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Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)

In research, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,921 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 9.5× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#11,706
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#446
of 2,112
Research works
266
▼ 96% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
43.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (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 #6,921 of 21,541 22.8%233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (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 Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 53.4 works9.5×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 84.8 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Energy: 17.71× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.61× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 17.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. Shimomura, Makoto Ue and Satoshi Kato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan).

  1. 1 Y. Shimomura Japan · #303,480 worldwide 176 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Makoto Ue Japan · #360,853 worldwide 201 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Satoshi Kato Japan · #568,301 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Masayoshi Mikami Japan · #669,175 worldwide 113 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Cathode Materials, Nanocomposites, Luminescent Materials, Solar Cell Efficiency, Lithium-ion Batteries, Solid-State Lighting and Biomedical Applications.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Catalysis21▲ 9.4×20 topics
  2. Cathode Materials18▲ 32×3 topics
  3. Nanocomposites17▲ 8.4×17 topics
  4. Luminescent Materials17▲ 69×2 topics
  5. Solar Cell Efficiency16▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries16▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications16▲ 5.5×16 topics
  8. Nanoparticles16▲ 4.4×22 topics
  9. Solid-State Lighting15▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Nanocrystal Synthesis13▲ 94×1 topic
  11. Upconversion Nanoparticles13▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Energy Storage12▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries12▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Ionic Conductivity11▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Nanomaterials11▲ 5.0×9 topics
  16. Field-Effect Transistors10▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Semiconductors10▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Nanostructured Cathodes9▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Solid-State Electrolytes9▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Polymer Blends9▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Battery Materials9▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Nanostructured Anodes9▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Conducting Polymers8▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Nanofibers8▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Organic Electronics8▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering8▲ 5.7×2 topics
  28. Semiconductor8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Nanostructures8▲ 6.0×13 topics
  30. Bulk Heterojunction8▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Conjugated Polymers8▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Crystal Growth8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  33. PEDOT:PSS7▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Polyaniline7▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Efficiency7▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Crystal Structure7▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Chemical Sensors7▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Ionic Liquids6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  39. Nanocrystals6▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Thermal Management6▲ 8.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Copper-based nanomaterials and applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Graphene research and applications.

  1. 1 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  4. 4 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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