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Taisei (Japan)

In research, Taisei (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,363 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,163 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 21.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,756
of 22,385 · #10,239 all time
Rank in Japan
#241
of 924
Research works
1.5k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Taisei (Japan)

What is Taisei (Japan) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,363 of 10,670 2.3%137 #6393
EngineeringField #5,163 of 5,901 1.5%96 #4128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taisei (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Taisei (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Taisei (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Environmental Science (11%), Medicine (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 164 fractional works · 76.6% of its workEngineering: 111 fractional works · 52.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 54 fractional works · 25.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 11.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTaisei (Japan)214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11152.1%
    2. Environmental Science2411.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences94.1%
    4. Computer Science73.3%
    5. Materials Science42.0%
    6. Energy41.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy41.6%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences73.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting62.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.4%
    4. Psychology21.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Medicine136.3%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Taisei (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 21.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 54.0 works21×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.47× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.22× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.47×111 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.62×9 works
  3. Environmental Science2.22×24 works
  4. Energy1.99×4 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×5 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×6 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×1 works
  8. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.74×4 works
  10. Materials Science0.58×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×5 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×5 works
  13. Computer Science0.43×7 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.35×2 works
  18. Medicine0.33×14 works
  19. Psychology0.32×2 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.28×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.25×7 works
  22. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  23. Nursing0.16×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Taisei (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenichi Horikoshi, Kouki Yoshida and Masakazu Hirose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taisei (Japan).

  1. 1 Kenichi Horikoshi Japan · #1,823,895 worldwide 856 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kouki Yoshida Japan · #2,055,056 worldwide 1.6k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Masakazu Hirose Japan · #2,431,862 worldwide 527 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Toshihiro Hoaki Japan · #2,566,178 worldwide 1.5k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Kentaro Masuoka Japan · #2,902,939 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Chiaki Yoshimura Japan · #3,078,979 worldwide 321 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Tani Tsubasa Japan · #3,159,721 worldwide 354 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Shigeyoshi Miyahara Japan · #3,237,703 worldwide 596 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Koichi Ishii Japan · #3,245,427 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Shigehiro Sakamoto Japan · #3,493,829 worldwide 465 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Taisei (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Taisei (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Taisei (Japan) is "AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings" (Yoshihide Tominaga, Akashi Mochida, Ryuichiro Yoshie et al., 2008), with 2,475 citations. Next come "Interventional Therapies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Current Status and Principles for the Development of Novel Evidence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" (525) and "Convective and radiative heat transfer coefficients for individual human body segments" (494).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings Yoshihide Tominaga, Akashi Mochida, Ryuichiro Yoshie et al. · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 16 Apr 2008 2,475
2 Interventional Therapies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Current Status and Principles for the Development of Novel Evidence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Jay S. Giri, Akhilesh Keshav Sista, Ido Weinberg et al. · Circulation 4 Oct 2019 525
3 Convective and radiative heat transfer coefficients for individual human body segments Richard de Dear, Edward A. Arens, Zhang Hui et al. · International Journal of Biometeorology 20 May 1997 494
4 Cooperative project for CFD prediction of pedestrian wind environment in the Architectural Institute of Japan Ryuichiro Yoshie, Akashi Mochida, Yoshihide Tominaga et al. · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 24 Apr 2007 487
5 The Apostasia genome and the evolution of orchids Guoqiang Zhang et al. · Nature Open access 12 Sep 2017 451
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Taisei (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geopolymer, Finite Element Analysis, CO2 Sequestration, Community Participation, Sustainability, landscape conservation, Satoyama and Construction.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability13▲ 2.5×14 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.8×10 topics
  3. Geopolymer9▲ 30×2 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties9▲ 4.2×17 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Biodiversity8▲ 4.8×3 topics
  7. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Community Participation8▲ 10×2 topics
  9. Satoyama7▲ 355×1 topic
  10. landscape conservation7▲ 355×1 topic
  11. Risk Assessment7▲ 4.8×6 topics
  12. Construction7▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation6▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Cementitious Materials6▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Fly Ash6▲ 26×1 topic
  16. Nonlinear Dynamics6▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Liquefaction6▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Tunnel6▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 5.7×4 topics
  20. Recycled Materials6▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Footbridges5▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Vibration Serviceability5▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Dynamic Analysis5▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Durability Performance5▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Rheology4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Sensor Networks4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  27. Fiber Reinforced Concrete4▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Ultra-High Performance Concrete4▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Analysis4▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Concrete Strengthening4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites4▲ 31×1 topic
  32. GIS-based Evaluation4▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Ground Motion4▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Pipeline4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Seismic Engineering4▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Vibration-based Damage Identification4▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Wireless Sensors4▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Reliability Analysis4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Concrete4▲ 47×2 topics
  40. Soil Properties3▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Taisei (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and spatial planning, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Urban and spatial planning7Urban and spatial planning: 7 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…6Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 6 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…5Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 5 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…4Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 4 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…4Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 3 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationCivil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 4 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 3 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Taisei (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Taisei (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00093% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Taisei (Japan)0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Taisei (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Taisei (Japan)4.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.4% in 2002.

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