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Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)

In research, Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,392 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,607
of 28,054 · #4,618 all time
Rank in Japan
#194
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Mitsubishi Chemical (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 #4,392 of 12,888 12.2%104 #3063

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

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: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.40× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.69× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.25× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.78× its world share, 27 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kohei Umezu, Makoto Saitô and Yasuhiro Kawase lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan).

  1. 1 Kohei Umezu Japan · #427,482 worldwide 63 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Makoto Saitô Japan · #610,814 worldwide 266 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Yasuhiro Kawase Japan · #733,595 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Mari Yasuda Japan · #791,863 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Kenji Chiba Japan · #812,290 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tetsuo Murayama Japan · #1,159,239 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kenji Iso Japan · #1,166,827 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Yoshinori Aoki Japan · #1,419,913 worldwide 13 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Masazumi Miyazawa Japan · #1,470,334 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mitsuo Egawa Japan · #1,536,453 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Semiconductors, Nanowires, Biomedical Applications, Light-Emitting Diodes and Self-Assembly.

▲ 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. Catalysis10▲ 11×15 topics
  2. Nanoparticles8▲ 5.0×21 topics
  3. Nanocomposites7▲ 6.9×12 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications7▲ 4.2×15 topics
  5. Semiconductors6▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Nanowires5▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Light-Emitting Diodes5▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Self-Assembly4▲ 10×8 topics
  9. Solid-State Lighting4▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Drug Delivery4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  11. Flexible Electronics4▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  13. Crystal Growth4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  14. Nanostructures4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  15. Recycling4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  16. Band Parameters4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Polymer Composites4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  18. GaN3▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs3▲ 77×1 topic
  21. III-Nitrides3▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Membrane Technology3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Nanogenerators3▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Wearable3▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Semiconductor3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Block Copolymers3▲ 78×2 topics
  27. Ionic Liquids3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  28. Micelles3▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Chemical Sensors3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  30. Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Mesoporous Materials2▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Rheology2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  34. Click Chemistry2▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Living Radical Polymerization2▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Photodetectors2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Stability2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Conducting Polymers2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Thin Films2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Hierarchical Zeolites2▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis.

GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…2Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 2 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Sy…2Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…2Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 2 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materials: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsBiomedical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryInorganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 2 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Ga2O3 and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mitsubishi Chemical (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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