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Kanagawa University

In research, Kanagawa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,771 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,875 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,871 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,698
of 28,054 · #4,933 all time
Rank in Japan
#266
of 1,070
Research works
7.1k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Kanagawa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,771 of 12,888 4.4%549 #3121
Social SciencesDomain #6,875 of 10,521 11.5%165 #7259
EngineeringField #4,871 of 6,636 3.9%242 #2790
Computer ScienceField #4,282 of 4,667 4.9%90 #4634
Materials ScienceField #2,456 of 2,468 2.9%67 #2335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kanagawa University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,121 #6,771
  2. Social Sciences#7,259 #6,875
  3. Engineering#2,790 #4,871
  4. Computer Science#4,634 #4,282
  5. Materials Science#2,335 #2,456
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kanagawa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 25.0 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.92× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.12× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 242 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.39× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.44× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kanagawa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Nomiya, Yasuhiro Akutsu and Takeshi Ohkuma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanagawa University.

  1. 1 Kenji Nomiya Japan · #171,368 worldwide 268 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Yasuhiro Akutsu Japan · #171,396 worldwide 214 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Takeshi Ohkuma Japan · #203,901 worldwide 509 citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Tetsugi Ueoka Japan · #215,784 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Masatake Nagai Japan · #235,482 worldwide 158 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tsutomu Yokozawa Japan · #237,092 worldwide 211 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Nobuko Watanabe Japan · #254,564 worldwide 76 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Mamoru IWATA Japan · #273,629 worldwide 72 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Shigeo Yamaguchi Japan · #307,157 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Akihiro Yokoyama Japan · #318,825 worldwide 129 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Kanagawa University

Which keywords describe research at Kanagawa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Self-Assembly, Nanoparticles, Deep Learning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Human-Robot Interaction, Vibration Control and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning35▲ 1.28×49 topics
  2. Catalysis31▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles24▲ 2.4×22 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications20▲ 2.0×20 topics
  5. Sustainability19◆ 0.99×28 topics
  6. Self-Assembly18▲ 6.8×11 topics
  7. Nanocomposites15▲ 2.3×14 topics
  8. Virtual Reality14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  9. History14▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. Culture13▲ 3.2×8 topics
  11. Cathode Materials12▲ 4.0×3 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 3.5×3 topics
  14. Human-Robot Interaction11▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Robotics11▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Literature11▲ 2.6×6 topics
  17. Autonomous Vehicles10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  18. Vibration Control10▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Modernization10▲ 6.6×2 topics
  20. Mobile Robots10▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Path Planning9▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Polymerization9▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Collision Avoidance9▲ 6.0×3 topics
  24. Heterogeneous Catalysis9▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries9▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Service Robots8▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Cloud Robotics8▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Internet of Robotic Things8▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Design8▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Ecosystem Management8▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Multi-Agent Systems8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  32. Satoyama7▲ 87×1 topic
  33. landscape conservation7▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Optimal Motion Planning7▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Sampling-Based Algorithms7▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Structural Analysis7▲ 8.7×6 topics
  37. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Air Force6▲ 6.5×1 topic
  39. Warfare6▲ 6.5×1 topic
  40. Enantioselective Synthesis6▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Kanagawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Robotics and Automated Systems, Urban and spatial planning, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Robotics and Automated S…8Robotics and Automated Systems: 8 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning7Urban and spatial planning: 7 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 7 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …6Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 6 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 5 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  3. 3 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 7 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 5 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kanagawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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