Question 1

What is Konan University known for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How does Konan University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Konan University ranks #4,033 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,354 all time), and #83 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Konan University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Konan University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Konan University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Konan University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Konan University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Konan University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.