Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017

2017
Keio University
Annual Report
on Research Activities

ResearchResearch Funds at Keio University in FY2017

As of April 30, 2018

Research funds at Keio University from national and local public institutions, private businesses, and university funding totaled approximately US$ 185 million in FY2017. The charts
below show research fund totals classified in various ways.
($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Type
Types of Funds

Number of Projects

Amount

University Funds

724

5,049

1,145

48,919207

3,365

Specified Contributions

1,291

21,259Commissioned Research703

83,660

Joint Research

772

22,504Contracts

12879

Others

23235

4,877

185,869

Subsidies
GrantsTotal*As of April 30, 2018
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

Definition

Amount <outer ring>, Number. of Projects <inner ring>
Others 0.1%

University Funds 2.7%

Contracts 0.5%
Joint Research
12.1%
0.2%

0.5%

15.5%

15.0%

14.2%

Commissioned
Research
45.0%

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.

Subsidies
26.3%

22.4%
29.7%

2.6%

Grants1.8%
SpecifiedContributions
11.4%

University Funds
Subsidies
GrantsSpecified Contributions
Commissioned ResearchJoint Research2

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Type over the Past 5 Years
Type of Research Funds

FY2013

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017

University Funds

7,826

6,031

6,434

5,961

5,049

Subsidies

82,90363,29652,73851,80948,919Grants

2,348

2,089

2,565

2,924

3,365

Specified Contributions

21,282

18,04315,022

14,646

21,259Commissioned Research

47,73158,01785,56088,33883,660

Joint Research

15,11815,34417,804

20,11022,504Contracts

1,302

1,305

647

502

879

364

247

214

164

235

178,874

164,371

180,984

184,452

185,869

OthersTotal

FY2013

178,874

FY2014

Subsidies

164,371

FY2015

University Funds
Grants180,984

Specified Contributions
Commissioned Research
Joint Research

FY2016

184,452

Contracts
Others

FY2017

185,869-

20,00040,00060,00080,000100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017

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
Research Fields

Number ofProjects

AmountHumanities

2924,243

Social Sciences

401

8,756

Medical Sciences

2,636

100,458

Science and Technology

1,248

57,206

Combined

288

14,682Others

12524

4,877

185,869

Total

Amount <outer ring>, Number. of Projects <inner ring>
Others 0.3%

Humanities 2.3%
Social Sciences 4.7%

Combined 7.9%

Humanities
5.9%

0.2%

Social Sciences

6.0%
8.2%
Science and Technology
30.8%

Medical Sciences

25.6%

Science and Technology
54.0%
Medical Sciences
54.0%

■
■
■
■
■
■

Humanities
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.
OthersCombined
Others4

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017

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

1592,855

Faculty / Graduate School of Economics

111

2,603

Faculty / Graduate School of Law

68917

Faculty / Graduate School of Business and Commerce

84

2,705

2,408

95,124

Faculty / Graduate School of Science and Technology

952

33,941

Faculty of Policy Management

164

2,894

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

354

27,196

42531

127

3,040

16125

4,200

Graduate School of Health Management

16631

Graduate School of Business Administration

45721

Graduate School of System Design and Management

82

3,041

Graduate School of Media Design

34

2,212

Law School

31437

Others

74

2,814

4,877

185,869

Faculty / Graduate School of Medicine

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care
Faculty of Pharmacy / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate School of Human Relations
Graduate School of Media and GovernanceTotal5

ResearchResearch Funds at Keio University in FY2017■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds

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

Number of Projects

Amount1,165

47,080

59

8,329

444

70,422

1,663

44,986

47383

Government *1
Local Public Entities
Independent Administrative Agencies, SemiGovernmental Corporations *2
Private Corporations *3
Other UniversitiesNon-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations

227

5,596

Foreign Countries

35780

Private Individuals

500

3,124

Others

13120

4,153

180,820

Total*1

Government
Funding source
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Fy2014
Projects

38.9％
Local Public Entities 4.6％

Projects

28.1％

No. ofProjects

FY2017

AmountNo. ofProjects

14

1,196

13

1,527

9

629

10

1,506

10

1,988

57,826

1,050

53,621

1,030

37,2591,066

36,091

1,064

38,067151

11,243

193

12,315

75

3,652

61

2,311

71

1,749

7

1,714111,550

11

1,920

8

1,334

4

301

39

14,152

36

6,417

41

5,227

12863

16

4,976

1,233

86,131

1,303

75,4301,166

48,687

1,157

42,1061,165

47,080Independent Administrative Agencies,Fy2014

FY2013
No. of
Projects

No. ofAmountProjects

FY2015
No. ofAmountProjects

FY2016

AmountNo. of
Projects

No. of
Projects

Amount

12

1,131

14

1,216

JST *b116

26,748114

26,16781

19,611

81

24,81488

20,7780201

50,825216

48,634220

43,108

AMED *c

0

1,114

20

1,784

101,352

NEDO *d14

1,420

162,399

12

1,096

18

1,866162,173

Others

100

2,584

107

2,606

91

1,689

111

2,158

110

3,010

Total

242

31,882251

32,388404

74,336446

79,256444

FY2013

Private Corporations
Funding source

No. of
Projects

Fy2014

AmountNo. ofProjects

FY2015

AmountNo. ofProjects

FY2016

AmountNo. of
Projects

Private Individuals 1.7％
Others 0.1％
Government
Local Public Entities
Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations

Other Universities
Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations
Foreign Countries
Private Individuals

70,422FY2017

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountSpecified Contributions

920

16,350821

15,273795

12,617794

12,012734

15,525

Commissioned Research

169

6,051

211

7,416

224

7,128

222

10,212

228

7,819

Joint Research

427

14,083488

14,394587

16,868597

18,345597

20,388Others

17368

14

114

64620

46

401

104

1,255

1,533

36,852

1,534

37,197

1,670

37,232

1,659

40,9691,663

44,986

Total

12％
0.3％

Private Corporations

FY2017

Amount

NICT *a190.8％

Foreign Countries 0.4％

Amount1,022

Semi-Governmental Corporations

40％

5.5％

Other Universities 0.2％($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations 3.1％
FY2016

Amount1.1％
1.4％

FY2015
No. ofAmount

Private Corporations 24.9％

10.7％

Government 26.0％

OthersFunding source*3

No. ofAmount

Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations

Ministry of Environment

Total*2FY2013
No. ofProjects

Amount <outer ring>, Number of Projects <inner ring>*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

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds to Each CampusNonCampuses

Government

Government

PrivateOrganizations

PublicCorporations

OthersTotalOrganizations
Mita Campus
Hiyoshi Campus
Shinanomachi Campus
Yagami Campus
Shonan Fujisawa Campus

No. of Projects

159

813

2

182

Amount

7,759

86

204

135

8,184

No. of Projects

113

13

99

10

235

Amount

4,263

369

3,495

140

8,268

No. of Projects

806

133

904

457

2,300

Amount58,414

3,069

26,805

1,394

89,682

No. of Projects

342

64

291

25

722

Amount23,830

1,111

5,033

195

30,168

No. of Projects

115

74

288

62

539

Amount13,238

2,671

8,096

2,007

26,012

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

No. of Projects

54

1718

493

Amount

2,064

392

143

127

2,726

Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus

No. of Projects

6316025

Amount

1,987

38492

02,517

Tsuruoka Town Campus

No. of Projects

13730

252

Amount

1,943

6,537

344

62

8,885

Tonomachi Town Campus
Total

No. of Projects

204

0

6

Amount

4,004

0375

0

4,379

No. of Projects

1,609

319

1,663

562

4,153

Amount117,502

14,272

44,986

4,059

180,820* 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.

7ResearchResearch Funds at Keio University in FY2017■Direct and Indirect Research Expenses, and General Administrative Expenses over the Past 5 Years($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

Type of Research Funds

FY2013

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

146,283

135,817

151,884

149,453

149,758

Indirect Expenses

17,78416,088

14,581

20,654

20,234General Administrative Expenses

6,981

6,436

8,085

8,385

10,827

171,048

158,341

174,550

178,491

180,819

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

FY2013

171,048

FY2014

158,341

FY2015

174,550

FY2016

178,491

FY2017

180,8190

25,00050,000

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

75,000100,000 125,000 150,000 175,000

Indirect Expenses

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Researchers

Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017

The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Program■Institution by Number of Projects (FY2017)
Rank

Name of Organization($=¥110)
Million US Dollars

No. of Projects

Amount1

The University of Tokyo

3,787

199

2

Kyoto University

2,948

123

3

Osaka University

2,511

98

4

Tohoku University

2,428

89

5

Kyushu University

1,908

66

6

Nagoya University

1,773

67

7

Hokkaido University

1,649

56

8

University of Tsukuba

1,248

37

9

Kobe University

1,14528

10

Hiroshima University

1,1052411

Keio University

1,040

3212Waseda University

964

2313

Tokyo Institute of Technology

900

42

Amount Awarded to all organizations

1,924■Number of Projects Total Funding at Keio University($=¥110)(over the Past 5 years)
Million US Dollars
Allotted

Total funds awarded to all

Amountorganizations

978

32

2,048

994

32

1,938

11999

30

1,882

2016

111,028

29

1,906

2017

111,040

32

1,924

Fiscal Year

Rank

No. of Projects

2013112014112015($=¥110)
Million US Dollars

No. of Projects

30

1000
800

20600
400

10200002013

2014
Allotted Amount

2015

2016

2017

No. of Projects*Source: MEXT website (Japanese language only)
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1396984.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.

9Researchers

Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017■Number of Researchers
Campuses

Tenured/Project Researchers

Researchers

Semi-tenured Researchers(Non-tenured)(Non-tenured)

Mita Campus

406

113

Hiyoshi Campus

333

1824

Shinanomachi Campus

547

174

140

Yagami Campus

263

2920

Shonan Fujisawa Campus

181

51

7Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

63

301,793286

194

Total

■Development of Future Researchers
Graduate Schools

No. of Doctorates Conferred

No. of Students Enrolled in Doctoral Courses

Course Doctorates

Dissertation Doctorates

Maximum Occupancy

No.of Students Enrolled

Graduate School of Letters

52135108

Graduate School of Economics

5145

39

Graduate School of Law

869076

Graduate School of Human Relations

7333

42

Graduate School of Business and Commerce

516025

Graduate School of Medicine

7142320412

Graduate School of Science and Technology

710450299

Graduate School of Business Administration

00242Graduate School of Media and Governance184150137

Graduate School of Health Management013034

Graduate School of System Design and Management903363

Graduate School of Media Design

6030

60

1302948218

60

1,429

1,345

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

SubtotalTotal

278

10Researchers

Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017

Number of JSPS Research Fellows at Keio University■Research Fellows by Affiliation
Faculties, Graduate Schools, Research Institutions
Faculty/Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Human Relations

FY2013FY201４

FY2015FY2016FY20173030231918Faculty/Graduate School of Economics

7441013Faculty/Graduate School of Law

9785811344Faculty/Graduate School of Medicine

3532303332Faculty/Graduate School of Science and Technology

4948

48

6165

2315151519

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

00000

Faculty of Pharmacy/Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

10474Graduate School of Business Administration

00000Graduate School of System Design and Management

11000Graduate School of Media Design20111Law School00011Affiliated Research Institutes

21228160

139138158

173

Faculty/Graduate School of Business and Commerce

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

Total■Number of JSPS Research Fellow by Qualification
Category

FY2013

FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017

DC15556596056

DC24134314244PD

5138313548

SPD11001

RPD

6569965111215160

139138158

173

foreign
Researchers
Total*The fixed number of JSPS Research Fellows for 2017: 5,636*The "Research Fellowship for Young Researchers" program is divided
into 4 categories, DC, PD, SPD, and RPD.
Graduate and doctoral students are mainly accepted, with periods ofacceptance 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 ofJapanese researchers in Japanese universities, etc.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

11Researchers

Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017※Figures show the totals for FY2017Researchers from Outside Keio
■Number of Researchers Accepted ― Breakdown by Job Title and Status
Job Titels, Status

Number ofQualification

Researchers

Researchers employed by research, educational, or medical institutions other than

School of Medicine Researchers

455

Research Associates of Faculty of Science and Technology

16

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissioned researc

57

Researchers participating in research under a commissioned research contract.

Researchers of KLL,
Keio Leadingedge Laboratory of Science and Technology

the School of Medicine.

A Distinguished Researcher is one who is recognized to be beneficial to theprogress of research activities of the Institute and whose Faculty Sponsor is theDistinguished Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

2Executive Director of the Institute. A Distinguished Researcher must haveoutstanding research achievements and research management results both in thehome country and abroad, and be internationally and widely active.
Senior Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio
Research Institute at SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor and then

Senior Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

357

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

Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

182

in research activities.
A ‘Researcher’ must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent/higher degree, andbe recognized as an experienced and distinguished researcher.

Research Associates, Faculty of Pharmacy

28

Research Associates, Keio Advanced Research Centers

102

Visiting Professors and Researchers (See Table A)

498

Others (See Table B)

558

Total2,255

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissionedresearch.
External researchers assigned for Keio Advanced Research Centers projects.

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017■Table A : Number of Visiting Professors and Researchers
ShonanShiba-16Fujisawa
6Kyoritsu
1420

95

13040

8

1100

19101

128

55

160300

16

7

512

31

180

181

96

38

3498

Job Titles, Status

Mita/Hiyoshi

Shinanomachi

YagamiVisiting Professors
Visiting Associate Professors

34

131616

Visiting Assistant Professors

13

Visiting Instructors

0Visiting Research Fellows
Visiting Junior Research Fellows
TotalTotal7038■Table B : Others* No. ofNo. ofResearchers at

Researchers fromKeio University

Outside Keio

Keio University Art Center

241842Teacher Training Center

434891

Global Security Research Institute7544119

Institute for Economic Studies

6351114The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies

2789116

International Center

173148

Keio Economic Observatory

4954

103

Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)

10414

Center for Japanese Studies

104959Keio Institute of East Asian Studies

223456

Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies

263864

Institute for Journalism, Media and Communications Studies

132134

Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC)909

Institute of Physical Education

19019Health Center

160163914071926

Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts

1990203

Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences

6657123734

558

1292

Campuses
MitaHiyoshi

Research InstituteKeio Research Center for Foreign Language

Education

Sports Medicine Research Center

Total

Total

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 two institutions is counted researcher of each.

13Intellectual Property
Rights andTechnology Transfer

Research Funds at Keio University in FY2017■Number of Patent Applications and Registrations
2502005315036482532334551742520631007965
15750117

1211141529255

146676457

0Application

Registration

Application

2013

Registration

Application

2014
Domestic

Registration

Application

2015

Registration

2016

Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT)

Application

Registration2017

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

1,600
1,400
1,200
1,00060615548484840800

30600400
200050

22

19322

1,242

15
1,437

2013

2014

2015

20

24308

570

2016

2017

20

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

10014