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Urawa University

In research, Urawa University stands highest in Engineering (#8,703 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,034 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,469
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,733
of 1,923
Research works
576
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Urawa University

What is Urawa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #8,703 of 9,532 11.4%135
Physical SciencesDomain #17,034 of 17,446 8.0%426

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Urawa 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Urawa University work in?

In all years, 74% of research at Urawa University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 426 fractional works · 73.9% of its workEngineering: 135 fractional works · 23.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 38 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 96 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 24 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 19 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 50 fractional works · 8.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 42 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 100 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 63 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUrawa University576fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13523.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy9616.7%
    3. Chemistry508.8%
    4. Materials Science478.2%
    5. Computer Science427.3%
    6. Environmental Science183.1%
    7. Mathematics172.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences122.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.8%
    10. Energy30.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6310.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences264.5%
    3. Neuroscience50.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
    1. Medicine274.7%
    2. Health Professions30.5%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences101.7%
    2. Psychology30.5%
    3. Decision Sciences20.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 4.23× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 3.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.23×1 works
  2. Psychology3.42×1 works
  3. Nursing3.12×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.87×3 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.58×0 works
  6. Engineering1.56×3 works
  7. Computer Science1.34×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.82×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.69×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.58×0 works
  12. Medicine0.55×1 works
  13. Materials Science0.33×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Urawa University?

Ranked on the quality score, みな子 鈴木 and Madhu Gautam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urawa University.

  1. 1 みな子 鈴木 Japan · #6,418,913 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Madhu Gautam Japan · #6,667,621 worldwide 168 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Urawa University

What are the most cited papers from Urawa University?

The most cited paper from Urawa University is "Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Construction—State-of-the-Art Review" (Charles E. Bakis, Lawrence C. Bank, Vicki Lee Brown et al., 2002), with 1,814 citations. Next come "Initial Fabrics and their Relations to Mechanical Properties of Granular Material" (861) and "Rolling Resistance at Contacts in Simulation of Shear Band Development by DEM" (845).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Construction—State-of-the-Art Review Charles E. Bakis, Lawrence C. Bank, Vicki Lee Brown et al. · Journal of Composites for Construction May 2002 1,814
2 Initial Fabrics and their Relations to Mechanical Properties of Granular Material Masanobu Oda · SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS Mar 1972 861
3 Rolling Resistance at Contacts in Simulation of Shear Band Development by DEM Kazuyoshi IWASHITA, Masanobu Oda · Journal of Engineering Mechanics Mar 1998 845
4 Extension of the Cosmic-Ray Energy Spectrum beyond the Predicted Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuz'min Cutoff Mahoto Takeda et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 10 Aug 1998 677
5 Microwave Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Low-Loss Materials by the Dielectric Rod Resonator Method Yoichi Kobayashi, Masahiko Katoh · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Jul 1985 664
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Urawa University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electron Transport, Electronic Structure Calculations, Cuprate Superconductors, High-Temperature Superconductivity, Superconductivity, Synthesis, Quantum Gravity and Light Harvesting.

▲ 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. Electron Transport14▲ 13×3 topics
  2. Synthesis14▲ 4.2×19 topics
  3. Electronic Structure Calculations14▲ 11×2 topics
  4. Nanoparticles12▲ 1.62×23 topics
  5. Cuprate Superconductors12▲ 22×1 topic
  6. High-Temperature Superconductivity12▲ 22×1 topic
  7. Superconductivity12▲ 6.8×9 topics
  8. Catalysis11▲ 2.3×20 topics
  9. Self-Assembly10▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. Quantum Gravity9▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Light Harvesting9▲ 21×1 topic
  12. Photosystem II9▲ 21×1 topic
  13. Membrane Proteins9▲ 8.2×3 topics
  14. Metal Complexes8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 3.4×6 topics
  16. Quantum Computing8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  17. Density Functional Theory8▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 3.5×9 topics
  19. Spintronics7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents7▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Cholesterol7▲ 6.6×3 topics
  22. Hydrogen Bonding7▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Electronic Structure6▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Lipid Rafts6▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Membrane Lipids6▲ 18×1 topic
  26. General Relativity6▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Hydrogenation6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  28. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Wireless Communications5▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Magnetic Nanoparticles5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  31. Photochemical Properties5▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Renormalization Group5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Topological Insulators5▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Fractal Dimension5▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Heavy Fermion5▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Phthalocyanines5▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Porphyrins5▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Quantum Criticality5▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Electron Spin4▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Semiconductor Quantum Dots4▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Urawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Advanced Data Processing Techniques, Geomechanics and Mining Engineering and Gender, Feminism, and Media.

Intergenerational Family…2Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Data Processing Techniques: 0 fractional worksGeomechanics and Mining Engineering: 0 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 0 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 0 fractional worksGeoscience and Mining Technology: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksSoil, Finite Element Methods: 0 fractional worksMind wandering and attention: 0 fractional worksDigital Media and Philos…0Digital Media and Philosophy: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceControl and Systems EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Data Processing Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Geomechanics and Mining Engineering Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  4. 4 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Geoscience and Mining Technology Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Soil, Finite Element Methods Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Mind wandering and attention Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Media and Philosophy Computer Science Applications 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Urawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Urawa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Urawa University0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Urawa University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2002Urawa University3.4% in 20022000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 1993.

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