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Kansai Women's College

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Research works
38
▲ 342% vs 2018-21
Citations
311
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Kansai Women's College

Not ranked overall: Kansai Women's College is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kansai Women's College work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Kansai Women's College is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (11%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 37.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKansai Women'sCollege38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering411.1%
    2. Materials Science49.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy38.8%
    4. Chemical Engineering12.2%
    5. Chemistry12.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    7. Computer Science00.9%
    8. Energy00.9%
    9. Environmental Science00.7%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences616.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities49.4%
    3. Psychology25.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences38.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.6%
    3. Neuroscience12.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine39.0%
    2. Health Professions12.5%
    3. Dentistry01.2%
    4. Nursing01.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.34× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.34×3 works
  2. Social Sciences3.12×5 works
  3. Health Professions1.86×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.84×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×1 works
  6. Nursing0.91×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.89×0 works
  8. Psychology0.88×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.85×0 works
  10. Medicine0.50×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×0 works
  12. Engineering0.13×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Kansai Women's College?

The most cited paper from Kansai Women's College is "Comparison of Starch-Branching Enzyme Genes Reveals Evolutionary Relationships Among Isoforms. Characterization of a Gene for Starch-Branching Enzyme IIa from the Wheat D Genome DonorAegilops tauschii" (Sadequr Rahman, Ahmed Regina, Zhongyi Li et al., 2001), with 111 citations. Next come "In situ hybridization identifies the diploid progenitor species of Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae)" (80) and "The structural organisation of the gene encoding class II starch synthase of wheat and barley and the evolution of the genes encoding starch synthases in plants" (77).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comparison of Starch-Branching Enzyme Genes Reveals Evolutionary Relationships Among Isoforms. Characterization of a Gene for Starch-Branching Enzyme IIa from the Wheat D Genome DonorAegilops tauschii Sadequr Rahman, Ahmed Regina, Zhongyi Li et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access Mar 2001 111
2 In situ hybridization identifies the diploid progenitor species of Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae) S. N. Raina, Yasuhiko Mukai, Maki Yamamoto · Theoretical and Applied Genetics Dec 1998 80
3 The structural organisation of the gene encoding class II starch synthase of wheat and barley and the evolution of the genes encoding starch synthases in plants Zhongyi Li, Fei Sun, Shou‐Min Xu et al. · Functional & Integrative Genomics Mar 2003 77
4 The organization of genes tightly linked to the Ha locus in Aegilops tauschii, the D-genome donor to wheat K.-M. Turnbull, Mike Turner, Yasuhiko Mukai et al. · Genome Apr 2003 57
5 Cranked Skyrme–Hartree–Fock calculation for superdeformed and hyperdeformed rotational bands in N=Z nuclei from 32S to 48Cr T. Inakura, S. Mizutori, M. Yamagami et al. · Nuclear Physics A Open access Nov 2002 54
All 69 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kansai Women's College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Culture, Carbon Nanotubes, Human Rights, Nucleosynthesis, Gender Equality, International Law and Social Justice.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  2. Human Rights2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  4. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 11×3 topics
  5. Culture1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  6. Gender Equality1▲ 18×2 topics
  7. Graphene1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  8. International Law1▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  10. Mental Health1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  11. Nucleosynthesis1▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Social Justice1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  15. History1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  16. Nanostructured Materials1▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Nuclear Forces1▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Nuclear Structure1▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Philosophy1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  20. Epidemiology1▼ 0.69×7 topics
  21. Modernization1▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Thermal Properties1▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  24. Colonialism1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  25. Cultural Exchange1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Education1▲ 2.0×4 topics
  27. Ethnicity1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  28. Globalization1▲ 1.44×2 topics
  29. Intersectionality1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Kansai Women's College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: International Human Rights and Reproductive Law, South Asian Studies and Diaspora, Legal and cultural studies analysis and Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

International Human Righ…1International Human Rights and Reproductive Law: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …1South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 1 fractional worksLegal and cultural studies analysis: 1 fractional worksFeminism, Gender, and Se…1Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 1 fractional worksEvolving Legal Systems a…1Evolving Legal Systems and Governance: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…1South Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Fam…1Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…0Health and Wellbeing Research: 0 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…0Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksHistory and Cultural Her…0History and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyAnthropologyGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 International Human Rights and Reproductive Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 1 works
  3. 3 Legal and cultural studies analysis Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Evolving Legal Systems and Governance Law 1 works
  6. 6 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 1 works
  8. 8 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 History and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kansai Women's College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 342% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kansai Women's College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000049% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kansai Women's College0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kansai Women's College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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