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Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute

In research, Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,848 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,562
of 28,054 · #21,342 all time
Rank in Japan
#381
of 1,070
Research works
503
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute 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 #8,848 of 12,888 9.1%90 #13425

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute 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 Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 26.7 works6.1×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.15× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.23× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.12× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Masanori Nagata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute.

  1. 1 Masanori Nagata Japan · #1,151,504 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Graphene, Semiconductors, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Nanocomposites and Nanostructures.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications8▲ 5.4×18 topics
  2. Nanomaterials8▲ 5.8×11 topics
  3. Catalysis6▲ 6.9×15 topics
  4. Graphene6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  5. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.2×22 topics
  6. Nanocomposites5▲ 5.0×13 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.8×17 topics
  8. Semiconductors5▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  10. Drug Delivery4▲ 6.3×13 topics
  11. Nanostructures4▲ 7.9×11 topics
  12. Energy Storage4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis4▲ 10.0×5 topics
  16. Water Splitting4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  17. Ultrasound3▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Crystal Growth3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  19. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes3▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Proton Exchange Membranes3▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Chemical Sensors3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Efficiency3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Fuel Cells3▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Gene Therapy3▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Microbial Inactivation3▲ 65×2 topics
  26. Catalysts3▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Electroporation2▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Irreversible Electroporation2▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas2▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Organometal Halide Perovskites2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Perovskite Solar Cells2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Plasma Medicine2▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Transparent Conductors2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Electronic Structure2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  39. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Energy Conversion2▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Microbial Inactivation Methods, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Plasma Applications and Diagnostics.

Fuel Cells and Related M…3Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation M…2Microbial Inactivation Methods: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…2Perovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksPlasma Applications and …2Plasma Applications and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 2 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…2Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…1Advanced battery technologies research: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiotechnologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 2 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher 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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