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National College of Technology, Wakayama College

In research, National College of Technology, Wakayama College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,038 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,326 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,445
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#671
of 2,112
Research works
512
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is National College of Technology, Wakayama College 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 #10,038 of 21,541 6.2%357
EngineeringField #10,326 of 11,412 8.0%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National College of Technology, Wakayama 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: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 8.65× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National College of Technology, Wakayama College?

Ranked on the composite score, Naoaki Tsuda, Toshiyuki Yamaguchi and Katsuhiko Tsunashima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National College of Technology, Wakayama College.

  1. 1 Naoaki Tsuda Japan · #368,246 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Toshiyuki Yamaguchi Japan · #827,405 worldwide 114 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Katsuhiko Tsunashima Japan · #1,049,648 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Masashi Kawaguchi Japan · #1,615,040 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National College of Technology, Wakayama College

Which keywords describe research at National College of Technology, Wakayama College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Control, Self-Assembly, Modular Robots, Self-Reconfiguration, Multi-Agent Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Environmental Monitoring and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Distributed Control3▲ 61×3 topics
  2. Self-Assembly3▲ 19×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.73×8 topics
  4. Modular Robots3▲ 138×1 topic
  5. Self-Reconfiguration3▲ 138×1 topic
  6. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.70×7 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 10×4 topics
  9. Catalysis2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Sensor Networks2▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Event-Triggered Control2▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Green Chemistry2▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Image Processing2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Consensus2▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Cooperative Control2▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Neural Networks2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  18. Energy-Efficient Protocols1▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Grasping1▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Machine Vision1▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Robot Learning1▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Routing Techniques1▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Education1▲ 1.49×2 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  25. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  26. CO2 Capture1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.5×7 topics
  28. Roughness Measurement1▲ 138×1 topic
  29. Surface Characterization1▲ 114×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Technology1▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Virtual Reality1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  32. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.55×3 topics
  33. Coastal Protection1▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  35. Deep Eutectic Solvents1▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Solvents1▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Consensual Nonmonogamous Relationships1▲ 172×1 topic
  38. Grain Refinement1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.25×4 topics
  40. Polyamory1▲ 172×1 topic

Which research topics does National College of Technology, Wakayama College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, Robot Manipulation and Learning and Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks.

Modular Robots and Swarm…3Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 3 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 2 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…1Robot Manipulation and Learning: 1 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireles…1Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 1 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 1 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Rela…1Marriage and Sexual Relationships: 1 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsControl and Systems EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 1 works
  6. 6 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 1 works
  7. 7 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National College of Technology, Wakayama College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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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