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Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan)

In research, Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,163 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#13,574
of 28,054 · #7,318 all time
Rank in Japan
#357
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan) 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 #7,163 of 12,888 7.2%78 #4480

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sumitomo Heavy Industries (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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.11× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.42× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Fumio Sakai and T. Hori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan).

  1. 1 Yoshiaki Tanaka Japan · #18,571 worldwide 844 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Fumio Sakai Japan · #116,179 worldwide 148 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 T. Hori Japan · #174,128 worldwide 192 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Masayuki Hirabayashi Japan · #378,848 worldwide 92 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 T. Mitsumoto Japan · #505,185 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Shoji Tsunematsu Japan · #936,465 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Katsuhiro Narasaki Japan · #995,678 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 John Borland Japan · #1,234,839 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Yasushi Aoki Japan · #1,249,335 worldwide 38 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Masahiro Abe Japan · #1,380,387 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermodynamic Analysis, Optimization, Performance Optimization, Solar Cells, Stirling Engines, Thermoacoustic, Failure Analysis and Critical Current Density.

▲ 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. Thermodynamic Analysis6▲ 101×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.59×8 topics
  3. Optimization4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  4. Performance Optimization4▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Solar Cells4▲ 21×3 topics
  6. Stirling Engines4▲ 390×1 topic
  7. Thermoacoustic4▲ 390×1 topic
  8. Failure Analysis4▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  11. Critical Current Density3▲ 141×2 topics
  12. Cancer Treatment3▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Nanostructures3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Particle Therapy3▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Proton Therapy3▲ 132×1 topic
  16. Molecular Imaging3▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Negative Ion Sources3▲ 165×1 topic
  18. Superconducting Cavities3▲ 165×1 topic
  19. Ion Beam3▲ 190×1 topic
  20. Photovoltaics3▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Surface Analysis3▲ 190×1 topic
  22. Dosimetry3▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Grasping2▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Machine Vision2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Photon Emission Microscopy2▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Robot Learning2▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Welding2▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Efficiency2▲ 8.2×1 topic
  30. Nb3Sn Conductor2▲ 134×1 topic
  31. Silicon2▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Superconducting Magnets2▲ 134×1 topic
  33. Cryogenic Storage2▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)2▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Tool Wear2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Biological Applications2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Ejectors2▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Refrigerants2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Robotic Manipulators2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics and Ion-surface interactions and analysis.

  1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 3 works
  5. 5 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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