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Nitto (Japan)

In research, Nitto (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#3,858 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,530 of 17,446 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,047 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,704
of 22,385 · #11,991 all time
Rank in Japan
#657
of 924
Research works
872
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Nitto (Japan)

What is Nitto (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
EngineeringField #3,858 of 9,532 7.5%403
Physical SciencesDomain #7,530 of 17,446 7.3%713
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,047 of 3,725 6.7%192
Materials ScienceField #3,408 of 3,771 7.7%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nitto (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 Nitto (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Nitto (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Materials Science (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 70.6% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 37.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 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 workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKNitto (Japan)84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences8%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3137.1%
    2. Materials Science1214.3%
    3. Environmental Science56.1%
    4. Computer Science45.1%
    5. Chemistry22.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy22.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.9%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology89.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine66.8%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Psychology33.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    3. Social Sciences11.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.47× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.08× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.30×2 works
  2. Materials Science4.08×12 works
  3. Engineering2.47×31 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.79×8 works
  5. Chemistry1.62×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.23×5 works
  7. Nursing1.03×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.01×2 works
  9. Psychology1.01×3 works
  10. Neuroscience0.91×1 works
  11. Energy0.69×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.66×4 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.62×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.62×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×0 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×2 works
  18. Health Professions0.38×1 works
  19. Medicine0.35×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.34×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Nitto (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Miho Yamaguchi, Tomohito Iwashige and K. Ando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nitto (Japan).

  1. 1 Miho Yamaguchi Japan · #1,517,810 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Tomohito Iwashige Japan · #1,556,291 worldwide 552 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 K. Ando Japan · #1,938,713 worldwide 762 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kazuhiko Sugiura Japan · #1,987,620 worldwide 715 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Tomomi Ohara Japan · #2,350,340 worldwide 771 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Kazuhiko Kano Japan · #2,378,724 worldwide 2.1k citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Akihiko Teshigahara Japan · #2,424,217 worldwide 2.2k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Masahiko Hirose Japan · #2,559,951 worldwide 749 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Irina Kataeva Japan · #2,655,959 worldwide 997 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Haruo Tabata Japan · #2,715,386 worldwide 254 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nitto (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Nitto (Japan) is "Enhancement of Piezoelectric Response in Scandium Aluminum Nitride Alloy Thin Films Prepared by Dual Reactive Cosputtering" (Morito Akiyama, Toshihiro Kamohara, Kazuhiko Kano et al., 2008), with 1,066 citations. Next come "Holographic three-dimensional telepresence using large-area photorefractive polymer" (556) and "An updatable holographic three-dimensional display" (438).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Enhancement of Piezoelectric Response in Scandium Aluminum Nitride Alloy Thin Films Prepared by Dual Reactive Cosputtering Morito Akiyama, Toshihiro Kamohara, Kazuhiko Kano et al. · Advanced Materials 2 Dec 2008 1,066
2 Holographic three-dimensional telepresence using large-area photorefractive polymer Pierre‐Alexandre Blanche, Arkady S. Bablumian, Ram Voorakaranam et al. · Nature Nov 2010 556
3 An updatable holographic three-dimensional display Savaş Tay, Pierre‐Alexandre Blanche, Ram Voorakaranam et al. · Nature Feb 2008 438
4 Ultrahigh-quality silicon carbide single crystals Daisuke Nakamura, Itaru Gunjishima, Satoshi Yamaguchi et al. · Nature Aug 2004 433
5 Capabilities of a four-layered feedforward neural network: four layers versus three Shinichi Tamura, Machiko Tateishi · IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks Mar 1997 423
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nitto (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Catalysis, Membrane Technology, Desalination, Nanofiltration, Optical Interconnects, Semiconductor Lasers and Gene Therapy.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  2. Catalysis3▲ 5.8×13 topics
  3. Membrane Technology3▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Desalination2▲ 47×1 topic
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.68×9 topics
  6. Nanofiltration2▲ 47×1 topic
  7. Optical Interconnects2▲ 79×1 topic
  8. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 40×1 topic
  9. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  10. Gene Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  11. CO2 Capture2▲ 13×3 topics
  12. RNA Interference2▲ 25×1 topic
  13. siRNA Delivery2▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Gene Expression2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  16. Biosensors2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  17. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  18. Graphene1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Nanostructures1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  20. Polymer1▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Channel Modeling1▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries1▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Cathode Materials1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  24. Dielectrics1▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Materials1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Membrane Gas Separation1▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Mixed Matrix Membranes1▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Partial Discharge1▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Driver Behavior1▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Electronic Structure1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Quantitative1▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Real-Time PCR1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Spatial Analysis1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Hydrogenation1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Interreligious Relations1▲ 138×1 topic
  37. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Proton Exchange Membranes1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Religious Education1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  40. Visible Light Communication1▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Membrane Separation Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

Membrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…2RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …1High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 1 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…1Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and properties of polymers: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular BiologyMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Nitto (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Nitto (Japan)0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nitto (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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Nitto (Japan)8.3% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2010.

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