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Kogakuin University

In research, Kogakuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,097 of 10,670 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,439 of 2,276 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,470 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Computational Mechanics and Computer Networks and Communications (Nature and Landscape Conservation is 8.7× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#9,160
of 22,385 · #16,697 all time
Rank in Japan
#219
of 924
Research works
5.9k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.53×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%

What is Kogakuin 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,097 of 10,670 2.8%695 #7044
Materials ScienceField #1,439 of 2,276 3.0%62 #3338
EngineeringField #4,470 of 5,901 2.0%338 #6590
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,960 of 2,176 2.4%69 #3345
Computer ScienceField #4,005 of 4,417 2.5%160 #5511
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,436 of 1,539 0.9%73 #2434
Social SciencesDomain #9,055 of 9,585 3.5%79 #14248

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kogakuin 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#7,044 #4,097
  2. Materials Science#3,338 #1,439
  3. Engineering#6,590 #4,470
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,345 #1,960
  5. Computer Science#5,511 #4,005
  6. Biomedical Engineering#2,434 #1,436
  7. Social Sciences#14,248 #9,055
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Kogakuin University work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Kogakuin University is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Computer Science (18%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 767 fractional works · 79.2% of its workEngineering: 371 fractional works · 38.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 77 fractional works · 8.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 76 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 43 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 29 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 172 fractional works · 17.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 42 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 38 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 71 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 46 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 3.2% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 61 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeuroscience: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKogakuinUniversity968fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences9%

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. Engineering37138.3%
    2. Computer Science17217.8%
    3. Materials Science717.3%
    4. Environmental Science464.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy363.7%
    6. Chemistry242.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering131.3%
    8. Mathematics131.3%
    9. Energy121.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.9%
    1. Social Sciences313.2%
    2. Psychology232.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance151.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities101.0%
    5. Decision Sciences50.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting30.3%
    1. Neuroscience262.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology242.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences90.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine363.7%
    2. Health Professions131.3%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kogakuin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 20.1 works8.7×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 29.1 works5.2×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 37.5 works4.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.80× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 172 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.55× its world share, 371 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.10× its world share, 71 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.80×13 works
  2. Engineering2.55×371 works
  3. Computer Science2.29×172 works
  4. Materials Science2.10×71 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.67×36 works
  6. Neuroscience1.65×26 works
  7. Chemistry1.55×24 works
  8. Energy1.34×12 works
  9. Mathematics1.13×13 works
  10. Environmental Science0.97×46 works
  11. Psychology0.78×23 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×15 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×9 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.57×5 works
  15. Dentistry0.55×3 works
  16. Health Professions0.49×12 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×24 works
  18. Nursing0.47×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.36×10 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×1 works
  21. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.25×31 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×9 works
  24. Medicine0.19×36 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×1 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Kogakuin University?

Ranked on the quality score, Takayuki Muto, Fumitaka Oyama and Sachiko Ono lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kogakuin University.

  1. 1 Takayuki Muto Japan · #258,348 worldwide 4.9k citations · 193 works
  2. 2 Fumitaka Oyama Japan · #1,562,693 worldwide 4.9k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Sachiko Ono Japan · #2,248,850 worldwide 8.2k citations · 463 works
  4. 4 Yoshihiro Katsura Japan · #2,471,028 worldwide 961 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Syogo SUDA Japan · #2,575,519 worldwide 4.2k citations · 142 works
  6. 6 Shinya Aikawa Japan · #3,053,184 worldwide 1.9k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Qian Zhang Japan · #3,249,425 worldwide 982 citations · 168 works
  8. 8 Eri Tabata Japan · #3,354,043 worldwide 499 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Takeyoshi Onuma Japan · #3,370,157 worldwide 7.3k citations · 252 works
  10. 10 Eiichiro Nakazawa Japan · #3,454,464 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Kogakuin University

What are the most cited papers from Kogakuin University?

The most cited paper from Kogakuin University is "First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole" (Kazunori Akiyama et al., 2019), with 4,300 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743) and "First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way" (1,901).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole Kazunori Akiyama et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access348 authors 9 Apr 2019 4,300
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
3 First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way Kazunori Akiyama et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access388 authors May 2022 1,901
4 First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole Kazunori Akiyama et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access214 authors 9 Apr 2019 1,671
5 First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole Kazunori Akiyama et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access215 authors 9 Apr 2019 1,541
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kogakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Community Participation, Virtual Reality, Large-Eddy Simulation, Vibration Control and Nanostructures.

▲ 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. Deep Learning77▲ 2.3×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning39▲ 1.22×48 topics
  3. Sustainability31▲ 1.31×28 topics
  4. Neural Networks29▲ 1.95×26 topics
  5. Virtual Reality22▲ 4.7×12 topics
  6. Community Participation21▲ 6.0×3 topics
  7. Nanoparticles20▲ 1.66×26 topics
  8. Biodiversity20▲ 2.7×5 topics
  9. Satoyama20▲ 217×1 topic
  10. landscape conservation20▲ 217×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties19▲ 2.0×26 topics
  12. Catalysis19▲ 2.9×22 topics
  13. Nanostructures18▲ 4.7×13 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency18▲ 2.1×20 topics
  15. Heat Transfer18▲ 3.7×14 topics
  16. Nanocomposites18▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation17▲ 9.4×5 topics
  18. Vibration Control16▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation15▲ 5.3×11 topics
  20. Human-Computer Interaction14▲ 8.2×5 topics
  21. Wireless Networks14▲ 9.6×9 topics
  22. Wave Propagation14▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Cathode Materials13▲ 3.4×3 topics
  24. Fluid Dynamics13▲ 9.2×5 topics
  25. Thermal Management12▲ 4.0×6 topics
  26. Acoustic Metamaterials12▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Phononic Crystals12▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Beamforming11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Biomedical Engineering11▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Structural Analysis11▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Lab-on-a-Chip10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Material Properties10▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Failure Analysis10▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Vortex Dynamics10▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Finite Element Method10▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Design Optimization9▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Fatigue Analysis9▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Challenge-Based Learning9▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Hackathons9▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Nanotubes9▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Kogakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and spatial planning, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Engineering Applied Research and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 8 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
  7. 7 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kogakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Kogakuin University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Kogakuin University0.0036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kogakuin 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 2025Kogakuin University3.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.0% in 2003.

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