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Asahi Kasei (Japan)

In research, Asahi Kasei (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,861 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,440
of 22,385 · #4,288 all time
Rank in Japan
#141
of 924
Research works
846
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Asahi Kasei (Japan)

What is Asahi Kasei (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,861 of 10,670 10.9%91 #1860

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asahi Kasei (Japan) 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 Asahi Kasei (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Asahi Kasei (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (19%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 100 fractional works · 62.1% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 23.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 19.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAsahi Kasei(Japan)162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences5%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3823.7%
    2. Materials Science2213.3%
    3. Chemistry148.5%
    4. Environmental Science84.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy74.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering42.5%
    7. Computer Science31.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.7%
    9. Energy21.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine3119.4%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology137.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Social Sciences42.4%
    2. Psychology10.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.14× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.42× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.82× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.98× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering7.14×4 works
  2. Chemistry5.42×14 works
  3. Materials Science3.82×22 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.98×7 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.74×1 works
  6. Engineering1.58×38 works
  7. Veterinary1.52×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.45×12 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.40×2 works
  10. Energy1.32×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×3 works
  12. Medicine1.01×31 works
  13. Environmental Science0.97×8 works
  14. Neuroscience0.84×2 works
  15. Dentistry0.76×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  17. Psychology0.29×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.22×3 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.21×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×1 works
  23. Nursing0.19×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.19×4 works
  25. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asahi Kasei (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Toru Katsumata, Shinsuke Fukuoka and Kenichiro Takaba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asahi Kasei (Japan).

  1. 1 Toru Katsumata Japan · #304,051 worldwide 5.6k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Shinsuke Fukuoka Japan · #825,402 worldwide 1.2k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Kenichiro Takaba Japan · #841,450 worldwide 385 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Seiji Sakano Japan · #1,006,911 worldwide 3.4k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Tomoyuki Miyabayashi Japan · #1,371,195 worldwide 1.5k citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Yukihiro Isogai Japan · #1,581,778 worldwide 2.4k citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Koichi Hamashita Japan · #1,728,578 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Goichi Honda Japan · #1,768,580 worldwide 1.9k citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Shuji Muramatsu Japan · #1,863,278 worldwide 1.4k citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Masato Toita Japan · #1,953,866 worldwide 618 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Asahi Kasei (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Asahi Kasei (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Asahi Kasei (Japan) is "Intrinsically stretchable and healable semiconducting polymer for organic transistors" (Jin Young Oh, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Yu‐Cheng Chiu et al., 2016), with 1,353 citations. Next come "The Birth of the Lithium‐Ion Battery" (1,231) and "An integrated self-healable electronic skin system fabricated via dynamic reconstruction of a nanostructured conducting network" (954).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intrinsically stretchable and healable semiconducting polymer for organic transistors Jin Young Oh, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné, Yu‐Cheng Chiu et al. · Nature Open access Nov 2016 1,353
2 The Birth of the Lithium‐Ion Battery Akira Yoshino · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 28 Feb 2012 1,231
3 An integrated self-healable electronic skin system fabricated via dynamic reconstruction of a nanostructured conducting network Donghee Son, Jiheong Kang, Orestis Vardoulis et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 17 Aug 2018 954
4 MOF-Polymer Hybrid Materials: From Simple Composites to Tailored Architectures Mark Kalaj, Kyle C. Bentz, Sergio Ayala et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 2 Jan 2020 921
5 Genome-Wide and Functional Annotation of Human E3 Ubiquitin Ligases Identifies MULAN, a Mitochondrial E3 that Regulates the Organelle's Dynamics and Signaling Wei Li, Mário Henrique Bengtson, Axel Ulbrich et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 22 Jan 2008 861
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asahi Kasei (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanowires, Semiconductors, GaN, Band Parameters, Solid-State Lighting, III-Nitrides, Light-Emitting Diodes and Field-Effect Transistors.

▲ 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. Nanowires7▲ 31×5 topics
  2. Semiconductors6▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 1.85×28 topics
  4. GaN6▲ 100×2 topics
  5. Band Parameters6▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  7. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.6×16 topics
  8. Catalysis5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  9. Solid-State Lighting5▲ 38×2 topics
  10. III-Nitrides5▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Light-Emitting Diodes5▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  13. Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications4▲ 2.2×17 topics
  15. Photodetectors4▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Semiconductor4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Transition Metal Catalysis4▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  19. Organic Synthesis4▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Crystal Growth4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  21. Thin Films4▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Aryl Halides3▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Power Devices3▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Epitaxial Growth3▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Gallium Oxide3▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Ultrawide Bandgap3▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Recycling3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  28. Cross-Coupling Reactions3▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Palladium-Catalyzed3▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Gene Therapy2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  34. Properties2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Crystal Structures2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Hemodialysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. High-Throughput2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Immunogenicity2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Materials Informatics2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Asahi Kasei (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Ga2O3 and related materials, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions and Machine Learning in Materials Science.

GaN-based semiconductor …5GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 5 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materials: 3 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling…3Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…2Machine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 2 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 2 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…2Membrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsOrganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Ga2O3 and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asahi Kasei (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Asahi Kasei (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Asahi Kasei (Japan)0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asahi Kasei (Japan) 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Asahi Kasei (Japan)8.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2023.

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