Question 1

What is Kyoto University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kyoto University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#152 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#296 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#271 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Geometry and Topology and Mathematical Physics (Condensed Matter Physics is 5.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kyoto University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kyoto University ranks #215 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#240 all time), and #2 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Shimon Sakaguchi, Atsushi Togo and Masatoshi Takeichi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kyoto University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kyoto University is "KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes" (Minoru I. Kanehisa, 2000), with 40,289 citations. Next come "KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes" (32,529) and "Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Mouse Embryonic and Adult Fibroblast Cultures by Defined Factors" (26,957).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kyoto University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: earthquake and tectonic studies, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Inflammation, Self-Assembly and Superconductivity.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kyoto University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Kyoto University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Kyoto University's?

Accepted Answer

Nagoya University has the research profile closest to Kyoto University's (similarity 0.96 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Physics and Astronomy, followed by Weizmann Institute of Science and The University of Tokyo.

Question 9

Is Kyoto University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.