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Western Digital (Japan)

In research, Western Digital (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,665 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,689
of 28,054 · #23,242 all time
Rank in Japan
#605
of 1,070
Research works
277
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Western Digital (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 #10,665 of 12,888 6.8%64 #12785

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Digital (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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.20× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Digital (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Deep Learning, High-Temperature Electronics, Interfacial Reactions, Lead-free Solders, Thermal Management, Financial Performance and Nanoelectronics.

▲ 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 Learning7▲ 2.3×24 topics
  2. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.35×18 topics
  4. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Interfacial Reactions3▲ 202×1 topic
  6. Lead-free Solders3▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Social Media3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  8. Thermal Management3▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Financial Performance3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  10. E-Learning3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  12. Nanoelectronics2▲ 29×2 topics
  13. E-commerce2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  14. Failure Analysis2▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Integrated Circuits2▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Interconnect2▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Machine Vision2▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Nanofabrication2▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Through-Silicon Via2▲ 148×1 topic
  20. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  21. Digital Marketing2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  22. Social Capital2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Spintronics2▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Atomic Layer Deposition2▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Electron Beam Lithography2▲ 209×1 topic
  26. High-k Dielectrics2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Nanotubes2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Resolution Limits2▲ 209×1 topic
  29. Solar Cells2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Surface Roughness2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Tool Wear2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. SMEs2▲ 5.3×1 topic
  33. Adhesion2▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Gecko2▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Online Platforms2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Fiber Networks1▲ 159×1 topic
  37. Paper Mechanics1▲ 159×1 topic
  38. Room Temperature1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Chemical Mechanical Planarization1▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Material Removal Mechanism1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Digital (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, 3D IC and TSV technologies, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Electronic Packaging and…3Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 3 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies23D IC and TSV technologies: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …2Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …2Semiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and …2Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 2 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…1Magnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringDemographyMechanics of MaterialsBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  8. 8 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.9%domestic only47.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Digital (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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