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Omron (Japan)

In research, Omron (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,620 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,058 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,423
of 28,054 · #6,835 all time
Rank in Japan
#595
of 1,070
Research works
1.6k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Omron (Japan) 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 #11,620 of 12,888 7.5%140 #7679
EngineeringField #6,058 of 6,636 5.6%90 #4496

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Omron (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 20.9 works9.7×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 29.7 works4.2×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.19× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.01× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Omron (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiang Ruan, Shihong Lao and Hiroshi Nakajima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Omron (Japan).

  1. 1 Xiang Ruan Japan · #17,172 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Shihong Lao Japan · #431,574 worldwide 220 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi Nakajima Japan · #438,421 worldwide 135 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Tsukasa Yamashita Japan · #650,610 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Yoshitaka Ushiku Japan · #696,502 worldwide 171 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Benjamin Edelstein Japan · #816,446 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Minoru Oka Japan · #993,498 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Naoki Tsuchiya Japan · #1,128,313 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Kazutoshi Tanaka Japan · #1,137,274 worldwide 35 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Masashi Hamaya Japan · #1,157,842 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Omron (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Omron (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Smart Grid, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber-Physical Systems, Security and Multi-Agent Systems.

▲ 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. Deep Learning23▲ 3.4×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 2.1×25 topics
  3. Neural Networks12▲ 3.9×15 topics
  4. Smart Grid10▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  6. Security7▲ 5.6×4 topics
  7. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Grasping6▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Multi-Agent Systems6▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Robot Learning6▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Attack Detection6▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Privacy6▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Communication Networks6▲ 54×1 topic
  15. False Data Injection Attacks6▲ 54×1 topic
  16. Collision Avoidance6▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Hypertension5▲ 8.5×6 topics
  18. Wavelet Transform5▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Path Planning4▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Heart Rate Variability4▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Optimal Motion Planning4▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Sampling-Based Algorithms4▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Robotics4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Blood Pressure4▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Localization4▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Robotic Manipulators4▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  29. Antihypertensive Drugs3▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  31. Distributed Generation3▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Renal Denervation3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Control Systems3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Electrical Systems3▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Polymer3▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Pose Estimation3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Power System3▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Fault Detection3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Wearable Sensors3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Doppler Radar3▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies.

Robot Manipulation and Learning: 6 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 6 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…4Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 4 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…3Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 3 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learn…3Multimodal Machine Learning Applications: 3 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 3 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 3 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Dete…2Power Systems Fault Detection: 2 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 6 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 4 works
  4. 4 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  8. 8 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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