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Kyoto Prefectural University

In research, Kyoto Prefectural University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,886 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,751 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,620 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,563
of 28,054 · #11,017 all time
Rank in Japan
#288
of 1,070
Research works
3.5k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Kyoto Prefectural 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 #8,886 of 12,888 3.7%135 #9715
Life SciencesDomain #5,751 of 7,800 7.9%127 #5409
MedicineField #8,620 of 10,443 11.1%97 #8395
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,905 of 3,409 6.7%62 #2547
Health SciencesDomain #10,288 of 11,982 10.9%106 #10627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto Prefectural 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#9,715 #8,886
  2. Life Sciences#5,409 #5,751
  3. Medicine#8,395 #8,620
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,547 #2,905
  5. Health Sciences#10,627 #10,288
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: 3.24× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.24× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.97× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hikaru Takahara, Takakazu Namiki and Osamu OBA lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Hikaru Takahara Japan · #282,467 worldwide 192 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Takakazu Namiki Japan · #316,370 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Osamu OBA Japan · #365,039 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Yasuyuki Kubo Japan · #370,328 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Zensuke Maki Japan · #379,930 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Yuzuru Suzuki Japan · #382,168 worldwide 99 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Takashi Kuge Japan · #396,368 worldwide 61 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Yoshitsugu Sobajima Japan · #407,759 worldwide 6 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Takehiro Masumura Japan · #409,388 worldwide 107 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Shigeko Hagiwara Japan · #423,584 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto Prefectural University

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto Prefectural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Community Participation, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Biological Control, Phylogeny and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Biodiversity21▲ 7.0×13 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 2.1×51 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 1.42×31 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 1.56×12 topics
  5. Invasive Species15▲ 8.7×14 topics
  6. Community Participation14▲ 9.1×2 topics
  7. Satoyama13▲ 314×1 topic
  8. landscape conservation13▲ 314×1 topic
  9. Oxidative Stress11▲ 1.59×35 topics
  10. Biological Control10▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Phylogeny10▲ 16×10 topics
  12. Aging9▲ 4.2×11 topics
  13. Cancer9▲ 1.65×37 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 2.3×13 topics
  15. Host Specificity7▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Metabolism7▲ 3.5×21 topics
  17. Exercise7▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Biogeography7▲ 6.5×10 topics
  19. Global Change7▲ 6.2×4 topics
  20. Taxonomy7▲ 12×6 topics
  21. DNA Barcoding6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  22. Self-Assembly6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  24. Radiotherapy6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Synthesis6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  26. Conservation6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  29. Morphology6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Biomass Estimation5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Weight Loss5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Characterization4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  33. Crystal Structure4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Catalytic Transformation4▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Lignin Valorization4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Tropical Forests4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Protein4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Brown Adipose Tissue4▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Thermogenesis4▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyoto Prefectural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Pigment Synthesis and Properties.

Urban and spatial planning13Urban and spatial planning: 13 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 4 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 4 fractional worksPigment Synthesis and Properties: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationBiomedical EngineeringPhysiologyInorganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 13 works
  2. 2 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Pigment Synthesis and Properties Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  10. 10 Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Other research institutions in Kyoto

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.