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Murata (Japan)

In research, Murata (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,104 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,947 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Science — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,264
of 28,054 · #8,814 all time
Rank in Japan
#309
of 1,070
Research works
1.5k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Murata (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 #7,104 of 12,888 7.4%146 #5355
EngineeringField #4,947 of 6,636 6.7%94 #4547

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Murata (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 51.1 works7.4×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 26.8 works4.0×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.95× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Murata (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Wakino, Keisuke Kageyama and Tetsuya Kimura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murata (Japan).

  1. 1 K. Wakino Japan · #137,595 worldwide 199 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Keisuke Kageyama Japan · #182,963 worldwide 173 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Tetsuya Kimura Japan · #441,973 worldwide 86 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michio Kadota Japan · #552,191 worldwide 155 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Yukio Sakabe Japan · #560,190 worldwide 106 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Atsushi Honda Japan · #727,123 worldwide 67 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Kenji Tanaka Japan · #949,818 worldwide 57 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Nobuhiko Tanaka Japan · #962,220 worldwide 76 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Ryo Saito Japan · #1,032,555 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Masahiko Kimura Japan · #1,089,669 worldwide 54 citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Murata (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Murata (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Storage, Rechargeable Batteries, Battery Technology, Battery Materials, Nanostructured Anodes and Biological Detection.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials12▲ 15×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries9▲ 11×2 topics
  3. Energy Storage9▲ 6.9×6 topics
  4. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  6. Battery Technology6▲ 10×2 topics
  7. Battery Materials6▲ 17×1 topic
  8. Nanostructured Anodes6▲ 17×1 topic
  9. Biosensors5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  10. Biological Detection5▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries5▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Solid-State Electrolytes5▲ 22×1 topic
  13. Thin Films5▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Thermal Management5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  15. Biosensor Applications5▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Ferroelectric Materials5▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Lead-free Piezoceramics5▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Electric Vehicles5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. High-Frequency Applications5▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Acoustic Wave Biosensors4▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Integrated Circuits4▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Thin Film Resonators4▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 59×2 topics
  25. CMOS4▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Electronic Structure4▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Low-Noise Amplifiers4▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Oscillators4▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Power Electronics4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. CMOS Design4▲ 94×2 topics
  31. Superconductivity4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Materials3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Battery Management Systems3▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Digital Predistortion3▲ 161×1 topic
  36. Ferroelectricity3▲ 18×3 topics
  37. RF Power Amplifiers3▲ 161×1 topic
  38. Sintering3▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Thermal Runaway3▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Electric Vehicle Charging3▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies.

Advancements in Battery …6Advancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…5Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoe…5Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 5 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator …4Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 4 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Power Amplifier Design: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…3Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Power Amplifier Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.