2016 tables: Institutions

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The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

2015	Institution	FC 2015	AC 2015
1	The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan	522.78	1214
2	Kyoto University, Japan	312.6	729
3	Osaka University, Japan	205.83	531
4	Tohoku University, Japan	194.52	435
5	RIKEN, Japan	153.31	564
6	Nagoya University, Japan	147.08	414
7	Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan	140.82	367
8	Hokkaido University, Japan	119.71	242
9	National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan	95.48	261
10	Kyushu University, Japan	91.2	294
11	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan	82.77	223
12	University of Tsukuba, Japan	57.71	254
13	Keio University, Japan	56.83	122
14	Nanoscale Materials Division (MANA), NIMS, Japan	44.8	115
15	National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan	44.31	157
16	RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Japan	42.14	145
17	Hiroshima University (HU), Japan	39.97	143
18	Okayama University, Japan	34.91	155
19	Waseda University, Japan	31.25	152
20	Kobe University, Japan	27.67	147
21	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan	24.87	49
22	High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan	23.15	174
23	Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan	22.06	33
24	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan	21.56	81
25	Osaka Prefecture University (OPU), Japan	21.38	41
26	Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan	20.8	55
27	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan	19.74	37
28	Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), NINS, Japan	19.59	54
29	Yamagata University, Japan	19.24	48
30	Kanazawa University (KU), Japan	19.12	53
31	Chiba University, Japan	19.07	73
32	RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI), Japan	18.51	52
33	Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan	18.46	61
34	Kumamoto University, Japan	18.21	49
35	Osaka City University (OCU), Japan	17.41	57
36	Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan	17.12	44
37	Advanced Key Technologies Division, NIMS, Japan	16.34	55
38	Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), Japan	16.32	122
39	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan	15.57	104
40	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Japan	14.48	111
41	Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan	14.45	43
42	Niigata University, Japan	14.31	60
43	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Japan	13.96	41
44	Environment and Energy Materials Division, NIMS, Japan	13.29	42
45	University of Toyama, Japan	13	31
46	Yokohama City University (YCU), Japan	12.51	38
47	Doshisha University, Japan	12.29	20
48	Tokushima University, Japan	12.02	30
49	Toyota Group, Japan	11.62	25
50	Gunma University, Japan	11.38	34
51	Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Japan	11.13	58
52	RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB), Japan	10.98	32
53	Saitama University, Japan	10.88	35
54	RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Japan	10.52	40
55	National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan	10.28	34
56	Ehime University, Japan	10.08	38
57	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan	10.08	20
58	Yokohama National University (YNU), Japan	9.91	17
59	Shizuoka University, Japan	9.42	29
60	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), NINS, Japan	9.37	41
61	RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI), Japan	9.3	36
62	Department of Life Science and Biotechnology (DLSBT), AIST, Japan	9.12	35
63	University of Shizuoka, Japan	8.89	15
64	Nagasaki University, Japan	8.18	25
65	Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), AIST, Japan	8.09	17
66	The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan	7.97	23
67	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan	7.92	36
68	Institute of Microbial Chemistry (IMC), Japan	7.82	12
69	National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Japan	7.81	29
70	Gifu University, Japan	7.69	34
71	RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science (RNC), Japan	7.69	26
72	The Kitasato Institute, Japan	7.55	22
73	Chubu University, Japan	7.44	17
74	Mie University, Japan	7.43	19
75	Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (IGAKUKEN), Japan	7.37	22
76	RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies (CLST), Japan	7.23	33
77	University of Hyogo, Japan	7.01	24
78	Yamaguchi University, Japan	6.9	15
79	Kanagawa University, Japan	6.87	23
80	Konan University, Japan	6.83	13
81	Hitachi, Ltd., Japan	6.66	30
82	Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Japan	6.6	25
83	Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan	6.6	16
84	Chuo University, Japan	6.43	11
85	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan	6.31	18
86	Rikkyo University, Japan	6.3	21
87	Gakushuin University, Japan	6.14	13
88	Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan	6.07	14
89	Meijo University, Japan	6	26
90	Shinshu University (SU), Japan	5.99	96
91	Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan	5.99	19
92	Energy Technology Research Institute (ETRI), AIST, Japan	5.85	15
93	RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Japan	5.83	47
94	National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), NINS, Japan	5.79	22
95	Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan	5.69	9
96	National Cancer Center (NCC), Japan	5.69	16
97	Nanoelectronics Research Institute (NeRI), AIST, Japan	5.55	13
98	Toshiba Corporation, Japan	5.5	10
99	Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), AIST, Japan	5.48	17
100	Mitsubishi Group, Japan	5.42	32
101	Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), Japan	5.41	19
102	National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Japan	5.38	19
103	Nanotube Research Center (NTRC), AIST, Japan	5.16	12
104	Ibaraki University, Japan	5.14	22
105	Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan	5.13	12
106	University of Fukui, Japan	5.02	24
107	National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Japan	4.92	14
108	Saga University, Japan	4.78	12
109	RIKEN Chief Scientist Laboratories, Japan	4.73	14
110	Tottori University, Japan	4.66	15
111	Electronics and Photonics Research Institute (ESPRIT), AIST, Japan	4.59	15
112	Juntendo University, Japan	4.56	30
113	Kindai University, Japan	4.47	14
114	RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics (RAP), Japan	4.33	13
115	National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan	4.33	14
116	Ritsumeikan University, Japan	4.31	60
117	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM), Japan	4.3	11
118	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan	4.26	27
119	Department of Energy and Environment (DENVENE), AIST, Japan	4.23	12
120	National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Japan	4.11	14
121	Department of Materials and Chemistry (DMC), AIST, Japan	4.07	13
122	Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN), NIMS, Japan	3.96	11
123	Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan	3.92	13
124	Toyota Technological Institute (TTI), Japan	3.91	11
125	Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices (UBIQEN), AIST, Japan	3.9	5
126	University of Yamanashi, Japan	3.86	14
127	National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), NINS, Japan	3.82	17
128	RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), Japan	3.59	14
129	Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (OIIB), NINS, Japan	3.59	19
130	Nihon University, Japan	3.56	19
131	University of the Ryukyus, Japan	3.5	11
132	Toho University, Japan	3.45	25
133	Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML), NIMS, Japan	3.33	17
134	Jichi Medical University, Japan	3.29	15
135	Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan	3.27	7
136	Spintronics Research Center, AIST, Japan	3.25	4
137	Tokyo Gakugei University (TGU), Japan	3.23	10
138	RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical Science Research Group (iTHES), Japan	3.23	15
139	Tokushima Bunri University, Japan	3.21	13
140	Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan	3.18	13
141	Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan	3.16	15
142	Nara Women's University, Japan	3.16	15
143	Hirosaki University, Japan	3.09	14
144	Nagaoka University of Technology (NUT), Japan	3.01	8
145	Kochi University, Japan	2.86	16
146	Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Japan	2.69	16
147	JEOL Ltd., Japan	2.58	16
148	Toyama Prefectural University, Japan	2.55	6
149	Osaka Bioscience Institute, Japan	2.54	6
150	Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan	2.5	3
151	Tokai University, Japan	2.48	16
152	Nagoya City University, Japan	2.41	19
153	Ochanomizu University, Japan	2.35	20
154	Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU), Japan	2.25	14
155	Toin University of Yokohama, Japan	2.24	4
156	National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), Japan	2.24	7
157	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan	2.2	5
158	Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan	2.18	5
159	Kagawa University, Japan	2.1	9
160	Flexible Electronics Research Center (FLEC), AIST, Japan	2.1	5
161	Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan	2.09	8
162	Kansai University, Japan	2.08	7
163	Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan	2.06	5
164	Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University (TMPU), Japan	2.06	5
165	Saitama Medical University (SMU), Japan	2	14
166	Kagoshima University, Japan	2	15
167	RIKEN Global Research Cluster (GRC), Japan	1.98	9
168	Research Institute of Instrumentation Frontier (RIIF), AIST, Japan	1.94	7
169	Akita University, Japan	1.93	9
170	Panasonic Corporation, Japan	1.88	4
171	Kaneka Corporation, Japan	1.83	3
172	National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), NINS, Japan	1.79	5
173	Fukushima Medical University (FMU), Japan	1.79	8
174	RIKEN BioResource Center (BRC), Japan	1.77	9
175	Peptide Institute, Inc., Japan	1.75	2
176	Kochi University of Technology, Japan	1.75	7
177	Fukuoka University, Japan	1.73	8
178	Shimane University, Japan	1.72	7
179	Utsunomiya University, Japan	1.72	5
180	Canon Inc., Japan	1.7	3
181	National Hospital Organization (NHO), Japan	1.69	15
182	Showa Pharmaceutical University, Japan	1.69	5
183	National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Japan	1.68	10
184	Tokyo Medical University, Japan	1.62	5
185	Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC), Japan	1.57	7
186	Konica Minolta, Inc., Japan	1.55	3
187	Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan	1.52	5
188	Wakayama Medical University, Japan	1.51	3
189	Kansai Medical University (KMU), Japan	1.49	6
190	Asahikawa Medical University, Japan	1.46	4
191	Kirin Holdings Company Limited, Japan	1.43	2
192	Sharp Corporation, Japan	1.42	6
193	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Japan	1.41	8
194	National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, Japan	1.4	5
195	Iwate University, Japan	1.4	6
196	Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Japan	1.38	12
197	Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan	1.38	9
198	Kobe Steel, Ltd., Japan	1.37	3
199	Fujitsu Ltd., Japan	1.36	7
200	International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), NIMS, Japan	1.34	9
201	ADEKA Corporation, Japan	1.33	2
202	St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan	1.3	6
203	Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), Japan	1.27	4
204	Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Japan	1.27	5
205	Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Japan	1.26	16
206	Okayama University of Science, Japan	1.25	2
206	Hiroshima International University, Japan	1.25	2
207	Teikyo University, Japan	1.24	7
208	Iwate Medical University, Japan	1.24	4
209	National Research Institute of Police Science, Japan	1.24	2
210	Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan	1.23	7
211	Ryukoku University, Japan	1.22	5
212	RIKEN Initiative Research Units / Special Research Units, Japan	1.2	3
213	National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Japan	1.2	8
214	Seikei Gakuen, Japan	1.19	3
215	RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS), Japan	1.19	6
216	Azabu University, Japan	1.18	3
217	Kurume University, Japan	1.17	11
218	Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan	1.17	3
219	Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan	1.17	2
219	TDK Corporation, Japan	1.17	2
220	Kao Corporation, Japan	1.16	2
221	Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT), Japan	1.15	5
222	Teijin Ltd., Japan	1.15	4
223	RIKEN Systems and Structural Biology Center (SSBC), Japan	1.14	5
224	Gifu Pharmaceutical University (GPU), Japan	1.13	2
225	Aichi University of Education, Japan	1.12	6
226	RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC), Japan	1.09	3
227	Transmission Electron Microscopy Station, NIMS, Japan	1.08	5
228	Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan	1.07	2
229	Astellas Pharma Inc., Japan	1.06	7
230	Sophia University, Japan	1.04	5
231	Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute, Japan	1.03	4
232	National Defense Academy of Japan (NDA), Japan	1.03	2
233	University of Miyazaki, Japan	1.03	14
234	Sony Corporation, Japan	1.03	2
235	Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan	1.03	2
236	National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Japan	1.01	5
237	Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology (TMCIT), Japan	1	1
237	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL) Co., Ltd., Japan	1	1
237	Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Japan	1	1
237	Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC), Japan	1	1
238	Nitto Denko Corporation, Japan	1	3
239	Hoshi University, Japan	0.98	6
240	Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Japan	0.95	4
241	Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Japan	0.94	2
242	RIKEN Lipid Biology Laboratory, Japan	0.94	3
243	Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan	0.93	2
244	JNC Corporation, Japan	0.93	2
245	Fujita Health University, Japan	0.92	6
246	Kogakuin University, Japan	0.9	10
247	Kanazawa Medical University, Japan	0.89	5
248	Toray Industries, Inc., Japan	0.86	7
249	NEC Corporation, Japan	0.84	7
250	Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan	0.83	3
251	RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology (RCAI), Japan	0.83	8
252	Nanotechnology Innovation Station, NIMS, Japan	0.81	1
253	Research Institute for Environmental Management Technology (EM-TECH), AIST, Japan	0.81	4
254	Hosei University, Japan	0.8	5
255	Research Center for Stem Cell Engineering (SCRC), AIST, Japan	0.79	4
256	Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan	0.79	9
257	Japan Women's University, Japan	0.79	6
258	Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA) Headquarters, AIST, Japan	0.79	3
259	Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Japan	0.77	5
260	Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), Japan	0.76	3
261	Horiba, Ltd., Japan	0.75	2
262	Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan	0.75	2
262	Green-Innovative Magnetic Material Research Center, AIST, Japan	0.75	2
262	Kansai Center, AIST, Japan	0.75	1
263	RIKEN Distinguished Senior Scientist Laboratories, Japan	0.73	6
264	National Museum of Nature and Science (Kahaku), Japan	0.73	5
265	Chiba Cancer Center, Japan	0.72	2
266	The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan	0.72	4
267	Tamura Corporation, Japan	0.7	2
267	Tokuyama Corporation, Japan	0.7	1
268	National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan	0.69	5
269	Aichi Cancer Center, Japan	0.67	9
270	Okayama Institute for Quantum Physics, Japan	0.67	1
270	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Japan	0.67	1
271	RIKEN Condensed Molecular Materials Laboratory (CMM), Japan	0.66	2
272	National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, Japan	0.66	3
273	Rigaku Corporation, Japan	0.65	4
274	Meiji University, Japan	0.65	4
275	FujiFilm Corporation, Japan	0.64	13
276	SAGA Light Source Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center, Japan	0.64	2
277	National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (NCGG), Japan	0.64	2
277	RIKEN Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory (SOC), Japan	0.64	2
278	Research Center for Strategic Materials, NIMS, Japan	0.63	2
279	Kawasaki Medical University, Japan	0.62	3
280	Toyo University, Japan	0.61	2
280	Tamagawa University, Japan	0.61	4
281	Shiga University of Medical Science (SUMS), Japan	0.61	5
282	National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Japan	0.59	2
283	Amano Enzyme Inc., Japan	0.58	1
284	Fukushima University, Japan	0.57	5
285	Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology (N-BIO), Japan	0.57	5
286	Materials Analysis Station, NIMS, Japan	0.56	4
287	Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation (FBRI), Japan	0.55	3
288	Aichi Medical University, Japan	0.54	3
289	Osaka Dental University, Japan	0.53	2
289	Research Center for Ubiquitous MEMS and Micro Engineering (MEMSME), AIST, Japan	0.53	2
290	Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Japan	0.53	2
291	Kumamoto Institute for Photo-Electro Organics (Phoenics), Japan	0.52	3
292	Oita University, Japan	0.5	6
293	Okinawa Institute of Advanced Sciences (OIAS), Japan	0.5	2
294	Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., Japan	0.5	1
294	Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan	0.5	1
294	Fukushima National College of Technology, Japan	0.5	1
294	Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan	0.5	2
294	RIKEN Theoretical Biology Laboratory, Japan	0.5	1
294	Choshu Industry Co., Ltd. (CIC), Japan	0.5	1
294	University of Kitakyushu, Japan	0.5	1
294	Polyplastics Co., Ltd., Japan	0.5	1
294	Mibu High School, Japan	0.5	1
294	Asai Germanium Research Institute Co., Ltd., Japan	0.5	1
294	Nagoya International Patent Firm, Japan	0.5	1
294	Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Japan	0.5	1
295	Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.5	7
296	Gigaphoton, Inc., Japan	0.49	2
297	National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM), Japan	0.49	2
298	International Christian University (ICU), Japan	0.49	3
299	Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute (FREA), AIST, Japan	0.48	3
300	Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI), Japan	0.47	4
301	Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association (PVTEC), Japan	0.46	2
302	Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Japan	0.46	8
303	Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), Japan	0.45	4
304	Iwate Biotechnology Research Center (IBRC), Japan	0.44	1
305	RIKEN Research Cluster for Innovation (RCI), Japan	0.44	4
306	Chemicrea Inc., Japan	0.43	1
307	Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan	0.42	3
307	Teikyo Heisei University, Japan	0.42	2
307	Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC), AIST, Japan	0.42	2
308	Ferroic Physics Group, NIMS, Japan	0.41	2
309	Tokyo Denki University, Japan	0.41	3
310	National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT), Japan	0.41	3
311	Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan	0.4	3
312	Saint Mother Hospital - Infertility Clinic, Japan	0.4	1
312	Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan	0.4	1
313	Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Japan	0.4	6
314	Aichi Gakuin University (AGU), Japan	0.39	4
315	Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan	0.38	3
316	Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd., Japan	0.38	2
316	The University of Aizu, Japan	0.38	1
316	R&D Partnership for Future Power Electronics Technology (FUPET), Japan	0.38	1
317	Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan	0.37	3
318	Osaka Ohtani University, Japan	0.37	2
319	Kumamoto National College of Technology, Japan	0.36	1
320	Interdisciplinary Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry (IRC3), AIST, Japan	0.36	2
320	Tokyo City University, Japan	0.36	2
321	Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Japan	0.35	3
322	RIKEN Preventive Medicine and Diagnosis Innovation Program (PMI), Japan	0.33	4
323	Osaka Medical College, Japan	0.33	2
323	Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Japan	0.33	1
323	Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Japan	0.33	1
323	Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center, Japan	0.33	1
323	Valuenex Consulting Inc., Japan	0.33	1
323	Human Technology Research Institute (HTRI), AIST, Japan	0.33	1
323	IVF Namba Clinic, Japan	0.33	1
323	GeneCare Research Institute Co., Ltd., Japan	0.33	1
323	Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd., Japan	0.33	1
323	Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG), AIST, Japan	0.33	1
323	Yokohama University of Pharmacy, Japan	0.33	1
323	Akita Industrial Technology Center (AIT), Japan	0.33	1
324	Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan	0.33	3
325	Miyagi Children’s Hospital, Japan	0.33	2
326	Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.33	6
327	Numazu National College of Technology, Japan	0.33	2
328	Fukui Prefectural University, Japan	0.32	3
329	Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Japan	0.32	2
329	RIKEN Associate Chief Scientist Laboratories, Japan	0.32	1
330	Institute for Laser Technology (ILT), Japan	0.32	4
331	Tokyo Keizai University, Japan	0.31	2
331	Bunkyo University, Japan	0.31	2
332	ROHM Co., Ltd., Japan	0.3	5
333	Nagasaki International University, Japan	0.3	2
334	Setsunan University, Japan	0.3	1
335	Sapporo Medical University, Japan	0.3	3
336	Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT), Japan	0.3	2
337	Public Works Research Institute, Japan	0.29	1
337	Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Japan	0.29	1
338	SunAllomer Ltd., Japan	0.29	1
338	Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan	0.29	1
338	Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology, Japan	0.29	1
339	Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan	0.28	3
340	Musashino University, Japan	0.28	3
341	University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan	0.28	3
342	Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Japan	0.27	1
343	Sekisui Medical Company Ltd., Japan	0.27	2
344	National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), AIST, Japan	0.27	2
345	Shimadzu Corporation, Japan	0.26	6
346	Wakayama University, Japan	0.25	1
346	Seikagaku Corporation, Japan	0.25	1
346	GS Yuasa International Ltd., Japan	0.25	1
346	Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Japan	0.25	1
346	Shimizu Corporation, Japan	0.25	1
346	UT-Heart Inc., Japan	0.25	1
346	Prefectural University of Kumamoto (PUK), Japan	0.25	1
346	Kanto Chemical Co., Inc., Japan	0.25	1
346	Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), Japan	0.25	1
346	Mifune Dinosaur Museum, Japan	0.25	1
346	Hamari Chemicals, LTD., Japan	0.25	1
346	Active Fault and Earthquake Research Center (AFERC), AIST, Japan	0.25	1
347	Japan Livestock Technology Association (JLTA), Japan	0.24	1
348	Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM), NIMS, Japan	0.24	1
349	TAO Health Life Pharma Co. Ltd., Japan	0.23	2
349	Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries (GPI), Japan	0.23	1
350	Showa University, Japan	0.23	3
351	International University of Health and Welfare, Japan	0.23	2
352	Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences, Japan	0.22	1
352	Green Nanoelectronics Center (GNC), AIST, Japan	0.22	1
352	Renesas Electronics Corporation, Japan	0.22	1
352	Adachi Hospital, Japan	0.22	1
353	Marine Works Japan Ltd., Japan	0.22	2
354	Inpex Corporation, Japan	0.22	6
354	Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan	0.22	6
355	Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JRC), Japan	0.22	1
356	The Open University of Japan, Japan	0.22	3
357	Canon ANELVA Corporation, Japan	0.21	1
357	Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Japan	0.21	1
357	Aichi Institute of Technology (AIT), Japan	0.21	2
358	MicroBiopharm Japan Co., Ltd. (MBJ), Japan	0.21	4
359	Department of Precision Engineering, UTokyo, Japan	0.21	2
360	Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Japan	0.21	2
361	Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan	0.21	2
362	Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), Japan	0.2	2
362	Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Japan	0.2	1
362	VisionTech Incorporated (VTI), Japan	0.2	1
362	Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.2	1
362	NAMICS Corporation, Japan	0.2	1
362	Kanagawa Cancer Center, Japan	0.2	1
362	Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan	0.2	1
362	Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute, Japan	0.2	1
362	Itoh Optical Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan	0.2	1
362	NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL), Japan	0.2	1
362	AGIH Akimoto Hospital, Japan	0.2	1
362	Akita Prefectural University, Japan	0.2	1
363	Nippon Medical School, Japan	0.2	3
364	DNA Chip Research Inc., Japan	0.2	5
365	Miraca Holdings Inc., Japan	0.2	8
366	RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC), Japan	0.19	2
367	Sagami Chemical Research Institute (SCRI), Japan	0.19	1
367	Tosoh Corporation, Japan	0.19	1
368	Aichi Human Service Center, Japan	0.18	3
369	Research Institute for Production Development, Japan	0.18	2
370	Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited (JAE), Japan	0.18	1
370	Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan	0.18	1
370	East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Japan	0.18	1
371	Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan	0.18	5
372	Research Institute of Environmental Geology, Chiba, Japan	0.17	2
373	Department of Bacteriology, Osaka Dental University, Japan	0.17	1
373	Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture, Japan	0.17	1
373	Ube Industries Ltd., Japan	0.17	1
373	Rairan Pte. Ltd., Japan	0.17	1
373	Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Japan	0.17	1
373	Hokuriku University, Japan	0.17	1
373	Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K. K., Japan	0.17	1
373	The Japan Academy, Japan	0.17	1
373	Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization, Japan	0.17	2
373	Fukui University of Technology, Japan	0.17	1
373	Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Japan	0.17	1
373	Gifu Shotoku University, Japan	0.17	1
373	Japan Wildlife Research Center, Japan	0.17	1
373	J-Oil Mills, Inc., Japan	0.17	1
374	Hiroshima City University (HCU), Japan	0.16	2
375	Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd., Japan	0.15	1
376	Yasuda Women's University, Japan	0.15	2
377	The Nippon Dental University, Japan	0.15	2
378	Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan	0.15	6
379	Tokushima Prefectural Industrial Technology Center, Japan	0.14	1
379	Yamaguchi Prefecture Industrial Technology Institute, Japan	0.14	1
379	Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Japan	0.14	1
379	Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Japan	0.14	1
379	MEMS CORE Co., Ltd., Japan	0.14	1
379	Tochigi Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan	0.14	1
379	Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan	0.14	1
379	Tokai COOP Federations, Japan	0.14	1
379	JR Tokyo General Hospital, Japan	0.14	1
379	Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Japan	0.14	1
379	Shoei Chemical Inc., Japan	0.14	1
379	Elements Strategy Initiative Center for Magnetic Materials (ESICMM), NIMS, Japan	0.14	1
380	JSR Corporation, Japan	0.14	5
381	Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan	0.14	2
382	Maruwa Foods and Biosciences, Inc., Japan	0.13	2
383	Soma Central Hospital, Japan	0.13	2
384	Akita Research Institute for Food and Brewing (ARIF), Japan	0.13	1
384	Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Japan	0.13	1
384	Himeji Hinomoto College, Japan	0.13	1
384	Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan	0.13	1
384	Tokyo Kasei University, Japan	0.13	1
384	Meisei Gakuen, Japan	0.13	1
384	Smart Spheres Workshop Co. Ltd., Japan	0.13	1
384	Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute (AMRI), AIST, Japan	0.13	1
385	Nippon Institute for Biological Science (NIBS), Japan	0.12	2
386	Kawasaki Institute of Industry Promotion, Japan	0.12	3
387	Kyushu Dental University (KDU), Japan	0.12	2
388	Japan NUS Co., Ltd. (JANUS), Japan	0.11	1
388	Niigata Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), Japan	0.11	1
388	Zen-noh Embryo Transfer Center, Japan	0.11	1
388	Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Japan	0.11	1
388	Hokkaido System Science Co., Ltd., Japan	0.11	1
388	University of Tokyo Health Sciences, Japan	0.11	1
388	Naruto University of Education, Japan	0.11	1
388	Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan	0.11	1
388	Rissho University, Japan	0.11	1
388	Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan	0.11	1
388	Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Japan	0.11	1
389	Nippon Steel & Sumikin Metal Corporation, Japan	0.11	2
389	Dyden Corporation, Japan	0.11	2
390	Kyorin University, Japan	0.11	2
391	Human Metabolome Technologies, Inc., Japan	0.11	1
392	Sanin Rosai Hospital, Japan	0.1	1
392	JICA Research Institute (JICA-RI), Japan	0.1	1
392	Nayoro Observatory, Japan	0.1	1
392	Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japan	0.1	1
392	Sagara Hospital, Japan	0.1	1
392	Ueo Breast Surgical Hospital, Japan	0.1	1
392	Akashi City Hospital, Japan	0.1	1
392	KYOCERA Corporation, Japan	0.1	1
392	Biomedicinal Information Research Center (BIRC), AIST, Japan	0.1	1
392	SPring-8 Service Co., Ltd., Japan	0.1	1
392	Reifycs Inc., Japan	0.1	1
392	Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Japan	0.1	1
392	RIKEN Genomic Sciences Research Complex (GSC), Japan	0.1	1
392	Industrial Research Center of Shiga Prefecture, Japan	0.1	1
392	Kuraray Co., Ltd., Japan	0.1	1
393	Toranomon Hospital, Japan	0.1	1
393	National Livestock Breeding Center, Japan	0.1	1
394	Meijo Hospital, Japan	0.09	2
394	Seirei Sakura Citizen Hospital, Japan	0.09	2
395	Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan	0.09	1
395	GalPharma Co., Japan	0.09	1
395	Matsumoto Dental University (MDU), Japan	0.09	1
395	Research Center for Compact Chemical System (CCS), AIST, Japan	0.09	1
396	Shikoku Medical Center for Children and Adults, Japan	0.09	2
397	Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Japan	0.08	1
397	Rakuno Gakuen University (RGU), Japan	0.08	1
397	Research Foundation ITSUU Laboratory, Japan	0.08	1
397	Soai University, Japan	0.08	1
397	Senri Kinran University, Japan	0.08	1
397	Japan Coast Guard (JCG), Japan	0.08	1
398	National Defense Medical College, Japan	0.08	2
399	Ryoka Systems Inc., Japan	0.08	1
399	Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Japan	0.08	1
399	Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., Japan	0.08	1
399	Fukuoka Dental College, Japan	0.08	1
400	Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan	0.08	1
401	Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS), Japan	0.07	3
402	Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Japan	0.07	2
403	SAIL Technologies Inc., Japan	0.07	1
403	Okinawa National College of Technology, Japan	0.07	1
403	National Museum of Japanese History, Japan	0.07	1
403	JASCO Corporation, Japan	0.07	1
403	Cell Innovator Co., Ltd., Japan	0.07	1
403	Confocal Science Inc., Japan	0.07	1
403	Saitama Cancer Center, Japan	0.07	1
403	Joshiseigakuin (JSG High School), Japan	0.07	1
404	KAN Research Institute, Inc., Japan	0.07	1
405	Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan	0.07	1
405	IMAGICA Imageworks, Inc., Japan	0.07	1
405	Social Insurance Central General Hospital, Japan	0.07	1
405	Suzuka University of Medical Science (SUMS), Japan	0.07	1
406	Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation, Japan	0.07	2
407	Shizuoka Cancer Center, Japan	0.06	1
408	Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan	0.06	1
408	Institute for Quantum Chemical Exploration (IQCE), Japan	0.06	1
408	The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan	0.06	1
408	Wakayama National College of Technology (WNCT), Japan	0.06	1
408	U-Medico Corporation, Japan	0.06	1
409	Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Japan	0.06	1
409	Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Japan	0.06	1
410	Sojo University, Japan	0.06	1
410	Asahi University, Japan	0.06	1
410	J-POWER/Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Japan	0.06	1
410	Tokyo Nuclear Services Co., Ltd. (TNS), Japan	0.06	1
410	JT Biohistory Research Hall (BRH), Japan	0.06	1
411	Home Seismometer Corporation, Japan	0.05	1
411	PhoenixBio Co., Ltd., Japan	0.05	1
411	The Institute of Applied Energy (IAE), Japan	0.05	1
411	Beamline at SPring-8, NIMS, Japan	0.05	1
411	MASIS Inc., Japan	0.05	1
412	Kobe Gakuin University, Japan	0.05	1
412	Fukui-ken Saiseikai Hospital, Japan	0.05	1
412	ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd., Japan	0.05	1
412	Tsuruga Municipal Hospital, Japan	0.05	1
413	Toa Eiyo Ltd., Japan	0.05	5
414	Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center, Japan	0.05	1
414	Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute, Japan	0.05	1
414	Shimane Prefectural Livestock Technology Center, Japan	0.05	1
414	Tottori Livestock Experiment Station, Japan	0.05	1
414	Nagasaki Prefectural Beef Cattle Improvement Center, Japan	0.05	1
414	Saga Prefecture Livestock Experiment Station, Japan	0.05	1
414	Okayama Prefecture Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Japan	0.05	1
414	Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Japan	0.05	1
414	Kagoshima Prefectural Cattle Breeding Development Institute, Japan	0.05	1
415	Dokkyo Medical University, Japan	0.05	2
415	Eiju General Hospital, Japan	0.05	2
415	Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Japan	0.05	2
416	Nikon Corporation, Japan	0.05	1
416	Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.05	1
416	Tokyo Dental College, Japan	0.05	1
416	The Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory Primates, Japan	0.05	1
416	Pasco Corporation, Japan	0.05	1
417	Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan	0.05	3
418	Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan	0.04	73
419	Miyagi University of Education, Japan	0.04	6
420	ARAYA Brain Imaging, Japan	0.04	1
420	Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Japan	0.04	1
420	Institute of General Hygiene, Japan	0.04	1
421	Shizuoka University of Welfare, Japan	0.04	5
422	PeptiDream Inc., Japan	0.04	1
422	KinoPharma, Inc., Japan	0.04	1
422	Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB), Japan	0.04	1
422	Okazaki Research Facilities, NINS, Japan	0.04	1
422	Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Japan	0.04	1
423	Kimura Eye Clinic, Japan	0.03	1
423	Ooida Hospital, Japan	0.03	1
424	Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan	0.03	4
425	AGT&T Co. Ltd., Japan	0.03	1
426	Ibaraki Children's Hospital, Japan	0.03	1
426	Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Japan	0.03	1
426	Gunma Children's Medical Center, Japan	0.03	1
427	LxRay Co., Ltd., Japan	0.03	1
427	Kurume National College of Technology (Kurume-NCT), Japan	0.03	1
428	CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Japan	0.03	5
429	National Research Institute of Brewing, Japan	0.03	1
430	Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Japan	0.03	1
430	Saiseikai Central Hospital, Japan	0.03	1
431	The Systems Biology Institute, Japan	0.03	1
432	Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan	0.03	69
433	The Nippon Foundation, Japan	0.03	1
433	Japan Community Health Care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Japan	0.03	1
434	Kyoto University of Education, Japan	0.02	68
435	Chibune General Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
436	Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
437	Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Japan	0.02	1
438	Sasebo City General Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
438	Tokyo Metropolitan Otsuka Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
439	Chiba Children's Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
440	Mizoguchi Eye Clinic, Japan	0.02	2
441	Hayashi Eye Hospital, Japan	0.02	1
442	StaGen Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	HPC Systems Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	OP BIO Factory Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. (MKI), Japan	0.01	4
442	Nippon Gene Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Forerunner Pharma Research Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	G&G Science Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Sysmex Corporation, Japan	0.01	4
442	Sosei Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Precision System Science Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	Kowa Company, Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Celestar Lexico-Sciences, Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	iPS Academia Japan, Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Intec, Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Scrum Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	Medicrome, Inc., Japan	0.01	4
442	Riken Genesis Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
442	LSI Medience Corporation, Japan	0.01	4
442	Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan	0.01	4
443	Ozaki Eye Hospital, Japan	0.01	2
444	Nippon Sheet Glass Group (NSG Group), Japan	0.01	1
445	Miyata Eye Hospital, Japan	0.01	1
446	Meiji Gakuin University, Japan	0.01	2
446	Tokyo Polytechnic University (TPU), Japan	0.01	2
447	Tane Memorial Eye Hospital, Japan	0.01	1
447	Inouye Eye Hospital, Japan	0.01	1
447	Sensho-kai Eye Institute, Japan	0.01	1
447	Shinjo Eye Clinic, Japan	0.01	1
447	Shirato Eye Clinic, Japan	0.01	1
447	Ideta Eye Hospital, Japan	0.01	1
447	Ohashi Eye Center, Japan	0.01	1
448	Bayside Misato Medical Center, Japan	0.01	1
449	Ceres, Inc., Japan	0	1
450	Chubu Rosai Hospital, Japan	0	1
451	The United Nations University, Japan	0	1

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