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Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 68th in Japan, 1196th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 75 research topics. Aoyama Gakuin University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,409 academic publications and 118,494 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 80 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1196 of 14,131 In the World
#308 of 5,830 In Asia
#68 of 719 In Japan
#20 of 84 In Tokyo
#348 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#585 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#656 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#93 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1258 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 72 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 66th for Engineering in Japan and 1229th in the World with 6,795 publications made and 91,739 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#66 of 505 In Japan
#448 of 2,809 In Asia
#1229 of 6,684 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 39 486
1992 42 460
1993 41 457
1994 67 420
1995 82 471
1996 75 595
1997 86 669
1998 88 754
1999 97 809
2000 104 929
2001 141 1392
2002 170 1573
2003 156 1697
2004 186 1511
2005 201 1788
2006 223 2027
2007 222 2129
2008 211 2327
2009 261 2471
2010 300 2806
2011 273 3045
2012 271 3253
2013 273 3639
2014 289 3823
2015 288 3878
2016 319 4247
2017 234 4302
2018 283 4777
2019 281 5265
2020 237 5512
2021 256 6394
2022 228 6228
2023 213 5857

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 14 144 585
Engineering Management 12 136 656
Industrial Engineering 20 233 790
Electrical Engineering 47 296 848
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 303 862
Robotics 90 357 952
Systems Engineering 28 249 977
Nanotechnology 57 415 988
Aerospace Engineering 55 302 1004
Acoustical Engineering 63 329 1027
Materials Science 66 384 1033
Metallurgical Engineering 66 400 1043
Human-Computer Interaction 54 291 1093
Optical Engineering 74 399 1116
Biomedical Engineering 106 455 1223
Structural Engineering 78 477 1253
Automation and Control engineering 86 585 1362
Mechanical Engineering 79 500 1375
Telecommunications 73 560 1421
Operations Research 44 581 1464
Chemical Engineering 85 723 1530
Electronic Engineering 89 690 1590
Remote Sensing 82 641 1687
Computer Networking 89 781 1882
Geotechnical Engineering 94 829 1982
Computer Engineering 107 958 2027
Automotive Engineering 105 929 2051
Civil Engineering 111 865 2130
Environmental Engineering 113 1069 2354

Physics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 60th for Physics in Japan and 1093rd in the World with 6,685 publications made and 92,803 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#60 of 503 In Japan
#372 of 2,786 In Asia
#1093 of 6,603 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 39 508
1992 38 480
1993 43 472
1994 67 438
1995 73 532
1996 71 624
1997 85 708
1998 89 787
1999 98 863
2000 109 972
2001 134 1474
2002 168 1637
2003 164 1820
2004 174 1572
2005 209 1876
2006 224 2173
2007 223 2346
2008 212 2487
2009 251 2631
2010 282 2958
2011 267 3199
2012 263 3375
2013 261 3821
2014 285 3991
2015 270 4044
2016 299 4450
2017 242 4554
2018 284 4995
2019 272 5523
2020 226 5816
2021 238 6507
2022 228 6553
2023 209 6186

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 22 102 348
Nuclear Physics 57 237 815
Applied/Engineering Physics 59 303 862
Atomic and Molecular physics 69 248 877
Nanotechnology 57 415 988
Quantum and Particle physics 55 330 996
Acoustical Engineering 63 329 1027
Materials Science 66 384 1033
Astrophysics and Astronomy 62 297 1069
Optical Engineering 74 399 1116
Theoretical Physics 76 428 1350
Biophysics 171 600 1603

Chemistry rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 112th for Chemistry in Japan and 1398th in the World with 5,357 publications made and 80,599 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#112 of 499 In Japan
#553 of 2,750 In Asia
#1398 of 6,447 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 36 533
1992 35 533
1993 38 535
1994 59 497
1995 67 561
1996 69 674
1997 86 729
1998 81 816
1999 87 856
2000 104 964
2001 123 1380
2002 140 1553
2003 131 1691
2004 151 1428
2005 169 1679
2006 185 1942
2007 171 2005
2008 162 2191
2009 198 2184
2010 223 2492
2011 199 2692
2012 207 2799
2013 197 3052
2014 219 3293
2015 209 3301
2016 224 3560
2017 174 3581
2018 207 3836
2019 207 4411
2020 172 4425
2021 170 4864
2022 161 4986
2023 137 4577

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 57 415 988
Pharmacy 92 375 1033
Materials Science 66 384 1033
Environmental Chemistry 72 459 1201
Organic Chemistry 95 512 1279
Computational Chemistry 84 593 1518
Chemical Engineering 85 723 1530
Physical chemistry 107 770 1714
Inorganic Chemistry 127 825 1809
Biochemistry 154 789 1853
Petrology and Geochemistry 105 753 2031
Nutrition and Food Science 221 1497 3159

Computer Science rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 107th for Computer Science in Japan and 1795th in the World with 4,011 publications made and 40,935 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#107 of 506 In Japan
#664 of 2,809 In Asia
#1795 of 6,752 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 19 84
1992 21 65
1993 14 80
1994 31 92
1995 46 97
1996 33 140
1997 33 188
1998 39 194
1999 42 212
2000 47 205
2001 59 446
2002 98 457
2003 82 464
2004 108 477
2005 104 563
2006 131 691
2007 117 754
2008 128 898
2009 162 1041
2010 204 1134
2011 172 1340
2012 155 1475
2013 150 1728
2014 190 1768
2015 198 1848
2016 201 2023
2017 157 2166
2018 183 2558
2019 170 2607
2020 171 2898
2021 195 3612
2022 183 3500
2023 171 3333

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 38 283 915
Animation 44 341 939
Robotics 90 357 952
Human-Computer Interaction 54 291 1093
Cognitive Science 46 385 1192
Computer Graphics 83 422 1272
Multimedia 47 392 1350
Computer Vision 77 538 1376
Telecommunications 73 560 1421
Neuroscience 119 456 1487
Management Information Systems 23 435 1590
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 79 608 1599
Library and Information science 116 434 1772
Computer Networking 89 781 1882
Computer Engineering 107 958 2027
Data Science 58 714 2055
Cyber Security 79 844 2092
Software Engineering 91 813 2230
Machine Learning 99 980 2248
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 176 1292 2909

Biology rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 133rd for Biology in Japan and 1924th in the World with 3,747 publications made and 53,544 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#133 of 523 In Japan
#771 of 2,814 In Asia
#1924 of 6,770 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 22 325
1992 29 361
1993 27 340
1994 38 344
1995 42 320
1996 41 391
1997 50 440
1998 51 480
1999 52 520
2000 69 550
2001 73 789
2002 87 790
2003 81 900
2004 84 867
2005 84 986
2006 102 1113
2007 97 1177
2008 104 1322
2009 129 1498
2010 152 1782
2011 134 2035
2012 155 2137
2013 129 2263
2014 164 2448
2015 184 2377
2016 166 2548
2017 144 2668
2018 162 2946
2019 153 3257
2020 144 3479
2021 156 3978
2022 140 3849
2023 133 3547

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 57 415 988
Neuroscience 119 456 1487
Biophysics 171 600 1603
Biochemistry 154 789 1853
Molecular Biology 193 881 2115
Genetics 170 890 2133
Paleontology 138 841 2164
Evolutionary Biology 127 819 2215
Agricultural Science 112 1131 2670
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 176 1292 2909
Botany 185 1346 3130
Nutrition and Food Science 221 1497 3159
Immunology 230 1425 3355

Environmental Science rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 107th for Environmental Science in Japan and 2068th in the World with 3,353 publications made and 41,017 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#107 of 510 In Japan
#786 of 2,811 In Asia
#2068 of 6,798 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 19 287
1992 24 262
1993 25 296
1994 30 253
1995 30 221
1996 30 261
1997 46 273
1998 37 305
1999 50 355
2000 62 360
2001 75 561
2002 71 620
2003 67 690
2004 86 641
2005 76 830
2006 93 831
2007 101 894
2008 99 1004
2009 115 1143
2010 129 1266
2011 117 1425
2012 151 1524
2013 148 1644
2014 139 1806
2015 150 1690
2016 170 1862
2017 126 1950
2018 129 2126
2019 157 2263
2020 127 2585
2021 133 3039
2022 152 2865
2023 132 2777

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 72 459 1201
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 76 470 1324
Earth science and Geophysics 83 537 1445
Oceanography 80 518 1492
Geotechnical Engineering 94 829 1982
Geography and Cartography 85 679 1995
Geology 119 766 2014
Petrology and Geochemistry 105 753 2031
Paleontology 138 841 2164
Ecology 109 887 2306
Environmental Engineering 113 1069 2354
Environmental Management 99 1113 2620
Agricultural Science 112 1131 2670

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 78th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2088th in the World with 3,122 publications made and 28,307 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#78 of 527 In Japan
#582 of 2,845 In Asia
#2088 of 7,020 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 17 86
1992 16 88
1993 20 67
1994 12 62
1995 33 59
1996 18 90
1997 19 129
1998 31 134
1999 28 145
2000 40 139
2001 54 244
2002 58 280
2003 49 259
2004 81 296
2005 60 395
2006 72 430
2007 85 480
2008 85 492
2009 96 737
2010 143 809
2011 132 963
2012 109 991
2013 124 1183
2014 147 1240
2015 138 1264
2016 175 1417
2017 150 1362
2018 119 1621
2019 163 1925
2020 131 2178
2021 191 2822
2022 182 2508
2023 149 2405

The following table provides academic rankings for Aoyama Gakuin University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 108 718
Political Economy 14 128 1063
Linguistics 46 326 1169
Classics and Ancient History 56 424 1753
Education Majors 39 450 1753
Philosophy 49 435 1759
Library and Information science 116 434 1772
Aesthetics 90 583 1987
Law 58 621 2114
Archaeology 82 760 2162
Anthropology 56 589 2202
History 83 725 2207
Sociology 83 634 2251
Political Science 55 619 2295
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 55 663 2369
Communications and Public Relations 31 731 2548
Demography 131 977 2726

Business rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 46th for Business in Japan and 1513th in the World with 1,798 publications made and 15,741 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#46 of 375 In Japan
#440 of 2,579 In Asia
#1513 of 6,187 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 16 25
1992 10 39
1993 14 32
1994 11 25
1995 22 41
1996 12 48
1997 16 46
1998 10 70
1999 22 85
2000 17 88
2001 29 125
2002 32 156
2003 34 164
2004 49 157
2005 41 213
2006 47 216
2007 59 274
2008 66 338
2009 76 439
2010 92 534
2011 78 596
2012 58 659
2013 68 741
2014 79 889
2015 83 725
2016 87 805
2017 83 779
2018 69 957
2019 83 1033
2020 86 1129
2021 84 1623
2022 98 1393
2023 83 1273

The following table provides academic rankings for Aoyama Gakuin University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Engineering Management 12 136 656
International Business 20 198 1080
Project Management 13 233 1102
International Trade 22 223 1139
Management 44 373 1254
Advertising 27 325 1333
Operations Research 44 581 1464
Finance 48 433 1515
Management Information Systems 23 435 1590
Marketing 34 493 1625
Accounting 34 536 1830

Mathematics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 92nd for Mathematics in Japan and 1886th in the World with 1,650 publications made and 18,804 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#92 of 443 In Japan
#709 of 2,673 In Asia
#1886 of 6,305 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 38
1992 9 23
1993 9 44
1994 9 28
1995 13 40
1996 12 63
1997 17 75
1998 20 84
1999 13 88
2000 8 96
2001 27 174
2002 36 215
2003 39 219
2004 43 230
2005 58 267
2006 44 330
2007 59 347
2008 63 390
2009 50 482
2010 80 550
2011 74 625
2012 58 701
2013 70 724
2014 77 762
2015 96 803
2016 86 862
2017 68 802
2018 67 1006
2019 72 1128
2020 67 1259
2021 69 1793
2022 90 1518
2023 70 1386

The following table provides academic rankings for Aoyama Gakuin University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 15 216 1018
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 437 1453
Operations Research 44 581 1464
Applied Mathematics 66 691 1744
Statistics 98 721 1899

Psychology rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 121st for Psychology in Japan and 2115th in the World with 1,408 publications made and 15,039 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#121 of 485 In Japan
#722 of 2,703 In Asia
#2115 of 6,528 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 20
1992 6 35
1993 6 23
1994 11 40
1995 17 39
1996 8 53
1997 10 81
1998 11 66
1999 5 84
2000 11 96
2001 19 191
2002 31 186
2003 25 171
2004 27 177
2005 30 209
2006 34 240
2007 38 255
2008 35 255
2009 53 308
2010 53 359
2011 58 396
2012 49 510
2013 37 536
2014 68 629
2015 81 725
2016 80 719
2017 90 813
2018 62 897
2019 78 980
2020 59 1120
2021 104 1703
2022 65 1282
2023 66 1245

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 46 385 1192
Neuroscience 119 456 1487
Education Majors 39 450 1753
Child Psychology 75 463 1799
Social Psychology 64 497 1811
Psychiatry 125 694 2053
Clinical Psychology 123 879 2653

Economics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 49th for Economics in Japan and 1869th in the World with 1,062 publications made and 8,741 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#49 of 323 In Japan
#557 of 2,461 In Asia
#1869 of 5,995 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 22
1992 6 31
1993 5 22
1994 2 15
1995 7 31
1996 6 37
1997 11 32
1998 7 52
1999 14 71
2000 17 80
2001 27 112
2002 13 85
2003 18 111
2004 21 77
2005 19 168
2006 28 137
2007 36 194
2008 36 230
2009 36 327
2010 47 336
2011 35 343
2012 36 392
2013 49 467
2014 41 454
2015 58 428
2016 62 517
2017 47 533
2018 41 609
2019 55 700
2020 48 806
2021 54 950
2022 71 862
2023 42 857

The following table provides academic rankings for Aoyama Gakuin University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 12 108 718
Agricultural Economics 24 299 860
Political Economy 14 128 1063
International Economics 21 198 1095
International Trade 22 223 1139
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 437 1453
Finance 48 433 1515
Development Studies 67 855 2531

Art & Design rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 85th for Art & Design in Japan and 2069th in the World with 684 publications made and 3,017 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#85 of 328 In Japan
#623 of 2,302 In Asia
#2069 of 5,720 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 15
1992 7 19
1993 5 10
1994 3 6
1995 5 9
1996 3 11
1997 6 15
1998 5 21
1999 5 13
2000 5 24
2001 12 53
2002 14 61
2003 10 59
2004 12 56
2005 18 96
2006 13 87
2007 16 79
2008 13 86
2009 17 114
2010 35 116
2011 28 174
2012 25 158
2013 20 208
2014 33 199
2015 38 240
2016 53 240
2017 33 231
2018 23 263
2019 28 298
2020 35 357
2021 42 395
2022 36 414
2023 49 419

The following table provides academic rankings for Aoyama Gakuin University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 44 341 939
Cinematography 8 146 1036
Computer Graphics 83 422 1272
Multimedia 47 392 1350
Fashion Design 87 630 1970
Aesthetics 90 583 1987
Literature 83 640 2192

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Aoyama Gakuin University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Audiology 110 346 1253
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 113 516 1500
Sports Medicine 149 576 1853
Anatomy and Physiology 178 808 2150
Physical Therapy 176 859 2405
Medicine 159 931 2443
Cardiology 206 1051 2621
Public Health 127 1060 2892
Surgery 199 1116 2973
Pathology 205 1389 3354