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Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)

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World rank, all time
#32,623
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,601
of 1,923
Research works
143
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)

Which fields of science does Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (17%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 62.8% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 24.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 17.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 10.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 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 workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 26.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 19.4% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFukushimaTechnology Centr…143fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3524.6%
    2. Environmental Science2517.2%
    3. Materials Science1410.0%
    4. Chemistry85.7%
    5. Computer Science42.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2819.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology96.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Health Professions64.0%
    2. Medicine53.4%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    4. Psychology00.1%
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: 7.15× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial 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: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.15×5 works
  2. Environmental Science3.65×3 works
  3. Nursing3.23×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.93×2 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.51×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.36×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.35×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.28×0 works
  9. Engineering0.79×2 works
  10. Energy0.71×0 works
  11. Medicine0.68×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Kunio Yoshioka, Mutsuto Sato and Naoto Yokoi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan).

  1. 1 Kunio Yoshioka Japan · #4,430,475 worldwide 233 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Mutsuto Sato Japan · #4,640,233 worldwide 431 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Naoto Yokoi Japan · #4,963,197 worldwide 70 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Toshimasa Mitamura Japan · #5,011,324 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Haruhito Sekizawa Japan · #5,240,964 worldwide 154 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Tokio Kikuchi Japan · #6,004,353 worldwide 122 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) is "Thiacalixarenes" (Naoya Morohashi, Fumitaka Narumi, Nobuhiko Iki et al., 2006), with 657 citations. Next come "Mitigation of methane emissions from paddy fields by prolonging midseason drainage" (166) and "Low temperature-induced sterility in rice: Evidence for the effects of temperature before panicle initiation" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thiacalixarenes Naoya Morohashi, Fumitaka Narumi, Nobuhiko Iki et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 17 Oct 2006 657
2 Mitigation of methane emissions from paddy fields by prolonging midseason drainage Masayuki Itoh, Shigeto Sudo, Shizuka Mori et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment May 2011 166
3 Low temperature-induced sterility in rice: Evidence for the effects of temperature before panicle initiation Hiroyuki Shimono, Masumi Okada, Eiji Kanda et al. · Field Crops Research 30 Dec 2006 156
4 Vertical profiles of Iodine-131 and Cesium-137 in soils in Fukushima Prefecture related to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident Kazuya Tanaka, Yoshio Takahashi, Aya Sakaguchi et al. · GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL Open access 2012 142
5 Potassium fertilizer and other materials as countermeasures to reduce radiocesium levels in rice: Results of urgent experiments in 2011 responding to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident Naoto Kato, Nobuharu Kihou, Shigeto Fujimura et al. · Soil Science & Plant Nutrition Open access 6 Jan 2015 108
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Which keywords describe research at Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Radionuclides, Environmental Impacts, Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear accident, Adsorption, Toxicity and Bioremediation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Health Effects20▲ 23×5 topics
  2. Radionuclides20▲ 262×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impacts14▲ 46×3 topics
  4. Fukushima Daiichi14▲ 390×1 topic
  5. nuclear accident14▲ 390×1 topic
  6. Adsorption9▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.2×8 topics
  8. Toxicity7▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Bioremediation6▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  11. Climate Change6▲ 1.61×16 topics
  12. Actinides6▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Coordination Chemistry6▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Ionizing Radiation6▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Lanthanides6▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Uranium6▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Lung Cancer6▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Depleted Uranium6▲ 143×1 topic
  19. Radon6▲ 143×1 topic
  20. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  21. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  22. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Nanocomposites4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Solar Cells4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Fermentation3▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Microstructure3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. QTL Mapping3▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Nuclear Fuel3▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Radiation Protection3▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  33. Thermal Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Environmental Remediation3▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Hybrid Materials3▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Cesium Removal2▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Drought Resistance2▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Ion Exchange2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Radioactive contamination and transfer, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Plant Physiology and Cul…1Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contaminatio…1Radioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …1Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…0Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 0 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 0 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 0 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticu…0Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 0 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…0Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 0 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…0Vasculitis and related conditions: 0 fractional worksPhytochemical Studies an…0Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  7. 7 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities Molecular Biology 0 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000048% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan)0.000050% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Fukushima Technology Centre (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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