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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

In research, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,452 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#51 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#387 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 84.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,573
of 28,054 · #2,588 all time
Rank in Japan
#38
of 1,070
Research works
1.6k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
38.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
46.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe 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 #1,452 of 12,888 46.6%299 #1665
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #51 of 443 48.4%123 #126
Physics and AstronomyField #387 of 1,646 50.6%246 #687
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #96 of 263 57.1%81 #152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe 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#1,665 #1,452
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#126 #51
  3. Physics and Astronomy#687 #387
  4. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#152 #96
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 Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 84.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 81.3 works84×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 123.3 works78×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 246.0 works36×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 8.08× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 36.19× its world share, 246 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 36.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahiro Takada, Naoyuki Tamura and Anupreeta More lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe.

  1. 1 Masahiro Takada Japan · #77,296 worldwide 697 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Naoyuki Tamura Japan · #169,415 worldwide 212 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Anupreeta More Japan · #214,939 worldwide 314 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Tom Melia Japan · #460,458 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Takahiro Nishimichi Japan · #472,631 worldwide 200 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Teppei Okumura Japan · #824,273 worldwide 148 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Simeon Hellerman Japan · #847,914 worldwide 109 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Miho N. Ishigaki Japan · #1,044,947 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 M. Yamashita Japan · #1,411,279 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Leander Thiele Japan · #1,574,295 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Which keywords describe research at Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Black Holes, Supernovae, Cosmology, General Relativity, Dark Energy, Cosmic Microwave Background and Cosmological Parameters.

▲ 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. Dark Matter59▲ 167×4 topics
  2. Black Holes57▲ 197×3 topics
  3. Supernovae48▲ 191×2 topics
  4. Cosmology44▲ 216×3 topics
  5. General Relativity38▲ 181×2 topics
  6. Dark Energy37▲ 188×2 topics
  7. Cosmic Microwave Background37▲ 215×1 topic
  8. Cosmological Parameters37▲ 215×1 topic
  9. Particle Physics33▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Star Formation32▲ 196×2 topics
  11. Quantum Gravity30▲ 120×4 topics
  12. Cosmic Rays28▲ 179×2 topics
  13. Neutrinos28▲ 179×2 topics
  14. Galaxies26▲ 309×1 topic
  15. Stellar Populations26▲ 309×1 topic
  16. Galactic Center25▲ 181×2 topics
  17. Gravitational Waves25▲ 145×2 topics
  18. String Theory24▲ 136×2 topics
  19. Quantum Entanglement23▲ 116×2 topics
  20. Field Theories23▲ 166×1 topic
  21. Holographic23▲ 166×1 topic
  22. Axions17▲ 237×1 topic
  23. WIMPs17▲ 237×1 topic
  24. Higgs Boson16▲ 99×1 topic
  25. High-Energy Collider16▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Accretion Disks14▲ 95×2 topics
  27. Binary Black Hole14▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Magnetic Fields14▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Neutron Star14▲ 151×1 topic
  30. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 78×3 topics
  31. Astronomical Instrumentation11▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts11▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Neutron Stars11▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Spectrograph11▲ 144×1 topic
  35. High-Energy Astrophysics11▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Particle Acceleration11▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Quantum Groups10▲ 93×2 topics
  38. Cluster Algebras9▲ 108×1 topic
  39. Triangulated Categories9▲ 108×1 topic
  40. Exoplanets9▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…37Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 37 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 26 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…23Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 23 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…17Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 17 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 16 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 14 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…11Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 11 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 11 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 11 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 9 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationGeometry and Topology

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 37 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 26 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 23 works
  4. 4 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 16 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 11 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  10. 10 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 9 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 available84.7%not open15.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.1%domestic only46.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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