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NGK Spark Plug (Japan)

In research, NGK Spark Plug (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,518 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,284 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,335
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#737
of 2,112
Research works
279
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is NGK Spark Plug (Japan) 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 #10,518 of 21,541 9.5%261
EngineeringField #9,284 of 11,412 10.0%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NGK Spark Plug (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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.38× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.51× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.06× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.28× 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, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NGK Spark Plug (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yutaka Takagi, Tomoo Tanaka and Masaya Ito lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NGK Spark Plug (Japan).

  1. 1 Yutaka Takagi Japan · #735,382 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tomoo Tanaka Japan · #893,907 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Masaya Ito Japan · #1,271,486 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Masakazu Watanabe Japan · #1,295,538 worldwide 30 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Hisao Banno Japan · #1,310,873 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NGK Spark Plug (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at NGK Spark Plug (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sintering, Mechanical Properties, Spark Plasma Sintering, Material Properties, Oxidation Resistance, Composite Materials, Ceramic Materials and High-Temperature Applications.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sintering32▲ 76×5 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties28▲ 10×20 topics
  3. Spark Plasma Sintering25▲ 79×2 topics
  4. Material Properties24▲ 67×2 topics
  5. Oxidation Resistance22▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Composite Materials21▲ 34×6 topics
  7. Ceramic Materials20▲ 68×4 topics
  8. High-Temperature Applications19▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Nanocrystalline Ceramics19▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Microstructure18▲ 13×13 topics
  11. Nanocomposites14▲ 6.7×12 topics
  12. Nanoparticles14▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Biosensors14▲ 8.9×4 topics
  14. Field-Effect Transistors11▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Nanostructures11▲ 8.2×8 topics
  16. Ion-Selective Electrodes11▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Optical Sensors11▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Thin Films10▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Nanomaterials10▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Room Temperature10▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Materials10▲ 21×6 topics
  22. Wave Propagation10▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Resonators9▲ 47×3 topics
  24. Ferroelectric Materials9▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Lead-free Piezoceramics9▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Semiconductors9▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Gas Sensors7▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Metal Oxide7▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Non-Destructive Testing7▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Damage Detection7▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Processing Techniques7▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Ceramics7▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Guided Lamb Waves7▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring7▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Finite Element Method7▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Actuators7▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation7▲ 7.1×5 topics
  39. Nanostructured Materials6▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Perovskite6▲ 62×2 topics

Which research topics does NGK Spark Plug (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced materials and composites, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Protein purification and stability and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis.

Advanced materials and c…2Advanced materials and composites: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator …1Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 1 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 0 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 0 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMolecular BiologyCeramics and Composites4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  5. 5 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 0 works
  10. 10 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NGK Spark Plug (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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