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Kansai University

In research, Kansai University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,151 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,892 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,227 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics — Language and Linguistics is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,548
of 28,054 · #2,794 all time
Rank in Japan
#135
of 1,070
Research works
12k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Kansai 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 #4,151 of 12,888 4.0%984 #1983
Social SciencesDomain #3,892 of 10,521 12.7%383 #2810
Computer ScienceField #2,227 of 4,667 7.8%234 #1729
Social SciencesField #4,119 of 6,365 13.7%142 #3225
EngineeringField #4,307 of 6,636 2.0%405 #1780
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,334 of 1,884 15.4%62 #2014
Life SciencesDomain #6,296 of 7,800 5.5%113 #7852
Health SciencesDomain #10,186 of 11,982 7.0%103 #10084
PsychologyField #1,856 of 2,181 7.5%106 #2741
MedicineField #9,592 of 10,443 5.5%77 #9794

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kansai 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#1,983 #4,151
  2. Social Sciences#2,810 #3,892
  3. Computer Science#1,729 #2,227
  4. Social Sciences#3,225 #4,119
  5. Engineering#1,780 #4,307
  6. Artificial Intelligence#2,014 #1,334
  7. Life Sciences#7,852 #6,296
  8. Health Sciences#10,084 #10,186
  9. Psychology#2,741 #1,856
  10. Medicine#9,794 #9,592
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 Kansai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 24.9 works3.6×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.81× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 234 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.71× its world share, 405 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 121 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 106 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kansai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tadahiko Murata, Satoshi Sakaguchi and Takashi Miyata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai University.

  1. 1 Tadahiko Murata Japan · #146,565 worldwide 283 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Satoshi Sakaguchi Japan · #174,167 worldwide 440 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Takashi Miyata Japan · #174,765 worldwide 640 citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Kyoji Matsushima Japan · #227,605 worldwide 151 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Shunsuke Yokozeki Japan · #241,956 worldwide 87 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Yasushi Obora Japan · #242,359 worldwide 228 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Katsuhito Inoue Japan · #248,502 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Hiroyasu FUJIOKA Japan · #261,858 worldwide 2 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Yasutaka Ishii Japan · #275,420 worldwide 614 citations · 109 works
  10. 10 Yoshikazu Miyake Japan · #295,139 worldwide 174 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Kansai University

Which keywords describe research at Kansai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Virtual Reality, Neural Networks, Language Teaching, Nanoparticles, Machine Learning and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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 Learning85▲ 1.57×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning61▲ 1.18×58 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications56▲ 3.0×33 topics
  4. Neural Networks52▲ 2.1×33 topics
  5. Nanoparticles43▲ 2.1×36 topics
  6. Virtual Reality37▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. Nanocomposites35▲ 2.7×19 topics
  8. Catalysis31▲ 2.9×25 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties31▲ 2.0×30 topics
  10. Nanomaterials26▲ 1.57×17 topics
  11. Language Teaching26▲ 6.4×3 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering25▲ 2.6×12 topics
  13. Drug Delivery24▲ 2.8×15 topics
  14. Self-Assembly23▲ 4.5×12 topics
  15. Graphene22▲ 2.1×10 topics
  16. Emotion20▲ 6.2×9 topics
  17. Nanostructures20▲ 3.1×16 topics
  18. Human-Robot Interaction20▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Corpus Linguistics19▲ 5.6×5 topics
  20. Second Language Acquisition18▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Biomaterials17▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Hydrogels16▲ 5.6×5 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy16▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Corrective Feedback16▲ 14×1 topic
  25. L2 Motivation16▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Human-Computer Interaction15▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Nanofibers15▲ 4.4×3 topics
  28. Nanotubes15▲ 12×4 topics
  29. User Satisfaction15▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Friction14▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Surface Roughness13▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries13▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management13▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Satoyama12▲ 78×1 topic
  36. landscape conservation12▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Material Properties12▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Performance12▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Structural Analysis12▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Finite Element Method12▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Kansai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Urban and spatial planning, Color perception and design and Engineering Applied Research.

EFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…16EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 16 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning12Urban and spatial planning: 12 fractional worksColor perception and design: 11 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 10 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 10 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 10 fractional worksSocial Robot Interaction and HRI: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…8Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 8 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsNature and Landscape ConservationSocial PsychologyCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 16 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  3. 3 Color perception and design Social Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 10 works
  6. 6 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kansai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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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.