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Murata (Japan)

In research, Murata (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,505 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,227 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,142
of 22,385 · #8,632 all time
Rank in Japan
#283
of 924
Research works
1.8k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Murata (Japan)

What is Murata (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,505 of 10,670 6.2%169 #3499
EngineeringField #4,227 of 5,901 5.9%109 #3310

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

Which fields of science does Murata (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Murata (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (44%), Medicine (13%), Materials Science (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 194 fractional works · 69.4% of its workEngineering: 124 fractional works · 44.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 68 fractional works · 24.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 12.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMurata (Japan)280fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences9%

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. Engineering12444.4%
    2. Materials Science3211.5%
    3. Computer Science155.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy93.1%
    5. Environmental Science51.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.4%
    7. Energy20.7%
    8. Chemistry20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine3612.8%
    2. Health Professions31.2%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences175.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    5. Psychology10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences72.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Murata (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 68.1 works6.8×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 22.9 works4.2×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 32.2 works3.3×
  4. EngineeringField · 124.4 works3.0×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 124 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.30× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.30×32 works
  2. Engineering2.96×124 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.39×9 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.22×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.87×4 works
  6. Dentistry0.86×1 works
  7. Energy0.75×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.73×3 works
  10. Computer Science0.69×15 works
  11. Medicine0.67×36 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×7 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×7 works
  15. Social Sciences0.47×17 works
  16. Health Professions0.44×3 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.37×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.36×5 works
  19. Chemistry0.35×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×1 works
  21. Nursing0.26×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.23×2 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×2 works
  24. Psychology0.16×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Murata (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yusuke Morino, Tomoyasu Usui and Takeshi Nakao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murata (Japan).

  1. 1 Yusuke Morino Japan · #925,183 worldwide 1.2k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Tomoyasu Usui Japan · #1,132,957 worldwide 1.4k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Takeshi Nakao Japan · #1,418,775 worldwide 2.2k citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Shuichi Funahashi Japan · #1,712,444 worldwide 697 citations · 13 works
  5. 5 Tsutomu Takai Japan · #1,725,411 worldwide 959 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Hideki Iwamoto Japan · #2,046,609 worldwide 1k citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Naoki Koshitani Japan · #2,080,232 worldwide 296 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Osamu Nakagawara Japan · #2,359,424 worldwide 661 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Yukio Hamaji Japan · #2,360,761 worldwide 615 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kikuo Wakino Japan · #2,470,073 worldwide 3.5k citations · 136 works
All ranked researchers at Murata (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Murata (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Murata (Japan) is "Transferring lead-free piezoelectric ceramics into application" (Jürgen Rödel, Kyle Grant Webber, Robert Dittmer et al., 2015), with 1,322 citations. Next come "Failure of Parturition in Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor" (618) and "Organic tailored batteries materials using stable open-shell molecules with degenerate frontier orbitals" (566).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transferring lead-free piezoelectric ceramics into application Jürgen Rödel, Kyle Grant Webber, Robert Dittmer et al. · Journal of the European Ceramic Society Open access 9 Jan 2015 1,322
2 Failure of Parturition in Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor Yukihiko Sugimoto, A. Yamasaki, Eri Segi‐Nishida et al. · Science Aug 1997 618
3 Organic tailored batteries materials using stable open-shell molecules with degenerate frontier orbitals Yasushi Morita, Shinsuke Nishida, T. Murata et al. · Nature Materials 16 Oct 2011 566
4 Influences from solvents on charge storage in titanium carbide MXenes Xuehang Wang, Tyler S. Mathis, Ke Li et al. · Nature Energy Open access 4 Mar 2019 545
5 Microwave Characteristics of (Zr, Sn)TiO 4 and BaO‐PbO‐Nd 2 O 3 ‐TiO 2 Dielectric Resonators Kikuo Wakino, Kiichi Minai, Hiroshi Tamura · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Apr 1984 519
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Murata (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries, Thermal Management, Battery Technology, Battery Materials and Nanostructured Anodes.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials16▲ 15×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries13▲ 11×2 topics
  3. Energy Storage12▲ 6.9×6 topics
  4. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Thermal Management9▲ 9.7×4 topics
  6. Battery Technology8▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Battery Materials8▲ 18×1 topic
  8. Nanostructured Anodes8▲ 18×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles8▲ 2.2×17 topics
  10. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries7▲ 18×1 topic
  11. Solid-State Electrolytes7▲ 21×1 topic
  12. Thin Films7▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  14. Ferroelectric Materials6▲ 58×1 topic
  15. Lead-free Piezoceramics6▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Power Electronics6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  17. Biological Detection6▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Biosensors6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  19. Biosensor Applications5▲ 18×3 topics
  20. High-Frequency Applications5▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Acoustic Wave Biosensors5▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Thin Film Resonators5▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Battery Management Systems5▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Thermal Runaway5▲ 12×1 topic
  25. Integrated Circuits5▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Frequency Synthesizer5▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Electronic Structure4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  29. Sintering4▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. CMOS4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Low-Noise Amplifiers4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Oscillators4▲ 53×1 topic
  34. CMOS Design4▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Electric Vehicle Charging4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Materials4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. Superconductivity4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Thermal Behavior4▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Ceramics4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Resonators4▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Murata (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 7 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoe…6Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 6 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator …5Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Power Amplifier…3Advanced Power Amplifier Design: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 3 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Power Amplifier Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Murata (Japan)'s research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Murata (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Murata (Japan)0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Murata (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Murata (Japan)4.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 1991.

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