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Westinghouse Electric (Japan)

In research, Westinghouse Electric (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#3,196 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,671 of 17,446 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,489 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#14,953
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#383
of 1,923
Research works
1.4k
▲ 357% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.65×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%

What is Westinghouse Electric (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
EngineeringField #3,196 of 9,532 7.0%930
Physical SciencesDomain #6,671 of 17,446 6.6%1,316
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,489 of 2,525 8.7%165
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,480 of 3,725 8.1%270
Materials ScienceField #2,771 of 3,771 6.4%138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westinghouse Electric (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Westinghouse Electric (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Westinghouse Electric (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (63%), Materials Science (14%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 94.8% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 63.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKWestinghouseElectric (Japan)29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences95%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1863.3%
    2. Materials Science414.4%
    3. Computer Science310.3%
    4. Chemical Engineering01.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.7%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.1%
    8. Energy01.1%
    1. Psychology12.7%
    2. Social Sciences11.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 4.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.22× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyPsychology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.92×0 works
  2. Engineering4.22×18 works
  3. Materials Science4.11×4 works
  4. Computer Science1.33×3 works
  5. Energy1.25×0 works
  6. Psychology0.88×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.75×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.25×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.15×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Westinghouse Electric (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, William J. Wilgus, Charles S. Churchill and Edward Wegmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westinghouse Electric (Japan).

  1. 1 William J. Wilgus Japan · #2,528,540 worldwide 55 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Charles S. Churchill Japan · #2,890,768 worldwide 35 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Edward Wegmann Japan · #3,014,570 worldwide 56 citations · 78 works
  4. 4 R. L. Witzke Japan · #3,129,152 worldwide 284 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Frank H. Riddle Japan · #3,189,161 worldwide 421 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Edwin B. Katte Japan · #3,211,793 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Henry Japp Japan · #3,262,002 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 H. C. Rentschler Japan · #3,355,505 worldwide 317 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 John W. Marden Japan · #3,376,875 worldwide 92 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Charles E. Fraser Japan · #3,407,509 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Westinghouse Electric (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Westinghouse Electric (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Westinghouse Electric (Japan) is "Tests of Analysts' Overreaction/Underreaction to Earnings Information as an Explanation for Anomalous Stock Price Behavior" (Jeffery S. Abarbanell, Victor L. Bernard, 1992), with 1,033 citations. Next come "Characterization of Frequency Stability" (810) and "Topological sorting of large networks" (774).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tests of Analysts' Overreaction/Underreaction to Earnings Information as an Explanation for Anomalous Stock Price Behavior Jeffery S. Abarbanell, Victor L. Bernard · The Journal of Finance Jul 1992 1,033
2 Characterization of Frequency Stability James A. Barnes, Andrew R. Chi, Leonard S. Cutler et al. · IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement May 1971 810
3 Topological sorting of large networks Arthur B. Kahn · Communications of the ACM Open access Nov 1962 774
4 ASME Measurement Uncertainty Robert B. Abernethy, R. P. Benedict, Rodger B. Dowdell · Journal of Fluids Engineering Jun 1985 736
5 A Waiting Line with Interrupted Service, Including Priorities Donald P. Gaver · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B (Statistical Methodology) 1962 446
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Westinghouse Electric (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Oxidation Resistance, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding, Reliability Evaluation and Fault Tolerance.

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Molten Salt4▲ 426×1 topic
  2. Nuclear Reactor4▲ 426×1 topic
  3. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 113×2 topics
  4. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Accident Tolerant Fuels2▲ 215×1 topic
  6. Fuel Cladding2▲ 215×1 topic
  7. Reliability Evaluation2▲ 135×2 topics
  8. Fault Tolerance2▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Heat Transfer2▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  11. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 20×2 topics
  12. CMOS Technology1▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Nuclear Fuel1▲ 258×1 topic
  14. Radiation Protection1▲ 258×1 topic
  15. Detonation Propulsion1▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Heat Exchangers1▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Passive Systems1▲ 230×1 topic
  18. Pulse Detonation Engines1▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Radiation Effects1▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Soft Errors1▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis1▲ 230×1 topic

Which research topics does Westinghouse Electric (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics.

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 0 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.4%domestic only56.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Westinghouse Electric (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 357% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Westinghouse Electric (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000080% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Westinghouse Electric (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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