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Kobe Design University

In research, Kobe Design University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,791 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,096
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#475
of 1,923
Research works
319
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Kobe Design University

What is Kobe Design University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,791 of 17,446 4.9%191

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe Design University 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 Design University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Kobe Design University is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (20%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 45.7% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 20.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKobe DesignUniversity64fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences35%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1320.2%
    2. Computer Science68.7%
    3. Environmental Science57.3%
    4. Mathematics22.7%
    5. Materials Science22.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy12.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1320.3%
    2. Psychology23.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities23.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.5%
    1. Medicine710.5%
    2. Health Professions11.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.33×2 works
  2. Social Sciences1.60×13 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.58×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.46×5 works
  5. Engineering1.35×13 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.30×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.28×0 works
  8. Psychology1.26×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.16×2 works
  10. Computer Science1.12×6 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.99×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.78×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.77×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.61×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×2 works
  18. Medicine0.55×7 works
  19. Nursing0.53×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
  23. Energy0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Design University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shunsaku Koga, Shigetaro Ogura and Shigehiro Osumi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Design University.

  1. 1 Shunsaku Koga Japan · #2,684,370 worldwide 3.3k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Shigetaro Ogura Japan · #3,308,928 worldwide 481 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Shigehiro Osumi Japan · #4,404,939 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Koji Takemasa Japan · #4,607,009 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Takahito Saiki Japan · #4,657,197 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Akihito Aoi Japan · #4,881,038 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Tomoyuki Sowa Japan · #5,071,908 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Katsuya Ouchi Japan · #5,785,112 worldwide 119 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 裕美 高橋 Japan · #5,795,698 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 박수일 Japan · #6,490,557 worldwide 1 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Design University

What are the most cited papers from Kobe Design University?

The most cited paper from Kobe Design University is "Cellulose Nanofiber Orientation in Nanopaper and Nanocomposites by Cold Drawing" (Houssine Sehaqui, Ngesa Ezekiel Mushi, Seira Morimune et al., 2012), with 350 citations. Next come "Applications of weighted Voronoi diagrams and randomization to variance-based k -clustering" (323) and "Metabolomics reveals comprehensive reprogramming involving two independent metabolic responses of Arabidopsis to UV‐B light" (280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cellulose Nanofiber Orientation in Nanopaper and Nanocomposites by Cold Drawing Houssine Sehaqui, Ngesa Ezekiel Mushi, Seira Morimune et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 18 Jan 2012 350
2 Applications of weighted Voronoi diagrams and randomization to variance-based k -clustering Mary Inaba, Naoki Katoh, Hiroshi Imai Conference paperOpen access 1994 323
3 Metabolomics reveals comprehensive reprogramming involving two independent metabolic responses of Arabidopsis to UV‐B light Miyako Kusano, Takayuki Tohge, Atsushi Fukushima et al. · The Plant Journal 5 Apr 2011 280
4 Measurements of primary and atmospheric cosmic-ray spectra with the BESS-TeV spectrometer S. Haino et al. · Physics Letters B Open access 16 Jun 2004 274
5 Physics potential of a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment using a J-PARC neutrino beam and Hyper-Kamiokande K. Abe et al. · Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics Open access248 authors 19 May 2015 234
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Design University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Sustainability, Economic Growth, Community Participation, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Entrepreneurship and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  2. Social Capital3▲ 9.6×9 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 2.2×13 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  5. Machine Learning2◆ 1.08×12 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  8. Community Participation2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  10. Satoyama2▲ 286×1 topic
  11. landscape conservation2▲ 286×1 topic
  12. Human Rights2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  13. Economic Impact1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  14. Epidemiology1▼ 0.54×9 topics
  15. Neural Networks1▲ 1.41×8 topics
  16. Global Governance1▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Deep Learning1▼ 0.57×8 topics
  18. Social Justice1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  19. Urban Development1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  20. Climate Change1▼ 0.65×11 topics
  21. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  23. Form-Finding1▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Leadership1▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Poverty Reduction1▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Public Health1▲ 1.16×7 topics
  27. Resilience1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  28. Tensegrity1▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Community Resilience1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Creative Economy1▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Cultural Policy1▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Income Inequality1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Learning Analytics1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  35. Student Engagement1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  36. Vulnerability1▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Design University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and spatial planning, Structural Analysis and Optimization, Cultural Industries and Urban Development and Online Learning and Analytics.

Urban and spatial planning: 2 fractional worksStructural Analysis and Optimization: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster …1Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 1 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 1 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationCivil and Structural EngineeringUrban StudiesComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  2. 2 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  7. 7 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Design University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% 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 Kobe Design University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Kobe Design University0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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