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ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)

In research, ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) stands highest in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,979 of 3,725 worldwide), Engineering (#8,432 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,874 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,888
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,131
of 1,923
Research works
613
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)

What is ShinEtsu Chemical (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
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,979 of 3,725 10.9%124
EngineeringField #8,432 of 9,532 8.7%228
Physical SciencesDomain #15,874 of 17,446 9.0%479

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

In 2022-now, 69% of research at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Materials Science (20%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 69.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 22.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKShinEtsu Chemical(Japan)53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences8%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1222.7%
    2. Materials Science1120.0%
    3. Environmental Science48.4%
    4. Chemistry35.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy35.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.4%
    7. Computer Science12.2%
    8. Energy11.1%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine58.8%
    2. Nursing00.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Social Sciences35.1%
    2. Psychology11.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
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: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 3.54× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.72× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.72×10 works
  2. Chemistry3.54×3 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.47×3 works
  4. Veterinary2.32×0 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.18×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.68×4 works
  7. Engineering1.52×12 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×3 works
  9. Energy1.20×1 works
  10. Neuroscience1.13×1 works
  11. Nursing1.07×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.65×0 works
  14. Medicine0.46×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.40×3 works
  16. Psychology0.35×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.29×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.27×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Takehisa Minowa, Sakaé Obara and Motoo Fukushima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan).

  1. 1 Takehisa Minowa Japan · #2,097,044 worldwide 1.2k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Sakaé Obara Japan · #2,098,154 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Motoo Fukushima Japan · #2,189,387 worldwide 1.2k citations · 15 works
  4. 4 K. Ohashi Japan · #2,564,557 worldwide 1.6k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Thomas J. Pollock Japan · #2,754,911 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Linda Thorne Japan · #3,360,330 worldwide 837 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Hiroyasu Kokubo Japan · #4,657,355 worldwide 512 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Tomonori Yokoyama Japan · #4,668,833 worldwide 2.3k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Kiyoshi Mitani Japan · #4,670,910 worldwide 408 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Masatake Katayama Japan · #4,678,643 worldwide 678 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)?

The most cited paper from ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) is "A new look at density limits in tokamaks" (M. Greenwald, J. Terry, Stephen M. Wolfe et al., 1988), with 790 citations. Next come "Synthesis and characterization of Mono-disperse Carbon Quantum Dots from Fennel Seeds: Photoluminescence analysis using Machine Learning" (530) and "Coercivity Enhancement by the Grain Boundary Diffusion Process to Nd–Fe–B Sintered Magnets" (377).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A new look at density limits in tokamaks M. Greenwald, J. Terry, Stephen M. Wolfe et al. · Nuclear Fusion Open access Dec 1988 790
2 Synthesis and characterization of Mono-disperse Carbon Quantum Dots from Fennel Seeds: Photoluminescence analysis using Machine Learning Akansha Dager, Takashi Uchida, Toru Maekawa et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 30 Sep 2019 530
3 Coercivity Enhancement by the Grain Boundary Diffusion Process to Nd–Fe–B Sintered Magnets Koichi Hirota, Hajime Nakamura, Takehisa Minowa et al. · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 29 Sep 2006 377
4 Magnetic properties of extremely small Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets Hajime Nakamura, Koichi Hirota, Masayuki Shimao et al. · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Oct 2005 331
5 The current and future status of rare earth permanent magnets Hajime Nakamura · Scripta Materialia 16 Nov 2017 267
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Solar Cells, Room Temperature, Catalysis, Drug Delivery, Spintronics and Efficiency.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  2. Nanocomposites3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  4. Catalysis2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  5. Drug Delivery2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  6. Nanomaterials2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  7. Solar Cells2▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  9. Biodiversity1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  10. Invasive Species1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Machine Learning1▼ 0.80×7 topics
  12. Room Temperature1▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Spintronics1▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Efficiency1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  15. Functional Foods1▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Luminescent1▲ 217×1 topic
  17. Porous Silicon1▲ 217×1 topic
  18. Semiconductors1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Crystalline1▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions1▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Microstructure1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Nanowires1▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Population Dynamics1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  25. Skyrmions1▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Buckwheat1▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Gender Diversity1▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Leadership1▲ 3.9×1 topic
  29. Light-Emitting Diodes1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  31. Passivation1▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Quinoa1▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Silicon1▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Sustainability1▼ 0.80×8 topics

Which research topics does ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence, Magnetic properties of thin films, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies and Seed and Plant Biochemistry.

Silicon Nanostructures a…1Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 1 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…1Magnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemis…1Seed and Plant Biochemistry: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…1Gender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 1 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity…1Ecology and biodiversity studies: 1 fractional worksMagnetic Properties of Alloys: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic Properties of Alloys Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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