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Kobe College

In research, Kobe College stands highest in Medicine (#11,711 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#13,669 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,152 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,837
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#554
of 1,923
Research works
642
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Kobe College

What is Kobe College 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
MedicineField #11,711 of 14,558 3.7%205
Health SciencesDomain #13,669 of 16,688 3.6%227
Life SciencesDomain #9,152 of 11,023 4.4%135
Physical SciencesDomain #15,165 of 17,446 3.2%137
Social SciencesDomain #13,935 of 14,833 4.5%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kobe College work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Kobe College is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 39.8% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 36.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 17.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKobe College61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences25%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2236.3%
    2. Health Professions22.9%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences710.7%
    2. Psychology46.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities46.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.9%
    3. Neuroscience23.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Environmental Science58.4%
    2. Engineering23.6%
    3. Computer Science23.5%
    4. Chemistry00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
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: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.28×4 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.15×4 works
  3. Neuroscience1.89×2 works
  4. Medicine1.89×22 works
  5. Environmental Science1.70×5 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.68×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.24×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×0 works
  10. Health Professions1.11×2 works
  11. Nursing0.88×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.85×6 works
  13. Computer Science0.45×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  15. Engineering0.24×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.12×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kobe College?

Ranked on the quality score, Masanori Kimura, Sayaka Eguchi and Shigeru Yamabe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe College.

  1. 1 Masanori Kimura Japan · #2,608,080 worldwide 323 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Sayaka Eguchi Japan · #2,687,916 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Shigeru Yamabe Japan · #2,788,163 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Yuko Kurokawa Japan · #3,318,277 worldwide 911 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Shinichiro Kawai Japan · #3,439,164 worldwide 2.4k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Fumiko Takase Japan · #4,198,754 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Jacqueline Banerjee Japan · #4,203,820 worldwide 190 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Kazutaka Kurisu Japan · #4,452,067 worldwide 292 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Tomoko Kuniyoshi Japan · #4,709,044 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Keizo Asaji Japan · #4,814,574 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe College

What are the most cited papers from Kobe College?

The most cited paper from Kobe College is "Happy People Become Happier through Kindness: A Counting Kindnesses Intervention" (Keiko Otake, Satoshi Shimai, Junko Tanaka‐Matsumi et al., 2006), with 549 citations. Next come "The meaningful life in Japan and the United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life" (428) and "Revising Talmy’s typological classification of complex event constructions" (379).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Happy People Become Happier through Kindness: A Counting Kindnesses Intervention Keiko Otake, Satoshi Shimai, Junko Tanaka‐Matsumi et al. · Journal of Happiness Studies Open access 25 Aug 2006 549
2 The meaningful life in Japan and the United States: Levels and correlates of meaning in life Michael F. Steger, Yoshito Kawabata, Satoshi Shimai et al. · Journal of Research in Personality 19 Sep 2007 428
3 Revising Talmy’s typological classification of complex event constructions William Croft, Jóhanna Barðdal, Willem B. Hollmann et al. · Constructional approaches to language Book chapter 2 Nov 2010 379
4 IL-18 accounts for both TNF-alpha- and Fas ligand-mediated hepatotoxic pathways in endotoxin-induced liver injury in mice Hiroko Tsutsui, Kiyoaki Matsui, Norifumi Kawada et al. · The Journal of Immunology Oct 1997 321
5 KADE: A desktop application for Q methodology Shawn Banasick · The Journal of Open Source Software Open access 23 Apr 2019 317
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kobe College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Politics, Habitat Fragmentation and Conservation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.82×32 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×22 topics
  4. Biodiversity3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.3×14 topics
  6. Invasive Species2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.1×17 topics
  8. Literature2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  9. Politics2▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Conservation2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 1.77×10 topics
  12. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Aging1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  14. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.2×8 topics
  15. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.6×6 topics
  16. Social Interaction1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  17. Conversation Analysis1▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Culture1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  19. Depression1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  20. Gender1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  21. Genomics1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  22. Interactional Linguistics1▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Biomarkers1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Global Change1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services1▲ 4.9×1 topic
  28. Empathy1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  30. Microbiota1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  31. Neural Plasticity1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Pollinator Decline1▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Functional Recovery1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Gender Identity1▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Guilt1▲ 163×1 topic
  36. Japan1▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Marine Environment1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Masculinity1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Modernization1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Shame1▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Kobe College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Plant and animal studies, Japanese History and Culture and Gender Roles and Identity Studies.

Language, Discourse, Com…1Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksGender Roles and Identit…1Gender Roles and Identity Studies: 1 fractional worksEmotions and Moral Behav…1Emotions and Moral Behavior: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksMarine Biology and Envir…1Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCultural StudiesGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Emotions and Moral Behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kobe College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower 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 Kobe College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Kobe College0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kobe College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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