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Doshisha University ranked 43rd in Japan, 938th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 106 research topics. Doshisha University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,689 academic publications and 139,799 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 68 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#938 of 14,131 In the World
#207 of 5,830 In Asia
#43 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 24 In Kyoto
#324 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#334 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#379 of 1,498 For Robotics
#163 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#899 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 103 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Doshisha University ranked 56th for Engineering in Japan and 1020th in the World with 11,995 publications made and 95,845 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#56 of 505 In Japan
#345 of 2,809 In Asia
#1020 of 6,684 In the World

Doshisha University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 63 182
1992 62 139
1993 59 175
1994 91 203
1995 85 223
1996 115 285
1997 131 330
1998 118 361
1999 122 470
2000 165 510
2001 195 652
2002 256 916
2003 289 1015
2004 278 1014
2005 327 1233
2006 471 1682
2007 481 2001
2008 435 2195
2009 483 2648
2010 499 3139
2011 473 3494
2012 575 3680
2013 523 4073
2014 556 4486
2015 546 4565
2016 533 4973
2017 557 4984
2018 624 5592
2019 496 6191
2020 486 6602
2021 500 7563
2022 415 7591
2023 376 7325

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

Physics rankings

Doshisha University ranked 56th for Physics in Japan and 1005th in the World with 11,459 publications made and 93,553 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#56 of 503 In Japan
#333 of 2,786 In Asia
#1005 of 6,603 In the World

Doshisha University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 62 201
1992 64 143
1993 63 183
1994 93 214
1995 84 234
1996 113 287
1997 137 351
1998 123 397
1999 130 522
2000 164 544
2001 190 675
2002 245 956
2003 281 1072
2004 260 1042
2005 312 1287
2006 437 1712
2007 452 1981
2008 400 2130
2009 454 2552
2010 455 3072
2011 452 3396
2012 545 3510
2013 488 3894
2014 530 4361
2015 532 4484
2016 510 4887
2017 511 4888
2018 583 5450
2019 470 6010
2020 457 6391
2021 469 7252
2022 405 7353
2023 355 7138

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 33 179 662
Materials Science 56 309 876
Biophysics 96 277 928
Atomic and Molecular physics 76 293 974
Optical Engineering 61 329 976
Quantum and Particle physics 53 325 987
Nuclear Physics 85 332 1009
Applied/Engineering Physics 74 428 1126
Nanotechnology 67 496 1136
Astrobiology 92 352 1177
Condensed Matter Physics 91 474 1190
Astrophysics and Astronomy 84 386 1279
Theoretical Physics 69 406 1294

Chemistry rankings

Doshisha University ranked 96th for Chemistry in Japan and 1187th in the World with 10,086 publications made and 104,378 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#96 of 499 In Japan
#444 of 2,750 In Asia
#1187 of 6,447 In the World

Doshisha University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 59 195
1992 65 150
1993 60 191
1994 84 211
1995 77 223
1996 110 280
1997 129 355
1998 122 392
1999 121 517
2000 152 562
2001 176 685
2002 209 913
2003 255 1074
2004 233 1019
2005 273 1267
2006 361 1695
2007 386 2045
2008 347 2152
2009 367 2543
2010 419 3108
2011 386 3551
2012 459 3772
2013 408 4207
2014 485 4706
2015 450 4998
2016 445 5320
2017 481 5439
2018 523 6115
2019 400 6604
2020 401 7300
2021 389 8347
2022 328 8652
2023 299 8520

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 43 285 764
Pharmacy 70 268 767
Inorganic Chemistry 52 301 797
Materials Science 56 309 876
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 71 320 958
Chemical Engineering 57 449 1034
Environmental Chemistry 64 379 1035
Organic Chemistry 81 403 1071
Nanotechnology 67 496 1136
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 407 1262
Radiochemistry 62 631 1276
Biochemistry 113 503 1293
Computational Chemistry 79 556 1435
Nutrition and Food Science 102 724 1708

Biology rankings

Doshisha University ranked 112th for Biology in Japan and 1498th in the World with 7,864 publications made and 92,008 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#112 of 523 In Japan
#562 of 2,814 In Asia
#1498 of 6,770 In the World

Doshisha University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 33 131
1992 32 103
1993 32 120
1994 41 132
1995 40 147
1996 81 211
1997 81 266
1998 81 307
1999 76 365
2000 82 417
2001 106 521
2002 118 600
2003 143 789
2004 147 802
2005 163 896
2006 225 1285
2007 272 1615
2008 249 1709
2009 256 2066
2010 333 2484
2011 297 2980
2012 356 3224
2013 351 3769
2014 389 4150
2015 396 4516
2016 371 4863
2017 408 4989
2018 472 5771
2019 371 6380
2020 375 7319
2021 367 8489
2022 371 8890
2023 327 8845

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 96 277 928
Neuroscience 89 277 1025
Molecular Biology 123 401 1128
Nanotechnology 67 496 1136
Astrobiology 92 352 1177
Biochemistry 113 503 1293
Genetics 125 555 1479
Evolutionary Biology 81 450 1483
Paleontology 97 552 1584
Biotechnology 115 638 1601
Nutrition and Food Science 102 724 1708
Zoology 114 572 1802
Botany 112 706 1832
Immunology 144 763 1947
Animal Science 115 711 1997
Oncology and Cancer research 148 834 2009
Pharmacology 140 900 2084
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 151 790 2164
Agricultural Science 90 934 2273
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 150 955 2308
Horticulture 121 1062 2438
Microbiology 155 1102 2527
Virology 144 1047 2629

Computer Science rankings

Doshisha University ranked 62nd for Computer Science in Japan and 1246th in the World with 7,338 publications made and 53,433 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#62 of 506 In Japan
#388 of 2,809 In Asia
#1246 of 6,752 In the World

Doshisha University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 16 73
1992 18 55
1993 28 89
1994 28 87
1995 36 101
1996 45 132
1997 54 157
1998 50 167
1999 67 171
2000 57 177
2001 74 212
2002 165 451
2003 159 434
2004 141 364
2005 203 518
2006 266 716
2007 274 810
2008 258 987
2009 275 1261
2010 294 1439
2011 307 1595
2012 330 1804
2013 323 2129
2014 346 2512
2015 382 2575
2016 312 2785
2017 373 2920
2018 443 3615
2019 361 3965
2020 364 4619
2021 375 5639
2022 345 5587
2023 316 5560

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 35 127 379
Animation 31 193 650
Computational Linguistics 31 227 803
Telecommunications 43 316 925
Human-Computer Interaction 43 228 945
UX/UI Desgin 38 276 960
Neuroscience 89 277 1025
Computer Graphics 65 317 1047
Computer Vision 52 362 1068
Cognitive Science 41 353 1127
Computer Networking 47 419 1197
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 47 404 1203
Library and Information science 81 262 1294
Machine Learning 43 531 1386
Management Information Systems 19 374 1452
Cyber Security 47 537 1475
Software Engineering 45 422 1483
Blockchain and Cryptography 68 725 1680
Computer Engineering 75 730 1686
Multimedia 68 577 1732
Data Science 52 625 1901
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 150 955 2308

Environmental Science rankings

Doshisha University ranked 70th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1436th in the World with 6,782 publications made and 54,922 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#70 of 510 In Japan
#474 of 2,811 In Asia
#1436 of 6,798 In the World

Doshisha University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 103
1992 35 69
1993 32 83
1994 46 105
1995 43 125
1996 59 155
1997 68 189
1998 65 194
1999 70 268
2000 93 361
2001 105 382
2002 130 496
2003 152 576
2004 146 607
2005 183 705
2006 245 1025
2007 287 1177
2008 224 1296
2009 260 1561
2010 281 1764
2011 274 2105
2012 318 2233
2013 304 2389
2014 283 2593
2015 290 2601
2016 310 2867
2017 309 2976
2018 337 3198
2019 299 3567
2020 289 3925
2021 296 4475
2022 284 4533
2023 254 4548

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 42 232 802
Earth science and Geophysics 56 317 974
Oceanography 57 309 1020
Environmental Chemistry 64 379 1035
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 407 1262
Environmental Management 42 466 1268
Geology 73 449 1377
Geography and Cartography 52 416 1410
Paleontology 97 552 1584
Ecology 71 554 1621
Geotechnical Engineering 79 679 1670
Environmental Engineering 98 927 2100
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 151 790 2164
Agricultural Science 90 934 2273

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Doshisha University ranked 61st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1881st in the World with 5,050 publications made and 32,820 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#61 of 527 In Japan
#494 of 2,845 In Asia
#1881 of 7,020 In the World

Doshisha University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 12 44
1992 13 43
1993 19 39
1994 21 55
1995 29 90
1996 31 87
1997 36 101
1998 29 84
1999 62 116
2000 41 135
2001 58 157
2002 77 215
2003 86 252
2004 74 287
2005 100 339
2006 148 444
2007 148 547
2008 136 588
2009 156 838
2010 183 925
2011 198 1064
2012 216 1096
2013 226 1247
2014 228 1431
2015 266 1559
2016 252 1621
2017 277 1595
2018 307 1986
2019 278 2358
2020 278 2950
2021 311 3558
2022 272 3610
2023 245 3563

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 15 162 687
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 103 699
Sports / Exercise science 30 131 819
Political Economy 13 126 1057
Art History 19 105 1066
Aesthetics 34 244 1096
Media Studies 14 169 1292
Library and Information science 81 262 1294
Public Policy / Administration 22 221 1314
Linguistics 69 418 1373
Education Majors 32 333 1461
Gender Studies 20 204 1502
Classics and Ancient History 42 345 1538
Law 39 445 1692
Sociology 48 415 1713
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 27 421 1744
Philosophy 58 468 1848
Political Science 39 448 1876
History 62 571 1886
Communications and Public Relations 17 468 1913
Anthropology 51 520 2045
Archaeology 75 708 2048
Demography 97 681 2077

Medicine rankings

Doshisha University ranked 110th for Medicine in Japan and 1592nd in the World with 4,474 publications made and 55,189 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#110 of 517 In Japan
#552 of 2,781 In Asia
#1592 of 6,680 In the World

Doshisha University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 9 36
1992 6 41
1993 15 58
1994 24 55
1995 19 59
1996 42 59
1997 46 103
1998 39 122
1999 32 125
2000 40 139
2001 48 177
2002 54 245
2003 68 296
2004 58 295
2005 69 369
2006 115 517
2007 123 687
2008 138 802
2009 134 954
2010 210 1234
2011 191 1482
2012 214 1692
2013 220 2006
2014 235 2374
2015 250 2640
2016 229 2897
2017 265 3052
2018 308 3488
2019 243 4077
2020 231 4774
2021 249 5679
2022 208 5915
2023 206 5806

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 62 169 545
Ophthalmology 76 192 659
Audiology 67 164 756
Pharmacy 70 268 767
Biomedical Engineering 56 263 816
Sports / Exercise science 30 131 819
Sports Medicine 59 167 868
Anatomy and Physiology 102 354 1128
Physical Therapy 96 371 1301
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 104 455 1364
Surgery 101 458 1373
Clinical Psychology 59 345 1422
Psychiatry 96 448 1447
Cardiology 113 502 1454
Gerontology 83 326 1518
Pathology 105 549 1531
Orthodontics 119 657 1908
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 142 793 1920
Dentistry 118 693 1945
Immunology 144 763 1947
Oncology and Cancer research 148 834 2009
Pharmacology 140 900 2084
Anesthesiology 155 762 2090
Public Health 101 744 2211
Nursing 96 720 2344
Health Science 93 734 2493
Virology 144 1047 2629

Psychology rankings

Doshisha University ranked 92nd for Psychology in Japan and 1455th in the World with 3,341 publications made and 29,754 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#92 of 485 In Japan
#437 of 2,703 In Asia
#1455 of 6,528 In the World

Doshisha University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 5 14
1992 3 29
1993 10 24
1994 11 24
1995 10 36
1996 18 44
1997 14 45
1998 23 46
1999 31 57
2000 20 64
2001 30 83
2002 41 125
2003 34 145
2004 42 147
2005 61 196
2006 82 249
2007 91 324
2008 90 371
2009 84 516
2010 120 573
2011 138 752
2012 140 830
2013 148 1031
2014 185 1252
2015 206 1370
2016 171 1653
2017 214 1730
2018 238 2208
2019 205 2545
2020 194 3063
2021 222 3670
2022 200 3759
2023 176 3754

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 89 277 1025
Cognitive Science 41 353 1127
Child Psychology 34 229 1205
Social Psychology 31 263 1228
Clinical Psychology 59 345 1422
Psychiatry 96 448 1447
Education Majors 32 333 1461

Business rankings

Doshisha University ranked 42nd for Business in Japan and 1458th in the World with 2,537 publications made and 13,048 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#42 of 375 In Japan
#415 of 2,579 In Asia
#1458 of 6,187 In the World

Doshisha University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 13 25
1992 8 16
1993 10 17
1994 15 16
1995 9 21
1996 13 38
1997 28 46
1998 21 53
1999 20 58
2000 17 44
2001 25 56
2002 49 105
2003 45 105
2004 58 93
2005 58 186
2006 99 181
2007 109 240
2008 78 258
2009 83 329
2010 88 427
2011 85 427
2012 127 521
2013 128 554
2014 109 592
2015 119 611
2016 134 590
2017 125 695
2018 131 772
2019 132 893
2020 121 1046
2021 141 1316
2022 137 1387
2023 131 1356

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 37 324 1138
Advertising 24 309 1299
Public Policy / Administration 22 221 1314
Management Information Systems 19 374 1452
International Trade 34 370 1488
International Business 34 356 1490
Investment Banking and Stock trading 32 553 1588
Operations Research 52 676 1641
Finance 56 512 1670
Marketing 44 576 1809
Accounting 40 629 2040

Mathematics rankings

Doshisha University ranked 73rd for Mathematics in Japan and 1673rd in the World with 2,519 publications made and 17,508 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#73 of 443 In Japan
#597 of 2,673 In Asia
#1673 of 6,305 In the World

Doshisha University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 9 25
1992 4 21
1993 9 40
1994 12 24
1995 10 33
1996 18 48
1997 18 60
1998 16 68
1999 21 110
2000 23 109
2001 22 93
2002 43 173
2003 50 197
2004 51 180
2005 59 226
2006 85 285
2007 104 345
2008 74 374
2009 88 477
2010 85 576
2011 108 538
2012 103 591
2013 99 680
2014 113 738
2015 113 758
2016 115 766
2017 131 915
2018 139 1044
2019 131 1215
2020 161 1462
2021 172 1869
2022 116 1825
2023 124 1934

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 393 1363
Statistics 80 547 1565
Operations Research 52 676 1641
Math Teachers 36 435 1676
Blockchain and Cryptography 68 725 1680
Applied Mathematics 63 655 1680

Art & Design rankings

Doshisha University ranked 46th for Art & Design in Japan and 1344th in the World with 1,284 publications made and 6,789 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

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
#46 of 328 In Japan
#330 of 2,302 In Asia
#1344 of 5,720 In the World

Doshisha University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 11
1992 0 11
1993 2 12
1994 4 8
1995 8 25
1996 8 29
1997 5 17
1998 5 18
1999 6 17
2000 6 20
2001 8 24
2002 18 45
2003 15 59
2004 23 70
2005 37 84
2006 42 90
2007 41 118
2008 48 129
2009 57 170
2010 60 171
2011 68 246
2012 64 289
2013 63 286
2014 53 310
2015 85 322
2016 59 309
2017 71 359
2018 82 381
2019 62 422
2020 57 499
2021 71 613
2022 58 610
2023 62 634

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

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Music 13 67 493
Singing and Vocal Performance 21 91 558
Animation 31 193 650
UX/UI Desgin 38 276 960
Computer Graphics 65 317 1047
Art History 19 105 1066
Aesthetics 34 244 1096
Photography 50 276 1116
Literature 21 249 1176
Creative Writing 13 218 1276
Fashion Design 51 376 1364
Multimedia 68 577 1732

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Doshisha University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Development Studies 29 455 1662
Economics 41 473 1690