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Kobe Women's University

In research, Kobe Women's University stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,892 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,962 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,385
of 28,054 · #36,782 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,040
of 1,070
Research works
450
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Kobe Women's 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
Health SciencesDomain #19,892 of 20,462 6.3%161
Life SciencesDomain #13,962 of 14,347 3.7%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe Women's 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 6.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.47× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe Women's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahide Shiotani, Naemi Kajiwara and Katsuyo Ueno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Women's University.

  1. 1 Masahide Shiotani Japan · #817,613 worldwide 15 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Naemi Kajiwara Japan · #915,701 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Katsuyo Ueno Japan · #1,008,817 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Shoji Kokeguchi Japan · #1,094,931 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Masaharu Seguchi Japan · #1,190,204 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Yukiko Matsumoto Japan · #1,560,735 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Mariko Kimura Japan · #1,570,397 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe Women's University

Which keywords describe research at Kobe Women's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Infertility, Fertility, Ovarian Reserve and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 13×11 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 8.2×14 topics
  3. Obesity6▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Insulin Resistance5▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Infertility4▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology4▲ 1.44×17 topics
  7. Fertility3▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  9. Ovarian Reserve3▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome3▲ 122×1 topic
  11. Culture2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  12. Fertility Preservation2▲ 61×1 topic
  13. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation2▲ 61×1 topic
  14. Mental Health2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  16. Philosophy2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. History2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  18. Literature2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  19. Self-Efficacy2▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Stress2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  21. Time2▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Cognition2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Immune Regulation2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Language2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  26. Decidual NK Cells1▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Primary Care1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  28. Regulatory T Cells1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Embodiment1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Modernization1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Assisted Reproductive Technology1▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Global Trends1▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Reproductive Technologies1▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Glycemic Control1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Satoyama1▲ 167×1 topic
  36. Stress Management1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. landscape conservation1▲ 167×1 topic
  38. Collaborative Practice1▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Japan1▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Type 1 Diabetes1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe Women's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ovarian function and disorders, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Reproductive System and Pregnancy and Reproductive Health and Technologies.

Ovarian function and dis…3Ovarian function and disorders: 3 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 2 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and …1Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthImmunologyNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe Women's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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