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Kyoto Women's University

In research, Kyoto Women's University stands highest in Medicine (#13,117 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#15,559 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,032 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,979
of 28,054 · #24,019 all time
Rank in Japan
#736
of 1,070
Research works
837
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Kyoto Women's University 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
MedicineField #13,117 of 17,978 15.9%190
Health SciencesDomain #15,559 of 20,462 14.9%236
Life SciencesDomain #12,032 of 14,347 8.9%172
Physical SciencesDomain #18,149 of 21,541 8.3%233
Social SciencesDomain #15,247 of 16,945 10.6%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto Women's 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).

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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.98× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 11.03× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.32× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto Women's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Takako Fujiwara, Kumiko Nishio and 久美子 西尾 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto Women's University.

  1. 1 Takako Fujiwara Japan · #484,655 worldwide 136 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Kumiko Nishio Japan · #661,043 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 久美子 西尾 Japan · #902,923 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Masaru Matsuoka Japan · #957,989 worldwide 84 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Fumio Yoshioka Japan · #990,900 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Tomoko Wada Japan · #1,057,345 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Osamu Yaida Japan · #1,093,771 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Akiko Kuwabara Japan · #1,098,977 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Kiyoshi Tanaka Japan · #1,117,339 worldwide 45 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Shinichiro Shimbo Japan · #1,152,615 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto Women's University

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto Women's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Gut Microbiota, Quality of Life and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Inflammation6▲ 3.3×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.67×36 topics
  3. Obesity4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.5×18 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.5×19 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  8. Gut Microbiota3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  9. Gender2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  10. Aging2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  13. Metabolism2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  14. Sweet Taste2▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Taste Receptors2▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Prevalence2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  17. Hypertension2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  18. Olfactory Dysfunction2▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Olfactory System2▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Adolescents2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  21. Neural Correlates2▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Nutrition2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Politics2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Adaptation2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  27. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Evolution1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Lung Cancer1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  30. Natural Selection1▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Breath Analysis1▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Citizenship Education1▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Electronic Nose1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Regression Analysis1▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Satoyama1▲ 153×1 topic
  36. landscape conservation1▲ 153×1 topic
  37. Japan1▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Moral Development1▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Population Genetics1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Values Education1▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyoto Women's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Urban and spatial planning and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Biochemical Analysis and…2Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 2 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…2Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksValues and Moral Education: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Genetic Dy…1Evolution and Genetic Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Met…1Advanced Statistical Methods and Models: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Fo…1Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…1Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSensory SystemsNature and Landscape ConservationBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Values and Moral Education Education 1 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available52.6%not open47.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto Women's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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