2019
Keio University
Annual Report
on Research Activities

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2019

As of March 31, 2020

Research funds at Keio University from national and local public institutions, private businesses, and university funding totaled approximately US$ 213 million in FY2019.
The charts below show research fund totals classified in various ways.
Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>($=¥110)
Others 1.0%
■Research Funds by Type
Thousand US Dollars
Contracts 0.2%
Types of Funds

Number of Projects

AmountUniversity Funds

796

17,022

Subsidies

1,321

48,873Grants177

2,833

Specified Contributions1,172

16,832

Commissioned Research

727

91,646

1,269

33,386

Contracts

9456

Others

32

2,051

Total

5,503

213,099

Joint Research*As of March 31, 2020
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

University Funds 8.0%

Joint Research
15.7%
0.2%
23.1%

14.5%

21.3%

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.

Subsidies 22.9%

24.0%

13.2%

Commissioned Research
43.0%

0.6%

3.2%

Grants 1.3%
Specified Contributions
7.9%

University Funds
Subsidies
GrantsSpecified Contributions
Commissioned Research
Joint ResearchContracts
Others2Research

Research Funds by Type FY2015-2019($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Research Funds by Type over the Past 5 Years
Type of Research Funds

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019

University Funds

6,434

5,961

5,049

17,656

17,022

Subsidies

52,73851,80948,91949,31548,873Grants

2,565

2,924

3,365

2,705

2,833

Specified Contributions

15,022

14,646

21,25917,305

16,832

Commissioned Research

85,56088,33883,66097,39591,646

Joint Research

17,804

20,11022,50428,98333,386

Contracts

647

502

879

268

456

Others

214

164

235

2,835

2,051

180,984

184,452

185,869

216,462

213,099

Total

FY2015

180,984

University Funds
Subsidies

FY2016

184,452

GrantsSpecified Contributions

FY2017185,869

Commissioned ResearchJoint Research

FY2018

216,462

Contracts
Others

FY2019213,099-50,000

100,000

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

200,000

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Research Funds by Field in FY2019

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

340

3,858

Social Sciences

398

9,238

Research Fields

Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>
Humanities 1.8%
Social Sciences 4.3%

Others 6.6%

Medical Sciences

2,959

115,554

Science and Technology

1,253

44,141

Humanities

Combined 12.3%

0.4%
6.2%

Social Sciences

7.2%

Medical Sciences

9.6%
22.8%

Combined
OthersTotal

529

26,18324

14,125

5,503

213,099

Science andTechnology
20.7%

Science andTechnology

53.8%

Combined
Medical Sciences
54.2%

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

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Research Funds by Affiliation in FY2019

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

184

3,248

Faculty / Graduate School of Economics

126

2,802

90

1,192

107

2,598

Faculty / Graduate School of Medicine

2,664

107,999

Faculty / Graduate School of Science and Technology

1,056

30,148

Faculty of Policy Management

150

3,370

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

352

25,055

43505

192

4,642

16179

6,394

Graduate School of Health Management

101,139

Graduate School of Business Administration

40580

Graduate School of System Design and Management

84

3,450

Graduate School of Media Design

39

2,176

Law School

38253

Others148

17,542

Total

5,503

213,099

Faculty / Graduate School of Law
Faculty / Graduate School of Business and Commerce

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care
Faculty of Pharmacy / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 2019
Contribution Share by External Entity Type■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds

Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars
Type of External Entities
Government ※1

Number ofProjects

Amount*1

1,332

46,812Local Public Entities

77

9,206

Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental*2Corporations ※2519

78,423

Private Corporations ※3

*3

1,929

50,855

Other Universities

96342

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations

241

4,612

Foreign Countries

47

2,551

Private Individuals

445

2,902

OthersTotal※1

Government
Funding sources
Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications

374

196,077

FY2017

AmountNo. ofProjects

AmountNo. ofProjects

629

10

1,506

10

1,988

9

1,254

6684

1,066

36,091

1,064

38,067

1,152

37,941

1,211

36,044

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

75

3,652

61

2,311

71

1,749

74

2,041

92

4,355

Ministry of Environment

11

1,920

8

1,334

4

301

3119

3647

41

5,227

12863

16

4,976

21

4,730

20

5,082

1,166

48,687

1,157

42,1061,165

47,0801,259

46,086

1,332

46,812

Independent Administrative Agencies,
Semi-Governmental Corporations

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

Amount

19

1,114

20

1,784

10

1,352

12735

14559

JST *b81

19,611

81

24,81488

20,77899

21,956

8917,817

AMED *c201

50,825216

48,634220

43,108289

52,110248

49,282NEDO *d

12

1,096

18

1,866

16

2,173

22

3,695

20

3,860

NICT *aOthers

91

1,689

111

2,158

110

3,010

132

3,943

148

6,905

Total

404

74,336446

79,256444

70,422554

82,440519

78,423

Private Corporations

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019No. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountSpecified Contributions

795

12,617794

12,012734

15,525739

13,664674

11,365

Commissioned Research

224

7,128

22210,212

228

7,819

253

8,933

153

3,807

Joint Research

587

16,868597

18,345597

20,388829

27,017961

29,870Funding sources

Others
Total

Government ※1
Local Public Entities
Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations ※2

Private Corporations ※3
Other Universities

No. of
Projects

Funding sources

41.0%

No. of
Projects

37,259

Total

1.6%

28.3%

9Others※3

No. of
Projects

Government ※1
23.9%

Private Corporations ※3
25.9%
2.0%
5.1%
1.0%
9.5%
0.4%

Other Universities 0.2%
Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations 2.4%($=¥110)Foreign Countries 1.3%
Thousand US Dollars
FY2018FY2019
Private Individuals 1.5%
AmountAmountOthers 0.2%

214,707

FY2016

Amount

11.0%

1,030

Ministry of Education※2

FY2015
No. ofProjects

Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations ※2
40.0%
Local Public Entities
4.7%

64620

46401

104

1,255

89

3,521

141

5,813

1,670

37,232

1,659

40,9691,663

44,986

1,910

53,134

1,929

50,855

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations
Foreign Countries
Private Individuals*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 by Campus in FY2019($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds to Each Campus
Government
Organizations

NonGovernment
PublicOrganizations

PrivateCorporations

OthersTotal

No. of Projects

208

918

1

236

Amount

8,910

120

405

105

9,540

No. of Projects

132

1999

7257

Amount

3,907

423

4,518

87

8,935

Shinanomachi Campus

No. of Projects

890

164

1,002

454

2,510

Amount

65,848

3,258

27,9893,886

100,981

Yagami Campus

No. of Projects

368

8638946889

Amount18,867

1,306

7,379

540

28,092

No. of Projects

15168

293

33

545

Amount17,394

1,828

7,250

1,259

27,731

No. of Projects

66

1757

2142

Amount

3,131

367

852

94,359No. of Projects

53

34

0

42

Amount

788

45

1,490

0

2,323

No. of Projects

2514

30

3

72

Amount

1,786

6,661

525

28,974

No. of Projects

6

1

70

14

Amount

4,604

91

447

0

5,142

No. of Projects

1,851

381

1,929

546

4,707

Amount125,235

14,09950,855

5,888

196,077

Campuses

Mita Campus
Hiyoshi Campus

Shonan Fujisawa CampusShiba-Kyoritsu Campus
Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus
Tsuruoka Town Campus
Tonomachi Town Campus
Total* 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 FY2015-2019■Direct and Indirect Research Expenses, and General Administrative Expenses over the Past 5 Years($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

Type of Research Funds

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

151,884

149,453

149,758

165,932

164,543

Indirect Expenses14,581

20,654

20,234

18,746

18,709General Administrative Expenses

8,085

8,385

10,827

14,127

12,825

174,550

178,491

180,819

198,805

196,077

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

FY2015

174,550

FY2016

178,491

FY2017

180,819

FY2018

198,805

FY2019196,077050,000

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

100,000
Indirect Expenses

150,000

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.

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The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Program($=¥110)
Million US Dollars■Institution by Number of Projects (FY2019)
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

3,995

200

Fiscal Year

Rank

No. of Projects

Allotted Amount

Total funds awarded toall organizations

2

Kyoto University

2,898117

2015

11999

30

1,882

3

Osaka University

2,591

992016

111,028

29

1,906

4

Tohoku University

2,480882017

111,040

32

1,924

5

Kyushu University

1,865622018

111,043

30

1,926

6

Nagoya University

1,79675

2019

111,110

30

1,958

7

Hokkaido University

1,69458

8

University of Tsukuba

1,27338

9

Kobe University

1,144

29

10

Hiroshima University

1,135

24

11

Keio University

1,110

30

12

Waseda University

1,040

2713

Okayama University

912

2114

Kanazawa University905

1915

Tokyo Institute of Technology876

40

16

RIKEN

847

4517Chiba University830

2118

Niigata University

781

1619

Kumamoto University

696

1620

Tokyo Medical and Dental University676

15︙

︙︙
Amount Awarded to all organizations($=¥110)
Million US Dollars

No. of Projects

3530

25202015

2016
2017
Allotted Amount

2018
2019
Number of Projects*Source: MEXT website
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1422129.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.

1,958

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Number of Researchers at Keio University in FY2019
As of March 31, 2020

■Number of Researchers
Tenured/Semi-tenured
Researchers

Project Researchers(Non-tenured)Researchers(Non-tenured)

Mita Campus

397

366

Hiyoshi Campus

331

1521

Shinanomachi Campus

553

180

158

Yagami Campus

261

2222

Shonan Fujisawa Campus

176

58

5Campuses

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus
Total

68

70

1,786

318

212

■Development of Future Researchers
No. of Doctorates Conferred
Graduate Schools

No. of Students Enrolled in Doctoral Courses

Course DoctoratesDissertation Doctorates

Maximum Occupancy

No.of Students Enrolled

Graduate School of Letters

9413593

Graduate School of Economics

924539Graduate School of Law

479063

Graduate School of Human Relations

643344

Graduate School of Business and Commerce

3160

18

Graduate School of Medicine

7351320398

Graduate School of Science and Technology

711450297

Graduate School of Business Administration

00241

Graduate School of Media and Governance161150176

Graduate School of Health Management

3030

39

Graduate School of System Design and Management513362

Graduate School of Media Design

803065Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

842958215

76

1,429

1,353

Subtotal
Total

291

10ResearchResearch Fellows in FY2015-2019

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

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019

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

2319181820

Faculty/Graduate School of Economics

4101384Faculty/Graduate School of Law

8581111

Faculty/Graduate School of Business and Commerce

34443

Faculty/Graduate School of Medicine

3033323030

Faculty/Graduate School of Science and Technology

4861655663

Faculty of Policy Management, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies,
Graduate School of Media and Governance1515191713

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

00000

Faculty of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

47433

Graduate School of Business Administration

00011

Graduate School of System Design and Management

00001

Graduate School of Media Design

11100Law School01100

Affiliated Research Institutes

22823138

158

173

150152

Total■Number of JSPS Research Fellow by CategoryCategory

FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019

DC15960

565049DC23142444048

PD

3135484136

SPD00111RPD

69933

CPD----

1ForeignResearchers11121515

14Total

138

158

173

150152*The "Research Fellowship for Young Researchers" program is divided
into 5 categories, DC, PD, RPD, SPD, and CPD. Graduate and doctoral
students are mainly accepted, with periods 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 providing them anopportunity to work together under the guidance of Japanese
researchers in Japanese universities, etc.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

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Researchers from Outside Keio in FY2019 (1)As of March 31, 2020

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

Number ofResearchers

Qualification

School of Medicine Researchers

509

Researchers employed by research, educational, or medical institutions
other than the School of Medicine.

Research Associates of Faculty of Science and Technology

22

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissionedresearch.

Researchers of KLL,
Keio Leadingedge Laboratory of Science and Technology

65

Researchers participating in research under a commissioned researchcontract.

2A Distinguished Researcher is one who is recognized to be beneficial to theprogress of research activities of the Institute and whose Faculty Sponsor is
the Executive Director of the Institute. A Distinguished Researcher musthave outstanding research achievements and research management results
both in the home country and abroad, and be internationally and widelyactive.

360

Senior Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio
Research Institute at SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor andthen 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, Keio Research Institute at SFC

139

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

Research Associates, Faculty of Pharmacy

54

Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissionedresearch.

Research Associates, Keio Advanced Research Centers

94

External researchers assigned for Keio Advanced Research Centers projects.

Visiting Professors and Researchers (See Table A)

606

Others (See Table B)

614

Distinguished Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

Senior Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

Total

2,465

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ResearchResearchers from Outside Keio in FY2019 (2)As of March 31, 2020

■Table A : Number of Visiting Professors and Researchers
Job Titles, Status

Mita/Hiyoshi

Shinanomachi

YagamiVisiting Professors

452029

ShonanFujisawa
6

Visiting Associate Professors222096

Visiting Assistant Professors

15117

Visiting Instructors

181810516162

Visiting Research Fellows
Visiting Junior Research Fellows
Total

100057100430027131342

22681037

226

133

361606

No. ofResearchers fromOutside Keio
23

Teacher Training Center

374683Global Research Institut

6743110Institute for Economic Studies

8052132

The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies

2896

124

International Center

141731

Keio Economic Observatory

3594

129

Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)

9413

Center for Japanese Studies

105161

Keio Institute of East Asian Studies

182543Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies

264672

Institute for Journalism, Media and Communications Studies

122234

Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC)

10010Institute of Physical Education

18018Health Center

16016

Keio Research Center for Foreign Language Education

4024282937193

0193

Research Institute
Art CenterSports Medicine Research Center
Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts
Research and Education Center for Natural SciencesTotal

0* No. ofResearchers at
Keio University
25Campuses

Hiyoshi

Total

210

■Table B : Others
Mita

Shiba-Kyoritsu

Total
487664140722614

1,336

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 as one researcher of each.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer FY2014-2018■Number of Patent Applications and Registrations
350
300

106

250

55

20066

150

3967

5951

47

10050

14393

83

177

170

67

18660

56

42170

1286868706557

0Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration Application Registration
2015

2016

20172018

Domestic

Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT)

Foreign

2019■Number of Income-generating Licenses and Income Amounts,
Number of New Licensing Agreements($=¥110)
Thousand US Dollars

61

1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000

51
37

56

5460
60

39800

24600

26
18

0

Income Amount(Thousand US Dollars)

40

Number of Income-generating Licenses

30

Number of New Licensing Agreements

20

400
200

50

1,450

308

570

409

511

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

10014