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Kobe Steel (Japan)

In research, Kobe Steel (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#4,392 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,544 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry (Mechanical Engineering is 16.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,072
of 22,385 · #19,674 all time
Rank in Japan
#679
of 924
Research works
3k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Kobe Steel (Japan)

What is Kobe Steel (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,392 of 5,901 2.9%100 #5309
Physical SciencesDomain #8,544 of 10,670 3.6%139 #13052

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe Steel (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kobe Steel (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Kobe Steel (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (67%), Materials Science (19%), Computer Science (2%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 152 fractional works · 93.7% of its workEngineering: 109 fractional works · 67.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 29.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 19.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKobe Steel(Japan)163fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10967.2%
    2. Materials Science3119.2%
    3. Computer Science31.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.8%
    5. Environmental Science21.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting21.0%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine21.3%
    2. Dentistry10.8%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kobe Steel (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 48.5 works16×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 20.8 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.48× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.49× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.49×31 works
  2. Engineering4.48×109 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.43×1 works
  4. Dentistry1.55×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.79×3 works
  6. Energy0.71×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.27×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.24×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.24×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  18. Medicine0.07×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Steel (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Takao Fujikawa, Masayuki Fujiwara and Kenji Yamamoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Steel (Japan).

  1. 1 Takao Fujikawa Japan · #1,457,587 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Masayuki Fujiwara Japan · #1,649,694 worldwide 4.1k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Kenji Yamamoto Japan · #1,785,640 worldwide 11k citations · 390 works
  4. 4 Shin‐ichi Inaba Japan · #2,021,428 worldwide 1.9k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Tsutomu Ikeda Japan · #2,648,901 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Hiroshi Yaguchi Japan · #2,797,474 worldwide 2k citations · 98 works
  7. 7 Kazuki Miyata Japan · #2,933,990 worldwide 415 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Shuji YUMITORI Japan · #2,995,181 worldwide 798 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Takahiro Kashima Japan · #3,236,499 worldwide 745 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Yuki Koshino Japan · #3,388,065 worldwide 891 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Steel (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Kobe Steel (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Kobe Steel (Japan) is "Fate Mapping Analysis Reveals That Adult Microglia Derive from Primitive Macrophages" (Florent Ginhoux, Melanie Greter, Marylène Leboeuf et al., 2010), with 5,266 citations. Next come "Yield function development for aluminum alloy sheets" (553) and "Synthesis of diamonds by use of microwave plasma chemical-vapor deposition: Morphology and growth of diamond films" (486).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fate Mapping Analysis Reveals That Adult Microglia Derive from Primitive Macrophages Florent Ginhoux, Melanie Greter, Marylène Leboeuf et al. · Science Open access 21 Oct 2010 5,266
2 Yield function development for aluminum alloy sheets F. Barlat, Yasushi Maeda, Kyoung-Jae Chung et al. · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Nov 1997 553
3 Synthesis of diamonds by use of microwave plasma chemical-vapor deposition: Morphology and growth of diamond films Koji Kobashi, Kozo Nishimura, Yoshio Kawate et al. · Physical review. B, Condensed matter 15 Aug 1988 486
4 Induction and monitoring of definitive and visceral endoderm differentiation of mouse ES cells Masahiro Yasunaga, Shinsuke Tada, Satomi Torikai-Nishikawa et al. · Nature Biotechnology 27 Nov 2005 480
5 Ductility and strain-induced transformation in a high-strength transformation-induced plasticity-aided dual-phase steel Koh‐ichi Sugimoto, Mitsuyuki KOBAYASHI, Shunichi Hashimoto · Metallurgical Transactions A Nov 1992 439
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Steel (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Grain Refinement, Microstructural Evolution, Numerical Simulation, Corrosion Behavior, Heat Transfer and Welding.

▲ 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-now 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. Mechanical Properties34▲ 21×26 topics
  2. Microstructure21▲ 25×11 topics
  3. Grain Refinement16▲ 86×4 topics
  4. Microstructural Evolution14▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Numerical Simulation13▲ 28×9 topics
  6. Corrosion Behavior10▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Heat Transfer9▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Welding8▲ 81×3 topics
  9. Grain Boundary Engineering8▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Residual Stress8▲ 90×2 topics
  11. Constitutive Modeling8▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Laser Welding7▲ 99×2 topics
  13. Hydrogen Embrittlement7▲ 55×3 topics
  14. Aerospace Applications7▲ 46×3 topics
  15. Process Optimization7▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Keyhole Formation7▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Weld Pool Dynamics7▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Dynamic Recrystallization7▲ 106×1 topic
  19. Hot Deformation7▲ 106×1 topic
  20. High-Strength Steels6▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Martensite Transformation6▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  23. Aluminium Alloys5▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Automotive Industry5▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  26. Finite Element Method5▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Wear Resistance5▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Passive Films4▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Stainless Steels4▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Cryogenic Treatment4▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Material Characterization4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Tool Steels4▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Corrosion4▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Fatigue Analysis4▲ 93×2 topics
  36. Structural Analysis4▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Failure Analysis4▲ 27×3 topics
  38. Material Properties4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Metallurgy4▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Processing Techniques4▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Steel (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Metallurgy and Material Forming, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

Welding Techniques and R…7Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 7 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …7Metallurgy and Material Forming: 7 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…6Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 6 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…5Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 5 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 4 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 4 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation…4Metal Forming Simulation Techniques: 4 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 4 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 4 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…4Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsAerospace EngineeringMetals and Alloys2 others

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

  1. 1 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  3. 3 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 4 works
  6. 6 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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.

openly available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Steel (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kobe Steel (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Kobe Steel (Japan)0.00063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kobe Steel (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kobe Steel (Japan)2.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.6% in 2010.

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