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Toto (Japan)

In research, Toto (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,637 of 21,541 worldwide), Materials Science (#2,774 of 4,504 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,319 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,337
of 28,054 · #10,185 all time
Rank in Japan
#637
of 1,070
Research works
730
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Toto (Japan) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #6,637 of 21,541 13.0%521
Materials ScienceField #2,774 of 4,504 13.2%121
EngineeringField #7,319 of 11,412 14.5%260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toto (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: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.15× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.40× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toto (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. Shimizu, Takashi Ando and Yoshio Harada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toto (Japan).

  1. 1 Y. Shimizu Japan · #995,649 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Takashi Ando Japan · #1,011,794 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Yoshio Harada Japan · #1,254,086 worldwide 38 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Kenzo Sato Japan · #1,333,932 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Yoshifumi Kobayashi Japan · #1,382,176 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Masao Fujita Japan · #1,470,600 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Shigeo Wakamatsu Japan · #1,593,414 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Chihiro Kobayashi Japan · #1,619,111 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Tatsuo Suidzu Japan · #1,629,778 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Toto (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Toto (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Antibiotic Resistance, Hydrogen Production, Composite Materials, Graphene, Microstructure, Heat Transfer and Aquaculture.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology2◆ 1.05×13 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.23×10 topics
  4. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  5. Graphene2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  7. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  8. Hydrogen Production2▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Microstructure2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  12. Catalysis2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  13. Composite Materials2▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Aquaculture2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  15. Nanocomposites2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  16. Semiconductor1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  17. Treatment1▲ 1.76×6 topics
  18. Virulence1▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Visible Light1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.45×5 topics
  21. CO2 Reduction1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Microbial Communities1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.54×5 topics
  24. Nanostructures1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Oxidation Resistance1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  27. Water Splitting1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  28. Material Properties1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Photocatalyst1▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic1▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Burkholderia pseudomallei1▲ 341×1 topic
  33. Chronic Cough1▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Cough Reflex Sensitivity1▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  36. Fiber Networks1▲ 154×1 topic
  37. Melioidosis1▲ 341×1 topic
  38. Numerical Simulation1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  39. Paper Mechanics1▲ 154×1 topic
  40. Thermal Conductivity1▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Burkholderia infections and melioidosis, Material Properties and Processing and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research.

Advanced Photocatalysis …1Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksBurkholderia infections …1Burkholderia infections and melioidosis: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…1Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…1High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dyn…1Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEpidemiologyMechanics of MaterialsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  2. 2 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  8. 8 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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