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Hiroshima City University

In research, Hiroshima City University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,830 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#6,448 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#4,555 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,919
of 28,054 · #10,131 all time
Rank in Japan
#426
of 1,070
Research works
2.7k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Hiroshima City 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 #8,830 of 12,888 3.6%211 #6770
EngineeringField #6,448 of 6,636 3.1%73 #5986
Computer ScienceField #4,555 of 4,667 1.6%87 #1933

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hiroshima City 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#6,770 #8,830
  2. Engineering#5,986 #6,448
  3. Computer Science#1,933 #4,555
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 Hiroshima City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 23.0 works5.9×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.62× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.57× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.79× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima City University?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Tanaka, Tetsushi Ikeda and Setsuko Sakai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima City University.

  1. 1 K. Tanaka Japan · #276,374 worldwide 145 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Tetsushi Ikeda Japan · #282,403 worldwide 135 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Setsuko Sakai Japan · #340,867 worldwide 297 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Kazuo Terada Japan · #393,716 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Shigang Li Japan · #425,887 worldwide 220 citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Mikyoung Kim Japan · #519,514 worldwide 135 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Satoshi Iwaki Japan · #636,525 worldwide 21 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Tetsuyuki Takahama Japan · #700,209 worldwide 298 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Eitaro Kohno Japan · #714,156 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Takumi Kimura Japan · #722,791 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima City University

Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Virtual Reality, Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Channel Modeling, Autonomous Vehicles and Eye Tracking.

▲ 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. Deep Learning37▲ 3.5×51 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.61×37 topics
  3. Neural Networks14▲ 3.0×22 topics
  4. Virtual Reality10▲ 6.3×9 topics
  5. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.3×16 topics
  6. Human-Computer Interaction8▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  8. Feature Extraction7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  9. Channel Modeling6▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 8.9×4 topics
  11. Security6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  12. Eye Tracking6▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Gaze Estimation6▲ 66×1 topic
  14. Wireless Networks6▲ 12×7 topics
  15. User Satisfaction5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  16. Computer Vision5▲ 6.2×3 topics
  17. IoT5▲ 4.3×7 topics
  18. Unsupervised Learning5▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Health Monitoring5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  20. Security and Privacy5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Channel Assignment5▲ 43×3 topics
  22. Resource Allocation4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  23. MAC Protocols4▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks4▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Mobility Models4▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Routing Protocols4▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Wearable Sensors4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Emotion4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Color Psychology4▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Kansei Engineering4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Convolutional Networks4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  33. Power Control3▲ 32×3 topics
  34. Beamforming3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Depth Estimation3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Entanglement3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Implantable Antennas3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Microfabrication3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Wireless Body Area Networks3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Cortical Connectivity3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Hiroshima City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology, Color perception and design, Wireless Body Area Networks and Advanced Vision and Imaging.

Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology: 6 fractional worksColor perception and design: 4 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imaging: 3 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 3 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 2 fractional worksMobile Ad Hoc Networks2Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 2 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 2 fractional worksGenerative Adversarial N…2Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis: 2 fractional works
Human-Computer InteractionSocial PsychologyBiomedical EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Human-Computer Interaction 6 works
  2. 2 Color perception and design Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  5. 5 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 3 works
  6. 6 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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