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Research in Nagaoka

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Nagaoka, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nagaoka University and Nagaoka University of Technology.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
188k
12.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nagaoka

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Nagaoka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nagaoka University of TechnologyUniversity 9,547 #13,401
2Nagaoka UniversityUniversity 4,079 #13,149
3Nagaoka National College of TechnologyUniversity 568 #21,398 all time
4Tachikawa Medical CenterHospital / health system 188 #34,385 all time
5Nagaoka Institute of DesignUniversity 123 #33,486 all time
6Nippon Seiki (Japan)Company 114 not ranked
7Niigata Prefectural Nagaoka High SchoolUniversity 10 not ranked
8Niigata Prefectural Museum of HistoryArchive 9 not ranked
9Nagaoka Municipal Science MuseumArchive 5 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Nagaoka University of Technology: 65.2%Nagaoka University: 27.9%Nagaoka National College of Technology: 3.9%Tachikawa Medical Center: 1.3%5 others listed: 1.8%65%largest
Nagaoka University of Technology9,547 · 65.2%Nagaoka University4,079 · 27.9%Nagaoka National College of Technology568 · 3.9%Tachikawa Medical Center188 · 1.3%5 others listed261 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Nagaoka work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research in Nagaoka is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Materials Science (12%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,126 fractional works · 75.8% of its workEngineering: 631 fractional works · 42.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 183 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 87 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 60 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 51 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 184 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 85 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomaterials: 34 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 85 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 28 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 81 fractional works · 5.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 54 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 40 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 146 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 130 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 125 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 88 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNagaoka1,485fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering63142.5%
    2. Materials Science18412.4%
    3. Computer Science855.7%
    4. Environmental Science815.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy543.7%
    6. Chemistry402.7%
    7. Energy211.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering141.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences120.8%
    10. Mathematics40.2%
    1. Medicine1308.7%
    2. Health Professions100.7%
    3. Dentistry40.3%
    4. Nursing20.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology583.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences352.4%
    3. Neuroscience251.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    1. Social Sciences372.5%
    2. Psychology191.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting90.6%
    4. Decision Sciences90.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities70.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nagaoka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nagaoka is most concentrated in Biomaterials, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.6× the world share in Biomaterials).

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 32.3 works5.6×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 21.2 works3.9×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 170.2 works3.5×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 166.1 works3.5×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.90× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.90× its world share, 586 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.54× its world share, 166 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.54×166 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.90×14 works
  3. Engineering2.90×586 works
  4. Chemistry1.66×35 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.61×48 works
  6. Energy1.44×18 works
  7. Environmental Science1.09×73 works
  8. Neuroscience1.06×23 works
  9. Computer Science0.73×77 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×51 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.64×8 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.53×4 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×10 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×29 works
  16. Medicine0.44×114 works
  17. Psychology0.36×15 works
  18. Health Professions0.27×10 works
  19. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  20. Nursing0.25×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×6 works
  22. Social Sciences0.21×35 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×9 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
  25. Mathematics0.18×3 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.15×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Nagaoka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Electric Vehicle Charging and Microstructure.

▲ 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-now 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. Power Electronics72▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications61▲ 3.5×33 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties61▲ 4.2×31 topics
  4. Nanoparticles57▲ 3.1×38 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration53▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Deep Learning47◆ 0.92×63 topics
  7. Nanocomposites45▲ 3.8×20 topics
  8. Microstructure32▲ 4.1×17 topics
  9. Nanomaterials31▲ 2.0×19 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering31▲ 3.4×12 topics
  11. Electric Vehicle Charging30▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Graphene28▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Carbon Nanotubes24▲ 4.9×8 topics
  14. Catalysis24▲ 2.4×22 topics
  15. Thermal Analysis23▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Nanocrystals22▲ 5.8×5 topics
  17. Model Predictive Control22▲ 5.9×4 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing22▲ 4.7×7 topics
  19. Finite Element Method22▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Fault Tolerance21▲ 9.1×3 topics
  21. Nanostructures21▲ 3.4×15 topics
  22. DC-DC Converters20▲ 25×1 topic
  23. High-Frequency Power Conversion20▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Photovoltaic Systems20▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Multilevel Converters20▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Voltage Source Inverters20▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Implantable Devices19▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Adaptive Control18▲ 9.1×7 topics
  29. Wastewater Treatment18▲ 4.9×8 topics
  30. Biomaterials17▲ 4.8×6 topics
  31. Wireless Power Transfer17▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Materials17▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Efficiency Optimization17▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Sintering16▲ 8.8×5 topics
  35. Photovoltaics16▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Material Properties16▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Electric Motor Drives15▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Permanent Magnet Machines15▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Processing Techniques14▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Structural Analysis14▲ 10×5 topics

What research is done in Nagaoka?

Advanced DC-DC Converters: 19 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 18 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…14Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 14 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…12Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 12 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 12 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 10 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…10Topology Optimization in Engineering: 10 fractional worksWireless Power Transfer Systems: 9 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 9 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Proper…8Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  7. 7 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications Biomaterials 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nagaoka5.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2001.

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