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Kanto Gakuin University

In research, Kanto Gakuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,371 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,598 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,504
of 28,054 · #13,949 all time
Rank in Japan
#471
of 1,070
Research works
1.8k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Kanto Gakuin 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 #10,371 of 12,888 6.4%117 #8985
Social SciencesDomain #8,598 of 10,521 13.3%82 #8207

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

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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.02× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kanto Gakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Oguchi, Y. Funaki and atsushi yoshikawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanto Gakuin University.

  1. 1 T. Oguchi Japan · #156,369 worldwide 264 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Y. Funaki Japan · #245,066 worldwide 167 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 atsushi yoshikawa Japan · #318,659 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 T. Yamada Japan · #408,522 worldwide 107 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Masaki Watanabe Japan · #735,276 worldwide 65 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Taiichi Yamada Japan · #806,634 worldwide 86 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Kazue Wakamatsu Japan · #835,589 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Hideo HONMA Japan · #874,890 worldwide 131 citations · 118 works
  9. 9 厚 吉川 Japan · #1,018,694 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Ichiro Koiwa Japan · #1,038,095 worldwide 73 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Kanto Gakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Kanto Gakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nanocomposites, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Biosensors, Self-Regulation, Diversity and Cosmopolitanism.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. Nanocomposites8▲ 4.1×11 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.3×10 topics
  4. Nanoparticles6▲ 1.87×10 topics
  5. Biosensors5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  6. Language Policy4▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Multilingualism4▲ 11×2 topics
  8. Economic Growth4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  9. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  10. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Diversity4▲ 8.7×2 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  13. Global Citizenship Education4▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Student Perceptions4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  15. Teacher Education4▲ 12×1 topic
  16. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  17. CLIL3▲ 20×1 topic
  18. Content and Language Integrated Learning3▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 10.0×3 topics
  20. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Public Opinion3▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Electromigration3▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Polymer3▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Dielectrics3▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Partial Discharge3▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Structural Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Design Optimization3▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Environmental Compliance3▲ 117×1 topic
  29. Finite Element Method3▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Regulatory Capitalism3▲ 117×1 topic
  31. Corrective Feedback3▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Federalism3▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Modernization3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Political Philosophy3▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Hazard2▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Landslide2▲ 15×1 topic
  37. American founding2▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Constitutional government2▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Height2▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Wages2▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Kanto Gakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Education and Multiculturalism, Second Language Learning and Teaching, High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena and Engineering Applied Research.

Global Education and Mul…4Global Education and Multiculturalism: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…3Second Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…3Engineering Applied Research: 3 fractional worksRegulation and Complianc…3Regulation and Compliance Studies: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …2Historical Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 2 fractional works
EducationLiterature and Literary TheoryMaterials ChemistryCivil and Structural Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 4 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  3. 3 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 3 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 2 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kanto Gakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

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