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Kyoto Bunkyo University

In research, Kyoto Bunkyo University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,657 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,665
of 28,054 · #2,569 all time
Rank in Japan
#196
of 1,070
Research works
2.8k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
45.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Kyoto Bunkyo 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 #4,657 of 12,888 14.0%128 #1789

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto Bunkyo 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 Bunkyo University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 20.4 works15×
  2. ChemistryField · 27.5 works9.4×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.41× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.46× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.37× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto Bunkyo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasuhiro Fuwa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto Bunkyo University.

  1. 1 Yasuhiro Fuwa Japan · #1,239,924 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto Bunkyo University

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto Bunkyo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Carbon Nanotubes, Catalysis, Self-Assembly, Supramolecular Chemistry, Crystal Growth, Nanoparticles and Efficiency.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications12▲ 5.6×17 topics
  2. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.5×22 topics
  3. Catalysis7▲ 5.9×17 topics
  4. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.0×13 topics
  6. Self-Assembly6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  7. Supramolecular Chemistry6▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Crystal Growth6▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Efficiency5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  10. History5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  11. Culture5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  12. Bioimaging5▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Aromaticity5▲ 190×1 topic
  14. Electron Transfer5▲ 112×2 topics
  15. Helical Polymers5▲ 190×1 topic
  16. Semiconductors5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  17. Science5▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Literature5▲ 4.7×2 topics
  19. Modernization5▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Transition Metal Complexes5▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Stability5▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Electronic Structure4▲ 14×8 topics
  23. Endohedral Fullerenes4▲ 255×1 topic
  24. Fullerenes4▲ 255×1 topic
  25. Philosophy4▲ 5.2×2 topics
  26. Organometal Halide Perovskites4▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Perovskite Solar Cells4▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Organic Electronics4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Air Force4▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Islam4▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Legal Regulation4▲ 9.6×1 topic
  33. Nanocrystals4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Social Influence4▲ 9.8×1 topic
  35. Transport Policy4▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Warfare4▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Polymer Blends4▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Superconductivity4▲ 11×8 topics

Which research topics does Kyoto Bunkyo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds, Fullerene Chemistry and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Synthesis and Properties…5Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 5 fractional worksFullerene Chemistry and …4Fullerene Chemistry and Applications: 4 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …4Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 3 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…3Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 3 fractional works
Organic ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringTransportationAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  10. 10 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto Bunkyo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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