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Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture

In research, Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,044 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,010 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#4,075 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,385
of 28,054 · #19,904 all time
Rank in Japan
#817
of 1,070
Research works
951
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture 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 #11,044 of 21,541 6.8%743
EngineeringField #9,010 of 11,412 7.5%384
Materials ScienceField #4,075 of 4,504 5.4%188
Life SciencesDomain #14,001 of 14,347 4.0%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture 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: 2.53× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.79× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.25× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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: Chemical Engineering, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture?

Ranked on the composite score, Koji Murakami, R. Hatada and K. Baba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture.

  1. 1 Koji Murakami Japan · #589,128 worldwide 239 citations · 150 works
  2. 2 R. Hatada Japan · #776,724 worldwide 91 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 K. Baba Japan · #806,241 worldwide 104 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Kazumasa Kawabe Japan · #903,750 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Minoru HIRAMATSU Japan · #930,870 worldwide 66 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Yutaka Mitooka Japan · #1,034,582 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Nobuyoshi Taguchi Japan · #1,071,423 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Hitoshi Kawasaki Japan · #1,179,879 worldwide 49 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Satoshi Fukuzaki Japan · #1,431,076 worldwide 28 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Akira SANADA Japan · #1,458,007 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture

Which keywords describe research at Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Heat Transfer, Recycling, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis and Polymer Composites.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties5▲ 7.2×14 topics
  2. Nanocomposites4▲ 7.6×9 topics
  3. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.9×10 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications4▲ 4.4×12 topics
  5. Heat Transfer3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  6. Recycling3▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Catalysis3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  8. Polymer Composites2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  12. Fermentation2▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  14. Vibration Control2▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Applications2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  16. Drug Delivery2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  17. Synthesis2▲ 6.1×8 topics
  18. 3D Printing2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Mechanical2▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Processing2▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Properties2▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Aroma Compounds1▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Review1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Biosynthesis1▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Conducting Polymers1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Gene Therapy1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Hydrogenation1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Layered Silicate1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Polymer1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Challenges1▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Chemical Synthesis1▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Failure Analysis1▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Functional Foods1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Green Synthesis1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. X-Ray Fluorescence1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Polymer Blends1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Polymer Crystallization1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis and Polymer crystallization and properties.

Polymer Nanocomposites a…1Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 1 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 1 fractional worksInsect Pheromone Research and Control: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…1Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 1 fractional worksElevator Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsAutomotive EngineeringArcheologyInsect Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 1 works
  4. 4 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Pheromone Research and Control Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  8. 8 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Elevator Systems and Control Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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