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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

In research, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,588 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,132 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,793
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#608
of 2,112
Research works
518
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 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 #8,588 of 21,541 12.3%358
EngineeringField #7,132 of 11,412 13.9%200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 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: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.18× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.42× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.06× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry?

Ranked on the composite score, Riichiro Iizawa, M. Kawashima and S. Kataoka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

  1. 1 Riichiro Iizawa Japan · #676,671 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 M. Kawashima Japan · #883,527 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S. Kataoka Japan · #1,349,472 worldwide 24 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Globalization, Best Available Techniques, Integrated Pollution Prevention, Social Capital, Innovation and Digital Twin.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Development2▲ 9.7×10 topics
  2. Globalization2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 20×3 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 1.97×7 topics
  5. Innovation2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  6. Best Available Techniques2▲ 1523×1 topic
  7. Integrated Pollution Prevention2▲ 1523×1 topic
  8. Sustainability2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  9. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  10. Social Capital1▲ 8.8×6 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  12. Economic Growth1▲ 5.0×8 topics
  13. Internet of Things1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  14. Digital Twin1▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Corporate Governance1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  17. Energy Transition1▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Criminal Justice1▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Economic Impacts1▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Environmental Law1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Industrial Policy1▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Intellectual Property Rights1▲ 42×3 topics
  23. International Trade1▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Policy Instruments1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Policies and Emissions, Digital Transformation in Industry, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

Environmental Policies a…2Environmental Policies and Emissions: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 0 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 0 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 0 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 0 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Reg…0Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 0 fractional works
PollutionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Policies and Emissions Pollution 2 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  9. 9 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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