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Shimizu (Japan)

In research, Shimizu (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,983 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,261 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 18.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,449
of 22,385 · #12,532 all time
Rank in Japan
#339
of 924
Research works
3k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Shimizu (Japan)

What is Shimizu (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 #7,983 of 10,670 4.7%205 #9634
EngineeringField #5,261 of 5,901 4.5%123 #4897

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Shimizu (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Environmental Science (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 228 fractional works · 79.4% of its workEngineering: 136 fractional works · 47.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 63 fractional works · 22.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShimizu (Japan)287fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13647.3%
    2. Environmental Science3612.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences238.0%
    4. Materials Science113.7%
    5. Computer Science113.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy51.6%
    7. Energy41.4%
    8. Chemistry20.6%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Medicine227.8%
    2. Health Professions30.9%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences72.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.8%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    1. Social Sciences72.6%
    2. Psychology30.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shimizu (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 63.2 works19×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.11× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.15× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.11×23 works
  2. Engineering3.15×136 works
  3. Environmental Science2.52×36 works
  4. Energy1.49×4 works
  5. Materials Science1.07×11 works
  6. Neuroscience0.92×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.73×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.71×4 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.54×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×7 works
  11. Computer Science0.47×10 works
  12. Medicine0.41×22 works
  13. Chemistry0.39×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.38×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.36×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.35×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.35×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×5 works
  19. Psychology0.31×3 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×2 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  22. Social Sciences0.20×7 works
  23. Nursing0.19×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×1 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Shimizu (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Kei Kamino, Yoshihiro Mazda and J Konishi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimizu (Japan).

  1. 1 Kei Kamino Japan · #1,686,340 worldwide 2.7k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Yoshihiro Mazda Japan · #2,599,245 worldwide 2.1k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 J Konishi Japan · #2,797,711 worldwide 1.6k citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Takashi TAZOH Japan · #3,137,363 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Ryoji Isoyama Japan · #3,177,239 worldwide 633 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Yutaka Nakamura Japan · #3,462,370 worldwide 7.8k citations · 135 works
  7. 7 Haruka Kitagawa Japan · #3,916,867 worldwide 260 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Nobuhiko Fukushima Japan · #3,927,480 worldwide 402 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Atsuo Onoue Japan · #3,955,747 worldwide 467 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Hitoshi Izumida Japan · #4,039,825 worldwide 1.2k citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Shimizu (Japan)

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

The most cited paper from Shimizu (Japan) is "The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis" (Frank Kunst et al., 1997), with 3,720 citations. Next come "AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings" (2,475) and "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA" (1,175).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The complete genome sequence of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis Frank Kunst et al. · Nature Open access151 authors Nov 1997 3,720
2 AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings Yoshihide Tominaga, Akashi Mochida, Ryuichiro Yoshie et al. · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 16 Apr 2008 2,475
3 Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA B. P. Abbott et al. · Living Reviews in Relativity Open access1,100 authors 26 Apr 2018 1,175
4 A comparison of global estimates of marine primary production from ocean color Mary‐Elena Carr et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography Open access Mar 2006 800
5 The Spectrum of Epidemiology Underlying Sudden Cardiac Death Meiso Hayashi, Wataru Shimizu, Christine M. Albert · Circulation Research Open access 4 Jun 2015 730
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shimizu (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Structural Dynamics, Ground Motion, Seismic Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Geopolymer, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Simulation and CO2 Sequestration.

▲ 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. Sustainability14▲ 1.96×14 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 1.51×36 topics
  3. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.93×21 topics
  4. Structural Dynamics9▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Ground Motion8▲ 75×1 topic
  6. Seismic Engineering8▲ 75×1 topic
  7. Additive Manufacturing8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  8. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Geopolymer8▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 12×6 topics
  11. CO2 Sequestration7▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation7▲ 8.2×8 topics
  13. 3D Printing7▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Construction6▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Liquefaction6▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Tunnel6▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Fiber Reinforcement6▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Structural Analysis6▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Tomography6▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  21. Soil Reinforcement6▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Analysis5▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Large-Eddy Simulation5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  24. Boundary Layer5▲ 14×2 topics
  25. CFD Simulation5▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Geosynthetics5▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Stone Columns5▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Turbulent Flow5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Earthquakes5▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Rheology5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Subduction5▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Air Quality4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Concrete Extrusion4▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Construction Automation4▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Management4▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Liquefaction Resistance4▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Particle Shape Effects4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Pedestrian Wind Comfort4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Urban Microclimate4▲ 31×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Performance and Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, earthquake and tectonic studies and Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials.

Seismic Performance and …8Seismic Performance and Analysis: 8 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…5Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 5 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…4Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 4 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksVibration Control and Rh…4Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids: 4 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 4 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeophysicsBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental Engineering

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 4 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Shimizu (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Shimizu (Japan)0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shimizu (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 2025Shimizu (Japan)2.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2009.

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