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Gunma University ranked 31st in Japan, 822nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 141 research topics. Gunma University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,650 academic publications and 747,265 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#822 of 14,131 In the World
#169 of 5,830 In Asia
#31 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Maebashi
#189 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#246 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#255 of 1,762 For Ophthalmology
#1722 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1307 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 138 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gunma University ranked 25th for Biology in Japan and 497th in the World with 30,548 publications made and 638,562 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 527 In Japan
#125 of 2,834 In Asia
#497 of 6,833 In the World

Gunma University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 504 3483
1993 556 3528
1994 580 4069
1995 600 4498
1996 613 4759
1997 663 5323
1998 701 6166
1999 707 7188
2000 750 8361
2001 704 8949
2002 727 10024
2003 688 11356
2004 680 12461
2005 728 13380
2006 730 14504
2007 775 15691
2008 738 17200
2009 769 18257
2010 753 19614
2011 781 20759
2012 768 22918
2013 818 24069
2014 808 25338
2015 770 25016
2016 776 25260
2017 812 26237
2018 788 26587
2019 819 27914
2020 942 32885
2021 990 36152
2022 857 34713
2023 881 34456
2024 714 31633

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 22 74 266
Molecular Biology 25 57 279
Biophysics 20 48 298
Biotechnology 16 64 320
Neuroscience 17 50 340
Immunology 26 76 350
Genetics 23 75 366
Biochemistry 21 89 391
Pharmacology 34 149 506
Microbiology 30 144 543
Astrobiology 34 143 625
Virology 43 166 630
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 220 787
Botany 44 231 799
Nanotechnology 46 333 805
Paleontology 38 232 824
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 224 856
Evolutionary Biology 36 232 943
Toxicology 34 416 1164
Animal Science 49 373 1183
Zoology 64 350 1241
Nutrition and Food Science 67 531 1307
Horticulture 77 697 1671
Forestry 61 593 1783
Agricultural Science 64 730 1806

Chemistry rankings

Gunma University ranked 27th for Chemistry in Japan and 507th in the World with 27,591 publications made and 578,732 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 508 In Japan
#143 of 2,781 In Asia
#507 of 6,545 In the World

Gunma University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 443 3276
1993 486 3332
1994 527 3789
1995 516 4251
1996 571 4385
1997 584 4996
1998 615 5678
1999 700 6772
2000 679 7828
2001 679 8327
2002 670 9305
2003 633 10542
2004 632 11266
2005 679 12270
2006 724 13283
2007 768 14354
2008 714 15411
2009 737 16303
2010 748 17491
2011 737 18780
2012 740 20442
2013 761 21401
2014 731 22435
2015 673 22223
2016 683 22416
2017 720 23273
2018 673 23629
2019 724 24373
2020 759 28154
2021 787 30890
2022 670 29123
2023 694 29083
2024 507 25833

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 83 316
Biochemistry 21 89 391
Pharmacy 46 161 510
Inorganic Chemistry 29 184 514
Environmental Chemistry 28 172 561
Physical chemistry 30 209 581
Organic Chemistry 33 182 581
Radiochemistry 24 308 587
Materials Science 35 205 609
Chemical Engineering 35 299 713
Nanotechnology 46 333 805
Computational Chemistry 49 329 1006
Petrology and Geochemistry 52 332 1073
Nutrition and Food Science 67 531 1307

Medicine rankings

Gunma University ranked 26th for Medicine in Japan and 439th in the World with 25,264 publications made and 482,570 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 521 In Japan
#90 of 2,809 In Asia
#439 of 6,775 In the World

Gunma University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 395 2278
1993 464 2459
1994 515 2867
1995 513 3132
1996 507 3256
1997 552 3713
1998 607 4343
1999 550 4961
2000 635 5953
2001 563 6620
2002 569 7450
2003 542 8324
2004 552 9159
2005 576 10055
2006 520 10990
2007 580 11806
2008 536 13267
2009 556 13770
2010 580 15032
2011 598 15852
2012 633 17697
2013 682 18497
2014 665 19504
2015 663 19779
2016 672 19911
2017 726 20371
2018 662 21010
2019 715 22064
2020 853 26902
2021 909 29704
2022 845 29005
2023 817 28695
2024 694 26623

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 16 50 189
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 29 68 246
Ophthalmology 16 51 255
Oncology and Cancer research 22 74 266
Neurosurgery 27 71 277
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 62 303
Optometry 17 61 311
Cardiology 31 69 330
Anesthesiology 22 66 330
Surgery 29 79 333
Respiratory Therapy 18 60 338
Immunology 26 76 350
Dermatology 35 90 369
Anatomy and Physiology 27 74 370
Urology 39 109 398
Pathology 24 83 398
Medical Physics 22 66 411
Sonography and Ultrasound 42 137 466
Pharmacology 34 149 506
Plastic Surgery 28 138 508
Pharmacy 46 161 510
Audiology 36 90 515
Psychiatry 24 98 518
Family medicine 25 102 550
Pediatrics 35 148 582
Occupational Therapy 28 120 620
Epidemiology 27 145 629
Virology 43 166 630
Sports Medicine 33 111 671
Physical Therapy 33 142 729
Critical Care Nursing 42 175 738
Dentistry 48 228 787
Cosmetology 60 319 827
Orthodontics 54 240 854
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 230 883
Health Science 30 201 934
Biomedical Engineering 70 326 942
Gerontology 39 174 1000
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 47 246 1053
Clinical Psychology 29 214 1061
Sports / Exercise science 45 240 1096
Toxicology 34 416 1164
Nursing 35 265 1209
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 277 1224
Public Health 49 329 1236

Engineering rankings

Gunma University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Japan and 704th in the World with 18,531 publications made and 285,910 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 517 In Japan
#213 of 2,835 In Asia
#704 of 6,782 In the World

Gunma University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 268 1496
1993 295 1398
1994 302 1641
1995 288 1854
1996 369 2062
1997 321 2143
1998 340 2416
1999 434 2974
2000 385 3340
2001 423 3756
2002 494 4279
2003 428 4782
2004 431 5180
2005 469 5756
2006 525 6324
2007 547 6929
2008 506 7757
2009 515 8130
2010 614 9058
2011 584 10119
2012 536 10851
2013 586 11276
2014 530 11648
2015 506 11832
2016 549 12459
2017 517 12528
2018 503 13180
2019 544 13797
2020 556 15358
2021 595 17186
2022 505 16451
2023 492 16539
2024 381 15337

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

Physics rankings

Gunma University ranked 32nd for Physics in Japan and 687th in the World with 18,154 publications made and 274,991 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#32 of 513 In Japan
#200 of 2,817 In Asia
#687 of 6,713 In the World

Gunma University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 273 1557
1993 302 1451
1994 298 1672
1995 314 1984
1996 364 2098
1997 333 2211
1998 342 2510
1999 440 3083
2000 391 3337
2001 418 3630
2002 468 4183
2003 421 4602
2004 419 4891
2005 443 5562
2006 507 6105
2007 536 6666
2008 503 7277
2009 496 7750
2010 598 8592
2011 545 9550
2012 506 10093
2013 554 10398
2014 524 10958
2015 481 11115
2016 530 11997
2017 501 11896
2018 470 12483
2019 533 12877
2020 496 14655
2021 567 16181
2022 483 15448
2023 468 15716
2024 343 14524

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 20 48 298
Medical Physics 22 66 411
Nuclear Physics 27 117 493
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 105 493
Optical Engineering 24 166 571
Applied/Engineering Physics 32 179 579
Materials Science 35 205 609
Astrobiology 34 143 625
Acoustical Engineering 31 177 648
Condensed Matter Physics 53 236 679
Quantum and Particle physics 35 224 737
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 180 754
Nanotechnology 46 333 805
Theoretical Physics 65 387 1260

Computer Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 28th for Computer Science in Japan and 830th in the World with 11,985 publications made and 226,525 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 513 In Japan
#215 of 2,840 In Asia
#830 of 6,845 In the World

Gunma University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 173 1349
1993 186 1475
1994 195 1704
1995 186 1719
1996 200 1904
1997 214 2006
1998 202 2199
1999 203 2640
2000 236 2907
2001 242 3196
2002 329 3868
2003 278 4115
2004 272 4603
2005 290 4801
2006 309 5302
2007 317 5914
2008 288 6417
2009 359 6941
2010 380 7759
2011 350 7975
2012 338 8934
2013 380 9448
2014 338 9801
2015 367 9843
2016 400 10374
2017 382 10738
2018 362 11024
2019 390 11485
2020 423 13946
2021 466 15887
2022 410 15197
2023 440 15448
2024 314 13869

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 50 340
Animation 18 139 501
Computer Graphics 36 193 739
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 37 220 787
Library and Information science 37 117 814
Computer Vision 37 280 861
Telecommunications 40 319 919
Computer Engineering 38 392 1011
Robotics 103 472 1168
Computer Networking 44 450 1228
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 46 452 1253
Cognitive Science 46 436 1279
Machine Learning 51 644 1556
Cyber Security 55 717 1829
Blockchain and Cryptography 74 895 1968
Computational Linguistics 104 886 2041
Software Engineering 76 783 2179
Human-Computer Interaction 127 1085 2673

Environmental Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1028th in the World with 10,876 publications made and 174,988 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 521 In Japan
#302 of 2,838 In Asia
#1028 of 6,876 In the World

Gunma University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 181 1195
1993 186 1118
1994 189 1188
1995 185 1374
1996 188 1382
1997 201 1493
1998 198 1578
1999 216 1837
2000 212 1981
2001 299 2204
2002 293 2589
2003 251 2905
2004 249 3275
2005 259 3485
2006 287 3786
2007 286 4175
2008 281 4868
2009 279 4995
2010 328 5243
2011 305 5797
2012 310 6373
2013 326 6374
2014 305 7121
2015 271 6992
2016 280 7207
2017 270 7430
2018 256 7871
2019 253 8244
2020 313 9455
2021 321 10360
2022 297 10055
2023 274 9797
2024 222 9105

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 28 172 561
Geotechnical Engineering 25 210 640
Paleontology 38 232 824
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 224 856
Earth science and Geophysics 45 280 884
Geology 41 261 900
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 51 291 927
Oceanography 55 338 1071
Petrology and Geochemistry 52 332 1073
Environmental Management 28 399 1101
Environmental Engineering 35 423 1106
Ecology 55 450 1366
Geography and Cartography 45 417 1394
Forestry 61 593 1783
Agricultural Science 64 730 1806

Psychology rankings

Gunma University ranked 22nd for Psychology in Japan and 587th in the World with 10,028 publications made and 204,099 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#22 of 494 In Japan
#110 of 2,755 In Asia
#587 of 6,645 In the World

Gunma University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 176 1236
1993 193 1340
1994 207 1501
1995 197 1534
1996 189 1715
1997 210 1783
1998 241 2121
1999 203 2364
2000 267 2751
2001 233 2911
2002 243 3381
2003 204 3690
2004 216 4039
2005 251 4268
2006 213 4446
2007 247 5127
2008 220 5497
2009 272 5969
2010 282 6404
2011 262 6765
2012 259 7587
2013 276 7927
2014 256 8161
2015 264 8335
2016 271 8607
2017 297 8947
2018 260 9100
2019 269 9321
2020 319 11384
2021 380 12755
2022 329 11816
2023 330 11820
2024 266 10788

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 50 340
Psychiatry 24 98 518
Occupational Therapy 28 120 620
Clinical Psychology 29 214 1061
Child Psychology 29 252 1206
Cognitive Science 46 436 1279
Social Psychology 35 360 1417
Education Majors 28 406 1567

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gunma University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 34 257 969
Applied Mathematics 32 367 1122
Statistics 42 356 1182
Demography 52 321 1208
Mathematics 37 399 1255
Aesthetics 43 333 1339
Fashion Design 55 428 1444
Literature 33 384 1531
Art & Design 52 429 1537
Philosophy 36 372 1551
Finance 46 483 1587
Archaeology 44 499 1587
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 37 413 1627
History 43 494 1682
Sociology 40 438 1734
Management 59 634 1774
Business 60 660 1958
Anthropology 40 539 2015
Math Teachers 45 620 2016
Advertising 66 740 2203
Economics 62 746 2221
Law 56 722 2298
Development Studies 52 766 2308
Marketing 65 887 2378
Political Science 57 747 2585
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 62 784 2594
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 100 1120 2801