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Showa Corporation

In research, Showa Corporation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,094 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,019 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,584
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#478
of 2,112
Research works
502
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Showa Corporation 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 #7,094 of 21,541 7.2%447
EngineeringField #9,019 of 11,412 6.8%241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Showa Corporation 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: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Showa Corporation?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Kumano, Tsutomu Koizumi and Yutaka Kato lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Showa Corporation.

  1. 1 T. Kumano Japan · #632,935 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Tsutomu Koizumi Japan · #729,804 worldwide 80 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yutaka Kato Japan · #868,427 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Kazuhisa Adachi Japan · #1,554,303 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Takayo Hasegawa Japan · #1,570,653 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Showa Corporation

Which keywords describe research at Showa Corporation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Thin Films, Chronic Kidney Disease, Ceramic Materials, Coatings, Nanoindentation and Inflammation.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  3. Inflammation1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  4. Thin Films1▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Ceramic Materials1▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Coatings1▲ 79×1 topic
  8. Nanoindentation1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Showa Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Advanced Sensor Technologies Research, Urban and spatial planning and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Metal and Thin Film Mech…1Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 0 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 0 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 0 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 0 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster …0Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 0 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 0 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 0 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsBiomedical EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationNephrology4 others

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

  1. 1 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 0 works
  5. 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  6. 6 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 0 works
  8. 8 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Showa Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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