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Sony (Taiwan)

In research, Sony (Taiwan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,672 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,724
of 28,054 · #6,132 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#126
of 221
Research works
1.5k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Sony (Taiwan) 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 #7,672 of 12,888 13.8%97 #3767

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sony (Taiwan) 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 (Taiwan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works6.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.28× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.84× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.42× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sony (Taiwan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Seiji Kobayashi, Katsuhisa Aratani and Masahiko Kaneko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sony (Taiwan).

  1. 1 Seiji Kobayashi Taiwan · #17,978 worldwide 878 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Katsuhisa Aratani Taiwan · #632,131 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Masahiko Kaneko Taiwan · #965,512 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Kazumasa Nomoto Taiwan · #1,015,673 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Pankaj Wasnik Taiwan · #1,022,874 worldwide 67 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Hisao Hayashi Taiwan · #1,083,747 worldwide 71 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Hayato Iwamoto Taiwan · #1,088,292 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Hisashi Masuda Taiwan · #1,280,412 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kazutoshi MATSUDA Taiwan · #1,350,490 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Ryuichi Ugajin Taiwan · #1,427,126 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sony (Taiwan)

Which keywords describe research at Sony (Taiwan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Photon Counting, Nanowires, Biomedical Imaging, Radiation Effects, Band Parameters and CMOS Image Sensors.

▲ 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 Learning13▲ 3.3×36 topics
  2. Neural Networks9▲ 5.2×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 1.76×24 topics
  4. Photon Counting6▲ 73×3 topics
  5. Nanowires4▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Biomedical Imaging4▲ 51×2 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Radiation Effects3▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Band Parameters3▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Biosensors3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  11. CMOS Image Sensors3▲ 106×1 topic
  12. High-Speed Imaging3▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Integrated Circuits3▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Neuromorphic Computing3▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Time-of-Flight3▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Electromigration3▲ 84×2 topics
  18. Machine Vision3▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Laser Ranging3▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Non-Volatile Memory3▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Single-Photon Detection3▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Thermal Management3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  23. Virtual Reality3▲ 4.4×3 topics
  24. Memristor2▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Metal Oxides2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Optical Interconnects2▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Resistive Switching2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Thermal Behavior2▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Raman Lasers2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Interconnect2▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Optical Modulators2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Through-Silicon Via2▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Depth Estimation2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Silicon Photonics2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Lead-free Solders2▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Unsupervised Learning2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Microcavities2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Photovoltaics2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Sony (Taiwan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors, Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

CCD and CMOS Imaging Sen…3CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…3Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…2Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies23D IC and TSV technologies: 2 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum St…2Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 2 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sony (Taiwan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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