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NSK (United States)

In research, NSK (United States) stands highest in Mechanical Engineering (#2,144 of 2,525 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,918 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,254 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,422
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,418
of 7,310
Research works
470
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.61×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
NSK (United States)

What is NSK (United States) 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
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,144 of 2,525 6.9%131
Physical SciencesDomain #14,918 of 17,446 5.7%439
EngineeringField #8,254 of 9,532 6.1%312

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at NSK (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (42%), Engineering (31%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 79.0% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 42.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 17.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 11.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 31.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNSK (UnitedStates)31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences7%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1342.3%
    2. Engineering1031.4%
    3. Materials Science13.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.6%
    1. Dentistry13.8%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    3. Medicine12.2%
    1. Social Sciences14.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.7%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology12.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 5.44× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.09× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.86×1 works
  2. Computer Science5.44×13 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.71×1 works
  4. Engineering2.09×10 works
  5. Materials Science0.98×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.94×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.83×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.61×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.34×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  13. Medicine0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at NSK (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Runzi Zhang, Wenmao Liu and Toru Kitagawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NSK (United States).

  1. 1 Runzi Zhang United States · #2,111,093 worldwide 244 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Wenmao Liu United States · #2,581,360 worldwide 427 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Toru Kitagawa United States · #2,928,458 worldwide 299 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Tiejun Wu United States · #2,980,805 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Nobuaki Mitamura United States · #2,983,630 worldwide 262 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Koichi OSAWA United States · #3,182,307 worldwide 417 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Yoshiteru Kikuchi United States · #3,725,794 worldwide 199 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Masakazu NIIKURA United States · #4,033,941 worldwide 339 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Yotaro Ohno United States · #4,099,552 worldwide 486 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Yoshiki Takahashi United States · #4,173,365 worldwide 163 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at NSK (United States)

What are the most cited papers from NSK (United States)?

The most cited paper from NSK (United States) is "Effect of Volume Fraction of Constituent Phases on the Stress-Strain Relationship of Dual Phase Steels." (Thomas Hüper, Shigeru Endo, Nobuyuki Ishikawa et al., 1999), with 122 citations. Next come "Development of Waste Plastics Injection Process in Blast Furnace." (116) and "Inclusion Particle Growth during Solidification of Stainless Steel." (108).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Volume Fraction of Constituent Phases on the Stress-Strain Relationship of Dual Phase Steels. Thomas Hüper, Shigeru Endo, Nobuyuki Ishikawa et al. · ISIJ International Open access 1999 122
2 Development of Waste Plastics Injection Process in Blast Furnace. Minoru Asanuma, Tatsuro Ariyama, Michitaka Sato et al. · ISIJ International Open access 2000 116
3 Inclusion Particle Growth during Solidification of Stainless Steel. Mikio Suzuki, R yuji Yamaguchi, Katsuhiko Murakami et al. · ISIJ International Open access 2001 108
4 Development of a new mold oscillation mode for high-speed continuous casting of steel slabs. Mikio Suzuki, Hideaki Mizukami, Toru Kitagawa et al. · ISIJ International Open access 1991 95
5 Effect of SiC on Interfacial Reaction and Sintering Mechanism of TiB 2 Shiro Torizuka, Kaoru Sato, Hiroaki Nishio et al. · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Jun 1995 94
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Which keywords describe research at NSK (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, IoT Security, Data Mining, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and DDoS Attacks.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning8▲ 7.1×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 6.8×11 topics
  3. Anomaly Detection4▲ 48×3 topics
  4. IoT Security4▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Data Mining3▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Cybersecurity3▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Intrusion Detection3▲ 64×3 topics
  8. DDoS Attacks2▲ 70×1 topic
  9. Network Security2▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Neural Networks2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  12. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Big Data2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  14. Healthcare2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  16. Tribological Performance2▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Friction Reduction1▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Gear Dynamics1▲ 150×1 topic
  20. Laser Surface Texturing1▲ 166×1 topic
  21. Mesh Stiffness1▲ 150×1 topic
  22. Security1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  23. Security Analysis1▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Classification1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  25. Outlier Detection1▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Unsupervised1▲ 39×1 topic
  27. COVID-191▲ 2.9×2 topics
  28. Detection1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Education1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  30. Infection Control1▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  32. Android Malware1▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Digital Twin1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Encrypted Traffic1▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Internet Traffic1▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Permission Analysis1▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does NSK (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis, Tribology and Lubrication Engineering and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Network Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 1 fractional worksTribology and Lubricatio…1Tribology and Lubrication Engineering: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…1Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…1Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsMechanical EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  8. 8 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 1 works
  10. 10 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.7%domestic only67.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NSK (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher 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 NSK (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%NSK (United States)0.000093% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NSK (United States) 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 2002NSK (United States)2.5% in 20022000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2001.

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