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Shiga Junior College

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World rank, all time
#32,168
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,548
of 1,923
Research works
156
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Shiga Junior College

Which fields of science does Shiga Junior College work in?

In all years, 58% of research at Shiga Junior College is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Materials Science (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 57.7% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 20.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 42 fractional works · 26.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShiga JuniorCollege156fractional works, all years
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3320.8%
    2. Materials Science2214.1%
    3. Chemistry106.5%
    4. Mathematics95.6%
    5. Environmental Science64.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy42.6%
    7. Computer Science32.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    10. Energy00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2616.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology148.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine95.6%
    2. Nursing42.7%
    3. Health Professions10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences63.6%
    2. Psychology31.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Who are the top researchers at Shiga Junior College?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshiyuki Sano, Takio TANAKA and Akira Baba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shiga Junior College.

  1. 1 Yoshiyuki Sano Japan · #3,921,558 worldwide 737 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Takio TANAKA Japan · #4,711,385 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Akira Baba Japan · #5,919,753 worldwide 203 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Shiga Junior College

What are the most cited papers from Shiga Junior College?

The most cited paper from Shiga Junior College is "Variation in Crop Radiation‐Use Efficiency with Increased Diffuse Radiation" (Thomas R. Sinclair, Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa, Graeme Hammer, 1992), with 175 citations. Next come "Distribution of Nitrogen among Leaves in Soybean Canopies" (87) and "Studies on regenerated protein fibers. III. Production of regenerated silk fibroin fiber by the self-dialyzing wet spinning method" (76).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Variation in Crop Radiation‐Use Efficiency with Increased Diffuse Radiation Thomas R. Sinclair, Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa, Graeme Hammer · Crop Science Sep 1992 175
2 Distribution of Nitrogen among Leaves in Soybean Canopies Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa, Thomas R. Sinclair · Crop Science Jul 1993 87
3 Studies on regenerated protein fibers. III. Production of regenerated silk fibroin fiber by the self-dialyzing wet spinning method Kiyoichi Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Uejima, Tatsuo Iwasaki et al. · Journal of Applied Polymer Science 25 Apr 1996 76
4 Soybean Radiation‐Use Efficiency as Influenced by Nonuniform Specific Leaf Nitrogen Distribution and Diffuse Radiation Thomas R. Sinclair, Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa · Crop Science Jul 1993 74
5 A New Approach to the Theory of the Compression of Fiber Assemblies Takashi Komori, Motoyoshi Itoh · Textile Research Journal Jul 1991 61
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shiga Junior College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Heat Transfer, Biomaterials, Genome Sequencing, Drug Delivery and Biodegradation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Properties15▲ 10.0×15 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications10▲ 5.9×8 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering9▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Heat Transfer8▲ 9.8×6 topics
  5. Biomaterials8▲ 24×2 topics
  6. Genome Sequencing8▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Antimicrobial7▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Biodegradation7▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Drug Delivery7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  10. Silk Fibroin7▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Spider Silk7▲ 234×1 topic
  12. Ionic Liquids7▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 5.3×3 topics
  14. Dyeing6▲ 178×1 topic
  15. Textiles6▲ 178×1 topic
  16. Thermal Properties6▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Fabric Comfort6▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Moisture Management6▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  21. Fermentation3▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Recycling3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  23. Health Benefits3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Rheology3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. Conducting Polymers3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Chaos3▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Rheological Properties2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Dietary Fiber2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Glycemic Index2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  32. Starch2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Amino Acids2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Artificial Diet2▲ 208×1 topic
  35. Biotechnological Applications2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Microbial Enzymes2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Silkworm2▲ 208×1 topic
  38. Antibiotic Alternatives2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Polymer Blends2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Polymer Crystallization2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Shiga Junior College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions.

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Met…0Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Meta…0Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…0Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 0 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  2. 2 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  3. 3 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shiga Junior College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shiga Junior College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000048% in 2022.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Shiga Junior College0.0000024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shiga Junior College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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