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Research in Tsukuba

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Tsukuba, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Institute for Materials Science, University of Tsukuba and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

Research institutions
23
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
193k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3M
22.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Tsukuba

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 Tsukuba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TsukubaUniversity 69,135 #750
2National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 51,513 #1,973
3National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationGovernment institution 28,632 #5,649
4National Institute for Materials ScienceResearch facility 25,371 #585
5National Institute for Environmental StudiesUniversity 7,746 #2,525
6Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteResearch facility 4,570 #10,027
7Building Research InstituteInstitution 2,362 #10,915
8National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster ResilienceResearch facility 2,087 #12,023
9National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and NutritionResearch facility 1,418 #6,886
10Tsukuba University of TechnologyUniversity 1,370 #6,479
11Photonics Electronics Technology Research AssociationResearch facility 939 #21,428 all time
12National Institute for Land and Infrastructure ManagementGovernment institution 792 #17,348
13Tsukuba Medical Center HospitalHospital / health system 754 #15,821
14Geospatial Information Authority of JapanInstitution 743 #10,390 all time
15Tsukuba Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 353 #22,277
16Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and SocietyUniversity 348 #13,838
17ID Pharma (Japan)Company 143 #34,221 all time
18Foundation for Advancement of International ScienceInstitution 96 not ranked
19Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory PrimatesResearch facility 80 not ranked
20Cyberdyne (Japan)Company 48 not ranked
21Value Farm Consulting (Japan)Company 14 not ranked
22Takezono Higashi Elementary SchoolUniversity 9 not ranked
23Tsukuba Municipal Azuma Elementary SchoolUniversity 3 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.

University of Tsukuba: 34.8%National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology: 25.9%National Agriculture and Food Research Organization: 14.4%National Institute for Materials Science: 12.8%19 others listed: 12.0%35%largest
University of Tsukuba69k · 34.8%National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology52k · 25.9%National Agriculture and Food Research Organization29k · 14.4%National Institute for Materials Science25k · 12.8%19 others listed24k · 12.0%

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

Which fields of science does Tsukuba work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in Tsukuba is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Medicine (12%), Materials Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16k fractional works · 60.4% of its workEngineering: 5,295 fractional works · 20.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,727 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 971 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 689 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 329 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 294 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 274 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 195 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 176 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 163 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 123 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2,938 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,809 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 471 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 220 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,889 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 367 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 347 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 195 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 176 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 153 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,844 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 708 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 359 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 175 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,412 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 747 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 268 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 895 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeophysics: 338 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 259 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 106 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 689 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 258 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 141 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 312 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 283 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 217 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 209 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 4,475 fractional works · 17.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,901 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 948 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 236 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 206 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 164 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,771 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,054 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 268 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 124 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 146 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 533 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 289 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 208 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,611 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMedicine: 3,129 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSurgery: 434 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 280 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 207 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 199 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 192 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 189 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 169 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 90 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 532 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 305 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 113 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 96 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,226 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 942 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 335 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTransportation: 143 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 258 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 615 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 231 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 170 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 166 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 151 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTsukuba26kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences9%

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. Engineering5,29520.4%
    2. Materials Science2,93811.3%
    3. Environmental Science1,8897.3%
    4. Computer Science1,8447.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,4125.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences8953.4%
    7. Chemistry6892.6%
    8. Energy3121.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering2170.8%
    10. Mathematics2090.8%
  2. Life Sciences4,47517.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,9017.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,7716.8%
    3. Neuroscience5332.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2080.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics630.2%
  3. Health Sciences3,61113.9%
    1. Medicine3,12912.0%
    2. Health Professions3051.2%
    3. Nursing1030.4%
    4. Dentistry400.2%
    5. Veterinary340.1%
    1. Social Sciences9423.6%
    2. Psychology6152.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1810.7%
    4. Decision Sciences1700.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1660.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1510.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tsukuba strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tsukuba is most concentrated in Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology and Ceramics and Composites (6.6× the world share in Condensed Matter Physics).

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 240.1 works6.6×
  2. Structural BiologySubfield · 22.5 works6.2×
  3. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 71.9 works4.5×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 670.4 works4.1×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 418.4 works4.0×
  6. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 87.0 works3.9×
  7. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 27.8 works3.7×
  8. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 1,609.1 works3.6×
← 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: 1.50× its world share, 1,629 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 1,533 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 179 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 458 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.39× its world share, 191 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 609 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 1,633 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 770 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 269 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 4,766 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 1,649 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.27× its world share, 2,611 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 189 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.46× its world share, 1,250 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 36 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 267 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 2,713 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 90 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 30 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 153 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 145 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 145 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 531 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 815 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.27×2,611 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.46×1,250 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.39×191 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.15×770 works
  5. Chemistry1.70×609 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×1,629 works
  7. Environmental Science1.45×1,649 works
  8. Engineering1.39×4,766 works
  9. Energy1.28×269 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×1,533 works
  11. Neuroscience1.23×458 works
  12. Veterinary0.98×30 works
  13. Computer Science0.92×1,633 works
  14. Nursing0.80×90 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×179 works
  16. Psychology0.76×531 works
  17. Mathematics0.70×189 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×56 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.66×145 works
  20. Medicine0.62×2,713 works
  21. Health Professions0.44×267 works
  22. Dentistry0.33×36 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×140 works
  24. Social Sciences0.28×815 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.23×153 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×145 works

Which keywords describe research in Tsukuba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Electronic Structure, Nanocomposites, Two-Dimensional Materials, Superconductivity, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications and Spintronics.

▲ 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. Climate Change978▲ 1.38×110 topics
  2. Deep Learning801◆ 0.89×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning736▼ 0.85×94 topics
  4. Nanoparticles648▲ 1.98×44 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications613▲ 1.99×36 topics
  6. Nanocomposites587▲ 2.9×21 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties496▲ 1.95×38 topics
  8. Graphene437▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Nanomaterials429▲ 1.57×20 topics
  10. Remote Sensing380▲ 1.19×38 topics
  11. Nanostructures378▲ 3.6×17 topics
  12. Microstructure373▲ 2.8×19 topics
  13. Electronic Structure373▲ 8.0×8 topics
  14. Two-Dimensional Materials373▲ 6.2×4 topics
  15. Catalysis366▲ 2.1×28 topics
  16. Superconductivity334▲ 7.4×9 topics
  17. Biosensors332▲ 2.6×12 topics
  18. Energy Storage326▲ 1.93×12 topics
  19. Spintronics289▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Semiconductors282▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Cathode Materials274▲ 2.7×3 topics
  22. Raman Spectroscopy266▲ 5.3×7 topics
  23. Carbon Nanotubes265▲ 3.0×8 topics
  24. Materials260▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. Crystal Growth256▲ 3.6×12 topics
  26. Semiconductor247▲ 2.9×7 topics
  27. Efficiency234▲ 3.0×8 topics
  28. Nanocrystals221▲ 3.3×5 topics
  29. Thin Films220▲ 4.4×10 topics
  30. Transparent Conductors214▲ 6.7×2 topics
  31. Solar Cells209▲ 4.0×7 topics
  32. Room Temperature184▲ 4.7×3 topics
  33. Quantum Computing180▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Graphene Oxide174▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Electronic Properties172▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Optoelectronic Devices166▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Chemical Vapor Deposition155▲ 8.3×1 topic
  38. Nanoribbons155▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Photoluminescence150▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. High-Temperature136▲ 8.3×3 topics

What research is done in Tsukuba?

Graphene research and ap…142Graphene research and applications: 142 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…1182D Materials and Applications: 118 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 112 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …109Semiconductor materials and devices: 109 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…105Perovskite Materials and Applications: 105 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 97 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 96 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric …88Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 88 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 86 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 86 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 142 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 118 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 112 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 109 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 105 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 97 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 96 works
  8. 8 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 88 works
  9. 9 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 86 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 86 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%Tsukuba11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.6% in 2008.

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