Research in Sendai
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Sendai. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University.
- Research institutions
- 2 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.2k ▼ 47% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 17.8% 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 Sendai?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku UniversityResearch facility | 1,205 | #6,820 | |
| 2 | Sendai Tokushukai HospitalHospital / health system | 16 | 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.
What is Sendai strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Sendai is most concentrated in Materials Science (7.6× the world share in Materials Science).
- Materials ScienceField · 21.9 works7.6×
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 Sendai?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Nanomaterials, Crystal Growth, Energy Storage, Catalysis, Electronic Structure, Catalysts and Mechanical Properties.
- Frustrated Magnets
- Spin Dynamics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Room Temperature
- Efficiency
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Semiconductors
- Hydrogen Evolution
- Sustainable Energy
- Fuel Cells
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Water Splitting
- Inorganic Scintillators
- Microstructure
- Electrocatalysis
- Cathode Materials
- Electronic Structure
- Catalysis
- Nanoparticles
- Nanomaterials
- Superconductivity
- Crystal Growth
- Energy Storage
- Mechanical Properties
- Catalysts
- Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Radiation Detection
- Biomedical Applications
- Scintillation Detectors
- Graphene
- Energy Conversion
- Spintronics
- Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Oxygen Reduction
- Tomography
- Density Functional Theory
- Field-Effect Transistors
- Battery Technology
- Data Analysis
- Topological Order
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
- Superconductivity6▲ 45×8 topics
- Nanomaterials6▲ 7.0×9 topics
- Crystal Growth6▲ 23×7 topics
- Nanoparticles5▲ 4.6×16 topics
- Energy Storage5▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Catalysis4▲ 8.1×15 topics
- Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.6×15 topics
- Electronic Structure4▲ 30×7 topics
- Catalysts4▲ 24×3 topics
- Cathode Materials4▲ 12×3 topics
- Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 11×4 topics
- Electrocatalysis3▲ 14×4 topics
- Radiation Detection3▲ 90×2 topics
- Microstructure3▲ 7.7×11 topics
- Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.3×14 topics
- Inorganic Scintillators3▲ 119×1 topic
- Scintillation Detectors3▲ 119×1 topic
- Water Splitting3▲ 10×3 topics
- Graphene3▲ 5.3×8 topics
- Rechargeable Batteries3▲ 12×2 topics
- Energy Conversion2▲ 14×3 topics
- Fuel Cells2▲ 18×2 topics
- Spintronics2▲ 22×4 topics
- Sustainable Energy2▲ 16×2 topics
- Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 33×3 topics
- Hydrogen Evolution2▲ 21×1 topic
- Oxygen Reduction2▲ 21×1 topic
- Semiconductors2▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Tomography2▲ 15×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 6.3×3 topics
- Density Functional Theory2▲ 24×4 topics
- Efficiency2▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 15×3 topics
- Room Temperature2▲ 16×3 topics
- Battery Technology2▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.2×3 topics
- Data Analysis2▲ 8.6×2 topics
- Spin Dynamics2▲ 54×2 topics
- Topological Order2▲ 49×2 topics
- Frustrated Magnets2▲ 81×1 topic
What research is done in Sendai?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 3 works
- 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
- 3 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
- 4 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
- 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
- 7 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 8 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
- 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
- 10 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.