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Chiba University ranked 16th in Japan, 485th in the global 2026 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 78,655 academic publications and 1,657,376 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#485 of 14,131 In the World
#68 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 7 In Chiba
#81 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#128 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#157 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
#566 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#881 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 284th in the World with 53,619 publications made and 1,337,264 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 528 In Japan
#53 of 2,838 In Asia
#284 of 6,841 In the World

Chiba University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 776 4575
1994 703 5188
1995 795 6156
1996 828 6758
1997 832 7526
1998 996 9496
1999 1017 11441
2000 1162 12997
2001 1170 14842
2002 1298 17331
2003 1335 20287
2004 1354 22595
2005 1426 25189
2006 1475 28198
2007 1411 30492
2008 1427 33083
2009 1375 35814
2010 1359 39117
2011 1510 41965
2012 1590 45794
2013 1614 48138
2014 1661 50426
2015 1697 51723
2016 1637 53248
2017 1612 55411
2018 1714 57849
2019 1660 62909
2020 1832 75179
2021 1910 83729
2022 1867 82251
2023 1916 81008
2024 1556 74674
2025 1398 66510

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 53 180
Molecular Biology 17 36 183
Immunology 12 42 218
Horticulture 9 64 221
Biochemistry 15 47 234
Biophysics 13 33 239
Botany 10 45 241
Genetics 14 45 246
Pharmacology 11 59 265
Microbiology 13 54 284
Biotechnology 13 56 288
Neuroscience 14 46 318
Virology 15 68 339
Agricultural Science 9 106 382
Nanotechnology 16 170 423
Paleontology 15 89 427
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 85 431
Astrobiology 16 81 432
Entomology 23 79 447
Nutrition and Food Science 20 159 467
Toxicology 11 141 489
Forestry 9 108 521
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 117 535
Zoology 24 106 586
Evolutionary Biology 21 128 635
Animal Science 34 235 828

Chemistry rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Chemistry in Japan and 285th in the World with 47,899 publications made and 1,175,759 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 510 In Japan
#73 of 2,785 In Asia
#285 of 6,561 In the World

Chiba University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 684 3992
1994 677 4577
1995 734 5491
1996 822 6138
1997 811 6695
1998 949 8595
1999 976 10476
2000 1144 11895
2001 1160 13528
2002 1262 15896
2003 1290 18733
2004 1320 20518
2005 1363 23120
2006 1344 25339
2007 1301 26960
2008 1302 29039
2009 1293 31564
2010 1250 34438
2011 1345 36694
2012 1466 39855
2013 1515 42321
2014 1495 44556
2015 1466 45293
2016 1435 46429
2017 1379 47828
2018 1504 49728
2019 1472 53487
2020 1493 62032
2021 1500 68695
2022 1479 67274
2023 1499 65582
2024 1188 59525
2025 938 51245

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 21 81
Inorganic Chemistry 12 77 198
Biochemistry 15 47 234
Organic Chemistry 12 73 256
Physical chemistry 15 123 305
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 82 307
Environmental Chemistry 17 102 337
Radiochemistry 14 187 347
Materials Science 16 119 352
Computational Chemistry 14 86 365
Nanotechnology 16 170 423
Chemical Engineering 18 186 429
Nutrition and Food Science 20 159 467
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 145 573
Biochemical Engineering 16 315 953

Medicine rankings

Chiba University ranked 11th for Medicine in Japan and 274th in the World with 41,317 publications made and 976,599 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 521 In Japan
#47 of 2,817 In Asia
#274 of 6,793 In the World

Chiba University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 567 3134
1994 487 3452
1995 583 3936
1996 563 4648
1997 572 5155
1998 675 6506
1999 687 7933
2000 807 9118
2001 786 10377
2002 871 12482
2003 896 14722
2004 929 16117
2005 995 17758
2006 1010 19750
2007 1016 21892
2008 993 23737
2009 978 25761
2010 994 27957
2011 1119 30173
2012 1169 32496
2013 1253 34252
2014 1301 35912
2015 1401 37379
2016 1361 38227
2017 1377 40072
2018 1394 41967
2019 1375 46217
2020 1547 56609
2021 1656 63256
2022 1696 63241
2023 1728 62770
2024 1496 57818
2025 1362 52123

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 10 21 81
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 31 128
Radiation Therapy 8 37 157
Urology 9 29 179
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 34 180
Oncology and Cancer research 13 53 180
Respiratory Therapy 6 24 189
Anatomy and Physiology 10 29 194
Surgery 10 39 200
Sonography and Ultrasound 7 47 201
Cardiology 13 37 214
Immunology 12 42 218
Anesthesiology 9 36 220
Neurosurgery 21 64 242
Pharmacology 11 59 265
Dermatology 16 53 269
Ophthalmology 19 57 280
Pathology 13 56 291
Optometry 16 59 307
Psychiatry 10 50 327
Pediatrics 10 64 339
Virology 15 68 339
Medical Physics 12 47 344
Forensic Science 4 79 361
Audiology 17 54 384
Critical Care Nursing 9 66 406
Family medicine 13 69 439
Sports Medicine 18 60 466
Physical Therapy 17 69 467
Plastic Surgery 24 129 473
Biomedical Engineering 19 141 480
Toxicology 11 141 489
Gerontology 11 58 507
Epidemiology 17 117 549
Dentistry 35 156 553
Cosmetology 31 177 557
Orthodontics 34 150 561
Clinical Psychology 11 80 612
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 102 629
Public Health 16 128 674
Occupational Therapy 33 139 685
Health Science 20 143 722
Nursing 12 127 791
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 28 207 811
Healthcare Management (MHA) 12 157 868
Sports / Exercise science 35 196 989
Veterinary 36 484 1230

Engineering rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Engineering in Japan and 427th in the World with 36,852 publications made and 646,034 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 520 In Japan
#124 of 2,841 In Asia
#427 of 6,795 In the World

Chiba University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 424 1946
1994 423 2396
1995 454 2601
1996 495 2992
1997 503 3219
1998 614 4057
1999 584 4554
2000 767 5380
2001 787 6319
2002 940 7784
2003 952 8949
2004 944 10009
2005 1023 11545
2006 1053 12953
2007 960 13925
2008 975 15593
2009 1031 16936
2010 1061 18676
2011 1133 20763
2012 1275 22359
2013 1329 24528
2014 1258 26001
2015 1227 26894
2016 1209 28379
2017 1183 29995
2018 1314 31294
2019 1298 34627
2020 1303 39298
2021 1390 44500
2022 1304 43596
2023 1442 44395
2024 1093 40426
2025 800 34540

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 48 182
Biotechnology 13 56 288
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 23 82 307
Optical Engineering 13 90 319
Metallurgical Engineering 16 116 327
Agricultural Engineering 9 123 328
Architectural Engineering 14 100 330
Robotics 30 115 334
Landscape Architecture 3 78 337
Nuclear Engineering 18 126 339
Materials Science 16 119 352
Civil Engineering 13 109 386
Automation and Control engineering 19 138 390
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 116 391
Acoustical Engineering 16 105 403
Aviation 9 98 421
Nanotechnology 16 170 423
Chemical Engineering 18 186 429
Aerospace Engineering 15 113 432
Electrical Engineering 17 142 434
Geotechnical Engineering 14 154 464
Telecommunications 16 147 473
Biomedical Engineering 19 141 480
Structural Engineering 19 148 483
Electronic Engineering 18 174 518
Automotive Engineering 20 203 552
Marine Engineering 25 190 582
Technical Drawing 27 195 595
Mechanical Engineering 20 164 604
Petroleum Engineering 18 198 609
Computer Engineering 22 202 617
Computer Networking 23 217 707
Product and Industrial Design 15 210 717
Human-Computer Interaction 27 195 785
Environmental Engineering 22 284 799
Mining Engineering 24 318 851
Systems Engineering 24 223 868
Construction Management 16 274 895
Firefighting and Fire Science 29 377 911
Biochemical Engineering 16 315 953
Transportation Engineering 32 308 966
Reliability and Quality Engineering 36 451 1200
Architecture 25 376 1206
Operations Research 38 612 1492
Engineering Management 27 564 1568
Renewable Energy Engineering 41 710 1655

Physics rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Physics in Japan and 405th in the World with 36,269 publications made and 667,020 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#15 of 515 In Japan
#111 of 2,822 In Asia
#405 of 6,729 In the World

Chiba University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 421 2041
1994 445 2427
1995 456 2695
1996 523 3155
1997 519 3341
1998 628 4302
1999 625 4950
2000 791 5434
2001 779 6425
2002 949 7961
2003 955 9498
2004 966 10468
2005 1019 12075
2006 1046 13557
2007 971 14452
2008 984 16016
2009 1021 17323
2010 1012 19090
2011 1084 21008
2012 1221 22699
2013 1280 24608
2014 1177 26333
2015 1128 26988
2016 1155 28610
2017 1149 29919
2018 1231 31020
2019 1217 34401
2020 1252 38660
2021 1347 43581
2022 1245 41320
2023 1414 43324
2024 1051 39792
2025 793 34440

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 13 33 239
Optical Engineering 13 90 319
Nuclear Physics 16 72 333
Condensed Matter Physics 17 103 337
Medical Physics 12 47 344
Materials Science 16 119 352
Applied/Engineering Physics 18 116 391
Atomic and Molecular physics 21 82 397
Acoustical Engineering 16 105 403
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 78 416
Nanotechnology 16 170 423
Quantum and Particle physics 16 121 428
Astrobiology 16 81 432
Theoretical Physics 22 124 564

Environmental Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Environmental Science in Japan and 493rd in the World with 25,911 publications made and 525,884 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 523 In Japan
#113 of 2,841 In Asia
#493 of 6,888 In the World

Chiba University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 303 1570
1994 309 1807
1995 324 2173
1996 392 2257
1997 369 2430
1998 424 2938
1999 427 3474
2000 544 4059
2001 532 4625
2002 595 5307
2003 678 6097
2004 669 7159
2005 752 8276
2006 769 9514
2007 691 10232
2008 676 11465
2009 671 12564
2010 681 13931
2011 733 15433
2012 805 16857
2013 893 18254
2014 820 19371
2015 870 20384
2016 823 21414
2017 796 22717
2018 925 24139
2019 891 27264
2020 987 32603
2021 995 37078
2022 992 36593
2023 1064 37038
2024 808 33657
2025 625 29362

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 17 102 337
Agricultural Science 9 106 382
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 111 397
Paleontology 15 89 427
Earth science and Geophysics 18 119 445
Geology 14 101 461
Geotechnical Engineering 14 154 464
Forestry 9 108 521
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 30 117 535
Oceanography 17 139 538
Ecology 13 128 546
Urban and Regional planning 8 106 568
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 145 573
Geography and Cartography 15 133 594
Hydrology and Water resources management 13 215 603
Environmental Engineering 22 284 799
Mining Engineering 24 318 851
Environmental Management 17 297 869

Computer Science rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Computer Science in Japan and 527th in the World with 24,515 publications made and 451,324 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 515 In Japan
#118 of 2,842 In Asia
#527 of 6,855 In the World

Chiba University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 263 1085
1994 243 1166
1995 264 1470
1996 280 1662
1997 279 2047
1998 337 2532
1999 376 2942
2000 381 3323
2001 380 3724
2002 548 4890
2003 564 5506
2004 569 6085
2005 628 7016
2006 697 8509
2007 637 9439
2008 640 10323
2009 711 11939
2010 764 12900
2011 759 14682
2012 816 16066
2013 876 17214
2014 842 18445
2015 847 19262
2016 841 19895
2017 879 21282
2018 965 22548
2019 896 25413
2020 978 30779
2021 1107 35505
2022 1084 34445
2023 1165 36029
2024 929 32551
2025 710 29260

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 82 315
Neuroscience 14 46 318
Robotics 30 115 334
Library and Information science 13 38 420
Computer Vision 15 124 420
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 85 431
Telecommunications 16 147 473
Cognitive Science 15 137 585
Computer Engineering 22 202 617
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 21 176 646
Game Design and Development 23 150 680
Animation 28 220 699
Computer Networking 23 217 707
Human-Computer Interaction 27 195 785
Computational Linguistics 26 241 796
Machine Learning 18 281 866
Data Science 21 296 1127
Cyber Security 27 397 1146
Software Engineering 32 346 1300
Blockchain and Cryptography 46 587 1404
Multimedia 46 498 1533
Management Information Systems 38 833 2381

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Chiba University ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 898th in the World with 16,436 publications made and 288,927 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Sociology, History, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 536 In Japan
#169 of 2,867 In Asia
#898 of 7,088 In the World

Chiba University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 172 741
1994 158 873
1995 169 1002
1996 188 1094
1997 179 1337
1998 222 1487
1999 251 1913
2000 264 2155
2001 288 2456
2002 344 3356
2003 355 3437
2004 342 3976
2005 399 4569
2006 448 5327
2007 394 6157
2008 420 6857
2009 392 7542
2010 447 8243
2011 454 9481
2012 525 9941
2013 523 10606
2014 543 11606
2015 581 12253
2016 589 12909
2017 569 13921
2018 642 14438
2019 622 16952
2020 777 20884
2021 799 24448
2022 784 24910
2023 824 25783
2024 680 23498
2025 559 21272

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 4 79 361
Library and Information science 13 38 420
Urban and Regional planning 8 106 568
Linguistics 15 120 579
Demography 15 111 620
Art History 11 39 641
Archaeology 14 186 779
Aesthetics 17 145 788
History 14 172 803
Genealogy 18 88 818
Early Childhood Education 3 101 832
Sociology 14 159 919
Philosophy 16 184 954
Occupational Safety and Health 24 213 955
Sports / Exercise science 35 196 989
Anthropology 14 187 1054
Law 17 243 1092
Education Majors 15 269 1147
Gender Studies 11 128 1152
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 259 1248
Political Science 17 246 1260
Public Policy / Administration 24 264 1441
Media Studies 16 244 1509
Classics and Ancient History 31 340 1511
Communications and Public Relations 33 903 2833

Psychology rankings

Chiba University ranked 10th for Psychology in Japan and 404th in the World with 15,854 publications made and 330,889 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 498 In Japan
#66 of 2,766 In Asia
#404 of 6,663 In the World

Chiba University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 208 1009
1994 185 1059
1995 196 1225
1996 199 1510
1997 208 1697
1998 241 2195
1999 252 2523
2000 260 2889
2001 253 3349
2002 302 3952
2003 328 4649
2004 371 4989
2005 344 5608
2006 402 6538
2007 396 7304
2008 395 7919
2009 410 8872
2010 413 9630
2011 485 10473
2012 439 11332
2013 492 11805
2014 502 12523
2015 555 13164
2016 507 13330
2017 545 13832
2018 563 14362
2019 558 16109
2020 641 19806
2021 718 22616
2022 704 22346
2023 740 22450
2024 640 21124
2025 535 19474

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 14 46 318
Psychiatry 10 50 327
Cognitive Science 15 137 585
Clinical Psychology 11 80 612
Occupational Therapy 33 139 685
Child Psychology 12 101 705
Social Psychology 15 148 808
Education Majors 15 269 1147

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chiba University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Illustration and Concept Art 5 31 209
Painting and Drawing 5 33 219
Sculpture 5 33 219
Interior Design 5 95 322
Performing arts 10 65 533
Photography 17 83 539
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 113 613
Statistics 15 172 683
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 218 702
Fashion Design 20 154 733
Art & Design 17 142 743
Mathematics 15 195 756
Real Estate 23 222 786
Agricultural Economics 19 275 805
Literature 15 176 912
Applied Mathematics 24 301 959
Management 27 267 967
Finance 20 244 1002
Business 20 258 1025
Marketing 18 293 1087
Advertising 17 284 1140
Development Studies 16 302 1182
Economics 18 290 1183
Math Teachers 18 314 1195
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 26 363 1279
International Trade 31 386 1548
International Business 30 389 1580
Environmental Economics 27 644 1607
Project Management 31 769 2254
Accounting 51 879 2501