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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

In research, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,381 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,409 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#906 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,609
of 28,054 · #1,934 all time
Rank in Japan
#23
of 1,070
Research works
3.1k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University 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 #1,381 of 12,888 22.4%655 #1632
Life SciencesDomain #1,409 of 7,800 23.5%305 #1946
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #906 of 3,579 24.1%148 #1463
Physics and AstronomyField #472 of 1,646 26.5%170 #1137
EngineeringField #2,551 of 6,636 20.0%140 #1841
Environmental ScienceField #1,889 of 3,551 31.9%73 #2490
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,268 of 2,175 21.1%89 #1710
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #354 of 565 17.6%94 #988
NeuroscienceField #770 of 1,168 18.0%83 #1334
Materials ScienceField #1,650 of 2,468 16.4%71 #1552

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,632 #1,381
  2. Life Sciences#1,946 #1,409
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,463 #906
  4. Physics and Astronomy#1,137 #472
  5. Engineering#1,841 #2,551
  6. Environmental Science#2,490 #1,889
  7. Molecular Biology#1,710 #1,268
  8. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#988 #354
  9. Neuroscience#1,334 #770
  10. Materials Science#1,552 #1,650
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 94.0 works12×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 24.2 works7.3×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 24.2 works7.3×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 169.9 works7.2×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 61 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.63× its world share, 148 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.83× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.96× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.74× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.24× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.23× its world share, 170 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Doya, Eiji Uchibe and Yukiko Goda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.

  1. 1 Kenji Doya Japan · #69,440 worldwide 598 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Eiji Uchibe Japan · #84,267 worldwide 423 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Yukiko Goda Japan · #109,320 worldwide 177 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Nicholas M. Luscombe Japan · #137,173 worldwide 408 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Luis K. Ono Japan · #206,038 worldwide 251 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Emilio J. Juárez‐Pérez Japan · #220,938 worldwide 324 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Yabing Qi Japan · #269,847 worldwide 357 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Eiichi Shoguchi Japan · #308,094 worldwide 256 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Amy Q. Shen Japan · #341,231 worldwide 332 citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Yong Yang Japan · #401,235 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Which keywords describe research at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Superconducting Circuits, Computation and Cryptography.

▲ 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. Climate Change55▲ 1.94×43 topics
  2. Entanglement47▲ 30×4 topics
  3. Quantum Information37▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Biodiversity30▲ 3.8×19 topics
  5. Invasive Species28▲ 6.2×17 topics
  6. Quantum Simulation28▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications28▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Biosensors26▲ 4.7×12 topics
  9. Superconducting Circuits24▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Security23▲ 3.3×5 topics
  11. Communication23▲ 6.9×3 topics
  12. Computation22▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Cryptography22▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Metrology22▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Quantum22▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Superfluidity21▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Quantum Gravity21▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Bose-Einstein Condensation20▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders20▲ 3.3×9 topics
  20. Quantum Entanglement19▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Optical Lattices19▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Ocean Acidification18▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Rheology18▲ 8.7×6 topics
  24. Synchronization17▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Vortex Dynamics17▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Genomics16▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Cortical Networks16▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Neuronal Oscillations16▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Social Cognition16▲ 8.9×7 topics
  30. Neuronal Circuits16▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Microbiota16▲ 6.8×7 topics
  32. Fermi Gases15▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Ultracold Gases15▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Global Change15▲ 5.6×6 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Synaptic Plasticity15▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Marine Ecosystems14▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Large-Eddy Simulation14▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Black Holes14▲ 14×3 topics
  40. String Theory13▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Neural dynamics and brain function, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics.

Quantum Information and …22Quantum Information and Cryptography: 22 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…16Neural dynamics and brain function: 16 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 15 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 12 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 12 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 11 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…11Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 11 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 10 fractional worksRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies: 10 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceCognitive NeuroscienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  3. 3 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  4. 4 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 12 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 11 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 works
  10. 10 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 10 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.