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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

  1. EngineeringField · 23.4 works3.7×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 4.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.72× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Toshihisa Funabashi Japan · #77,088 worldwide 410 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Toshihisa Funabashi Japan · #186,831 worldwide 479 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Hideaki Fukuda Japan · #1,156,009 worldwide 10 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Toshimichi Takahashi Japan · #1,280,416 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Isamu INOUE Japan · #1,343,772 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Tadashi Iokibe Japan · #1,574,494 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Meidensha (Japan)

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.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Thermal Plasma2▲ 787×1 topic
  2. Vacuum Arcs2▲ 787×1 topic
  3. Smart Home2▲ 30×2 topics
  4. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  5. Power Electronics2▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Dielectrics2▲ 140×1 topic
  7. Polymer2▲ 64×1 topic
  8. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  9. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  12. Solar Cells1▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  14. Internet of Things1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  15. Optimization1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  16. Sensors1▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Smart Grid1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  18. Thermal Analysis1▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.2×5 topics
  20. Demand Response1▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Energy Management1▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Gear Dynamics1▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Mesh Stiffness1▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Efficiency1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Home Automation1▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Structural Analysis1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Thermal Management1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. 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.

  1. 1 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  2. 2 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

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.

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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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