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Nissan (Japan)

In research, Nissan (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,779 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,842
of 28,054 · #8,289 all time
Rank in Japan
#452
of 1,070
Research works
1.3k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Nissan (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 #8,779 of 12,888 15.1%73 #4907

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nissan (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 Nissan (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 20.4 works7.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 6.03× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.03× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.18× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nissan (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Mamoru Sayashi, Yuichiro Tabuchi and Yasuhiko Ohsawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nissan (Japan).

  1. 1 Mamoru Sayashi Japan · #579,414 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Yuichiro Tabuchi Japan · #696,389 worldwide 162 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Yasuhiko Ohsawa Japan · #843,377 worldwide 125 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Makoto Tanimura Japan · #987,371 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Toshikazu Kotaka Japan · #1,077,767 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Hideto Imai Japan · #1,092,250 worldwide 80 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Yoshinori Murakami Japan · #1,101,743 worldwide 46 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Masazumi Arao Japan · #1,310,477 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Satoshi Tanimoto Japan · #1,427,696 worldwide 33 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Yasuhide Inoue Japan · #1,455,768 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Nissan (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Nissan (Japan)?

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

▲ 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 Materials10▲ 33×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 30×3 topics
  3. Electric Vehicles8▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Battery Technology6▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Energy Storage6▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Battery Materials5▲ 39×1 topic
  8. Nanostructured Anodes5▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries5▲ 42×1 topic
  10. Solid-State Electrolytes5▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Thermal Management4▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Battery Management Systems4▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Thermal Runaway4▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  16. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  17. Microstructure3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control3▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Nanocomposites3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Catalysis3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. Thermal Analysis3▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. Materials2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Control Systems2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Smart Grid2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Permanent Magnet Machines2▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Material Properties2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Power Electronics2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  30. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Active Steering2▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Collision Avoidance2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Failure Analysis2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Tire-Road Friction Estimation2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Metal Recovery2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Design Optimization1▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells1▲ 70×2 topics
  39. Structural Analysis1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Catalysts1▲ 8.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Electric Motor Design and Analysis.

Advancements in Battery …5Advancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…2Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…2Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…1Engineering Applied Research: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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