Preserving Microbes, Advancing Science
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC (riken.jp) scores 46 out of 100 on Brand Analyzer, placing it in the Early Stage tier among Healthcare brands, Education brands, Other brands, in the 1st percentile of 11305 Healthcare brands.
The Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM) is a microbial bioresource repository operated by RIKEN's BioResource Research Center (BRC) in Wakō-shi, Japan. Established in 1917, it collects, preserves, and distributes authenticated microbial strains to support scientific research. As part of Japan's national biological resource infrastructure, JCM serves researchers and institutions in microbiology, life sciences, and biotechnology worldwide, ensuring reliable, reproducible access to verified microbial materials for academic and applied research purposes.
| Brand Name | Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC |
|---|---|
| Domain | riken.jp |
| Industry | Healthcare, Education |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Wakō-shi |
| Parent Company / Owner | RIKEN |
| Main Competitors | ATCC (83/100), DSMZ (74/100), NITE Biological Resource Center (NBRC), Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (CBS), Institut Pasteur Collection (CIP) (77/100), National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) (69/100) |
Moz Domain Authority 80/100 vs category average 41 / leader 95 - a strong backlink profile, so AI systems frequently encounter mentions of the brand.
No Wikipedia presence was found - a major gap, since Wikipedia is among the most heavily weighted sources in AI training data.
The homepage meta description reads "|Revision of Distribution Fees for Bioresources in RIKEN BRC |" (Meta description: 10 words (ideal length). OG description present and descriptive) - this is the summary AI engines are most likely to quote.
Structured data on the homepage: og:title, og:description. Adding Organization and FAQ schema would further help AI crawlers parse the brand's identity.
AI-crawler access: No robots.txt found (default: all bots allowed, but explicit file preferred) - robots.txt controls whether engines like GPTBot and ClaudeBot can read the site at all.
Social footprint: verified profiles on Instagram; no detected presence on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, GitHub - consistent profiles reinforce the brand's identity across the web.
0 Reddit mentions - community discussion signals real-world reputation to AI models.
Live results from asking a general-purpose AI assistant about the brand, checked August 2026.
When asked "What is 理化学研究所 (RIKEN)?", Claude could identify the brand as of August 2026. RIKEN is Japan's largest and oldest comprehensive research institution, conducting basic and applied research across physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, and computer science. It operates numerous research centers, including facilities behind major scientific instruments like t Best known for Being Japan's premier multidisciplinary scientific research institute, known for breakthroughs in physics and biology and for developing world-class supercomput.
When asked "Best brands similar to 理化学研究所 (RIKEN)?", Claude would recommend Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC as of August 2026. If someone asked about top research institutions, especially in Japan or Asia, RIKEN would be a natural and prominent example to mention.
Common questions people ask in Google, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI search engines.
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC's main competitors in Healthcare: ATCC (83/100), DSMZ (74/100), Institut Pasteur Collection (CIP) (77/100), National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) (69/100).
Sources: Brand Analyzer scan
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC has limited AI-search visibility, scoring 28/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI visibility composite (visibility 15, trust 37, recommendation 42). This estimates how likely AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are to know, trust, and recommend the brand.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC was founded in 1917. Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC operates in the Healthcare category. It is analyzed by Brand Analyzer across seven brand dimensions and AI-search visibility.
Sources: Wikidata
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC is headquartered in Wakō-shi. Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC operates in the Healthcare category.
Sources: Wikidata
The Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM) is a scientific institution and microbial culture collection operated by RIKEN's BioResource Research Center (BRC) in Wakō-shi, Japan. It functions as a national repository for microbial bioresources, founded in 1917, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and distributing authenticated microbial strains for research purposes worldwide.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC scores 42/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI recommendation signal, indicating it is less likely to be surfaced when AI assistants like ChatGPT suggest Healthcare options. Recommendation depends on crawlability, structured data, and category authority.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC can improve AI discoverability by strengthening structured data (Organization and FAQ schema), maintaining an accurate Wikipedia/Wikidata entity, earning authoritative citations, and keeping content crawlable for AI bots. Brand Analyzer measures these as visibility, trust, and recommendation signals.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
JCM offers microbial bioresources, including preserved and authenticated strains of bacteria, archaea, and fungi, for distribution to researchers. It also provides related resource management services as part of RIKEN's broader BioResource Research Center offerings, supporting scientific research and reproducibility in microbiology and life sciences.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
JCM is used by researchers, scientists, and academic institutions in the fields of microbiology, life sciences, and biotechnology who require verified microbial strains and bioresources for their research. Its user base spans the global scientific community, reflecting its role as part of Japan's national biological resource infrastructure.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
JCM is known for being a trusted national repository of authenticated microbial strains in Japan, operating under RIKEN's BioResource Research Center. It is recognized for its long history dating back to 1917 and its role in supplying high-quality, verified microbial bioresources to the global scientific community for research and reproducibility purposes.
Sources: Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC official site
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC scores 28/100 for AI visibility - how well ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can discover, identify and cite the brand.
Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC has a weak AI-visibility profile at 28/100 - a proxy for how readily ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews can recognise and cite it. Its strongest area is recommendation likelihood (42/100) and its weakest is visibility (15/100). It benefits from a Wikidata knowledge-graph entry, a Moz Domain Authority of 80/100 and open access for AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.). The main gaps holding it back: no clear Wikipedia entity to anchor it in LLM training data, thin schema.org structured data and no llms.txt to steer AI to its best pages. In a live check, Claude could already identify Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC from memory (August 2026) - a sign these signals are paying off.
The score combines seven dimensions - name quality, digital presence, visual identity, messaging clarity, trust foundation, AI discoverability, and brand authority - into a single objective benchmark.
46 in September 2026, down from 66 in August 2026.
Ranked closest to Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM), RIKEN BRC: Pillo Health (46/100), Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (46/100), SOPEO NOW (46/100), Tetra Bio-Pharma (46/100).
A step up - brands to learn from: Word of Mouth Technology (56/100), Werskincare (56/100).
Category leader: Booksy (96/100).
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