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Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

In research, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,608 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,230
of 28,054 · #34,535 all time
Rank in Japan
#806
of 1,070
Research works
253
▲ 143% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Kyoto University of Foreign Studies known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,608 of 16,945 17.2%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto University of Foreign Studies 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).

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: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.71× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.87× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Masayuki Murakami, Busuke HUDIMOTO and Takatoyo Umemoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto University of Foreign Studies.

  1. 1 Masayuki Murakami Japan · #1,200,525 worldwide 17 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Busuke HUDIMOTO Japan · #1,552,823 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Takatoyo Umemoto Japan · #1,597,301 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Well-being, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Self-Regulation, Cultural Competence and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  2. Education6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 2.2×16 topics
  4. Well-being4▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Academic Achievement4▲ 30×7 topics
  6. Educational Technology4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  7. Higher Education4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  8. Self-Regulation4▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Teacher Training4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  10. Cultural Competence4▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Social Justice3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  12. Teacher Education3▲ 30×3 topics
  13. Language Policy3▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Multilingualism3▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Student Engagement3▲ 8.9×7 topics
  16. Language Teaching3▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Student Perceptions3▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Big Data3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Online Learning3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  21. CLIL3▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Content and Language Integrated Learning3▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Corrective Feedback3▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Intrinsic Motivation3▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Social Interaction2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. Child Development2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  28. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Motivation2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Resilience2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  31. Autonomy Support2▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Distance Education2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Diversity2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Early Childhood Education2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Global Citizenship Education2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Health2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Self-Determination Theory2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Personality Traits2▲ 17×4 topics
  39. School Engagement2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Student-Teacher Relationships2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyoto University of Foreign Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Second Language Learning and Teaching, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Global Education and Multiculturalism and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports.

Second Language Learning…3Second Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksGlobal Education and Mul…2Global Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…2Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksEducation, Achievement, …1Education, Achievement, and Giftedness: 1 fractional worksInterpreting and Communi…1Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …1Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…1Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsEducationSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  3. 3 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 2 works
  4. 4 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  7. 7 Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto University of Foreign Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 143% 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.

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