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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 31.5 works9.9×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.88× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 4.03× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Steven L. Renshaw Japan · #811,968 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Tim Murphey Japan · #1,114,414 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Jo Mynard Japan · #1,296,169 worldwide 12 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Yukie Horiba Japan · #1,630,714 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kanda University of International Studies

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.

▲ 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. Language Teaching17▲ 62×5 topics
  2. Higher Education16▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Second Language Acquisition14▲ 148×2 topics
  4. Corrective Feedback14▲ 179×1 topic
  5. L2 Motivation14▲ 179×1 topic
  6. Globalization13▲ 5.9×8 topics
  7. Student Perceptions13▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Language Policy11▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Multilingualism11▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Teacher Training10▲ 15×5 topics
  11. CLIL9▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Content and Language Integrated Learning9▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Corpus Linguistics6▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Educational Technology6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Social Media6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Reflective Practice5▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Professional Development5▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Online Learning5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Teacher Education4▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Assessment4▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Pragmatics4▲ 23×6 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics4▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Student Engagement4▲ 8.7×10 topics
  24. Collaborative Learning4▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Motivation4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  26. Electronic Portfolios4▲ 179×1 topic
  27. Journal Writing4▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  29. History3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  30. Metacognition3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Scaffolding3▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Self-Regulation3▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Culture3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Ethnic Identity3▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Neural Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Statistical Machine Translation3▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Technology Integration3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Language Development3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. 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.

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 14 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  3. 3 Reflective Practices in Education Education 4 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  7. 7 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  10. 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.

openly available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

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.

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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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