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Toshiba (Japan)

In research, Toshiba (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,567 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,799 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,992 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,085
of 28,054 · #1,104 all time
Rank in Japan
#207
of 1,070
Research works
19k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
223k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Toshiba (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 #4,567 of 12,888 4.7%615 #776
EngineeringField #3,799 of 6,636 3.1%406 #390
Computer ScienceField #3,992 of 4,667 11.1%94 #622
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,092 of 2,318 2.0%165 #272

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#776 #4,567
  2. Engineering#390 #3,799
  3. Computer Science#622 #3,992
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#272 #2,092
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Toshiba (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 164.7 works6.9×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works6.3×
  3. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 38.6 works5.3×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.05× its world share, 406 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.63× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toshiba (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsunori Hashimoto, H. Tango and Takayuki Abe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toshiba (Japan).

  1. 1 Tatsunori Hashimoto Japan · #20,865 worldwide 744 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 H. Tango Japan · #47,344 worldwide 460 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Takayuki Abe Japan · #100,953 worldwide 125 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 S. Yanabu Japan · #107,092 worldwide 232 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 H. Yoda Japan · #107,606 worldwide 210 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Taizo Tosaka Japan · #149,438 worldwide 168 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Tomohisa Mizuno Japan · #150,981 worldwide 264 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 S. Hanai Japan · #161,512 worldwide 193 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 M. Obata Japan · #172,581 worldwide 265 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 T. Ohguro Japan · #180,267 worldwide 221 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Toshiba (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Toshiba (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Management, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Reliability, High-Temperature Electronics, Power Devices, Silicon Carbide and IGBT Modules.

▲ 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 Learning50▲ 2.2×53 topics
  2. Thermal Management30▲ 14×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning27▲ 1.22×37 topics
  4. Neural Networks26▲ 2.6×25 topics
  5. Power Electronics26▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Reliability26▲ 51×3 topics
  7. High-Temperature Electronics26▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Power Devices24▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Silicon Carbide23▲ 71×2 topics
  10. IGBT Modules23▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors23▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Numerical Simulation21▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency21▲ 3.3×24 topics
  14. Renewable Energy20▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration17▲ 7.6×5 topics
  16. Failure Analysis15▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Machine Vision14▲ 9.7×6 topics
  18. Finite Element Method13▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Energy Storage13▲ 2.9×11 topics
  21. Smart Grid13▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Material Properties12▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Fatigue Analysis12▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Product Development12▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Structural Analysis12▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Design Optimization12▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Mechanical Engineering12▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Control Strategies11▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Process Variation11▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Simulation11▲ 6.3×10 topics
  31. Nanowire Transistors10▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors10▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Atomic Layer Deposition10▲ 22×1 topic
  34. High-k Dielectrics10▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Entanglement10▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Fault Detection8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. HVDC Transmission8▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Measurement8▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Computation8▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Quantum Information8▲ 9.9×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Engineering Applied Research, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Silicon Carbide Semicond…23Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 23 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 12 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…10Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 10 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …10Semiconductor materials and devices: 10 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 8 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…7Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 7 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 7 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 6 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 5 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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