2018
Keio University
Annual Report
on Research Activities

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2018

As of April 30, 2019

Research funds at Keio University from national and local public institutions, private businesses, and university funding totaled approximately US$ 216 million in FY2018.
The charts below show research fund totals classified in various ways.
Amount <outer ring>, Number. of Projects <inner ring>($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Type
Types of Funds

Number of Projects

Amount845

17,656

1,285

49,315166

2,705

Specified Contributions

1,233

17,305

Commissioned Research802

97,395

1,078

28,983Contracts

14268

Others

30

2,835

5,453

216,462

University Funds
Subsidies
GrantsJoint Research

Total*As of April 30, 2019
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

Others 1.3%

University Funds
8.2%

Contracts 0.1%
Joint Research
13.4%
0.3%

19.8%

22.6%

45.0%

Subsidies
22.8%

15.5%

23.6%

14.7%

Commissioned
Research

0.6%

3.0%

Grants 1.2%
Specified Contributions
8.0%

Definition
Subsidies: Research funds provided mainly by government and public offices.
Grants: Research expenses provided mainly by foundations for the purpose of improvement or accomplishment of research.
Specified Contributions: Contributions earmarked for research activities.
Commissioned Research: Research commissioned by government and public offices, as well as private enterprises.
Joint Research: Research involving personnel exchanges and/or sharing technology/facilities under the joint research agreement,with or without payment of research funds.
Contracts: Research under a contract agreement.

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Research Funds by Type FY2014-2018($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Type over the Past 5 Years
Type of Research Funds

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018

University Funds

6,031

6,434

5,9615,049

17,656

Subsidies

63,29652,73851,80948,91949,315Grants

2,089

2,565

2,924

3,365

2,705

Specified Contributions

18,04315,022

14,646

21,25917,305

Commissioned Research

58,01785,56088,33883,66097,395

Joint Research

15,34417,804

20,11022,50428,983Contracts

1,305

647

502

879

268

247

214

164

235

2,835

164,371

180,984

184,452

185,869

216,462

OthersTotal

FY2014

164,371
University Funds

FY2015

Subsidies

180,984

GrantsSpecified Contributions

FY2016

184,452

Commissioned Research
Joint Research

FY2017

Contracts

185,869

Others

FY2018

216,462-50,000

100,000

150,000* University funds were revalued in 2018, part of which were not counted as such in the previous years.

Total

200,000

3ResearchResearch Funds by Field in FY2018

The data in this section are compiled with reference to classification of the field of research in other official reports such as the Survey of Research and Developmentby the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and various surveys on research expenses by the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges.
($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Field
Number ofProjects

AmountHumanities

325

3,881

Social Sciences

410

8,498

Medical Sciences

2,928

114,797

Research Fields

Amount <outer ring>, Number. of Projects <inner ring>
Humanities 1.8%

Others 6.7%

Social Sciences 3.9%
Combined 6.3%

Humanities
7.1%

0.9%

Social Sciences

6.0%

Science and Technology

1,352

61,109Combined387

13,646

Others51

14,531

Total

5,453

7.5%

Medical Sciences

24.8%

Science and Technology
28.2%

Science andTechnology

53.7%

216,462

Medical Sciences
53.0%

Combined
OthersHumanities
History, Philosophy, Literature, Languages, and other humanities.
Social Sciences
Economics, Sociology, Business and Commerce, Political Science, Law, and other social sciences.
Medical Sciences
Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Science, and other health and medical sciences.
Science and Technology
Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Mechanics and Shipbuilding, Engineering, Mathematics, Electrics, Communications,Physics, and other sciences and technology.
Combined
Interdisciplinary fields.
Others4Research

Research Funds by Affiliation in FY2018

Classifying funds by affiliation of researcher (in principle, the representative researcher)■Research Funds by Affiliation of Researchers
Affiliation of Researchers($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

Number of Projects

AmountFaculty / Graduate School of Letters

172

2,409

Faculty / Graduate School of Economics

133

2,799

Faculty / Graduate School of Law

88

1,137

Faculty / Graduate School of Business and Commerce

98

2,828

Faculty / Graduate School of Medicine

2,632

106,914

Faculty / Graduate School of Science and Technology

1020

39,512

Faculty of Policy Management

156

2,602

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

369

22,302

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care

53764

Faculty of Pharmacy / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

195

4,509

318161

5,978

Graduate School of Health Management

7963

Graduate School of Business Administration

51614

Graduate School of System Design and Management

76

3,619

Graduate School of Media Design64

2,423

Law School

28227

Others147

16,845

Total

5,453

216,462

Graduate School of Human Relations
Graduate School of Media and Governance*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

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Research Funds by Type■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds
Number ofProjects

Type of External Entities
Government

73

8,653

Independent Administrative Agencies,
Semi-Governmental Corporations*2554

82,440Local Public Entities 4.4%

1,910

53,134

12.0%

Other Universities

70716

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations

255

4,438

Foreign Countries

38926

Private Individuals

439

2,334

OthersTotal

FY2014Government
Funding source

79
198,806

No. of
Projects

FY2015

AmountNo. of
Projects

FY2016

AmountNo. of
Projects

No. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

9629

10

1,506

10

1,988

9

1,254

1,030

37,2591,066

36,091

1,064

38,067

1,152

37,941

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

193

12,315

75

3,652

61

2,311

71

1,749

74

2,041

Ministry of Environment

11

1,550

11

1,920

8

1,334

4301

3119

Local Public Entities

6,417

41

5,227

12863

16

4,976

21

4,730

Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations

75,4301,166

48,687

1,157

42,1061,165

47,0801,259

46,086

Private Corporations

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017

Other Universities

FY2018

No. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

Amount

14

1,216

19

1,114

20

1,784

10

1,352

12735

JST *b114

26,16781

19,611

81

24,81488

20,77899

21,956201

50,825216

48,634220

43,108289

52,110

NEDO *d

16

2,399

12

1,096

18

1,866

16

2,173

22

3,695

Others

107

2,606

91

1,689

111

2,1581103,010

132

3,943

Total

251

32,388404

74,336446

79,256444

70,422554

82,440

AMED *c

FY2014

Private Corporations

FY2015FY2016FY2017

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations
Foreign Countries
Private Individuals

FY2018

No. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountSpecified Contributions

821

15,273795

12,617794

12,012734

15,525739

13,664

Commissioned Research

211

7,416

224

7,128

222

10,212

228

7,819

253

8,933

Joint Research

488

14,394587

16,868597

18,345597

20,388829

27,017

TotalGovernment

36

NICT *aOthers

Private Individuals 1.2%

1,303

Independent Administrative Agencies,
Semi-Governmental Corporations

Funding source

Foreign Countries 0.5%

Amount1,527

Funding source

0.8%
9.5%
0.2%

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations 2.2%

FY201853,621

Total

5.5%

Other Universities 0.4%

13Others

1.5%

1.6%

27.3%

FY2017

AmountPrivate Corporations 26.7%

41.4%

1,050

Ministry of Education*3

104,608

Government 23.2%($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications*2

Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations
41.5%

46,086

Local Public Entities

Private Corporations *3*1

Amount <outer ring>, Number of Projects <inner ring>Amount1,259*1

Contribution Share by External Entity Type($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

14114

64620

46

401

104

1,255

89

3,521

1,534

37,197

1,670

37,232

1,659

40,9691,663

44,986

1,910

53,134*a National Institute of Information and Communications Technology*b Japan Science and Technology Agency*c Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development*d New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

6ResearchResearch Funds by Campus in FY2018($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds to Each Campus
Government
Organizations

Non-Government
PublicOrganizations

PrivateCorporations

OthersTotal

No. of Projects

179

818

1206

Amount

8,913

88315

105

9,421

Campuses

Mita Campus

Hiyoshi Campus
Shinanomachi Campus
Yagami Campus
Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus
Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus
Tsuruoka Town Campus
Tonomachi Town Campus
Total

No. of Projects

138

20113

10281

Amount

4,648

588

3,590

260

9,085

No. of Projects

904

155

1,016

417

2,492

Amount

66,9342,391

30,025

1,328

100,678

No. of Projects

363

7134334811

Amount24,384

1,265

9,626

602

35,877

No. of Projects

144

78

307

47

576

Amount13,352

2,101

6,753

998

23,203

No. of Projects

5727

60

2

146

Amount

2,547

563

855

120

4,085

No. of Projects

6

3

26

0

35

Amount

1,495

38

968

0

2,501

No. of Projects

19

8

23

2

52

Amount

2,028

6,571

415

10

9,024

No. of Projects

32

4

0

9

Amount

4,225

118

588

0

4,930

No. of Projects

1,813

372

1,910

513

4,608

Amount128,525

13,72353,134

3,423

198,806* Totals are compiled based on the home campuses (in principle, the affiliation of the research project leaders). The actual research, however, may take place at different campuses.

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Direct and Indirect Research Expenses FY2014-2018■Direct and Indirect Research Expenses, and General Administrative Expenses over the Past 5 Years($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

Type of Research Funds

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

135,817

151,884

149,453

149,758

165,932

Indirect Expenses

16,088

14,581

20,654

20,234

18,746

General Administrative Expenses

6,436

8,085

8,385

10,827

14,127

158,341

174,550

178,491

180,819

198,805

Total*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

FY2014

158,341

FY2015

174,550

FY2016

178,491

FY2017

180,819

FY2018

198,805
025,000

50,000

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

75,000100,000

125,000

Indirect Expenses

150,000

175,000

200,000

General Administrative Expenses

Definition
Indirect Expenses: Expenses allocated equivalent to a certain percentage of the Competitive Research Funds in addition to thedirect expenses for the research to supplement administrative and operational costs of the institution to which project leaders
are affiliated.
General Administrative Expenses (Overhead Costs): Expenses allocated to supplement administrative costs for research otherthan direct expenses for the research, other than Indirect Expenses.

8ResearchThe Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Program($=¥110)
Million US Dollars■Institution by Number of Projects (FY2018)
Rank

Name of Organization

1■Number of Projects and Total Funding at Keio University(over the Past 5 years)

No. of Projects

AmountThe University of Tokyo

3,825197

Fiscal Year

Rank

No. of Projects

Allotted Amount

Total funds awarded to allorganizations

2

Kyoto University

2,9001252014

1199432

1,938

3Osaka University

2,472962015

1199930

1,882

4

Tohoku University2,388892016

11

1,028

29

1,906

5

Kyushu University

1,882682017

111,040

32

1,924

6

Nagoya University

1,741692018

111,043

30

1,926

7

Hokkaido University

1,610

55

8

University of Tsukuba

1,226

38

9

Kobe University

1,143

28

10

Hiroshima University

1,094

24

11

Keio University

1,043

30

12

Waseda University

950

2513

Kanazawa University

870

20

14

Okayama University

870

1915

Tokyo Institute of Technology

862

44

16

Chiba University

808

20

17

RIKEN

786

40

18

Niigata University

760

16

19

Kumamoto University

678

1620

Tokyo Medical and Dental University62815($=¥110)
Million US Dollars

No. of Projects

30201002014

2015

2016

Allotted Amount

2017

2018

No. of Projects*Source: MEXT website
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1410868.htm*Allotted amount includes direct and indirect expenses.
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the million.
*This classification by the affiliation of only the project leaders, and thereby does notnecessarily show the actual status of all the project members in their own affiliations.

︙
Amount Awarded to all organizations

1,926

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Number of Researchers at Keio University in FY2018■Number of Researchers
Tenured/Semi-tenuredResearchers

Project Researchers(Non-tenured)

Mita Campus

397

283

Hiyoshi Campus

335

1918

Shinanomachi Campus

554

177

156

Yagami Campus

264

2318

Shonan Fujisawa Campus

177628

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

67

501,794314203

Campuses

Total

Researchers(Non-tenured)■Development of Future Researchers
No. of Doctorates Conferred

Graduate Schools

No. of Students Enrolled in Doctoral Courses

Course Doctorates

Dissertation Doctorates

Maximum Occupancy

No.of Students Enrolled

Graduate School of Letters

3613597

Graduate School of Economics

714537

Graduate School of Law

909070Graduate School of Human Relations

203347

Graduate School of Business and Commerce

246025

Graduate School of Medicine

7153320418

Graduate School of Science and Technology

813450308

Graduate School of Business Administration

00243Graduate School of Media and Governance142150164

Graduate School of Health Management

2030361103361703063

Graduate School of System Design and Management
Graduate School of Media Design
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Subtotal
Total

1202947

221

69

1,429

1,376

290

10ResearchResearch Fellows in FY2014-2018

Number of JSPS Research Fellows at Keio University■Research Fellows by Affiliation
Faculties, Graduate Schools, Research Institutions

FY201４FY2015FY2016FY2017FY20183023191818Faculty/Graduate School of Economics

4410138Faculty/Graduate School of Law

785811Faculty/Graduate School of Business and Commerce

13444Faculty/Graduate School of Medicine

3230333230

Faculty/Graduate School of Science and Technology

48

48

616556

Faculty of Policy Management, Faculty of Environment and Information
Studies, Graduate School of Media and Governance1515151917

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care,
Graduate School of Health Management

00000

Faculty of Pharmacy/Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

04743Graduate School of Business Administration

00001Graduate School of System Design and Management

10000Graduate School of Media Design01110

Law School

00110

Faculty/Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Human Relations

Affiliated Research Institutes
Total

12282139138

158

173150■Number of JSPS Research Fellow by Category
Category

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018

DC1565960

56

50

DC234

31424440

PD

3831354841SPD

10011RPD

56993ForeignResearchers

511121515139138158173150

Total*The "Research Fellowship for Young Researchers" program is divided
into 4 categories; DC, PD, SPD, and RPD. Doctoral students and thosewith a doctoral degree are mainly accepted in the program, withperiods of acceptance differing according to category.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-pd/index.html*The "Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers" program isalso available for overseas young researchers for providingthem an opportunity to work together under the guidance of theiracademic advisors in Japanese universities, etc.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

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Researchers from Outside Keio in FY2018 (1)As of March 31, 2019

Researchers from Outside Keio
■Number of Researchers Accepted ― Breakdown by Job Title and Status
Job Titels, Status

Number ofResearchers

Qualification

487

Researchers employed by research, educational, or medical institutions other thanKeio University School of Medicine.

Research Associates of Faculty of Science and Technology

22

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissioned research.

Researchers of KLL,
Keio Leadingedge Laboratory of Science and Technology

52

Researchers participating in research under a commissioned research contract.

School of Medicine Researchers

3A Distinguished Researcher is one who is recognized to be beneficial to the progressof research activities of the Institute and whose Faculty Sponsor is the Executive
Director of the Institute. A Distinguished Researcher must have outstanding researchachievements and research management results both in the home country andabroad, and be internationally and widely active.

301

Senior Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio ResearchInstitute at SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor and then participate inresearch activities.
A Senior Researcher must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent/higher degree, andalso be recognized as an experienced, distinguished, and self-sustained researcher.

Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

118

Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio Research Instituteat SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor and then participate in research
activities.
A Researcher must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent/higher degree, and berecognized as an experienced and distinguished researcher.

Research Associates, Faculty of Pharmacy

40

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissioned research.

Research Associates, Keio Advanced Research Centers

91

External researchers assigned for Keio Advanced Research Centers projects.

Distinguished Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

Senior Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

Visiting Professors and Researchers (See Table A)

561

Others (See Table B)

588

Total

2,263

12ResearchResearchers from Outside Keio in FY2018 (2)■Table A : Number of Visiting Professors and Researchers
Job Titles, Status

Mita/Hiyoshi

Shinanomachi

YagamiShonanFujisawa

Shiba-Kyoritsu

Total

Visiting Professors

41

1724

6088

Visiting Associate Professors

201693048

Visiting Assistant Professors

1113711042

Visiting Instructors

110130024

Visiting Research Fellows

10815154120325

Visiting Junior Research Fellows

19861034Total

200215113330561■Table B : Others* No. ofResearchers at
Keio University

No. ofResearchers
from Outside
KeioTotal

Keio University Art Center

241842Teacher Training Center

51

48

99

Global Security Research Institute6442106

Institute for Economic Studies

7453127

The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies

2896

124

International Center

173148

Keio Economic Observatory

4869

117

Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)

10313

Center for Japanese Studies

95261

Keio Institute of East Asian Studies

223658

Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies

264268Institute for Journalism, Media and CommunicationsStudies

132134

Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC)

10010Institute of Physical Education

190191601638139826341930193

Campuses
MitaHiyoshi

Research InstituteHealth Center
Keio Research Center for Foreign Language

Education

Sports Medicine Research Center
Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts
Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences
Total

7550125745

588

1,333

Researchers at Keio University: the figure indicates the total number of researchers including teachers in the affiliated elementary and secondary
schools of Keio, in addition to tenured and non-tenured researchers of undergraduate faculties/graduate schools or research institutes.
A researcher affiliated to more than one institution is counted researcher of each.

13ResearchIntellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer FY2014-2018■Number of Patent Applications and Registrations
35030090106

2505520066

66

150

2864

3983

67

100
128

5095

5951

47

170

128
68

177

60

68

184

5465

57

0
Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration
20142015

2016

2017

Domestic

Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT)

Foreign

2018■Number of Income-generating Licenses and Income Amounts,
Number of New Licensing Agreements($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

1,600
1,400

61
53

1,200
1,000
800

51
37

56

54

50

39

40

28

24
18

600
400
200
060

1,352

1,450

308

570

409

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Income Amount(Thousand US Dollars)
Number of Income-generating Licenses

30
20

Number of New Licensing Agreements

10014