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Hitachi Maxell (Japan)

In research, Hitachi Maxell (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,170 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,691 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,519
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#564
of 2,112
Research works
395
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Hitachi Maxell (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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,170 of 21,541 11.2%374
EngineeringField #8,691 of 11,412 10.8%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hitachi Maxell (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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.71× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.78× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hitachi Maxell (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroyuki Awano, Norio Ota and N. Ohta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hitachi Maxell (Japan).

  1. 1 Hiroyuki Awano Japan · #907,272 worldwide 72 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Norio Ota Japan · #1,180,722 worldwide 31 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 N. Ohta Japan · #1,393,851 worldwide 28 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Yoichi Ogawa Japan · #1,426,299 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hitachi Maxell (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Hitachi Maxell (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Spintronics, Room Temperature, Magnetic Tunnel Junctions, Skyrmions, Magnetic Materials, Magnetostriction and Catalysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Nanoparticles72▲ 14×21 topics
  2. Spintronics47▲ 58×3 topics
  3. Room Temperature46▲ 69×3 topics
  4. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions46▲ 196×1 topic
  5. Skyrmions46▲ 196×1 topic
  6. Catalysis18▲ 5.4×14 topics
  7. Magnetic Materials18▲ 86×1 topic
  8. Magnetostriction18▲ 86×1 topic
  9. Nanocomposites15▲ 4.9×15 topics
  10. Nanostructures15▲ 7.8×13 topics
  11. Magnetic Nanoparticles14▲ 35×4 topics
  12. Silicon Photonics14▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Non-Volatile Memory14▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Semiconductor Lasers14▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Biosensors13▲ 6.0×8 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications13▲ 3.2×13 topics
  17. Optical Interconnects13▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)13▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Phase Change Materials13▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Chalcogenide Glasses13▲ 154×1 topic
  21. Photonic Applications13▲ 154×1 topic
  22. Water Splitting13▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Nanowires12▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Microresonators12▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Surface Roughness12▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Magneto-Optical11▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Waveguide Isolators11▲ 170×1 topic
  28. Nanotubes11▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Friction11▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Imaging11▲ 7.7×6 topics
  31. Adhesion10▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Cathode Materials10▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Gecko10▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Real-Time Monitoring10▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Thin Films10▲ 9.4×8 topics
  37. Energy Storage10▲ 6.1×7 topics
  38. Ferrofluids9▲ 129×1 topic
  39. Magnetic Particle Imaging9▲ 129×1 topic
  40. Image Processing9▲ 7.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Hitachi Maxell (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Indigenous Studies and E…1Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 0 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 0 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 0 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsAerospace EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental healthAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 0 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hitachi Maxell (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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