Kanda University of International Studies
In research, Kanda University of International Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,160 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #22,867 of 28,054 · #29,342 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #730 of 1,070
- Research works
- 476 ▲ 87% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.2k 8.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 46% world 28%
What is Kanda University of International Studies known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,160 of 10,521 | 21.9% | 89 | #6282 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kanda University of International Studies 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 Kanda University of International Studies specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 31.5 works9.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 9.9×
- Psychology 4.0×
- Social Sciences 3.1×
- Computer Science 1.6×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Kanda University of International Studies?
Ranked on the composite score, Steven L. Renshaw, Tim Murphey and Jo Mynard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanda University of International Studies.
- 1 Steven L. Renshaw Japan · #811,968 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
- 2 Tim Murphey Japan · #1,114,414 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
- 3 Jo Mynard Japan · #1,296,169 worldwide 12 citations · 31 works
- 4 Yukie Horiba Japan · #1,630,714 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Kanda University of International Studies?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Teaching, Higher Education, Second Language Acquisition, Corrective Feedback, L2 Motivation, Student Perceptions, Language Policy and Multilingualism.
- Translanguaging
- Language Development
- Statistical Machine Translation
- Ethnic Identity
- Self-Regulation
- Metacognition
- Meta-Analysis
- Electronic Portfolios
- Collaborative Learning
- Sociolinguistics
- Assessment
- Online Learning
- Reflective Practice
- Educational Technology
- Content and Language Integrated Learning
- Teacher Training
- Language Policy
- Globalization
- Corrective Feedback
- Higher Education
- Language Teaching
- Second Language Acquisition
- L2 Motivation
- Student Perceptions
- Multilingualism
- CLIL
- Corpus Linguistics
- Social Media
- Professional Development
- Teacher Education
- Pragmatics
- Student Engagement
- Motivation
- Journal Writing
- History
- Scaffolding
- Culture
- Neural Machine Translation
- Technology Integration
- Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy
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
- Language Teaching17▲ 62×5 topics
- Higher Education16▲ 26×6 topics
- Second Language Acquisition14▲ 148×2 topics
- Corrective Feedback14▲ 179×1 topic
- L2 Motivation14▲ 179×1 topic
- Globalization13▲ 5.9×8 topics
- Student Perceptions13▲ 63×3 topics
- Language Policy11▲ 74×2 topics
- Multilingualism11▲ 62×2 topics
- Teacher Training10▲ 15×5 topics
- CLIL9▲ 123×1 topic
- Content and Language Integrated Learning9▲ 123×1 topic
- Corpus Linguistics6▲ 25×4 topics
- Educational Technology6▲ 4.3×11 topics
- Social Media6▲ 3.5×11 topics
- Reflective Practice5▲ 25×3 topics
- Professional Development5▲ 23×5 topics
- Online Learning5▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Teacher Education4▲ 31×2 topics
- Assessment4▲ 31×2 topics
- Pragmatics4▲ 23×6 topics
- Sociolinguistics4▲ 19×3 topics
- Student Engagement4▲ 8.7×10 topics
- Collaborative Learning4▲ 47×2 topics
- Motivation4▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Electronic Portfolios4▲ 179×1 topic
- Journal Writing4▲ 179×1 topic
- Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.4×5 topics
- History3▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Metacognition3▲ 19×2 topics
- Scaffolding3▲ 59×1 topic
- Self-Regulation3▲ 16×1 topic
- Culture3▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Ethnic Identity3▲ 23×4 topics
- Neural Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
- Statistical Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
- Technology Integration3▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Language Development3▲ 20×2 topics
- Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy2▲ 51×1 topic
- Translanguaging2▲ 51×1 topic
Which research topics does Kanda University of International Studies publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Reflective Practices in Education and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 14 works
- 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
- 3 Reflective Practices in Education Education 4 works
- 4 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
- 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 works
- 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
- 7 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
- 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
- 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
- 10 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Kanda University of International Studies's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher than in 2013–2017.
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 Chiba
- Chiba University
- Tokyo Dental College
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- Chiba University Hospital
- Tokyo University of Information Sciences
- Chiba Cancer Center
- Zen-Noh (Japan)
- The Open University of Japan
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.