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Furukawa Electric (Japan)

In research, Furukawa Electric (Japan) stands highest in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,817 of 2,176 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,081 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,715 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. 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-now
#21,666
of 22,385 · #22,233 all time
Rank in Japan
#822
of 924
Research works
1.6k
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Furukawa Electric (Japan)

What is Furukawa Electric (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,817 of 2,176 6.1%73 #1754
Physical SciencesDomain #10,081 of 10,670 5.5%112 #15164
EngineeringField #5,715 of 5,901 5.8%85 #5405

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,754 #1,817
  2. Physical Sciences#15,164 #10,081
  3. Engineering#5,405 #5,715
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Furukawa Electric (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Furukawa Electric (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (69%), Physics and Astronomy (10%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 122 fractional works · 90.4% of its workEngineering: 93 fractional works · 68.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 80 fractional works · 59.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFurukawa Electric(Japan)135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9368.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy139.6%
    3. Materials Science107.5%
    4. Computer Science32.4%
    5. Energy10.7%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    8. Environmental Science00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine54.0%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Social Sciences21.1%
    2. Psychology10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 80.2 works17×
  2. EngineeringField · 93.2 works4.6×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 122.5 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.59× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.16× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.32× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.18× 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.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.59×93 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.32×13 works
  3. Materials Science2.16×10 works
  4. Veterinary2.11×0 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.13×0 works
  6. Energy0.74×1 works
  7. Chemistry0.39×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×3 works
  9. Nursing0.35×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.31×3 works
  11. Health Professions0.30×1 works
  12. Medicine0.21×5 works
  13. Psychology0.18×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.09×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, T. Ueki, Yoshiyuki Usuki and Shinya Ootomo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Furukawa Electric (Japan).

  1. 1 T. Ueki Japan · #2,779,686 worldwide 814 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Yoshiyuki Usuki Japan · #3,059,901 worldwide 4.3k citations · 149 works
  3. 3 Shinya Ootomo Japan · #3,189,229 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Kousuke Tsutsumi Japan · #3,839,474 worldwide 746 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Hiroko Tsuruoka Japan · #4,070,074 worldwide 777 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Sadahiro Kato Japan · #4,151,516 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 T. Fukushima Japan · #4,282,187 worldwide 1.2k citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Masahiro Sugimoto Japan · #4,813,477 worldwide 2.2k citations · 160 works
  9. 9 Hidehiro Horikawa Japan · #4,933,974 worldwide 1.2k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Hisaki Sakamoto Japan · #5,190,238 worldwide 1.7k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Furukawa Electric (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Furukawa Electric (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Furukawa Electric (Japan) is "Significant influence of TiO2 photoelectrode morphology on the energy conversion efficiency of N719 dye-sensitized solar cell" (Zhong‐Sheng Wang, Hiroshi Kawauchi, Takeo Kashima et al., 2004), with 1,098 citations. Next come "Comparative study of ceramic and single crystal Ce:GAGG scintillator" (628) and "Composition Engineering in Cerium-Doped (Lu,Gd) 3 (Ga,Al) 5 O 12 Single-Crystal Scintillators" (561).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Significant influence of TiO2 photoelectrode morphology on the energy conversion efficiency of N719 dye-sensitized solar cell Zhong‐Sheng Wang, Hiroshi Kawauchi, Takeo Kashima et al. · Coordination Chemistry Reviews 13 May 2004 1,098
2 Comparative study of ceramic and single crystal Ce:GAGG scintillator Takayuki Yanagida, Kei Kamada, Yutaka Fujimoto et al. · Optical Materials 20 Jul 2013 628
3 Composition Engineering in Cerium-Doped (Lu,Gd) 3 (Ga,Al) 5 O 12 Single-Crystal Scintillators Kei Kamada, Takanori Endo, Kousuke Tsutumi et al. · Crystal Growth & Design 12 Aug 2011 561
4 GaN Power Transistors on Si Substrates for Switching Applications Nariaki Ikeda, Yuki Niiyama, Hiroshi Kambayashi et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE 26 May 2010 526
5 Transformation pseudoelasticity and deformation behavior in a Ti-50.6at%Ni alloy Shuichi Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Otsuka, Y. Suzuki · Scripta Metallurgica Mar 1981 498
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Furukawa Electric (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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 Fiber24▲ 172×2 topics
  2. Digital Signal Processing20▲ 308×2 topics
  3. Coherent Detection20▲ 350×1 topic
  4. Nonlinear Effects20▲ 350×1 topic
  5. Semiconductor Lasers18▲ 201×2 topics
  6. Optical Interconnects17▲ 375×1 topic
  7. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)17▲ 375×1 topic
  8. Raman Lasers14▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Optical Modulators14▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Biosensors13▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Integrated Circuits13▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Microcavities13▲ 93×2 topics
  13. Nanophotonic Waveguides13▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Silicon Photonics13▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Nonlinear Optics12▲ 82×3 topics
  16. Fiber Lasers11▲ 90×3 topics
  17. Microwave Photonics10▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Microresonators6▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Gas Sensing6▲ 101×2 topics
  20. High-Power Laser6▲ 234×1 topic
  21. Supercontinuum Generation6▲ 234×1 topic
  22. Optical Frequency Combs5▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Ultrafast Lasers5▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Optical Access Networks5▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Photonic Signal Processing5▲ 113×1 topic
  26. Fiber Optic Sensors4▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Sensor Technology4▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.3×3 topics
  29. Elastic Optical Networks4▲ 177×1 topic
  30. Optical Networks4▲ 177×1 topic
  31. Frequency Conversion4▲ 64×3 topics
  32. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  33. Nanowires3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Band Parameters3▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Thermal Management2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  36. Numerical Simulation2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  37. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Process Optimization2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Residual Stress2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Laser Welding2▲ 29×1 topic

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

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

Optical Network Technolo…20Optical Network Technologies: 20 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…17Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 17 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 13 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 4 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  4. 4 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Furukawa Electric (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Furukawa Electric (Japan)0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Furukawa Electric (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Furukawa Electric (Japan)7.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2010.

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