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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)

In research, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,118 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,316 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,483
of 28,054 · #8,172 all time
Rank in Germany
#800
of 1,178
Research works
2.4k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany) 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 #10,118 of 12,888 3.7%118 #4848
EngineeringField #6,316 of 6,636 3.4%85 #2725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany) 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 Heavy Industries (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.0 works9.1×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.14× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.77× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.32× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.96× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, 彰夫 小森, Fujimitsu Masuyama and 孝広 近藤 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany).

  1. 1 彰夫 小森 Germany · #157,929 worldwide 0 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Fujimitsu Masuyama Germany · #299,450 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 孝広 近藤 Germany · #342,483 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 喜一郎 内野 Germany · #431,705 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Naoki Ogawa Germany · #569,728 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 博之 田中 Germany · #699,532 worldwide 0 citations · 102 works
  7. 7 伸行 宗和 Germany · #714,330 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Kazuhiro Miura Germany · #817,055 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Masami Matsuura Germany · #839,807 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jun Uchida Germany · #866,337 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Numerical Simulation, Microstructure, Large-Eddy Simulation, Mechanical Properties, Renewable Energy, Finite Element Analysis and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer9▲ 14×12 topics
  2. Numerical Simulation8▲ 22×9 topics
  3. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.8×15 topics
  4. Microstructure6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties6▲ 5.1×17 topics
  6. Sustainability6▲ 1.90×14 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency6▲ 4.7×11 topics
  8. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Finite Element Method4▲ 35×3 topics
  11. Structural Analysis4▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Failure Analysis4▲ 32×3 topics
  13. Fatigue Crack Closure4▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Fracture Toughness Testing4▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Material Properties4▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Product Development4▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Design Optimization4▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Fatigue Analysis4▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Constitutive Modeling4▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Virtual Prototyping3▲ 26×2 topics
  25. High Temperature3▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  27. Cryogenic Storage3▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)3▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Boundary Layer3▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Grain Refinement3▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Separation Control3▲ 81×2 topics
  32. Film Cooling3▲ 136×1 topic
  33. Turbine3▲ 136×1 topic
  34. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Material Characterization3▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Oxidation Resistance3▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Thermal Properties3▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Hot Deformation2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Materials2▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Engineering Applied Research, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization.

Fatigue and fracture mec…4Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 4 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…4Engineering Applied Research: 4 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…3Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 3 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performan…3Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 3 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…2Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…2Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 2 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…2Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…2Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.5%domestic only50.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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