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Kogakuin University

In research, Kogakuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,802 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,380 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,765 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics and Computer Networks and Communications — Computational Mechanics is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,318
of 28,054 · #6,885 all time
Rank in Japan
#217
of 1,070
Research works
5.9k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Kogakuin 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,802 of 12,888 5.0%695 #4249
EngineeringField #4,380 of 6,636 3.8%338 #3405
Computer ScienceField #3,765 of 4,667 5.8%160 #4149
Materials ScienceField #2,362 of 2,468 3.8%62 #2502
Social SciencesDomain #10,146 of 10,521 5.3%79 #12918
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,278 of 2,318 3.0%69 #3078
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,566 of 1,568 1.1%73 #2709

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,249 #4,802
  2. Engineering#3,405 #4,380
  3. Computer Science#4,149 #3,765
  4. Materials Science#2,502 #2,362
  5. Social Sciences#12,918 #10,146
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,078 #2,278
  7. Biomedical Engineering#2,709 #1,566
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Kogakuin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 26.6 works5.2×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 35.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.02× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.34× its world share, 160 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.56× its world share, 338 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.02× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kogakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Miyuki Kamachi, Sachiko Ono and Tomohiro Yamaguchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kogakuin University.

  1. 1 Miyuki Kamachi Japan · #196,269 worldwide 487 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Sachiko Ono Japan · #213,219 worldwide 453 citations · 105 works
  3. 3 Tomohiro Yamaguchi Japan · #263,970 worldwide 396 citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Hidetaka Asoh Japan · #269,812 worldwide 246 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 S. Suda Japan · #300,663 worldwide 296 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Osamu Nakamura Japan · #321,511 worldwide 431 citations · 168 works
  7. 7 Shinya Aikawa Japan · #439,936 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Hirofumi MIURA Japan · #444,347 worldwide 79 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Shinya Teramachi Japan · #493,462 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 H. Nakane Japan · #563,498 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kogakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Kogakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Community Participation, Large-Eddy Simulation, Virtual Reality, Neural Networks and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning71▲ 2.4×58 topics
  2. Machine Learning37▲ 1.30×45 topics
  3. Sustainability29▲ 1.35×25 topics
  4. Neural Networks29▲ 2.1×25 topics
  5. Virtual Reality20▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Nanoparticles20▲ 1.79×26 topics
  7. Community Participation20▲ 6.0×3 topics
  8. Biodiversity19▲ 2.9×5 topics
  9. Satoyama19▲ 217×1 topic
  10. landscape conservation19▲ 217×1 topic
  11. Catalysis18▲ 3.1×21 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency18▲ 2.1×20 topics
  13. Nanostructures17▲ 4.8×13 topics
  14. Heat Transfer16▲ 3.8×13 topics
  15. Nanocomposites16▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Large-Eddy Simulation16▲ 9.4×5 topics
  17. Numerical Simulation15▲ 5.6×11 topics
  18. Vibration Control14▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Human-Computer Interaction13▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Wave Propagation13▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Wireless Networks13▲ 9.7×8 topics
  22. Fluid Dynamics12▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Cathode Materials12▲ 3.5×3 topics
  24. Acoustic Metamaterials11▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Phononic Crystals11▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Biomedical Engineering11▲ 8.3×2 topics
  27. Structural Analysis11▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Beamforming11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Lab-on-a-Chip10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Material Properties10▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Failure Analysis10▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Finite Element Method10▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Design Optimization9▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Fatigue Analysis9▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Challenge-Based Learning9▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Embodiment9▲ 5.7×4 topics
  37. Hackathons9▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Vortex Dynamics9▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Nanotubes9▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Turbulent Flows8▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Kogakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Engineering Applied Research and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Urban and spatial planning19Urban and spatial planning: 19 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 11 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…9Engineering Applied Research: 9 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…9Biomedical and Engineering Education: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 8 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 7 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…7Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 7 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…7Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …6Advancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…6Speech and Audio Processing: 6 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationBiomedical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 19 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 11 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 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 7 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kogakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher 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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