Nature誌に見る関学理工の研究力

Nature誌に見る関学理工の研究力

関西学院理工学部は、物理学科と化学科の2学科からなる理学部として出発した経緯があり、伝統的に理学研究には定評があります。特に、両学科では、物性科学が共通キーワードであるため、必ずしも規模が大きくない中でも、着実な実績を積み上げてきています。

ここでは、最近Nature誌から発表された2013年のNature誌におけるランキングをご紹介します。

アジアパシフィック領域における大学・研究所（企業を含む）の各研究機関について、そこに所属する研究者のNature誌への寄与を積算し、ランキングにしたものです。オリジナルのデータは下記をご覧下さい。

http://www.natureasia.com/en/publishing-index/asia-pacific/by-subject

(1) Chemistry 分野

東京大学、京都大学、北京大学などが上位につけております。また、並み居る有力大学のなかで、関西学院大学は、アジア全体で44位となっており、規模を考えると健闘していると言えるでしょう。

Institution		CC3	Articles4
1.	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China	17.43	43
2.	The University of Tokyo, Japan	7.57	16
3.	Kyoto University, Japan	7.17	15
4.	Peking University (PKU), China	6.03	15
5.	Osaka University, Japan	4.67	10
6.	The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia	4.64	11
7.	Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan	3.93	7
8.	National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore	3.85	8
9.	Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea	3.71	6
10.	Jilin University, China	3.68	6
11.	Nagoya University, Japan	3.13	11
12.	Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore	3.08	8
13.	National Institute for Material Science (NIMS), Japan	3.07	5
14.	Tsinghua University, China	3.02	11
15.	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea	2.87	7
16.	Zhejiang University (ZJU), China	2.56	4
17.	Hanyang University, South Korea	2.43	4
18.	Hokkaido University, Japan	2.42	5
19.	Fudan University, China	2.4	7
20.	Nanjing University, China	2.31	4
21.	University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China	2.3	6
22.	Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea	2.18	5
23.	Xiamen University, China	2.17	3
24.	Sun Yat-sen University, China	2.04	3
25.	Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan	1.83	6
26.	Yonsei University, South Korea	1.8	3
27.	Kyushu University, Japan	1.74	6
28.	The University of Sydney, Australia	1.65	2
29.	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China	1.65	3
30.	The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia	1.58	6
31.	National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan	1.52	5
32.	Tianjin University, China	1.48	3
33.	Monash University, Australia	1.36	6
34.	East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China	1.36	2
35.	Academia Sinica, Taiwan	1.34	4
36.	Sichuan University, China	1.31	2
37.	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea	1.27	3
38.	Wuhan University of Technology, China	1.26	2
39.	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan	1.11	3
40.	Kanazawa University, Japan	1.07	3
41.	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China	1.03	2
42.	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China	1.03	7
43.	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China	1	1
44.	Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan	1	1
45.	University of Tsukuba, Japan	1	1
46.	Konan University, Japan	1	1
47.	University of Seoul, South Korea	1	1
48.	Tohoku University, Japan	0.97	5
49.	The University of Wollongong, Australia	0.95	3
50.	Northeast Normal University, China	0.93	3

(2) Physical Science 分野

次に物理科学分野を見てみましょう。高エネルギー物理学等の関学理工にはない分野も含まれるため、Chemistryに比べる順位が落ちますが、しかし146位にランクインしており、健闘と言えるでしょう。

http://www.natureasia.com/en/publishing-index/asia-pacific/by-subject/phys

Institution		CC3	Articles4
1.	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China	23.16	62
2.	The University of Tokyo, Japan	18.62	44
3.	Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan	14.29	40
4.	University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), China	10.06	26
5.	National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore	8.45	27
6.	Tsinghua University, China	8.26	29
7.	Nanjing University, China	7.84	17
8.	Osaka University, Japan	6.73	18
9.	Peking University (PKU), China	6.23	18
10.	Tohoku University, Japan	6.11	22
11.	Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea	5.87	16
12.	Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea	5.52	16
13.	NTT Group, Japan	5.49	9
14.	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), China	5.43	7
15.	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan	5.18	11
16.	The University of Sydney, Australia	5.14	11
17.	Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore	4.98	14
18.	National Institute for Material Science (NIMS), Japan	4.96	20
19.	Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan	4.84	13
20.	Indian Institute of Science (IISC), India	4.37	8
21.	Australian National University (ANU), Australia	4.34	11
22.	The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia	4.28	12
23.	Zhejiang University (ZJU), China	4.26	17
24.	Nagoya University, Japan	4.04	9
25.	Kyoto University, Japan	3.78	12
26.	National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan	3.72	10
27.	Macquarie University, Australia	3.67	11
28.	Fudan University, China	3.42	11
29.	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea	3.24	13
30.	Hokkaido University, Japan	2.91	6
31.	The University of Melbourne, Australia	2.78	12
32.	Toshiba Corporation, Japan	2.6	4
33.	The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia	2.56	6
34.	Kyushu University, Japan	2.5	7
35.	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, South Korea	2.5	3
36.	Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China	2.46	13
37.	Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea	2.27	12
38.	Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea	2.07	3
39.	National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan	2.02	5
40.	The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China	2.01	5
41.	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China	2	2
42.	Yonsei University, South Korea	1.87	7
43.	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Japan	1.82	10
44.	Renmin University of China, China	1.81	5
45.	Korea University, South Korea	1.8	11
46.	The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China	1.62	5
47.	Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea	1.59	5
48.	Monash University, Australia	1.59	6
49.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore	1.57	6
50.	Wuhan University of Technology, China	1.57	3
51.	Shanxi University, China	1.56	2
52.	Beijing Normal University, China	1.51	4
53.	Soochow University, China	1.5	3
54.	National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan	1.46	9
55.	Kyung Hee University, South Korea	1.46	5
56.	City University of Hong Kong, China	1.4	5
57.	Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan	1.3	9
58.	The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia	1.24	7
59.	University of Tsukuba, Japan	1.22	6
60.	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), India	1.2	2
61.	National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan	1.19	3
62.	Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea	1.18	6
63.	Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST), China	1.16	3
64.	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan	1.13	3
65.	The University of Wollongong, Australia	1.13	5
66.	Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), South Korea	1.12	3
67.	Hanyang University, South Korea	1.11	4
68.	Swinburne University of Technology, Australia	1.01	5
69.	East China Normal University (ECNU), China	1	2
70.	Yamagata University, Japan	1	1
71.	Jilin University, China	0.97	3
72.	Chiba University, Japan	0.88	3
73.	Nankai University, China	0.86	3
74.	Xi'an Jiaotong University, China	0.85	3
75.	South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), China	0.85	4
76.	Shanghai University, China	0.82	4
77.	Beihang University (BUAA), China	0.79	2
78.	Beijing University of Technology, China	0.75	3
79.	St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (SVI), Australia	0.75	1
80.	Sun Yat-sen University, China	0.74	3
81.	Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), South Korea	0.74	4
82.	Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India	0.74	3
83.	Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea	0.73	6
84.	Southeast University (SEU), China	0.72	4
85.	China University of Geosciences, China	0.71	1
86.	University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia	0.7	3
87.	Korea Institute of Machinery Material (KIMM), South Korea	0.69	1
88.	International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC), Japan	0.69	2
89.	University of Tasmania (UTAS), Australia	0.64	3
90.	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan	0.62	2
91.	High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan	0.56	2
92.	The University of Adelaide, Australia	0.53	3
93.	Academia Sinica, Taiwan	0.52	8
94.	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan	0.5	1
95.	Kagoshima University, Japan	0.5	1
96.	Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), India	0.49	4
97.	National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), Taiwan	0.48	2
98.	Kasetsart University, Thailand	0.48	2
99.	Niigata University, Japan	0.47	2
100.	Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea	0.45	1
101.	Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan	0.44	2
102.	Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), China	0.43	3
103.	Pusan National University, South Korea	0.42	2
104.	Ocean University of China, China	0.42	2
105.	Ajou University, South Korea	0.4	1
106.	Kanazawa University, Japan	0.4	2
107.	Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN), Australia	0.39	2
108.	Hitachi, Ltd., Japan	0.35	3
109.	Shenzhen University (SZU), China	0.34	2
110.	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), China	0.34	4
111.	University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), China	0.34	3
112.	JEOL Ltd., Japan	0.33	1
113.	Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand	0.3	1
114.	La Trobe University, Australia	0.3	2
115.	Hiroshima University, Japan	0.29	2
116.	RMIT University, Australia	0.29	2
117.	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China	0.28	2
118.	Tokyo University of Science, Japan	0.27	3
119.	Sichuan University, China	0.27	3
120.	Australian Synchrotron, Australia	0.26	2
121.	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan	0.26	2
122.	National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), Taiwan	0.25	1
123.	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	0.25	1
124.	Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	0.25	1
125.	Research Institute for Electromagnetic Materials, Japan	0.25	1
126.	Xiamen University, China	0.25	1
127.	University of Otago, New Zealand	0.25	1
128.	Toho University, Japan	0.25	1
129.	Wuhan University, China	0.25	1
130.	East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), China	0.25	1
131.	Central South University (CSU), China	0.23	1
132.	Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), Singapore	0.22	1
133.	Deakin University, Australia	0.22	1
134.	Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, China	0.22	2
135.	Lanzhou University, China	0.22	2
136.	Chongqing University, China	0.21	2
137.	Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Japan	0.21	2
138.	University of Suwon, South Korea	0.2	1
139.	Sharp Corporation, Japan	0.2	1
140.	Okayama University, Japan	0.2	1
141.	Chuo University, Japan	0.2	1
142.	The University of South Australia, Australia	0.2	1
143.	Inha University, South Korea	0.19	2
144.	Curtin University, Australia	0.18	2
145.	Hangzhou Normal University, China	0.18	1
146.	Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan	0.18	2
147.	Shandong University, China	0.18	2
148.	Third Military Medical University, China	0.17	1
149.	National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan	0.17	1

(3) その他の分野

このランキングには、他には、Earth & Environment Sciences と Life Sciencesがありますが、こちらはまだランクインしていないですが、生命医化学科、環境・応用化学科の新設によって、今後入ってくると予想されます。

研究機関別のランキング(日本国内)

最後に研究機関別のランキングを掲載します。関学は40位と健闘しております。

http://www.natureasia.com/en/publishing-index/asia-pacific/institution-by-country/Japan

Institution		CC2	Articles3
1.	The University of Tokyo, Japan	50.09	126
2.	Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan	27.25	91
3.	Kyoto University, Japan	24.75	65
4.	Osaka University, Japan	19	60
5.	Nagoya University, Japan	11.25	31
6.	Tohoku University, Japan	10.15	39
7.	Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan	10	24
8.	Kyushu University, Japan	7.81	25
9.	National Institute for Material Science (NIMS), Japan	7.48	24
10.	Hokkaido University, Japan	7.09	20
11.	University of Tsukuba, Japan	7.02	18
12.	Keio University, Japan	6.73	20
13.	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan	6.23	19
14.	National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan	5.66	18
15.	NTT Group, Japan	5.55	10
16.	Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Japan	5.16	15
17.	Yokohama City University, Japan	3.44	13
18.	Kumamoto University, Japan	2.7	10
19.	Toshiba Corporation, Japan	2.6	4
20.	Okayama University, Japan	2.38	9
21.	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan	2.22	13
22.	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Japan	2.2	14
23.	Tokyo University of Science, Japan	2.15	8
24.	Chiba University, Japan	1.93	9
25.	Niigata University, Japan	1.72	8
26.	Gunma University, Japan	1.62	8
27.	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Japan	1.61	10
28.	Kobe University, Japan	1.57	6
29.	Shizuoka University, Japan	1.57	7
30.	Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan	1.55	11
31.	Juntendo University, Japan	1.46	6
32.	Ehime University, Japan	1.39	5
33.	Teikyo University, Japan	1.32	3
34.	Kanazawa University, Japan	1.3	5
35.	Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Japan	1.28	6
36.	Konan University, Japan	1.25	2
37.	National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan	1.22	4
38.	Yamagata University, Japan	1.2	3
39.	Waseda University, Japan	1.19	6
40.	Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan	1.18	3
41.	The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan	1.18	5
42.	Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan	1.09	3
43.	Nagoya City University, Japan	1.04	3
44.	Mie University, Japan	1	1
45.	Saga University, Japan	1	3
46.	University of Toyama, Japan	0.96	3
47.	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan	0.89	2
48.	National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Japan	0.84	4
49.	Hiroshima University, Japan	0.84	6
50.	Kinki University, Japan	0.83	3
51.	Doshisha University, Japan	0.8	2
52.	Kagoshima University, Japan	0.8	3
53.	University of Miyazaki, Japan	0.72	4
54.	University of Hyogo, Japan	0.71	3
55.	Fujita Health University, Japan	0.7	3
56.	Chuo University, Japan	0.7	2
57.	International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC), Japan	0.69	2
58.	Sharp Corporation, Japan	0.65	2
59.	Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan	0.62	5
60.	National Cancer Center, Japan	0.56	4
61.	High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan	0.56	2
62.	National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Japan	0.52	3
63.	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Japan	0.5	1
64.	Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan	0.5	1
65.	Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Japan	0.49	3
66.	JEOL Ltd., Japan	0.48	3
67.	Yamaguchi University, Japan	0.48	4
68.	Kazusa DNA Research Institute (KDRI), Japan	0.45	4
69.	Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan	0.44	2
70.	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan	0.44	3
71.	Fukushima Medical University, Japan	0.44	2
72.	Tokushima Bunri University, Japan	0.44	2
73.	Akita University, Japan	0.43	3
74.	Ibaraki University, Japan	0.43	1
75.	University of Yamanashi, Japan	0.42	3
76.	Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan	0.42	1
77.	Shinshu University, Japan	0.4	4
78.	National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO), Japan	0.4	3
79.	The University of Tokushima, Japan	0.4	3
80.	Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), Japan	0.38	2
81.	Nagasaki University, Japan	0.38	6
82.	National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD), Japan	0.36	4
83.	Hitachi, Ltd., Japan	0.36	4
84.	Nihon University, Japan	0.35	1
85.	Kochi University, Japan	0.33	1
86.	University of the Ryukyus, Japan	0.32	3
87.	Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan	0.31	2
88.	Toho University, Japan	0.31	2
89.	Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan	0.31	2
90.	Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan	0.29	1
91.	Nara Women's University, Japan	0.29	1
92.	Hirosaki University, Japan	0.26	3
93.	National Hospital Organization (NHO), Japan	0.25	4
94.	Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan	0.25	3
95.	Research Institute for Electromagnetic Materials, Japan	0.25	1
96.	National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS), Japan	0.25	1
97.	Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Japan	0.25	1
98.	Tokyo Medical University, Japan	0.24	2
99.	Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan	0.23	3
100.	KAN Research Institute, Inc., Japan	0.23	1

（編集後記）

ランキングは毎年変動するもので、一喜一憂するものではありませんが、すばらしい研究成果、ハイレベルな研究成果を出せるよう、今後も研究活動に邁進したいですね。