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Utsunomiya University

In research, Utsunomiya University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,713 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,127 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,171 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Media Technology is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,916
of 28,054 · #4,422 all time
Rank in Japan
#202
of 1,070
Research works
7.9k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Utsunomiya 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 #4,713 of 12,888 3.3%634 #3142
Computer ScienceField #2,127 of 4,667 3.8%94 #2305
EngineeringField #5,171 of 6,636 2.1%314 #2731
Life SciencesDomain #6,097 of 7,800 12.2%153 #5066
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,893 of 3,409 14.1%82 #2108
Physics and AstronomyField #1,461 of 1,646 6.4%70 #1670
Social SciencesDomain #9,821 of 10,521 7.3%99 #9243
Health SciencesDomain #11,637 of 11,982 6.8%65 #16502
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,306 of 2,318 0.9%74 #2441

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Utsunomiya 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#3,142 #4,713
  2. Computer Science#2,305 #2,127
  3. Engineering#2,731 #5,171
  4. Life Sciences#5,066 #6,097
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,108 #2,893
  6. Physics and Astronomy#1,670 #1,461
  7. Social Sciences#9,243 #9,821
  8. Health Sciences#16,502 #11,637
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,441 #2,306
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 Utsunomiya University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 29.9 works10×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 40.3 works5.9×
← 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: 1.82× its world share, 82 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 314 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.33× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Utsunomiya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shuji Sato, Akio YASUMORI and Xiaonan Xie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utsunomiya University.

  1. 1 Shuji Sato Japan · #164,949 worldwide 191 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Akio YASUMORI Japan · #169,557 worldwide 4 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Xiaonan Xie Japan · #291,200 worldwide 139 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Yasushi Ogawa Japan · #316,801 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Naotsugu Itoh Japan · #330,866 worldwide 202 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Kazuhiro Aruga Japan · #339,674 worldwide 71 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Nobuo Mitsuhashi Japan · #352,982 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Nathan Hagen Japan · #365,327 worldwide 140 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Yue Jin Shan Japan · #380,358 worldwide 170 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Kazuhiro Sakai Japan · #401,181 worldwide 142 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Utsunomiya University

Which keywords describe research at Utsunomiya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Virtual Reality, Visual Fatigue, Holographic Displays, Stereoscopic Displays, Optical Modulators, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Optics and Photonic Crystals.

▲ 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 Learning48▲ 1.47×44 topics
  2. Virtual Reality40▲ 8.4×8 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications26▲ 2.3×25 topics
  4. Remote Sensing26▲ 2.2×19 topics
  5. Visual Fatigue25▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Climate Change25◆ 0.98×41 topics
  7. Holographic Displays24▲ 177×1 topic
  8. Stereoscopic Displays24▲ 177×1 topic
  9. Optical Modulators20▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Biosensors19▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Nonlinear Optics18▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Biodiversity16▲ 2.3×14 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties16▲ 1.77×25 topics
  14. Photonic Crystals15▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Microresonators14▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 6.2×4 topics
  17. Frequency Conversion12▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits11▲ 7.6×3 topics
  19. Raman Lasers11▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance11▲ 6.1×3 topics
  21. Monte Carlo Simulation11▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Microcavities10▲ 9.7×2 topics
  23. Silicon Photonics10▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Nanophotonic Waveguides10▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Whispering Gallery Mode10▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Micromachining9▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Photonics9▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Electro-optic Effects9▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Lithium Niobate9▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Imaging Spectroscopy9▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Polarimetry9▲ 89×1 topic
  32. Water Management9▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Spectroscopy9▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Convolutional Networks8▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Optical Fiber8▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Path Planning8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Depth Estimation8▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Semiconductor Lasers8▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Tool Wear8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  40. Fiber Lasers8▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Utsunomiya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics and Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry.

Advanced Optical Imaging…24Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 24 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 10 fractional worksPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 9 fractional worksOptical Polarization and Ellipsometry: 9 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 7 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 7 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…7Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 7 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 6 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 6 fractional works
Media TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 24 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  4. 4 Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  8. 8 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 6 works
  9. 9 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  10. 10 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Utsunomiya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher 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.