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University of Electro-Communications

In research, University of Electro-Communications stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,531 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#561 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,134 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Human-Computer Interaction and Signal Processing — Hardware and Architecture is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,575
of 28,054 · #1,363 all time
Rank in Japan
#39
of 1,070
Research works
18k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
203k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Electro-Communications 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 #1,531 of 12,888 9.1%2,002 #943
Computer ScienceField #561 of 4,667 10.6%720 #865
EngineeringField #1,134 of 6,636 8.0%886 #818
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #799 of 2,318 9.1%309 #621
Physics and AstronomyField #683 of 1,646 7.2%177 #531
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #863 of 1,884 11.9%238 #907
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #380 of 705 11.9%109 #613
Life SciencesDomain #5,013 of 7,800 9.1%156 #4400
Materials ScienceField #1,712 of 2,468 9.6%99 #1071
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #666 of 941 7.9%149 #516

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Electro-Communications 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#943 #1,531
  2. Computer Science#865 #561
  3. Engineering#818 #1,134
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#621 #799
  5. Physics and Astronomy#531 #683
  6. Artificial Intelligence#907 #863
  7. Computer Networks and Communications#613 #380
  8. Life Sciences#4,400 #5,013
  9. Materials Science#1,071 #1,712
  10. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#516 #666
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 University of Electro-Communications specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 29.4 works11×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 47.6 works9.5×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 47.4 works6.4×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 103.2 works5.9×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 22.3 works5.8×
  6. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 108.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.39× its world share, 94 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.82× its world share, 720 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.43× its world share, 886 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 99 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.27× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Electro-Communications?

Ranked on the composite score, Mitsuo Takeda, Takashi Suehiro and Kazuo Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Electro-Communications.

  1. 1 Mitsuo Takeda Japan · #22,075 worldwide 884 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Takashi Suehiro Japan · #35,708 worldwide 297 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Kazuo Tanaka Japan · #48,552 worldwide 810 citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Akira Utsumi Japan · #58,302 worldwide 493 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Takagimi Yanagitani Japan · #62,712 worldwide 275 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 E. A. Hauser Japan · #104,653 worldwide 229 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Hideki Yagi Japan · #106,377 worldwide 344 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Jun Dong Japan · #116,153 worldwide 244 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 O. A. Molchanov Japan · #130,597 worldwide 197 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Akira Shirakawa Japan · #142,533 worldwide 223 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at University of Electro-Communications

Which keywords describe research at University of Electro-Communications?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Security Analysis, Energy Efficiency, Wireless Networks, Channel Modeling and Cryptanalysis.

▲ 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 Learning255▲ 3.1×72 topics
  2. Neural Networks127▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning127▲ 1.60×74 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency74▲ 3.2×26 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications58▲ 2.0×22 topics
  6. Security Analysis52▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Biosensors48▲ 3.9×12 topics
  8. Virtual Reality47▲ 3.9×10 topics
  9. Security46▲ 2.9×19 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks41▲ 3.8×16 topics
  11. Wireless Networks40▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Efficiency40▲ 5.4×5 topics
  13. Channel Modeling39▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Cryptanalysis38▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Crystal Growth37▲ 5.4×10 topics
  16. Security and Privacy36▲ 7.8×3 topics
  17. Nonlinear Optics36▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Haptic Interfaces35▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Health Monitoring34▲ 6.8×3 topics
  20. Semiconductors34▲ 4.5×5 topics
  21. 5G Networks33▲ 6.8×5 topics
  22. Robotic Manipulators32▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Microwave Photonics32▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Side-Channel Attacks31▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Light-Emitting Diodes29▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. Gesture Recognition29▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Wearable Sensors28▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Fiber Lasers28▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Cross-modal Plasticity28▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Distributed Control28▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Photovoltaics28▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. Tactile Perception28▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Beamforming27▲ 10×4 topics
  34. MAC Protocols27▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Soft Robotics27▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Organometal Halide Perovskites26▲ 9.4×1 topic
  37. Perovskite Solar Cells26▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Human-Robot Interaction25▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Raman Lasers25▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Microresonators25▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Electro-Communications publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Soft Robotics and Applications.

Tactile and Sensory Inte…28Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 28 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…26Perovskite Materials and Applications: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 23 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 22 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 20 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 20 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 19 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…19Cryptography and Data Security: 19 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 19 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 19 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 28 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 23 works
  4. 4 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 20 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  8. 8 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  9. 9 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 19 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Electro-Communications's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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