Shinshu University

World-class Achievements


One of our important research targets, nano fibers (fibers with collective diameters of 100 nm or less), has been receiving much international attention as evidenced by the exponential growth in the number of research papers since 2000. Shinshu University boasts being fifth in the world and first in Japan in the number of papers published, demonstrating that we are a major research center of the world.

A notable feature of our Center is its contribution to the society. Because fibers themselves are items that are directly linked to many aspects of life and advanced industry, the fiber industry has been producing a number of products by matching research ideas to society's needs. Our Center strives to provide solutions to many societal issues by triggering a paradigm shift in our lives and culture in the 21st century through the development of the fiber engineering and its education.
  Education and Research Institute Country Number of reports
1 The University of Akron USA 117
2 Chinese Academy of Science China 104
3 United States Patent Office USA 103
4 The National University of Singapore Singapore 76
5 Shinshu University Japan 70
6 Kyushu University Japan 64
7 Drexel University USA 58
8 Northwestern University USA 50
9 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education USA 43
10 The Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 41
Number of reports from different education and research institutes