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Sanyo (Japan)

In research, Sanyo (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,969 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,388 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,162 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,770
of 28,054 · #6,625 all time
Rank in Japan
#986
of 1,070
Research works
2.6k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,969 of 21,541 9.6%2,343
EngineeringField #2,388 of 11,412 10.7%1,330
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,162 of 4,248 14.2%641
Materials ScienceField #2,378 of 4,504 10.1%362
Physics and AstronomyField #2,189 of 3,663 9.3%216
Computer ScienceField #4,904 of 7,020 6.5%241
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2,145 of 3,068 10.6%204
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,472 of 2,753 5.4%179
Life SciencesDomain #13,251 of 14,347 5.2%123

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

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: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.89× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.10× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sanyo (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shoichi Nakano, Shinya Tsuda and Akira Terakawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanyo (Japan).

  1. 1 Shoichi Nakano Japan · #126,344 worldwide 183 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Shinya Tsuda Japan · #167,421 worldwide 215 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Akira Terakawa Japan · #248,664 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Yukinori Kuwano Japan · #403,955 worldwide 188 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Makoto Tanaka Japan · #494,006 worldwide 295 citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Kiyoshi Yoneda Japan · #539,462 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Masato OSUMI Japan · #633,045 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Matsumura Japan · #694,160 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hisaki Tarui Japan · #695,129 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Noboru Nakamura Japan · #753,743 worldwide 226 citations · 126 works
All ranked researchers at Sanyo (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Sanyo (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, Materials, 3D Printing, Polymer Composites and Applications.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties6▲ 8.1×18 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 1.90×8 topics
  3. Microstructure3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  4. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 18×2 topics
  7. 3D Printing2▲ 11×2 topics
  8. Materials2▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Applications2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  10. Polymer Composites2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  11. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  14. Failure Analysis2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Optimization2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  16. Pheromones2▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Recycling2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  18. Challenges1▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Cryogenic Treatment1▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Fused Deposition Modeling1▲ 17×1 topic
  21. Tool Wear1▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Wear Resistance1▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Composite Materials1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Grain Refinement1▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  26. Biomaterials1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Vibration Analysis1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Aerospace Applications1▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Assembly Planning1▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Design for Manufacture1▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Metal Recovery1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Nonlinear Dynamics1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Stability1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. ARRIVE Guidelines1▲ 123×1 topic
  35. Animal Research Reporting1▲ 123×1 topic
  36. Constitutive Modeling1▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Environmental Impacts1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  38. Food Colorants1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Olfactory Dysfunction1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Synthetic Dyes1▲ 81×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional worksDye analysis and toxicity: 1 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …1Metallurgy and Material Forming: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 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 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Dye analysis and toxicity Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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