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Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

In research, Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,593 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Materials Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,642
of 28,054 · #9,259 all time
Rank in Japan
#418
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Toray Industries, Inc. (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 #8,593 of 12,888 6.4%84 #6204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toray Industries, Inc. (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).

What does Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 25.3 works6.3×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 24.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.07× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.52× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.27× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Ishitani, H. Ishida and Hiroshi Tanzawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan).

  1. 1 A. Ishitani Japan · #267,748 worldwide 206 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 H. Ishida Japan · #473,067 worldwide 150 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi Tanzawa Japan · #1,013,324 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Masaru Kurihara Japan · #1,151,936 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Ryuichi Sugie Japan · #1,384,891 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Yutaka Iida Japan · #1,404,610 worldwide 16 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Yoshitomo Furushima Japan · #1,448,394 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Yoshitsugu Nakagawa Japan · #1,470,366 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Rie Sasaki Japan · #1,514,201 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kaoru Nakao Japan · #1,555,805 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Thermal Management, Mechanical Properties, Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Recycling, High-Temperature Electronics and Electromigration.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles11▲ 7.3×16 topics
  2. Nanocomposites7▲ 7.9×13 topics
  3. Thermal Management6▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  6. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Recycling4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  8. High-Temperature Electronics4▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Electromigration4▲ 113×2 topics
  10. Graphene4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  11. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  12. Catalysis3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  13. Interconnect3▲ 178×1 topic
  14. Thermal Stability3▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Through-Silicon Via3▲ 178×1 topic
  16. Nanowires3▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 39×1 topic
  18. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Nanostructures3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  20. Space Applications3▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Thin Films3▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Elemental Sulfur3▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Polyimides3▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Solar Cells3▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Power Devices3▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Cathode Materials3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Semiconductors3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Polymer Blends2▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Rheology2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Conducting Polymers2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Graphene Oxide2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 112×1 topic
  35. Lead-free Solders2▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Polymer Composites2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  37. Photodetectors2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Integrated Circuits2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Morphology Development2▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D IC and TSV technologies, Semiconductor materials and devices, Synthesis and properties of polymers and Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies.

3D IC and TSV technologies33D IC and TSV technologies: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …3Semiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksSynthesis and properties…3Synthesis and properties of polymers: 3 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…2Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 2 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksSilicone and Siloxane Ch…2Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…2biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…2Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsMaterials ChemistryBiomaterials

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  4. 4 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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