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Yaskawa Electric (Japan)

In research, Yaskawa Electric (Japan) stands highest in Engineering (#6,263 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#15,795 of 21,541 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,434 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.1× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#29,153
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,183
of 2,112
Research works
539
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Yaskawa 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 #6,263 of 11,412 11.0%398
Physical SciencesDomain #15,795 of 21,541 10.0%491
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,434 of 4,248 14.9%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yaskawa 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Yaskawa Electric (Japan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 27.3 works4.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.14× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Eiji Yamamoto, Kozo Ide and Tsuneo Kume lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yaskawa Electric (Japan).

  1. 1 Eiji Yamamoto Japan · #161,116 worldwide 179 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Kozo Ide Japan · #326,673 worldwide 196 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Tsuneo Kume Japan · #436,585 worldwide 136 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Hidenori Hara Japan · #499,458 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Mahesh Swamy Japan · #531,396 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Yukio Tsutsui Japan · #545,190 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Hidekazu Miyagawa Japan · #1,466,765 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Yaskawa Electric (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Yaskawa Electric (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adaptive Control, Induction Motors, Parameter Estimation, Deep Learning, Control, Neural Networks, Power Electronics and Permanent-Magnet Motors.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  2. Adaptive Control3▲ 57×4 topics
  3. Induction Motors3▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Neural Networks3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  5. Parameter Estimation2▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Control2▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Power Electronics2▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Adaptive2▲ 102×2 topics
  9. Permanent-Magnet Motors2▲ 191×1 topic
  10. Sensorless Control2▲ 191×1 topic
  11. Control Systems2▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  13. Optimization2▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Thermal Analysis2▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Permanent Magnet Machines2▲ 109×1 topic
  17. Drive Systems2▲ 452×1 topic
  18. Multi-Agent Systems2▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Robotic Manipulators2▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Vibration Suppression2▲ 452×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning2◆ 1.11×5 topics
  22. Robotics2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  24. Reliability1▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Grasping1▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Robot Learning1▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Anomaly Detection1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Finite Element Method1▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Mechanical Behavior1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Structural Analysis1▲ 28×2 topics
  31. EMI1▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Electric Drives1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Electromagnetic Compatibility1▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Image Processing1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Power Supply1▲ 155×1 topic
  36. Design Optimization1▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Fatigue Analysis1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Neural Network1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Nonlinear Control1▲ 68×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sensorless Control of Electric Motors, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Control Systems in Engineering and Robot Manipulation and Learning.

  1. 1 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Control Systems in Engineering Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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