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Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)

In research, Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,548 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,185 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,016
of 28,054 · #6,513 all time
Rank in Japan
#300
of 1,070
Research works
2.4k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Toyota Motor Corporation (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 #6,548 of 12,888 8.2%260 #3903
EngineeringField #4,185 of 6,636 7.3%153 #2200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toyota Motor Corporation (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 Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 25.0 works16×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.46× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.41× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinichi Matsumoto, Taizo Masuda and Masashi Yamashita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan).

  1. 1 Shinichi Matsumoto Japan · #53,071 worldwide 493 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Taizo Masuda Japan · #471,153 worldwide 76 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Masashi Yamashita Japan · #600,809 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 H Nakata Japan · #715,349 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Akira Ohata Japan · #844,558 worldwide 40 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Lei Zhong Japan · #860,286 worldwide 70 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Mitsutoshi Masuda Japan · #961,748 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Koji Kitano Japan · #1,067,145 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Takahiro Nakayama Japan · #1,069,106 worldwide 49 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Tsuyoshi Yasuki Japan · #1,107,714 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Electric Vehicles, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Chemical Kinetics and Collision Avoidance.

▲ 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 Learning35▲ 3.4×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 1.99×33 topics
  3. Neural Networks14▲ 3.2×22 topics
  4. Electric Vehicles13▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Intelligent Transportation Systems12▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Autonomous Vehicles12▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Chemical Kinetics8▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Collision Avoidance8▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Model Predictive Control8▲ 10.0×4 topics
  10. Cathode Materials8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  11. Emissions8▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  13. Traffic Flow7▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Battery Technology7▲ 8.3×2 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 6.6×4 topics
  16. Catalysis6▲ 3.3×6 topics
  17. Sensor Fusion6▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Driver Assistance Systems6▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Trajectory Prediction6▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Power Electronics6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  21. Oxidation Mechanism6▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Combustion6▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Control Systems6▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Soot Formation6▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Graph Convolutional Networks6▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Smart Grid6▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Ionic Conductivity5▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Catalysts5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  29. Time Series Analysis5▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Probabilistic Forecasting5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Short-Term Forecasting5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Urban Traffic5▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Vehicle Dynamics5▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Finite Element Method5▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Routing Protocols5▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Spatio-Temporal Data5▲ 24×1 topic
  38. DSRC Standards4▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks4▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Energy Storage Systems4▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques and Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs).

Autonomous Vehicle Techn…6Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…6Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 6 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 5 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…4Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesBuilding and ConstructionElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 6 works
  3. 3 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 5 works
  4. 4 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.