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Chuo University ranked 52nd in Japan, 1061st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. Chuo University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,134 academic publications and 164,375 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 167 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1061 of 14,131 In the World
#260 of 5,830 In Asia
#52 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 8 In Hachioji
#302 of 1,602 For Robotics
#521 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#565 of 1,016 For Animation
#67 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1073 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Chuo University ranked 69th for Engineering in Japan and 1312th in the World with 9,109 publications made and 107,679 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#69 of 517 In Japan
#498 of 2,835 In Asia
#1312 of 6,782 In the World

Chuo University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 38 343
1993 68 357
1994 63 342
1995 77 410
1996 76 437
1997 86 486
1998 88 610
1999 79 707
2000 118 675
2001 139 751
2002 291 1316
2003 237 1451
2004 181 1446
2005 191 1551
2006 198 1506
2007 222 1998
2008 230 2039
2009 314 2360
2010 285 2743
2011 333 3091
2012 306 3244
2013 426 3828
2014 405 4441
2015 426 4379
2016 431 4746
2017 420 4906
2018 474 6072
2019 475 6223
2020 410 7231
2021 401 7782
2022 430 7325
2023 348 7864
2024 278 7064

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 27 105 302
Mining Engineering 17 185 521
Marine Engineering 26 182 576
Product and Industrial Design 19 238 798
Structural Engineering 44 283 845
Computer Engineering 33 343 916
Aviation 22 261 932
Geotechnical Engineering 45 335 936
Applied/Engineering Physics 58 342 936
Automation and Control engineering 54 399 1002
Aerospace Engineering 55 338 1070
Human-Computer Interaction 47 296 1084
Electronic Engineering 53 435 1108
Automotive Engineering 54 437 1117
Optical Engineering 73 418 1140
Acoustical Engineering 69 386 1141
Materials Science 70 472 1181
Electrical Engineering 70 469 1198
Mechanical Engineering 60 426 1213
Computer Networking 42 444 1219
Architectural Engineering 63 463 1247
Petroleum Engineering 67 486 1267
Transportation Engineering 44 461 1288
Metallurgical Engineering 81 540 1302
Telecommunications 64 519 1304
Nanotechnology 74 627 1364
Civil Engineering 70 525 1424
Reliability and Quality Engineering 49 569 1429
Environmental Engineering 57 617 1483
Chemical Engineering 87 768 1590
Systems Engineering 51 539 1599
Biomedical Engineering 130 671 1618
Remote Sensing 79 692 1757
Operations Research 71 936 2108

Physics rankings

Chuo University ranked 69th for Physics in Japan and 1243rd in the World with 8,670 publications made and 114,583 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#69 of 513 In Japan
#455 of 2,817 In Asia
#1243 of 6,713 In the World

Chuo University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 48 369
1993 62 405
1994 65 377
1995 72 459
1996 74 468
1997 83 541
1998 95 683
1999 78 718
2000 115 726
2001 137 874
2002 264 1411
2003 240 1771
2004 175 1797
2005 185 1835
2006 189 1767
2007 210 2244
2008 226 2351
2009 281 2576
2010 289 3009
2011 317 3391
2012 299 3683
2013 399 4090
2014 393 4704
2015 410 4786
2016 417 5046
2017 404 5339
2018 441 6577
2019 425 6701
2020 373 7605
2021 363 8056
2022 390 7484
2023 316 7945
2024 269 6956

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 64 293 806
Theoretical Physics 34 213 834
Applied/Engineering Physics 58 342 936
Atomic and Molecular physics 73 286 942
Nuclear Physics 71 304 957
Quantum and Particle physics 59 395 1117
Astrobiology 82 331 1133
Optical Engineering 73 418 1140
Acoustical Engineering 69 386 1141
Biophysics 121 380 1155
Materials Science 70 472 1181
Nanotechnology 74 627 1364
Astrophysics and Astronomy 94 489 1474

Chemistry rankings

Chuo University ranked 118th for Chemistry in Japan and 1556th in the World with 6,923 publications made and 97,466 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#118 of 508 In Japan
#641 of 2,781 In Asia
#1556 of 6,545 In the World

Chuo University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 33 300
1993 51 292
1994 50 258
1995 57 334
1996 56 370
1997 67 403
1998 71 553
1999 71 590
2000 105 624
2001 105 687
2002 177 1024
2003 168 1134
2004 123 1302
2005 123 1376
2006 125 1308
2007 139 1691
2008 155 1756
2009 222 1993
2010 211 2429
2011 256 2671
2012 255 2910
2013 338 3512
2014 336 4002
2015 334 4136
2016 350 4429
2017 353 4867
2018 379 5729
2019 345 5923
2020 291 6754
2021 287 7383
2022 339 7238
2023 270 7492
2024 245 6657

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 57 217 635
Inorganic Chemistry 72 471 1112
Materials Science 70 472 1181
Physical chemistry 75 583 1323
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 467 1364
Nanotechnology 74 627 1364
Computational Chemistry 76 547 1383
Environmental Chemistry 82 565 1391
Organic Chemistry 103 586 1408
Chemical Engineering 87 768 1590
Biochemistry 136 717 1700
Radiochemistry 143 1241 2368
Nutrition and Food Science 177 1297 2752

Computer Science rankings

Chuo University ranked 81st for Computer Science in Japan and 1625th in the World with 6,501 publications made and 58,085 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#81 of 513 In Japan
#600 of 2,840 In Asia
#1625 of 6,845 In the World

Chuo University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 18 117
1993 28 155
1994 41 180
1995 39 193
1996 42 207
1997 33 198
1998 49 289
1999 40 347
2000 47 324
2001 81 357
2002 205 726
2003 158 734
2004 111 673
2005 135 698
2006 133 744
2007 151 944
2008 179 1124
2009 209 1268
2010 237 1444
2011 245 1684
2012 231 1804
2013 313 2074
2014 271 2331
2015 318 2478
2016 306 2644
2017 322 2819
2018 343 3665
2019 379 3957
2020 329 4575
2021 329 5003
2022 352 4731
2023 327 5131
2024 239 4298

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 27 105 302
Animation 22 166 565
Computer Graphics 49 250 878
Computer Engineering 33 343 916
UX/UI Desgin 33 255 924
Game Design and Development 35 254 930
Human-Computer Interaction 47 296 1084
Computer Vision 54 403 1116
Computer Networking 42 444 1219
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 510 1267
Telecommunications 64 519 1304
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 52 501 1342
Cognitive Science 56 498 1397
Cyber Security 40 573 1528
Library and Information science 97 398 1671
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 113 662 1684
Management Information Systems 25 535 1766
Neuroscience 139 614 1824
Multimedia 61 644 1847
Machine Learning 68 829 1937
Data Science 50 688 1966
Computational Linguistics 99 871 2012
Software Engineering 71 752 2115

Biology rankings

Chuo University ranked 129th for Biology in Japan and 1947th in the World with 5,961 publications made and 86,251 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#129 of 527 In Japan
#794 of 2,834 In Asia
#1947 of 6,833 In the World

Chuo University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 18 191
1993 28 188
1994 35 216
1995 34 228
1996 41 273
1997 46 266
1998 51 387
1999 60 459
2000 67 466
2001 67 511
2002 94 671
2003 105 714
2004 88 901
2005 84 880
2006 95 1011
2007 117 1241
2008 129 1366
2009 182 1613
2010 198 1935
2011 227 2212
2012 222 2451
2013 284 3020
2014 300 3356
2015 307 3661
2016 287 3940
2017 307 4433
2018 355 5506
2019 327 5830
2020 317 7005
2021 311 7882
2022 350 7847
2023 302 8273
2024 232 6972

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 82 331 1133
Biophysics 121 380 1155
Nanotechnology 74 627 1364
Evolutionary Biology 73 420 1411
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 113 662 1684
Biochemistry 136 717 1700
Paleontology 104 653 1759
Neuroscience 139 614 1824
Genetics 161 831 1976
Molecular Biology 189 895 2146
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 144 807 2187
Oncology and Cancer research 156 978 2255
Zoology 140 798 2294
Forestry 87 868 2361
Microbiology 155 1150 2588
Nutrition and Food Science 177 1297 2752
Botany 157 1179 2763
Virology 161 1281 3125
Pharmacology 189 1453 3134
Immunology 209 1399 3289
Agricultural Science 148 1504 3416
Horticulture 173 1608 3460

Environmental Science rankings

Chuo University ranked 85th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1860th in the World with 5,439 publications made and 61,515 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#85 of 521 In Japan
#686 of 2,838 In Asia
#1860 of 6,876 In the World

Chuo University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 25 191
1993 26 169
1994 46 194
1995 36 219
1996 41 243
1997 45 258
1998 59 359
1999 55 396
2000 75 374
2001 75 432
2002 127 652
2003 132 860
2004 106 936
2005 96 856
2006 110 937
2007 123 1171
2008 143 1263
2009 190 1401
2010 180 1586
2011 190 1688
2012 177 1862
2013 244 2143
2014 230 2369
2015 274 2518
2016 260 2750
2017 235 2855
2018 275 3363
2019 282 3720
2020 268 4447
2021 260 5058
2022 272 5065
2023 244 5286
2024 184 4626

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 17 185 521
Geotechnical Engineering 45 335 936
Earth science and Geophysics 60 369 1096
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 65 448 1278
Oceanography 70 449 1340
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 467 1364
Environmental Chemistry 82 565 1391
Urban and Regional planning 30 405 1440
Environmental Engineering 57 617 1483
Geology 81 560 1590
Paleontology 104 653 1759
Geography and Cartography 65 603 1819
Environmental Management 70 867 2045
Ecology 91 795 2080
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 144 807 2187
Forestry 87 868 2361
Agricultural Science 148 1504 3416

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Chuo University ranked 58th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2067th in the World with 5,112 publications made and 50,237 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#58 of 535 In Japan
#577 of 2,864 In Asia
#2067 of 7,081 In the World

Chuo University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 20 111
1993 22 120
1994 29 141
1995 18 132
1996 32 143
1997 35 181
1998 35 200
1999 40 282
2000 54 263
2001 52 327
2002 122 549
2003 94 682
2004 78 610
2005 86 603
2006 93 686
2007 124 833
2008 132 941
2009 163 1037
2010 181 1130
2011 183 1408
2012 163 1463
2013 222 1794
2014 201 1858
2015 255 1948
2016 249 1947
2017 263 2193
2018 273 2694
2019 301 3025
2020 285 3682
2021 273 4201
2022 303 4001
2023 297 4273
2024 198 3525

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 103 627
Broadcast Journalism 6 195 886
Public Policy / Administration 18 209 1253
Urban and Regional planning 30 405 1440
Linguistics 71 497 1525
Library and Information science 97 398 1671
Law 30 471 1701
Classics and Ancient History 48 429 1746
Political Science 29 460 1857
Philosophy 58 546 2019
Education Majors 44 597 2021
History 61 649 2022
Aesthetics 82 626 2034
Archaeology 68 756 2127
Demography 103 778 2255
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 42 641 2256
Sociology 77 661 2293
Communications and Public Relations 26 739 2495
Anthropology 107 1108 3312

Mathematics rankings

Chuo University ranked 43rd for Mathematics in Japan and 1317th in the World with 3,283 publications made and 42,924 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#43 of 458 In Japan
#430 of 2,718 In Asia
#1317 of 6,418 In the World

Chuo University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 13 131
1993 20 128
1994 22 144
1995 18 191
1996 24 174
1997 20 201
1998 37 255
1999 27 276
2000 29 271
2001 44 301
2002 107 531
2003 94 552
2004 74 517
2005 75 586
2006 88 639
2007 87 790
2008 94 875
2009 109 851
2010 116 1103
2011 118 1211
2012 102 1203
2013 131 1397
2014 133 1551
2015 160 1593
2016 151 1555
2017 170 1574
2018 186 1994
2019 177 2293
2020 156 2555
2021 168 2753
2022 155 2740
2023 139 2650
2024 86 2036

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 14 160 577
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 215 904
Blockchain and Cryptography 39 510 1267
Statistics 57 475 1405
Math Teachers 47 645 2076
Operations Research 71 936 2108

Business rankings

Chuo University ranked 35th for Business in Japan and 1459th in the World with 2,682 publications made and 24,973 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#35 of 392 In Japan
#437 of 2,646 In Asia
#1459 of 6,339 In the World

Chuo University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 9 66
1993 10 51
1994 19 74
1995 15 72
1996 13 56
1997 9 54
1998 14 88
1999 16 155
2000 26 103
2001 32 135
2002 67 228
2003 65 304
2004 50 268
2005 64 276
2006 78 328
2007 64 422
2008 66 448
2009 85 473
2010 86 573
2011 103 600
2012 86 702
2013 123 800
2014 111 897
2015 157 957
2016 149 918
2017 138 976
2018 117 1128
2019 126 1251
2020 151 1585
2021 152 1745
2022 166 1735
2023 134 1806
2024 98 1497

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Tax Law 13 124 638
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 249 897
Finance 16 219 933
Advertising 14 198 939
Real Estate 28 313 971
Public Policy / Administration 18 209 1253
Accounting 17 318 1259
International Business 31 388 1585
International Trade 34 413 1612
Management 53 564 1638
Project Management 20 485 1714
Management Information Systems 25 535 1766
Marketing 45 659 1944
Operations Research 71 936 2108

Economics rankings

Chuo University ranked 23rd for Economics in Japan and 1367th in the World with 1,821 publications made and 21,425 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#23 of 338 In Japan
#357 of 2,553 In Asia
#1367 of 6,167 In the World

Chuo University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 60
1993 4 47
1994 15 64
1995 10 83
1996 8 47
1997 6 68
1998 16 95
1999 17 138
2000 31 106
2001 25 130
2002 47 197
2003 49 278
2004 40 266
2005 37 261
2006 49 306
2007 39 404
2008 41 447
2009 59 461
2010 60 549
2011 59 552
2012 62 618
2013 77 700
2014 94 853
2015 118 847
2016 96 819
2017 99 873
2018 88 1009
2019 61 1072
2020 97 1330
2021 102 1430
2022 96 1424
2023 86 1405
2024 58 1167

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

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 249 897
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 215 904
Finance 16 219 933
International Economics 28 351 1464
International Trade 34 413 1612
Development Studies 61 867 2511

Art & Design rankings

Chuo University ranked 47th for Art & Design in Japan and 1431st in the World with 1,209 publications made and 13,240 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#47 of 346 In Japan
#380 of 2,428 In Asia
#1431 of 5,966 In the World

Chuo University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 31
1993 3 25
1994 6 24
1995 3 26
1996 7 27
1997 4 25
1998 5 30
1999 7 43
2000 5 47
2001 13 41
2002 37 158
2003 28 129
2004 21 110
2005 16 90
2006 18 126
2007 24 139
2008 33 150
2009 34 177
2010 36 206
2011 45 252
2012 38 274
2013 70 327
2014 52 335
2015 61 344
2016 76 418
2017 77 435
2018 78 464
2019 72 500
2020 61 680
2021 53 633
2022 66 624
2023 62 748
2024 43 666

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

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 22 166 565
Painting and Drawing 24 202 767
Sculpture 24 202 767
Illustration and Concept Art 24 220 794
Computer Graphics 49 250 878
UX/UI Desgin 33 255 924
Game Design and Development 35 254 930
Literature 21 255 1147
Fashion Design 59 482 1574
Multimedia 61 644 1847
Aesthetics 82 626 2034

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Chuo University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Audiology 89 262 1023
Orthodontics 86 411 1323
Social Psychology 34 344 1369
Dentistry 94 510 1506
Sports Medicine 118 455 1563
Radiation Therapy 113 671 1570
Anatomy and Physiology 136 567 1605
Physical Therapy 122 574 1793
Child Psychology 76 553 1942
Clinical Psychology 90 620 2069
Psychology 112 731 2079
Medicine 139 846 2199
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 149 943 2207
Cardiology 171 840 2232
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 96 686 2245
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 162 895 2305
Surgery 149 841 2323
Psychiatry 134 829 2326
Public Health 100 837 2372
Gerontology 136 735 2375
Anesthesiology 170 907 2387
Pathology 156 1080 2628
Health Science 100 1005 3094
Nursing 135 1189 3357