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Muroran Institute of Technology

In research, Muroran Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,697 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,687 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,672 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications — Aerospace Engineering is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,527
of 28,054 · #3,786 all time
Rank in Japan
#189
of 1,070
Research works
6.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Muroran Institute of Technology 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 #4,697 of 12,888 12.1%571 #2323
EngineeringField #2,687 of 6,636 10.0%291 #2430
Computer ScienceField #2,672 of 4,667 23.7%114 #1890

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muroran 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,323 #4,697
  2. Engineering#2,430 #2,687
  3. Computer Science#1,890 #2,672
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Muroran Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 43.1 works5.1×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 39.9 works4.7×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 25.3 works3.9×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 26.1 works3.3×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.69× its world share, 291 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.13× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Muroran Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Kaoru Ota, Mianxiong Dong and He Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muroran Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Kaoru Ota Japan · #14,500 worldwide 1.3k citations · 127 works
  2. 2 Mianxiong Dong Japan · #21,379 worldwide 1.7k citations · 166 works
  3. 3 He Li Japan · #30,630 worldwide 447 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Noriyuki Sugata Japan · #186,705 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 M. Komuro Japan · #291,289 worldwide 166 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Yukio Hashimoto Japan · #296,613 worldwide 177 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 聡 松本 Japan · #375,138 worldwide 0 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Ichimin Shirotani Japan · #441,111 worldwide 381 citations · 85 works
  9. 9 Norimitsu Kıshı Japan · #441,871 worldwide 193 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Shuji Sato Japan · #447,763 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Muroran Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Muroran Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Security and Privacy, Mobile Edge Computing, Path Planning and Feedback Control.

▲ 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. Deep Learning61▲ 2.5×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning33▲ 1.39×49 topics
  3. Neural Networks24▲ 2.2×28 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties22▲ 3.2×24 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications18▲ 2.0×27 topics
  6. Nanoparticles15▲ 1.69×25 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks15▲ 2.9×14 topics
  8. Microstructure13▲ 3.5×14 topics
  9. Internet of Things12▲ 1.98×14 topics
  10. Security and Privacy12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  11. Mobile Edge Computing12▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Biosensors11▲ 3.0×9 topics
  13. Path Planning11▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 3.2×7 topics
  15. Image Processing11▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Feedback Control11▲ 9.1×6 topics
  17. 5G Networks10▲ 6.8×5 topics
  18. IoT10▲ 3.6×12 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation9▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Adaptive Control9▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. IoT Security9▲ 3.8×3 topics
  22. Multi-Agent Systems9▲ 6.4×4 topics
  23. Finite Element Method9▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Superconductivity9▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Sensor Networks8▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Optical Modulators8▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Wireless Communications8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  28. Wireless Networks8▲ 6.9×7 topics
  29. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  30. Photonic Crystals7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Sliding Mode Control7▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Collision Avoidance7▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Edge Computing7▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Fog Computing7▲ 8.1×1 topic
  35. Control7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Microcavities6▲ 7.9×1 topic
  37. Particle Swarm Optimization6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Silicon Photonics6▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Distributed Control6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Dynamic Modeling6▲ 20×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Photonic and Optical Devices, Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing7IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…6Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksControl and Dynamics of Mobile Robots: 6 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 6 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 5 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 5 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…5Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and Control: 5 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 4 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  9. 9 Robotic Locomotion and Control Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 4 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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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.