2023 tables: Institutions - corporate

The 2023 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Changes in output from 2021 for the natural sciences can be viewed by using the subject/journals filter.

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# Institution Share 2022 Count 2022
1 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan 14.59 34
2 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Japan 7.73 23
3 Toyota Group, Japan 5.47 19
4 Sony Corporation, Japan 3.97 7
5 Mitsubishi Group, Japan 3.45 16
6 Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Japan 3.33 17
7 Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Japan 3.21 16
8 Rigaku Corporation, Japan 2.71 20
9 Hitachi, Ltd., Japan 2.49 15
10 Panasonic Corporation, Japan 2.35 6
11 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Japan 2.33 8
12 Eisai Co., Ltd., Japan 2.08 12
13 Fujitsu Ltd., Japan 1.96 5
14 JEOL Ltd., Japan 1.92 20
15 Toshiba Corporation, Japan 1.63 5
16 Shimadzu Corporation, Japan 1.53 9
17 Novel Crystal Technology, Inc., Japan 1.52 5
18 TDK Corporation, Japan 1.38 4
19 AGC Inc., Japan 1.37 4
20 Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Japan 1.35 4
21 Toray Industries, Inc., Japan 1.30 11
22 Horiba, Ltd., Japan 1.20 9
23 Astellas Pharma Inc., Japan 1.17 14
24 NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (NHK STRL), Japan 1.13 2
25 Konica Minolta, Inc., Japan 1.08 8
26 Nissan Chemical Corporation, Japan 1.07 2
27 SCIOCS Co. Ltd., Japan 1.00 1
27 Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Japan 1.00 1
28 ENEOS Holdings, Japan 0.98 3
29 Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan 0.88 11
30 Ube Industries Ltd., Japan 0.81 4
31 Kato Ladies Clinic, Japan 0.80 1
32 Kao Corporation, Japan 0.77 2
33 Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), Japan 0.75 2
34 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan 0.70 4
35 Epsilon Molecular Engineering Inc., Japan 0.67 1
36 Nippi. Inc., Japan 0.65 2
36 Sekisui Chemical Company, Limited, Japan 0.65 2
37 Kowa Company, Ltd., Japan 0.61 7
38 Preferred Networks, Inc., Japan 0.60 2
39 Daicel Corporation, Japan 0.59 4
40 Nikon Corporation, Japan 0.58 5
41 Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan 0.54 5
42 Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan 0.54 2
43 MicroBiopharm Japan Co., Ltd. (MBJ), Japan 0.51 4
44 ULVAC, Inc., Japan 0.50 1
44 Arios Inc., Japan 0.50 1
45 JSR Corporation, Japan 0.44 6
46 SoftBank Corp., Japan 0.43 8
47 Kirin Holdings Company Limited, Japan 0.41 4
48 Kyoto Fission-Track Co., Ltd., Japan 0.40 1
49 Photo Electron Soul Inc., Japan 0.39 1
50 Purotech Bio Inc., Japan 0.38 1
51 Trans Chromosomics Inc., Japan 0.38 2
51 Advantest Laboratories Ltd., Japan 0.38 1
52 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan 0.37 5
53 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan 0.36 4
54 Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan 0.34 9
55 Koganei Corporation, Japan 0.33 1
55 Hojun Co., Ltd., Japan 0.33 1
55 Shimizu Corporation, Japan 0.33 1
55 MEMS CORE Co., Ltd., Japan 0.33 1
56 Epistra Inc., Japan 0.32 1
57 Marine Works Japan Ltd., Japan 0.31 7
58 Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan 0.30 2
59 DIC Cor., Japan 0.30 1
60 Sharp Corporation, Japan 0.29 1
61 Araya Inc., Japan 0.28 2
62 SHI Accelerator Service Ltd., Japan 0.27 2
63 Measurement Agency Co,.Ltd., Japan 0.25 1
63 Toyobo Co., Ltd., Japan 0.25 1
63 MO device, Japan 0.25 1
63 Bridgestone Corporation, Japan 0.25 1
63 Natsume Optical Corporation (NOC), Japan 0.25 1
64 PhoenixBio Co., Ltd., Japan 0.22 3
65 Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd., Japan 0.20 3
66 Robotic Biology Institute Inc. (RBI), Japan 0.20 1
67 Denka Company Limited, Japan 0.20 2
68 C4U Corporation, Japan 0.20 1
68 Tosoh Corporation, Japan 0.20 1
68 Shinwa Chemical Industries Ltd., Japan 0.20 1
68 OXIDE Corporation, Japan 0.20 1
68 Showa Denko K.K. (SDK), Japan 0.20 1
69 FujiFilm Corporation, Japan 0.18 5
70 U-Medico Corporation, Japan 0.17 2
71 Hikari Giken, Co., Japan 0.17 1
71 Teijin Ltd., Japan 0.17 1
71 Sanyo Techno Marine Co., Ltd. (STM), Japan 0.17 1
71 JNC Corporation, Japan 0.17 1
71 Kotobiken Medical Laboratories, Inc., Japan 0.17 1
71 LPixel Inc., Japan 0.17 1
71 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan 0.17 1
71 Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan 0.17 1
71 Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), Japan 0.17 1
72 Tomey Corporation, Japan 0.15 1
73 ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd., Japan 0.15 1
74 Miraca Holdings Inc., Japan 0.15 10
75 MOLFEX, Inc., Japan 0.14 1
75 Kanomax Japan, Inc., Japan 0.14 1
75 Leave a Nest Co., Ltd., Japan 0.14 1
76 Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Japan 0.14 4
77 Idea International Co. Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
78 Inpex Corporation, Japan 0.13 2
79 Kyoei Denko Co., Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
79 Chemio Co. Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
79 Tsuchiya Co. Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
79 Shinko Seiki Co., Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
79 Izumo Web Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
79 GF Innovation Ltd., Japan 0.13 1
80 VCCT Inc., Japan 0.12 1
81 Logomix, Inc., Japan 0.12 1
82 Spiber Inc., Japan 0.12 1
83 KAN Research Institute, Inc., Japan 0.12 1
83 Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Japan 0.12 1
84 Nichia Corporation, Japan 0.11 1
84 Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan 0.11 1
84 SAKURA Internet Inc., Japan 0.11 1
84 Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan 0.11 1
84 Linical Co.,Ltd., Japan 0.11 1
85 HiLung Inc., Japan 0.11 2
86 Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Co., Ltd., Japan 0.10 1
86 Repertoire Genesis Inc., Japan 0.10 1
87 Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan 0.10 1
88 Fujikura Ltd., Japan 0.10 1
89 Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd., Japan 0.09 4
90 CONFLEX Corporation, Japan 0.09 1
91 RePHAGEN Co, Ltd., Japan 0.08 1
91 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Japan 0.08 1
91 PeptiDream Inc., Japan 0.08 1
91 HOLO BIO Co., Ltd., Japan 0.08 1
92 Air Water Inc., Japan 0.08 1
92 Bruker AXS K.K., Japan 0.08 1
92 TechnoPro R&D Company, Japan 0.08 1
93 Noster Inc., Japan 0.07 1
94 Itochu Corporation, Japan 0.07 1
95 Konduit, Japan 0.07 1
96 Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan 0.06 2
97 Nihon Kohden Corporation, Japan 0.06 1
97 Cell Innovator Co., Ltd., Japan 0.06 1
97 SANKA High Technology Co. Ltd., Japan 0.06 1
98 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Japan 0.06 3
99 Order-made Medical Research Inc., Japan 0.06 1
100 Combinatics Inc., Japan 0.05 1

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