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Konan University

In research, Konan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,690 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,568 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,477 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,824
of 28,054 · #6,248 all time
Rank in Japan
#295
of 1,070
Research works
3.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Konan 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 #7,690 of 12,888 8.7%159 #4153
Life SciencesDomain #6,568 of 7,800 10.1%72 #7452
Social SciencesDomain #9,477 of 10,521 12.9%65 #5977

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 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#4,153 #7,690
  2. Life Sciences#7,452 #6,568
  3. Social Sciences#5,977 #9,477
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.

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: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.41× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.49× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.99× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.99× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Konan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ikurou Umezu, Naoki Sugimoto and M. Ohta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Konan University.

  1. 1 Ikurou Umezu Japan · #33,508 worldwide 419 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Naoki Sugimoto Japan · #53,230 worldwide 713 citations · 105 works
  3. 3 M. Ohta Japan · #58,450 worldwide 255 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Hiroaki Ando Japan · #76,520 worldwide 242 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Yoshiki Hashimoto Japan · #398,859 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 H. Utsunomiya Japan · #399,692 worldwide 275 citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Ryo Nagata Japan · #425,825 worldwide 128 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 T. Yamagata Japan · #532,087 worldwide 123 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Hirotaka Nakayama Japan · #568,724 worldwide 238 citations · 98 works
  10. 10 K. Hara Japan · #598,826 worldwide 95 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Konan University

Which keywords describe research at Konan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Nanoparticles17▲ 4.2×17 topics
  2. Self-Assembly15▲ 14×9 topics
  3. Nucleic Acids14▲ 150×2 topics
  4. Drug Design13▲ 64×3 topics
  5. DNA Structure13▲ 197×1 topic
  6. G-Quadruplexes13▲ 197×1 topic
  7. Electrochemistry10▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Biosensors10▲ 6.2×4 topics
  9. Biomolecular Interactions10▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Molecular Machines10▲ 23×2 topics
  11. DNA nanotechnology10▲ 24×1 topic
  12. aptamers10▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Neural Networks10▲ 1.91×13 topics
  14. Virtual Reality9▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Genetic Code8▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Ribosome8▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Translation8▲ 14×1 topic
  18. Catalysis8▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Phase Separation6▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Drug Delivery6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  21. Gene Therapy6▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Nanofibers6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Alternative Splicing5▲ 32×1 topic
  24. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Methane Storage5▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Nucleosynthesis5▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Gene Silencing5▲ 16×2 topics
  28. RNA Interference5▲ 18×1 topic
  29. siRNA Delivery5▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Human-Robot Interaction5▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Organic Electronics5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Gravitational Waves4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Visual Fatigue4▲ 33×2 topics
  34. CO2 Capture4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Service Robots4▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Cosmic Rays4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Neutrinos4▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Holographic Displays4▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Stereoscopic Displays4▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Topic Modeling4▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Konan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 Sensor-Based Localization: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMedia TechnologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace 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 Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Konan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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