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Konan University

In research, Konan University stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,751 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,635 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,210 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,033
of 22,385 · #4,354 all time
Rank in Japan
#83
of 924
Research works
3.1k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Konan University

What is Konan 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,751 of 6,403 3.6%72 #2120
Physical SciencesDomain #4,635 of 10,670 2.4%159 #6517
Social SciencesDomain #4,210 of 9,585 5.2%65 #5028

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Konan 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. Life Sciences#2,120 #1,751
  2. Physical Sciences#6,517 #4,635
  3. Social Sciences#5,028 #4,210
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 Konan University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Konan University is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Engineering (13%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 175 fractional works · 47.9% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 80 fractional works · 22.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 64 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 76 fractional works · 21.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKonan University365fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences21%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4913.5%
    2. Computer Science4111.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy318.6%
    4. Materials Science246.5%
    5. Chemistry164.5%
    6. Environmental Science30.9%
    7. Energy30.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    9. Mathematics20.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6417.7%
    2. Neuroscience92.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Social Sciences298.0%
    2. Psychology215.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities113.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.7%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Medicine287.6%
    2. Health Professions51.3%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
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: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.31× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.84× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.87× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.87×31 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.31×64 works
  3. Chemistry2.84×16 works
  4. Materials Science1.87×24 works
  5. Psychology1.86×21 works
  6. Neuroscience1.56×9 works
  7. Computer Science1.46×41 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.17×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.02×11 works
  10. Energy0.90×3 works
  11. Engineering0.90×49 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×6 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×8 works
  14. Social Sciences0.63×29 works
  15. Mathematics0.55×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.54×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.48×5 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×3 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×0 works
  20. Medicine0.39×28 works
  21. Nursing0.34×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×6 works
  23. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×1 works
  25. Environmental Science0.17×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Konan University?

Ranked on the quality score, S. Okumura, M. Nagaya and Shintaro Takayoshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Konan University.

  1. 1 S. Okumura Japan · #598,777 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 M. Nagaya Japan · #673,723 worldwide 1.7k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Shintaro Takayoshi Japan · #900,611 worldwide 951 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Daisuke Miyoshi Japan · #940,932 worldwide 6.6k citations · 165 works
  5. 5 J. Janczak Japan · #1,008,087 worldwide 1.3k citations · 16 works
  6. 6 S. Makita Japan · #1,045,450 worldwide 1.2k citations · 19 works
  7. 6 Shun Hosaka Japan · #1,045,450 worldwide 1.3k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 K. Nishimoto Japan · #1,094,014 worldwide 1.3k citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Yohei Takashima Japan · #1,125,256 worldwide 4.4k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Y. Toi Japan · #1,286,051 worldwide 935 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Konan University

What are the most cited papers from Konan University?

The most cited paper from Konan University is "Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes" (Hiromichi Kataura, Yoshinori Kumazawa, Yutaka Maniwa et al., 1999), with 2,488 citations. Next come "Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of Galaxies" (1,107) and "The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design" (1,070).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes Hiromichi Kataura, Yoshinori Kumazawa, Yutaka Maniwa et al. · Synthetic Metals Jun 1999 2,488
2 Nucleosynthesis in Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of Galaxies KEN'ICHI NOMOTO, Chiaki Kobayashi, Nozomu Tominaga · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics Review 8 Jul 2013 1,107
3 The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design Hiroaki Aihara et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Open access144 authors 4 Aug 2017 1,070
4 Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy Marcos Daniel Actis et al. · Experimental Astronomy Open access672 authors 22 Nov 2011 921
5 The Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey: Overview and survey design H. Aihara et al. · RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) 144 authors 2018 773
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Konan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Nucleic Acids, Drug Design, Nanoparticles, DNA Structure, G-Quadruplexes, Electrochemistry and Molecular Machines.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles19▲ 4.1×17 topics
  2. Self-Assembly15▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Nucleic Acids14▲ 128×2 topics
  4. Drug Design14▲ 59×3 topics
  5. DNA Structure13▲ 182×1 topic
  6. G-Quadruplexes13▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Electrochemistry11▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Biosensors11▲ 6.0×4 topics
  9. Biomolecular Interactions11▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Molecular Machines11▲ 22×2 topics
  11. DNA nanotechnology10▲ 24×1 topic
  12. aptamers10▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Neural Networks10▲ 1.69×13 topics
  14. Virtual Reality10▲ 5.4×8 topics
  15. Catalysis9▲ 3.7×15 topics
  16. Genetic Code8▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Ribosome8▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Translation8▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Gene Therapy6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  20. Phase Separation6▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Methane Storage6▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 31×3 topics
  23. Nanofibers6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Alternative Splicing5▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Human-Robot Interaction5▲ 12×3 topics
  26. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Gene Silencing5▲ 15×2 topics
  28. RNA Interference5▲ 17×1 topic
  29. siRNA Delivery5▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Chemical Sensors5▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Organic Electronics5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  32. Visual Fatigue5▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Service Robots5▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Gravitational Waves4▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Heterogeneous Catalysis4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. CO2 Capture4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Cosmic Rays4▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Holographic Displays4▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Insulin Signaling4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Stereoscopic Displays4▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Konan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and RNA Research and Splicing.

DNA and Nucleic Acid Che…13DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 13 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 10 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 8 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 5 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging…4Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 3 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMedia TechnologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsControl and Systems Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 13 works
  2. 2 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 10 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 8 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Konan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 Konan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Konan University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Konan 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 2025Konan University4.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.8% in 2003.

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