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Chugoku Gakuen University

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Research works
107
▼ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
735
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Chugoku Gakuen University

Not ranked overall: Chugoku Gakuen University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Chugoku Gakuen University work in?

In all years, 33% of research at Chugoku Gakuen University is in Life Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (15%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 35 fractional works · 32.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.9% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChugoku GakuenUniversity107fractional works, all years
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1817.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences119.9%
    3. Neuroscience32.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    1. Social Sciences1615.4%
    2. Psychology76.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities76.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine1715.7%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Nursing21.7%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Engineering65.9%
    2. Computer Science54.6%
    3. Mathematics33.1%
    4. Environmental Science21.6%
    5. Chemistry11.3%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.63×0 works
  2. Dentistry3.64×0 works
  3. Psychology3.62×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.75×1 works
  5. Computer Science2.27×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.53×1 works
  7. Medicine1.43×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.34×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.33×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.27×0 works
  14. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chugoku Gakuen University?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul Moritoshi, Yasuhiko Kato and Shoko Kunita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chugoku Gakuen University.

  1. 1 Paul Moritoshi Japan · #3,937,680 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yasuhiko Kato Japan · #4,185,520 worldwide 158 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Shoko Kunita Japan · #4,265,277 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tsuneaki Fujiwara Japan · #4,373,875 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 葉子 北島 Japan · #4,423,298 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Yoshie Suga Japan · #5,051,982 worldwide 56 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Junichiro Takeno Japan · #5,060,639 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Sanae Ko Japan · #5,241,979 worldwide 52 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Ayako Ono Japan · #5,671,062 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Sachiko Hashiuchi Japan · #5,732,709 worldwide 3 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Chugoku Gakuen University

What are the most cited papers from Chugoku Gakuen University?

The most cited paper from Chugoku Gakuen University is "Staphylococcus aureus requires cardiolipin for survival under conditions of high salinity" (Melody Tsai, Ryosuke L. Ohniwa, Yusuke Kato et al., 2011), with 136 citations. Next come "Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes within the Prophage-Associated Regions in Nosocomial Pathogens" (103) and "Genome Sequence of the Cat Pathogen, Chlamydophila felis" (99).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Staphylococcus aureus requires cardiolipin for survival under conditions of high salinity Melody Tsai, Ryosuke L. Ohniwa, Yusuke Kato et al. · BMC Microbiology Open access 18 Jan 2011 136
2 Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes within the Prophage-Associated Regions in Nosocomial Pathogens Kohei Kondo, Mitsuoki Kawano, Motoyuki Sugai · mSphere Open access 7 Jul 2021 103
3 Genome Sequence of the Cat Pathogen, Chlamydophila felis Yoshinao Azuma, Hideki Hirakawa, Atsushi Yamashita et al. · DNA Research Open access 2006 99
4 Neurodevelopment in full-term small for gestational age infants: A nationwide Japanese population-based study Akihito Takeuchi, Takashi Yorifuji, Kyohei Takahashi et al. · Brain and Development 11 Jan 2016 75
5 Studies on experimentally induced retinal degeneration. 1. Effect of lipid peroxides on electroretinographic activity in the albino rabbit Donald Armstrong, Tadahisa Hiramitsu, John M.C. Gutteridge et al. · Experimental Eye Research Aug 1982 70
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chugoku Gakuen University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Perceptions, Language Teaching, Corrective Feedback, Second Language Acquisition, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, STEM Education and Teacher Training.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  2. Student Perceptions5▲ 33×5 topics
  3. Epidemiology5◆ 1.12×24 topics
  4. Language Teaching5▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Cancer4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  6. Corrective Feedback4▲ 59×1 topic
  7. Second Language Acquisition4▲ 49×1 topic
  8. Academic Achievement3▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Higher Education3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  10. Metabolism3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  11. Teacher Training3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  12. STEM Education3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  13. Antioxidant3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  14. Educational Technology3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  15. Food Safety3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  17. Cognitive Development2▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Genomics2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  19. Student Outcomes2▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Evolution2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  21. Teacher Education2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Classroom Environment2▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Consumer Awareness2▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Hygiene Practices2▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Teacher-Student Relationships2▲ 168×1 topic
  26. Type III Secretion System2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Virulence Factors2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Metacognition2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Professional Development2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Bacterial Pathogenesis2▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Brain Development2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Fermentation2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Language Policy2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Learning Environments2▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Multilingualism2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Student Achievement2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Fragile X Syndrome2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Reflective Practice2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Rett Syndrome2▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Chugoku Gakuen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Robotics and Engineering, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Educational Research and Pedagogy and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Educational Robotics and…1Educational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…1EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and…1Educational Research and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 0 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 0 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 0 fractional worksStudent Assessment and Feedback: 0 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 0 fractional worksInfrared Thermography in Medicine: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceLanguage and LinguisticsComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Educational Research and Pedagogy Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 0 works
  8. 8 Student Assessment and Feedback Education 0 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Infrared Thermography in Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chugoku Gakuen University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% lower 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 Chugoku Gakuen University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Chugoku Gakuen University0.000068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chugoku Gakuen University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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