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Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region

In research, Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,156 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,130 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#30,937
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,269
of 2,112
Research works
325
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #17,156 of 21,541 6.1%268
EngineeringField #11,130 of 11,412 3.9%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region 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).

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: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.01× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.86× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.34× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region?

Ranked on the composite score, Atsuko Sato, Junichi Otsuka and Takuya INOUE lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region.

  1. 1 Atsuko Sato Japan · #960,699 worldwide 47 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Junichi Otsuka Japan · #1,151,999 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Takuya INOUE Japan · #1,335,923 worldwide 40 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Hirochika Hayashi Japan · #1,393,029 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Masaru Matsuzawa Japan · #1,507,350 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Yasuji YAMAMOTO Japan · #1,507,897 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Shinji KIOKA Japan · #1,520,855 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Hijiri HASHIMOTO Japan · #1,533,465 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Hisashi Konno Japan · #1,539,109 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kimio Maruyama Japan · #1,602,216 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region

Which keywords describe research at Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geosynthetics, Soil Reinforcement, Sediment Transport, Land Use Change, Liquefaction and Tunnel.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 7.8×26 topics
  2. Remote Sensing4▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Geosynthetics4▲ 226×1 topic
  4. Soil Reinforcement4▲ 175×1 topic
  5. Sediment Transport2▲ 39×4 topics
  6. Land Use Change2▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Hydrology2▲ 40×4 topics
  8. Liquefaction2▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Tunnel2▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Global Warming2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  12. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Ocean Circulation2▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Sea Level Rise1▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Riparian Vegetation1▲ 120×1 topic
  16. River Restoration1▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Soil Degradation1▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Cementitious1▲ 107×1 topic
  19. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Global Carbon Budget1▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Grouting1▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Hydrological Cycle1▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Glacier1▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Hydraulic Conductivity1▲ 68×2 topics
  26. Soil Erosion1▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Water Availability1▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Water Resources1▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Flood Risk1▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Liquefaction Resistance1▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Particle Shape Effects1▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Surface Water Mapping1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics and Cryospheric studies and observations.

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher 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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