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Kyoto Architecture University

In research, Kyoto Architecture University stands highest in Engineering (#5,162 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,984 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 30.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,900
of 28,054 · #26,401 all time
Rank in Japan
#682
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Kyoto Architecture 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
EngineeringField #5,162 of 6,636 9.7%85 #5634
Physical SciencesDomain #10,984 of 12,888 9.0%109 #14308

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto Architecture 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).

What does Kyoto Architecture University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 30.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 46.3 works31×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.39× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.14× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto Architecture University?

Ranked on the composite score, 康裕 林, Shuzo Furusaka and 法子 多幾山 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto Architecture University.

  1. 1 康裕 林 Japan · #320,490 worldwide 0 citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Shuzo Furusaka Japan · #639,506 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 法子 多幾山 Japan · #645,650 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Keiichiro Suita Japan · #758,743 worldwide 33 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Jun Fujiwara Japan · #878,965 worldwide 51 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Atsushi Takizawa Japan · #997,488 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Koji UETANI Japan · #1,014,061 worldwide 18 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Noriko Takiyama Japan · #1,043,500 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Mina SUGINO Japan · #1,068,382 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Yuji Koetaka Japan · #1,154,994 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto Architecture University

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto Architecture University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Structural Dynamics, Ground Motion, Seismic Engineering, Sustainability, Construction, Community Participation and Nonlinear Dynamics.

▲ 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. Sustainability13▲ 4.0×14 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties10▲ 8.1×15 topics
  3. Structural Dynamics10▲ 172×2 topics
  4. Ground Motion10▲ 214×1 topic
  5. Seismic Engineering10▲ 214×1 topic
  6. Construction9▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Community Participation8▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Nonlinear Dynamics8▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity7▲ 7.7×2 topics
  10. Dynamic Behavior7▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Satoyama7▲ 575×1 topic
  13. landscape conservation7▲ 575×1 topic
  14. Durability Performance7▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Concrete Strengthening6▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites6▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Vibration-based Damage Identification6▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Wireless Sensors6▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Risk Management6▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Structural Optimization5▲ 126×2 topics
  21. Sensitivity Analysis5▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Buckling Behavior5▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Form-Finding5▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Tensegrity5▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes4▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Structural Engineering4▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  29. Finite Element Method4▲ 30×4 topics
  30. Blast Loading4▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Active Vibration Control4▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Microstructure4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  33. Dynamic Interaction3▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Footbridges3▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Vibration Serviceability3▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. 3D Reconstruction3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Point Clouds3▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Level Set Method3▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyoto Architecture University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Performance and Analysis, Urban and spatial planning, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques.

Seismic Performance and Analysis: 10 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 7 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…7Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 7 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…6Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 6 fractional worksStructural Analysis and Optimization: 5 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 4 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…3Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksTopology Optimization in Engineering: 3 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationBuilding and ConstructionManagement Science and Operations Research

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  3. 3 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 7 works
  4. 4 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Structural Analysis and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 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 available76.2%not open23.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto Architecture University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

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