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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

  1. EngineeringField · 45.9 works5.0×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.98× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Kei Sakanoue Japan · #488,625 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kenji Sato Japan · #596,793 worldwide 25 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Sumiji FUJII Japan · #824,328 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Masaki Seki Japan · #954,683 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 K. Ishii Japan · #980,164 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Nagamasa Sakabe Japan · #984,996 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Hitoshi Kanda Japan · #1,018,017 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kazuhiko Nishimura Japan · #1,153,631 worldwide 32 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Hideki Takahashi Japan · #1,191,539 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 M. Terai Japan · #1,264,672 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Central Japan Railway (Japan)

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.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency8▲ 14×7 topics
  2. Railway Timetabling5▲ 511×1 topic
  3. Train Scheduling5▲ 511×1 topic
  4. Numerical Simulation4▲ 23×5 topics
  5. High-Speed Trains4▲ 95×3 topics
  6. Failure Analysis3▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Product Development3▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Structural Analysis3▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Design Optimization3▲ 128×1 topic
  10. Finite Element Method3▲ 52×1 topic
  11. Wireless Power Transfer2▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Corrosion2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  14. Efficiency Optimization2▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Electrical Contact Materials2▲ 362×1 topic
  17. Pantograph-Catenary Interaction2▲ 362×1 topic
  18. Control Systems2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Chloride-induced2▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Image Processing2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  25. Optimization2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Structural Reliability2▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Sensor Networks2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Construction2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Ground Vibration2▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Inductive Power Transfer2▲ 85×1 topic
  31. Magnetic Resonant Coupling2▲ 85×1 topic
  32. Railway Dynamics2▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Analysis1▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Concrete Strengthening1▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites1▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Vibration Analysis1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  38. Power Electronics1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Simulation1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

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.

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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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