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Japan Automobile Research Institute

In research, Japan Automobile Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,099 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,109 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#22,943
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#882
of 2,112
Research works
680
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Japan Automobile Research Institute 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 #13,099 of 21,541 11.4%513
EngineeringField #7,109 of 11,412 11.8%373

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Japan Automobile Research Institute 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.77× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.51× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Japan Automobile Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Tazuko Morikawa, Koshiro Ono and Atsuhiro Konosu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Japan Automobile Research Institute.

  1. 1 Tazuko Morikawa Japan · #282,624 worldwide 161 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Koshiro Ono Japan · #411,938 worldwide 56 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Atsuhiro Konosu Japan · #703,477 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Nobuyuki Uchida Japan · #716,025 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hirotoshi Ishikawa Japan · #732,996 worldwide 64 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Kunio Yamazaki Japan · #737,538 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Masami Kubota Japan · #924,010 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Fusako Sato Japan · #1,089,833 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Susumu Ejima Japan · #1,166,044 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Hiroshi Uno Japan · #1,348,790 worldwide 20 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Japan Automobile Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Japan Automobile Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Behavior, Collision Avoidance, Deep Learning, Driver Assistance Systems, Trajectory Prediction, Human Factors and Mental Workload.

▲ 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. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 103×4 topics
  2. Driver Behavior10▲ 236×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning8▲ 4.2×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 3.9×4 topics
  5. Collision Avoidance6▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Driver Assistance Systems6▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Trajectory Prediction6▲ 182×1 topic
  8. Human Factors5▲ 130×2 topics
  9. Mental Workload5▲ 188×2 topics
  10. Automation5▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Trust5▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Injury Severity5▲ 114×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  14. Road Safety5▲ 223×1 topic
  15. Traffic Accidents5▲ 197×1 topic
  16. Particulate Matter4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 5.1×2 topics
  18. Eco-Driving3▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Fuel Consumption3▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Health Effects3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  21. Mortality3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Neural Networks3▲ 3.6×3 topics
  23. Air Pollution3▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.3×2 topics
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Mechanical Properties2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. High-Speed Trains2▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  31. Traffic Flow2▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Air Quality2▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Urban Traffic2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Aerodynamics2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Crosswind2▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Short-Term Forecasting2▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Spatio-Temporal Data2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Black Carbon2▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Japan Automobile Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Traffic and Road Safety and Vehicle emissions and performance.

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  4. 4 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  6. 6 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Japan Automobile Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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