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Line Corporation (Japan)

In research, Line Corporation (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,045 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,110 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 7.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#9,168
of 28,054 · #16,810 all time
Rank in Japan
#235
of 1,070
Research works
926
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Line Corporation (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,045 of 12,888 11.0%287 #10052
EngineeringField #4,110 of 6,636 9.7%170 #6621

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Line Corporation (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).

What does Line Corporation (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works7.2×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.31× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.09× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 170 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.16× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Line Corporation (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Ryuichi Yamamoto, Tatsuya Komatsu and Weibin Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Line Corporation (Japan).

  1. 1 Ryuichi Yamamoto Japan · #837,985 worldwide 126 citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Tatsuya Komatsu Japan · #864,354 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Weibin Wang Japan · #1,005,755 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Masahito Togami Japan · #1,257,614 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kentaro Tachibana Japan · #1,427,964 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Weibin Wang Japan · #1,528,802 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Qingshan Feng Japan · #1,615,607 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Line Corporation (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Line Corporation (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pipeline, Corrosion, Pitting Corrosion, Deep Learning, Finite Element Analysis, Feature Extraction, Liquefaction and Tunnel.

▲ 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. Deep Learning28▲ 2.5×40 topics
  2. Pipeline26▲ 73×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning24▲ 2.3×32 topics
  4. Corrosion18▲ 46×6 topics
  5. Neural Networks18▲ 3.6×27 topics
  6. Renewable Energy17▲ 3.7×22 topics
  7. Pitting Corrosion16▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties16▲ 5.2×21 topics
  9. Finite Element Analysis14▲ 19×7 topics
  10. Feature Extraction14▲ 9.4×4 topics
  11. Liquefaction14▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Tunnel14▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks13▲ 5.6×7 topics
  14. Analysis13▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Natural Gas13▲ 43×3 topics
  16. Earthquake13▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Seismic13▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Hydrogen Embrittlement10▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation10▲ 11×11 topics
  20. Risk Analysis10▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Steel Structures10▲ 83×2 topics
  22. Offshore10▲ 182×1 topic
  23. Reliability Assessment10▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Defect Detection10▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Optimization9▲ 6.3×7 topics
  26. Material Characterization9▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Heat Transfer9▲ 5.5×12 topics
  28. Eddy Current Testing8▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Non-Destructive Evaluation8▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Welding7▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Process Optimization7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Laser Welding7▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Residual Stress7▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Corrosion Behavior6▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Grain Boundary Engineering6▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Steel6▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Passive Films6▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Stainless Steels6▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Deep Neural Networks6▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Line Corporation (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 6 works
  6. 6 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 5 works
  8. 8 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 5 works
  10. 10 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.7%domestic only50.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Line Corporation (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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