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Saitama Institute of Technology

In research, Saitama Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,461 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,447 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 5.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#20,214
of 28,054 · #8,940 all time
Rank in Japan
#585
of 1,070
Research works
1.8k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Saitama 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 #10,461 of 12,888 2.0%172 #5755
EngineeringField #6,447 of 6,636 1.3%100 #6119

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

What does Saitama Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.4 works5.6×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.10× its world share, 11 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.05× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.30× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.08× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saitama Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Fukamachi, Tomohiro Matsuda and Tadashi Narita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saitama Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 T. Fukamachi Japan · #131,010 worldwide 44 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Tomohiro Matsuda Japan · #742,698 worldwide 112 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Tadashi Narita Japan · #751,964 worldwide 58 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Tomomi Hashimoto Japan · #785,980 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Masaru Takahashi Japan · #816,158 worldwide 28 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Risaburo OBA Japan · #847,944 worldwide 52 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Akira Shimamoto Japan · #903,526 worldwide 112 citations · 99 works
  8. 8 Hiroshi Hamana Japan · #921,209 worldwide 93 citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Kazunari Shima Japan · #935,189 worldwide 64 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Xilu Zhao Japan · #976,986 worldwide 59 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Saitama Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Saitama Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Biosensors, Nanomaterials, Brain-Computer Interfaces, EEG Analysis and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles15▲ 5.6×20 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications12▲ 4.7×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning12▲ 1.60×19 topics
  4. Deep Learning10▲ 1.35×18 topics
  5. Nanomaterials10▲ 4.2×11 topics
  6. Graphene10▲ 6.5×8 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties9▲ 4.0×17 topics
  8. Biosensors8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  9. Brain-Computer Interfaces7▲ 31×1 topic
  10. EEG Analysis7▲ 31×1 topic
  11. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  12. Electrochemistry6▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Nanocomposites6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Stability Analysis6▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Imaging6▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Biosensor Applications5▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Vibration Analysis5▲ 8.9×6 topics
  19. Real-Time Monitoring5▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Nanomedicine5▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  22. Electrochemical Biosensors5▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Glucose Sensors5▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Ferrofluids4▲ 153×1 topic
  25. Magnetic Particle Imaging4▲ 153×1 topic
  26. Friction4▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  28. Maxwell's Equations4▲ 62×2 topics
  29. Surface Roughness4▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Electromagnetics3▲ 111×1 topic
  32. Finite-Difference Time-Domain3▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Grain Refinement3▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Renewable Resources3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  35. Nanoscale Imaging3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Organic Electronics3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Magnetorheological Fluids3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Passive Vibration Isolators3▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Revision Surgery3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 10×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods.

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Electromagnetic Simulation and Numerical Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  7. 7 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 2 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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