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Sanyo (Japan)

In research, Sanyo (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#5,221 of 9,532 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,124 of 3,725 worldwide) and Materials Chemistry (#2,167 of 2,613 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,281
of 22,385 · #25,008 all time
Rank in Japan
#631
of 924
Research works
2.6k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Sanyo (Japan)

What is Sanyo (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 #5,221 of 9,532 6.7%1,330
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,124 of 3,725 8.1%641
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2,167 of 2,613 8.4%204
Materials ScienceField #3,164 of 3,771 7.1%362
Physical SciencesDomain #15,463 of 17,446 5.8%2,343
Physics and AstronomyField #2,719 of 2,917 3.8%216
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,428 of 2,525 4.8%179
Life SciencesDomain #10,747 of 11,023 3.5%123
Computer ScienceField #6,206 of 6,336 2.9%241

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

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Sanyo (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Medicine (12%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 69.8% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 42.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSanyo (Japan)82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences3%

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. Engineering3542.4%
    2. Materials Science89.7%
    3. Environmental Science56.5%
    4. Chemistry33.5%
    5. Computer Science33.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.6%
    7. Energy11.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine1011.6%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Veterinary11.2%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Social Sciences11.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.79× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.95× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.95×1 works
  2. Engineering2.83×35 works
  3. Materials Science2.79×8 works
  4. Chemistry2.22×3 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.64×2 works
  6. Energy1.41×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.31×5 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.05×4 works
  10. Neuroscience1.02×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×4 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×0 works
  13. Nursing0.62×0 works
  14. Medicine0.60×10 works
  15. Health Professions0.59×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.40×3 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  22. Psychology0.08×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sanyo (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mikio Taguchi, Shin Fujitani and Yuji Hamada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanyo (Japan).

  1. 1 Mikio Taguchi Japan · #1,953,002 worldwide 5.1k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Shin Fujitani Japan · #2,308,839 worldwide 1.9k citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Yuji Hamada Japan · #2,323,983 worldwide 2.6k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Hisakazu Takahashi Japan · #2,819,548 worldwide 1.9k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Eiji Maruyama Japan · #2,922,090 worldwide 4.1k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Masahisa Fujimoto Japan · #3,080,422 worldwide 940 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tsugufumi MATSUOKA Japan · #3,195,575 worldwide 832 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Kenichi Shibata Kenichi Shibata Japan · #3,448,853 worldwide 1k citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sadaji Tsuge Japan · #3,683,314 worldwide 965 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Hitoshi Sakata Japan · #3,693,218 worldwide 1.5k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sanyo (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Sanyo (Japan) is "24.7% Record Efficiency HIT Solar Cell on Thin Silicon Wafer" (Mikio Taguchi, Ayumu Yano, Satoshi Tohoda et al., 2013), with 1,117 citations. Next come "Identification of a gene, ABCG5, important in the regulation of dietary cholesterol absorption" (691) and "Development of New a-Si/c-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells: ACJ-HIT (Artificially Constructed Junction-Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-Layer)" (565).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 24.7% Record Efficiency HIT Solar Cell on Thin Silicon Wafer Mikio Taguchi, Ayumu Yano, Satoshi Tohoda et al. · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 4 Oct 2013 1,117
2 Identification of a gene, ABCG5, important in the regulation of dietary cholesterol absorption Mi‐Hye Lee, Kangmo Lu, Star Hazard et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 2001 691
3 Development of New a-Si/c-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells: ACJ-HIT (Artificially Constructed Junction-Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-Layer) Makoto Tanaka, Mikio Taguchi, Takao Matsuyama et al. · Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Open access Nov 1992 565
4 Capacity fade of LiAlyNi1−x−yCoxO2 cathode for lithium-ion batteries during accelerated calendar and cycle life tests (surface analysis of LiAlyNi1−x−yCoxO2 cathode after cycle tests in restricted depth of discharge ranges) Shoichiro WATANABE, Masahiro Kinoshita, Takashi Hosokawa et al. · Journal of Power Sources 15 Feb 2014 467
5 Development status of high-efficiency HIT solar cells Takahiro Mishima, Mikio Taguchi, Hitoshi Sakata et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 29 Apr 2010 457
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sanyo (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, Polymer Composites, Materials, 3D Printing and Recycling.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties6▲ 7.6×22 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 1.78×9 topics
  3. Microstructure4▲ 8.2×11 topics
  4. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.71×17 topics
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.92×14 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  8. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Recycling2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  10. 3D Printing2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  11. Materials2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  12. Polymer Composites2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  13. Applications2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  15. Optimization2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  16. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Failure Analysis2▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Metal Recovery2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  20. Pheromones2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Wear Resistance2▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Challenges1▲ 15×1 topic
  23. Cryogenic Treatment1▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Fused Deposition Modeling1▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Tool Steels1▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Tool Wear1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Composite Materials1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Grain Refinement1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Vibration Analysis1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  30. Aerospace Applications1▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Biomaterials1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Environmental Impacts1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  33. High Temperature1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Assembly Planning1▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Design for Manufacture1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  37. Stability1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  38. ARRIVE Guidelines1▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Animal Research Reporting1▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Constitutive Modeling1▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Metal Alloys Wear and Properties, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis.

Metal Alloys Wear and Pr…1Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 1 fractional worksDye analysis and toxicity: 1 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …1Metallurgy and Material Forming: 1 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Dye analysis and toxicity Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 1 works
  7. 7 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% 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 Sanyo (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Sanyo (Japan)0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sanyo (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 2025Sanyo (Japan)5.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2007.

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