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Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)

In research, Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,724 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#10,452 of 11,412 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,666 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,328
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#899
of 2,112
Research works
676
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Hokuriku Electric Power Company (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 #16,724 of 21,541 3.8%387
EngineeringField #10,452 of 11,412 3.7%199
Life SciencesDomain #13,666 of 14,347 10.2%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokuriku Electric Power Company (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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuo Shinjo, Osamu Nagata and Hideo Kato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan).

  1. 1 Kazuo Shinjo Japan · #658,852 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Osamu Nagata Japan · #901,057 worldwide 70 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Hideo Kato Japan · #1,025,605 worldwide 48 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Satoshi IWAKIRI Japan · #1,058,636 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hitoshi Sugimoto Japan · #1,066,248 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Tomio Suzuki Japan · #1,122,642 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Osamu Horino Japan · #1,209,147 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Simulation, Renewable Energy, Distribution, Lightning, Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  2. Renewable Energy2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  3. Simulation2▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Distribution2▲ 307×1 topic
  5. Lightning2▲ 444×1 topic
  6. Electric Vehicles2▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Deep Learning1▲ 1.48×6 topics
  8. Smart Grid1▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  10. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Neural Networks1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  12. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Endovascular Treatment1▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Photovoltaic Systems1▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Sustainability1▲ 1.59×4 topics

Which research topics does Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Energy Load and Power Forecasting, Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Lightning and Electromag…2Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPower Quality and Harmon…0Power Quality and Harmonics: 0 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detection and Protection: 0 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 0 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …0Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeophysicsControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Power Quality and Harmonics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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