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Ashikaga University

In research, Ashikaga University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,322 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,886
of 22,385 · #23,226 all time
Rank in Japan
#614
of 924
Research works
1.2k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Ashikaga University

What is Ashikaga 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 #9,322 of 10,670 2.7%89 #13158

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ashikaga 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 fields of science does Ashikaga University work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Ashikaga University is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Computer Science (8%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 80.5% of its workEngineering: 56 fractional works · 47.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKAshikagaUniversity119fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences11%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5647.0%
    2. Computer Science97.7%
    3. Environmental Science87.1%
    4. Materials Science75.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy64.8%
    6. Chemistry32.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.2%
    8. Energy21.9%
    9. Mathematics21.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences76.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    3. Psychology11.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine43.7%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience21.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.13× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.13×56 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.16×6 works
  3. Energy2.05×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.62×7 works
  5. Chemistry1.53×3 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×3 works
  7. Environmental Science1.43×8 works
  8. Mathematics1.23×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.02×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.99×9 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×2 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.48×7 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  15. Psychology0.40×1 works
  16. Nursing0.38×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.29×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  22. Medicine0.19×4 works
  23. Dentistry0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ashikaga University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mitsuo Gen, Runwei Cheng and S. Miyazawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashikaga University.

  1. 1 Mitsuo Gen Japan · #534,453 worldwide 24k citations · 622 works
  2. 2 Runwei Cheng Japan · #832,287 worldwide 8.7k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 S. Miyazawa Japan · #3,616,721 worldwide 1.7k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Takeaki Taguchi Japan · #4,296,178 worldwide 323 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Yuichi Nakajo Japan · #4,553,576 worldwide 191 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Yoichi Tsuji Japan · #4,610,238 worldwide 892 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Takao Yokota Japan · #4,713,391 worldwide 673 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Takao Sakurai Japan · #5,016,541 worldwide 795 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Shosaku Matsuzaki Japan · #5,129,865 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 K. Ida Japan · #5,195,799 worldwide 229 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ashikaga University

What are the most cited papers from Ashikaga University?

The most cited paper from Ashikaga University is "Recent developments in Geant4" (John E. Allison et al., 2016), with 4,221 citations. Next come "A multi-objective genetic local search algorithm and its application to flowshop scheduling" (1,022) and "A tutorial survey of job-shop scheduling problems using genetic algorithms—I. representation" (621).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent developments in Geant4 John E. Allison et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access 2 Jul 2016 4,221
2 A multi-objective genetic local search algorithm and its application to flowshop scheduling Hisao Ishibuchi, Tadahiko Murata · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part C (Applications and Reviews) 1998 1,022
3 A tutorial survey of job-shop scheduling problems using genetic algorithms—I. representation Runwei Cheng, Mitsuo Gen, Yasuhiro Tsujimura · Computers & Industrial Engineering Sep 1996 621
4 Performance evaluation of fuzzy classifier systems for multidimensional pattern classification problems Hisao Ishibuchi, Tomoharu Nakashima, Tadahiko Murata · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics) 1999 476
5 The geomorphology, color, and thermal properties of Ryugu: Implications for parent-body processes Seiji Sugita et al. · Science Open access120 authors 19 Mar 2019 465
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ashikaga University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Numerical Simulation, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Management, Hydraulic Conductivity, Microstructure, Power Take-Off, Wave Energy and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties6▲ 5.4×14 topics
  2. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.5×6 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.1×6 topics
  4. Numerical Simulation5▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.2×8 topics
  6. Thermal Management5▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Hydraulic Conductivity5▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Microstructure4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  9. Heat Transfer4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  10. Power Take-Off4▲ 171×1 topic
  11. Wave Energy4▲ 171×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  13. Soil Hydraulic Properties4▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics4▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  16. 3D Printing3▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity3▲ 3.6×2 topics
  18. Finite Element Method3▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Community Participation3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  20. Satoyama3▲ 271×1 topic
  21. landscape conservation3▲ 271×1 topic
  22. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Green Chemistry2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Convective Heat Transfer2▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Material Properties2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Microchannel2▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Chemistry Education2▲ 155×1 topic
  28. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 155×1 topic
  29. Structural Analysis2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Liquefaction Resistance2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Particle Shape Effects2▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Design Optimization2▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Fatigue Analysis2▲ 62×1 topic
  34. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Privacy2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  36. Teaching Methods2▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Critical Current Density2▲ 61×2 topics
  38. Interconnect2▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Through-Silicon Via2▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Tool Wear2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ashikaga University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Urban and spatial planning and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 4 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 4 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning3Urban and spatial planning: 3 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…2Heat Transfer and Optimization: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…2Engineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…2Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies23D IC and TSV technologies: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related h…2Landslides and related hazards: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ashikaga University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ashikaga University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Ashikaga University0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ashikaga 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 2025Ashikaga University9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 1996.

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