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Gunma University ranked 33rd in Japan, 809th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. Gunma University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,503 academic publications and 775,204 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#809 of 14,131 In the World
#145 of 5,830 In Asia
#33 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Maebashi
#187 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
#251 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#253 of 1,805 For Ophthalmology
#1773 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1267 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gunma University ranked 25th for Biology in Japan and 511th in the World with 31,129 publications made and 662,139 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 528 In Japan
#133 of 2,838 In Asia
#511 of 6,841 In the World

Gunma University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 557 3533
1994 580 4072
1995 600 4504
1996 612 4773
1997 664 5336
1998 701 6180
1999 706 7191
2000 750 8366
2001 704 8949
2002 727 10026
2003 689 11357
2004 679 12462
2005 728 13379
2006 730 14498
2007 775 15691
2008 739 17196
2009 769 18259
2010 753 19610
2011 781 20756
2012 769 22921
2013 819 24068
2014 809 25333
2015 771 25022
2016 775 25265
2017 812 26252
2018 787 26594
2019 819 27900
2020 944 32868
2021 989 36146
2022 858 34695
2023 879 34425
2024 728 31875
2025 722 27270

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 76 267
Molecular Biology 25 57 286
Biophysics 20 50 306
Biotechnology 16 65 321
Neuroscience 17 51 347
Immunology 26 82 359
Genetics 24 84 376
Biochemistry 21 97 403
Pharmacology 34 157 521
Microbiology 33 160 568
Astrobiology 35 150 645
Virology 45 177 656
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 230 802
Botany 44 248 823
Nanotechnology 46 354 831
Paleontology 38 242 843
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 233 876
Evolutionary Biology 37 241 957
Toxicology 34 432 1186
Animal Science 50 394 1219
Zoology 65 370 1279
Nutrition and Food Science 67 550 1342
Horticulture 79 717 1712
Forestry 62 629 1846
Agricultural Science 64 757 1850

Chemistry rankings

Gunma University ranked 27th for Chemistry in Japan and 523rd in the World with 27,987 publications made and 597,698 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 510 In Japan
#151 of 2,785 In Asia
#523 of 6,561 In the World

Gunma University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 486 3334
1994 528 3791
1995 517 4249
1996 571 4385
1997 585 5007
1998 615 5691
1999 699 6775
2000 679 7834
2001 679 8331
2002 670 9305
2003 634 10541
2004 631 11266
2005 680 12278
2006 724 13279
2007 768 14348
2008 714 15407
2009 738 16303
2010 748 17487
2011 738 18768
2012 739 20433
2013 760 21391
2014 731 22418
2015 673 22209
2016 682 22410
2017 721 23267
2018 672 23603
2019 725 24307
2020 751 27964
2021 780 30846
2022 669 29028
2023 692 29030
2024 533 25976
2025 498 21667

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 26 90 337
Biochemistry 21 97 403
Pharmacy 46 168 522
Inorganic Chemistry 29 196 534
Environmental Chemistry 28 185 584
Physical chemistry 30 223 596
Organic Chemistry 33 193 600
Radiochemistry 24 322 615
Materials Science 36 218 630
Chemical Engineering 36 313 742
Nanotechnology 46 354 831
Computational Chemistry 50 346 1027
Petrology and Geochemistry 52 342 1096
Nutrition and Food Science 67 550 1342

Medicine rankings

Gunma University ranked 26th for Medicine in Japan and 449th in the World with 25,869 publications made and 501,908 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 521 In Japan
#96 of 2,817 In Asia
#449 of 6,793 In the World

Gunma University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 464 2461
1994 515 2871
1995 513 3138
1996 507 3268
1997 552 3716
1998 607 4347
1999 549 4961
2000 635 5953
2001 563 6624
2002 569 7454
2003 542 8325
2004 551 9165
2005 576 10050
2006 520 10989
2007 580 11806
2008 536 13258
2009 556 13763
2010 580 15035
2011 598 15843
2012 633 17697
2013 681 18489
2014 665 19501
2015 664 19782
2016 673 19895
2017 724 20372
2018 661 20991
2019 714 22033
2020 853 26859
2021 910 29664
2022 843 28952
2023 817 28682
2024 710 26834
2025 764 23826

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 50 187
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 29 74 251
Ophthalmology 16 51 253
Oncology and Cancer research 22 76 267
Neurosurgery 28 77 287
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 65 307
Optometry 18 64 319
Anesthesiology 21 68 335
Cardiology 31 74 340
Surgery 29 82 341
Respiratory Therapy 18 61 349
Immunology 26 82 359
Anatomy and Physiology 27 75 373
Dermatology 35 93 381
Urology 39 113 405
Pathology 25 89 408
Medical Physics 22 71 423
Sonography and Ultrasound 43 145 484
Plastic Surgery 27 140 507
Pharmacology 34 157 521
Pharmacy 46 168 522
Audiology 36 95 526
Psychiatry 25 107 534
Family medicine 25 107 564
Pediatrics 36 153 594
Occupational Therapy 28 122 628
Epidemiology 27 150 635
Virology 45 177 656
Sports Medicine 33 113 681
Physical Therapy 32 146 738
Critical Care Nursing 43 189 751
Dentistry 48 233 792
Cosmetology 59 325 838
Orthodontics 52 242 849
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 36 232 887
Health Science 29 211 960
Biomedical Engineering 71 351 983
Gerontology 40 186 1010
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 47 253 1063
Clinical Psychology 30 232 1090
Sports / Exercise science 48 257 1127
Toxicology 34 432 1186
Nursing 34 285 1236
Healthcare Management (MHA) 32 302 1261
Public Health 49 344 1264

Engineering rankings

Gunma University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Japan and 720th in the World with 18,816 publications made and 295,920 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 520 In Japan
#224 of 2,841 In Asia
#720 of 6,795 In the World

Gunma University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 296 1401
1994 302 1641
1995 289 1855
1996 369 2067
1997 322 2145
1998 340 2416
1999 434 2983
2000 385 3342
2001 423 3759
2002 494 4278
2003 428 4782
2004 430 5183
2005 470 5753
2006 525 6323
2007 547 6929
2008 506 7752
2009 515 8133
2010 614 9046
2011 584 10116
2012 535 10852
2013 586 11274
2014 530 11631
2015 506 11846
2016 549 12448
2017 516 12518
2018 503 13195
2019 546 13784
2020 556 15334
2021 588 17169
2022 501 16393
2023 494 16531
2024 412 15449
2025 334 12982

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 705th in the World with 18,452 publications made and 284,489 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#32 of 515 In Japan
#212 of 2,822 In Asia
#705 of 6,729 In the World

Gunma University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 303 1452
1994 298 1672
1995 315 1986
1996 364 2104
1997 334 2214
1998 342 2511
1999 440 3091
2000 391 3341
2001 418 3630
2002 468 4184
2003 421 4604
2004 419 4887
2005 443 5561
2006 507 6105
2007 536 6663
2008 505 7284
2009 496 7748
2010 598 8589
2011 545 9539
2012 506 10095
2013 554 10405
2014 523 10955
2015 481 11122
2016 531 11994
2017 501 11893
2018 471 12506
2019 533 12868
2020 507 14659
2021 563 16197
2022 484 15462
2023 467 15712
2024 376 14618
2025 328 12350

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 20 50 306
Medical Physics 22 71 423
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 106 494
Nuclear Physics 27 119 499
Optical Engineering 25 173 578
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 190 590
Materials Science 36 218 630
Astrobiology 35 150 645
Acoustical Engineering 30 186 661
Condensed Matter Physics 53 250 699
Quantum and Particle physics 35 234 757
Astrophysics and Astronomy 32 188 768
Nanotechnology 46 354 831
Theoretical Physics 67 408 1299

Computer Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 29th for Computer Science in Japan and 859th in the World with 12,234 publications made and 236,893 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#29 of 515 In Japan
#232 of 2,842 In Asia
#859 of 6,855 In the World

Gunma University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 187 1477
1994 195 1705
1995 187 1724
1996 200 1915
1997 215 2007
1998 202 2203
1999 203 2644
2000 236 2914
2001 242 3195
2002 329 3871
2003 278 4113
2004 272 4605
2005 290 4800
2006 309 5305
2007 317 5912
2008 288 6422
2009 359 6952
2010 380 7753
2011 350 7970
2012 337 8945
2013 379 9445
2014 339 9795
2015 368 9868
2016 400 10403
2017 382 10754
2018 365 11031
2019 392 11472
2020 421 13974
2021 465 15870
2022 409 15134
2023 439 15445
2024 334 14002
2025 290 12408

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 51 347
Animation 18 147 511
Computer Graphics 36 197 751
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 230 802
Library and Information science 37 122 831
Computer Vision 38 297 886
Telecommunications 40 335 939
Computer Engineering 37 398 1016
Robotics 103 491 1196
Computer Networking 43 470 1255
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 46 470 1282
Cognitive Science 48 462 1313
Machine Learning 49 662 1579
Cyber Security 57 754 1888
Blockchain and Cryptography 74 923 2003
Computational Linguistics 98 900 2046
Software Engineering 77 808 2222
Human-Computer Interaction 128 1122 2736

Environmental Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1057th in the World with 11,065 publications made and 182,320 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 523 In Japan
#314 of 2,841 In Asia
#1057 of 6,888 In the World

Gunma University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 187 1122
1994 189 1187
1995 185 1375
1996 188 1386
1997 202 1496
1998 198 1576
1999 216 1841
2000 212 1981
2001 299 2206
2002 293 2591
2003 252 2903
2004 249 3276
2005 259 3484
2006 287 3786
2007 286 4174
2008 282 4867
2009 279 4997
2010 328 5243
2011 305 5800
2012 309 6391
2013 327 6368
2014 305 7127
2015 272 6990
2016 283 7183
2017 268 7457
2018 257 7897
2019 251 8241
2020 315 9435
2021 320 10347
2022 298 10038
2023 271 9770
2024 240 9168
2025 218 7724

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 28 185 584
Geotechnical Engineering 26 228 662
Paleontology 38 242 843
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 49 233 876
Earth science and Geophysics 46 294 904
Geology 41 274 929
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 51 303 946
Petrology and Geochemistry 52 342 1096
Oceanography 55 353 1100
Environmental Engineering 35 441 1139
Environmental Management 28 424 1148
Ecology 56 480 1418
Geography and Cartography 46 447 1445
Forestry 62 629 1846
Agricultural Science 64 757 1850

Psychology rankings

Gunma University ranked 22nd for Psychology in Japan and 602nd in the World with 10,209 publications made and 212,203 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#22 of 498 In Japan
#118 of 2,766 In Asia
#602 of 6,663 In the World

Gunma University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 193 1338
1994 207 1505
1995 197 1540
1996 188 1726
1997 210 1784
1998 241 2125
1999 203 2369
2000 267 2750
2001 233 2911
2002 243 3384
2003 204 3692
2004 215 4039
2005 250 4253
2006 213 4446
2007 247 5126
2008 220 5500
2009 272 5968
2010 282 6396
2011 263 6776
2012 259 7590
2013 276 7937
2014 257 8168
2015 266 8352
2016 273 8634
2017 296 8942
2018 261 9082
2019 270 9300
2020 317 11338
2021 370 12692
2022 328 11798
2023 330 11783
2024 275 10824
2025 235 9586

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 51 347
Psychiatry 25 107 534
Occupational Therapy 28 122 628
Clinical Psychology 30 232 1090
Child Psychology 31 272 1240
Cognitive Science 48 462 1313
Social Psychology 35 387 1459
Education Majors 28 430 1613

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gunma University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 33 266 988
Applied Mathematics 32 390 1162
Statistics 42 371 1200
Demography 53 340 1239
Mathematics 39 425 1290
Aesthetics 43 344 1364
Fashion Design 52 444 1481
Literature 33 404 1558
Art & Design 52 444 1559
Philosophy 35 386 1577
Archaeology 44 520 1622
Finance 46 512 1634
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 39 432 1655
History 44 514 1721
Sociology 41 457 1771
Management 59 660 1815
Business 60 697 2006
Anthropology 38 554 2043
Math Teachers 46 641 2057
Classics and Ancient History 61 592 2134
Economics 63 781 2270
Advertising 67 781 2272
Law 57 761 2363
Development Studies 52 808 2368
Marketing 67 937 2448
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 61 806 2630
Political Science 58 786 2649
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 102 1161 2869