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Kurume Institute of Technology

In research, Kurume Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,160 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,140 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,545
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,161
of 2,112
Research works
428
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Kurume Institute of Technology 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 #17,160 of 21,541 4.8%290
EngineeringField #11,140 of 11,412 4.5%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kurume Institute of Technology 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: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.83× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.09× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kurume Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Makoto ISIDA, Takuya Yamaguchi and Atsuyoshi TAKAYAMA lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurume Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Makoto ISIDA Japan · #1,267,504 worldwide 39 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Takuya Yamaguchi Japan · #1,534,133 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Atsuyoshi TAKAYAMA Japan · #1,610,283 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kurume Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Kurume Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomechanics, Model Predictive Control, Thermal Comfort, CFD Simulation, Skiing, Snowboarding, Risk Factors and Superconductivity.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 1.41×9 topics
  2. Biomechanics2▲ 15×5 topics
  3. Risk Factors2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 1.42×3 topics
  5. Model Predictive Control2▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Thermal Comfort2▲ 29×2 topics
  7. CFD Simulation2▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  9. Skiing2▲ 231×1 topic
  10. Snowboarding2▲ 231×1 topic
  11. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  12. Biodiversity2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  13. Electronic Structure2▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Machine Learning2▼ 0.84×5 topics
  15. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.91×5 topics
  16. Superconductivity2▲ 16×7 topics
  17. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Energy Simulation1▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Sustainability1◆ 1.05×5 topics
  20. Air Quality1▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Numerical Simulation1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  22. Urban Microclimate1▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Vehicle Dynamics1▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  27. Neural Networks1▲ 1.44×6 topics
  28. Image Processing1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  29. Nanogenerators1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Wearable1▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Emissions1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Gas-Solid Flow1▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Heat Transfer1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  35. Human Rights1▲ 1.78×2 topics
  36. Nonlinear Equations1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Optimization1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  38. Social Justice1▲ 3.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Kurume Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Winter Sports Injuries and Performance: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies1Wind and Air Flow Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…1Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksCyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…1Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurume Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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