Meidensha (Japan)
In research, Meidensha (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#4,560 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,324 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,485 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #20,452 of 42,892
- Rank in Japan
- #775 of 2,112
- Research works
- 649 ▼ 30% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 9k 13.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 2.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 32% world 28%
What is Meidensha (Japan) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #4,560 of 11,412 | 11.4% | 449 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #11,324 of 21,541 | 11.1% | 617 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #2,485 of 4,248 | 13.2% | 229 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meidensha (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 Meidensha (Japan) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EngineeringField · 23.4 works3.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Chemical Engineering 4.2×
- Engineering 3.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 3.1×
- Nursing 2.4×
- Materials Science 2.2×
- Energy 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Meidensha (Japan)?
Ranked on the composite score, Toshihisa Funabashi, Toshihisa Funabashi and Hideaki Fukuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meidensha (Japan).
- 1 Toshihisa Funabashi Japan · #77,088 worldwide 410 citations · 75 works
- 2 Toshihisa Funabashi Japan · #186,831 worldwide 479 citations · 65 works
- 3 Hideaki Fukuda Japan · #1,156,009 worldwide 10 citations · 36 works
- 4 Toshimichi Takahashi Japan · #1,280,416 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
- 5 Isamu INOUE Japan · #1,343,772 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
- 6 Tadashi Iokibe Japan · #1,574,494 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Meidensha (Japan)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Plasma, Vacuum Arcs, Smart Home, Power Electronics, Dielectrics, Polymer, Nanocomposites and Renewable Energy Integration.
- Thermal Management
- Home Automation
- Efficiency
- Gear Dynamics
- Demand Response
- Thermal Analysis
- Sensors
- Internet of Things
- Solar Cells
- Vibration Analysis
- Renewable Energy
- Dielectrics
- Nanocomposites
- Vacuum Arcs
- Thermal Plasma
- Smart Home
- Power Electronics
- Polymer
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Mechanical Properties
- Additive Manufacturing
- Optimization
- Smart Grid
- Biomedical Applications
- Energy Management
- Mesh Stiffness
- Fluid Dynamics
- Structural Analysis
- Wireless
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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 29 words, with their numbers
- Thermal Plasma2▲ 787×1 topic
- Vacuum Arcs2▲ 787×1 topic
- Smart Home2▲ 30×2 topics
- Nanocomposites2▲ 5.9×2 topics
- Power Electronics2▲ 14×5 topics
- Dielectrics2▲ 140×1 topic
- Polymer2▲ 64×1 topic
- Renewable Energy2▲ 3.1×3 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 11×4 topics
- Vibration Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
- Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.1×7 topics
- Solar Cells1▲ 16×4 topics
- Additive Manufacturing1▲ 9.0×4 topics
- Internet of Things1▲ 3.4×2 topics
- Optimization1▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Sensors1▲ 22×2 topics
- Smart Grid1▲ 7.7×2 topics
- Thermal Analysis1▲ 22×2 topics
- Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.2×5 topics
- Demand Response1▲ 29×1 topic
- Energy Management1▲ 15×1 topic
- Gear Dynamics1▲ 84×1 topic
- Mesh Stiffness1▲ 84×1 topic
- Efficiency1▲ 7.9×3 topics
- Fluid Dynamics1▲ 18×2 topics
- Home Automation1▲ 50×1 topic
- Structural Analysis1▲ 26×2 topics
- Thermal Management1▲ 7.2×3 topics
- Wireless1▲ 46×1 topic
Which research topics does Meidensha (Japan) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Vacuum and Plasma Arcs, High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis and Smart Grid Energy Management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
- 2 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
- 3 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
- 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
- 6 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
- 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
- 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
- 9 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
- 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Meidensha (Japan)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Tokyo
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Keio University
- Waseda University
- Tokyo University of Science
- Nihon University
- Hitachi (Japan)
- NTT (Japan)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.