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Kubota (Japan)

In research, Kubota (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,401 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#7,556 of 9,532 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,881 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#12,041
of 22,385 · #14,979 all time
Rank in Japan
#319
of 924
Research works
871
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%

What is Kubota (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 #11,401 of 17,446 4.7%505
EngineeringField #7,556 of 9,532 4.8%302
MedicineField #11,881 of 14,558 7.1%149
Health SciencesDomain #14,034 of 16,688 7.2%172

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kubota (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 Kubota (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Kubota (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (15%).

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 39.2% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 21.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKubota (Japan)148fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3221.3%
    2. Computer Science85.4%
    3. Environmental Science74.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy32.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering31.9%
    6. Materials Science21.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Mathematics10.4%
    1. Medicine3020.2%
    2. Health Professions53.5%
    3. Dentistry21.3%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2214.5%
    2. Psychology42.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences128.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.71× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.46× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.46×3 works
  2. Dentistry2.78×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.71×12 works
  4. Veterinary1.65×0 works
  5. Engineering1.42×32 works
  6. Health Professions1.34×5 works
  7. Nursing1.19×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.15×22 works
  9. Medicine1.05×30 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.93×3 works
  11. Psychology0.91×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.90×7 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.84×4 works
  14. Energy0.73×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.70×8 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×5 works
  18. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.43×2 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.37×2 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.32×1 works
  26. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kubota (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yuji Izuno, Hisashi Masuda and Werner Wiechmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kubota (Japan).

  1. 1 Yuji Izuno Japan · #3,716,909 worldwide 374 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Hisashi Masuda Japan · #3,765,152 worldwide 857 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Werner Wiechmann Japan · #3,865,871 worldwide 224 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Leslie S. Indrasith Japan · #4,195,090 worldwide 551 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Hirotaka Nakajima Japan · #4,314,000 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Takashi Kubota Japan · #4,538,927 worldwide 0 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 T. Kimura Japan · #4,879,542 worldwide 376 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Isamu Otsuka Japan · #5,035,834 worldwide 355 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Katsutoshi Ogiwara Japan · #5,577,249 worldwide 219 citations · 15 works
  10. 9 Fumiaki Kanbayashi Japan · #5,577,249 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kubota (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Kubota (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Kubota (Japan) is "Advantage of delayed whole-body FDG-PET imaging for tumour detection" (Kazuo Kubota, Masatoshi Itoh, Kaoru Ozaki et al., 2001), with 266 citations. Next come "Exercise Stress Test Amplifies Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in the LQT1 and LQT2 Forms of the Long-QT Syndrome" (261) and "Parallel two-step phase-shifting digital holography" (205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Advantage of delayed whole-body FDG-PET imaging for tumour detection Kazuo Kubota, Masatoshi Itoh, Kaoru Ozaki et al. · European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Jun 2001 266
2 Exercise Stress Test Amplifies Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in the LQT1 and LQT2 Forms of the Long-QT Syndrome Kotoe Takenaka, Tomohiko Ai, Wataru Shimizu et al. · Circulation Open access 18 Feb 2003 261
3 Parallel two-step phase-shifting digital holography Yasuhiro Awatsuji, Tatsuki Tahara, Atsushi Kaneko et al. · Applied Optics 23 Apr 2008 205
4 High-speed phase imaging by parallel phase-shifting digital holography Takashi Kakue, Ryosuke Yonesaka, Tatsuki Tahara et al. · Optics Letters 17 Oct 2011 155
5 Estimation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Settlement Hoe Ing LING, Dov Leshchinsky, Yoshiyuki Mohri et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 1998 152
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kubota (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Emissions, Numerical Simulation, Chemical Kinetics, Failure Analysis, Finite Element Method, Material Properties and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  2. Epidemiology6◆ 1.10×40 topics
  3. Economic Development4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  4. Emissions4▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Numerical Simulation3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  6. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Failure Analysis3▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Knowledge Management3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  9. Electric Vehicles3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  10. Finite Element Method3▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Material Properties3▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Design Optimization3▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Pipeline3▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Structural Analysis3▲ 20×1 topic
  15. Combustion2▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Model Predictive Control2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  17. Policy2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  18. Regional Disparities2▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Seismic2▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Soot Formation2▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Tunnel2▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Critical Thinking2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Cultural Integration2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  24. Membrane Technology2▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Public Health Policy2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  26. Maternal Health2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  27. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Breastfeeding2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  29. Desalination2▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Nanofiltration2▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 8.1×1 topic
  33. European Integration2▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Hybrid Vehicles2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Tourism2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Central Europe2▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Sociology2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Visegrad Group2▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Water Management2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Environmental Influence2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Kubota (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Applied Research, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Membrane Separation Technologies.

  1. 1 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kubota (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kubota (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kubota (Japan)0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kubota (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 2025Kubota (Japan)6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2021.

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