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Canon (Japan)

In research, Canon (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,629 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,908 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,620 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,916
of 28,054 · #5,595 all time
Rank in Japan
#250
of 1,070
Research works
2.2k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Canon (Japan) 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 #6,629 of 12,888 8.7%106 #3629
Social SciencesDomain #5,908 of 10,521 11.7%64 #9086
Health SciencesDomain #9,620 of 11,982 15.1%64 #12822

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canon (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 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#3,629 #6,629
  2. Social Sciences#9,086 #5,908
  3. Health Sciences#12,822 #9,620
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 Canon (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 23.0 works10×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.87× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canon (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Lacan, Kazuhiro Morimoto and 真一郎 坂井 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canon (Japan).

  1. 1 Jacques Lacan Japan · #14,499 worldwide 214 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Kazuhiro Morimoto Japan · #314,177 worldwide 144 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 真一郎 坂井 Japan · #679,312 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Takashi Sukegawa Japan · #680,425 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jin Choi Japan · #688,665 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Isao Kawata Japan · #710,792 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Osamu Morimoto Japan · #718,009 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 T. Yonehara Japan · #865,226 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 John Hebb Japan · #900,549 worldwide 1 citations · 87 works
  10. 10 James T. Jeremiah Japan · #925,104 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Canon (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Canon (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, High-Resolution Patterning, European Union, Migration, Church-State Relations, Freedom of Religion, Canon Law and Religious Policy.

▲ 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 Learning13▲ 1.51×27 topics
  2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging12▲ 19×7 topics
  3. High-Resolution Patterning11▲ 218×2 topics
  4. European Union11▲ 19×2 topics
  5. Migration11▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Canon Law10▲ 266×1 topic
  7. Church-State Relations10▲ 230×2 topics
  8. Freedom of Religion10▲ 230×2 topics
  9. Religious Policy10▲ 266×1 topic
  10. Religion10▲ 8.7×12 topics
  11. Biological Applications8▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Ethics7▲ 5.9×8 topics
  13. Perfusion Imaging7▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Catholicism7▲ 71×3 topics
  15. Imaging7▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Nanofabrication6▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Nanoscale Patterning6▲ 95×2 topics
  18. Reconstruction6▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Spectroscopy6▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Philosophy6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  21. Quantitative6▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Nanolithography6▲ 212×1 topic
  23. Soft Lithography6▲ 212×1 topic
  24. PET/CT6▲ 39×1 topic
  25. tumor6▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Radiation Exposure6▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Latin America5▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Electron Beam Lithography5▲ 225×1 topic
  29. Resolution Limits5▲ 225×1 topic
  30. Machine Vision5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Theology5▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Texture Analysis5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Sociology5▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Photon Counting5▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Dual-Energy CT4▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Liberation4▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Material Differentiation4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Social Dynamics4▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Functional MRI4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Parallel Imaging4▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Canon (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Canon Law Studies, Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Advancements in Photolithography Techniques.

Theology and Canon Law S…10Theology and Canon Law Studies: 10 fractional worksNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques: 6 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…6Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolit…5Advancements in Photolithography Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 4 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …4Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesBiomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 10 works
  2. 2 Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  10. 10 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canon (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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