Fukushima Medical University: Rankings

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Fukushima Medical University ranked 106th in Japan, 1535th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 83 research topics. Fukushima Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,556 academic publications and 322,321 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1535 of 14,131 In the World
#387 of 5,830 In Asia
#106 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Fukushima
#302 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#355 of 1,001 For Optometry
#392 of 1,039 For Medical Physics
#4824 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2281 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 80 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 56th for Medicine in Japan and 686th in the World with 15,220 publications made and 295,469 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#56 of 521 In Japan
#190 of 2,817 In Asia
#686 of 6,793 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 60 690
1994 14 1003
1995 17 1003
1996 11 994
1997 7 961
1998 54 883
1999 173 852
2000 204 1072
2001 219 1341
2002 222 1620
2003 244 2053
2004 283 2460
2005 271 2877
2006 237 3255
2007 273 3856
2008 252 4537
2009 264 5035
2010 284 5676
2011 358 6501
2012 417 7420
2013 488 8113
2014 511 8835
2015 557 9441
2016 660 10686
2017 802 11899
2018 775 12974
2019 763 15450
2020 1066 21425
2021 1083 25433
2022 1091 26407
2023 1016 26672
2024 1023 26600
2025 946 24547

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dermatology 23 67 302
Optometry 20 74 355
Medical Physics 18 60 392
Ophthalmology 38 102 398
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 61 140 421
Radiation Therapy 49 136 433
Neurosurgery 55 149 451
Respiratory Therapy 34 98 457
Cardiology 58 120 459
Anesthesiology 52 133 478
Urology 49 148 485
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 57 139 486
Surgery 57 149 501
Immunology 50 144 503
Oncology and Cancer research 58 161 504
Sonography and Ultrasound 59 185 574
Cosmetology 37 199 595
Anatomy and Physiology 66 172 607
Pathology 57 184 649
Virology 44 176 655
Plastic Surgery 44 198 656
Psychiatry 45 153 664
Pediatrics 47 182 672
Family medicine 36 140 680
Audiology 58 154 713
Epidemiology 36 193 755
Critical Care Nursing 46 195 766
Biomedical Engineering 45 255 777
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 148 784
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 213 832
Physical Therapy 45 188 855
Gerontology 28 136 857
Pharmacology 75 325 864
Occupational Therapy 53 225 922
Public Health 25 217 957
Sports Medicine 66 227 1005
Health Science 37 243 1071
Nursing 33 267 1191
Clinical Psychology 37 275 1201
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 279 1212
Orthodontics 93 472 1475
Toxicology 58 624 1533
Dentistry 99 563 1633

Biology rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 79th for Biology in Japan and 1038th in the World with 12,849 publications made and 281,934 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#79 of 528 In Japan
#361 of 2,838 In Asia
#1038 of 6,841 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 60 795
1994 13 1173
1995 20 1134
1996 8 1108
1997 8 1045
1998 51 988
1999 163 920
2000 203 1120
2001 204 1419
2002 214 1698
2003 219 2101
2004 264 2543
2005 242 2958
2006 222 3356
2007 258 3980
2008 232 4606
2009 245 5136
2010 275 5779
2011 320 6602
2012 372 7492
2013 414 8149
2014 439 8802
2015 449 9257
2016 542 10156
2017 653 11278
2018 648 12111
2019 619 14458
2020 843 19517
2021 855 23323
2022 838 24219
2023 799 24600
2024 769 24325
2025 732 22333

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 50 144 503
Oncology and Cancer research 58 161 504
Molecular Biology 62 160 529
Virology 44 176 655
Neuroscience 54 158 682
Genetics 75 239 764
Pharmacology 75 325 864
Biotechnology 73 315 896
Biophysics 95 294 953
Biochemistry 84 355 977
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 79 436 1219
Astrobiology 106 442 1349
Microbiology 103 595 1483
Toxicology 58 624 1533
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 106 584 1683
Paleontology 114 750 1934
Botany 108 805 1998
Evolutionary Biology 132 918 2378
Horticulture 112 1119 2486
Nutrition and Food Science 160 1214 2590
Zoology 177 1170 3065
Agricultural Science 142 1480 3341
Nanotechnology 240 1984 4074

Chemistry rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 102nd for Chemistry in Japan and 1393rd in the World with 7,490 publications made and 190,268 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Radiochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#102 of 510 In Japan
#559 of 2,785 In Asia
#1393 of 6,561 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 50 636
1994 10 973
1995 19 943
1996 6 903
1997 5 840
1998 33 804
1999 114 728
2000 144 901
2001 148 1085
2002 157 1338
2003 149 1601
2004 165 1917
2005 164 2252
2006 156 2597
2007 168 2965
2008 156 3512
2009 159 3870
2010 168 4245
2011 201 4923
2012 237 5602
2013 260 5988
2014 255 6365
2015 260 6589
2016 332 7031
2017 372 7670
2018 384 8001
2019 345 9187
2020 445 12105
2021 417 14449
2022 381 14473
2023 371 14472
2024 347 13447
2025 331 11978

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 84 355 977
Radiochemistry 71 785 1505
Organic Chemistry 140 868 1910
Inorganic Chemistry 138 953 2015
Nutrition and Food Science 160 1214 2590
Materials Science 182 1291 2713
Environmental Chemistry 195 1536 3253
Physical chemistry 210 1689 3531
Nanotechnology 240 1984 4074
Chemical Engineering 251 2061 4258

Psychology rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 55th for Psychology in Japan and 934th in the World with 6,312 publications made and 134,759 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#55 of 498 In Japan
#242 of 2,766 In Asia
#934 of 6,663 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 19 281
1994 3 316
1995 3 361
1996 4 342
1997 4 358
1998 19 323
1999 61 315
2000 74 332
2001 92 491
2002 76 561
2003 96 690
2004 112 853
2005 107 956
2006 87 1113
2007 134 1391
2008 111 1790
2009 129 1938
2010 133 2229
2011 172 2620
2012 172 3019
2013 207 3301
2014 212 3709
2015 231 3965
2016 251 4351
2017 397 5143
2018 316 5689
2019 318 6969
2020 449 9784
2021 409 11446
2022 474 11799
2023 434 12606
2024 391 12459
2025 371 11890

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 45 153 664
Neuroscience 54 158 682
Occupational Therapy 53 225 922
Clinical Psychology 37 275 1201
Cognitive Science 67 609 1587
Child Psychology 71 543 1907
Social Psychology 89 777 2321
Education Majors 142 1533 4101

Computer Science rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 97th for Computer Science in Japan and 1866th in the World with 4,879 publications made and 115,546 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#97 of 515 In Japan
#727 of 2,842 In Asia
#1866 of 6,855 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 15 236
1994 2 316
1995 3 318
1996 1 317
1997 2 312
1998 12 267
1999 41 256
2000 54 278
2001 63 423
2002 55 484
2003 73 598
2004 75 768
2005 80 826
2006 63 1008
2007 100 1293
2008 84 1625
2009 97 1710
2010 108 1998
2011 127 2368
2012 119 2763
2013 151 3064
2014 152 3301
2015 163 3522
2016 196 4033
2017 297 4590
2018 254 5257
2019 269 6358
2020 337 8894
2021 347 11103
2022 366 11571
2023 369 12061
2024 312 11715
2025 295 10865

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 54 158 682
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 79 436 1219
Library and Information science 75 296 1404
Cognitive Science 67 609 1587
Machine Learning 100 1129 2474
Telecommunications 158 1416 3055
Computer Vision 186 1552 3325
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 184 1705 3785
Cyber Security 178 1891 4298
Computer Networking 209 2003 4455

Physics rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 124th for Physics in Japan and 2113th in the World with 3,831 publications made and 73,161 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#124 of 515 In Japan
#906 of 2,822 In Asia
#2113 of 6,729 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 9 167
1994 3 219
1995 1 190
1996 3 217
1997 1 186
1998 12 174
1999 47 186
2000 41 195
2001 47 269
2002 55 316
2003 47 427
2004 58 474
2005 46 512
2006 55 629
2007 68 726
2008 64 924
2009 56 1097
2010 72 1246
2011 78 1364
2012 101 1659
2013 110 1999
2014 149 2195
2015 155 2454
2016 169 2959
2017 203 3423
2018 192 3487
2019 211 3940
2020 263 5433
2021 289 6097
2022 277 6338
2023 257 6128
2024 275 6185
2025 251 5558

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 18 60 392
Nuclear Physics 55 237 792
Biophysics 95 294 953
Astrobiology 106 442 1349
Optical Engineering 118 735 1718
Astrophysics and Astronomy 121 750 2015
Acoustical Engineering 139 903 2172
Materials Science 182 1291 2713
Quantum and Particle physics 180 1387 3068
Nanotechnology 240 1984 4074

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 93rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2691st in the World with 3,813 publications made and 69,491 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Demography, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#93 of 536 In Japan
#862 of 2,867 In Asia
#2691 of 7,088 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 10 105
1994 3 196
1995 3 166
1996 1 148
1997 1 150
1998 12 128
1999 25 112
2000 38 146
2001 32 200
2002 48 243
2003 49 330
2004 49 427
2005 37 467
2006 35 524
2007 67 730
2008 50 816
2009 60 942
2010 67 1054
2011 71 1272
2012 83 1399
2013 114 1622
2014 114 1815
2015 156 2136
2016 159 2529
2017 211 2922
2018 202 3341
2019 227 3932
2020 293 6144
2021 323 7132
2022 321 7629
2023 310 7718
2024 292 7542
2025 286 6605

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 4 72 473
Demography 49 311 1174
Library and Information science 75 296 1404
Linguistics 92 707 1911
Sociology 69 635 2205
Philosophy 98 883 2769
Law 96 1107 3062
Communications and Public Relations 41 1096 3240
Archaeology 126 1303 3264
History 122 1252 3288
Political Science 94 1104 3302
Anthropology 108 1138 3367
Aesthetics 161 1340 3502
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 128 1412 3947
Education Majors 142 1533 4101

Engineering rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 135th for Engineering in Japan and 2321st in the World with 3,737 publications made and 68,227 citations received. Main research topics: Optical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#135 of 520 In Japan
#1030 of 2,841 In Asia
#2321 of 6,795 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 13 171
1994 3 229
1995 1 213
1996 2 269
1997 1 211
1998 12 218
1999 44 209
2000 54 243
2001 54 310
2002 47 365
2003 53 467
2004 49 527
2005 52 568
2006 49 705
2007 72 785
2008 69 1011
2009 57 1173
2010 85 1351
2011 81 1499
2012 119 1834
2013 108 2141
2014 153 2339
2015 141 2572
2016 170 3077
2017 181 3434
2018 189 3537
2019 192 4099
2020 247 5326
2021 276 6323
2022 253 6240
2023 249 6490
2024 236 6326
2025 229 5806

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 11 95 257
Biomedical Engineering 45 255 777
Biotechnology 73 315 896
Optical Engineering 118 735 1718
Aerospace Engineering 111 715 1793
Acoustical Engineering 139 903 2172
Metallurgical Engineering 142 1027 2207
Mechanical Engineering 140 1071 2508
Materials Science 182 1291 2713
Telecommunications 158 1416 3055
Structural Engineering 189 1391 3087
Systems Engineering 136 1372 3263
Civil Engineering 180 1524 3499
Electrical Engineering 185 1661 3530
Nanotechnology 240 1984 4074
Chemical Engineering 251 2061 4258
Computer Networking 209 2003 4455

Mathematics rankings

Fukushima Medical University ranked 78th for Mathematics in Japan and 1873rd in the World with 2,714 publications made and 43,016 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#78 of 460 In Japan
#718 of 2,725 In Asia
#1873 of 6,434 In the World

Fukushima Medical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 22
1994 0 38
1995 0 45
1996 0 43
1997 0 43
1998 3 37
1999 3 44
2000 7 37
2001 13 59
2002 7 73
2003 12 97
2004 6 100
2005 21 147
2006 16 148
2007 22 187
2008 18 264
2009 24 303
2010 41 435
2011 39 475
2012 46 625
2013 51 749
2014 79 912
2015 86 1082
2016 104 1254
2017 161 1558
2018 154 1872
2019 156 2289
2020 289 3880
2021 310 5075
2022 313 5455
2023 291 5300
2024 242 4526
2025 210 3973

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 70 572 1587

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Fukushima Medical University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 116 847 2007
Geology 133 968 2369
Development Studies 65 912 2588
Environmental Science 130 1069 2597
Literature 102 977 2849
Geography and Cartography 119 1140 2915
Earth science and Geophysics 177 1310 3035
Ecology 149 1348 3161
Economics 107 1312 3401
Management 145 1469 3537
Oceanography 187 1531 3579
Fashion Design 168 1426 3581
Business 144 1513 3720
Art & Design 166 1449 3737
Marketing 143 1634 3927
Environmental Management 162 1797 4085
Finance 180 1762 4275