Fukuoka University: Rankings

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Fukuoka University ranked 49th in Japan, 1048th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. Fukuoka University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 24,934 academic publications and 433,551 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1048 of 14,131 In the World
#252 of 5,830 In Asia
#49 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 14 In Fukuoka
#262 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#290 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#296 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#688 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1830 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Biology rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 53rd for Biology in Japan and 808th in the World with 17,321 publications made and 351,692 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 527 In Japan
#244 of 2,834 In Asia
#808 of 6,833 In the World

Fukuoka University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 285 1935
1993 261 1730
1994 295 1899
1995 338 1982
1996 311 2103
1997 330 2242
1998 390 2701
1999 458 3157
2000 384 3492
2001 400 4017
2002 416 4789
2003 412 5693
2004 436 6504
2005 443 7081
2006 381 7555
2007 460 8346
2008 420 8998
2009 408 9682
2010 470 10739
2011 482 11548
2012 500 12534
2013 545 13103
2014 529 13930
2015 550 13927
2016 506 13828
2017 575 14473
2018 554 14835
2019 627 16371
2020 640 20033
2021 662 22144
2022 589 22068
2023 554 21476
2024 468 19796

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 50 136 453
Molecular Biology 57 151 512
Pharmacology 36 161 526
Immunology 54 155 531
Biophysics 51 132 573
Entomology 31 126 594
Genetics 53 183 637
Neuroscience 48 139 645
Astrobiology 38 163 692
Biotechnology 57 219 707
Biochemistry 57 228 716
Virology 50 204 739
Animal Science 41 259 915
Botany 58 344 1028
Zoology 56 271 1061
Evolutionary Biology 46 300 1106
Microbiology 77 404 1141
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 74 390 1147
Paleontology 66 380 1214
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 103 556 1628
Nanotechnology 99 812 1685
Horticulture 83 739 1768
Nutrition and Food Science 100 791 1821
Forestry 73 721 2056
Agricultural Science 104 1170 2732

Medicine rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 48th for Medicine in Japan and 601st in the World with 15,725 publications made and 306,168 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#48 of 521 In Japan
#151 of 2,809 In Asia
#601 of 6,775 In the World

Fukuoka University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 236 1310
1993 242 1266
1994 259 1436
1995 284 1464
1996 290 1634
1997 309 1764
1998 344 2114
1999 406 2507
2000 323 2749
2001 334 3290
2002 352 3875
2003 357 4671
2004 366 5358
2005 416 5806
2006 330 6400
2007 391 6942
2008 382 7684
2009 362 8159
2010 445 9133
2011 479 10103
2012 460 10880
2013 513 11558
2014 495 12437
2015 506 12518
2016 482 12569
2017 531 13219
2018 497 13417
2019 558 14951
2020 602 18774
2021 649 20622
2022 579 20811
2023 537 20347
2024 506 19196

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 14 64 262
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 37 90 290
Sports / Exercise science 5 18 296
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 35 87 374
Neurosurgery 41 106 375
Cardiology 42 89 381
Optometry 24 83 399
Anesthesiology 42 112 430
Surgery 48 118 432
Respiratory Therapy 34 97 452
Oncology and Cancer research 50 136 453
Ophthalmology 50 119 455
Pharmacy 44 145 466
Dermatology 55 138 499
Radiation Therapy 60 161 502
Anatomy and Physiology 52 129 508
Pharmacology 36 161 526
Immunology 54 155 531
Pathology 45 143 546
Plastic Surgery 38 168 599
Orthodontics 41 170 638
Cosmetology 46 223 648
Psychiatry 45 153 662
Medical Physics 44 159 663
Sports Medicine 32 109 664
Forensic Science 16 176 674
Pediatrics 48 180 678
Physical Therapy 31 138 714
Urology 81 249 731
Dentistry 45 208 736
Virology 50 204 739
Epidemiology 46 212 799
Critical Care Nursing 56 223 845
Audiology 76 198 850
Family medicine 56 222 918
Occupational Therapy 55 228 929
Biomedical Engineering 74 349 991
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 42 222 1007
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 56 298 1075
Gerontology 58 234 1187
Health Science 63 395 1499
Public Health 66 456 1507
Nursing 53 381 1508
Healthcare Management (MHA) 51 481 1709
Clinical Psychology 77 546 1886

Chemistry rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 59th for Chemistry in Japan and 879th in the World with 14,415 publications made and 288,762 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#59 of 508 In Japan
#297 of 2,781 In Asia
#879 of 6,545 In the World

Fukuoka University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 245 1835
1993 231 1596
1994 251 1708
1995 304 1891
1996 262 1941
1997 285 2023
1998 308 2437
1999 383 2818
2000 317 3122
2001 377 3544
2002 379 4329
2003 382 5009
2004 362 5542
2005 411 6225
2006 328 6430
2007 415 7030
2008 328 7416
2009 357 7903
2010 400 8917
2011 396 9389
2012 422 10304
2013 448 10473
2014 420 11114
2015 467 11233
2016 406 10929
2017 456 11549
2018 434 11772
2019 486 12830
2020 477 15288
2021 502 17125
2022 406 17011
2023 392 16281
2024 322 15005

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 44 145 466
Biochemistry 57 228 716
Organic Chemistry 58 310 886
Petrology and Geochemistry 47 282 972
Physical chemistry 60 425 1016
Inorganic Chemistry 64 420 1022
Environmental Chemistry 69 449 1159
Materials Science 69 464 1167
Computational Chemistry 74 525 1344
Chemical Engineering 78 662 1399
Radiochemistry 83 849 1636
Nanotechnology 99 812 1685
Nutrition and Food Science 100 791 1821

Engineering rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 62nd for Engineering in Japan and 1264th in the World with 9,964 publications made and 155,875 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#62 of 517 In Japan
#469 of 2,835 In Asia
#1264 of 6,782 In the World

Fukuoka University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 146 700
1993 134 611
1994 143 694
1995 174 789
1996 155 884
1997 161 859
1998 177 1003
1999 216 1307
2000 198 1371
2001 227 1670
2002 239 2078
2003 274 2415
2004 240 2764
2005 257 3133
2006 237 3349
2007 262 3711
2008 220 3861
2009 247 4082
2010 253 4583
2011 273 4901
2012 270 5429
2013 335 5583
2014 322 5988
2015 352 6101
2016 326 6144
2017 344 6680
2018 356 7057
2019 428 8070
2020 405 9352
2021 428 11042
2022 322 11117
2023 342 11414
2024 256 10403

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 57 219 707
Robotics 79 351 918
Biomedical Engineering 74 349 991
Applied/Engineering Physics 69 389 1041
Landscape Architecture 28 416 1046
Acoustical Engineering 60 348 1066
Optical Engineering 66 386 1086
Petroleum Engineering 50 384 1090
Metallurgical Engineering 65 433 1095
Aerospace Engineering 63 373 1153
Computer Engineering 44 469 1162
Materials Science 69 464 1167
Structural Engineering 74 451 1185
Electronic Engineering 60 533 1290
Geotechnical Engineering 57 516 1319
Architectural Engineering 72 537 1395
Chemical Engineering 78 662 1399
Mechanical Engineering 76 515 1400
Electrical Engineering 89 593 1444
Automation and Control engineering 86 644 1474
Computer Networking 60 605 1517
Telecommunications 78 646 1549
Transportation Engineering 65 628 1607
Civil Engineering 83 640 1673
Nanotechnology 99 812 1685
Human-Computer Interaction 84 593 1702
Operations Research 60 807 1866
Remote Sensing 87 763 1906
Reliability and Quality Engineering 79 942 2117
Environmental Engineering 91 962 2154
Automotive Engineering 108 1025 2238
Systems Engineering 95 872 2272

Physics rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 63rd for Physics in Japan and 1193rd in the World with 9,704 publications made and 153,532 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#63 of 513 In Japan
#429 of 2,817 In Asia
#1193 of 6,713 In the World

Fukuoka University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 139 701
1993 144 696
1994 159 754
1995 184 851
1996 167 957
1997 172 908
1998 180 1154
1999 224 1396
2000 201 1459
2001 229 1721
2002 240 2258
2003 265 2404
2004 222 2762
2005 241 3155
2006 235 3420
2007 258 3681
2008 224 3909
2009 236 4086
2010 244 4601
2011 254 4850
2012 270 5371
2013 326 5593
2014 297 5940
2015 318 6048
2016 304 6073
2017 321 6497
2018 316 6959
2019 370 7658
2020 352 9060
2021 419 10753
2022 327 10595
2023 309 10993
2024 259 10294

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 51 132 573
Medical Physics 44 159 663
Astrobiology 38 163 692
Applied/Engineering Physics 69 389 1041
Nuclear Physics 84 352 1054
Acoustical Engineering 60 348 1066
Optical Engineering 66 386 1086
Materials Science 69 464 1167
Condensed Matter Physics 88 482 1186
Quantum and Particle physics 70 456 1248
Astrophysics and Astronomy 75 381 1261
Atomic and Molecular physics 95 432 1261
Theoretical Physics 82 474 1461
Nanotechnology 99 812 1685

Computer Science rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 68th for Computer Science in Japan and 1389th in the World with 6,977 publications made and 115,948 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#68 of 513 In Japan
#483 of 2,840 In Asia
#1389 of 6,845 In the World

Fukuoka University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 63 520
1993 87 448
1994 85 554
1995 99 575
1996 97 551
1997 87 574
1998 120 738
1999 137 790
2000 97 901
2001 127 1033
2002 177 1426
2003 167 1604
2004 162 1821
2005 167 2094
2006 175 2346
2007 169 2539
2008 175 2750
2009 176 2980
2010 208 3471
2011 206 3609
2012 196 4026
2013 225 4451
2014 231 4776
2015 256 4857
2016 235 4936
2017 282 5465
2018 257 5856
2019 322 6908
2020 281 8619
2021 315 10088
2022 290 10885
2023 318 10938
2024 259 9957

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 48 139 645
Robotics 79 351 918
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 74 390 1147
Computer Engineering 44 469 1162
Library and Information science 74 276 1341
Computer Networking 60 605 1517
Computer Vision 87 643 1546
Telecommunications 78 646 1549
Computer Graphics 103 605 1604
Human-Computer Interaction 84 593 1702
Computational Linguistics 84 739 1779
Cognitive Science 88 762 1891
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 89 781 1899
Machine Learning 74 867 2012
Cyber Security 69 822 2012
Software Engineering 68 748 2108
Blockchain and Cryptography 102 1169 2425

Environmental Science rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 70th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1525th in the World with 6,695 publications made and 104,521 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#70 of 521 In Japan
#523 of 2,838 In Asia
#1525 of 6,876 In the World

Fukuoka University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 95 443
1993 89 410
1994 106 495
1995 130 517
1996 120 581
1997 119 546
1998 128 714
1999 147 838
2000 137 939
2001 180 1148
2002 157 1386
2003 180 1658
2004 149 1810
2005 160 2012
2006 155 2250
2007 163 2484
2008 145 2616
2009 131 2822
2010 174 3128
2011 193 3432
2012 180 3567
2013 229 3969
2014 232 4402
2015 249 4236
2016 204 4356
2017 230 4613
2018 226 4997
2019 252 5412
2020 233 6567
2021 283 7463
2022 226 7581
2023 238 7526
2024 176 6542

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 47 282 972
Earth science and Geophysics 61 385 1131
Environmental Chemistry 69 449 1159
Paleontology 66 380 1214
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 66 449 1280
Geotechnical Engineering 57 516 1319
Geology 68 448 1351
Oceanography 82 579 1614
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 103 556 1628
Ecology 73 655 1782
Geography and Cartography 68 636 1885
Environmental Management 64 815 1945
Forestry 73 721 2056
Environmental Engineering 91 962 2154
Agricultural Science 104 1170 2732

Psychology rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 46th for Psychology in Japan and 864th in the World with 6,337 publications made and 109,571 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#46 of 494 In Japan
#210 of 2,755 In Asia
#864 of 6,645 In the World

Fukuoka University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 87 442
1993 104 437
1994 102 556
1995 102 538
1996 106 574
1997 120 608
1998 132 728
1999 171 852
2000 118 958
2001 130 1099
2002 130 1342
2003 149 1520
2004 160 1873
2005 140 2030
2006 146 2289
2007 156 2434
2008 165 2796
2009 143 2964
2010 167 3251
2011 171 3479
2012 166 3833
2013 205 4203
2014 222 4531
2015 208 4532
2016 203 4656
2017 248 5129
2018 215 5200
2019 230 5925
2020 259 7538
2021 267 8192
2022 242 8463
2023 233 8339
2024 205 7373

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 48 139 645
Psychiatry 45 153 662
Occupational Therapy 55 228 929
Child Psychology 57 435 1662
Clinical Psychology 77 546 1886
Cognitive Science 88 762 1891
Social Psychology 78 681 2141
Education Majors 71 894 2691

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Fukuoka University ranked 53rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2021st in the World with 5,367 publications made and 75,413 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Sociology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#53 of 535 In Japan
#555 of 2,864 In Asia
#2021 of 7,081 In the World

Fukuoka University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 66 248
1993 61 314
1994 73 315
1995 68 377
1996 83 382
1997 75 333
1998 78 397
1999 104 534
2000 87 592
2001 99 687
2002 110 884
2003 110 936
2004 99 1058
2005 124 1237
2006 120 1445
2007 134 1727
2008 102 1841
2009 119 1962
2010 151 2187
2011 195 2427
2012 160 2722
2013 191 3029
2014 177 3329
2015 207 3467
2016 182 3446
2017 211 3919
2018 207 4157
2019 233 4822
2020 230 6155
2021 274 7038
2022 223 7580
2023 234 7487
2024 175 6448

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 5 18 296
Forensic Science 16 176 674
Linguistics 51 404 1317
Library and Information science 74 276 1341
Aesthetics 49 372 1456
Demography 68 451 1506
Classics and Ancient History 38 363 1571
Archaeology 58 684 1973
Philosophy 55 538 2006
History 60 643 2011
Sociology 72 639 2232
Law 67 807 2465
Anthropology 66 773 2569
Education Majors 71 894 2691
Political Science 66 816 2733
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 89 1067 3231

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Fukuoka University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
International Economics 20 183 1058
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 300 1125
International Trade 20 221 1130
International Business 23 270 1251
Statistics 62 512 1470
Applied Mathematics 49 558 1499
Mathematics 57 562 1594
Literature 51 497 1782
Finance 57 612 1867
Economics 46 602 1923
Art & Design 71 630 2033
Fashion Design 86 697 2060
Advertising 56 705 2135
Development Studies 46 703 2168
Business 70 811 2263
Marketing 59 824 2267
Accounting 46 755 2269
Management 83 907 2347
Math Teachers 72 910 2635