The Open University of Japan

1.1k papers and 20.1k indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with The Open University of Japan have published 1.1k papers, which have received a total of 20.1k indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 185 papers in Molecular Biology, 101 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 82 papers in Materials Chemistry on the topics of Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (61 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (46 papers) and Plant and animal studies (35 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (4.1k citations), Insect Science (3.9k citations) and Plant Science (2.0k citations). Authors at The Open University of Japan collaborate with scholars in Japan, United States and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of The Open University of Japan's most productive authors include Naruo Nikoh, Takema Fukatsu, Takahiro Hosokawa, Hiroshi Ogino, Masaaki Kurosu, Jun‐ichiro Kishine, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Tetsuo Nagano, Jun’ichi Semba and Atsushi Nakabachi.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at The Open University of Japan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers affiliated with The Open University of Japan at the time of their publication. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers affiliated with The Open University of Japan at the time of their publication.

Countries citing scholars working at The Open University of Japan

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