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Kobe Pharmaceutical University

In research, Kobe Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,104 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry (Organic Chemistry is 13.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,617
of 22,385 · #11,320 all time
Rank in Japan
#497
of 924
Research works
2k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Kobe Pharmaceutical University

What is Kobe Pharmaceutical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,104 of 6,403 3.6%81 #3897

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

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Kobe Pharmaceutical University is in Life Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (28%), Medicine (27%), Chemistry (12%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 96 fractional works · 44.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 17.1% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 64 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 26.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 24.8% of its workChemistry: 26 fractional works · 11.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKobePharmaceutical…218fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences2%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6228.4%
    2. Neuroscience146.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology94.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics73.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
    1. Medicine5826.7%
    2. Nursing41.6%
    3. Health Professions10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Chemistry2611.9%
    2. Materials Science115.1%
    3. Engineering73.0%
    4. Environmental Science52.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    6. Computer Science10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Psychology20.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    3. Social Sciences10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kobe Pharmaceutical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 21.7 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.33× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.17× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.91× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.22× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.61× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.22×7 works
  2. Chemistry7.61×26 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.33×62 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology4.17×9 works
  5. Neuroscience3.91×14 works
  6. Nursing3.30×4 works
  7. Materials Science1.47×11 works
  8. Medicine1.39×58 works
  9. Veterinary0.56×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.50×5 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×2 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.44×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×4 works
  14. Energy0.32×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  16. Psychology0.28×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.26×2 works
  18. Engineering0.20×6 works
  19. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.16×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  26. Social Sciences0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Hiroshi Kitagawa and Satomi Nadanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Kazuyuki Sugahara Japan · #448,763 worldwide 21k citations · 378 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Kitagawa Japan · #1,335,927 worldwide 18k citations · 601 works
  3. 3 Satomi Nadanaka Japan · #1,466,454 worldwide 2.9k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Tadahisa Mikami Japan · #1,609,964 worldwide 4.3k citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Maya Kamao Japan · #2,762,813 worldwide 2.2k citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Tomomi Izumikawa Japan · #2,795,743 worldwide 1.9k citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Toshiyasu Koike Japan · #2,843,896 worldwide 732 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Keiko Yagi Japan · #2,962,953 worldwide 3.7k citations · 106 works
  9. 9 Yoshitomo Suhara Japan · #2,992,513 worldwide 4.5k citations · 147 works
  10. 10 Kei Nakayama Japan · #3,408,827 worldwide 2.4k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Pharmaceutical University

What are the most cited papers from Kobe Pharmaceutical University?

The most cited paper from Kobe Pharmaceutical University is "Raptor, a Binding Partner of Target of Rapamycin (TOR), Mediates TOR Action" (Kenta Hara, Yoshiko Maruki, Samuel Long et al., 2002), with 1,814 citations. Next come "Autophagy deficiency leads to protection from obesity and insulin resistance by inducing Fgf21 as a mitokine" (778) and "Recent advances in the structural biology of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate" (692).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Raptor, a Binding Partner of Target of Rapamycin (TOR), Mediates TOR Action Kenta Hara, Yoshiko Maruki, Samuel Long et al. · Cell Open access Jul 2002 1,814
2 Autophagy deficiency leads to protection from obesity and insulin resistance by inducing Fgf21 as a mitokine Kook Hwan Kim et al. · Nature Medicine 2 Dec 2012 778
3 Recent advances in the structural biology of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate Kazuyuki Sugahara, Tadahisa Mikami, Toru Uyama et al. · Current Opinion in Structural Biology Review Oct 2003 692
4 Biosynthesis and function of chondroitin sulfate Tadahisa Mikami, Hiroshi Kitagawa · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 14 Jun 2013 503
5 Casting a Wide Net: Role of Perineuronal Nets in Neural Plasticity Barbara A. Sorg, Sabina Berretta, Jordan M. Blacktop et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 9 Nov 2016 484
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Angiogenesis, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery, Cell Signaling and Cancer Therapy.

▲ 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. Inflammation27▲ 5.8×49 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress19▲ 5.4×41 topics
  3. Cancer16▲ 5.4×30 topics
  4. Nanoparticles13▲ 4.8×14 topics
  5. Angiogenesis12▲ 16×9 topics
  6. Drug Delivery10▲ 8.5×7 topics
  7. Cell Signaling10▲ 29×9 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications9▲ 3.4×11 topics
  9. Cancer Therapy9▲ 7.0×12 topics
  10. Synaptic Plasticity8▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Toll-like Receptors8▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Transition Metal Catalysis8▲ 43×4 topics
  13. Tumor Targeting8▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Reactive Oxygen Species7▲ 8.3×11 topics
  15. Cytokines7▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Hyaluronan7▲ 208×1 topic
  17. Neuroinflammation7▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Proteoglycans7▲ 208×1 topic
  19. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Heterocycles6▲ 31×4 topics
  21. Glycosylation6▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Nanocarriers6▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Surface Engineering6▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Metabolism5▲ 4.7×16 topics
  25. Immune System5▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 39×5 topics
  27. Innate Immunity5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  28. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions5▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Neurodegeneration5▲ 7.6×7 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Echocardiography5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Microglia4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Right Heart Assessment4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 9.3×1 topic
  36. C-C Bond Formation4▲ 49×3 topics
  37. Gene Therapy4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  38. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Drug Discovery4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  40. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods.

Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research: 7 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…4Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…4Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 4 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 3 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…3RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 3 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 2 fractional worksGenomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress: 2 fractional works
Cell BiologyBiomaterialsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research Cell Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 6 works
  3. 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 3 works
  6. 6 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  10. 10 Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress Molecular Biology 2 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Pharmaceutical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Kobe Pharmaceutical University0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kobe Pharmaceutical University5.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2007.

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