Question 1

What is Kansai University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kansai University stands highest in Computer Science (#3,346 of 4,417 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,317 of 10,670 worldwide) and Artificial Intelligence (#1,586 of 1,862 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics (Language and Linguistics is 3.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kansai University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kansai University ranks #10,457 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#8,705 all time), and #264 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kansai University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Shunsuke Tanaka, Atsushi Mizumoto and Atsushi Ohta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansai University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kansai University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kansai University is "Biomaterials based on chitin and chitosan in wound dressing applications" (R. Jayakumar, Mani Prabaharan, P.T. Sudheesh Kumar et al., 2011), with 1,929 citations. Next come "Biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan based nanomaterials—A short review" (1,287) and "Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language: The Japanese EFL Context" (1,219).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kansai University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Urban and spatial planning, Second Language Acquisition and Learning and Color perception and design.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kansai University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kansai University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Kansai University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Computer Science (15%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Kansai University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.