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National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster

In research, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,944 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,549 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,552
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#863
of 2,112
Research works
471
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 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 #13,944 of 21,541 14.5%375
EngineeringField #7,549 of 11,412 15.8%249

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.62× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster?

Ranked on the composite score, Yusaku Iwata, Hisanori Amano and Hiroshi Koseki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster.

  1. 1 Yusaku Iwata Japan · #899,998 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Hisanori Amano Japan · #960,481 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi Koseki Japan · #1,110,092 worldwide 56 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Shoji Doshida Japan · #1,515,935 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster

Which keywords describe research at National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Remote Sensing, Agent-Based Modeling, Evacuation, Pedestrian Dynamics, Social Capital and Forest Fires.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Smoke Control7▲ 574×1 topic
  2. Tunnel Fires7▲ 574×1 topic
  3. Remote Sensing4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  5. Agent-Based Modeling4▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Evacuation3▲ 271×1 topic
  7. Pedestrian Dynamics3▲ 271×1 topic
  8. Social Capital3▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Forest Fires3▲ 156×1 topic
  10. Wildfire Activity3▲ 156×1 topic
  11. Resilience3▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Risk Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  14. Image Processing2▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Community2▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Computer Vision2▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Curriculum Development2▲ 6.0×1 topic
  19. Disaster2▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Epidemiology2◆ 1.06×7 topics
  21. Fire Detection2▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Safety Awareness2▲ 802×1 topic
  23. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Sustainability2▲ 1.56×5 topics
  26. Semantic Network Analysis2▲ 147×2 topics
  27. Digital Library System1▲ 288×1 topic
  28. Smart Education1▲ 288×1 topic
  29. Treatment1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  30. Public Health1▲ 1.67×5 topics
  31. Global Burden1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  32. Internet of Things1▲ 2.5×1 topic
  33. Social Networks1▲ 8.2×1 topic

Which research topics does National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire dynamics and safety research, Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics, Fire effects on ecosystems and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Fire dynamics and safety…7Fire dynamics and safety research: 7 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dyn…3Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems3Fire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 2 fractional worksEducation, Safety, and S…2Education, Safety, and Science Studies: 2 fractional worksEducational Systems and Policies: 1 fractional worksInternet of Things and Social Network Interactions: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Engineering and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityOcean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  2. 2 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Safety, and Science Studies Safety Research 2 works
  7. 7 Educational Systems and Policies Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher 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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