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Kinjo University

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World rank, all time
#29,740
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,301
of 1,923
Research works
175
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
654
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Kinjo University

Which fields of science does Kinjo University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Kinjo University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Engineering (8%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 53.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 43.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.8% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKinjo University54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2443.7%
    2. Health Professions47.6%
    3. Nursing11.9%
    1. Psychology47.6%
    2. Social Sciences47.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    1. Engineering48.2%
    2. Computer Science12.7%
    3. Environmental Science12.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Neuroscience36.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 3.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.82×1 works
  2. Neuroscience3.69×3 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.18×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.86×4 works
  5. Psychology2.49×4 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.44×1 works
  7. Medicine2.27×24 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×2 works
  10. Social Sciences0.58×4 works
  11. Engineering0.55×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.54×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.35×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kinjo University?

Ranked on the quality score, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroki Okuda and Shota Nagai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kinjo University.

  1. 1 Satoshi Kojima Japan · #3,881,147 worldwide 1.4k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Hiroki Okuda Japan · #4,117,268 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Shota Nagai Japan · #4,410,939 worldwide 505 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Yuko Shimomura Japan · #4,590,514 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Takehiro Ido Japan · #4,893,816 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Shuichi Seto Japan · #4,961,955 worldwide 69 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Akio KAMIYA Japan · #5,068,397 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Kentaro Sasaki Japan · #6,075,804 worldwide 146 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Kinjo University

What are the most cited papers from Kinjo University?

The most cited paper from Kinjo University is "Results of New Policies for Inpatient Rehabilitation Coverage in Japan" (Ichiro Miyai, Shigeru Sonoda, Shota Nagai et al., 2011), with 276 citations. Next come "Syntactic comprehension in Japanese aphasics: Effects of category and thematic role order" (123) and "Nonadiabatic molecular theory and its application. II. Water molecule" (52).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Results of New Policies for Inpatient Rehabilitation Coverage in Japan Ichiro Miyai, Shigeru Sonoda, Shota Nagai et al. · Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 30 Mar 2011 276
2 Syntactic comprehension in Japanese aphasics: Effects of category and thematic role order Hiroko Hagiwara, David Caplan · Brain and Language 1990 123
3 Nonadiabatic molecular theory and its application. II. Water molecule Yasuteru Shigeta, Y. Ozaki, K. Kodama et al. · International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 1998 52
4 Can Nutrition Contribute to a Reduction in Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Comorbidities in a Super-Aged Society? Sadao Yoshida, Ryo Shiraishi, Yuki Nakayama et al. · Nutrients Open access 30 Jun 2023 42
5 Postprocessing algorithm for particle-tracking velocimetry based on ellipsoidal equations Takehiro Ido, Yuichi Murai, F. Yamamoto · Experiments in Fluids Mar 2002 41
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Which keywords describe research at Kinjo University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Aging, Inflammation, Rehabilitation, Neural Basis, Physical Performance, Mortality and Functional Recovery.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 2.7×20 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  3. Aging3▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×11 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  6. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Mortality2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  8. Neural Basis2▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Physical Performance2▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  11. Functional Recovery2▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Genetic Testing2▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Heart Failure2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  14. Muscle Strength2▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  16. Embodiment2▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Glycemic Control2▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Insulin Therapy2▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Complications2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  20. Diabetes2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Elderly2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Elderly Patients1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Mortality Risk1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Motor Recovery1▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Neural Plasticity1▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Health Care1▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Metaphor1▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Time1▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Interventions1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Medical Ethics1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Cerebral Palsy1▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Customer Experience1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Elderly Care1▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Frailty1▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Geriatric Assessment1▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Human Health1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. ICF Model1▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Infection1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Self-Efficacy1▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Kinjo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Frailty in Older Adults and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…1Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and …1Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  2. 2 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  4. 4 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kinjo University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Kinjo University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kinjo University0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kinjo University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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