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Akita Prefectural University

In research, Akita Prefectural University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,289 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,266 of 6,403 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,019 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science (Plant Science is 5.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,618
of 22,385 · #15,265 all time
Rank in Japan
#271
of 924
Research works
3.4k
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Akita Prefectural University

What is Akita Prefectural University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,289 of 10,670 5.0%242 #9268
Life SciencesDomain #5,266 of 6,403 1.8%77 #9122
EngineeringField #5,019 of 5,901 4.2%126 #5826

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#9,268 #8,289
  2. Life Sciences#9,122 #5,266
  3. Engineering#5,826 #5,019
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Akita Prefectural University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Akita Prefectural University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 263 fractional works · 64.7% of its workEngineering: 135 fractional works · 33.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 86 fractional works · 21.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 54 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPlant Science: 38 fractional works · 9.4% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAkita PrefecturalUniversity407fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences8%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13533.1%
    2. Materials Science358.5%
    3. Environmental Science327.9%
    4. Computer Science286.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy92.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences81.9%
    7. Mathematics71.7%
    8. Chemistry51.2%
    9. Energy41.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5413.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology286.8%
    3. Neuroscience40.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    1. Medicine235.5%
    2. Nursing92.2%
    3. Health Professions10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences143.5%
    2. Psychology30.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.6%
    4. Decision Sciences20.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Akita Prefectural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 38.2 works5.4×
← 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: 2.78× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 135 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.43× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 4.40× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.40×9 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.78×54 works
  3. Materials Science2.43×35 works
  4. Engineering2.21×135 works
  5. Environmental Science1.59×32 works
  6. Mathematics1.45×7 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×28 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×8 works
  9. Energy1.14×4 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.95×9 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.93×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.89×28 works
  13. Chemistry0.79×5 works
  14. Neuroscience0.55×4 works
  15. Veterinary0.50×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.46×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  18. Medicine0.29×23 works
  19. Social Sciences0.27×14 works
  20. Psychology0.26×3 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.21×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×2 works
  25. Health Professions0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Akita Prefectural University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ikou Kaku, Qifan Liu and Li Jun Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akita Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Ikou Kaku Japan · #145,875 worldwide 3.6k citations · 127 works
  2. 2 Qifan Liu Japan · #745,094 worldwide 2.6k citations · 118 works
  3. 3 Li Jun Xu Japan · #1,138,526 worldwide 955 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Satoru Tsugawa Japan · #1,217,324 worldwide 986 citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Kazuhiko Hoshizaki Japan · #1,292,057 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Yasunori Nakamura Japan · #1,708,154 worldwide 16k citations · 286 works
  7. 7 Namiko Satoh‐Nagasawa Japan · #1,934,096 worldwide 2.7k citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Naoko Fujita Japan · #2,100,585 worldwide 6.1k citations · 205 works
  9. 9 Yoshichika Kitagawa Japan · #2,292,128 worldwide 2.4k citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Guohong Zhang Japan · #2,444,761 worldwide 2.8k citations · 153 works
All ranked researchers at Akita Prefectural University

What are the most cited papers from Akita Prefectural University?

The most cited paper from Akita Prefectural University is "OsHMA3, a P 1B ‐type of ATPase affects root‐to‐shoot cadmium translocation in rice by mediating efflux into vacuoles" (Hidenori Miyadate, Saki Adachi, Aya Hiraizumi et al., 2010), with 663 citations. Next come "Development of a fuel consumption optimization model for the capacitated vehicle routing problem" (633) and "Starch biosynthesis in cereal endosperm" (524).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 OsHMA3, a P 1B ‐type of ATPase affects root‐to‐shoot cadmium translocation in rice by mediating efflux into vacuoles Hidenori Miyadate, Saki Adachi, Aya Hiraizumi et al. · New Phytologist Open access 14 Sep 2010 663
2 Development of a fuel consumption optimization model for the capacitated vehicle routing problem Yiyong Xiao, Qiuhong Zhao, Ikou Kaku et al. · Computers & Operations Research 2 Sep 2011 633
3 Starch biosynthesis in cereal endosperm Jong‐Seong Jeon, Nayeon Ryoo, Tae‐Ryong Hahn et al. · Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 25 Mar 2010 524
4 Towards a Better Understanding of the Metabolic System for Amylopectin Biosynthesis in Plants: Rice Endosperm as a Model Tissue Yasunori Nakamura · Plant and Cell Physiology 15 Jul 2002 520
5 Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of the Effects of Amylose-Extender Mutation in Rice Endosperm Aiko Nishi, Yasunori Nakamura, Naoki Tanaka et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Oct 2001 514
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Akita Prefectural University?

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

▲ 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 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 Applications24▲ 4.9×22 topics
  2. Deep Learning18▲ 1.31×31 topics
  3. Nanocomposites15▲ 4.7×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning14◆ 1.02×21 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties14▲ 3.4×18 topics
  6. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.65×19 topics
  7. Nanoparticles11▲ 2.2×17 topics
  8. Biodiversity8▲ 2.7×10 topics
  9. Energy Storage8▲ 3.1×5 topics
  10. Health Benefits8▲ 5.8×4 topics
  11. Polymer Composites8▲ 7.2×6 topics
  12. Graphene8▲ 2.8×8 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  14. Dietary Fiber7▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Biosensors6▲ 3.3×6 topics
  16. Metabolism6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Rheological Properties6▲ 8.5×4 topics
  18. Dynamic Interaction6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Fermentation6▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Imaging6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Actuators6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  22. Metabolic Health5▲ 6.5×2 topics
  23. Composite Materials5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Design5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  25. Health Monitoring5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  27. Glycemic Index5▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Starch5▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Hydrogels5▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Air Force4▲ 9.3×1 topic
  31. Modernization4▲ 6.1×1 topic
  32. Transport Policy4▲ 9.0×1 topic
  33. Transcription Factors4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Composites4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. High-Speed Trains4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Water Management4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Satoyama4▲ 101×1 topic
  39. landscape conservation4▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Ferrofluids4▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Akita Prefectural University publish most on?

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

Food composition and pro…5Food composition and properties: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksCharacterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles: 4 fractional worksAI in cancer detection4AI in cancer detection: 4 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 4 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 4 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportation5 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 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  5. 5 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Akita Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Akita Prefectural University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Akita Prefectural University0.0015% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Akita Prefectural University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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 2025Akita Prefectural University3.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.1% in 2000.

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