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Kokushikan University

In research, Kokushikan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,654 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,927
of 28,054 · #28,285 all time
Rank in Japan
#857
of 1,070
Research works
961
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Kokushikan 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 #12,654 of 12,888 3.8%69 #16028

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kokushikan 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kokushikan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Ito, Yuko Naito and Masato Kikuya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kokushikan University.

  1. 1 Susumu Ito Japan · #385,677 worldwide 118 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Yuko Naito Japan · #432,242 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Masato Kikuya Japan · #469,605 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Takashi Nakagawa Japan · #746,797 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Hideharu Tanaka Japan · #781,232 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Yasuhiro Honda Japan · #848,696 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Katsuhiko Hata Japan · #938,373 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Yomei CHIN Japan · #972,500 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yasuhiko Takeshita Japan · #1,003,830 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Makoto Jinno Japan · #1,205,830 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Kokushikan University

Which keywords describe research at Kokushikan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Injury Prevention, Microstructure, Resuscitation, Mechanical Properties, Numerical Simulation, Fluid Dynamics, Failure Analysis and Hypothermia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.17×19 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 2.0×8 topics
  3. Microstructure5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  4. Injury Prevention5▲ 29×4 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.6×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 3.1×6 topics
  7. Numerical Simulation4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  8. Resuscitation4▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Failure Analysis3▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Hypothermia3▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Cardiac Arrest3▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Design Optimization3▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Ductile Fracture3▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Out-of-Hospital3▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Resistance Training3▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Sheet Metal Forming3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Simulation3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Structural Analysis3▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Collision Avoidance3▲ 11×3 topics
  21. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Human Behavior3▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Numerical Modeling3▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  26. Trauma2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Muscle Injuries2▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Sports Injury2▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Friction Stir Welding2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Processing2▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Agent-Based Modeling2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Evacuation2▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Optimal Motion Planning2▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Pedestrian Dynamics2▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Performance Analysis2▲ 7.2×1 topic
  37. Sampling-Based Algorithms2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Training Load2▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Injury Severity2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Kokushikan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metal Forming Simulation Techniques, Engineering Applied Research, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Sports injuries and prevention.

Metal Forming Simulation…3Metal Forming Simulation Techniques: 3 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…3Engineering Applied Research: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…2Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksWinter Sports Injuries and Performance: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringEmergency MedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Winter Sports Injuries and Performance Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kokushikan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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