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Kansai Gaidai University

In research, Kansai Gaidai University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,185 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,880 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation and Aerospace Engineering (Transportation is 38.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,332
of 22,385 · #7,688 all time
Rank in Japan
#289
of 924
Research works
1.5k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Kansai Gaidai University

What is Kansai Gaidai University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,185 of 9,585 7.0%144 #2216
Social SciencesField #3,880 of 5,988 8.4%97 #2504

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kansai Gaidai 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kansai Gaidai University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Kansai Gaidai University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (50%), Engineering (14%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 161 fractional works · 77.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 105 fractional works · 50.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 20.8% of its workTransportation: 27 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 12.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 18.8% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 27 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKansai GaidaiUniversity209fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences77%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10550.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities2612.3%
    3. Psychology136.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting104.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering2913.8%
    2. Computer Science83.9%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Mathematics10.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine31.6%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kansai Gaidai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 38.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 26.9 works39×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 26.8 works11×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.25× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.96× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.25×26 works
  2. Social Sciences3.96×105 works
  3. Psychology1.98×13 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.81×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.65×7 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.48×10 works
  7. Engineering0.92×29 works
  8. Computer Science0.50×8 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.49×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.41×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.35×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.28×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.11×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×1 works
  15. Medicine0.08×3 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kansai Gaidai University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ingyu Oh, Mark Shawn Cogan and Yasuko Suzuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai Gaidai University.

  1. 1 Ingyu Oh Japan · #899,910 worldwide 978 citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Mark Shawn Cogan Japan · #1,838,774 worldwide 50 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yasuko Suzuki Japan · #2,682,940 worldwide 2.9k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Seiichi Suzuki Japan · #2,867,772 worldwide 257 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Joel R. Campbell Japan · #2,961,278 worldwide 465 citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Masataka Kasai Japan · #3,312,443 worldwide 173 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Hidekazu Sakai Japan · #3,317,894 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra Japan · #3,350,558 worldwide 126 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Kyoko Hatakeyama Japan · #3,351,049 worldwide 56 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Andrew J. Staples Japan · #3,371,292 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kansai Gaidai University

What are the most cited papers from Kansai Gaidai University?

The most cited paper from Kansai Gaidai University is "Authentic materials and authenticity in foreign language learning" (Alexander Gilmore, 2007), with 919 citations. Next come "Developing In-House Careers and Retaining Management Talent" (220) and "Supporting entrepreneurs: A systematic review of literature and an agenda for research" (151).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Authentic materials and authenticity in foreign language learning Alexander Gilmore · Language Teaching 7 Mar 2007 919
2 Developing In-House Careers and Retaining Management Talent Kate Walsh, M. Susan Taylor · Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly May 2007 220
3 Supporting entrepreneurs: A systematic review of literature and an agenda for research Tiago Ratinho, Alejandro S. Amezcua, Benson Honig et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change ReviewOpen access 13 Feb 2020 151
4 Reading Strategies and Extensive Reading in Efl Classes Keiko Hayashi · RELC Journal Dec 1999 106
5 Do the cognacy characteristics of loanwords make them more easily learned than noncognates? James Rogers, Stuart Webb, Tatsuya Nakata · Language Teaching Research 16 Jul 2014 75
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kansai Gaidai University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, History, Culture, Ethnicity, Modernization, Philosophy, Islam and Design.

▲ 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 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. Literature33▲ 28×13 topics
  2. History31▲ 21×8 topics
  3. Culture30▲ 28×6 topics
  4. Ethnicity30▲ 38×6 topics
  5. Modernization29▲ 77×3 topics
  6. Philosophy28▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Islam27▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Design27▲ 79×3 topics
  9. Social Influence27▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Air Force27▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Legal Regulation27▲ 57×1 topic
  12. Malay Language27▲ 91×1 topic
  13. Sharia Law27▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Transport Policy27▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Warfare27▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Globalization12▲ 2.9×23 topics
  17. Pragmatics6▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Language Teaching6▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Corpus Linguistics6▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Economic Development6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Democracy5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Identity5▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Human Rights5▲ 2.5×9 topics
  24. Gender4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Cultural Politics4▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Cultural Identity4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  27. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Social Interaction4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Laos4▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Thailand4▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Genocide3▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Reading Comprehension3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Second Language Learning3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Student Perceptions3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Bilingualism3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  36. Corrective Feedback3▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Local Turn3▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Political Transition3▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Resilience Governance3▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Kansai Gaidai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…27Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 27 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…27Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 27 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …27Military Technology and Strategies: 27 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 3 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 3 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 2 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 27 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 27 works
  4. 4 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  6. 6 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.8%domestic only97.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kansai Gaidai University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Kansai Gaidai University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Kansai Gaidai University0.00076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kansai Gaidai University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kansai Gaidai University5.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.8% in 2024.

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