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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

In research, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications stands highest in Engineering (#4,361 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,244 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,157 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,296
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#627
of 2,112
Research works
506
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 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
EngineeringField #4,361 of 11,412 17.2%252
Physical SciencesDomain #9,244 of 21,541 15.4%436
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,157 of 4,248 15.6%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications?

Ranked on the composite score, Gang Wu, Harunobu Masuko and S. Ohmori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

  1. 1 Gang Wu Japan · #90,568 worldwide 379 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Harunobu Masuko Japan · #903,075 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 S. Ohmori Japan · #954,965 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Tadashi Aruga Japan · #1,039,103 worldwide 49 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Networks, Resource Allocation, Power Control, Channel Assignment, CDMA Systems, Multiuser Detection, Wireless Communications and Cognitive Radio.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Wireless Networks37▲ 33×5 topics
  2. Resource Allocation33▲ 28×6 topics
  3. Power Control31▲ 54×3 topics
  4. Channel Assignment28▲ 51×3 topics
  5. CDMA Systems26▲ 110×1 topic
  6. Multiuser Detection26▲ 110×1 topic
  7. Wireless Communications25▲ 32×5 topics
  8. Cognitive Radio24▲ 154×2 topics
  9. Physical Layer Security24▲ 138×2 topics
  10. LEO Satellite Constellation24▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Satellite Communications24▲ 234×1 topic
  12. Channel Estimation20▲ 47×3 topics
  13. Microwave Photonics20▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Optical Modulators20▲ 19×3 topics
  15. 5G18▲ 97×3 topics
  16. Integrated Circuits18▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Iterative Decoding17▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Channel Modeling17▲ 32×5 topics
  19. Space-Time Coding17▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Raman Lasers16▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Silicon Photonics16▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Biosensors16▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. MIMO-OFDM16▲ 69×1 topic
  24. fading channels16▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Massive MIMO15▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Microcavities15▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Nanophotonic Waveguides15▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Beamforming14▲ 26×4 topics
  29. Optical Fiber14▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Microresonators13▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Nonlinear Optics13▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Broadband12▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Digital Signal Processing12▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Optical Access Networks12▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Photonic Signal Processing12▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Coherent Detection12▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Nonlinear Effects12▲ 39×1 topic
  39. MIMO Systems12▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Particle Swarm Optimization11▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: ICT Impact and Policies, Advanced Optical Network Technologies, Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities and Cloud Data Security Solutions.

ICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network…1Advanced Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…1Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 1 fractional worksCloud Data Security Solu…1Cloud Data Security Solutions: 1 fractional worksWorld Trade Organization Law: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…1Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 0 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 0 fractional works
Media TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringDemographyInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 1 works
  4. 4 Cloud Data Security Solutions Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 0 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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