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National Institute for Materials Science

In research, National Institute for Materials Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#243 of 10,670 worldwide), Materials Chemistry (#54 of 1,473 worldwide) and Materials Science (#95 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Metals and Alloys and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Condensed Matter Physics is 23.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#585
of 22,385 · #520 all time
Rank in Japan
#11
of 924
Research works
25k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
809k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
National Institute for Materials Science

What is National Institute for Materials Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #243 of 10,670 9.2%3,115 #219
Materials ChemistrySubfield #54 of 1,473 9.4%796 #30
Materials ScienceField #95 of 2,276 8.6%1,233 #58
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #29 of 547 15.2%290 #34
EngineeringField #314 of 5,901 8.1%1,081 #225
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #183 of 2,176 8.4%436 #160
Physics and AstronomyField #146 of 1,417 13.3%441 #163
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #162 of 1,319 8.0%243 #87
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #254 of 1,539 8.8%167 #184
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #54 of 320 8.3%223 #29

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Materials Science 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#219 #243
  2. Materials Chemistry#30 #54
  3. Materials Science#58 #95
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#34 #29
  5. Engineering#225 #314
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#160 #183
  7. Physics and Astronomy#163 #146
  8. Mechanical Engineering#87 #162
  9. Biomedical Engineering#184 #254
  10. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials#29 #54
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does National Institute for Materials Science work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at National Institute for Materials Science is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (37%), Engineering (32%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,448 fractional works · 93.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,373 fractional works · 37.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 888 fractional works · 24.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 250 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMetals and Alloys: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1,177 fractional works · 31.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 472 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 266 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 185 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 82 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 491 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 321 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 137 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 131 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 94 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 91 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 118 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStructural Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalInstitute for…3,699fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science1,37337.1%
    2. Engineering1,17731.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy49113.3%
    4. Chemistry1313.5%
    5. Energy942.5%
    6. Computer Science661.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering481.3%
    8. Environmental Science401.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.7%
    10. Mathematics20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology772.1%
    2. Neuroscience180.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences130.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
    1. Social Sciences631.7%
    2. Decision Sciences50.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities30.1%
    4. Psychology20.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.0%
    1. Medicine531.4%
    2. Health Professions20.1%
    3. Dentistry10.0%
    4. Nursing10.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Institute for Materials Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 23.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 136.9 works23×
  2. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 27.2 works22×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 250.4 works15×
  4. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 36.4 works14×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 888.2 works12×
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 321.1 works12×
  7. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 42.7 works12×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.74× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.26× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.75× its world share, 94 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 1,177 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 10.63× its world share, 1,373 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.96× its world share, 491 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science10.63×1,373 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.96×491 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.74×48 works
  4. Energy2.75×94 works
  5. Chemistry2.26×131 works
  6. Engineering2.12×1,177 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×27 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×77 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×4 works
  10. Neuroscience0.29×18 works
  11. Computer Science0.23×66 works
  12. Environmental Science0.22×40 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×6 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.15×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.13×63 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×13 works
  17. Dentistry0.07×1 works
  18. Medicine0.07×53 works
  19. Veterinary0.06×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.05×2 works
  21. Nursing0.03×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.03×3 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×2 works
  24. Health Professions0.02×2 works
  25. Psychology0.02×2 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×2 works

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Materials Science?

Ranked on the quality score, Yusuke Yamauchi, Jinhua Ye and Kenji Watanabe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Materials Science.

  1. 1 Yusuke Yamauchi Japan · #4,088 worldwide 117k citations · 1,598 works
  2. 2 Jinhua Ye Japan · #16,253 worldwide 84k citations · 974 works
  3. 3 Kenji Watanabe Japan · #25,990 worldwide 237k citations · 5,633 works
  4. 4 Liyuan Han Japan · #28,209 worldwide 43k citations · 519 works
  5. 5 Takashi Taniguchi Japan · #29,739 worldwide 227k citations · 5,633 works
  6. 6 Shuxin Ouyang Japan · #38,809 worldwide 23k citations · 169 works
  7. 7 Yoshio Bando Japan · #41,011 worldwide 100k citations · 1,638 works
  8. 8 Renzhi Ma Japan · #42,275 worldwide 29k citations · 417 works
  9. 9 Pragati A. Shinde Japan · #50,815 worldwide 4.1k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Yasuo Ebina Japan · #53,360 worldwide 15k citations · 190 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Materials Science

What are the most cited papers from National Institute for Materials Science?

The most cited paper from National Institute for Materials Science is "VESTA 3 for three-dimensional visualization of crystal, volumetric and morphology data" (Koichi Momma, Fujio Izumi, 2011), with 26,132 citations. Next come "Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene superlattices" (8,553) and "Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics" (7,159).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 VESTA 3 for three-dimensional visualization of crystal, volumetric and morphology data Koichi Momma, Fujio Izumi · Journal of Applied Crystallography 28 Oct 2011 26,132
2 Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene superlattices Yuan Cao, Valla Fatemi, Shiang Fang et al. · Nature Open access 5 Mar 2018 8,553
3 Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics Cory R. Dean, Andrea F. Young, Inanc Meric et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 22 Aug 2010 7,159
4 VESTA: a three-dimensional visualization system for electronic and structural analysis Koichi Momma, Fujio Izumi · Journal of Applied Crystallography 13 May 2008 6,880
5 Correlated insulator behaviour at half-filling in magic-angle graphene superlattices Yuan Cao, Valla Fatemi, Ahmet Kemal Demir et al. · Nature Open access 5 Mar 2018 5,011
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Materials Science?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Two-Dimensional Materials, Electronic Structure, Graphene, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Spintronics and Superconductivity.

▲ 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-now 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. Nanocomposites259▲ 8.9×21 topics
  2. Two-Dimensional Materials255▲ 30×4 topics
  3. Electronic Structure242▲ 37×8 topics
  4. Graphene237▲ 9.5×11 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties236▲ 6.5×32 topics
  6. Microstructure230▲ 12×18 topics
  7. Nanoparticles206▲ 4.4×39 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications166▲ 3.8×34 topics
  9. Spintronics161▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Superconductivity160▲ 25×9 topics
  11. Nanomaterials158▲ 4.1×17 topics
  12. Nanostructures155▲ 10×17 topics
  13. Energy Storage149▲ 6.2×10 topics
  14. Raman Spectroscopy142▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Carbon Nanotubes139▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Cathode Materials133▲ 9.3×3 topics
  17. Transparent Conductors131▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Optoelectronic Devices120▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Semiconductors120▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Crystal Growth118▲ 12×12 topics
  21. Catalysis117▲ 4.7×27 topics
  22. Electronic Properties116▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Semiconductor115▲ 9.5×6 topics
  24. Thin Films112▲ 16×10 topics
  25. Materials110▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Graphene Oxide109▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Photoluminescence109▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Chemical Vapor Deposition105▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Nanoribbons105▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides104▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Van der Waals Heterostructures104▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Nanocrystals103▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Biosensors101▲ 5.5×12 topics
  34. Quantum Computing95▲ 26×4 topics
  35. Efficiency95▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Room Temperature94▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Lithium-ion Batteries90▲ 5.9×4 topics
  38. Topological Insulators83▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Electrocatalysis79▲ 7.5×5 topics
  40. Rechargeable Batteries79▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Materials Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graphene research and applications, 2D Materials and Applications, Topological Materials and Phenomena and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Graphene research and applications: 105 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 104 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 63 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 60 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 57 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 56 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…54Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 54 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 48 fractional worksMagnetic and transport p…44Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 44 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 105 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 104 works
  3. 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 63 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 60 works
  5. 5 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 57 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 54 works
  8. 8 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 50 works
  9. 9 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 48 works
  10. 10 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 44 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Materials Science's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Institute for Materials Science as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.015% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%National Institute for Materials Science0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Institute for Materials Science over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Institute for Materials Science8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 1992.

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