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NTT Basic Research Laboratories

In research, NTT Basic Research Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,017 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#876 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,177 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 32.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,409
of 28,054 · #801 all time
Rank in Japan
#133
of 1,070
Research works
6.4k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
149k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is NTT Basic Research Laboratories 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 #3,017 of 12,888 9.3%292 #533
Physics and AstronomyField #876 of 1,646 10.2%95 #195
EngineeringField #5,177 of 6,636 5.5%100 #884
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #526 of 565 9.2%77 #148
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,181 of 2,318 5.8%66 #379

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NTT Basic Research Laboratories 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#533 #3,017
  2. Physics and Astronomy#195 #876
  3. Engineering#884 #5,177
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#148 #526
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#379 #2,181
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does NTT Basic Research Laboratories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 32.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 77.4 works32×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 94.9 works13×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 65.5 works5.5×
  4. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 44.3 works5.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.28× its world share, 18 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.24× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.97× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.72× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.63× its world share, 95 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NTT Basic Research Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, Eiichi Kuramochi, Akihiko Shinya and Satoshi Sasaki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NTT Basic Research Laboratories.

  1. 1 Eiichi Kuramochi Japan · #39,693 worldwide 639 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Akihiko Shinya Japan · #57,273 worldwide 552 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Satoshi Sasaki Japan · #73,393 worldwide 442 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Masaya Notomi Japan · #105,257 worldwide 892 citations · 170 works
  5. 5 D. G. Austing Japan · #130,419 worldwide 382 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Satoru Suzuki Japan · #183,093 worldwide 620 citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Kensuke Inaba Japan · #184,770 worldwide 328 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Imran Mahboob Japan · #199,584 worldwide 195 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 K. Prabhakaran Japan · #227,915 worldwide 136 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Kiyoshi Tamaki Japan · #256,304 worldwide 168 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at NTT Basic Research Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at NTT Basic Research Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Entanglement, Optical Modulators, Microcavities, Raman Lasers, Integrated Circuits, Silicon Photonics and Nanophotonic Waveguides.

▲ 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. Biosensors39▲ 23×8 topics
  2. Entanglement33▲ 66×4 topics
  3. Optical Modulators25▲ 50×3 topics
  4. Microcavities23▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Raman Lasers22▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Integrated Circuits22▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Silicon Photonics21▲ 58×2 topics
  8. Nanophotonic Waveguides21▲ 64×1 topic
  9. Whispering Gallery Mode21▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Quantum Information19▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Security16▲ 7.4×5 topics
  12. Superconducting Circuits16▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Communication16▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Cryptography16▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Computation16▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Measurement16▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Metrology16▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Quantum16▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Spintronics14▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Quantum Simulation14▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Quantum Computing13▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Nonlinear Optics12▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Quantum Algorithms12▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Quantum Computation12▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Semiconductor Lasers12▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Electron Spin11▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor Quantum Dots11▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Microwave Photonics11▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Optical Fiber11▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Semiconductor10▲ 9.1×6 topics
  31. Nanomechanical Systems10▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Optomechanics10▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Digital Signal Processing10▲ 60×2 topics
  34. Slow Light10▲ 59×2 topics
  35. Coherent Detection10▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Effects10▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Electronic Structure9▲ 15×7 topics
  38. Nanowires9▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Photonic Crystals9▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Superconductivity8▲ 15×7 topics

Which research topics does NTT Basic Research Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Photonic and Optical Devices: 21 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 16 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…12Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 12 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…11Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 11 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 10 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 10 fractional worksNeural Networks and Rese…7Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 6 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 6 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 16 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  4. 4 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 works
  5. 5 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  9. 9 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  10. 10 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NTT Basic Research Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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