Question 1

What is ClassNK known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, ClassNK stands highest in Engineering (#7,624 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,890 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does ClassNK rank in research?

Accepted Answer

ClassNK ranks #24,932 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #910 of 1,923 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at ClassNK?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Sho Oh, Tatsuro Nakai and Rei Miratsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ClassNK.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from ClassNK?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from ClassNK is "Effect of pitting corrosion on local strength of hold frames of bulk carriers (1st report)" (Tatsuro Nakai, Hisao Matsushita, Norio Yamamoto et al., 2004), with 256 citations. Next come "A Study on the Degradation of Coating and Corrosion of Ship’s Hull Based on the Probabilistic Approach" (180) and "Effect of pitting corrosion on local strength of hold frames of bulk carriers (2nd Report)—Lateral-distortional buckling and local face buckling" (136).

Question 5

Which research topics does ClassNK publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at ClassNK?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Corrosion, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Simulation, Climate Change Impact, Pitting Corrosion and Pipeline.

Question 7

Which fields of science does ClassNK work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 61% of research at ClassNK is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Social Sciences (16%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is ClassNK's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.