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International University of Kagoshima

In research, International University of Kagoshima stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,197 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,943
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#987
of 2,112
Research works
383
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is International University of Kagoshima 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
Physical SciencesDomain #18,197 of 21,541 9.7%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International University of Kagoshima 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: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 6.62× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International University of Kagoshima?

Ranked on the composite score, Kimitake Funakoshi, Masumi Nakajima and Akio Hatta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International University of Kagoshima.

  1. 1 Kimitake Funakoshi Japan · #944,565 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Masumi Nakajima Japan · #1,424,988 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Akio Hatta Japan · #1,491,194 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Yasuhisa Matsuno Japan · #1,600,362 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at International University of Kagoshima

Which keywords describe research at International University of Kagoshima?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Bats, Molecular Phylogeny, Population Dynamics, Classification, Echolocation and Hibernation.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Conservation3▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.66×7 topics
  4. Epidemiology2◆ 1.01×20 topics
  5. Bats2▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 1.59×3 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Classification1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  9. Population Dynamics1▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Pedagogy1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  11. Echolocation1▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Hibernation1▲ 163×1 topic
  13. Teacher Training1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity1▲ 3.0×8 topics
  15. Marine Ecosystems1▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  17. Islamic Education1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning1▼ 0.66×4 topics
  19. Muslim Students1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does International University of Kagoshima publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Analytic and geometric function theory.

Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksAnalytic and geometric function theory: 1 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 1 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and T…1Sports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory Research: 1 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plag…1Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEducationEcologyGeometry and Topology6 others

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

  1. 1 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Analytic and geometric function theory Geometry and Topology 1 works
  5. 5 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International University of Kagoshima's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Kagoshima

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