76× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yamashina Institute for Ornithology?

Ranked on the composite score, Fumio Sato, Tomohiro Deguchi and Takaya Fukumoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.

  1. 1 Fumio Sato Japan · #848,748 worldwide 84 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Tomohiro Deguchi Japan · #942,603 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Takaya Fukumoto Japan · #1,041,922 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Nagahisa Kuroda Japan · #1,134,597 worldwide 50 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Kiyoaki Ozaki Japan · #1,232,565 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Tomoko Harada Japan · #1,244,060 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Takashi Hiraoka Japan · #1,409,154 worldwide 18 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Hisao Hirai Japan · #1,430,700 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Satoshi Yamagishi Japan · #1,433,161 worldwide 21 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Nariko Oka Japan · #1,437,460 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

Which keywords describe research at Yamashina Institute for Ornithology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Habitat Selection, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics and Conservation Biology.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 7.8×12 topics
  2. Biodiversity8▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Habitat Selection8▲ 185×2 topics
  4. Avian Ecology6▲ 478×1 topic
  5. Migration Patterns6▲ 397×1 topic
  6. Invasive Species5▲ 22×7 topics
  7. Population Dynamics5▲ 33×5 topics
  8. Conservation Biology4▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning4▲ 2.3×15 topics
  10. Deep Learning4▲ 1.99×14 topics
  11. Conservation4▲ 15×8 topics
  12. DNA Barcoding4▲ 38×3 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Citizen Science3▲ 56×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services3▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Global Change3▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Ecological Niche3▲ 93×1 topic
  18. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity3▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Animal Movement2▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Occupancy Rates2▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Food Authentication2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Traceability2▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 59×2 topics
  25. Fraud Detection2▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Island Ecosystems2▲ 101×2 topics
  27. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Population Genetics2▲ 23×4 topics
  29. Species Identification2▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Species Richness2▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Functional Diversity2▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Evolution2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Land Use Change2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Pollinator Decline2▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Urbanization2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  39. Predator-Prey Interactions1▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy1▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Yamashina Institute for Ornithology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Avian ecology and behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Identification and Quantification in Food.

Avian ecology and behavior6Avian ecology and behavior: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingMolecular BiologyNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 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 available77.0%not open23.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yamashina Institute for Ornithology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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