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National Institute of Technology, Matsue College

In research, National Institute of Technology, Matsue College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,807 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,640
of 28,054 · #24,714 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,060
of 1,070
Research works
654
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Technology, Matsue College 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 #12,807 of 12,888 1.9%75 #13561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Technology, Matsue 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).

What does National Institute of Technology, Matsue College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 55.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.48× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Manabu TAKAO, Masami Higashimura and Takao Tsukutani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Technology, Matsue College.

  1. 1 Manabu TAKAO Japan · #247,046 worldwide 153 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Masami Higashimura Japan · #370,285 worldwide 119 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Takao Tsukutani Japan · #379,327 worldwide 104 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Takeshi Tokushima Japan · #543,062 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Tadahiro Suhara Japan · #575,335 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 M. Fukuma Japan · #970,901 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Masamichi Takebe Japan · #1,194,063 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Nozomu Hirose Japan · #1,341,998 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Hiroko Nakano Japan · #1,383,359 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Kenichi Katoh Japan · #1,389,380 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Technology, Matsue College

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Actuators, Control, Control Strategies, Power Take-Off, Wave Energy, Biomechanics and Robotics.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy8▲ 6.6×4 topics
  2. Actuators6▲ 47×5 topics
  3. Control5▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Control Strategies5▲ 47×3 topics
  5. Power Take-Off5▲ 332×1 topic
  6. Wave Energy5▲ 332×1 topic
  7. Biomechanics5▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Robotic Manipulators5▲ 57×3 topics
  9. Robotics5▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Distributed Control4▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Neural Networks4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  12. Exoskeletons4▲ 143×1 topic
  13. Lower Limb4▲ 143×1 topic
  14. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  15. Soft Robotics3▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Nonlinear Systems3▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Aerodynamics3▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Modular Robots3▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Self-Reconfiguration3▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Adaptive Control3▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Bioinspired Robotics3▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Bipedal Locomotion3▲ 215×1 topic
  23. Continuum Robots3▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Dynamic Walking3▲ 215×1 topic
  25. Stability Analysis3▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Path Planning3▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Feedback Control3▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Sliding Mode Control3▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control3▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Optimization3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. CFD Simulation2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Low-Power2▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Weibull Distribution2▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Wind Turbine Wakes2▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Simulation2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Adaptive2▲ 44×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence and Robotic Locomotion and Control.

Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 5 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 4 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…3Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 3 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and C…3Robotic Locomotion and Control: 3 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 3 fractional worksWind Energy Research and Development: 2 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic …2Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 2 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 1 fractional worksControl and Dynamics of Mobile Robots: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Robotic Locomotion and Control Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots Control and Systems 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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