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Kinjo Gakuin University

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score46.2
Global research rank#3,166
Country rank#180
Momentum rank#3,934

Research performance overview

Kinjo Gakuin University is an education institution in Japan represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 377 research works and 1,131 citations. Its current h-index is 85, while the five-year trend shows positive publication growth. It currently places #3,166 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Japan, its current research-performance position is #180.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years377
Citations, 5 years1,131
H-index85
i10-index857
Publication growth12.9%
Citation growth-81.8%

Recent citation volume is approximately 3.0 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2010511,37724
20115793829
20125671133
20136172127
20145556826
20154554529
2016601,09042
2017611,09540
20185965939
20196689350
20207053649
20217854056
20227142751
20236938456
20247917259
20258713976
202671954
2027202

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2027 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Drug Transport and Resistance MechanismsFatty Acid Research and HealthLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentPharmacy and Medical PracticesDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionNutritional Studies and DietDiet and metabolism studiesPulmonary Hypertension Research and TreatmentsMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesReliability and Maintenance Optimization

The strongest topic signals currently associated with Kinjo Gakuin University include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Fatty Acid Research and Health and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 425 index-ready universities currently available for Japan, the average five-year output is about 1,641 works and the average five-year citation count is about 7,062. Kinjo Gakuin University is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is 12.9%, compared with a country-set average of 21.4%.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I158048120
  • ROR ID: 0475w6974
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 17:07:14

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for Kinjo Gakuin University?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 46.2 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with Kinjo Gakuin University?

The current local five-year window contains 377 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.