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Research in Kyoto

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Kyoto. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Kyoto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kyoto University Institute for Chemical ResearchResearch facility 3,460 #4,897
2Research Institute for Sustainable HumanosphereResearch facility 178 #38,419 all time
3Kyoto Min-iren Asukai HospitalHospital / health system 22 not ranked
4The Ritsumeikan TrustUniversity 11 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research: 94.3%Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere: 4.8%Kyoto Min-iren Asukai Hospital: 0.6%The Ritsumeikan Trust: 0.3%94%largest
Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research3,460 · 94.3%Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere178 · 4.8%Kyoto Min-iren Asukai Hospital22 · 0.6%The Ritsumeikan Trust11 · 0.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Kyoto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kyoto is most concentrated in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry (13.5× the world share in Organic Chemistry).

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 26.0 works13×
  2. ChemistryField · 35.0 works8.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Kyoto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Efficiency, Crystal Growth, Catalysis, Stability, Semiconductors and Organometal Halide Perovskites.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications19▲ 6.2×21 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 5.4×28 topics
  3. Efficiency13▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Catalysis12▲ 7.1×23 topics
  5. Crystal Growth12▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Nanocomposites11▲ 5.4×18 topics
  7. Stability11▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Semiconductors11▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Organometal Halide Perovskites10▲ 33×1 topic
  10. Perovskite Solar Cells10▲ 33×1 topic
  11. Nanocrystals9▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Bioimaging8▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Photovoltaics8▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Organic Electronics8▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Conducting Polymers7▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Self-Assembly7▲ 8.4×12 topics
  17. Electronic Structure7▲ 15×8 topics
  18. Transition Metal Complexes7▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Nanofibers6▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Polymer Blends6▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  22. Superconductivity6▲ 14×9 topics
  23. Solar Cells6▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  25. Semiconductor6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Nanostructures5▲ 5.3×16 topics
  27. Quantum Dots5▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Room Temperature5▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Spintronics5▲ 15×4 topics
  30. PEDOT:PSS5▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Polyaniline5▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Electrocatalysis5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  33. Fluorescence Imaging5▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Supramolecular Chemistry5▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Biological Detection5▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors5▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Semiconductor Nanocrystals5▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Colloidal Nanocrystals4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Ferroelectricity4▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Nanoparticle Synthesis4▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Kyoto?

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  3. 3 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  10. 10 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.