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Kuraray (United States)

In research, Kuraray (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,938 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,258 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,900
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,607
of 8,685
Research works
485
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Kuraray (United States) 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 #16,938 of 21,541 4.4%331
EngineeringField #11,258 of 11,412 3.5%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuraray (United States) 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: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.28× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.13× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kuraray (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Benoît Dupont de Dinechin, J.S. Gill and Ron Read lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuraray (United States).

  1. 1 Benoît Dupont de Dinechin United States · #402,994 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 J.S. Gill United States · #917,680 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ron Read United States · #1,040,227 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Teruo YASUI United States · #1,444,660 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kuraray (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Kuraray (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Biodegradable Polymers, Polyhydroxyalkanoates, Polylactic Acid, Desalination, Membrane Technology and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites4▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  3. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Polyhydroxyalkanoates3▲ 101×1 topic
  5. Polylactic Acid3▲ 101×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.72×17 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. Desalination2▲ 92×1 topic
  9. Membrane Technology2▲ 69×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.5×2 topics
  11. Failure Analysis1▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  13. Pedagogy1▲ 7.2×1 topic
  14. Teaching Methods1▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Catalysis1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  18. Health Effects1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  19. Opinion Dynamics1▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Public Health1▲ 1.93×4 topics
  21. Recycling1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  22. Social Influence1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Kuraray (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Membrane Separation Technologies, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence.

biodegradable polymer sy…3biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 1 fractional worksStructural Analysis of Composite Materials: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Impacts: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 1 fractional worksWaste Management and Recycling: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 0 fractional works
BiomaterialsWater Science and TechnologyEducationStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  5. 5 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Waste Management and Recycling Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuraray (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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