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Akita Prefectural University

In research, Akita Prefectural University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,440 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,741 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,371 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,603
of 28,054 · #9,436 all time
Rank in Japan
#328
of 1,070
Research works
3.4k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Akita Prefectural University 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 #7,440 of 12,888 6.2%242 #6004
EngineeringField #4,741 of 6,636 5.6%126 #3714
Life SciencesDomain #7,371 of 7,800 9.2%77 #9710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akita Prefectural University 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#6,004 #7,440
  2. Engineering#3,714 #4,741
  3. Life Sciences#9,710 #7,371
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 Akita Prefectural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 33.7 works5.2×
← 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: 2.71× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.27× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.38× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 4.43× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akita Prefectural University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasunori Nakamura, Yongbo Wu and Masakazu Fujimoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akita Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Yasunori Nakamura Japan · #145,927 worldwide 252 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Yongbo Wu Japan · #188,149 worldwide 174 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Masakazu Fujimoto Japan · #227,051 worldwide 151 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Koichi Takeda Japan · #319,406 worldwide 198 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Toshihiko Ito Japan · #321,251 worldwide 48 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Teruo Bitoh Japan · #350,840 worldwide 81 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Ikou Kaku Japan · #376,653 worldwide 75 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 千明 渡辺 Japan · #474,333 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Takayuki Sawada Japan · #501,768 worldwide 83 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Li Xu Japan · #514,213 worldwide 174 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Akita Prefectural University

Which keywords describe research at Akita Prefectural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, Deep Learning, Dietary Fiber, Mechanical Properties, Health Benefits and Dynamic Interaction.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications22▲ 5.0×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning18▲ 1.40×30 topics
  3. Nanocomposites14▲ 4.8×17 topics
  4. Machine Learning12◆ 0.99×20 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties11▲ 3.0×15 topics
  6. Nanoparticles11▲ 2.3×16 topics
  7. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.55×16 topics
  8. Biodiversity8▲ 3.0×10 topics
  9. Energy Storage8▲ 3.3×5 topics
  10. Health Benefits7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  11. Polymer Composites7▲ 7.5×6 topics
  12. Graphene7▲ 2.8×7 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering7▲ 3.1×10 topics
  14. Dietary Fiber7▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Biosensors6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  16. Metabolism6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  17. Dynamic Interaction6▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Fermentation6▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Rheological Properties6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  20. Actuators5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Imaging5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  22. Design5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  23. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  24. Health Monitoring5▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Metabolic Health5▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Glycemic Index5▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Hydrogels5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  28. Starch5▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Air Force4▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Islam4▲ 5.8×1 topic
  31. Legal Regulation4▲ 5.5×1 topic
  32. Modernization4▲ 6.6×1 topic
  33. Transport Policy4▲ 9.7×1 topic
  34. Composite Materials4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. High-Speed Trains4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Satoyama4▲ 106×1 topic
  37. landscape conservation4▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Histopathology Images4▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Nanogenerators4▲ 7.4×1 topic
  40. Wearable4▲ 7.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Akita Prefectural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food composition and properties, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies.

Food composition and pro…5Food composition and properties: 5 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …4Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning4Urban and spatial planning: 4 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksRailway Engineering and …4Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 4 fractional worksCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles: 4 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 3 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsTransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akita Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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