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ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)

In research, ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,412 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#7,172 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,615 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,520
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#475
of 2,112
Research works
613
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,412 of 21,541 9.4%479
EngineeringField #7,172 of 11,412 10.0%228
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,615 of 4,248 12.4%124

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 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: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 4.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.71× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.62× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Fumio Okada, Hideki Kobayashi and Takao Abé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan).

  1. 1 Fumio Okada Japan · #370,735 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Hideki Kobayashi Japan · #373,849 worldwide 109 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Takao Abé Japan · #977,649 worldwide 75 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Shigeru Mori Japan · #1,016,717 worldwide 32 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 K. Ohashi Japan · #1,222,341 worldwide 40 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kiyoshi Mitani Japan · #1,552,996 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at ShinEtsu Chemical (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Solar Cells, Invasive Species, Efficiency, Room Temperature, Semiconductors and Biomedical 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  2. Nanocomposites3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  4. Catalysis2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  5. Solar Cells2▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  7. Biodiversity1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  8. Invasive Species1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Nanomaterials1▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Drug Delivery1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Efficiency1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  12. Functional Foods1▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Machine Learning1▼ 0.78×6 topics
  14. Room Temperature1▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Semiconductors1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  16. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Nanowires1▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Population Dynamics1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  19. Spintronics1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Buckwheat1▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Gender Diversity1▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Leadership1▲ 4.6×1 topic
  23. Light-Emitting Diodes1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Passivation1▲ 134×1 topic
  25. Quinoa1▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Silicon1▲ 61×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender Diversity and Inequality, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies, Seed and Plant Biochemistry and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Gender Diversity and Ine…1Gender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell T…1Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…1Magnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity studies: 1 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …1GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 1 fractional worksSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional works
Gender StudiesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFood ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  9. 9 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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