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Institute for Future Engineering

In research, Institute for Future Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,894 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,297
of 28,054 · #29,121 all time
Rank in Japan
#436
of 1,070
Research works
273
▲ 211% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Institute for Future Engineering 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 #17,894 of 21,541 8.3%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Future Engineering 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: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Future Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation, Optical Fiber, Biosensors, Integrated Circuits and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 3.0×29 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 3.3×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.5×20 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  6. Biosensors3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  8. Food Security2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  9. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Optical Fiber2▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Microcavities2▲ 22×1 topic
  12. Optical Modulators2▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.73×14 topics
  14. Silicon Photonics2▲ 23×1 topic
  15. Biodiversity2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  16. Remote Sensing2▲ 1.90×7 topics
  17. Coherent Detection2▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Social Capital2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Health Promotion2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  21. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 30×2 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Global Warming2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Optical Interconnects2▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Risk Perception2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Community Gardens1▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Global Impact1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  32. Microfluidics1▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Neuroscience1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  34. Urban Agriculture1▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Waste Reduction1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Dielectrophoresis1▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Drought1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Hydrological1▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Monitoring1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 8.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Future Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability.

Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…2Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Su…1Urban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksUkraine: War, Education, Health: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…1Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPlant ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeBuilding and Construction1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Ukraine: War, Education, Health Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Future Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 211% higher 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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