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Yamato University

In research, Yamato University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,464 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,732
of 22,385 · #22,151 all time
Rank in Japan
#603
of 924
Research works
321
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Yamato University

What is Yamato 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,464 of 17,446 3.6%201

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yamato 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 Yamato University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Yamato University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 52.0% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 24.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKYamato University81fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2024.8%
    2. Computer Science79.1%
    3. Mathematics78.7%
    4. Materials Science22.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy22.7%
    6. Environmental Science22.3%
    7. Energy10.8%
    8. Chemistry00.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance66.9%
    2. Social Sciences56.4%
    3. Psychology33.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine1113.4%
    2. Health Professions22.9%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.6%
    3. Neuroscience22.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.44× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.21× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.44×7 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.21×6 works
  3. Engineering1.66×20 works
  4. Neuroscience1.51×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.46×0 works
  6. Psychology1.29×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.20×2 works
  8. Computer Science1.17×7 works
  9. Health Professions1.11×2 works
  10. Veterinary1.01×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.92×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.86×2 works
  13. Energy0.82×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.82×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×2 works
  16. Medicine0.70×11 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.50×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.47×2 works
  21. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.39×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yamato University?

Ranked on the quality score, Takao Inoué, Hideo Takano and Tosiya Miyasita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yamato University.

  1. 1 Takao Inoué Japan · #2,370,977 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Hideo Takano Japan · #3,017,792 worldwide 599 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Tosiya Miyasita Japan · #3,093,245 worldwide 140 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ryohji YOSHITAKE Japan · #4,818,059 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Michiaki NAKAJIMA Japan · #4,961,550 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Masahito Komori Japan · #5,068,814 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Yasuo Ose Japan · #6,724,771 worldwide 242 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Yamato University

What are the most cited papers from Yamato University?

The most cited paper from Yamato University is "Structure, registry and imaging mechanism of alkylcyanobiphenyl molecules by tunnelling microscopy" (Douglas P. E. Smith, J. K. H. Hörber, G. Binnig et al., 1990), with 286 citations. Next come "Zig-Zag Defects and Disclinations in the Surface-Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals" (111) and "Increase in echo intensity and extracellular-to-intracellular water ratio is independently associated with muscle weakness in elderly women" (103).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Structure, registry and imaging mechanism of alkylcyanobiphenyl molecules by tunnelling microscopy Douglas P. E. Smith, J. K. H. Hörber, G. Binnig et al. · Nature 12 Apr 1990 286
2 Zig-Zag Defects and Disclinations in the Surface-Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals Yukio Ouchi, Hideo Takano, Hideo Takezoe et al. · Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Open access 1988 111
3 Increase in echo intensity and extracellular-to-intracellular water ratio is independently associated with muscle weakness in elderly women Masashi Taniguchi, Yosuke Yamada, Yoshihiro Fukumoto et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology Open access 28 Jul 2017 103
4 The Introduction of an Active Rest Program by Workplace Units Improved the Workplace Vigor and Presenteeism Among Workers Ryoma Michishita, Ying Jiang, Daisuke Ariyoshi et al. · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 16 Aug 2017 99
5 Present status and future directions: Removal of fractured instruments Yoshi Terauchi, Wagih Tarek Ali, Mohamed Mohsen Abielhassan · International Endodontic Journal 4 Apr 2022 92
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yamato University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Modular Forms, Nanoparticles, Monetary Policy, Electromigration, Vibration Analysis, High-Temperature Electronics, Neural Networks and Finite Element Method.

▲ 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-now 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. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  2. Neural Networks3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  3. Modular Forms3▲ 85×3 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 1.97×19 topics
  6. Monetary Policy2▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Electromigration2▲ 92×2 topics
  8. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  10. Finite Element Method2▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 112×1 topic
  12. Lead-free Solders2▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. Number Theory2▲ 80×3 topics
  15. Stock Market2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  16. Economic Policy Uncertainty1▲ 29×1 topic
  17. L-Functions1▲ 65×2 topics
  18. Oil Price Shocks1▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Thermal Management1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Cohomology1▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Consumer Engagement1▲ 14×1 topic
  22. Consumer Perception1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  23. Electronic Word-of-Mouth1▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Buckling Behavior1▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Muscle Mass1▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Automorphic Forms1▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Elderly1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  28. Financial Development1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Langlands Conjectures1▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Lipid Oxidation1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Metal Matrix Composites1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Monte Carlo Tree Search1▲ 95×1 topic
  33. Multiple Zeta Values1▲ 142×1 topic
  34. Panel Data Analysis1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Procedural Content Generation1▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Sintering1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Tropical Geometry1▲ 40×2 topics
  38. q-Series1▲ 142×1 topic
  39. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition1▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Speech Enhancement1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Yamato University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Artificial Intelligence in Games.

Electronic Packaging and…2Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…1Market Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Identities: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Geometry: 1 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 1 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …1Meat and Animal Product Quality: 1 fractional worksComposite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 1 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Mathematical Identities Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Algebra and Geometry Mathematical Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 1 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 1 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yamato University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Yamato University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Yamato University0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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