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Koba Institute

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Research works
69
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
589
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Koba Institute

Not ranked overall: Koba Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Koba Institute work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Koba Institute is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (18%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 37.9% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 22.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 31.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 19.1% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 8.0% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKoba Institute69fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences21%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. Engineering1622.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences56.6%
    3. Computer Science33.6%
    4. Environmental Science11.7%
    5. Materials Science11.3%
    6. Chemistry00.7%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1319.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities45.5%
    3. Psychology23.5%
    4. Decision Sciences11.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Medicine1217.6%
    2. Health Professions23.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× 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, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.02×2 works
  2. Social Sciences2.10×5 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×1 works
  5. Engineering1.17×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.00×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×1 works
  8. Medicine0.85×3 works
  9. Psychology0.74×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.60×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.56×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.50×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.41×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.39×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Koba Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph J. Koman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Koba Institute.

  1. 1 Joseph J. Koman United States · #4,666,317 worldwide 268 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Koba Institute

What are the most cited papers from Koba Institute?

The most cited paper from Koba Institute is "Comparative Cocaine Abuse Treatment Strategies:" (Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Barry D. Caudill, Joseph J. Koman et al., 1995), with 71 citations. Next come "Psychosocial treatments for cocaine abuse 12-month treatment outcomes" (55) and "Findings from the Horizontes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Project: The Impact of Indigenous Outreach Workers as Change Agents for Injection Drug Users" (41).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comparative Cocaine Abuse Treatment Strategies: Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Barry D. Caudill, Joseph J. Koman et al. · Journal of Addictive Diseases 3 Feb 1995 71
2 Psychosocial treatments for cocaine abuse 12-month treatment outcomes Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Barry D. Caudill, Joseph J. Koman et al. · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Open access 1996 55
3 Findings from the Horizontes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education Project: The Impact of Indigenous Outreach Workers as Change Agents for Injection Drug Users Richard C. Birkel, Thomas Golaszewski, Joseph J. Koman et al. · Health Education Quarterly Dec 1993 41
4 Sexual Risk Behavior among Injection Drug-Using Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Clients Balwant Singh, Joseph J. Koman, Veronica Catan et al. · International Journal of the Addictions 1993 39
5 Parental History of Substance Abuse as a Risk Factor in Predicting Crack Smokers' Substance Use, Illegal Activities, and Psychiatric Status Barry D. Caudill, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Robert L. Hubbard et al. · The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1994 33
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Koba Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ground Motion, Seismic Engineering, Sustainable Agriculture, Substance Use Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, Environmental Impact, Mobile Learning and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.56×15 topics
  2. Ground Motion4▲ 171×1 topic
  3. Seismic Engineering4▲ 171×1 topic
  4. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 16×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  6. Education3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  7. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Mobile Learning2▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Disaster Recovery2▲ 172×1 topic
  11. E-Learning2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  12. Earthquakes2▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Impulsivity2▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Subduction2▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Urban Reconstruction2▲ 172×1 topic
  16. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  17. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Character Education2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Curriculum Development2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  20. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Soil Properties2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Waste Management2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Agricultural Economics2▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Nutrient Sources2▲ 97×1 topic
  26. Organic Fertilizers2▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Rural Development2▲ 7.2×1 topic
  28. Eastern Europe1▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Soviet Union1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Technology Integration1▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Kampus Merdeka1▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Media Literacy1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Merdeka Belajar1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Tomography1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  35. Dynamic Response1▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Mortality Risk1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Physics Education1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Seismic Waveform Inversion1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Student Attitudes1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Koba Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Educational Methods and Outcomes, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Education and Communication Studies.

Educational Curriculum a…1Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…1Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation and Communicat…1Education and Communication Studies: 1 fractional worksSchool Leadership and Teacher Performance: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health0Gut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 0 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsMolecular BiologyCivil and Structural Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 1 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 1 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Education and Communication Studies Education 1 works
  5. 5 School Leadership and Teacher Performance Education 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 0 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.9%domestic only52.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Koba Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% 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 Koba Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000080% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Koba Institute0.000070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Koba Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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