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Chiba University ranked 16th in Japan, 526th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 171 research topics. Chiba University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 76,839 academic publications and 1,584,218 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#526 of 14,131 In the World
#87 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 7 In Chiba
#81 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#125 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#155 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#554 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1070 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 168 other topics

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Biology rankings

Chiba University ranked 13th for Biology in Japan and 282nd in the World with 52,518 publications made and 1,282,251 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 527 In Japan
#51 of 2,834 In Asia
#282 of 6,833 In the World

Chiba University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 692 4470
1993 777 4568
1994 702 5179
1995 795 6148
1996 828 6749
1997 832 7519
1998 996 9496
1999 1017 11441
2000 1161 12996
2001 1165 14813
2002 1296 17307
2003 1330 20288
2004 1354 22585
2005 1424 25182
2006 1471 28200
2007 1410 30487
2008 1428 33087
2009 1375 35797
2010 1359 39115
2011 1510 41948
2012 1590 45764
2013 1615 48149
2014 1663 50385
2015 1700 51737
2016 1635 53251
2017 1617 55432
2018 1717 57876
2019 1660 62944
2020 1836 75270
2021 1911 83865
2022 1869 82337
2023 1912 81073
2024 1527 73943

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 13 49 176
Molecular Biology 17 36 183
Immunology 12 39 210
Horticulture 9 60 215
Biochemistry 15 45 231
Biophysics 13 31 233
Botany 10 41 236
Genetics 14 44 245
Pharmacology 11 56 256
Microbiology 12 50 277
Biotechnology 13 51 281
Neuroscience 14 44 313
Virology 15 64 328
Agricultural Science 9 99 369
Nanotechnology 16 165 411
Paleontology 15 80 412
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 81 418
Astrobiology 16 76 422
Entomology 23 75 441
Nutrition and Food Science 20 151 452
Toxicology 11 129 466
Forestry 9 99 503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 108 520
Zoology 24 105 584
Evolutionary Biology 20 123 627
Animal Science 34 230 818
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 146 922

Chemistry rankings

Chiba University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Japan and 276th in the World with 47,189 publications made and 1,133,244 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 508 In Japan
#67 of 2,781 In Asia
#276 of 6,545 In the World

Chiba University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 626 3922
1993 686 3984
1994 676 4572
1995 734 5486
1996 822 6132
1997 811 6692
1998 949 8594
1999 976 10479
2000 1144 11896
2001 1159 13520
2002 1261 15886
2003 1289 18734
2004 1320 20508
2005 1361 23115
2006 1341 25339
2007 1301 26962
2008 1303 29071
2009 1294 31575
2010 1250 34466
2011 1345 36698
2012 1468 39854
2013 1514 42340
2014 1495 44608
2015 1474 45372
2016 1439 46495
2017 1385 47876
2018 1507 49801
2019 1468 53562
2020 1501 62200
2021 1506 68905
2022 1478 67516
2023 1502 65807
2024 1164 58931

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 20 81
Inorganic Chemistry 12 72 189
Biochemistry 15 45 231
Organic Chemistry 12 69 251
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 76 288
Physical chemistry 15 119 300
Environmental Chemistry 18 100 333
Radiochemistry 14 182 340
Materials Science 16 113 342
Computational Chemistry 14 82 366
Nanotechnology 16 165 411
Chemical Engineering 18 179 420
Nutrition and Food Science 20 151 452
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 143 568
Biochemical Engineering 16 291 913

Medicine rankings

Chiba University ranked 11th for Medicine in Japan and 270th in the World with 40,258 publications made and 932,213 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 521 In Japan
#44 of 2,809 In Asia
#270 of 6,775 In the World

Chiba University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 510 3024
1993 570 3135
1994 487 3448
1995 583 3931
1996 563 4642
1997 572 5151
1998 675 6504
1999 687 7936
2000 806 9117
2001 786 10353
2002 870 12459
2003 896 14723
2004 928 16112
2005 995 17762
2006 1009 19751
2007 1016 21890
2008 993 23744
2009 979 25750
2010 993 27955
2011 1119 30166
2012 1167 32458
2013 1254 34267
2014 1301 35905
2015 1403 37396
2016 1359 38224
2017 1381 40113
2018 1396 41955
2019 1373 46241
2020 1549 56609
2021 1667 63360
2022 1690 63274
2023 1731 62782
2024 1471 57145

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 20 81
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 31 125
Radiation Therapy 8 34 155
Urology 9 28 176
Oncology and Cancer research 13 49 176
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 33 178
Respiratory Therapy 6 22 182
Anatomy and Physiology 10 27 191
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 42 193
Surgery 10 39 199
Immunology 12 39 210
Cardiology 13 35 213
Anesthesiology 9 35 218
Neurosurgery 22 64 242
Pharmacology 11 56 256
Dermatology 16 52 265
Ophthalmology 19 55 276
Pathology 13 54 284
Optometry 14 52 291
Psychiatry 10 46 317
Virology 15 64 328
Medical Physics 11 42 339
Pediatrics 10 64 339
Forensic Science 7 80 365
Audiology 17 52 380
Critical Care Nursing 7 58 395
Family medicine 13 66 431
Sports Medicine 18 59 456
Physical Therapy 17 68 458
Plastic Surgery 25 123 464
Toxicology 11 129 466
Biomedical Engineering 21 135 473
Gerontology 12 59 517
Epidemiology 17 112 541
Cosmetology 32 169 543
Dentistry 35 152 550
Orthodontics 35 149 562
Clinical Psychology 11 78 613
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 101 628
Public Health 16 122 670
Occupational Therapy 34 139 687
Health Science 20 137 709
Nursing 12 124 784
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 205 808
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 149 853
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 146 922
Sports / Exercise science 35 193 985
Veterinary 36 460 1191

Engineering rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Engineering in Japan and 418th in the World with 36,207 publications made and 622,019 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 517 In Japan
#121 of 2,835 In Asia
#418 of 6,782 In the World

Chiba University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 404 2071
1993 425 1939
1994 422 2394
1995 455 2597
1996 495 2984
1997 503 3215
1998 613 4058
1999 584 4549
2000 767 5380
2001 786 6307
2002 938 7775
2003 952 8951
2004 944 10006
2005 1023 11541
2006 1053 12952
2007 961 13920
2008 975 15609
2009 1031 16958
2010 1061 18699
2011 1133 20737
2012 1276 22359
2013 1330 24531
2014 1261 26028
2015 1230 26941
2016 1208 28368
2017 1186 30056
2018 1314 31317
2019 1296 34652
2020 1307 39349
2021 1400 44613
2022 1296 43625
2023 1444 44484
2024 1049 39886

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 5 44 174
Biotechnology 13 51 281
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 76 288
Optical Engineering 13 87 313
Agricultural Engineering 9 114 316
Metallurgical Engineering 16 110 316
Architectural Engineering 15 97 322
Robotics 29 111 327
Nuclear Engineering 18 121 332
Materials Science 16 113 342
Automation and Control engineering 19 133 377
Civil Engineering 13 104 378
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 110 379
Landscape Architecture 4 94 398
Acoustical Engineering 15 103 402
Nanotechnology 16 165 411
Chemical Engineering 18 179 420
Aviation 9 95 422
Electrical Engineering 18 141 430
Aerospace Engineering 15 112 433
Geotechnical Engineering 14 146 447
Telecommunications 16 143 466
Biomedical Engineering 21 135 473
Structural Engineering 21 148 482
Electronic Engineering 19 167 508
Automotive Engineering 20 193 531
Marine Engineering 28 186 584
Petroleum Engineering 18 189 587
Technical Drawing 27 189 588
Mechanical Engineering 20 156 590
Computer Engineering 24 202 618
Computer Networking 22 211 695
Product and Industrial Design 15 207 710
Human-Computer Interaction 27 186 766
Environmental Engineering 22 275 786
Systems Engineering 23 205 841
Mining Engineering 26 315 848
Firefighting and Fire Science 29 357 877
Construction Management 15 267 886
Biochemical Engineering 16 291 913
Transportation Engineering 32 302 951
Architecture 25 361 1179
Reliability and Quality Engineering 37 443 1198
Operations Research 38 603 1479
Engineering Management 26 551 1523
Renewable Energy Engineering 43 709 1651

Physics rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Physics in Japan and 397th in the World with 35,603 publications made and 638,381 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 513 In Japan
#108 of 2,817 In Asia
#397 of 6,713 In the World

Chiba University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 418 2124
1993 422 2035
1994 444 2424
1995 456 2690
1996 522 3141
1997 519 3334
1998 627 4296
1999 625 4946
2000 791 5430
2001 779 6422
2002 949 7947
2003 955 9501
2004 966 10469
2005 1019 12069
2006 1046 13552
2007 971 14450
2008 984 16026
2009 1021 17343
2010 1013 19103
2011 1084 20987
2012 1221 22694
2013 1281 24603
2014 1177 26317
2015 1123 27010
2016 1153 28581
2017 1152 29939
2018 1234 31004
2019 1214 34460
2020 1252 38591
2021 1353 43620
2022 1240 41277
2023 1412 43140
2024 1014 39305

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 13 31 233
Optical Engineering 13 87 313
Nuclear Physics 16 71 332
Condensed Matter Physics 17 98 333
Medical Physics 11 42 339
Materials Science 16 113 342
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 110 379
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 81 394
Acoustical Engineering 15 103 402
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 75 410
Nanotechnology 16 165 411
Quantum and Particle physics 16 117 420
Astrobiology 16 76 422
Theoretical Physics 22 120 554

Environmental Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Japan and 487th in the World with 25,391 publications made and 499,960 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 521 In Japan
#110 of 2,838 In Asia
#487 of 6,876 In the World

Chiba University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 288 1637
1993 303 1567
1994 308 1803
1995 324 2167
1996 393 2253
1997 369 2430
1998 424 2935
1999 427 3470
2000 545 4054
2001 527 4621
2002 594 5303
2003 675 6100
2004 668 7159
2005 751 8275
2006 766 9509
2007 691 10231
2008 676 11477
2009 672 12567
2010 680 13927
2011 734 15426
2012 805 16840
2013 892 18244
2014 816 19360
2015 868 20403
2016 822 21399
2017 800 22740
2018 929 24137
2019 885 27299
2020 991 32614
2021 994 37089
2022 993 36661
2023 1073 37099
2024 785 33298

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 18 100 333
Agricultural Science 9 99 369
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 103 388
Paleontology 15 80 412
Earth science and Geophysics 18 116 440
Geotechnical Engineering 14 146 447
Geology 14 100 453
Forestry 9 99 503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 108 520
Ecology 13 112 526
Oceanography 17 131 528
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 143 568
Urban and Regional planning 8 106 575
Hydrology and Water resources management 14 205 585
Geography and Cartography 15 128 589
Environmental Engineering 22 275 786
Environmental Management 17 283 844
Mining Engineering 26 315 848

Computer Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Computer Science in Japan and 518th in the World with 23,958 publications made and 426,949 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 513 In Japan
#116 of 2,840 In Asia
#518 of 6,845 In the World

Chiba University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 205 955
1993 263 1085
1994 243 1164
1995 264 1467
1996 280 1661
1997 279 2042
1998 337 2531
1999 376 2941
2000 381 3320
2001 378 3699
2002 546 4881
2003 564 5501
2004 568 6085
2005 627 7014
2006 696 8509
2007 639 9437
2008 641 10346
2009 711 11941
2010 765 12904
2011 759 14671
2012 814 16017
2013 875 17200
2014 841 18431
2015 845 19260
2016 842 19884
2017 879 21298
2018 963 22514
2019 897 25512
2020 982 30912
2021 1112 35660
2022 1089 34522
2023 1171 36169
2024 901 32118

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 13 77 310
Neuroscience 14 44 313
Robotics 29 111 327
Computer Vision 15 116 412
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 81 418
Library and Information science 13 38 420
Telecommunications 16 143 466
Cognitive Science 15 131 573
Computer Engineering 24 202 618
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 171 638
Game Design and Development 23 141 666
Animation 27 208 684
Computer Networking 22 211 695
Human-Computer Interaction 27 186 766
Computational Linguistics 26 225 772
Machine Learning 18 269 840
Data Science 20 281 1089
Cyber Security 27 360 1092
Software Engineering 33 334 1279
Blockchain and Cryptography 45 565 1377
Multimedia 47 480 1515
Management Information Systems 39 810 2352

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 893rd in the World with 16,018 publications made and 270,039 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Sociology, History, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 535 In Japan
#165 of 2,864 In Asia
#893 of 7,081 In the World

Chiba University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 140 725
1993 171 738
1994 157 871
1995 169 1002
1996 189 1095
1997 179 1340
1998 223 1483
1999 251 1913
2000 264 2155
2001 287 2450
2002 343 3349
2003 355 3438
2004 341 3972
2005 400 4565
2006 446 5323
2007 394 6155
2008 421 6877
2009 393 7544
2010 448 8246
2011 454 9473
2012 524 9928
2013 524 10611
2014 542 11613
2015 582 12256
2016 587 12920
2017 569 13951
2018 641 14464
2019 626 16996
2020 785 20860
2021 810 24516
2022 787 24956
2023 828 25846
2024 662 23314

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 7 80 365
Library and Information science 13 38 420
Linguistics 16 115 570
Urban and Regional planning 8 106 575
Demography 15 108 619
Art History 11 38 637
Archaeology 14 178 761
Aesthetics 18 139 779
History 14 160 784
Genealogy 18 81 787
Early Childhood Education 3 93 806
Sociology 14 153 909
Philosophy 16 180 944
Occupational Safety and Health 25 207 965
Sports / Exercise science 35 193 985
Anthropology 14 176 1031
Law 17 226 1065
Gender Studies 11 118 1116
Education Majors 15 258 1127
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 245 1223
Political Science 17 234 1235
Public Policy / Administration 25 264 1443
Classics and Ancient History 32 327 1492
Communications and Public Relations 33 888 2826

Psychology rankings

Chiba University ranked 10th for Psychology in Japan and 396th in the World with 15,459 publications made and 314,009 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 494 In Japan
#63 of 2,755 In Asia
#396 of 6,645 In the World

Chiba University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 186 907
1993 208 1009
1994 185 1055
1995 196 1223
1996 200 1508
1997 208 1696
1998 241 2195
1999 252 2522
2000 260 2886
2001 252 3329
2002 301 3951
2003 328 4648
2004 371 4989
2005 344 5610
2006 402 6540
2007 396 7306
2008 394 7931
2009 410 8861
2010 413 9639
2011 485 10489
2012 439 11296
2013 492 11804
2014 503 12513
2015 555 13140
2016 506 13349
2017 543 13819
2018 561 14344
2019 561 16188
2020 653 19916
2021 726 22677
2022 709 22487
2023 740 22505
2024 627 20877

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 14 44 313
Psychiatry 10 46 317
Cognitive Science 15 131 573
Clinical Psychology 11 78 613
Occupational Therapy 34 139 687
Child Psychology 12 101 714
Social Psychology 15 146 809
Education Majors 15 258 1127

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chiba University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 5 28 202
Painting and Drawing 5 29 209
Sculpture 5 29 209
Interior Design 5 98 346
Photography 17 82 530
Performing arts 10 62 531
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 108 601
Statistics 15 167 677
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 208 692
Fashion Design 20 144 718
Art & Design 16 133 730
Mathematics 15 190 750
Real Estate 23 216 771
Agricultural Economics 19 275 802
Literature 15 173 906
Applied Mathematics 24 286 937
Management 27 250 940
Finance 20 237 987
Business 21 250 1011
Marketing 18 281 1070
Advertising 16 271 1119
Economics 19 282 1169
Development Studies 16 299 1183
Math Teachers 18 307 1205
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 349 1260
International Trade 31 384 1549
Environmental Economics 27 620 1568
International Business 30 386 1583
Project Management 32 748 2209
Accounting 52 871 2507