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Kobe College

In research, Kobe College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,495 of 16,945 worldwide), Life Sciences (#11,256 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,571 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,313
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#949
of 2,112
Research works
642
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesDomain #11,495 of 16,945 7.1%143
Life SciencesDomain #11,256 of 14,347 7.1%135
Health SciencesDomain #19,571 of 20,462 5.1%227
Physical SciencesDomain #20,691 of 21,541 9.9%137
MedicineField #17,281 of 17,978 5.2%205

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 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: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe College?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald Davie, Jacqueline Banerjee and Arindam Banerjee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe College.

  1. 1 Donald Davie Japan · #253,674 worldwide 9 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Jacqueline Banerjee Japan · #534,319 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Arindam Banerjee Japan · #822,305 worldwide 91 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Keiko Okamoto Japan · #870,209 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Yasuyuki Ueba Japan · #937,145 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Naofumi Shiomi Japan · #1,132,541 worldwide 51 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Shigeru Yamabe Japan · #1,219,266 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Joel D. Sherman Japan · #1,498,209 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Velma I. Grover Japan · #1,525,162 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe College

Which keywords describe research at Kobe College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Politics, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Habitat Fragmentation and Literature.

▲ 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. Climate Change4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.76×31 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×18 topics
  4. Biodiversity2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×12 topics
  6. Invasive Species2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.0×15 topics
  8. Literature2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  9. Politics2▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Mental Health1▲ 1.85×6 topics
  12. Social Interaction1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  13. Conversation Analysis1▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Culture1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  15. Depression1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  16. Gender1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  17. Genomics1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  18. Interactional Linguistics1▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Aging1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  21. Globalization1▲ 1.25×4 topics
  22. Quality of Life1▲ 1.65×8 topics
  23. Conservation1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  24. Deep Learning1▼ 0.60×5 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.8×1 topic
  26. Empathy1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.27×3 topics
  28. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  29. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  30. Microbiota1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Pollinator Decline1▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Biomarkers1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  34. Gender Identity1▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Guilt1▲ 202×1 topic
  36. Insulin Resistance1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  37. Japan1▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Masculinity1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Modernization1▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Shame1▲ 202×1 topic

Which research topics does Kobe College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…1EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Philosophy and Ethics: 1 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCultural StudiesGender Studies5 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 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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