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Shizuoka University

In research, Shizuoka University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,098 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,507 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#906 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,315
of 28,054 · #1,805 all time
Rank in Japan
#61
of 1,070
Research works
21k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
270k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Shizuoka 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 #2,098 of 12,888 8.3%1,241 #1240
EngineeringField #2,507 of 6,636 6.1%517 #1105
Physics and AstronomyField #906 of 1,646 14.0%103 #839
Life SciencesDomain #4,546 of 7,800 10.5%263 #4173
Materials ScienceField #1,576 of 2,468 6.9%188 #1166
Social SciencesDomain #6,979 of 10,521 12.6%178 #4892
Environmental ScienceField #2,383 of 3,551 21.3%78 #2223
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,617 of 3,579 8.3%123 #2253
Social SciencesField #4,890 of 6,365 13.4%85 #3084
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,653 of 3,409 14.9%93 #2697

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shizuoka 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#1,240 #2,098
  2. Engineering#1,105 #2,507
  3. Physics and Astronomy#839 #906
  4. Life Sciences#4,173 #4,546
  5. Materials Science#1,166 #1,576
  6. Social Sciences#4,892 #6,979
  7. Environmental Science#2,223 #2,383
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,253 #2,617
  9. Social Sciences#3,084 #4,890
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,697 #2,653
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.

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: 1.09× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 123 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.63× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 164 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 517 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.98× its world share, 188 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.57× its world share, 103 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shizuoka University?

Ranked on the composite score, Takashi Nomura, Hiroshi Takasaki and Hajime Torii lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shizuoka University.

  1. 1 Takashi Nomura Japan · #28,578 worldwide 307 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Takasaki Japan · #52,055 worldwide 242 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Hajime Torii Japan · #61,813 worldwide 288 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Asato Tsuchiya Japan · #90,407 worldwide 396 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Jun‐ichi Aihara Japan · #91,937 worldwide 398 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Toshihiko Noguchi Japan · #107,470 worldwide 343 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Vygantas Mizeikis Japan · #112,329 worldwide 355 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Mitsuru Kondo Japan · #126,384 worldwide 467 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Yasushi ARIMOTO Japan · #144,336 worldwide 15 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Takashi Nagatani Japan · #182,907 worldwide 623 citations · 115 works
All ranked researchers at Shizuoka University

Which keywords describe research at Shizuoka University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Nanostructures, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Deep Learning, Graphene and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Deep Learning61◆ 0.99×64 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications52▲ 2.4×32 topics
  3. Machine Learning48▼ 0.82×62 topics
  4. Nanoparticles46▲ 2.0×33 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties44▲ 2.5×29 topics
  6. Biosensors44▲ 4.7×11 topics
  7. Climate Change39▼ 0.80×50 topics
  8. Nanomaterials34▲ 1.77×18 topics
  9. Nanostructures33▲ 4.6×15 topics
  10. Graphene32▲ 2.6×10 topics
  11. Neural Networks30◆ 1.09×31 topics
  12. Remote Sensing28▲ 1.28×21 topics
  13. Heat Transfer28▲ 3.1×15 topics
  14. Nanocomposites27▲ 1.88×20 topics
  15. Microstructure26▲ 2.8×17 topics
  16. Catalysis26▲ 2.1×20 topics
  17. Semiconductor24▲ 3.9×7 topics
  18. Crystal Growth23▲ 4.5×12 topics
  19. Semiconductors21▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Solar Cells20▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Nanocrystals19▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Water Splitting18▲ 2.6×4 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting17▲ 5.2×3 topics
  24. Energy Conversion17▲ 4.5×4 topics
  25. Applications16▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Imaging16▲ 3.6×8 topics
  27. Materials16▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. Metamaterials16▲ 6.3×4 topics
  29. Optical Modulators16▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Radiation Detection15▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Photon Counting15▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Thermal Conductivity15▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Modernization14▲ 4.3×2 topics
  34. Tomography14▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Hydrogen Bonding14▲ 8.9×6 topics
  36. Spintronics14▲ 5.8×4 topics
  37. Thermal Analysis13▲ 5.8×5 topics
  38. Biomass Estimation13▲ 4.7×3 topics
  39. Nanowires13▲ 4.9×5 topics
  40. Performance11▲ 6.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Shizuoka University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices.

Military Technology and …11Military Technology and Strategies: 11 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…11Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 11 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 10 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 9 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 9 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 9 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…8Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 8 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportationMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 11 works
  4. 4 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 10 works
  5. 5 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 9 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 9 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shizuoka University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Shizuoka

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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.