Inpex (Japan)
In research, Inpex (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,924 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,185 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 34.4× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #17,543 of 28,054 · #26,266 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #472 of 1,070
- Research works
- 697 ▲ 6% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.7k 6.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 38% world 28%
What is Inpex (Japan) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #10,924 of 12,888 | 4.3% | 152 | #15463 | |
| EngineeringField | #6,185 of 6,636 | 5.7% | 65 | #10138 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inpex (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).
What does Inpex (Japan) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 34.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- GeophysicsSubfield · 23.1 works34×
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 29.7 works30×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 33.4 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 11.1×
- Energy 3.4×
- Engineering 2.3×
- Environmental Science 2.1×
- Materials Science 1.6×
- Decision Sciences 1.4×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Psychology 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Social Sciences 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Inpex (Japan)?
Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Hirano, Hideharu Yonebayashi and Yuki Kobayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inpex (Japan).
- 1 Susumu Hirano Japan · #1,003,483 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
- 2 Hideharu Yonebayashi Japan · #1,433,555 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
- 3 Yuki Kobayashi Japan · #1,487,963 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
Which keywords describe research at Inpex (Japan)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Optimization.
- Methane Oxidation
- Fossil Fuels
- Corrosion
- Energy Transition
- Corrosion Inhibitors
- Pore-scale Modeling
- Carbon Capture
- Surfactants
- Seismic Noise
- Sustainability
- Gas Permeability
- Renewable Energy
- Shale Gas
- Drilling Fluids
- Rheological Properties
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Nanoparticles
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Full-Waveform Tomography
- CO2 Sequestration
- Seismic Waveform Inversion
- Fracture Propagation
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Optimization
- Vibration Analysis
- Well Integrity
- Pore Structure
- Nanopores
- Mudstones
- Tomography
- Surface Wave
- Porous Media
- Geological Storage
- X-ray Computed Tomography
- Metal Corrosion
- Biodegradation
- EROI
- Plate Tectonics
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
- CO2 Sequestration14▲ 39×3 topics
- Full-Waveform Tomography13▲ 163×1 topic
- Seismic Waveform Inversion13▲ 163×1 topic
- Hydraulic Fracturing12▲ 57×2 topics
- Fracture Propagation11▲ 95×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs11▲ 95×1 topic
- Climate Change10▲ 1.97×24 topics
- Nanoparticles10▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Machine Learning9▲ 1.48×13 topics
- Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 47×1 topic
- Optimization9▲ 10×1 topic
- Rheological Properties9▲ 26×2 topics
- Vibration Analysis9▲ 17×2 topics
- Drilling Fluids9▲ 84×1 topic
- Well Integrity9▲ 84×1 topic
- Shale Gas9▲ 36×2 topics
- Pore Structure8▲ 34×2 topics
- Renewable Energy8▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Nanopores8▲ 43×2 topics
- Gas Permeability8▲ 40×1 topic
- Mudstones8▲ 53×1 topic
- Sustainability8▲ 1.65×11 topics
- Tomography7▲ 21×2 topics
- Seismic Noise7▲ 79×1 topic
- Surface Wave7▲ 79×1 topic
- Surfactants6▲ 31×3 topics
- Porous Media6▲ 22×2 topics
- Carbon Capture5▲ 69×1 topic
- Geological Storage5▲ 101×1 topic
- Pore-scale Modeling5▲ 74×1 topic
- X-ray Computed Tomography5▲ 74×1 topic
- Corrosion Inhibitors5▲ 51×1 topic
- Metal Corrosion5▲ 51×1 topic
- Energy Transition4▲ 15×3 topics
- Biodegradation4▲ 21×3 topics
- Corrosion4▲ 16×4 topics
- EROI4▲ 59×1 topic
- Fossil Fuels4▲ 43×1 topic
- Plate Tectonics4▲ 12×3 topics
- Methane Oxidation3▲ 21×2 topics
Which research topics does Inpex (Japan) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Drilling and Well Engineering.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 13 works
- 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 11 works
- 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 9 works
- 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 9 works
- 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
- 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 7 works
- 7 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 5 works
- 8 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 5 works
- 9 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 5 works
- 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Inpex (Japan)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Tokyo
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Keio University
- Waseda University
- Tokyo University of Science
- Nihon University
- Hitachi (Japan)
- NTT (Japan)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.