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National Institute of Technology, Akashi College

In research, National Institute of Technology, Akashi College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,275 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,481 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,940
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,223
of 2,112
Research works
484
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Technology, Akashi 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 #16,275 of 21,541 6.5%391
EngineeringField #10,481 of 11,412 5.8%201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Technology, Akashi 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: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.56× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.05× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.48× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Atsushi Hosokawa, S. Fujiwara and Seiichi Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Technology, Akashi College.

  1. 1 Atsushi Hosokawa Japan · #195,470 worldwide 93 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 S. Fujiwara Japan · #858,160 worldwide 68 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Seiichi Tanaka Japan · #1,087,715 worldwide 43 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Akiyoshi SAKAIDA Japan · #1,245,774 worldwide 30 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Noriyuki Okumura Japan · #1,460,180 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Masato Ohmukai Japan · #1,626,957 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Technology, Akashi College

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Technology, Akashi College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Non-Destructive Testing, Guided Lamb Waves, Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring, Clinical Applications, Tissue Elasticity Mapping, Ultrasound Elastography, Power Electronics and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 87×2 topics
  2. Guided Lamb Waves3▲ 222×1 topic
  3. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring3▲ 222×1 topic
  4. Clinical Applications3▲ 113×2 topics
  5. Tissue Elasticity Mapping2▲ 458×1 topic
  6. Ultrasound Elastography2▲ 458×1 topic
  7. Nanoparticles2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  8. Power Electronics2▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 1.65×3 topics
  10. Drug Delivery1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  11. Satoyama1▲ 360×1 topic
  12. landscape conservation1▲ 360×1 topic
  13. Cancer Treatment1▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Catalysis1▲ 4.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Urban and spatial planning and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications.

Ultrasonics and Acoustic…3Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 3 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and E…2Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography: 2 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 1 fractional worksThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksFlow Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNature and Landscape ConservationBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  2. 2 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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