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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

In research, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#537 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#569 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#253 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ceramics and Composites, Condensed Matter Physics and Catalysis — Ceramics and Composites is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#908
of 28,054 · #290 all time
Rank in Japan
#12
of 1,070
Research works
48k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and 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 #537 of 12,888 9.1%4,361 #200
EngineeringField #569 of 6,636 8.9%1,803 #200
Materials ScienceField #253 of 2,468 7.2%802 #111
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #348 of 2,318 8.0%738 #167
Computer ScienceField #980 of 4,667 12.5%552 #673
Materials ChemistrySubfield #329 of 1,556 7.9%484 #104
Life SciencesDomain #1,809 of 7,800 12.9%507 #777
Physics and AstronomyField #408 of 1,646 7.1%364 #262
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,052 of 3,579 12.0%310 #524
MedicineField #3,728 of 10,443 13.5%249 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and 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#200 #537
  2. Engineering#200 #569
  3. Materials Science#111 #253
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#167 #348
  5. Computer Science#673 #980
  6. Materials Chemistry#104 #329
  7. Life Sciences#777 #1,809
  8. Physics and Astronomy#262 #408
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#524 #1,052
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 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ceramics and Composites takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 32.0 works8.5×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 69.0 works8.0×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 52.8 works6.6×
  4. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 32.6 works6.1×
  5. Chemical EngineeringField · 108.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 310 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 94 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.76× its world share, 109 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.62× its world share, 222 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 552 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 147 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 85 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 1,803 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 263 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.26× its world share, 802 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.03× its world share, 364 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 249 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Shuuji Kajita, Kenji Kaneko and Tohru Natsume lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Shuuji Kajita Japan · #6,800 worldwide 830 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Kenji Kaneko Japan · #9,519 worldwide 756 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Tohru Natsume Japan · #14,851 worldwide 571 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Kazuhito Yokoi Japan · #15,416 worldwide 536 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Takuya Tamura Japan · #18,406 worldwide 286 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Hirohiko Arai Japan · #22,112 worldwide 411 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Qiang Xü Japan · #24,254 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Nobuyuki Otsu Japan · #27,231 worldwide 8.1k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Kazuaki Yasuda Japan · #28,273 worldwide 943 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Fumio Kanehiro Japan · #30,868 worldwide 503 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanostructures, Catalysis, Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning and Semiconductors.

▲ 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 Learning251▲ 1.36×76 topics
  2. Nanoparticles227▲ 3.3×42 topics
  3. Nanocomposites177▲ 4.1×21 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications175▲ 2.7×35 topics
  5. Catalysis150▲ 4.2×25 topics
  6. Neural Networks143▲ 1.72×35 topics
  7. Nanomaterials137▲ 2.4×19 topics
  8. Biosensors136▲ 4.9×12 topics
  9. Nanostructures129▲ 6.0×17 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties114▲ 2.2×32 topics
  11. Semiconductors106▲ 6.4×5 topics
  12. Graphene104▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Energy Storage96▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Cathode Materials86▲ 4.0×3 topics
  15. Materials82▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Crystal Growth80▲ 5.3×11 topics
  17. Efficiency78▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Superconductivity76▲ 8.2×9 topics
  19. Nanocrystals74▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Semiconductor74▲ 4.0×7 topics
  21. Thermal Management74▲ 4.1×7 topics
  22. Solar Cells72▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Spintronics72▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Integrated Circuits70▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Thin Films67▲ 6.5×10 topics
  26. Raman Spectroscopy66▲ 6.3×6 topics
  27. Photovoltaics63▲ 7.1×4 topics
  28. Electronic Structure63▲ 6.5×8 topics
  29. Nanoelectronics60▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Room Temperature60▲ 7.0×3 topics
  31. Optical Modulators59▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Silicon Photonics57▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Semiconductor Devices57▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Atomic Layer Deposition56▲ 15×1 topic
  35. High-k Dielectrics56▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Nanowires56▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Raman Lasers53▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Microcavities52▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Nanophotonic Waveguides51▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Whispering Gallery Mode51▲ 9.7×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Photonic and Optical Devices, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Semiconductor materials …56Semiconductor materials and devices: 56 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…51Photonic and Optical Devices: 51 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…44Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 44 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …38Advancements in Battery Materials: 38 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 35 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 34 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…30Optical Network Technologies: 30 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 28 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…27Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 27 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 44 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 35 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  8. 8 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 28 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 27 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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