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Kobe Pharmaceutical University

In research, Kobe Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,694 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,791
of 28,054 · #10,188 all time
Rank in Japan
#333
of 1,070
Research works
2k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Kobe Pharmaceutical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,694 of 7,800 7.3%81 #6202

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 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.04× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.55× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.14× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.84× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.69× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Kinuko Iwasa and Masataka Moriyasu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Kazuyuki Sugahara Japan · #52,822 worldwide 396 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Kinuko Iwasa Japan · #168,988 worldwide 110 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Masataka Moriyasu Japan · #170,347 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Hiroshi Kitagawa Japan · #274,404 worldwide 347 citations · 97 works
  5. 5 ISAO SUGIMOTO Japan · #370,191 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Naoko Tsugawa Japan · #377,962 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Hiroaki Nanba Japan · #409,937 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Takao Tanahashi Japan · #416,293 worldwide 95 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Takeaki Naito Japan · #457,572 worldwide 287 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Keiko Yagi Japan · #486,839 worldwide 92 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Pharmaceutical University

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery, Angiogenesis, Cancer Therapy and Cell Signaling.

▲ 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. Inflammation22▲ 5.6×44 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress17▲ 5.4×38 topics
  3. Cancer14▲ 5.3×29 topics
  4. Nanoparticles12▲ 4.9×11 topics
  5. Drug Delivery9▲ 8.9×7 topics
  6. Angiogenesis9▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy8▲ 7.5×10 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  9. Cell Signaling8▲ 26×8 topics
  10. Tumor Targeting7▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Transition Metal Catalysis7▲ 43×4 topics
  12. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 8.4×9 topics
  13. Cytokines6▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Neuroinflammation6▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Nanocarriers6▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Surface Engineering6▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Glycosylation5▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Toll-like Receptors5▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Heterocycles5▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 40×5 topics
  23. Hyaluronan5▲ 184×1 topic
  24. Proteoglycans5▲ 184×1 topic
  25. Immune System5▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Innate Immunity5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions5▲ 40×3 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  29. Metabolism4▲ 4.7×13 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Echocardiography4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Microglia4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Atherosclerosis4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Right Heart Assessment4▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 9.0×1 topic
  39. Drug Discovery4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  40. Gene Therapy4▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods.

Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research: 5 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…4Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…3Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 3 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 3 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…2RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 2 fractional worksGenomics, phytochemicals…2Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…2Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and A…2Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 2 fractional works
BiomaterialsCell BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 6 works
  2. 2 Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research Cell Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 3 works
  6. 6 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  7. 7 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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