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National Institute for Basic Biology
Short name
NIBB
Country, city
Japan, Okazaki
Publications
4 503
Citations
272 633
h-index
212
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (687 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (440 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Florida
University of Florida (25 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (24 publications)

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Since 1977

Total publications
4503
Total citations
272633
Citations per publication
60.54
Average publications per year
90.06
Average authors per publication
6.42
h-index
212
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Cell Biology, 1338, 29.71%
Cell Biology
1338 publications, 29.71%
Molecular Biology, 935, 20.76%
Molecular Biology
935 publications, 20.76%
General Medicine, 867, 19.25%
General Medicine
867 publications, 19.25%
Plant Science, 817, 18.14%
Plant Science
817 publications, 18.14%
Genetics, 705, 15.66%
Genetics
705 publications, 15.66%
Biochemistry, 641, 14.23%
Biochemistry
641 publications, 14.23%
Developmental Biology, 521, 11.57%
Developmental Biology
521 publications, 11.57%
Physiology, 483, 10.73%
Physiology
483 publications, 10.73%
Multidisciplinary, 366, 8.13%
Multidisciplinary
366 publications, 8.13%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 275, 6.11%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
275 publications, 6.11%
General Neuroscience, 235, 5.22%
General Neuroscience
235 publications, 5.22%
Biophysics, 218, 4.84%
Biophysics
218 publications, 4.84%
Animal Science and Zoology, 184, 4.09%
Animal Science and Zoology
184 publications, 4.09%
Endocrinology, 182, 4.04%
Endocrinology
182 publications, 4.04%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 173, 3.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
173 publications, 3.84%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 108, 2.4%
Agronomy and Crop Science
108 publications, 2.4%
Aquatic Science, 107, 2.38%
Aquatic Science
107 publications, 2.38%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 101, 2.24%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
101 publications, 2.24%
Structural Biology, 88, 1.95%
Structural Biology
88 publications, 1.95%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 83, 1.84%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
83 publications, 1.84%
General Physics and Astronomy, 81, 1.8%
General Physics and Astronomy
81 publications, 1.8%
General Chemistry, 79, 1.75%
General Chemistry
79 publications, 1.75%
Biotechnology, 78, 1.73%
Biotechnology
78 publications, 1.73%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 72, 1.6%
General Immunology and Microbiology
72 publications, 1.6%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 67, 1.49%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
67 publications, 1.49%
Cancer Research, 62, 1.38%
Cancer Research
62 publications, 1.38%
Microbiology, 56, 1.24%
Microbiology
56 publications, 1.24%
Genetics (clinical), 55, 1.22%
Genetics (clinical)
55 publications, 1.22%
Embryology, 46, 1.02%
Embryology
46 publications, 1.02%
Ecology, 44, 0.98%
Ecology
44 publications, 0.98%
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Journals

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Plant and Cell Physiology
204 publications, 4.53%
Development Growth and Differentiation
126 publications, 2.8%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
113 publications, 2.51%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
94 publications, 2.09%
Developmental Biology
89 publications, 1.98%
Scientific Reports
83 publications, 1.84%
Development (Cambridge)
81 publications, 1.8%
PLoS ONE
78 publications, 1.73%
Plant Journal
75 publications, 1.67%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
71 publications, 1.58%
Nature Communications
68 publications, 1.51%
Plant Physiology
67 publications, 1.49%
Journal of Plant Research
66 publications, 1.47%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
62 publications, 1.38%
General and Comparative Endocrinology
60 publications, 1.33%
Zoological Science
55 publications, 1.22%
Plant Cell
54 publications, 1.2%
Genes to Cells
52 publications, 1.15%
Neuroscience Research
49 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Biochemistry
42 publications, 0.93%
Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
42 publications, 0.93%
Gene
38 publications, 0.84%
Cell Structure and Function
38 publications, 0.84%
eLife
38 publications, 0.84%
FEBS Letters
36 publications, 0.8%
Photochemistry and Photobiology
36 publications, 0.8%
Nature
36 publications, 0.8%
Seibutsu Butsuri
34 publications, 0.76%
Protoplasma
31 publications, 0.69%
Plant Molecular Biology
31 publications, 0.69%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
999 publications, 22.19%
Springer Nature
839 publications, 18.63%
Wiley
705 publications, 15.66%
Oxford University Press
497 publications, 11.04%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
113 publications, 2.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
111 publications, 2.47%
The Company of Biologists
110 publications, 2.44%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
89 publications, 1.98%
Frontiers Media S.A.
61 publications, 1.35%
Taylor & Francis
55 publications, 1.22%
Zoological Society of Japan
55 publications, 1.22%
American Society for Microbiology
53 publications, 1.18%
The Endocrine Society
41 publications, 0.91%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
40 publications, 0.89%
Japan Society for Cell Biology
38 publications, 0.84%
eLife Sciences Publications
38 publications, 0.84%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
36 publications, 0.8%
Biophysical Society of Japan
36 publications, 0.8%
MDPI
33 publications, 0.73%
Rockefeller University Press
26 publications, 0.58%
The Genetics Society of Japan
25 publications, 0.56%
European Molecular Biology Organization
25 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
24 publications, 0.53%
Bioscientifica
22 publications, 0.49%
Japanese Society for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
21 publications, 0.47%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
20 publications, 0.44%
Society for Neuroscience
20 publications, 0.44%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
20 publications, 0.44%
S. Karger AG
19 publications, 0.42%
SAGE
18 publications, 0.4%
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With other organizations

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The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
1144 publications, 25.41%
University of Tokyo
687 publications, 15.26%
Kyoto University
440 publications, 9.77%
Nagoya University
353 publications, 7.84%
Hokkaido University
301 publications, 6.68%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
299 publications, 6.64%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
290 publications, 6.44%
Osaka University
239 publications, 5.31%
Tohoku University
156 publications, 3.46%
Kyushu University
136 publications, 3.02%
University of Tsukuba
128 publications, 2.84%
National Institute of Genetics
121 publications, 2.69%
Kobe University
113 publications, 2.51%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
111 publications, 2.47%
Niigata University
104 publications, 2.31%
Okayama University
101 publications, 2.24%
Hiroshima University
97 publications, 2.15%
Kanazawa University
95 publications, 2.11%
Keio University
93 publications, 2.07%
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
86 publications, 1.91%
Kumamoto University
82 publications, 1.82%
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
77 publications, 1.71%
Ehime University
74 publications, 1.64%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
68 publications, 1.51%
University of the Ryukyus
60 publications, 1.33%
Chiba University
58 publications, 1.29%
Tottori University
57 publications, 1.27%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
56 publications, 1.24%
Yokohama City University
54 publications, 1.2%
University of Toyama
50 publications, 1.11%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Florida
25 publications, 0.56%
National University of Singapore
24 publications, 0.53%
Harvard University
24 publications, 0.53%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
24 publications, 0.53%
University of Cambridge
23 publications, 0.51%
Southwest University
22 publications, 0.49%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
22 publications, 0.49%
University of Hyderabad
21 publications, 0.47%
University of California, Berkeley
21 publications, 0.47%
Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
20 publications, 0.44%
Heidelberg University
20 publications, 0.44%
Stanford University
20 publications, 0.44%
University of California, Davis
19 publications, 0.42%
University of California, Irvine
19 publications, 0.42%
Institute of Basic Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
18 publications, 0.4%
University of California, San Diego
17 publications, 0.38%
University of Exeter
17 publications, 0.38%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
15 publications, 0.33%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14 publications, 0.31%
Washington State University
14 publications, 0.31%
University of Washington
14 publications, 0.31%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
14 publications, 0.31%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
14 publications, 0.31%
Jagiellonian University
14 publications, 0.31%
University of Birmingham
13 publications, 0.29%
University of California, San Francisco
13 publications, 0.29%
University of Minnesota
13 publications, 0.29%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
12 publications, 0.27%
University of Oxford
12 publications, 0.27%
Oregon State University
12 publications, 0.27%
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With other countries

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USA, 476, 10.57%
USA
476 publications, 10.57%
United Kingdom, 134, 2.98%
United Kingdom
134 publications, 2.98%
Germany, 131, 2.91%
Germany
131 publications, 2.91%
China, 118, 2.62%
China
118 publications, 2.62%
France, 91, 2.02%
France
91 publications, 2.02%
Canada, 66, 1.47%
Canada
66 publications, 1.47%
Russia, 51, 1.13%
Russia
51 publications, 1.13%
Australia, 49, 1.09%
Australia
49 publications, 1.09%
India, 45, 1%
India
45 publications, 1%
Switzerland, 40, 0.89%
Switzerland
40 publications, 0.89%
Italy, 35, 0.78%
Italy
35 publications, 0.78%
Republic of Korea, 30, 0.67%
Republic of Korea
30 publications, 0.67%
Belgium, 29, 0.64%
Belgium
29 publications, 0.64%
Singapore, 29, 0.64%
Singapore
29 publications, 0.64%
Spain, 28, 0.62%
Spain
28 publications, 0.62%
Netherlands, 24, 0.53%
Netherlands
24 publications, 0.53%
Sweden, 23, 0.51%
Sweden
23 publications, 0.51%
Denmark, 21, 0.47%
Denmark
21 publications, 0.47%
Norway, 17, 0.38%
Norway
17 publications, 0.38%
Poland, 17, 0.38%
Poland
17 publications, 0.38%
New Zealand, 14, 0.31%
New Zealand
14 publications, 0.31%
Finland, 14, 0.31%
Finland
14 publications, 0.31%
Czech Republic, 13, 0.29%
Czech Republic
13 publications, 0.29%
South Africa, 10, 0.22%
South Africa
10 publications, 0.22%
Austria, 9, 0.2%
Austria
9 publications, 0.2%
Saudi Arabia, 9, 0.2%
Saudi Arabia
9 publications, 0.2%
Hungary, 8, 0.18%
Hungary
8 publications, 0.18%
Argentina, 7, 0.16%
Argentina
7 publications, 0.16%
Israel, 7, 0.16%
Israel
7 publications, 0.16%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1977 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.