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Metropolitan College

In research, Metropolitan College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,707 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,207
of 28,054 · #19,306 all time
Rank in Greece
#79
of 124
Research works
925
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Metropolitan College 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 #8,707 of 12,888 8.8%67 #10240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan College 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: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.95× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan College?

Ranked on the composite score, Kiichi YOSHIDA, Shigeru Aoki and Shigeru Aoki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan College.

  1. 1 Kiichi YOSHIDA · #450,329 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Shigeru Aoki · #790,156 worldwide 218 citations · 181 works
  3. 3 Shigeru Aoki · #960,505 worldwide 57 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Ryozo Nemoto · #1,149,627 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Keigo Okagawa · #1,249,912 worldwide 40 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Tadashi Nishimura · #1,361,749 worldwide 15 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Manabu ONO · #1,376,989 worldwide 5 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Seiji Hirai · #1,524,681 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Tetsumaro Hiroi · #1,569,982 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Junichi Furukawa · #1,597,221 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan College

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Numerical Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Failure Analysis, Structural Analysis, Design Optimization, Finite Element Method, High-Intensity Interval Training and Performance Analysis.

▲ 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. Numerical Simulation7▲ 16×6 topics
  2. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 30×4 topics
  3. Deep Learning6▲ 1.17×22 topics
  4. Failure Analysis5▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Structural Analysis5▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Design Optimization5▲ 94×1 topic
  7. Finite Element Method5▲ 38×1 topic
  8. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.70×13 topics
  11. Performance Analysis4▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  13. Big Data3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  14. Leadership3▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Economic Growth3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  16. Physical Activity3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Resistance Training3▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Training Load3▲ 32×1 topic
  19. STEM Education2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  20. Organizational Culture2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  21. Robotic Manipulators2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Gender Differences2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Biomechanics2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  24. Monetary Policy2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Self-Efficacy2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  26. Tool Wear2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Biological Applications2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Atomic Force Microscopy2▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Force Spectroscopy2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Functional Recovery2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  31. Injury Prevention2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Occupational Safety2▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Safety Culture2▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Cardiorespiratory Fitness2▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Exercise Capacity2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Soft Robotics2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Bioinspired Robotics2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Computational Thinking2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Continuum Robots2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Programming Education2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Metropolitan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Applied Research, Sports Performance and Training, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Occupational Health and Safety Research.

Engineering Applied Rese…5Engineering Applied Research: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applic…2Soft Robotics and Applications: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.4%domestic only35.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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