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Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)

In research, Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,955 of 17,446 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,313 of 11,023 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,459 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,825
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,203
of 1,603
Research works
696
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)

What is Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) 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 #15,955 of 17,446 4.9%487
Life SciencesDomain #10,313 of 11,023 8.5%124
EngineeringField #9,459 of 9,532 2.7%190

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mitsui Chemicals (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Materials Science (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 65.4% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMitsui Chemicals(Germany)65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1929.4%
    2. Materials Science811.7%
    3. Environmental Science58.2%
    4. Chemistry46.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.2%
    6. Computer Science22.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering12.2%
    8. Energy10.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences711.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine68.6%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences23.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    4. Psychology10.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.41× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.17× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.34× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering6.20×1 works
  2. Chemistry4.17×4 works
  3. Materials Science3.34×8 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.41×8 works
  5. Veterinary2.22×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.06×2 works
  7. Engineering1.96×19 works
  8. Environmental Science1.64×5 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×3 works
  10. Energy0.88×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.53×0 works
  12. Nursing0.52×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×0 works
  14. Medicine0.45×6 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.41×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.37×2 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×1 works
  18. Psychology0.31×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.30×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.26×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshimitsu Kimura, MASANOBU AJIOKA and Shinichi Banba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mitsui Chemicals (Germany).

  1. 1 Yoshimitsu Kimura Germany · #3,276,185 worldwide 992 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 MASANOBU AJIOKA Germany · #4,132,045 worldwide 807 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Shinichi Banba Germany · #5,097,872 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Norio Ohto Germany · #5,633,873 worldwide 258 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Kenji Saeki Germany · #6,256,277 worldwide 182 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Takeharu Isaki Germany · #6,321,936 worldwide 649 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Mitsuru SADAMOTO Germany · #6,370,658 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hiroyasu Matsuda Germany · #6,374,731 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Saburo Hayano Germany · #6,385,336 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Wataru Yamashita Germany · #6,412,634 worldwide 184 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)?

The most cited paper from Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) is "Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017" (Makoto Kinoshita et al., 2018), with 828 citations. Next come "A New Hypothesis Regarding the Surface Acidity of Binary Metal Oxides" (464) and "Synthesis and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitory Activity of New Benzamide Derivatives" (293).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017 Makoto Kinoshita et al. · Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Open access 21 Aug 2018 828
2 A New Hypothesis Regarding the Surface Acidity of Binary Metal Oxides Kozo Tanabe, Takashi Sumiyoshi, Katsue Shibata et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan May 1974 464
3 Synthesis and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitory Activity of New Benzamide Derivatives Tsuneji Suzuki, Tomoyuki Ando, Katsutoshi Tsuchiya et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Open access 30 Jun 1999 293
4 Positional cloning of the rice Rf-1 gene, a restorer of BT-type cytoplasmic male sterility that encodes a mitochondria-targeting PPR protein Hiromori Akagi, Akiyoshi Nakamura, Y. Yokozeki-Misono et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics 14 Feb 2004 252
5 Basic Properties of Polylactic Acid Produced by the Direct Condensation Polymerization of Lactic Acid MASANOBU AJIOKA, Katashi Enomoto, Kazuhiko Suzuki et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Aug 1995 245
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, Bioremediation, Biodegradable Polymers and Organometallic Chemistry.

▲ 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-now 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. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  2. Nanocomposites3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  5. Machine Learning2◆ 1.15×8 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 1.53×11 topics
  7. Catalysis2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  8. Polymer Composites2▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Bioremediation2▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Organometallic Chemistry2▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Polymerization2▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Optimization2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  15. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  16. Rheology1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  18. Pesticides1▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Forecasting1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  20. Pollution1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  21. Elemental Sulfur1▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Engineering Education1▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  24. Herbal Medicine1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  25. Polyimides1▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Shape Memory Polymers1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Air Quality Monitoring1▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Biodeterioration1▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Carpathian-Pannonian region1▲ 254×1 topic
  30. Cellulose Nanocrystals1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Complex Fluids1▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Geomycology1▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Hands-On Learning1▲ 181×1 topic
  34. Low-Cost Sensors1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Nanocellulose1▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Phytochemistry1▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Polymers1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Tectonic Evolution1▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Vibration Analysis1▲ 5.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Synthesis and properties of polymers, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting and Building materials and conservation.

Synthesis and properties…1Synthesis and properties of polymers: 1 fractional worksGeological Formations an…1Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksBuilding materials and c…1Building materials and conservation: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education an…1Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 1 fractional worksRheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…1Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsGeophysicsEnvironmental EngineeringEarth-Surface Processes6 others

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

  1. 1 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  2. 2 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 1 works
  9. 9 Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 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 available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Mitsui Chemicals (Germany)0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mitsui Chemicals (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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