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Kobe Design University

In research, Kobe Design University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,072 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,285
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,191
of 2,112
Research works
319
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

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 #17,072 of 21,541 7.8%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 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: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Design University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shunsaku Koga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Design University.

  1. 1 Shunsaku Koga Japan · #914,295 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Design University

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Design University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Sustainability, Community Participation, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Biodiversity, Economic Impact and Form-Finding.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  2. Social Capital3▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.39×11 topics
  4. Biodiversity2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  5. Community Participation2▲ 10×2 topics
  6. Satoyama2▲ 357×1 topic
  7. landscape conservation2▲ 357×1 topic
  8. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  9. Economic Impact1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  10. Neural Networks1▲ 1.85×8 topics
  11. Epidemiology1▼ 0.69×8 topics
  12. Deep Learning1▼ 0.74×8 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  14. Urban Development1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Form-Finding1▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Leadership1▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Tensegrity1▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Creative Economy1▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Cultural Policy1▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Learning Analytics1▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Student Engagement1▲ 5.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Design University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 1 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters1Advanced DC-DC Converters: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 0 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationCivil and Structural EngineeringUrban StudiesComputer Science Applications5 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 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Design University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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