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Nikken Sekkei (Japan)

In research, Nikken Sekkei (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,569 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,945 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,739
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,859
of 2,112
Research works
360
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Nikken Sekkei (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 #20,569 of 21,541 4.9%299
EngineeringField #10,945 of 11,412 5.4%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nikken Sekkei (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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.08× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nikken Sekkei (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Masaaki Terashi, Masaaki Katagiri and Masato Ishii lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nikken Sekkei (Japan).

  1. 1 Masaaki Terashi Japan · #948,639 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Masaaki Katagiri Japan · #1,398,839 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Masato Ishii Japan · #1,505,587 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Nikken Sekkei (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Nikken Sekkei (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Thermal Comfort, Ecosystem Management, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Dynamic Interaction, Energy Simulation and Footbridges.

▲ 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. Sustainability7▲ 6.6×13 topics
  2. Thermal Comfort4▲ 64×2 topics
  3. Ecosystem Management4▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Satoyama3▲ 746×1 topic
  5. landscape conservation3▲ 746×1 topic
  6. Dynamic Interaction3▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Energy Simulation3▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Footbridges3▲ 169×1 topic
  9. Vibration Serviceability3▲ 169×1 topic
  10. Energy Efficiency3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  11. Building Energy Consumption3▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Model Predictive Control3▲ 23×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  14. Energy Consumption2▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  18. Land Use Change2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Urban Heat Island2▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  21. Environmental Policy2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Infrastructure1▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Construction1▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Failure Analysis1▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Urbanization1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Finite Element Method1▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Numerical Simulation1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Participatory Design1▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Structural Analysis1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Urban Resilience1▲ 149×2 topics
  33. Global Impact1▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Green Roofs1▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Ground Motion1▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Land Surface Temperature1▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Material Properties1▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Seismic Engineering1▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Spatial Dynamics1▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Vegetation1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Nikken Sekkei (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Urban and spatial planning: 3 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 1 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 1 fractional worksUnderground infrastructure and sustainability: 1 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 1 fractional worksInnovative Educational Techniques: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationCivil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 3 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational Techniques Education 1 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nikken Sekkei (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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