Akita University: Rankings

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Akita University ranked 88th in Japan, 1348th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 107 research topics. Akita University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,767 academic publications and 243,441 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1348 of 14,131 In the World
#369 of 5,830 In Asia
#88 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 4 In Akita
#156 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#355 of 1,669 For Urology
#364 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#3065 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2064 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 104 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Akita University ranked 71st for Biology in Japan and 912th in the World with 12,526 publications made and 208,935 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#71 of 523 In Japan
#294 of 2,814 In Asia
#912 of 6,770 In the World

Akita University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 155 576
1992 187 655
1993 202 751
1994 226 870
1995 233 963
1996 244 1116
1997 256 1297
1998 315 1590
1999 332 1853
2000 326 2256
2001 309 2478
2002 374 2928
2003 322 3293
2004 378 3924
2005 366 4512
2006 341 5194
2007 291 5530
2008 295 5719
2009 324 6072
2010 319 6741
2011 330 7177
2012 337 7892
2013 344 8326
2014 366 8729
2015 369 8958
2016 383 8892
2017 403 9189
2018 396 9524
2019 432 10335
2020 479 12460
2021 472 13959
2022 446 14508
2023 457 13871

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 64 167 532
Immunology 59 158 551
Molecular Biology 75 203 640
Biophysics 68 172 668
Pharmacology 59 216 668
Virology 53 186 693
Neuroscience 65 170 730
Genetics 74 219 734
Biotechnology 74 289 855
Biochemistry 78 295 884
Paleontology 54 295 1025
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 295 1062
Toxicology 39 366 1084
Astrobiology 85 325 1115
Microbiology 85 405 1163
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 404 1194
Zoology 70 336 1220
Animal Science 78 451 1413
Nanotechnology 85 658 1428
Botany 97 587 1583
Evolutionary Biology 108 683 1948
Forestry 83 733 2097
Nutrition and Food Science 141 990 2191
Agricultural Science 95 961 2335
Horticulture 147 1252 2815

Chemistry rankings

Akita University ranked 75th for Chemistry in Japan and 986th in the World with 11,116 publications made and 183,314 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#75 of 499 In Japan
#338 of 2,750 In Asia
#986 of 6,447 In the World

Akita University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 136 520
1992 175 591
1993 186 669
1994 203 817
1995 194 863
1996 203 1064
1997 234 1172
1998 253 1375
1999 295 1606
2000 294 1900
2001 296 2206
2002 354 2565
2003 306 2766
2004 371 3418
2005 332 4053
2006 330 4510
2007 267 4841
2008 294 4856
2009 311 5094
2010 316 5654
2011 317 6062
2012 324 6573
2013 303 6942
2014 325 7340
2015 324 7554
2016 343 7461
2017 340 7937
2018 357 8277
2019 348 9006
2020 345 10326
2021 311 11579
2022 319 11873
2023 346 11357

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 182 685
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 53 209 715
Biochemistry 78 295 884
Radiochemistry 47 473 944
Inorganic Chemistry 64 396 993
Materials Science 65 381 1027
Environmental Chemistry 65 382 1041
Physical chemistry 66 479 1148
Organic Chemistry 88 444 1151
Chemical Engineering 71 580 1262
Nanotechnology 85 658 1428
Pharmacy 129 721 1722
Computational Chemistry 112 835 1943
Nutrition and Food Science 141 990 2191

Medicine rankings

Akita University ranked 63rd for Medicine in Japan and 685th in the World with 10,428 publications made and 174,351 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#63 of 517 In Japan
#185 of 2,781 In Asia
#685 of 6,680 In the World

Akita University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 140 471
1992 163 539
1993 172 622
1994 203 700
1995 195 734
1996 225 880
1997 223 1081
1998 286 1328
1999 260 1513
2000 249 1908
2001 264 2072
2002 268 2470
2003 268 2918
2004 318 3414
2005 301 3886
2006 286 4478
2007 244 4759
2008 236 5095
2009 248 5361
2010 273 5933
2011 257 6142
2012 268 6948
2013 266 7227
2014 273 7550
2015 298 7647
2016 331 7684
2017 328 7784
2018 325 7903
2019 381 8699
2020 423 10582
2021 409 11989
2022 398 12469
2023 384 11729

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 33 84 355
Sonography and Ultrasound 29 96 364
Neurosurgery 44 107 373
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 57 122 379
Anatomy and Physiology 46 102 464
Cardiology 61 123 468
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 57 127 471
Anesthesiology 54 127 479
Surgery 57 136 482
Radiation Therapy 62 160 506
Oncology and Cancer research 64 167 532
Immunology 59 158 551
Sports Medicine 30 92 602
Respiratory Therapy 61 152 611
Pathology 57 164 612
Ophthalmology 75 179 617
Audiology 50 117 621
Dermatology 74 192 624
Orthodontics 44 168 641
Pediatrics 53 174 661
Pharmacology 59 216 668
Virology 53 186 693
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 23 145 704
Psychiatry 62 176 733
Dentistry 52 206 745
Occupational Therapy 43 156 750
Physical Therapy 40 151 753
Plastic Surgery 54 237 781
Cosmetology 74 360 944
Biomedical Engineering 77 328 966
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 198 987
Critical Care Nursing 73 283 1007
Epidemiology 69 311 1066
Toxicology 39 366 1084
Gerontology 57 204 1130
Family medicine 81 332 1259
Public Health 65 375 1366
Nursing 57 368 1488
Clinical Psychology 66 373 1498
Health Science 71 397 1586
Pharmacy 129 721 1722
Healthcare Management (MHA) 61 479 1762

Engineering rankings

Akita University ranked 65th for Engineering in Japan and 1228th in the World with 8,799 publications made and 94,220 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#65 of 505 In Japan
#447 of 2,809 In Asia
#1228 of 6,684 In the World

Akita University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 113 322
1992 107 357
1993 140 388
1994 128 412
1995 145 486
1996 152 583
1997 164 635
1998 177 695
1999 227 829
2000 200 976
2001 211 1146
2002 293 1272
2003 235 1280
2004 281 1666
2005 264 2131
2006 252 2261
2007 222 2591
2008 240 2522
2009 260 2565
2010 269 2797
2011 247 3196
2012 256 3480
2013 241 3718
2014 261 3908
2015 269 4103
2016 291 4231
2017 277 4581
2018 284 4725
2019 299 5218
2020 289 5825
2021 259 6379
2022 299 6708
2023 289 6459

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 7 59 156
Mining Engineering 17 161 450
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 53 209 715
Biotechnology 74 289 855
Nuclear Engineering 62 349 901
Metallurgical Engineering 59 342 915
Applied/Engineering Physics 66 330 933
Biomedical Engineering 77 328 966
Acoustical Engineering 59 316 1001
Automation and Control engineering 59 399 1016
Materials Science 65 381 1027
Optical Engineering 69 375 1072
Structural Engineering 70 388 1090
Geotechnical Engineering 52 417 1142
Architectural Engineering 66 431 1201
Mechanical Engineering 68 432 1233
Chemical Engineering 71 580 1262
Aerospace Engineering 74 445 1297
Electrical Engineering 85 531 1340
Transportation Engineering 63 524 1415
Nanotechnology 85 658 1428
Robotics 137 640 1497
Civil Engineering 82 571 1573
Electronic Engineering 91 699 1608
Environmental Engineering 64 681 1623
Remote Sensing 79 619 1636
Telecommunications 93 714 1703
Computer Engineering 94 813 1824
Reliability and Quality Engineering 70 796 1843
Automotive Engineering 115 991 2150
Systems Engineering 101 834 2216
Human-Computer Interaction 121 860 2280
Computer Networking 119 1055 2410

Physics rankings

Akita University ranked 68th for Physics in Japan and 1186th in the World with 8,499 publications made and 92,022 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#68 of 503 In Japan
#418 of 2,786 In Asia
#1186 of 6,603 In the World

Akita University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 112 297
1992 106 330
1993 127 352
1994 142 420
1995 143 465
1996 156 617
1997 162 597
1998 173 710
1999 233 848
2000 208 978
2001 206 1168
2002 275 1291
2003 243 1362
2004 261 1668
2005 254 2056
2006 229 2222
2007 199 2449
2008 220 2412
2009 241 2430
2010 253 2655
2011 243 3036
2012 244 3216
2013 236 3382
2014 257 3581
2015 278 3790
2016 273 3893
2017 275 4321
2018 259 4385
2019 283 4945
2020 278 5412
2021 259 5836
2022 270 6207
2023 267 6076

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 68 172 668
Condensed Matter Physics 58 240 705
Applied/Engineering Physics 66 330 933
Acoustical Engineering 59 316 1001
Nuclear Physics 83 330 1006
Materials Science 65 381 1027
Optical Engineering 69 375 1072
Astrobiology 85 325 1115
Astrophysics and Astronomy 70 334 1146
Atomic and Molecular physics 95 406 1218
Quantum and Particle physics 77 489 1320
Nanotechnology 85 658 1428
Theoretical Physics 106 624 1743

Environmental Science rankings

Akita University ranked 65th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1340th in the World with 6,491 publications made and 75,590 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#65 of 510 In Japan
#431 of 2,811 In Asia
#1340 of 6,798 In the World

Akita University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 70 226
1992 76 209
1993 91 261
1994 94 261
1995 109 351
1996 110 357
1997 108 473
1998 129 524
1999 171 565
2000 131 671
2001 158 787
2002 183 840
2003 179 972
2004 185 1232
2005 186 1457
2006 180 1697
2007 157 1803
2008 151 1860
2009 190 2013
2010 186 2123
2011 175 2450
2012 183 2613
2013 201 2890
2014 205 3035
2015 225 3155
2016 214 3164
2017 216 3495
2018 213 3717
2019 242 4199
2020 234 4944
2021 243 5396
2022 230 5527
2023 265 5477

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 17 161 450
Petrology and Geochemistry 34 182 685
Earth science and Geophysics 41 243 812
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 55 314 998
Paleontology 54 295 1025
Environmental Chemistry 65 382 1041
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 63 295 1062
Geology 61 334 1114
Geotechnical Engineering 52 417 1142
Oceanography 77 481 1426
Geography and Cartography 61 502 1622
Environmental Engineering 64 681 1623
Environmental Management 58 639 1641
Ecology 79 606 1719
Forestry 83 733 2097
Agricultural Science 95 961 2335

Computer Science rankings

Akita University ranked 79th for Computer Science in Japan and 1485th in the World with 4,972 publications made and 62,921 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#79 of 506 In Japan
#510 of 2,809 In Asia
#1485 of 6,752 In the World

Akita University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 52 222
1992 61 257
1993 71 295
1994 58 322
1995 72 364
1996 89 410
1997 105 471
1998 111 489
1999 121 649
2000 109 748
2001 108 771
2002 147 957
2003 134 1070
2004 146 1288
2005 155 1520
2006 143 1757
2007 124 1788
2008 119 1968
2009 137 2076
2010 155 2181
2011 123 2371
2012 137 2768
2013 145 2772
2014 144 2947
2015 153 3009
2016 150 2917
2017 141 2993
2018 172 3260
2019 212 3595
2020 196 4435
2021 194 5046
2022 222 5312
2023 213 5257

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 65 170 730
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 82 404 1194
Computer Graphics 89 449 1327
Library and Information science 88 294 1386
Robotics 137 640 1497
Computer Vision 94 639 1582
Telecommunications 93 714 1703
Cognitive Science 87 648 1721
Computer Engineering 94 813 1824
Computational Linguistics 111 809 1945
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 106 830 2022
Human-Computer Interaction 121 860 2280
Computer Networking 119 1055 2410
Machine Learning 116 1127 2528
Cyber Security 118 1234 2869

Psychology rankings

Akita University ranked 64th for Psychology in Japan and 951st in the World with 4,319 publications made and 60,848 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#64 of 485 In Japan
#242 of 2,703 In Asia
#951 of 6,528 In the World

Akita University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 57 185
1992 72 215
1993 63 245
1994 80 319
1995 74 365
1996 86 399
1997 93 423
1998 119 555
1999 122 619
2000 112 740
2001 108 808
2002 121 902
2003 118 1073
2004 123 1266
2005 120 1481
2006 111 1666
2007 96 1787
2008 86 1839
2009 95 1940
2010 122 2039
2011 100 2166
2012 99 2433
2013 114 2502
2014 106 2666
2015 125 2655
2016 119 2626
2017 126 2698
2018 123 2725
2019 170 2925
2020 190 3799
2021 180 4207
2022 178 4505
2023 181 4256

The following table provides academic rankings for Akita University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 65 170 730
Psychiatry 62 176 733
Occupational Therapy 43 156 750
Clinical Psychology 66 373 1498
Cognitive Science 87 648 1721
Child Psychology 90 533 1969
Social Psychology 84 602 2027
Education Majors 83 865 2701

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Akita University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Aesthetics 49 315 1318
Demography 70 393 1399
Linguistics 85 516 1594
Archaeology 63 618 1882
Statistics 99 728 1911
History 67 591 1936
Fashion Design 101 688 2081
Mathematics 103 831 2117
Art & Design 90 662 2161
Sociology 80 606 2200
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 86 643 2250
Applied Mathematics 104 1002 2288
Philosophy 88 668 2355
Management 102 923 2387
Literature 109 908 2791
Business 112 1061 2803
Anthropology 89 878 2860
Math Teachers 97 982 2870
Finance 121 1109 2889
Development Studies 84 1049 2942
Law 107 1063 3024
Economics 104 1139 3069
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 107 1057 3217
Political Science 105 1067 3265
Marketing 124 1322 3342