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Kyoto University of Education

In research, Kyoto University of Education stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,022 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,621 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,553
of 28,054 · #2,952 all time
Rank in Japan
#260
of 1,070
Research works
4.4k
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
107k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Kyoto University of Education 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 #7,022 of 12,888 13.5%108 #2814
Social SciencesDomain #6,621 of 10,521 24.9%95 #3306

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 40.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.69× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.58× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.04× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto University of Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Takatoshi Murata, Toshio Ibuki and Tomoo Yokoyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto University of Education.

  1. 1 Takatoshi Murata Japan · #665,879 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Toshio Ibuki Japan · #1,139,670 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Tomoo Yokoyama Japan · #1,504,880 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto University of Education

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto University of Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emotion, Well-being, Globalization, Diversity, Self-Regulation, Ethics, Education and Motivation.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 1.91×23 topics
  2. Emotion10▲ 18×8 topics
  3. Education9▲ 1.88×18 topics
  4. Climate Change8◆ 1.06×41 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 1.70×12 topics
  6. Well-being7▲ 6.5×10 topics
  7. Ethics6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  8. Motivation5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  11. Diversity5▲ 9.8×4 topics
  12. Resilience4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  14. Philosophy4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  15. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  16. Religion4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  17. Coping Strategies4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  18. Cultural Competence4▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Teacher Education4▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Embodiment3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  21. Social Cognition3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  23. Neural Basis3▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Neural Correlates3▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Neuroscience3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  26. Metacognition3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Cognitive Performance3▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Global Citizenship Education3▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Emotional Responses3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Neural Mechanisms3▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Product Design3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. User Satisfaction3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Color Psychology3▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Empathy3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  36. Kansei Engineering3▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Positive Emotions3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Community3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Psychological Well-being2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  40. Cognitive Control2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Kyoto University of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Education and Multiculturalism, Color perception and design, Aesthetic Perception and Analysis and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies.

Global Education and Mul…3Global Education and Multiculturalism: 3 fractional worksColor perception and des…3Color perception and design: 3 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and Analysis: 2 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 2 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPsychological and Educational Research Studies: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksAction Observation and S…2Action Observation and Synchronization: 2 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceNephrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 3 works
  2. 2 Color perception and design Social Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 2 works
  5. 5 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Psychological and Educational Research Studies Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto University of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower 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.

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