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Kwansei Gakuin University

In research, Kwansei Gakuin University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,608 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,540 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,037 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,310
of 28,054 · #3,507 all time
Rank in Japan
#90
of 1,070
Research works
6.9k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Kwansei Gakuin 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 #2,608 of 12,888 6.8%531 #2233
Social SciencesDomain #4,540 of 10,521 16.9%313 #4209
EngineeringField #4,037 of 6,636 5.8%136 #3968
Social SciencesField #4,167 of 6,365 19.5%122 #4601
Life SciencesDomain #6,044 of 7,800 7.0%122 #4245
ChemistryField #1,105 of 1,330 10.6%67 #1579
Materials ScienceField #2,132 of 2,468 7.9%88 #1597
PsychologyField #1,917 of 2,181 12.4%61 #2233
Computer ScienceField #4,172 of 4,667 3.6%110 #2991
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,237 of 3,579 7.6%62 #2404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwansei Gakuin 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#2,233 #2,608
  2. Social Sciences#4,209 #4,540
  3. Engineering#3,968 #4,037
  4. Social Sciences#4,601 #4,167
  5. Life Sciences#4,245 #6,044
  6. Chemistry#1,579 #1,105
  7. Materials Science#1,597 #2,132
  8. Psychology#2,233 #1,917
  9. Computer Science#2,991 #4,172
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,404 #3,237
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 Kwansei Gakuin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 44.0 works5.7×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.18× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.47× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.23× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kwansei Gakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Harumi Sato, Yukihiro Ozaki and Naoto Tamai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwansei Gakuin University.

  1. 1 Harumi Sato Japan · #95,056 worldwide 355 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Yukihiro Ozaki Japan · #223,078 worldwide 1.1k citations · 241 works
  3. 3 Naoto Tamai Japan · #271,322 worldwide 297 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Kazumi Nakatsu Japan · #304,630 worldwide 155 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Masayoshi Miyanishi Japan · #315,240 worldwide 99 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Yasushi Koyama Japan · #351,201 worldwide 188 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Yoo Tanabe Japan · #377,451 worldwide 140 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Craig Mark Japan · #380,944 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 K. Kubota Japan · #512,910 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Hiromu Kato Japan · #526,258 worldwide 101 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kwansei Gakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Kwansei Gakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Bioimaging, Globalization, Chemical Sensors, Self-Assembly, Organic Synthesis, Economic Growth and Bilingual Education.

▲ 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 Learning44▲ 1.25×54 topics
  2. Globalization35▲ 1.72×35 topics
  3. Neural Networks23▲ 1.44×27 topics
  4. Economic Growth21▲ 2.4×17 topics
  5. Catalysis19▲ 2.8×22 topics
  6. Self-Assembly18▲ 5.3×10 topics
  7. Bioimaging17▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Chemical Sensors16▲ 6.8×3 topics
  9. Organic Synthesis14▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Biosensors14▲ 2.5×9 topics
  11. Multilingualism12▲ 7.0×3 topics
  12. Raman Spectroscopy12▲ 5.9×6 topics
  13. Bilingual Education12▲ 9.6×3 topics
  14. Language Policy12▲ 8.0×3 topics
  15. Emotion11▲ 5.4×8 topics
  16. Electrocatalysis11▲ 3.9×5 topics
  17. Social Influence11▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. Photodynamic Therapy10▲ 4.6×2 topics
  19. Aggregation-Induced Emission10▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Fluorescent Materials10▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Transition Metal Complexes10▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Solar Cells10▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Network Dynamics10▲ 9.7×3 topics
  24. Student Perceptions10▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Heterogeneous Catalysis10▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Network Analysis10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Electron Transport9▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Second Language Acquisition9▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Corrective Feedback9▲ 12×1 topic
  30. L2 Motivation9▲ 12×1 topic
  31. Heterocycles8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  32. Vibrational Spectroscopy8▲ 10×3 topics
  33. CLIL8▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Content and Language Integrated Learning8▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Community Structure8▲ 9.1×1 topic
  36. Scale-Free Networks8▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Power Devices8▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Transition Metal Catalysis8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Aromaticity8▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Helical Polymers8▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Kwansei Gakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Complex Network Analysis Techniques.

Luminescence and Fluores…10Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 10 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…9EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 9 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 8 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis…8Complex Network Analysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties…8Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 8 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 7 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 6 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques …6Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 6 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 5 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 5 fractional works
Materials ChemistryLanguage and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary TheoryStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 9 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
  4. 4 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 8 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 5 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwansei Gakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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