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Gunma University ranked 29th in Japan, 755th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 137 research topics. Gunma University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 34,897 academic publications and 525,797 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#755 of 14,131 In the World
#143 of 5,830 In Asia
#29 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Maebashi
#163 of 1,442 For Radiation Therapy
#209 of 1,972 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#230 of 1,018 For Neurosurgery
#1647 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#1297 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 134 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gunma University ranked 24th for Biology in Japan and 453rd in the World with 25,669 publications made and 453,195 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 517 In Japan
#102 of 2,784 In Asia
#453 of 6,663 In the World

Gunma University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 404 1772
1991 447 2101
1992 433 2532
1993 476 2558
1994 503 3008
1995 512 3274
1996 525 3617
1997 590 3959
1998 612 4606
1999 617 5347
2000 643 6198
2001 632 6670
2002 599 7471
2003 571 8339
2004 604 9165
2005 591 10126
2006 660 11300
2007 655 11954
2008 656 13302
2009 671 14186
2010 657 14826
2011 641 15832
2012 654 17900
2013 721 18514
2014 725 19441
2015 670 20063
2016 705 20058
2017 748 21355
2018 713 20396
2019 772 22081
2020 865 25314
2021 1006 31474
2022 775 29683

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 54 233
Molecular Biology 24 46 260
Biotechnology 16 45 274
Biophysics 18 40 275
Neuroscience 17 38 308
Immunology 24 54 309
Genetics 22 59 331
Biochemistry 21 71 363
Pharmacology 33 122 456
Microbiology 31 122 500
Astrobiology 30 115 550
Virology 41 134 563
Botany 44 200 729
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 185 740
Paleontology 38 197 752
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 180 755
Nanotechnology 48 328 806
Evolutionary Biology 33 184 817
Toxicology 30 250 846
Animal Science 47 261 950
Nutrition and Food Science 65 449 1172
Zoology 68 332 1196
Horticulture 72 561 1442
Agricultural Science 60 580 1543
Forestry 62 521 1634

Chemistry rankings

Gunma University ranked 25th for Chemistry in Japan and 470th in the World with 23,182 publications made and 417,870 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 480 In Japan
#121 of 2,710 In Asia
#470 of 6,327 In the World

Gunma University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 341 1733
1991 387 2024
1992 366 2366
1993 408 2405
1994 442 2840
1995 435 3092
1996 491 3280
1997 518 3725
1998 533 4343
1999 617 5128
2000 578 5895
2001 603 6297
2002 554 6927
2003 537 7706
2004 553 8367
2005 549 9349
2006 631 10326
2007 644 11099
2008 640 12100
2009 626 12880
2010 654 13475
2011 595 14512
2012 637 16132
2013 700 16723
2014 641 17348
2015 606 18030
2016 637 17944
2017 646 19105
2018 626 18541
2019 683 19617
2020 690 21999
2021 813 27224
2022 583 25205

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 85 285
Biochemistry 21 71 363
Radiochemistry 18 209 436
Inorganic Chemistry 30 177 511
Organic Chemistry 34 170 549
Physical chemistry 29 191 551
Environmental Chemistry 28 170 596
Materials Science 38 199 603
Pharmacy 52 207 627
Chemical Engineering 37 276 672
Computational Chemistry 35 188 711
Nanotechnology 48 328 806
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 276 952
Nutrition and Food Science 65 449 1172

Medicine rankings

Gunma University ranked 24th for Medicine in Japan and 397th in the World with 21,301 publications made and 340,050 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#24 of 507 In Japan
#69 of 2,743 In Asia
#397 of 6,552 In the World

Gunma University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 339 1189
1991 363 1414
1992 345 1655
1993 406 1826
1994 443 2146
1995 450 2393
1996 448 2494
1997 494 2825
1998 535 3293
1999 491 3679
2000 572 4422
2001 497 4958
2002 491 5552
2003 453 6118
2004 492 6772
2005 472 7553
2006 490 8713
2007 477 8859
2008 494 10301
2009 496 10688
2010 481 11299
2011 493 12197
2012 541 13748
2013 613 14307
2014 598 14980
2015 586 15855
2016 614 15876
2017 683 16646
2018 587 15977
2019 652 17363
2020 777 20320
2021 909 25551
2022 773 25033

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 15 38 163
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 27 53 209
Neurosurgery 21 51 230
Oncology and Cancer research 22 54 233
Ophthalmology 16 40 238
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 23 49 266
Cardiology 26 49 287
Anesthesiology 19 46 287
Surgery 26 56 289
Dermatology 29 65 298
Respiratory Therapy 16 47 301
Immunology 24 54 309
Anatomy and Physiology 25 58 341
Pathology 23 64 351
Urology 42 90 372
Sonography and Ultrasound 41 109 419
Audiology 25 58 424
Psychiatry 22 73 455
Pharmacology 33 122 456
Medical Physics 28 74 462
Pediatrics 32 116 512
Plastic Surgery 33 134 518
Optometry 36 105 527
Virology 41 134 563
Epidemiology 27 117 564
Family medicine 30 106 583
Sports Medicine 29 85 590
Pharmacy 52 207 627
Physical Therapy 34 110 643
Occupational Therapy 34 118 666
Dentistry 44 172 669
Cosmetology 58 240 710
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 147 715
Critical Care Nursing 52 162 730
Orthodontics 50 197 759
Toxicology 30 250 846
Gerontology 31 131 882
Biomedical Engineering 64 290 883
Health Science 26 158 894
Clinical Psychology 31 185 1014
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 46 221 1052
Nursing 29 183 1052
Public Health 50 256 1106
Healthcare Management (MHA) 34 219 1130

Engineering rankings

Gunma University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Japan and 655th in the World with 15,380 publications made and 198,789 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 492 In Japan
#193 of 2,776 In Asia
#655 of 6,555 In the World

Gunma University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 183 713
1991 230 894
1992 215 1062
1993 252 1010
1994 254 1158
1995 240 1315
1996 309 1499
1997 302 1543
1998 307 1857
1999 377 2247
2000 333 2481
2001 378 2809
2002 368 2912
2003 344 3315
2004 385 3736
2005 380 4206
2006 441 4665
2007 454 5248
2008 439 5820
2009 433 6297
2010 524 6762
2011 447 7569
2012 450 8188
2013 516 8578
2014 465 8881
2015 442 9300
2016 506 9467
2017 462 9971
2018 464 9817
2019 519 10594
2020 508 11754
2021 605 14702
2022 439 13679

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

Physics rankings

Gunma University ranked 34th for Physics in Japan and 653rd in the World with 14,996 publications made and 190,204 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 488 In Japan
#192 of 2,752 In Asia
#653 of 6,484 In the World

Gunma University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 196 736
1991 228 901
1992 217 1125
1993 256 1045
1994 250 1171
1995 258 1350
1996 303 1507
1997 305 1564
1998 294 1878
1999 381 2290
2000 337 2484
2001 366 2649
2002 362 2871
2003 337 3169
2004 363 3385
2005 358 4055
2006 431 4465
2007 441 5000
2008 437 5488
2009 402 5976
2010 502 6282
2011 430 7064
2012 414 7566
2013 493 7827
2014 444 8253
2015 419 8678
2016 487 8945
2017 451 9431
2018 440 9250
2019 496 9749
2020 460 11122
2021 572 13857
2022 416 12731

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 18 40 275
Medical Physics 28 74 462
Nuclear Physics 27 113 491
Atomic and Molecular physics 29 110 520
Applied/Engineering Physics 35 165 521
Astrobiology 30 115 550
Optical Engineering 29 160 559
Materials Science 38 199 603
Acoustical Engineering 31 165 617
Condensed Matter Physics 53 225 679
Quantum and Particle physics 34 214 714
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 182 755
Nanotechnology 48 328 806
Theoretical Physics 55 321 1081

Computer Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 28th for Computer Science in Japan and 744th in the World with 9,946 publications made and 162,208 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 497 In Japan
#184 of 2,768 In Asia
#744 of 6,597 In the World

Gunma University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 138 679
1991 161 933
1992 138 1053
1993 162 1178
1994 173 1334
1995 166 1400
1996 180 1593
1997 202 1638
1998 190 1763
1999 180 2155
2000 201 2328
2001 218 2501
2002 235 2912
2003 207 3107
2004 235 3504
2005 234 3658
2006 276 4181
2007 273 4519
2008 248 4908
2009 305 5456
2010 338 5836
2011 299 6164
2012 302 6934
2013 333 7267
2014 307 7572
2015 319 7805
2016 342 8047
2017 350 8786
2018 334 8473
2019 370 9084
2020 377 10684
2021 467 13636
2022 360 12772

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 38 308
Animation 17 115 426
Computer Graphics 31 153 616
Computer Vision 31 205 711
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 185 740
Telecommunications 35 278 854
Library and Information science 42 156 988
Robotics 95 386 1006
Computer Engineering 38 367 1007
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 45 340 1066
Computer Networking 43 396 1134
Cognitive Science 48 367 1175
Machine Learning 47 484 1306
Cyber Security 59 642 1688
Blockchain and Cryptography 73 763 1746
Computational Linguistics 96 711 1779
Software Engineering 64 614 1825
Human-Computer Interaction 121 850 2224

Environmental Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 40th for Environmental Science in Japan and 911th in the World with 8,972 publications made and 116,758 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#40 of 492 In Japan
#256 of 2,777 In Asia
#911 of 6,683 In the World

Gunma University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 138 566
1991 169 617
1992 135 858
1993 148 791
1994 179 847
1995 157 956
1996 168 981
1997 193 1109
1998 175 1149
1999 178 1351
2000 186 1423
2001 259 1594
2002 218 1836
2003 203 1992
2004 214 2296
2005 201 2612
2006 258 2775
2007 231 3198
2008 239 3597
2009 231 3799
2010 268 3902
2011 237 4303
2012 230 4691
2013 285 4921
2014 268 5180
2015 227 5436
2016 260 5323
2017 258 5781
2018 219 5559
2019 230 6008
2020 284 6984
2021 319 8720
2022 250 8240

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 25 189 570
Environmental Chemistry 28 170 596
Paleontology 38 197 752
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 180 755
Geology 38 207 777
Earth science and Geophysics 44 248 818
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 256 849
Environmental Management 21 289 886
Environmental Engineering 31 326 919
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 276 952
Oceanography 52 278 958
Ecology 55 379 1229
Geography and Cartography 45 335 1231
Agricultural Science 60 580 1543
Forestry 62 521 1634

Psychology rankings

Gunma University ranked 22nd for Psychology in Japan and 523rd in the World with 8,509 publications made and 151,350 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#22 of 475 In Japan
#86 of 2,647 In Asia
#523 of 6,353 In the World

Gunma University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 135 620
1991 168 792
1992 156 1004
1993 181 1084
1994 182 1182
1995 178 1243
1996 162 1430
1997 186 1468
1998 221 1651
1999 181 1899
2000 229 2162
2001 205 2335
2002 200 2711
2003 178 2863
2004 194 3117
2005 202 3333
2006 210 3659
2007 213 3927
2008 192 4376
2009 239 4799
2010 246 4894
2011 225 5334
2012 217 5877
2013 242 6168
2014 237 6429
2015 229 6696
2016 249 6800
2017 278 7370
2018 239 6999
2019 250 7422
2020 279 8671
2021 377 10959
2022 309 10208

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 38 308
Psychiatry 22 73 455
Occupational Therapy 34 118 666
Clinical Psychology 31 185 1014
Child Psychology 28 178 1050
Cognitive Science 48 367 1175
Social Psychology 32 262 1238
Education Majors 37 423 1670

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gunma University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 34 223 894
Statistics 34 287 1040
Demography 50 232 1043
Applied Mathematics 29 336 1053
Mathematics 34 326 1130
Aesthetics 39 260 1136
Fashion Design 45 321 1234
Art & Design 43 301 1253
Literature 35 322 1351
Philosophy 35 299 1371
Archaeology 40 408 1388
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 35 320 1438
Management 55 472 1467
History 41 404 1469
Sociology 37 330 1502
Finance 55 457 1556
Anthropology 35 369 1674
Business 59 553 1735
Advertising 62 593 1899
Economics 64 647 2059
Law 55 596 2072
Development Studies 52 636 2087
Math Teachers 59 634 2118
Political Science 54 621 2318
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 54 651 2356
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 94 907 2420
Marketing 80 956 2572