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Kobe International University

kobe-kiu.ac.jpROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#25,424
of 28,054 · #37,176 all time
Rank in Japan
#890
of 1,070
Research works
305
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

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: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.98× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kobe International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Poverty Reduction, Vulnerability, Economic Development, Globalization, Gender Inequality, Gender Equality and Inequality.

▲ 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. Social Capital5▲ 13×5 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.59×19 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 3.2×16 topics
  4. Economic Development4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  5. Poverty Reduction4▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Vulnerability3▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.56×12 topics
  8. Gender Equality2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Gender Inequality2▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Inequality2▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 80×1 topic
  12. Emergency Management2▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Political Economy2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Resilience2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  15. School Subsidies2▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Community2▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Disaster2▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  19. Physical Activity2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Economic Growth2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  22. Governance2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  23. International Law2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  24. Prevention2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  25. Academic Achievement1▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Empowerment1▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Income Inequality1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Labor Market1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  30. Microfinance1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Muscle Injuries1▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury1▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Ethnic Minority Business1▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Immigrant Entrepreneurship1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Migration1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  38. Coastal Dynamics1▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Shoreline Change1▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Social Networks1▲ 5.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Disaster Management and Resilience, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Sports injuries and prevention.

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and T…1Sports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…1Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…1Social Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…1Japanese History and Culture: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

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