Hot Research Area

Okayama University’s Position in Science Map 2012

RankingInstitutionNumber of Hot Research AreasNumber of Core papers
1 University of Tokyo 99 301
2 Kyoto University 66 166
3 Osaka University 41 145
4 Tohoku University 38 88
5 Nagoya University 31 112
6 Tokyo Institute of Technology 30 91
7 Hiroshima University 25 81
8 Okayama University 23 68
9 University of Tsukuba 22 76
10 Kobe University 21 53
11 Kyushu University 20 27
12 Hokkaido University 20 26
13 Keio University 13 19
14 NINS 11 33
15 Waseda University 10 64

Source: “Science News”, The Science News, No.3499, Aug.22, 2014.

Variation of Okayama University’s Research Activities in Science Maps

Okayama UniversityCore PaperCiting paper
(top 10%)		Citing paper
Number of
Research area		Number
of paper		Number of
Research area		Number
of paper		Number of
Research area		Number
of paper
Science Map 2008 14 31 87 254 107 878
Science Map 2010 18 35 86 282 99 903
Science Map 2012 23 68 80 306 107 923

Data Source: NISTEP REPORT No.159

Okayama University’s Research Activity Sheet: Research Map 2012

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