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Kansai University of Welfare Sciences

In research, Kansai University of Welfare Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#18,630 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,759 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,720
of 28,054 · #37,117 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,062
of 1,070
Research works
404
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Kansai University of Welfare Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #18,630 of 20,462 9.3%193
MedicineField #16,759 of 17,978 9.3%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kansai University of Welfare Sciences 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.62× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.69× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 4.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.68× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kansai University of Welfare Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Hisami Inoue, Takeshi Hatta and Takuo Nomura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai University of Welfare Sciences.

  1. 1 Hisami Inoue Japan · #798,299 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Takeshi Hatta Japan · #884,427 worldwide 92 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Takuo Nomura Japan · #1,008,957 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Takahiko Kimura Japan · #1,428,273 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Satoshi Shimai Japan · #1,434,501 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Akihiko Iwahara Japan · #1,526,850 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Chie Hotta Japan · #1,539,682 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Kazumi Fujiwara Japan · #1,629,062 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kansai University of Welfare Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Kansai University of Welfare Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Inflammation, Rehabilitation, Aging, Epidemiology, Public Health, Well-being and Social Support.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.1×21 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.4×17 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 4.4×16 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 3.6×13 topics
  5. Rehabilitation4▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Aging3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 2.8×10 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  10. Social Support3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  11. Well-being3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  12. Elderly2▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Biomechanics2▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Low Back Pain2▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy2▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Functional Recovery2▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Muscle Strength2▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Stress2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Resilience2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. STEM Education2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  21. Gait Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Spinal Fusion2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Psychological Factors2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Social Cognition2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  28. Elderly Population2▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Muscle Mass2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  31. Osteoarthritis2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Physical Performance2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Subjective Well-Being2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Musculoskeletal Disorders1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Neurodevelopmental Disorders1▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Positive Emotions1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Disability1▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Genetic Variation1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Measurement Properties1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Kansai University of Welfare Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Action Observation and Synchronization and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Musculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …1Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksAction Observation and Synchronization: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and…1Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksEducational Robotics and…1Educational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 1 fractional works
PharmacologySurgerySocial PsychologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 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 available71.6%not open28.4%

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 of Welfare Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.

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.