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Tosoh (Japan)

In research, Tosoh (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,831 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,410
of 28,054 · #9,535 all time
Rank in Japan
#318
of 1,070
Research works
873
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Tosoh (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 #6,831 of 12,888 8.3%63 #5963

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tosoh (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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 13.35× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.09× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.84× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tosoh (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kosuke Kawada, Koji Matsui and Keiji Itabashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tosoh (Japan).

  1. 1 Kosuke Kawada Japan · #324,330 worldwide 117 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Koji Matsui Japan · #640,816 worldwide 118 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Keiji Itabashi Japan · #722,165 worldwide 125 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Eiichi Takatori Japan · #1,220,639 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Akira Akimoto Japan · #1,283,934 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Tosoh (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Tosoh (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Hydrogenation, Rheology, Carbon Dioxide, Solar Cells, Recycling and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Catalysis7▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Nanoparticles7▲ 6.3×15 topics
  3. Hydrogenation4▲ 28×3 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  5. Nanocomposites4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Rheology4▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Carbon Dioxide3▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Recycling3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Solar Cells3▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Polymer Blends3▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Chemical Synthesis3▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Conducting Polymers3▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Epitaxial Growth3▲ 62×2 topics
  14. Homogeneous Catalysts2▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Electrical Properties2▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Cyclic Carbonates2▲ 78×1 topic
  17. Dielectric Properties2▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Formic Acid2▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Oxidation2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts2▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Schottky Barrier2▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Selective Oxidation2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Ceria2▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Gold2▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Microstructure2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Morphology Development2▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Polymer Crystallization2▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Efficiency2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Transition Metal Complexes2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Dehydrogenation2▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Photovoltaics2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Sintering2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Ceramic Materials2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Enantioselective Reactions2▲ 48×2 topics
  38. Aerospace Applications2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Asymmetric Catalysis2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Chiral Ligands2▲ 56×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, Semiconductor materials and interfaces, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Polymer crystallization and properties.

Carbon dioxide utilizati…2Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …2Semiconductor materials and interfaces: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…2Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …2Polymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 2 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Sy…1Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 1 fractional works
Process Chemistry and TechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials ChemistryPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and interfaces Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  5. 5 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 1 works
  7. 7 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 1 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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