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TEPCO (Japan)

In research, TEPCO (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,958 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,799 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#22,547
of 28,054 · #7,764 all time
Rank in Japan
#716
of 1,070
Research works
3.3k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is TEPCO (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 #10,958 of 12,888 2.8%211 #4677
EngineeringField #5,799 of 6,636 3.0%144 #2517

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where TEPCO (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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.33× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.33× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.76× its world share, 21 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at TEPCO (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shigemitsu Okabe, Jun Takami and Keiichi Muraoka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TEPCO (Japan).

  1. 1 Shigemitsu Okabe Japan · #136,885 worldwide 431 citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Jun Takami Japan · #220,152 worldwide 123 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Keiichi Muraoka Japan · #320,290 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Genyo Ueta Japan · #340,423 worldwide 71 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Toshihiro Tsuboi Japan · #342,958 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Yôko Kobayashi Japan · #416,711 worldwide 148 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Teru Miyazaki Japan · #460,994 worldwide 52 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Michitsugu Mori Japan · #526,440 worldwide 174 citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Shinichi Imai Japan · #690,468 worldwide 58 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 S. Honjo Japan · #709,676 worldwide 72 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at TEPCO (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at TEPCO (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Finite Element Analysis, Renewable Energy Integration, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Environmental Impacts and Distributed Generation.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy21▲ 6.6×26 topics
  2. Smart Grid13▲ 15×8 topics
  3. Power Electronics11▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Finite Element Analysis10▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Environmental Impacts8▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Hydrogen Embrittlement8▲ 41×3 topics
  8. Distributed Generation7▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Health Effects7▲ 5.5×5 topics
  10. Heat Transfer7▲ 6.5×12 topics
  11. Numerical Simulation7▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Radionuclides7▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles7▲ 10.0×3 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency7▲ 3.1×17 topics
  15. Fukushima Daiichi7▲ 198×1 topic
  16. Nuclear Fuel7▲ 177×1 topic
  17. Oxidation Behavior7▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Radiation Protection7▲ 177×1 topic
  19. nuclear accident7▲ 198×1 topic
  20. Thermal Properties6▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Smart Grid Applications6▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Energy Storage6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Microstructural Characterization6▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Nuclear Graphite6▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Battery Technology5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  28. Fatigue Crack Closure5▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Fracture Toughness Testing5▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Accident Tolerant Fuels5▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Fuel Cladding5▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Wind Power5▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Thermal Management5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Probabilistic Analysis4▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Decentralized Control4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Reliability Evaluation4▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Distributed Power Generation4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Microgrid Control4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Two-Phase Flow4▲ 25×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive contamination and transfer, Nuclear and radioactivity studies, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies and Fatigue and fracture mechanics.

  1. 1 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  2. 2 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Islanding Detection in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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