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Advanced Institute of Materials Science

In research, Advanced Institute of Materials Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,527 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,520 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,391 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,727
of 28,054 · #2,150 all time
Rank in Japan
#44
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
40.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Advanced Institute of Materials Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,527 of 12,888 24.8%250 #1428
EngineeringField #2,520 of 6,636 28.9%97 #3043
Materials ScienceField #1,391 of 2,468 17.4%70 #1015

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Advanced Institute of Materials Science sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,428 #1,527
  2. Engineering#3,043 #2,520
  3. Materials Science#1,015 #1,391
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Advanced Institute of Materials Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 49.1 works9.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.62× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.87× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.97× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 97 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.65× its world share, 70 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.41× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Advanced Institute of Materials Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Catalysts, Graphene, Water Splitting and Electrocatalysis.

▲ 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 institution'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. Mechanical Properties28▲ 11×25 topics
  2. Microstructure28▲ 21×16 topics
  3. Nanomaterials28▲ 9.9×16 topics
  4. Nanoparticles21▲ 6.2×29 topics
  5. Catalysts16▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Graphene16▲ 8.6×10 topics
  7. Water Splitting15▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Electrocatalysis15▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Catalysis15▲ 8.7×17 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Energy Storage14▲ 8.0×7 topics
  12. Phase Stability11▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Electronic Structure10▲ 22×8 topics
  14. Energy Conversion10▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Spintronics10▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Cathode Materials10▲ 9.8×3 topics
  17. Sustainable Energy10▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Fuel Cells10▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Nanocomposites10▲ 4.7×15 topics
  20. Hydrogen Evolution10▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Oxygen Reduction10▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials9▲ 15×4 topics
  23. High-Entropy Alloys9▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Multi-Component Alloys9▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Superconductivity9▲ 20×9 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Room Temperature9▲ 21×3 topics
  28. CO2 Reduction8▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Nanostructures8▲ 7.8×15 topics
  30. Semiconductor8▲ 8.7×6 topics
  31. Hydrogen Storage8▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 8.2×8 topics
  33. Materials7▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Rechargeable Batteries7▲ 10.0×2 topics
  35. Microstructural Evolution7▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Process Parameters7▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Material Characterization6▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Semiconductors6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Metal Powders6▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Metallic Components6▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Advanced Institute of Materials Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Magnetic properties of thin films.

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 10 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 9 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…6Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 6 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…5Magnetic properties of thin films: 5 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…5Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…4Machine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Ni…4Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…4Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  2. 2 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  5. 5 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 4 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.9%domestic only57.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Advanced Institute of Materials Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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