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Nissan (Japan)

In research, Nissan (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,932 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,296
of 22,385 · #17,518 all time
Rank in Japan
#776
of 924
Research works
1.3k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Nissan (Japan)

What is Nissan (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,932 of 10,670 7.5%73 #8911

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nissan (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Nissan (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (62%), Materials Science (14%), Computer Science (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 91.9% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 61.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 26.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNissan (Japan)85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5361.6%
    2. Materials Science1214.0%
    3. Computer Science44.2%
    4. Environmental Science33.1%
    5. Energy22.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering22.0%
    7. Chemistry11.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Neuroscience11.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Psychology22.9%
    2. Social Sciences00.2%
    1. Health Professions10.7%
    2. Medicine00.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nissan (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.6 works7.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.60× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.11× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.01× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.94× 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, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.60×2 works
  2. Engineering4.11×52 works
  3. Materials Science4.01×12 works
  4. Energy2.91×2 works
  5. Chemistry1.05×1 works
  6. Neuroscience0.96×1 works
  7. Psychology0.94×2 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.63×3 works
  10. Computer Science0.54×4 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.48×1 works
  12. Veterinary0.48×0 works
  13. Nursing0.47×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.27×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  20. Medicine0.02×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nissan (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Atsushi Ohma, Koichiro Aotani and Toshikazu Kotaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nissan (Japan).

  1. 1 Atsushi Ohma Japan · #284,251 worldwide 3.7k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Koichiro Aotani Japan · #683,955 worldwide 690 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Toshikazu Kotaka Japan · #1,161,025 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Yasuhiko Ohsawa Japan · #1,195,146 worldwide 2.7k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Masanobu Uchimura Japan · #1,379,230 worldwide 5.1k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Yoshihisa Furuya Japan · #1,452,634 worldwide 638 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Hiroshi Iden Japan · #1,484,725 worldwide 793 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Yoshiteru Yasuda Japan · #1,941,002 worldwide 1.9k citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Yasukazu Iwasaki Japan · #2,653,153 worldwide 1.3k citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Tsuyoshi Higuchi Japan · #2,690,596 worldwide 656 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Nissan (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Nissan (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Nissan (Japan) is "Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Activity in Water Splitting by Tailoring Li + -Ni(OH) 2 -Pt Interfaces" (Ram Subbaraman, Dušan V. Tripković, Dusan S. Strmcnik et al., 2011), with 3,109 citations. Next come "Improving the hydrogen oxidation reaction rate by promotion of hydroxyl adsorption" (1,432) and "Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Real Traffic Situations" (1,142).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enhancing Hydrogen Evolution Activity in Water Splitting by Tailoring Li + -Ni(OH) 2 -Pt Interfaces Ram Subbaraman, Dušan V. Tripković, Dusan S. Strmcnik et al. · Science 2 Dec 2011 3,109
2 Improving the hydrogen oxidation reaction rate by promotion of hydroxyl adsorption Dusan S. Strmcnik, Masanobu Uchimura, Chao Wang et al. · Nature Chemistry 22 Feb 2013 1,432
3 Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Real Traffic Situations Vicente Milanés, Steven E Shladover, John Spring et al. · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Open access 30 Aug 2013 1,142
4 Effect of surface texturing on friction reduction between ceramic and steel materials under lubricated sliding contact Manabu Wakuda, Yukihiko Yamauchi, Shuzo Kanzaki et al. · Wear Feb 2003 713
5 Fluorinated Ethylene Carbonate as Electrolyte Additive for Rechargeable Na Batteries Shinichi Komaba, Toru Ishikawa, Naoaki Yabuuchi et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 25 Oct 2011 711
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nissan (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Lithium-ion Batteries, 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-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 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 Materials11▲ 34×3 topics
  2. Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 31×3 topics
  3. Electric Vehicles8▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Battery Technology7▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Energy Storage7▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Battery Materials6▲ 39×1 topic
  8. Nanostructured Anodes6▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries5▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Solid-State Electrolytes5▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Thermal Management5▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Battery Management Systems5▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Thermal Runaway5▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.1×15 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. Microstructure3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control3▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Thermal Analysis3▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Control Systems3▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Nanocomposites3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Catalysis3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  24. Materials2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Power Electronics2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  26. Smart Grid2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Permanent Magnet Machines2▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Material Properties2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  32. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Active Steering2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Collision Avoidance2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Failure Analysis2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Tire-Road Friction Estimation2▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Catalysts2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Finite Element Method2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Metal Recovery2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells2▲ 65×2 topics

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

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

Advancements in Battery …6Advancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…5Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 5 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 5 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 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nissan (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Nissan (Japan)0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nissan (Japan)6.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.7% in 2013.

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