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Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

In research, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,774 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,944
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,654
of 2,112
Research works
210
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Kobe City University of Foreign Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #14,774 of 16,945 15.7%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe City University of Foreign Studies 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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.91× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Takashi Takekoshi and Hitomi Nabae lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe City University of Foreign Studies.

  1. 1 Takashi Takekoshi Japan · #777,773 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Hitomi Nabae Japan · #784,415 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

Which keywords describe research at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Culture, Literature, Modernization, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Identity and Colonialism.

▲ 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. History11▲ 29×8 topics
  2. Culture10▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Literature8▲ 29×5 topics
  4. Modernization8▲ 81×3 topics
  5. Ethnicity7▲ 34×7 topics
  6. Identity6▲ 16×9 topics
  7. Philosophy6▲ 27×6 topics
  8. Colonialism5▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Gender5▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Science5▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Politics4▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Air Force4▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Islam4▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Legal Regulation4▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Social Influence4▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Society4▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Transport Policy4▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Warfare4▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Religion4▲ 14×9 topics
  20. Japan3▲ 288×1 topic
  21. Syntax3▲ 73×3 topics
  22. Globalization2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  23. Morphology2▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Language Evolution2▲ 101×2 topics
  25. Pragmatics2▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Grammar2▲ 148×1 topic
  27. Nationalism2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  28. Semantics2▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Economic Development2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  30. Regulation2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Democracy2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Speech Perception1▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Inequality1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Leadership1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Second Language Learning1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. China1▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Confucianism1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Language Teaching1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Psychology1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Kobe City University of Foreign Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Japanese History and Culture.

Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…3Japanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Lingu…2Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 2 works
  6. 6 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe City University of Foreign Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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