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Kochi Gakuen College

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Research works
97
▲ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Kochi Gakuen College

Not ranked overall: Kochi Gakuen College is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kochi Gakuen College work in?

In all years, 33% of research at Kochi Gakuen College is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 33.1% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 8.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 28.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 20.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKochi GakuenCollege97fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry1010.6%
    2. Environmental Science77.2%
    3. Computer Science55.6%
    4. Engineering43.9%
    5. Materials Science33.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1212.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1010.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.1%
    4. Neuroscience11.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.1%
    1. Medicine2020.6%
    2. Dentistry22.3%
    3. Health Professions22.0%
    4. Nursing21.9%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences55.3%
    2. Psychology32.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 5.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 3.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.77×0 works
  2. Psychology3.97×2 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.90×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.79×1 works
  5. Veterinary2.31×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.25×2 works
  7. Medicine2.05×6 works
  8. Neuroscience1.92×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.41×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.26×1 works
  11. Dentistry1.13×0 works
  12. Engineering0.40×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.32×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.21×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kochi Gakuen College?

Ranked on the quality score, Fumikazu Niinuma, Yuko Nakaishi and Shinsaku Yamazaki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kochi Gakuen College.

  1. 1 Fumikazu Niinuma Japan · #4,341,201 worldwide 130 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Yuko Nakaishi Japan · #4,512,232 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shinsaku Yamazaki Japan · #4,564,997 worldwide 463 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Koji Tanaka Japan · #4,792,212 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Etsushi Okumura Japan · #4,840,524 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Shiro Awata Japan · #4,899,009 worldwide 250 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Kazuko Nakayama Japan · #5,013,686 worldwide 280 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Kochi Gakuen College

What are the most cited papers from Kochi Gakuen College?

The most cited paper from Kochi Gakuen College is "Identification of Lichen Substances" (Siegfried Huneck, Isao Yoshimura, 1996), with 641 citations. Next come "Experimental Protection of Mice against Lethal Staphylococcus aureus Infection by Novel Bacteriophage φMR11" (262) and "Efficient Elimination of Multidrug‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusby Cloned Lysin Derived from Bacteriophage φMR11" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of Lichen Substances Siegfried Huneck, Isao Yoshimura Book chapter 1996 641
2 Experimental Protection of Mice against Lethal Staphylococcus aureus Infection by Novel Bacteriophage φMR11 Shigenobu Matsuzaki, Masaharu Yasuda, Hiroshi Nishikawa et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 15 Feb 2003 262
3 Efficient Elimination of Multidrug‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusby Cloned Lysin Derived from Bacteriophage φMR11 Mohammad Rashel, Jumpei Uchiyama, Takako Ujihara et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 28 Sep 2007 234
4 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis in Mice: Effects of Topical Bacteriophage KPP12 Administration Ken Fukuda, Waka Ishida, Jumpei Uchiyama et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 17 Oct 2012 112
5 Isolation and characterization of a novelEnterococcus faecalisbacteriophage φEF24C as a therapeutic candidate Jumpei Uchiyama, Mohammad Rashel, Yoshihiro Maeda et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters 2008 111
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kochi Gakuen College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Biomonitoring, Mosses, Antioxidant Activity, Organometallic Chemistry, Hydrogenation and Catalysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.71×34 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.1×20 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis5▲ 15×5 topics
  4. Climate Change5▲ 1.87×12 topics
  5. Catalysis5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  6. Biogeography4▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Biomonitoring4▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Mosses4▲ 125×2 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  10. Organometallic Chemistry4▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Hydrogenation4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Secondary Metabolites4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Lichen4▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Symbiosis4▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Polymerization4▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Ecology4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Bond Activation3▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Transition Metal3▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Metal Complexes3▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Antioxidant3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  22. Invasive Species3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Amino Acid Transporters2▲ 62×1 topic
  24. D-Serine2▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Enantioselective Synthesis2▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Evolution2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  27. Anticancer Agents2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. Electron Transport2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Molecular Mechanisms2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Cisplatin Resistance2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Platinum-Based Drugs2▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Lanthanide Complexes2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Single-Molecule Magnets2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Metagenomics2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Self-Efficacy2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Bacteriophage2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Vascular Plants2▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Virus2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Kochi Gakuen College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue and Psychological Treatments and Assessments.

Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 0 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Assessments: 0 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 0 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 0 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well…0Optimism, Hope, and Well-being: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…0Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEcologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Psychological Treatments and Assessments Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kochi Gakuen College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kochi Gakuen College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000084% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kochi Gakuen College0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kochi Gakuen College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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