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Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

In research, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,832 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,820
of 28,054 · #3,304 all time
Rank in ??
#99
of 692
Research works
1.2k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku 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 #3,832 of 12,888 19.6%73 #2076

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku 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).

What does Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 21.9 works8.2×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.83× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.97× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.36× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.15× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.43× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Nanomaterials, Crystal Growth, Energy Storage, Catalysis, Electronic Structure, Mechanical Properties and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Superconductivity6▲ 48×8 topics
  2. Nanomaterials6▲ 7.6×9 topics
  3. Crystal Growth6▲ 25×7 topics
  4. Nanoparticles5▲ 5.0×16 topics
  5. Energy Storage5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  6. Catalysis4▲ 8.8×15 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties4▲ 6.0×15 topics
  8. Electronic Structure4▲ 32×7 topics
  9. Catalysts4▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Cathode Materials4▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Electrocatalysis3▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Radiation Detection3▲ 97×2 topics
  14. Microstructure3▲ 8.3×11 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  16. Inorganic Scintillators3▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Scintillation Detectors3▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Water Splitting3▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Graphene3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  20. Rechargeable Batteries3▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Energy Conversion2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Fuel Cells2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Spintronics2▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Sustainable Energy2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Hydrogen Evolution2▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Oxygen Reduction2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Semiconductors2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  29. Tomography2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Density Functional Theory2▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Efficiency2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Room Temperature2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Battery Technology2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Data Analysis2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Spin Dynamics2▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Topological Order2▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Frustrated Magnets2▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research and Advanced Condensed Matter Physics.

Radiation Detection and …3Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 3 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…2Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 2 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…2Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 2 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 1 fractional works
RadiationRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 3 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
  7. 7 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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