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Chiba University ranked 16th in Japan, 518th in the global 2024 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 68,266 academic publications and 1,232,481 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#518 of 14,131 In the World
#84 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 7 In Chiba
#89 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#117 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#146 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#548 of 7,738 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 14th for Biology in Japan and 271st in the World with 47,484 publications made and 1,028,322 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 523 In Japan
#48 of 2,814 In Asia
#271 of 6,770 In the World

Chiba University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 618 3236
1992 619 3494
1993 694 3579
1994 633 4081
1995 738 4796
1996 758 5339
1997 775 6050
1998 915 7655
1999 934 9265
2000 1084 10474
2001 1061 12080
2002 1190 13863
2003 1228 16308
2004 1248 18399
2005 1300 20916
2006 1355 23698
2007 1305 26088
2008 1300 27906
2009 1273 30246
2010 1228 33383
2011 1343 36015
2012 1447 39019
2013 1475 41754
2014 1559 43469
2015 1582 44870
2016 1599 46368
2017 1581 47671
2018 1700 51343
2019 1609 54874
2020 1826 63819
2021 1820 72369
2022 1799 73598
2023 1740 71462

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 12 45 164
Molecular Biology 16 33 175
Horticulture 9 47 197
Immunology 10 32 202
Botany 10 35 226
Biochemistry 14 43 227
Biophysics 12 30 233
Genetics 15 38 238
Pharmacology 11 51 250
Microbiology 12 43 266
Biotechnology 13 48 282
Neuroscience 15 40 311
Virology 16 59 318
Agricultural Science 9 87 348
Astrobiology 16 68 384
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 66 393
Paleontology 15 74 393
Nanotechnology 18 156 396
Nutrition and Food Science 21 145 451
Forestry 10 79 455
Toxicology 13 117 491
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 94 496
Zoology 28 104 581
Entomology 33 119 605
Evolutionary Biology 21 126 638
Animal Science 33 196 773
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 113 825

Chemistry rankings

Chiba University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Japan and 273rd in the World with 42,915 publications made and 924,340 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 499 In Japan
#64 of 2,750 In Asia
#273 of 6,447 In the World

Chiba University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 569 2983
1992 565 3138
1993 613 3147
1994 617 3669
1995 678 4346
1996 744 4974
1997 760 5568
1998 878 7125
1999 908 8648
2000 1076 9841
2001 1064 11262
2002 1168 12891
2003 1177 15034
2004 1194 16916
2005 1234 19451
2006 1233 21432
2007 1216 23334
2008 1206 24875
2009 1212 27132
2010 1126 29798
2011 1222 31872
2012 1351 34382
2013 1405 37227
2014 1392 38799
2015 1398 39918
2016 1406 40868
2017 1351 41711
2018 1501 44835
2019 1429 47419
2020 1491 53431
2021 1443 60227
2022 1399 61169
2023 1316 58916

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 22 89
Inorganic Chemistry 13 73 194
Biochemistry 14 43 227
Organic Chemistry 12 60 240
Physical chemistry 15 114 285
Radiochemistry 13 160 303
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 75 306
Environmental Chemistry 18 93 324
Materials Science 16 106 334
Computational Chemistry 14 79 361
Nanotechnology 18 156 396
Chemical Engineering 18 172 411
Nutrition and Food Science 21 145 451
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 105 461
Biochemical Engineering 17 234 804

Medicine rankings

Chiba University ranked 11th for Medicine in Japan and 255th in the World with 36,250 publications made and 743,265 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 517 In Japan
#40 of 2,781 In Asia
#255 of 6,680 In the World

Chiba University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 483 2182
1992 459 2345
1993 506 2438
1994 438 2689
1995 529 3080
1996 510 3646
1997 531 4076
1998 628 5146
1999 646 6379
2000 753 7265
2001 731 8442
2002 811 9933
2003 821 11722
2004 870 13188
2005 904 14669
2006 937 16608
2007 919 18735
2008 897 19983
2009 888 21367
2010 884 23599
2011 977 25538
2012 1067 27598
2013 1159 29384
2014 1231 30896
2015 1308 32184
2016 1334 33057
2017 1365 34608
2018 1374 37052
2019 1358 40589
2020 1524 47839
2021 1596 54705
2022 1640 56729
2023 1601 55436

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 22 89
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 28 117
Radiation Therapy 8 33 146
Respiratory Therapy 5 16 160
Urology 9 23 161
Oncology and Cancer research 12 45 164
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 31 175
Anatomy and Physiology 10 25 187
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 40 189
Cardiology 12 30 196
Surgery 9 37 197
Immunology 10 32 202
Anesthesiology 9 29 208
Pharmacology 11 51 250
Optometry 11 40 253
Dermatology 17 48 255
Neurosurgery 23 61 262
Pathology 13 49 270
Ophthalmology 18 51 275
Psychiatry 11 42 309
Medical Physics 9 30 310
Pediatrics 9 51 315
Virology 16 59 318
Critical Care Nursing 8 48 371
Audiology 14 47 371
Family medicine 13 59 403
Forensic Science 9 80 404
Physical Therapy 16 64 438
Biomedical Engineering 17 120 438
Sports Medicine 18 54 441
Cosmetology 28 125 457
Plastic Surgery 22 117 463
Toxicology 13 117 491
Epidemiology 19 108 533
Orthodontics 35 135 546
Dentistry 38 142 547
Gerontology 13 64 556
Clinical Psychology 12 67 599
Public Health 16 102 632
Health Science 19 109 635
Occupational Therapy 35 131 690
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 24 110 696
Nursing 12 114 757
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 29 163 759
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 120 811
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 20 113 825
Sports / Exercise science 39 181 972
Veterinary 39 429 1149

Engineering rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Engineering in Japan and 402nd in the World with 32,489 publications made and 483,721 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 505 In Japan
#112 of 2,809 In Asia
#402 of 6,684 In the World

Chiba University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 317 1461
1992 371 1695
1993 383 1523
1994 389 1916
1995 433 2057
1996 449 2388
1997 460 2672
1998 571 3281
1999 541 3777
2000 703 4385
2001 711 5268
2002 868 6236
2003 877 7137
2004 862 8064
2005 941 9412
2006 1001 10577
2007 898 11758
2008 893 13032
2009 940 14193
2010 940 15752
2011 1018 17405
2012 1148 18701
2013 1210 20816
2014 1176 21762
2015 1143 22630
2016 1154 23981
2017 1124 24659
2018 1287 26762
2019 1226 28608
2020 1267 32424
2021 1271 36533
2022 1202 37606
2023 1232 37157

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 39 171
Biotechnology 13 48 282
Nuclear Engineering 14 102 287
Robotics 29 104 304
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 75 306
Metallurgical Engineering 16 106 310
Optical Engineering 13 86 312
Landscape Architecture 5 72 326
Materials Science 16 106 334
Aviation 6 66 335
Agricultural Engineering 11 113 338
Automation and Control engineering 18 122 354
Architectural Engineering 17 105 364
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 111 378
Civil Engineering 13 104 384
Acoustical Engineering 16 101 388
Nanotechnology 18 156 396
Chemical Engineering 18 172 411
Aerospace Engineering 15 106 418
Electrical Engineering 20 141 420
Geotechnical Engineering 14 136 434
Biomedical Engineering 17 120 438
Telecommunications 16 140 461
Marine Engineering 21 129 462
Structural Engineering 20 138 476
Automotive Engineering 20 167 480
Electronic Engineering 19 159 494
Mechanical Engineering 22 154 574
Technical Drawing 30 196 585
Computer Engineering 23 199 633
Petroleum Engineering 22 197 640
Computer Networking 25 205 704
Product and Industrial Design 17 192 705
Human-Computer Interaction 26 153 715
Environmental Engineering 21 244 722
Systems Engineering 21 187 804
Biochemical Engineering 17 234 804
Mining Engineering 31 313 854
Firefighting and Fire Science 29 343 872
Reliability and Quality Engineering 33 352 1016
Transportation Engineering 38 335 1043
Architecture 27 338 1126
Operations Research 39 545 1402
Renewable Energy Engineering 41 640 1535

Physics rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Physics in Japan and 381st in the World with 31,778 publications made and 489,930 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 503 In Japan
#103 of 2,786 In Asia
#381 of 6,603 In the World

Chiba University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 332 1506
1992 376 1708
1993 382 1590
1994 408 1918
1995 426 2132
1996 473 2510
1997 487 2771
1998 580 3513
1999 574 4147
2000 735 4543
2001 698 5385
2002 871 6356
2003 877 7484
2004 857 8303
2005 908 9695
2006 982 10884
2007 889 11889
2008 899 13080
2009 934 14395
2010 909 15864
2011 970 17283
2012 1092 18601
2013 1182 20617
2014 1102 21565
2015 1045 22382
2016 1089 23474
2017 1081 24105
2018 1219 25844
2019 1138 27582
2020 1201 31150
2021 1210 35014
2022 1136 35395
2023 1172 35420

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 12 30 233
Medical Physics 9 30 310
Optical Engineering 13 86 312
Condensed Matter Physics 19 98 332
Materials Science 16 106 334
Nuclear Physics 18 73 342
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 111 378
Astrobiology 16 68 384
Acoustical Engineering 16 101 388
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 78 395
Nanotechnology 18 156 396
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 75 401
Quantum and Particle physics 16 111 409
Theoretical Physics 20 105 500

Environmental Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Japan and 465th in the World with 22,607 publications made and 384,966 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 510 In Japan
#101 of 2,811 In Asia
#465 of 6,798 In the World

Chiba University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 216 1194
1992 250 1260
1993 261 1209
1994 274 1436
1995 295 1677
1996 361 1776
1997 352 1995
1998 384 2370
1999 402 2836
2000 500 3203
2001 486 3780
2002 551 4251
2003 626 4991
2004 609 5744
2005 665 6594
2006 707 7753
2007 637 8611
2008 606 9268
2009 617 10504
2010 594 11635
2011 659 12911
2012 710 13994
2013 791 15499
2014 762 16271
2015 776 17176
2016 827 17937
2017 754 18765
2018 874 20437
2019 864 22679
2020 927 26476
2021 906 29998
2022 920 31506
2023 933 30989

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 93 324
Agricultural Science 9 87 348
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 104 391
Paleontology 15 74 393
Earth science and Geophysics 17 99 395
Geology 14 93 430
Geotechnical Engineering 14 136 434
Forestry 10 79 455
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 105 461
Urban and Regional planning 8 81 485
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 94 496
Oceanography 18 124 508
Ecology 13 99 513
Geography and Cartography 15 119 551
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 186 565
Environmental Engineering 21 244 722
Environmental Management 19 263 798
Mining Engineering 31 313 854

Computer Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Computer Science in Japan and 492nd in the World with 21,420 publications made and 324,781 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 506 In Japan
#106 of 2,809 In Asia
#492 of 6,752 In the World

Chiba University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 197 745
1992 182 739
1993 241 773
1994 220 894
1995 246 1138
1996 255 1326
1997 260 1583
1998 321 2066
1999 350 2380
2000 373 2722
2001 337 2981
2002 511 3837
2003 518 4356
2004 527 4862
2005 576 5724
2006 660 6960
2007 575 7827
2008 582 8465
2009 643 9578
2010 692 10590
2011 673 11836
2012 731 13319
2013 783 14436
2014 788 15177
2015 796 15932
2016 803 16524
2017 852 17503
2018 913 19160
2019 851 21052
2020 974 25321
2021 1001 29514
2022 1028 30433
2023 1039 30893

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 29 104 304
Neuroscience 15 40 311
Computer Graphics 15 85 334
Library and Information science 12 32 367
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 66 393
Computer Vision 15 109 396
Telecommunications 16 140 461
Cognitive Science 15 126 568
Game Design and Development 22 109 586
Animation 27 178 615
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 164 628
Computer Engineering 23 199 633
Computational Linguistics 24 176 677
Computer Networking 25 205 704
Human-Computer Interaction 26 153 715
Machine Learning 18 235 775
Data Science 19 208 948
Cyber Security 28 333 1066
Software Engineering 34 305 1228
Blockchain and Cryptography 44 488 1247
Multimedia 52 423 1419
Management Information Systems 41 721 2221

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 794th in the World with 14,231 publications made and 211,234 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Sociology, History, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 527 In Japan
#120 of 2,845 In Asia
#794 of 7,020 In the World

Chiba University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 100 514
1992 137 549
1993 159 511
1994 141 697
1995 171 795
1996 168 861
1997 172 1010
1998 205 1180
1999 236 1515
2000 254 1682
2001 264 2015
2002 316 2684
2003 327 2731
2004 314 3117
2005 353 3649
2006 411 4235
2007 363 4914
2008 371 5521
2009 355 6087
2010 375 6526
2011 387 7626
2012 475 8002
2013 464 8747
2014 479 9204
2015 522 9969
2016 580 10370
2017 556 11270
2018 617 11773
2019 600 13927
2020 756 16800
2021 741 19584
2022 760 20881
2023 757 20975

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
Library and Information science 12 32 367
Forensic Science 9 80 404
Urban and Regional planning 8 81 485
Art History 10 30 525
Linguistics 15 97 528
Demography 15 92 588
Genealogy 16 64 699
Archaeology 14 148 704
History 14 130 710
Early Childhood Education 2 61 742
Aesthetics 20 139 780
Philosophy 17 132 839
Sociology 15 122 841
Law 17 185 969
Sports / Exercise science 39 181 972
Anthropology 13 148 974
Education Majors 15 183 976
Occupational Safety and Health 30 219 982
Political Science 17 192 1115
Gender Studies 14 110 1120
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 218 1217
Classics and Ancient History 28 245 1282
Public Policy / Administration 26 267 1440
Communications and Public Relations 33 739 2560

Psychology rankings

Chiba University ranked 11th for Psychology in Japan and 385th in the World with 13,976 publications made and 249,635 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 485 In Japan
#56 of 2,703 In Asia
#385 of 6,528 In the World

Chiba University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 188 650
1992 166 733
1993 192 756
1994 166 868
1995 187 997
1996 185 1216
1997 195 1360
1998 237 1807
1999 245 2063
2000 249 2378
2001 234 2748
2002 272 3164
2003 296 3674
2004 347 4144
2005 309 4703
2006 376 5438
2007 363 6334
2008 356 6665
2009 370 7329
2010 372 8034
2011 417 8835
2012 411 9652
2013 447 10050
2014 489 10552
2015 526 11268
2016 485 11371
2017 548 11821
2018 545 12579
2019 545 14085
2020 640 16957
2021 700 19332
2022 709 20280
2023 701 20198

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 11 42 309
Neuroscience 15 40 311
Cognitive Science 15 126 568
Clinical Psychology 12 67 599
Occupational Therapy 35 131 690
Child Psychology 13 87 703
Social Psychology 15 117 765
Education Majors 15 183 976

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chiba University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 4 11 128
Painting and Drawing 5 12 134
Sculpture 5 12 134
Interior Design 6 75 302
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 81 523
Performing arts 10 60 539
Photography 23 97 581
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 156 606
Statistics 15 157 655
Fashion Design 19 126 670
Art & Design 17 119 701
Mathematics 15 172 713
Agricultural Economics 17 221 715
Real Estate 23 203 784
Literature 15 146 867
Management 29 224 893
Finance 19 202 897
Business 23 220 948
Marketing 17 218 955
Advertising 16 195 993
Applied Mathematics 25 312 1005
Economics 19 249 1084
Development Studies 16 256 1107
Math Teachers 19 267 1193
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 334 1228
International Business 30 345 1463
Accounting 49 681 2134