In 2021, about 28.5 percent of paper publications on science and technology in Japan were in the field of clinical medicine, psychiatry, and psychology. Around 26 percent were publications in basic life science areas such as biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and zoology.
Distribution of paper publications on science and technology in Japan in 2021, by research field
*Basic life science includes agrology, biology/biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology/genetics, neuroscience/behavioral science, pharmacology/toxicology, botany/zoology.
**Others include economics, business administration, interdisciplinary studies, social science, and other research areas that cannot be categorized.
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National Institute of Science and Technology Policy. (August 8, 2023). Distribution of paper publications on science and technology in Japan in 2021, by research field [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307322/japan-share-scientific-paper-publications-by-field/
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