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NHK Spring (Japan)

In research, NHK Spring (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,014 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,138 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,798
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#552
of 1,923
Research works
504
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
NHK Spring (Japan)

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 #8,014 of 17,446 4.3%434
EngineeringField #6,138 of 9,532 4.3%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does NHK Spring (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at NHK Spring (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Computer Science (14%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 79.7% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 46.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 13.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKNHK Spring(Japan)20fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences12%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering946.7%
    2. Computer Science313.7%
    3. Materials Science29.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy28.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.6%
    1. Social Sciences29.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.6%
    3. Psychology01.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.6%
    2. Neuroscience02.5%
    1. Medicine02.2%
    2. Nursing00.5%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.11× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.92×2 works
  2. Engineering3.11×9 works
  3. Materials Science2.56×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.76×3 works
  5. Neuroscience1.53×0 works
  6. Nursing1.13×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.72×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.58×0 works
  10. Psychology0.54×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×0 works
  12. Medicine0.12×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, H. Takeichi, Shigemi Sato and Yasuyoshi Kobayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHK Spring (Japan).

  1. 1 H. Takeichi Japan · #2,805,072 worldwide 358 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Shigemi Sato Japan · #3,016,609 worldwide 2.2k citations · 127 works
  3. 3 Yasuyoshi Kobayashi Japan · #3,333,535 worldwide 537 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 M. Takada Japan · #3,566,364 worldwide 186 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Masaaki Kurozumi Japan · #3,832,183 worldwide 149 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Toshiyuki Nishiguchi Japan · #3,891,354 worldwide 166 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yoshiki Ono Japan · #3,898,230 worldwide 500 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Shinji Saito Japan · #4,300,276 worldwide 2.9k citations · 151 works
  9. 9 Yasuhiro Ito Japan · #4,365,777 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Toshio Motoki Japan · #4,423,484 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at NHK Spring (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from NHK Spring (Japan)?

The most cited paper from NHK Spring (Japan) is "A neural network for visual pattern recognition" (Kunihiko Fukushima, 1988), with 241 citations. Next come "Three-dimensional video system based on integral photography" (182) and "Carbon foams prepared from polyimide using urethane foam template" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A neural network for visual pattern recognition Kunihiko Fukushima · Computer Mar 1988 241
2 Three-dimensional video system based on integral photography Fumio Okano · Optical Engineering Jun 1999 182
3 Carbon foams prepared from polyimide using urethane foam template Michio Inagaki, Takahiro Morishita, Akitoshi Kuno et al. · Carbon 2004 177
4 Crack healing behaviour and high-temperature strength of mullite/SiC composite ceramics Kotoji ANDO, Min‐Cheol Chu, Kiichi Tsuji et al. · Journal of the European Ceramic Society Aug 2002 124
5 DAMAGE HEALING AND STRENGTHENING BEHAVIOUR IN INTELLIGENT MULLITE/SiC CERAMICS Min‐Cheol Chu, Shigemi Sato, Yoshiaki Kobayashi et al. · Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures Sep 1995 123
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Which keywords describe research at NHK Spring (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Virtual Reality, Holographic Displays, Stereoscopic Displays, Flexible Electronics, Creative Economy, Massive MIMO, Urban Development and Plasmonics.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Virtual Reality2▲ 17×2 topics
  2. Holographic Displays2▲ 533×1 topic
  3. Stereoscopic Displays2▲ 533×1 topic
  4. Flexible Electronics1▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Creative Economy1▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Deep Learning1▲ 1.93×3 topics
  7. Massive MIMO1▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Urban Development1▲ 19×1 topic
  9. Biomedical Applications1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  10. Plasmonics1▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Thin-Film Transistors1▲ 258×1 topic
  12. 5G1▲ 86×1 topic
  13. Broadcasting1▲ 336×1 topic
  14. Image Processing1▲ 11×2 topics

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

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

Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Tec…1Thin-Film Transistor Technologies: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and B…1Telecommunications and Broadcasting 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 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NHK Spring (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%NHK Spring (Japan)0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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