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Tokyo Denki University

In research, Tokyo Denki University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,001 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,692 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,069 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Signal Processing and Control and Systems Engineering — Human-Computer Interaction is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,679
of 28,054 · #5,983 all time
Rank in Japan
#246
of 1,070
Research works
8.9k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Tokyo Denki 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 #6,001 of 12,888 3.1%860 #4034
Computer ScienceField #2,692 of 4,667 3.3%207 #1836
EngineeringField #4,069 of 6,636 2.6%501 #2307
Social SciencesDomain #9,541 of 10,521 5.0%93 #6339
Health SciencesDomain #11,339 of 11,982 4.1%69 #13126
Life SciencesDomain #7,470 of 7,800 5.1%76 #11582
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,305 of 1,351 3.0%76 #1829
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,253 of 2,318 3.0%82 #1991
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #784 of 793 1.7%76 #868
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,561 of 1,568 1.1%85 #1966

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tokyo Denki 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#4,034 #6,001
  2. Computer Science#1,836 #2,692
  3. Engineering#2,307 #4,069
  4. Social Sciences#6,339 #9,541
  5. Health Sciences#13,126 #11,339
  6. Life Sciences#11,582 #7,470
  7. Mechanical Engineering#1,829 #1,305
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,991 #2,253
  9. Control and Systems Engineering#868 #784
  10. Biomedical Engineering#1,966 #1,561
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 Tokyo Denki University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 29.0 works13×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 22.9 works6.9×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 75.6 works6.4×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 29.4 works5.0×
  5. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 33.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.43× its world share, 207 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.04× its world share, 501 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tokyo Denki University?

Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Yasuda, Yaodong Pan and Yutaka Kaneda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokyo Denki University.

  1. 1 Susumu Yasuda Japan · #82,682 worldwide 180 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Yaodong Pan Japan · #133,584 worldwide 198 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Yutaka Kaneda Japan · #135,666 worldwide 188 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Tokiichiro Takahashi Japan · #198,365 worldwide 225 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Akira Fujimoto Japan · #300,275 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 H. Aizawa Japan · #320,986 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 T. Hori Japan · #333,947 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Asuka YAMADA Japan · #355,947 worldwide 12 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Masatoshi Kokubu Japan · #366,907 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Hiroshi Igarashi Japan · #389,267 worldwide 79 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Tokyo Denki University

Which keywords describe research at Tokyo Denki University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, Neural Networks, Human-Computer Interaction, Autonomous Vehicles, Adaptive Control, Control Systems and Robotic Manipulators.

▲ 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 Learning106▲ 2.8×59 topics
  2. Neural Networks56▲ 3.3×25 topics
  3. Machine Learning39◆ 1.09×53 topics
  4. Virtual Reality39▲ 7.1×14 topics
  5. Sustainability34▲ 1.26×20 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles24▲ 10×4 topics
  7. Human-Computer Interaction24▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Adaptive Control21▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Control Systems21▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Robotic Manipulators20▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Power Electronics20▲ 5.6×8 topics
  12. Beamforming18▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Haptic Interfaces18▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Numerical Simulation18▲ 5.5×11 topics
  15. Satoyama18▲ 163×1 topic
  16. landscape conservation18▲ 163×1 topic
  17. Multi-Agent Systems17▲ 8.4×6 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control17▲ 6.0×6 topics
  19. Tool Wear16▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Human-Robot Interaction16▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Gait Analysis16▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Fluid Dynamics15▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Noise Reduction15▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Vibration Analysis15▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition15▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Speech Enhancement15▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Robotics15▲ 5.5×9 topics
  28. Path Planning14▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Electromyography14▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Muscle Fatigue14▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Failure Analysis14▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Virtual Environments14▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Finite Element Method14▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Actuators13▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Feedback Control13▲ 7.5×7 topics
  36. Gesture Recognition13▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Structural Analysis13▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Product Development13▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Service Robots13▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Thermal Analysis13▲ 8.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Tokyo Denki University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Speech and Audio Processing, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Engineering Applied Research.

Urban and spatial planning18Urban and spatial planning: 18 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…15Speech and Audio Processing: 15 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…14Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 14 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…12Engineering Applied Research: 12 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 11 fractional worksGaze Tracking and Assistive Technology: 10 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…10Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 10 fractional worksTeleoperation and Haptic Systems: 9 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 9 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applic…9Soft Robotics and Applications: 9 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationSignal ProcessingBiomedical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  2. 2 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 15 works
  3. 3 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Human-Computer Interaction 10 works
  7. 7 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Teleoperation and Haptic Systems Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 9 works
  10. 10 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 9 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tokyo Denki 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.

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