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Kansai Electric Power (Japan)

In research, Kansai Electric Power (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#4,536 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,590 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,701 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,136
of 28,054 · #14,030 all time
Rank in Japan
#799
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Kansai Electric Power (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
EngineeringField #4,536 of 11,412 7.6%965
Physical SciencesDomain #8,590 of 21,541 7.3%1,437
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,701 of 4,248 7.9%414
Materials ScienceField #3,881 of 4,504 7.5%167
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2,958 of 3,068 6.9%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kansai Electric Power (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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.40× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshitaka Yoshida, Y. Sugawara and Takamu Genji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai Electric Power (Japan).

  1. 1 Yoshitaka Yoshida Japan · #556,852 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Y. Sugawara Japan · #562,909 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Takamu Genji Japan · #836,023 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Hitoshi Kuwata Japan · #863,208 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Takeshi Kurose Japan · #988,986 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hiroyuki Yoshida Japan · #1,092,420 worldwide 71 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Yoshio Yoshida Japan · #1,092,592 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Toru Inagaki Japan · #1,261,340 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ikuo Yamashita Japan · #1,284,661 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Naoshi Kikuchi Japan · #1,301,655 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kansai Electric Power (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Kansai Electric Power (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smart Grid, Obesity, Glycemic Control, Power System, Insulin Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.

▲ 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. Smart Grid6▲ 18×5 topics
  2. Obesity4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  4. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.5×9 topics
  5. Glycemic Control3▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 1.66×11 topics
  7. Power System3▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Diabetes3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  9. Insulin Therapy3▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  11. Heart Failure2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  12. Aging2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  13. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  15. CIM XML2▲ 91×1 topic
  16. Common Information Model2▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Prognosis2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  20. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Outcomes2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Electric Vehicles2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Glucose Control2▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  27. Game Theory2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Muscle Mass2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  31. Pancreatic Islets1▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Weight Loss1▲ 10×4 topics
  33. ß-Cell Dysfunction1▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Cholesterol1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Demand Response1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Energy Management1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  37. Global Prevalence1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Distributed Generation1▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Power Systems and Technologies, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Power Systems and Techno…2Power Systems and Technologies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…2Diabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Environment: 1 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 1 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgeryGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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