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Niigata Institute of Technology

In research, Niigata Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,063 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,238
of 28,054 · #15,044 all time
Rank in Japan
#435
of 1,070
Research works
948
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Niigata Institute of 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 #9,063 of 12,888 13.5%90 #8831

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

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: 2.25× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.73× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Niigata Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshihide Tominaga, Yasushi Kanai and Yasufumi Yoshimoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Niigata Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Yoshihide Tominaga Japan · #163,025 worldwide 382 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Yasushi Kanai Japan · #956,344 worldwide 98 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Yasufumi Yoshimoto Japan · #1,265,935 worldwide 34 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Yasuhiro YAMAZAKI Japan · #1,290,642 worldwide 34 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Tadao Ohtani Japan · #1,409,847 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Niigata Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Niigata Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Evolutionary Algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimization, Social Capital, CFD Simulation, Turbulent Flow, Boundary Layer, Multiobjective Optimization and Aerodynamics.

▲ 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. Evolutionary Algorithms8▲ 55×3 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.66×22 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.75×35 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 1.90×18 topics
  5. Deep Learning6▲ 1.32×27 topics
  6. Particle Swarm Optimization6▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Social Capital5▲ 7.2×9 topics
  8. CFD Simulation5▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Turbulent Flow5▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Boundary Layer5▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Multiobjective Optimization4▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Aerodynamics4▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Air Quality4▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Pedestrian Wind Comfort4▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Urban Microclimate4▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Ant Colony Optimization4▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Differential Evolution4▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Metaheuristics4▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Firefly Algorithm4▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Nature-Inspired Algorithms4▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  23. Image Processing3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Engineering Design3▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Vehicle Dynamics3▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Crosswind3▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Drag Reduction3▲ 47×2 topics
  28. High-Speed Trains3▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Classification3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Feature Selection3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Simulation3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Genetic Algorithm2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Genetic Programming2▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Spintronics2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Symbolic Regression2▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Bayesian Optimization2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Skyrmions2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Pareto Front2▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Niigata Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wind and Air Flow Studies, Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research, Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications.

Wind and Air Flow Studies: 4 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 4 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…3Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 3 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms …2Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 2 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Su…2Urban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceAerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4 others

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

  1. 1 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Niigata Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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