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Kurita Water Industries (Japan)

In research, Kurita Water Industries (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,619 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#5,449 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,228
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,463
of 2,112
Research works
384
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Kurita Water Industries (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 #18,619 of 21,541 7.5%335
Environmental ScienceField #5,449 of 6,208 12.9%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kurita Water Industries (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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 6.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.68× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.17× its world share, 9 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kurita Water Industries (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshiro Sasaki, Atsushi Kawabe and Kanji Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurita Water Industries (Japan).

  1. 1 Toshiro Sasaki Japan · #791,434 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Atsushi Kawabe Japan · #1,111,253 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Kanji Nakamura Japan · #1,553,426 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Yuriko Takahashi Japan · #1,603,529 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kurita Water Industries (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Kurita Water Industries (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Desalination, Membrane Technology, Drug Delivery, Biomedical Applications, Microstructure, IoT, Capacitive Deionization and Water Desalination.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Desalination2▲ 114×1 topic
  2. Membrane Technology2▲ 85×1 topic
  3. Biomedical Applications2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  4. Drug Delivery2▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 1.55×4 topics
  6. IoT2▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Microstructure2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  8. Capacitive Deionization2▲ 159×1 topic
  9. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  10. Nanomaterials2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  11. Water Desalination2▲ 159×1 topic
  12. Machine Vision2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Environmental Remediation1▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Surface Modification1▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Catalytic Transformation1▲ 118×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  17. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  18. Lignin Valorization1▲ 118×1 topic
  19. Bioinspired Design1▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Corrosion1▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Programmable Logic Controllers1▲ 198×1 topic
  22. SCADA1▲ 198×1 topic
  23. Superhydrophobic Surfaces1▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  26. Hybrid Materials1▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Metal Recovery1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  29. Air Quality Monitoring1▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Cavitation Erosion1▲ 589×1 topic
  31. E-Waste1▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Low-Cost Sensors1▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Nickel-Aluminium Bronze1▲ 589×1 topic
  34. Recycling1▲ 7.4×1 topic
  35. Water Treatment1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Kurita Water Industries (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Membrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 2 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 1 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Automation and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…1Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …1Metallurgy and Material Science: 1 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disi…1Water Treatment and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and C…1Chemical Synthesis and Characterization: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  5. 5 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Industrial and Manufacturing 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurita Water Industries (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher 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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