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Sony Computer Science Laboratories

In research, Sony Computer Science Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,339 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,564 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,826
of 28,054 · #3,609 all time
Rank in Japan
#395
of 1,070
Research works
1.9k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Sony Computer Science Laboratories known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,339 of 12,888 18.3%131 #2472
Computer ScienceField #3,564 of 4,667 22.3%61 #1006

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sony Computer Science Laboratories 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).

What does Sony Computer Science Laboratories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 21.2 works6.5×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 6.54× its world share, 21 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.90× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.58× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.90× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sony Computer Science Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroaki Kitano, Masahiro Fujita and François Pachet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sony Computer Science Laboratories.

  1. 1 Hiroaki Kitano Japan · #41,785 worldwide 870 citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Masahiro Fujita Japan · #118,365 worldwide 374 citations · 104 works
  3. 3 François Pachet Japan · #129,168 worldwide 221 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Shunichi Kasahara Japan · #217,752 worldwide 146 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Michael Spranger Japan · #262,799 worldwide 121 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mario Tokoro Japan · #379,284 worldwide 145 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Misako Takayasu Japan · #515,615 worldwide 265 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Richard Nock Japan · #546,268 worldwide 300 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Hideki Takayasu Japan · #563,238 worldwide 364 citations · 148 works
  10. 10 Hiroaki Kitano Japan · #656,887 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sony Computer Science Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at Sony Computer Science Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Virtual Reality, Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Embodiment, Neural Mechanisms and Phase Transitions.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning29▲ 4.3×44 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 2.1×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks13▲ 4.3×20 topics
  4. Virtual Reality11▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 6.1×7 topics
  6. Embodiment7▲ 19×2 topics
  7. Neural Mechanisms6▲ 34×4 topics
  8. Social Interaction6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  9. Phase Transitions6▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Feature Extraction6▲ 6.2×3 topics
  11. Long-Range Interactions5▲ 300×1 topic
  12. Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics5▲ 300×1 topic
  13. Human-Computer Interaction5▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Gesture Recognition5▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Feedback Control4▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Immersion4▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Presence4▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Haptic Interfaces4▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Audio Signal Classification4▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Music Information Retrieval4▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Neural Basis4▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Cerebellum4▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Motor Control4▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Social Cognition4▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Motor Skill4▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Sensorimotor Learning4▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition4▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Motor Imagery4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Outlier Detection4▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Speech Enhancement4▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Virtual Environments3▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Brain-Computer Interfaces3▲ 16×1 topic
  34. EEG Analysis3▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Gait Analysis3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Neural Circuits3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Electromyography3▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Hidden Markov Models3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Multicollinearity3▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Regression Analysis3▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Sony Computer Science Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Statistical Mechanics and Entropy, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Music and Audio Processing and Motor Control and Adaptation.

Statistical Mechanics an…5Statistical Mechanics and Entropy: 5 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…5Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 5 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 4 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 4 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 3 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 3 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…3Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Methods and Models: 3 fractional worksAction Observation and Synchronization: 3 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsHuman-Computer InteractionSignal ProcessingCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 5 works
  3. 3 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 4 works
  4. 4 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  5. 5 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 4 works
  6. 6 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  7. 7 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 3 works
  10. 10 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 3 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sony Computer Science Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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