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Furukawa Electric (Japan)

In research, Furukawa Electric (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,385 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,967 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,271 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,590
of 28,054 · #5,190 all time
Rank in Japan
#416
of 1,070
Research works
1.6k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Furukawa Electric (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 #8,385 of 12,888 2.3%112 #3206
EngineeringField #5,967 of 6,636 2.2%85 #2614
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,271 of 2,318 2.4%73 #1269

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Furukawa Electric (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#3,206 #8,385
  2. Engineering#2,614 #5,967
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,269 #2,271
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 Furukawa Electric (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 73.4 works17×
  2. EngineeringField · 85.3 works4.6×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 111.7 works2.3×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.58× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.17× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Furukawa Electric (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. Usuki, T. Ishikawa and Koichi Maeda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Furukawa Electric (Japan).

  1. 1 Y. Usuki Japan · #96,793 worldwide 279 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 T. Ishikawa Japan · #129,865 worldwide 246 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Koichi Maeda Japan · #244,016 worldwide 120 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Katsunori Imamura Japan · #306,317 worldwide 121 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Ryuichi Sugizaki Japan · #386,755 worldwide 172 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Masateru Tadakuma Japan · #500,555 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 H. Sakamoto Japan · #664,093 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Seikoh Yoshida Japan · #691,378 worldwide 69 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 A. Kasukawa Japan · #743,183 worldwide 76 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 H. Shimizu Japan · #751,253 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Furukawa Electric (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Furukawa Electric (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Fiber, Digital Signal Processing, Coherent Detection, Nonlinear Effects, Semiconductor Lasers, Optical Interconnects, Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) and Raman Lasers.

▲ 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. Optical Fiber22▲ 167×2 topics
  2. Digital Signal Processing18▲ 301×2 topics
  3. Coherent Detection18▲ 337×1 topic
  4. Nonlinear Effects18▲ 337×1 topic
  5. Semiconductor Lasers17▲ 202×2 topics
  6. Optical Interconnects16▲ 344×1 topic
  7. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)16▲ 344×1 topic
  8. Raman Lasers13▲ 95×2 topics
  9. Optical Modulators13▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Biosensors13▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Integrated Circuits13▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Microcavities13▲ 92×2 topics
  13. Nanophotonic Waveguides12▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Silicon Photonics12▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Nonlinear Optics11▲ 80×3 topics
  16. Fiber Lasers11▲ 88×3 topics
  17. Microwave Photonics10▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Microresonators6▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Gas Sensing5▲ 101×2 topics
  20. High-Power Laser5▲ 235×1 topic
  21. Supercontinuum Generation5▲ 235×1 topic
  22. Optical Frequency Combs5▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Ultrafast Lasers5▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Optical Access Networks5▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Photonic Signal Processing5▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.5×3 topics
  27. Fiber Optic Sensors4▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Sensor Technology4▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Elastic Optical Networks4▲ 193×1 topic
  30. Optical Networks4▲ 193×1 topic
  31. Mechanical Properties3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  32. Frequency Conversion3▲ 54×3 topics
  33. Nanowires2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Band Parameters2▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Semiconductors2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  36. Numerical Simulation2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  37. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Process Optimization2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Critical Current Density2▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Residual Stress2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Furukawa Electric (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Optical Network Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Photonic and Optical Devices and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics.

Optical Network Technolo…18Optical Network Technologies: 18 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…16Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 16 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 12 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…5Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…5Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…5Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available9.4%not open90.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Furukawa Electric (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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