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NHK Spring (Japan)

In research, NHK Spring (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,314 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,374 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,768
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#785
of 2,112
Research works
504
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is NHK Spring (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 #11,314 of 21,541 9.4%434
EngineeringField #8,374 of 11,412 10.1%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHK Spring (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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.20× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.55× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHK Spring (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hirotaka Maruyama, Kenji Hiwatashi and Masayuki Sugawara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHK Spring (Japan).

  1. 1 Hirotaka Maruyama Japan · #569,048 worldwide 57 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Kenji Hiwatashi Japan · #644,343 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Masayuki Sugawara Japan · #809,910 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Tatsuya Kurioka Japan · #867,852 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Takayuki Yamashita Japan · #917,073 worldwide 38 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Akio Yanagimachi Japan · #1,111,174 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Hideo Kusaka Japan · #1,242,842 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hideki Sumiyoshi Japan · #1,352,976 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Shinji Saito Japan · #1,381,972 worldwide 23 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Masaru Kanazawa Japan · #1,438,857 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NHK Spring (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at NHK Spring (Japan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Massive MIMO, Microstructure, 5G, Broadcasting, Sintering and Spark Plasma Sintering.

▲ 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. Deep Learning42▲ 3.9×25 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties32▲ 6.6×24 topics
  3. Massive MIMO28▲ 79×2 topics
  4. Microstructure28▲ 11×14 topics
  5. 5G28▲ 149×1 topic
  6. Broadcasting28▲ 503×1 topic
  7. Neural Networks27▲ 5.1×16 topics
  8. Sintering25▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Spark Plasma Sintering24▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Interactive Television24▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Social TV24▲ 172×1 topic
  12. Oxidation Resistance20▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Composite Materials20▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Ceramic Materials20▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Material Properties20▲ 30×3 topics
  16. High-Temperature Applications18▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Nanocrystalline Ceramics18▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Virtual Reality16▲ 8.5×7 topics
  19. Video Coding15▲ 63×2 topics
  20. Depth Estimation14▲ 28×2 topics
  21. IoT Applications13▲ 89×2 topics
  22. Image Processing12▲ 7.6×8 topics
  23. Motion Estimation12▲ 95×2 topics
  24. LEO Satellite Constellation12▲ 115×1 topic
  25. Satellite Communications12▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Photon Counting11▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Convolutional Networks11▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Visual Fatigue11▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Grain Refinement10▲ 14×4 topics
  30. High-Speed Imaging10▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Unsupervised Learning10▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Image Quality Assessment10▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Perceptual Quality10▲ 109×1 topic
  34. H.264/AVC10▲ 112×1 topic
  35. High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)10▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Holographic Displays10▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Radiation Effects10▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Stereoscopic Displays10▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Biomedical Imaging9▲ 31×2 topics
  40. CMOS Image Sensors9▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does NHK Spring (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies.

Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and B…1Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Tec…1Thin-Film Transistor Technologies: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 1 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…1Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 1 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 0 fractional worksColor Science and Applications: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Vision and Imaging: 0 fractional works
Media TechnologyUrban StudiesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Color Science and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHK Spring (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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