Kwansei Gakuin University

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Kwansei Gakuin University
Short name
KGU
Country, city
Japan, Nishinomiya
Publications
8 174
Citations
138 199
h-index
127
Top-3 organizations
Osaka University
Osaka University (576 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (520 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (323 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Jilin University
Jilin University (93 publications)
Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University (55 publications)
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University (44 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1952

Total publications
8174
Total citations
138199
Citations per publication
16.91
Average publications per year
108.99
Average authors per publication
5.09
h-index
127
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 678, 8.29%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
678 publications, 8.29%
General Physics and Astronomy, 649, 7.94%
General Physics and Astronomy
649 publications, 7.94%
Materials Chemistry, 574, 7.02%
Materials Chemistry
574 publications, 7.02%
Biochemistry, 564, 6.9%
Biochemistry
564 publications, 6.9%
General Chemistry, 540, 6.61%
General Chemistry
540 publications, 6.61%
General Medicine, 539, 6.59%
General Medicine
539 publications, 6.59%
Organic Chemistry, 518, 6.34%
Organic Chemistry
518 publications, 6.34%
Condensed Matter Physics, 493, 6.03%
Condensed Matter Physics
493 publications, 6.03%
Spectroscopy, 438, 5.36%
Spectroscopy
438 publications, 5.36%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 362, 4.43%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
362 publications, 4.43%
Analytical Chemistry, 360, 4.4%
Analytical Chemistry
360 publications, 4.4%
General Materials Science, 310, 3.79%
General Materials Science
310 publications, 3.79%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 280, 3.43%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
280 publications, 3.43%
Inorganic Chemistry, 267, 3.27%
Inorganic Chemistry
267 publications, 3.27%
Cell Biology, 251, 3.07%
Cell Biology
251 publications, 3.07%
Molecular Biology, 247, 3.02%
Molecular Biology
247 publications, 3.02%
Economics and Econometrics, 229, 2.8%
Economics and Econometrics
229 publications, 2.8%
Catalysis, 213, 2.61%
Catalysis
213 publications, 2.61%
General Engineering, 202, 2.47%
General Engineering
202 publications, 2.47%
Instrumentation, 199, 2.43%
Instrumentation
199 publications, 2.43%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 171, 2.09%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
171 publications, 2.09%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 159, 1.95%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
159 publications, 1.95%
Biophysics, 150, 1.84%
Biophysics
150 publications, 1.84%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 150, 1.84%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
150 publications, 1.84%
General Psychology, 145, 1.77%
General Psychology
145 publications, 1.77%
Genetics, 140, 1.71%
Genetics
140 publications, 1.71%
Mechanical Engineering, 121, 1.48%
Mechanical Engineering
121 publications, 1.48%
Drug Discovery, 114, 1.39%
Drug Discovery
114 publications, 1.39%
Multidisciplinary, 112, 1.37%
Multidisciplinary
112 publications, 1.37%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 109, 1.33%
Surfaces and Interfaces
109 publications, 1.33%
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Journals

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The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
270 publications, 3.3%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
160 publications, 1.96%
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
156 publications, 1.91%
Applied Spectroscopy
128 publications, 1.57%
Chemical Physics Letters
98 publications, 1.2%
X-ray Structure Analysis Online
94 publications, 1.15%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
91 publications, 1.11%
Physical Review B
79 publications, 0.97%
SSRN Electronic Journal
77 publications, 0.94%
The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
77 publications, 0.94%
Scientific Reports
73 publications, 0.89%
Progress of Theoretical Physics
73 publications, 0.89%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
68 publications, 0.83%
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences
67 publications, 0.82%
Seibutsu Butsuri
67 publications, 0.82%
Materials Science Forum
65 publications, 0.8%
Japanese Psychological Research
65 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
64 publications, 0.78%
Chemistry - A European Journal
61 publications, 0.75%
Physical Review D
60 publications, 0.73%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
57 publications, 0.7%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
51 publications, 0.62%
Chemical Communications
49 publications, 0.6%
Tetrahedron Letters
47 publications, 0.57%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
47 publications, 0.57%
Astrophysical Journal
44 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Applied Physics
43 publications, 0.53%
Inorganic Chemistry
43 publications, 0.53%
Organic Letters
42 publications, 0.51%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
41 publications, 0.5%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1564 publications, 19.13%
Springer Nature
1020 publications, 12.48%
Wiley
747 publications, 9.14%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
547 publications, 6.69%
SAGE
297 publications, 3.63%
Oxford University Press
286 publications, 3.5%
The Japanese Psychological Association
281 publications, 3.44%
Taylor & Francis
268 publications, 3.28%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
266 publications, 3.25%
American Physical Society (APS)
180 publications, 2.2%
Physical Society of Japan
156 publications, 1.91%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
137 publications, 1.68%
MDPI
130 publications, 1.59%
AIP Publishing
122 publications, 1.49%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
97 publications, 1.19%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
96 publications, 1.17%
Trans Tech Publications
80 publications, 0.98%
IOP Publishing
78 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
76 publications, 0.93%
Japan Academy
72 publications, 0.88%
Biophysical Society of Japan
68 publications, 0.83%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
68 publications, 0.83%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
60 publications, 0.73%
The Electrochemical Society
58 publications, 0.71%
American Astronomical Society
51 publications, 0.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.
43 publications, 0.53%
The Japan Sociological Society
41 publications, 0.5%
Cambridge University Press
36 publications, 0.44%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
36 publications, 0.44%
The Genetics Society of Japan
33 publications, 0.4%
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With other organizations

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Osaka University
576 publications, 7.05%
Kyoto University
520 publications, 6.36%
University of Tokyo
323 publications, 3.95%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
271 publications, 3.32%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
251 publications, 3.07%
Nagoya University
235 publications, 2.87%
Kobe University
228 publications, 2.79%
Tohoku University
210 publications, 2.57%
Hokkaido University
182 publications, 2.23%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
160 publications, 1.96%
University of Tsukuba
140 publications, 1.71%
Hiroshima University
132 publications, 1.61%
Kyushu University
123 publications, 1.5%
Osaka Metropolitan University
117 publications, 1.43%
Shimane University
117 publications, 1.43%
Ritsumeikan University
108 publications, 1.32%
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute
107 publications, 1.31%
Jilin University
93 publications, 1.14%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
93 publications, 1.14%
Okayama University
93 publications, 1.14%
Waseda University
90 publications, 1.1%
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
83 publications, 1.02%
National Institute for Materials Science
82 publications, 1%
Yamagata University
82 publications, 1%
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
81 publications, 0.99%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
75 publications, 0.92%
Kanazawa University
65 publications, 0.8%
Kindai University
61 publications, 0.75%
University of Hyogo
58 publications, 0.71%
Ryukoku University
56 publications, 0.69%
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With foreign organizations

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Jilin University
93 publications, 1.14%
Jagiellonian University
55 publications, 0.67%
Beijing Normal University
44 publications, 0.54%
Chulalongkorn University
34 publications, 0.42%
University of Duisburg-Essen
34 publications, 0.42%
Peking University
31 publications, 0.38%
University of Wrocław
30 publications, 0.37%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
29 publications, 0.35%
University of Michigan
26 publications, 0.32%
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
24 publications, 0.29%
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
24 publications, 0.29%
University of Innsbruck
24 publications, 0.29%
Jiangnan University
23 publications, 0.28%
University of Delaware
23 publications, 0.28%
University of Glasgow
22 publications, 0.27%
Seoul National University
22 publications, 0.27%
Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
22 publications, 0.27%
University of Texas at Austin
22 publications, 0.27%
University of Cambridge
21 publications, 0.26%
Hunan University
21 publications, 0.26%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
20 publications, 0.24%
Stanford University
19 publications, 0.23%
Goddard Space Flight Center
18 publications, 0.22%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
18 publications, 0.22%
University of Kurdistan
16 publications, 0.2%
National University of Singapore
16 publications, 0.2%
University of Manitoba
16 publications, 0.2%
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
16 publications, 0.2%
Stockholm University
15 publications, 0.18%
Australian National University
15 publications, 0.18%
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With other countries

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USA, 471, 5.76%
USA
471 publications, 5.76%
China, 446, 5.46%
China
446 publications, 5.46%
Germany, 150, 1.84%
Germany
150 publications, 1.84%
United Kingdom, 142, 1.74%
United Kingdom
142 publications, 1.74%
Poland, 121, 1.48%
Poland
121 publications, 1.48%
France, 93, 1.14%
France
93 publications, 1.14%
Republic of Korea, 92, 1.13%
Republic of Korea
92 publications, 1.13%
Canada, 85, 1.04%
Canada
85 publications, 1.04%
Indonesia, 73, 0.89%
Indonesia
73 publications, 0.89%
India, 66, 0.81%
India
66 publications, 0.81%
Australia, 58, 0.71%
Australia
58 publications, 0.71%
Thailand, 56, 0.69%
Thailand
56 publications, 0.69%
Italy, 50, 0.61%
Italy
50 publications, 0.61%
Austria, 47, 0.57%
Austria
47 publications, 0.57%
Spain, 47, 0.57%
Spain
47 publications, 0.57%
Netherlands, 45, 0.55%
Netherlands
45 publications, 0.55%
Sweden, 36, 0.44%
Sweden
36 publications, 0.44%
Singapore, 34, 0.42%
Singapore
34 publications, 0.42%
Vietnam, 31, 0.38%
Vietnam
31 publications, 0.38%
Czech Republic, 31, 0.38%
Czech Republic
31 publications, 0.38%
Russia, 26, 0.32%
Russia
26 publications, 0.32%
Switzerland, 26, 0.32%
Switzerland
26 publications, 0.32%
Iran, 24, 0.29%
Iran
24 publications, 0.29%
Ireland, 23, 0.28%
Ireland
23 publications, 0.28%
Finland, 22, 0.27%
Finland
22 publications, 0.27%
Belgium, 21, 0.26%
Belgium
21 publications, 0.26%
Malaysia, 20, 0.24%
Malaysia
20 publications, 0.24%
Hungary, 19, 0.23%
Hungary
19 publications, 0.23%
Mexico, 17, 0.21%
Mexico
17 publications, 0.21%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1952 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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