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Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology

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World rank, all time
#32,255
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,563
of 1,923
Research works
131
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology

Which fields of science does Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Materials Science (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 62.4% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 26.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 33 fractional works · 25.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.4% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKShimane Institutefor Industrial…131fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences0%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3426.0%
    2. Materials Science2015.1%
    3. Chemistry64.6%
    4. Environmental Science64.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy53.8%
    6. Energy43.3%
    7. Computer Science32.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering21.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2116.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology107.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine139.9%
    2. Nursing21.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Social Sciences00.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 6.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.38×0 works
  2. Dentistry4.47×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.98×2 works
  4. Materials Science2.13×1 works
  5. Engineering1.71×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.35×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.27×0 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.06×0 works
  10. Medicine1.05×3 works
  11. Chemistry0.83×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.83×0 works
  13. Energy0.40×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.28×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology?

Ranked on the quality score, Yukikazu Yamasaki, Takuya Katsube and Naoto Imawaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology.

  1. 1 Yukikazu Yamasaki Japan · #2,465,272 worldwide 1k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Takuya Katsube Japan · #2,797,251 worldwide 2.4k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Naoto Imawaka Japan · #4,106,391 worldwide 697 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Noriteru TOSA Japan · #4,695,359 worldwide 61 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Nobuaki Ozoe Japan · #4,785,246 worldwide 136 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Shuichi Asahina Japan · #4,926,065 worldwide 205 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Toshiyuki Ueno Japan · #4,993,946 worldwide 111 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Masashi Dougakiuchi Japan · #5,141,191 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Satoshi Furuya Japan · #5,551,190 worldwide 242 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Shiro Iwata Japan · #5,671,515 worldwide 201 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology

What are the most cited papers from Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology?

The most cited paper from Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology is "Antioxidant flavonol glycosides in mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves isolated based on LDL antioxidant activity" (Takuya Katsube, Naoto Imawaka, Yasuhiro Kawano et al., 2005), with 360 citations. Next come "Screening for Antioxidant Activity in Edible Plant Products: Comparison of Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation Assay, DPPH Radical Scavenging Assay, and Folin−Ciocalteu Assay" (336) and "A mechanically strong, flexible and conductive film based on bacterial cellulose/graphene nanocomposite" (331).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antioxidant flavonol glycosides in mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves isolated based on LDL antioxidant activity Takuya Katsube, Naoto Imawaka, Yasuhiro Kawano et al. · Food Chemistry 11 May 2005 360
2 Screening for Antioxidant Activity in Edible Plant Products: Comparison of Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation Assay, DPPH Radical Scavenging Assay, and Folin−Ciocalteu Assay Takuya Katsube, Hiromasa Tabata, Yukari Ohta et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 16 Mar 2004 336
3 A mechanically strong, flexible and conductive film based on bacterial cellulose/graphene nanocomposite Yiyu Feng, Xuequan Zhang, Yongtao Shen et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 22 Aug 2011 331
4 Interactions of nutrients, moisture and pH on microbial corrosion of concrete sewer pipes Tadahiro Mori, Tsuguhiro Nonaka, Kazue Tazaki et al. · Water Research 1992 305
5 Effect of air-drying temperature on antioxidant capacity and stability of polyphenolic compounds in mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves Takuya Katsube, Yoko Tsurunaga, Mari Sugiyama et al. · Food Chemistry 21 Aug 2008 256
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Which keywords describe research at Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Fermentation, Mechanical Properties, Antioxidant Activity, Antioxidants, Cancer Prevention, Graphene and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials8▲ 7.4×13 topics
  2. Fermentation7▲ 38×3 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties7▲ 5.8×17 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress7▲ 3.0×12 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 8.7×11 topics
  6. Nanocomposites6▲ 5.9×8 topics
  7. Antioxidants6▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Cancer Prevention5▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Graphene5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants5▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Microstructure5▲ 7.5×12 topics
  13. Polyphenols5▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Flavonoids5▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Nanostructures5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  16. Solar Cells5▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Semiconductor4▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.5×14 topics
  19. Metabolism4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 19×5 topics
  21. Aroma Compounds4▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Korean Traditional Food4▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Quality Characteristics4▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Biosensors4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Free Radicals4▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Visible Light4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Water Splitting4▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Antioxidant3▲ 3.8×15 topics
  29. Bioavailability3▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  31. Nutritional Significance3▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Dietary Supplements3▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Thin Films3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Nanofibers3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Conducting Polymers3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Organic Electronics3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Composite Materials2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. PEDOT:PSS2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Polyaniline2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Nanowire Synthesis and Applications and Bone fractures and treatments.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…0Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 0 fractional worksBone health and osteopor…0Bone health and osteoporosis research: 0 fractional worksNanowire Synthesis and Applications: 0 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 0 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 0 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 0 fractional worksThallium and Germanium S…0Thallium and Germanium Studies: 0 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 0 fractional works
Cell BiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical EngineeringEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 0 works
  2. 2 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Nanowire Synthesis and Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Thallium and Germanium Studies Pollution 0 works
  9. 9 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology0.000060% in 20251990200020102020

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