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Tokyo Institute of Technology

In research, Tokyo Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#495 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#676 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#634 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry — Condensed Matter Physics is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#801
of 28,054 · #159 all time
Rank in Japan
#11
of 1,070
Research works
99k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9M
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Tokyo 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 #495 of 12,888 10.7%5,556 #82
EngineeringField #676 of 6,636 8.8%2,357 #115
Computer ScienceField #634 of 4,667 12.3%770 #286
Physics and AstronomyField #270 of 1,646 15.3%519 #79
Materials ScienceField #420 of 2,468 7.9%787 #59
MathematicsField #208 of 1,053 13.7%152 #208
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #532 of 2,318 6.2%728 #83
Social SciencesDomain #2,598 of 10,521 18.4%421 #1569
ChemistryField #342 of 1,330 10.5%345 #62
Materials ChemistrySubfield #403 of 1,556 8.6%489 #54

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

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#82 #495
  2. Engineering#115 #676
  3. Computer Science#286 #634
  4. Physics and Astronomy#79 #270
  5. Materials Science#59 #420
  6. Mathematics#208 #208
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#83 #532
  8. Social Sciences#1,569 #2,598
  9. Chemistry#62 #342
  10. Materials Chemistry#54 #403
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 Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 62.3 works5.7×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 240.0 works4.9×
  3. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 22.7 works4.2×
  4. CatalysisSubfield · 42.1 works4.2×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 347 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 97 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.60× its world share, 86 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.21× its world share, 345 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 770 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 132 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 106 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.30× its world share, 2,357 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 303 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.30× its world share, 787 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 152 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.41× its world share, 519 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 274 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 160 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 Tokyo Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Hirofumi Akagi, Michio Sugeno and Y. Suematsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokyo Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Hirofumi Akagi Japan · #505 worldwide 3.3k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Michio Sugeno Japan · #4,564 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Y. Suematsu Japan · #10,002 worldwide 684 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Takao Ikariya Japan · #17,076 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Takashi Shimokawabe Japan · #18,758 worldwide 791 citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Hideaki Fujita Japan · #20,377 worldwide 772 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Hitoshi Ohtaki Japan · #22,504 worldwide 500 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Atsushi Nishikata Japan · #26,479 worldwide 1k citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Jiro Tsuji Japan · #32,831 worldwide 638 citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Masahiro Asada Japan · #33,667 worldwide 649 citations · 168 works
All ranked researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Tokyo Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Deep Learning, Nanocomposites, Biosensors and Neural Networks.

▲ 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 Learning296▲ 1.27×78 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications249▲ 3.1×35 topics
  3. Machine Learning224◆ 1.00×82 topics
  4. Nanoparticles214▲ 2.5×43 topics
  5. Neural Networks182▲ 1.73×38 topics
  6. Catalysis182▲ 4.0×28 topics
  7. Nanocomposites156▲ 2.8×22 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties148▲ 2.2×39 topics
  9. Nanomaterials137▲ 1.89×19 topics
  10. Self-Assembly132▲ 5.9×12 topics
  11. Biosensors131▲ 3.7×12 topics
  12. Microstructure95▲ 2.7×19 topics
  13. Graphene94▲ 2.0×12 topics
  14. Nanostructures92▲ 3.4×17 topics
  15. Energy Storage87▲ 1.94×12 topics
  16. Superconductivity75▲ 6.4×9 topics
  17. Integrated Circuits72▲ 6.8×3 topics
  18. Electronic Structure69▲ 5.6×8 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis67▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Cathode Materials66▲ 2.5×3 topics
  21. Actuators66▲ 6.1×5 topics
  22. Semiconductor66▲ 2.8×7 topics
  23. Thin Films64▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Molecular Dynamics59▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Nonlinear Dynamics58▲ 3.9×9 topics
  26. Materials56▲ 3.5×6 topics
  27. Soft Robotics55▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Optical Modulators54▲ 5.3×3 topics
  29. Hydrogenation53▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Hydrogels52▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Flexible Electronics52▲ 4.5×3 topics
  32. Field-Effect Transistors50▲ 4.6×4 topics
  33. Microcavities50▲ 6.5×2 topics
  34. Silicon Photonics49▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Spintronics48▲ 5.3×4 topics
  36. Raman Lasers44▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Nanophotonic Waveguides44▲ 6.6×1 topic
  38. Whispering Gallery Mode44▲ 6.6×1 topic
  39. Robotic Manipulators43▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. Biological Applications38▲ 8.1×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence and Soft Robotics and Applications.

Photonic and Optical Dev…44Photonic and Optical Devices: 44 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…40Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 40 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 32 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 32 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 31 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 30 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …28Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 27 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 27 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 32 works
  4. 4 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 32 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 31 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 30 works
  7. 7 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 29 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 28 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.