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Toyobo (Japan)

In research, Toyobo (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,914 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#7,320 of 11,412 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#11,727 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,461
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#562
of 2,112
Research works
1.3k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Toyobo (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 #8,914 of 21,541 8.2%876
EngineeringField #7,320 of 11,412 10.6%338
Life SciencesDomain #11,727 of 14,347 8.6%232
Materials ScienceField #3,907 of 4,504 5.6%317
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,265 of 7,814 7.8%167
MedicineField #16,940 of 17,978 11.6%121
Health SciencesDomain #19,395 of 20,462 11.9%140
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #818 of 855 4.5%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toyobo (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: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 3.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toyobo (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Kase, Tetsu Saito and Kaori Yamashita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toyobo (Japan).

  1. 1 Susumu Kase Japan · #441,961 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tetsu Saito Japan · #489,848 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Kaori Yamashita Japan · #504,000 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Hideaki Ishihara Japan · #540,032 worldwide 33 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Kimio Mizuno Japan · #681,860 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hideo Sakakibara Japan · #1,223,827 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Chisato Nonomura Japan · #1,474,374 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Tooru Kitagawa Japan · #1,522,899 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Toshihiro KASHIMA Japan · #1,562,201 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Toyobo (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Toyobo (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Recycling, Biomedical Applications, Waste Management, Desalination, Membrane Technology, Community Empowerment and Media Literacy.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  2. Islamic Banking2▲ 12×2 topics
  3. Recycling2▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  5. Waste Management2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  6. Desalination2▲ 53×1 topic
  7. Membrane Technology2▲ 40×1 topic
  8. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.2×4 topics
  10. Human Rights1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  11. Media Literacy1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  12. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  13. Digital Literacy1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  14. Cultural Practices1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Graphene1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  16. Health Consequences1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  17. Pandemic Response1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 1.83×4 topics
  19. Hoax Communication1▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Legal Research1▲ 18×1 topic
  21. Normative Methodology1▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Youth Engagement1▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Capacitive Deionization1▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Curriculum Development1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  25. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.3×6 topics
  26. Spatial Network Analysis1▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Urban Structure1▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Water Desalination1▲ 74×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Islamic Finance and Communication, Legal Studies and Policies and Advanced Computing and Algorithms.

Membrane Separation Tech…2Membrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…1Islamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Computing and Algorithms: 1 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …1Military Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologySociology and Political ScienceLawUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Computing and Algorithms Urban Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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