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Omron (Japan)

In research, Omron (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,046 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,904 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Control and Systems Engineering is 9.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,453
of 22,385 · #6,656 all time
Rank in Japan
#228
of 924
Research works
1.6k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Omron (Japan)

What is Omron (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 #5,046 of 10,670 5.4%140 #6154
EngineeringField #3,904 of 5,901 5.0%90 #4482

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

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Omron (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (44%), Computer Science (17%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 167 fractional works · 71.2% of its workEngineering: 103 fractional works · 44.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 13.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 39 fractional works · 16.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 12.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOmron (Japan)235fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10344.0%
    2. Computer Science3916.6%
    3. Materials Science104.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy52.3%
    5. Environmental Science31.5%
    6. Chemistry20.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    8. Mathematics20.7%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine3012.7%
    2. Health Professions41.7%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences83.4%
    2. Psychology52.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Neuroscience52.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Omron (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 23.3 works9.2×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 32.6 works3.9×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.94× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.94×103 works
  2. Computer Science2.13×39 works
  3. Neuroscience1.27×5 works
  4. Materials Science1.17×10 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.02×5 works
  6. Nursing0.93×1 works
  7. Psychology0.75×5 works
  8. Medicine0.66×30 works
  9. Health Professions0.64×4 works
  10. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.59×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.58×1 works
  13. Veterinary0.52×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.43×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.38×3 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×1 works
  19. Energy0.34×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×4 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×2 works
  22. Environmental Science0.29×3 works
  23. Social Sciences0.27×8 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×2 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Omron (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Shihong Lao, Cristian C. Beltran-Hernandez and Tatsunori Taniai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Omron (Japan).

  1. 1 Shihong Lao Japan · #737,675 worldwide 5.7k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Cristian C. Beltran-Hernandez Japan · #1,502,836 worldwide 377 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Tatsunori Taniai Japan · #1,556,860 worldwide 545 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Masashi Hamaya Japan · #2,155,631 worldwide 695 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Toshiro Okawa Japan · #2,559,900 worldwide 767 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ian Thomas Clark Japan · #2,736,836 worldwide 761 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Mai Nishimura Japan · #2,778,993 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Masato Kawade Japan · #2,873,195 worldwide 744 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Tadashi Kozuno Japan · #2,967,795 worldwide 155 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Kazumi Kasaura Japan · #3,095,463 worldwide 91 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Omron (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Omron (Japan) is "Saliency Detection via Graph-Based Manifold Ranking" (Chuan Fu Yang, Lihe Zhang, Huchuan Lu et al., 2013), with 2,567 citations. Next come "Client Selection for Federated Learning with Heterogeneous Resources in Mobile Edge" (1,541) and "Antiapoptotic Signalling by the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Receptor, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, and Akt" (1,051).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Saliency Detection via Graph-Based Manifold Ranking Chuan Fu Yang, Lihe Zhang, Huchuan Lu et al. Conference paper Jun 2013 2,567
2 Client Selection for Federated Learning with Heterogeneous Resources in Mobile Edge Takayuki Nishio, Ryo Yonetani Conference paperOpen access May 2019 1,541
3 Antiapoptotic Signalling by the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Receptor, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, and Akt George Kulik, Anke Klippel, Michael J. Weber · Molecular and Cellular Biology Open access Mar 1997 1,051
4 A proposed system for the nomenclature of hepatitis C viral genotypes Peter Simmonds et al. · Hepatology May 1994 1,024
5 Rapamycin suppresses 5′TOP mRNA translation through inhibition of p70s6k Harold B.J. Jefferies, Stefano Fumagalli, Patrick B. Dennis et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 15 Jun 1997 938
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Omron (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Multi-Agent Systems, Grasping and Robot Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning27▲ 3.3×35 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 2.0×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks15▲ 4.1×18 topics
  4. Smart Grid10▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.0×13 topics
  6. Security8▲ 5.1×7 topics
  7. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Multi-Agent Systems7▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Grasping7▲ 77×1 topic
  10. Robot Learning7▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Privacy6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  13. Attack Detection6▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Collision Avoidance6▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Communication Networks6▲ 46×1 topic
  16. False Data Injection Attacks6▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Hypertension6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  18. Wavelet Transform5▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Path Planning5▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Robotics5▲ 8.5×6 topics
  21. Heart Rate Variability5▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Optimal Motion Planning5▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Sampling-Based Algorithms5▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Blood Pressure4▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Distributed Generation4▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Robotic Manipulators4▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  29. Control Systems4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  30. Antihypertensive Drugs4▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Localization4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Renal Denervation4▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Fault Detection4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Bioinspired Robotics3▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Doppler Radar3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Image Captioning3▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Power System3▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Soft Robotics3▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Wearable Sensors3▲ 13×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies.

Robot Manipulation and Learning: 7 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 6 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…5Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 5 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…4Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 4 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 3 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 3 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign …3Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 3 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 3 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagno…3Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 3 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  4. 4 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  7. 7 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Omron (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00086% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Omron (Japan)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Omron (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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Omron (Japan)4.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 1993.

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