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Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research

In research, Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,100 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,897
of 28,054 · #1,635 all time
Rank in ??
#62
of 692
Research works
3.5k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
164k
47.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research 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 #3,100 of 12,888 14.8%182 #1275

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research 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 Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 25.6 works15×
  2. ChemistryField · 34.6 works9.7×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.69× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.23× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.78× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Efficiency, Catalysis, Crystal Growth, Stability, Semiconductors and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Applications18▲ 6.8×19 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 6.0×26 topics
  3. Efficiency13▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Catalysis12▲ 8.0×23 topics
  5. Crystal Growth12▲ 19×10 topics
  6. Nanocomposites11▲ 6.1×18 topics
  7. Stability11▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Semiconductors11▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Organometal Halide Perovskites10▲ 37×1 topic
  10. Perovskite Solar Cells10▲ 37×1 topic
  11. Nanocrystals9▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Bioimaging8▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Photovoltaics8▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Organic Electronics8▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Conducting Polymers7▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Electronic Structure7▲ 17×8 topics
  17. Self-Assembly7▲ 9.3×11 topics
  18. Transition Metal Complexes7▲ 33×4 topics
  19. Nanofibers6▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Polymer Blends6▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Superconductivity6▲ 15×9 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Solar Cells6▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 8.8×9 topics
  26. Semiconductor6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  27. Nanostructures5▲ 5.9×16 topics
  28. Quantum Dots5▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Room Temperature5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Spintronics5▲ 17×4 topics
  31. PEDOT:PSS5▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Polyaniline5▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Electrocatalysis5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Fluorescence Imaging5▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Supramolecular Chemistry5▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors5▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Biological Detection5▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Semiconductor Nanocrystals5▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Colloidal Nanocrystals4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Ferroelectricity4▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Conducting polymers and applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics.

Perovskite Materials and…10Perovskite Materials and Applications: 10 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 5 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 4 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 4 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 4 fractional worksFullerene Chemistry and Applications: 4 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…3Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 3 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 3 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…3Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsMaterials ChemistryOrganic Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  3. 3 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  10. 10 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

Other research institutions in Kyoto

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.