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Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 67th in Japan, 1223rd in the global 2025 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 10,578 academic publications and 154,487 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 81 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1223 of 14,131 In the World
#315 of 5,830 In Asia
#67 of 719 In Japan
#20 of 84 In Tokyo
#367 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#611 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#786 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#97 of 7,918 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 73rd for Engineering in Japan and 1359th in the World with 7,506 publications made and 116,059 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#73 of 517 In Japan
#516 of 2,835 In Asia
#1359 of 6,782 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 49 480
1993 46 471
1994 74 463
1995 82 533
1996 80 628
1997 91 746
1998 93 805
1999 102 882
2000 114 996
2001 152 1493
2002 178 1720
2003 177 1906
2004 204 1653
2005 215 2043
2006 250 2221
2007 242 2456
2008 235 2590
2009 277 2856
2010 312 3207
2011 302 3546
2012 301 3910
2013 284 4357
2014 320 4692
2015 316 4715
2016 330 5374
2017 249 5388
2018 287 5924
2019 296 6610
2020 256 6780
2021 269 7957
2022 250 7047
2023 255 7429
2024 167 6436

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 14 166 611
Engineering Management 11 172 786
Industrial Engineering 19 237 804
Electrical Engineering 52 345 938
Systems Engineering 27 263 985
Applied/Engineering Physics 64 365 992
Robotics 86 398 1016
Nanotechnology 59 459 1044
Aerospace Engineering 54 337 1069
Acoustical Engineering 62 359 1085
Materials Science 66 445 1125
Metallurgical Engineering 70 475 1165
Optical Engineering 76 437 1169
Human-Computer Interaction 57 363 1222
Biomedical Engineering 108 530 1351
Structural Engineering 84 542 1366
Automation and Control engineering 84 600 1386
Telecommunications 75 621 1505
Mechanical Engineering 81 558 1506
Electronic Engineering 80 682 1551
Operations Research 44 649 1576
Chemical Engineering 89 780 1622
Architectural Engineering 95 745 1717
Remote Sensing 86 759 1902
Computer Networking 92 869 2015
Computer Engineering 106 984 2081
Automotive Engineering 103 963 2133
Geotechnical Engineering 99 921 2149
Civil Engineering 109 923 2211
Environmental Engineering 115 1154 2516

Physics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 65th for Physics in Japan and 1202nd in the World with 7,400 publications made and 117,859 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#65 of 513 In Japan
#433 of 2,817 In Asia
#1202 of 6,713 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 46 508
1993 48 497
1994 73 489
1995 74 609
1996 75 661
1997 92 792
1998 96 857
1999 106 946
2000 118 1056
2001 144 1586
2002 176 1796
2003 183 2009
2004 190 1741
2005 222 2147
2006 254 2390
2007 241 2625
2008 243 2712
2009 272 3015
2010 290 3360
2011 295 3728
2012 303 4095
2013 272 4583
2014 318 4910
2015 294 4903
2016 307 5650
2017 256 5788
2018 284 6367
2019 282 7074
2020 250 7305
2021 256 8145
2022 247 7411
2023 248 7943
2024 153 7014

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 22 110 367
Nuclear Physics 61 263 862
Atomic and Molecular physics 69 268 903
Applied/Engineering Physics 64 365 992
Nanotechnology 59 459 1044
Acoustical Engineering 62 359 1085
Quantum and Particle physics 57 378 1086
Astrophysics and Astronomy 60 321 1123
Materials Science 66 445 1125
Optical Engineering 76 437 1169
Astrobiology 96 392 1255
Theoretical Physics 64 386 1257
Biophysics 176 632 1660

Chemistry rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 117th for Chemistry in Japan and 1522nd in the World with 5,876 publications made and 94,412 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#117 of 508 In Japan
#628 of 2,781 In Asia
#1522 of 6,545 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 42 566
1993 44 555
1994 65 555
1995 66 611
1996 71 711
1997 92 808
1998 86 893
1999 94 928
2000 112 1025
2001 133 1478
2002 152 1690
2003 147 1852
2004 163 1578
2005 182 1889
2006 209 2110
2007 186 2224
2008 180 2352
2009 202 2412
2010 230 2673
2011 217 2966
2012 225 3126
2013 210 3423
2014 230 3823
2015 218 3692
2016 231 4119
2017 182 4191
2018 208 4323
2019 211 4995
2020 193 5117
2021 172 5676
2022 170 5429
2023 161 5280
2024 106 4790

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 89 364 995
Nanotechnology 59 459 1044
Materials Science 66 445 1125
Environmental Chemistry 76 523 1308
Organic Chemistry 99 575 1385
Computational Chemistry 82 595 1490
Chemical Engineering 89 780 1622
Physical chemistry 107 821 1786
Inorganic Chemistry 131 894 1913
Biochemistry 156 864 1980
Petrology and Geochemistry 111 889 2266
Radiochemistry 174 1506 2841
Nutrition and Food Science 222 1608 3353

Computer Science rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 100th for Computer Science in Japan and 1864th in the World with 4,443 publications made and 59,713 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#100 of 513 In Japan
#718 of 2,840 In Asia
#1864 of 6,845 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 23 86
1993 16 90
1994 31 113
1995 46 118
1996 36 147
1997 36 218
1998 40 215
1999 46 229
2000 51 229
2001 62 481
2002 102 522
2003 89 542
2004 111 556
2005 112 709
2006 144 821
2007 120 924
2008 141 1115
2009 173 1221
2010 211 1437
2011 189 1685
2012 184 2030
2013 161 2259
2014 210 2404
2015 212 2480
2016 201 2868
2017 167 2912
2018 183 3545
2019 179 3705
2020 189 3947
2021 212 4849
2022 202 4217
2023 206 4615
2024 138 3748

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 31 275 873
Animation 45 351 936
Robotics 86 398 1016
Cognitive Science 42 392 1184
Human-Computer Interaction 57 363 1222
Computer Graphics 90 481 1388
Computer Vision 74 571 1410
Multimedia 42 438 1426
Neuroscience 115 464 1461
Library and Information science 85 321 1475
Telecommunications 75 621 1505
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 66 629 1610
Management Information Systems 27 573 1872
Computer Networking 92 869 2015
Computer Engineering 106 984 2081
Software Engineering 86 867 2326
Cyber Security 85 1014 2392
Machine Learning 102 1106 2443
Data Science 66 1026 2610
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 183 1375 3065

Biology rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 135th for Biology in Japan and 2045th in the World with 4,155 publications made and 66,473 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#135 of 527 In Japan
#843 of 2,834 In Asia
#2045 of 6,833 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 34 393
1993 31 377
1994 40 391
1995 42 368
1996 43 436
1997 52 483
1998 53 515
1999 57 583
2000 73 578
2001 85 848
2002 94 889
2003 88 1031
2004 91 1001
2005 100 1170
2006 117 1245
2007 116 1391
2008 112 1511
2009 129 1701
2010 148 1988
2011 156 2358
2012 164 2473
2013 154 2690
2014 179 2835
2015 189 2808
2016 160 3032
2017 149 3152
2018 162 3419
2019 167 3854
2020 151 4158
2021 161 4780
2022 162 4244
2023 144 4279
2024 111 3557

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 59 459 1044
Astrobiology 96 392 1255
Neuroscience 115 464 1461
Biophysics 176 632 1660
Biochemistry 156 864 1980
Molecular Biology 192 904 2160
Genetics 170 987 2304
Paleontology 140 946 2338
Evolutionary Biology 136 950 2446
Agricultural Science 115 1269 2922
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 183 1375 3065
Botany 186 1461 3347
Nutrition and Food Science 222 1608 3353
Immunology 236 1557 3611

Environmental Science rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 108th for Environmental Science in Japan and 2300th in the World with 3,747 publications made and 52,213 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#108 of 521 In Japan
#906 of 2,838 In Asia
#2300 of 6,876 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 27 253
1993 29 298
1994 33 271
1995 30 254
1996 31 285
1997 47 306
1998 42 334
1999 55 392
2000 67 401
2001 83 626
2002 76 710
2003 77 798
2004 95 724
2005 85 913
2006 105 925
2007 116 1089
2008 104 1200
2009 125 1307
2010 128 1468
2011 135 1679
2012 162 1897
2013 162 2004
2014 163 2224
2015 166 2175
2016 174 2485
2017 128 2388
2018 133 2808
2019 165 2953
2020 145 3319
2021 137 3851
2022 183 3318
2023 148 3489
2024 93 2783

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 76 523 1308
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 77 543 1455
Earth science and Geophysics 83 589 1538
Oceanography 80 563 1579
Geotechnical Engineering 99 921 2149
Geology 119 853 2175
Petrology and Geochemistry 111 889 2266
Geography and Cartography 88 828 2271
Paleontology 140 946 2338
Environmental Engineering 115 1154 2516
Ecology 113 1029 2543
Environmental Management 102 1228 2839
Agricultural Science 115 1269 2922

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 74th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2228th in the World with 3,516 publications made and 42,483 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#74 of 535 In Japan
#655 of 2,864 In Asia
#2228 of 7,081 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 21 100
1993 23 81
1994 13 81
1995 32 86
1996 19 104
1997 23 151
1998 35 159
1999 33 175
2000 42 172
2001 61 276
2002 60 340
2003 50 346
2004 90 356
2005 68 495
2006 83 591
2007 92 655
2008 98 708
2009 99 915
2010 149 1106
2011 144 1257
2012 130 1471
2013 127 1565
2014 170 1773
2015 152 1804
2016 180 1917
2017 148 1852
2018 130 2263
2019 168 2695
2020 150 2995
2021 196 3714
2022 211 3213
2023 170 3317
2024 116 2726

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 10 130 736
Linguistics 42 346 1186
Political Economy 19 188 1260
Library and Information science 85 321 1475
Education Majors 27 391 1526
Philosophy 45 479 1837
Classics and Ancient History 59 569 2093
Aesthetics 92 675 2121
Sociology 73 640 2239
Law 58 734 2328
Archaeology 86 874 2350
History 86 836 2421
Anthropology 59 722 2432
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 55 750 2509
Political Science 54 719 2513
Communications and Public Relations 35 909 2870
Demography 125 1085 2927

Business rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 43rd for Business in Japan and 1655th in the World with 1,968 publications made and 21,017 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#43 of 392 In Japan
#525 of 2,646 In Asia
#1655 of 6,339 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 11 47
1993 14 41
1994 12 45
1995 24 59
1996 14 61
1997 17 52
1998 13 89
1999 26 94
2000 20 117
2001 29 139
2002 33 185
2003 37 202
2004 56 178
2005 45 245
2006 50 289
2007 63 371
2008 66 427
2009 81 539
2010 98 663
2011 85 731
2012 67 855
2013 72 901
2014 97 1057
2015 87 924
2016 91 1036
2017 80 1011
2018 78 1203
2019 85 1337
2020 96 1499
2021 84 2020
2022 116 1720
2023 86 1599
2024 33 1232

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 11 172 786
International Business 20 233 1152
International Trade 22 247 1190
Project Management 13 272 1211
Management 43 428 1361
Advertising 22 372 1373
Operations Research 44 649 1576
Finance 50 542 1699
Marketing 34 566 1725
Management Information Systems 27 573 1872
Accounting 36 642 2034

Mathematics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 84th for Mathematics in Japan and 1960th in the World with 1,817 publications made and 26,513 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#84 of 458 In Japan
#760 of 2,718 In Asia
#1960 of 6,418 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 11 35
1993 10 55
1994 10 36
1995 13 46
1996 13 73
1997 19 93
1998 21 93
1999 14 101
2000 10 107
2001 31 204
2002 35 255
2003 44 242
2004 48 276
2005 61 340
2006 51 410
2007 55 460
2008 69 490
2009 60 614
2010 80 732
2011 80 793
2012 66 952
2013 76 985
2014 92 1033
2015 96 1126
2016 83 1207
2017 70 1080
2018 65 1359
2019 80 1545
2020 73 1698
2021 68 2188
2022 99 1903
2023 79 1928
2024 49 1355

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 14 269 1092
Operations Research 44 649 1576
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 539 1636
Applied Mathematics 63 717 1789
Statistics 99 829 2065

Psychology rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 115th for Psychology in Japan and 2153rd in the World with 1,561 publications made and 21,958 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#115 of 494 In Japan
#768 of 2,755 In Asia
#2153 of 6,645 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 7 47
1993 7 30
1994 10 49
1995 17 52
1996 8 62
1997 10 83
1998 11 79
1999 5 93
2000 12 112
2001 20 200
2002 32 205
2003 24 205
2004 25 219
2005 39 261
2006 37 319
2007 43 356
2008 37 360
2009 49 381
2010 53 462
2011 62 546
2012 58 684
2013 53 737
2014 75 793
2015 87 932
2016 75 932
2017 89 1008
2018 66 1090
2019 88 1253
2020 65 1429
2021 103 2059
2022 69 1529
2023 76 1647
2024 63 1353

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 42 392 1184
Neuroscience 115 464 1461
Education Majors 27 391 1526
Psychiatry 113 681 1969
Child Psychology 80 576 1995
Social Psychology 72 627 2029
Clinical Psychology 124 967 2788

Economics rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 58th for Economics in Japan and 2083rd in the World with 1,164 publications made and 11,603 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#58 of 338 In Japan
#691 of 2,553 In Asia
#2083 of 6,167 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 8 37
1993 6 25
1994 2 25
1995 6 45
1996 7 44
1997 11 31
1998 8 63
1999 14 74
2000 21 100
2001 28 118
2002 14 97
2003 21 128
2004 25 97
2005 24 185
2006 30 193
2007 34 219
2008 32 258
2009 40 385
2010 52 397
2011 37 424
2012 46 478
2013 49 522
2014 53 515
2015 67 536
2016 61 637
2017 45 617
2018 47 769
2019 53 894
2020 51 1047
2021 53 1153
2022 77 1023
2023 47 1094
2024 20 779

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 10 130 736
Agricultural Economics 24 332 917
International Economics 23 215 1135
International Trade 22 247 1190
Political Economy 19 188 1260
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 38 539 1636
Finance 50 542 1699
Development Studies 75 1009 2829

Art & Design rankings

Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 82nd for Art & Design in Japan and 2192nd in the World with 774 publications made and 4,625 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
#82 of 346 In Japan
#694 of 2,428 In Asia
#2192 of 5,966 In the World

Aoyama Gakuin University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 8 24
1993 7 12
1994 3 11
1995 6 14
1996 4 13
1997 7 20
1998 5 25
1999 6 16
2000 6 30
2001 13 67
2002 14 69
2003 10 77
2004 16 64
2005 19 110
2006 15 127
2007 15 100
2008 15 109
2009 19 141
2010 37 166
2011 30 224
2012 30 249
2013 24 256
2014 38 301
2015 41 304
2016 52 314
2017 34 300
2018 28 345
2019 28 431
2020 35 529
2021 48 556
2022 46 547
2023 50 563
2024 24 473

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 45 351 936
Cinematography 8 166 1066
Computer Graphics 90 481 1388
Multimedia 42 438 1426
Fashion Design 87 700 2068
Aesthetics 92 675 2121
Literature 71 647 2143

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Aoyama Gakuin University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Audiology 110 368 1283
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 118 591 1646
Sports Medicine 166 686 2062
Anatomy and Physiology 184 926 2383
Physical Therapy 180 942 2564
Medicine 158 1014 2574
Anesthesiology 192 1092 2734
Cardiology 208 1144 2812
Public Health 133 1209 3173
Surgery 207 1291 3303
Pathology 202 1505 3559