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National Institute of Technology, Niihama College

In research, National Institute of Technology, Niihama College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,991 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,253 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#4,373 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,903
of 28,054 · #13,961 all time
Rank in Japan
#926
of 1,070
Research works
776
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Technology, Niihama 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 #7,991 of 21,541 6.6%613
EngineeringField #8,253 of 11,412 8.6%242
Materials ScienceField #4,373 of 4,504 5.3%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Technology, Niihama 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.92× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.79× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Shinji Ochi, S. Nakayama and Chang Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Technology, Niihama College.

  1. 1 Shinji Ochi Japan · #143,073 worldwide 174 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 S. Nakayama Japan · #586,790 worldwide 290 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Chang Liu Japan · #985,631 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Hisao Matsumoto Japan · #1,057,500 worldwide 32 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Mikio Deguchi Japan · #1,388,684 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Shigeki Matsutani Japan · #1,430,157 worldwide 20 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Tatsuya Matsue Japan · #1,612,356 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Technology, Niihama College

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Materials, Energy Efficiency, Deep Learning, IoT, Oxidation Resistance and Myocardial Infarction.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties7▲ 9.1×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.77×15 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  4. Microstructure3▲ 7.5×9 topics
  5. Materials2▲ 13×5 topics
  6. IoT2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  7. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  9. Nanocomposites2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  10. Stability Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Aerospace Applications2▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Sensor Networks2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  13. Social Interaction2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  14. Wireless Communication2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Machine Vision2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  16. Modular Forms2▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Number Theory2▲ 83×2 topics
  18. Processing Techniques2▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Composite Materials2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Distributed Control2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Robust Control2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Health Monitoring1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  27. Semiconductor Manufacturing1▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Texture Analysis1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Arrhythmias1▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Conversation Analysis1▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Interactional Linguistics1▲ 54×1 topic
  32. LPWAN1▲ 67×1 topic
  33. LoRa1▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Electrolytes1▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Grain Refinement1▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Coronary Artery Disease1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Event-Triggered Control1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Grain Boundary Engineering1▲ 22×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection, IoT Networks and Protocols, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

Industrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksIoT Networks and Protocols1IoT Networks and Protocols: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Ox…1Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies: 1 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties: 1 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 IoT Networks and Protocols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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