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Kansai University of International Studies

In research, Kansai University of International Studies stands highest in Sociology and Political Science (#2,105 of 4,340 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,487 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,307 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,534
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,621
of 2,112
Research works
570
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
863
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Kansai University of International Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,105 of 4,340 89.7%136
Social SciencesField #5,487 of 10,206 87.6%291
Social SciencesDomain #9,307 of 16,945 78.2%391
EngineeringField #7,481 of 11,412 97.8%121
Physical SciencesDomain #20,267 of 21,541 82.3%146

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

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.

Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.05× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 4.38× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kansai University of International Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Katsutaka Yamashita, Keiko Hashimoto and Yoshio Kitamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai University of International Studies.

  1. 1 Katsutaka Yamashita Japan · #401,234 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Keiko Hashimoto Japan · #987,699 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yoshio Kitamura Japan · #1,187,621 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kansai University of International Studies

Which keywords describe research at Kansai University of International Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Student Engagement, Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining, Massive Open Online Courses, Informal Learning, Machine Learning and Lifelong Learning.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Higher Education4▲ 23×4 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  4. Student Engagement3▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Globalization2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  6. Learning Analytics2▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Educational Data Mining2▲ 76×1 topic
  8. Massive Open Online Courses2▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Informal Learning2▲ 50×3 topics
  10. Lifelong Learning2▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Prior Learning2▲ 201×1 topic
  12. Recognition2▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Education2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  14. Student Perceptions2▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Mental Health2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  16. Teacher Training2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  17. Neural Networks2▲ 3.0×1 topic
  18. Self-Organizing Maps2▲ 57×1 topic
  19. CLIL1▲ 67×1 topic
  20. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Gender Differences1▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Social Capital1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  23. Sustainability1▲ 1.84×4 topics
  24. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Epidemiology1◆ 1.02×6 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation1▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Professional Development1▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Resilience1▲ 6.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Kansai University of International Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Higher Education Learning Practices, Neural Networks and Applications and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Online Learning and Anal…2Online Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 1 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 0 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 0 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 0 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsEducationArtificial IntelligenceLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  3. 3 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.3%domestic only97.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kansai University of International Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

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.