Question 1

What is Shimizu (Japan) known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Shimizu (Japan) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shimizu (Japan) ranks #12,449 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#12,532 all time), and #339 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shimizu (Japan)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shimizu (Japan)?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shimizu (Japan) work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Shimizu (Japan)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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