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Iwate University

In research, Iwate University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,632 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,764 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,963 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,833
of 28,054 · #3,321 all time
Rank in Japan
#166
of 1,070
Research works
9.7k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
113k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Iwate 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 #5,632 of 12,888 5.2%445 #2131
Life SciencesDomain #4,764 of 7,800 8.9%217 #4743
Social SciencesDomain #7,963 of 10,521 12.6%102 #9855
EngineeringField #5,319 of 6,636 4.0%185 #1798
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,823 of 3,409 11.1%103 #2626
Social SciencesField #5,554 of 6,365 10.9%62 #7478
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,123 of 3,579 7.9%82 #3063
Health SciencesDomain #10,667 of 11,982 4.6%101 #11486
Environmental ScienceField #3,222 of 3,551 7.9%60 #3906
MedicineField #9,508 of 10,443 4.8%71 #10151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iwate 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#2,131 #5,632
  2. Life Sciences#4,743 #4,764
  3. Social Sciences#9,855 #7,963
  4. Engineering#1,798 #5,319
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,626 #2,823
  6. Social Sciences#7,478 #5,554
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,063 #3,123
  8. Health Sciences#11,486 #10,667
  9. Environmental Science#3,906 #3,222
  10. Medicine#10,151 #9,508
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.

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: 2.52× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.77× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 185 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.04× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.95× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iwate University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xin Lu, Ken-ichi SHINOZAKI and Y. Kashiwaba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iwate University.

  1. 1 Xin Lu Japan · #141,128 worldwide 769 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Ken-ichi SHINOZAKI Japan · #255,105 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Y. Kashiwaba Japan · #333,428 worldwide 134 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Naohiro Kimura Japan · #375,414 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 大輔 鈴木 Japan · #376,167 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Naonori Matsusaka Japan · #392,154 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Koichi Suzuki Japan · #397,103 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Noriaki Kubota Japan · #425,200 worldwide 137 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Yukio Kawamura Japan · #438,786 worldwide 119 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Hideharu Taira Japan · #449,378 worldwide 145 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Iwate University

Which keywords describe research at Iwate University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Modernization, Antioxidants, Design, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Air Force, Transport Policy and Warfare.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 1.21×51 topics
  2. Deep Learning25▼ 0.84×45 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties22▲ 2.6×30 topics
  4. Nanoparticles19▲ 1.77×25 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.35×31 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications18▲ 1.79×23 topics
  7. Antioxidants17▲ 4.4×10 topics
  8. Gene Expression15▲ 2.8×15 topics
  9. History13▲ 2.2×4 topics
  10. Culture13▲ 2.9×3 topics
  11. Literature13▲ 2.8×3 topics
  12. Modernization13▲ 8.2×2 topics
  13. Ethnicity13▲ 3.9×3 topics
  14. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12▲ 7.7×3 topics
  15. Design12▲ 8.6×2 topics
  16. Science12▲ 5.7×2 topics
  17. Air Force12▲ 11×1 topic
  18. Islam12▲ 6.5×1 topic
  19. Legal Regulation12▲ 6.2×1 topic
  20. Social Influence12▲ 6.3×1 topic
  21. Transport Policy12▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Warfare12▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Consumer Perception11▲ 5.9×8 topics
  24. Microstructure11▲ 2.5×15 topics
  25. Modified Atmosphere Packaging11▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Heat Transfer11▲ 2.5×13 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota10▲ 3.2×7 topics
  28. Lipid Oxidation10▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Drought Resistance9▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Meat Quality9▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Protein Oxidation9▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. Animal Welfare7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. 3D Reconstruction7▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Point Clouds7▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. QTL Mapping7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Olfactory System6▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Management6▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Rice6▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Corrosion Behavior6▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Iwate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 12 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …12Military Technology and Strategies: 12 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …9Meat and Animal Product Quality: 9 fractional worksImage Processing and 3D Reconstruction: 6 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 6 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and…5Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 5 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringAnimal Science and Zoology5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 12 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  5. 5 Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  6. 6 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 6 works
  7. 7 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  8. 8 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 4 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  10. 10 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 4 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iwate University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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