Central Japan Railway (Japan)
In research, Central Japan Railway (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#3,749 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,325 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 5.0× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #26,291 of 28,054 · #16,874 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #956 of 1,070
- Research works
- 626 ▲ 39% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.5k 7.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 54% world 28%
What is Central Japan Railway (Japan) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #3,749 of 11,412 | 9.6% | 403 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,325 of 21,541 | 9.7% | 517 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Japan Railway (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).
What does Central Japan Railway (Japan) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EngineeringField · 45.9 works5.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Engineering 5.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Health Professions 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Energy 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Central Japan Railway (Japan)?
Ranked on the composite score, Kei Sakanoue, Kenji Sato and Sumiji FUJII lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Japan Railway (Japan).
- 1 Kei Sakanoue Japan · #488,625 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
- 2 Kenji Sato Japan · #596,793 worldwide 25 citations · 31 works
- 3 Sumiji FUJII Japan · #824,328 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
- 4 Masaki Seki Japan · #954,683 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
- 5 K. Ishii Japan · #980,164 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
- 6 Nagamasa Sakabe Japan · #984,996 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
- 7 Hitoshi Kanda Japan · #1,018,017 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
- 8 Kazuhiko Nishimura Japan · #1,153,631 worldwide 32 citations · 61 works
- 9 Hideki Takahashi Japan · #1,191,539 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
- 10 M. Terai Japan · #1,264,672 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Central Japan Railway (Japan)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Railway Timetabling, Train Scheduling, Numerical Simulation, High-Speed Trains, Failure Analysis, Product Development and Structural Analysis.
- Nanotechnology
- Power Electronics
- Vibration Analysis
- Concrete Strengthening
- Railway Dynamics
- Inductive Power Transfer
- Construction
- Structural Reliability
- Image Processing
- Reinforced Concrete
- Fault Diagnosis
- Control Systems
- Electrical Contact Materials
- Efficiency Optimization
- Corrosion
- Finite Element Method
- Structural Analysis
- Failure Analysis
- Numerical Simulation
- Railway Timetabling
- Energy Efficiency
- Train Scheduling
- High-Speed Trains
- Product Development
- Design Optimization
- Wireless Power Transfer
- Risk Assessment
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Pantograph-Catenary Interaction
- Dynamic Interaction
- Finite Element Analysis
- Chloride-induced
- Optimization
- Sensor Networks
- Ground Vibration
- Magnetic Resonant Coupling
- Analysis
- Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Simulation
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
- Energy Efficiency8▲ 14×7 topics
- Railway Timetabling5▲ 511×1 topic
- Train Scheduling5▲ 511×1 topic
- Numerical Simulation4▲ 23×5 topics
- High-Speed Trains4▲ 95×3 topics
- Failure Analysis3▲ 57×2 topics
- Product Development3▲ 97×2 topics
- Structural Analysis3▲ 54×2 topics
- Design Optimization3▲ 128×1 topic
- Finite Element Method3▲ 52×1 topic
- Wireless Power Transfer2▲ 40×2 topics
- Corrosion2▲ 28×2 topics
- Risk Assessment2▲ 5.0×7 topics
- Efficiency Optimization2▲ 68×2 topics
- Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 38×2 topics
- Electrical Contact Materials2▲ 362×1 topic
- Pantograph-Catenary Interaction2▲ 362×1 topic
- Control Systems2▲ 16×3 topics
- Dynamic Interaction2▲ 44×2 topics
- Fault Diagnosis2▲ 20×3 topics
- Finite Element Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
- Reinforced Concrete2▲ 37×2 topics
- Chloride-induced2▲ 57×1 topic
- Image Processing2▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Optimization2▲ 5.9×5 topics
- Structural Reliability2▲ 57×1 topic
- Sensor Networks2▲ 10×2 topics
- Construction2▲ 18×2 topics
- Ground Vibration2▲ 92×1 topic
- Inductive Power Transfer2▲ 85×1 topic
- Magnetic Resonant Coupling2▲ 85×1 topic
- Railway Dynamics2▲ 92×1 topic
- Analysis1▲ 23×2 topics
- Concrete Strengthening1▲ 37×1 topic
- Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites1▲ 37×1 topic
- Vibration Analysis1▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Power Electronics1▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Simulation1▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Nanotechnology1▲ 11×2 topics
Which research topics does Central Japan Railway (Japan) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Engineering Applied Research, Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis and Concrete Corrosion and Durability.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
- 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
- 3 Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
- 5 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 6 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
- 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
- 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
- 9 Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
- 10 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Central Japan Railway (Japan)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Nagoya
- Nagoya University
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya City University
- Meijo University
- Aichi Cancer Center
- Toyota Technological Institute
- Aichi Gakuin University
- Nagoya University Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.