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Kagoshima Prefectural College

In research, Kagoshima Prefectural College stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,761 of 11,023 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,898 of 5,126 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,157
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#925
of 1,923
Research works
377
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.69×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Kagoshima Prefectural College

What is Kagoshima Prefectural College 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
Life SciencesDomain #8,761 of 11,023 2.0%174
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,898 of 5,126 1.3%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kagoshima Prefectural College 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 Kagoshima Prefectural College work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Kagoshima Prefectural College is in Life Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 16 fractional works · 40.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 23.8% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 13.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 32.3% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 29.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 23.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKagoshimaPrefectural…39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences4%

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 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences923.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology410.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology23.8%
    4. Neuroscience12.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    1. Medicine1229.4%
    2. Nursing11.6%
    3. Health Professions11.3%
    1. Environmental Science37.2%
    2. Engineering25.1%
    3. Chemistry12.7%
    4. Computer Science12.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.9%
    7. Mathematics11.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.8%
    1. Social Sciences12.3%
    2. Psychology00.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5.00× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.81× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.00×9 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.81×2 works
  3. Nursing3.25×1 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.42×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.40×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.87×4 works
  7. Chemistry1.73×1 works
  8. Mathematics1.56×1 works
  9. Medicine1.53×12 works
  10. Environmental Science1.45×3 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.26×1 works
  12. Neuroscience1.21×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.86×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.51×0 works
  15. Engineering0.34×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.27×1 works
  17. Psychology0.26×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.18×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kagoshima Prefectural College?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Yamakuchi, Hidemi Iyota and Takao Saijo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kagoshima Prefectural College.

  1. 1 H. Yamakuchi Japan · #3,789,122 worldwide 770 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Hidemi Iyota Japan · #4,160,610 worldwide 542 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Takao Saijo Japan · #4,765,355 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Takahiro KAMIKADO Japan · #4,846,240 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Hiroshi Kawaida Japan · #4,957,403 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Taemi Gohara Japan · #5,010,979 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Shigenobu Ooyama Japan · #5,097,203 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 7 Fumiko OZUMI Japan · #5,097,203 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hiroshi Oki Japan · #5,209,131 worldwide 459 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Naoshi Omatsu Japan · #5,241,859 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kagoshima Prefectural College

What are the most cited papers from Kagoshima Prefectural College?

The most cited paper from Kagoshima Prefectural College is "The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan" (Toshi A. Furukawa, Norito Kawakami, Mari Saitoh et al., 2008), with 1,543 citations. Next come "Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Globe" (500) and "Aberrant patterns of X chromosome inactivation in bovine clones" (331).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan Toshi A. Furukawa, Norito Kawakami, Mari Saitoh et al. · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Open access Sep 2008 1,543
2 Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Globe Ayelet Meron Ruscio et al. · JAMA Psychiatry Open access 15 Mar 2017 500
3 Aberrant patterns of X chromosome inactivation in bovine clones Fei Xue, X. Cindy Tian, Fuliang Du et al. · Nature Genetics 28 May 2002 331
4 Epigenetic Characteristics and Development of Embryos Cloned from Donor Cells Treated by Trichostatin A or 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine1 Brian P. Enright, Chikara Kubota, X. Yang et al. · Biology of Reproduction Sep 2003 271
5 Low temperature ionic conductor: ionic liquid incorporated within a metal–organic framework Kazuyuki Fujie, Kazuya Otsubo, Ryuichi Ikeda et al. · Chemical Science Open access 2015 219
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Which keywords describe research at Kagoshima Prefectural College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Infectious Diseases, Mass Gatherings, Travelers' Diarrhea, Public Health and Antioxidant.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 3.2×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.45×21 topics
  3. Biodiversity2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Infectious Diseases2▲ 12×2 topics
  7. Mass Gatherings2▲ 367×1 topic
  8. Travelers' Diarrhea2▲ 367×1 topic
  9. Antioxidant2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  10. Sustainability1▲ 1.47×5 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  12. Cancer1▲ 1.99×5 topics
  13. Ecosystem Management1▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Flora1▲ 100×1 topic
  15. Satoyama1▲ 267×1 topic
  16. Surgery1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  17. Vascular Plants1▲ 100×1 topic
  18. landscape conservation1▲ 267×1 topic

Which research topics does Kagoshima Prefectural College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Travel-related health issues, Ecology and Conservation Studies, Urban and spatial planning and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics.

Travel-related health issues: 2 fractional worksEcology and Conservation Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning1Urban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…1Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum…1Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 1 fractional worksElectrostatics and Collo…1Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …0COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…0Zoonotic diseases and public health: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Travel-related health issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Conservation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kagoshima Prefectural College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 Kagoshima Prefectural College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Kagoshima Prefectural College0.000093% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kagoshima Prefectural College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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