Gunma University: Rankings

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Gunma University ranked 29th in Japan, 786th in the global 2024 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 38,190 academic publications and 604,085 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#786 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 5,830 In Asia
#29 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Maebashi
#178 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#234 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#253 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#1712 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1307 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

Gunma University ranked 24th for Biology in Japan and 473rd in the World with 28,208 publications made and 520,946 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#24 of 523 In Japan
#113 of 2,814 In Asia
#473 of 6,770 In the World

Gunma University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 467 2517
1992 473 3059
1993 510 3013
1994 548 3465
1995 560 3821
1996 578 4116
1997 617 4519
1998 669 5216
1999 673 6106
2000 693 7095
2001 683 7498
2002 672 8297
2003 625 9281
2004 648 10424
2005 656 11428
2006 714 12537
2007 719 13463
2008 676 14583
2009 700 15901
2010 710 16726
2011 708 17665
2012 713 19855
2013 748 20610
2014 765 21458
2015 751 21730
2016 754 22021
2017 774 22846
2018 772 23502
2019 804 24429
2020 935 28025
2021 976 31339
2022 821 31284
2023 805 30249

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 68 259
Molecular Biology 24 53 265
Biophysics 18 44 288
Biotechnology 15 53 300
Neuroscience 17 47 331
Immunology 25 67 334
Genetics 22 68 350
Biochemistry 20 78 376
Pharmacology 33 135 477
Microbiology 31 132 515
Astrobiology 31 129 586
Virology 42 150 589
Botany 44 209 759
Nanotechnology 45 303 760
Paleontology 38 207 776
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 197 797
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 218 801
Evolutionary Biology 35 210 894
Toxicology 29 282 923
Animal Science 48 291 1031
Zoology 71 343 1233
Nutrition and Food Science 66 486 1242
Horticulture 76 589 1498
Forestry 58 501 1601
Agricultural Science 63 624 1639

Chemistry rankings

Gunma University ranked 24th for Chemistry in Japan and 481st in the World with 25,669 publications made and 481,245 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 499 In Japan
#126 of 2,750 In Asia
#481 of 6,447 In the World

Gunma University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 418 2446
1992 417 2835
1993 453 2880
1994 486 3282
1995 480 3649
1996 542 3821
1997 549 4347
1998 585 4915
1999 668 5860
2000 621 6754
2001 661 7118
2002 628 7837
2003 584 8696
2004 592 9576
2005 609 10636
2006 700 11611
2007 717 12593
2008 672 13345
2009 670 14514
2010 706 15196
2011 667 16230
2012 707 17984
2013 723 18648
2014 693 19336
2015 660 19634
2016 676 19881
2017 691 20628
2018 663 21361
2019 718 21856
2020 748 24529
2021 786 27362
2022 637 26745
2023 627 25969

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 20 58 253
Biochemistry 20 78 376
Inorganic Chemistry 29 180 511
Pharmacy 46 162 526
Environmental Chemistry 28 158 529
Physical chemistry 29 193 545
Organic Chemistry 32 171 552
Radiochemistry 22 286 560
Materials Science 35 194 588
Chemical Engineering 33 266 650
Nanotechnology 45 303 760
Computational Chemistry 44 258 870
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 287 993
Nutrition and Food Science 66 486 1242

Medicine rankings

Gunma University ranked 26th for Medicine in Japan and 419th in the World with 23,287 publications made and 390,197 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 517 In Japan
#80 of 2,781 In Asia
#419 of 6,680 In the World

Gunma University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 377 1637
1992 377 2016
1993 427 2104
1994 479 2461
1995 481 2712
1996 482 2818
1997 515 3186
1998 575 3644
1999 529 4134
2000 591 4953
2001 532 5512
2002 528 6083
2003 487 6690
2004 527 7620
2005 517 8393
2006 514 9517
2007 534 9974
2008 496 11166
2009 500 11799
2010 530 12628
2011 559 13486
2012 581 15144
2013 623 15704
2014 644 16351
2015 646 16958
2016 653 17251
2017 696 17406
2018 651 18421
2019 695 18991
2020 847 22531
2021 869 25244
2022 812 25998
2023 742 24989

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 45 178
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 28 64 234
Oncology and Cancer research 22 68 259
Ophthalmology 16 47 265
Neurosurgery 25 65 275
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 24 59 300
Surgery 28 69 317
Dermatology 29 73 317
Cardiology 29 65 318
Anesthesiology 21 60 318
Respiratory Therapy 17 57 331
Immunology 25 67 334
Anatomy and Physiology 25 64 358
Pathology 23 76 377
Urology 41 101 385
Sonography and Ultrasound 41 119 436
Medical Physics 23 67 444
Family medicine 17 69 448
Audiology 26 68 453
Pharmacology 33 135 477
Optometry 31 103 490
Psychiatry 24 87 491
Pharmacy 46 162 526
Plastic Surgery 29 133 534
Pediatrics 39 138 565
Virology 42 150 589
Epidemiology 27 131 601
Sports Medicine 33 98 623
Occupational Therapy 28 113 636
Physical Therapy 32 115 652
Critical Care Nursing 46 156 704
Dentistry 45 184 705
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 31 169 773
Health Science 28 141 778
Orthodontics 53 215 811
Cosmetology 66 307 830
Gerontology 33 142 902
Biomedical Engineering 66 301 902
Toxicology 29 282 923
Sports / Exercise science 37 172 946
Clinical Psychology 31 199 1054
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 56 254 1117
Nursing 34 213 1120
Public Health 50 271 1130
Healthcare Management (MHA) 33 254 1224
Veterinary 61 741 1763

Engineering rankings

Gunma University ranked 33rd for Engineering in Japan and 660th in the World with 17,211 publications made and 238,570 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#33 of 505 In Japan
#196 of 2,809 In Asia
#660 of 6,684 In the World

Gunma University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 264 1174
1992 251 1352
1993 279 1253
1994 274 1423
1995 263 1603
1996 342 1822
1997 309 1872
1998 320 2134
1999 411 2599
2000 350 2888
2001 409 3264
2002 469 3633
2003 401 3956
2004 407 4430
2005 429 5001
2006 504 5460
2007 515 6011
2008 484 6640
2009 480 7256
2010 572 7681
2011 518 8709
2012 504 9475
2013 532 9807
2014 503 10089
2015 482 10462
2016 545 10916
2017 488 11082
2018 505 11766
2019 551 12170
2020 533 13274
2021 595 15025
2022 467 14944
2023 448 14607

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

Physics rankings

Gunma University ranked 31st for Physics in Japan and 658th in the World with 16,795 publications made and 228,518 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#31 of 503 In Japan
#191 of 2,786 In Asia
#658 of 6,603 In the World

Gunma University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 255 1166
1992 252 1419
1993 279 1286
1994 266 1430
1995 281 1696
1996 336 1853
1997 315 1942
1998 324 2206
1999 419 2698
2000 368 2956
2001 402 3187
2002 453 3591
2003 391 3832
2004 388 4124
2005 406 4844
2006 488 5298
2007 496 5784
2008 476 6228
2009 447 6848
2010 558 7251
2011 487 8165
2012 475 8784
2013 509 9008
2014 492 9472
2015 463 9768
2016 524 10407
2017 467 10430
2018 465 11061
2019 520 11154
2020 481 12565
2021 568 14218
2022 448 13932
2023 421 13809

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 18 44 288
Medical Physics 23 67 444
Atomic and Molecular physics 26 98 485
Nuclear Physics 28 114 490
Applied/Engineering Physics 33 156 518
Optical Engineering 24 155 551
Astrobiology 31 129 586
Materials Science 35 194 588
Acoustical Engineering 27 158 598
Condensed Matter Physics 48 213 655
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 155 695
Quantum and Particle physics 34 207 701
Nanotechnology 45 303 760
Theoretical Physics 58 349 1182

Computer Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 28th for Computer Science in Japan and 770th in the World with 11,164 publications made and 184,603 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#28 of 506 In Japan
#192 of 2,809 In Asia
#770 of 6,752 In the World

Gunma University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 171 1054
1992 160 1249
1993 177 1299
1994 189 1494
1995 179 1515
1996 194 1705
1997 208 1754
1998 197 1935
1999 201 2355
2000 211 2589
2001 232 2761
2002 308 3382
2003 264 3461
2004 257 3909
2005 268 4108
2006 314 4715
2007 291 5009
2008 265 5460
2009 324 6061
2010 355 6503
2011 331 6789
2012 319 7554
2013 351 7963
2014 320 8263
2015 353 8334
2016 395 8835
2017 351 9206
2018 372 9702
2019 394 9936
2020 423 11844
2021 462 13633
2022 393 13448
2023 380 13355

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 47 331
Animation 16 115 445
Computer Graphics 34 171 675
Library and Information science 38 101 751
Computer Vision 36 226 771
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 42 218 801
Telecommunications 34 275 848
Computer Engineering 40 369 997
Robotics 101 421 1081
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 46 370 1132
Computer Networking 43 403 1156
Cognitive Science 44 381 1185
Machine Learning 46 538 1395
Cyber Security 58 654 1730
Computational Linguistics 105 770 1871
Blockchain and Cryptography 72 842 1890
Software Engineering 73 669 1986
Human-Computer Interaction 124 903 2368

Environmental Science rankings

Gunma University ranked 39th for Environmental Science in Japan and 945th in the World with 10,090 publications made and 140,681 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#39 of 510 In Japan
#270 of 2,811 In Asia
#945 of 6,798 In the World

Gunma University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 179 754
1992 163 1045
1993 165 952
1994 183 1019
1995 180 1175
1996 184 1166
1997 193 1266
1998 189 1346
1999 201 1570
2000 201 1632
2001 294 1849
2002 267 2185
2003 222 2333
2004 239 2733
2005 230 2978
2006 274 3192
2007 266 3627
2008 266 4121
2009 248 4353
2010 313 4480
2011 276 4970
2012 285 5467
2013 297 5594
2014 286 6096
2015 256 6056
2016 285 6203
2017 267 6518
2018 253 6833
2019 248 7143
2020 314 8012
2021 319 9006
2022 268 8894
2023 259 8755

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 28 158 529
Geotechnical Engineering 24 194 601
Paleontology 38 207 776
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 48 197 797
Geology 39 231 839
Earth science and Geophysics 44 267 860
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 52 267 866
Environmental Management 24 327 959
Environmental Engineering 33 355 974
Oceanography 55 297 990
Petrology and Geochemistry 50 287 993
Geography and Cartography 42 342 1245
Ecology 55 395 1265
Forestry 58 501 1601
Agricultural Science 63 624 1639

Psychology rankings

Gunma University ranked 22nd for Psychology in Japan and 550th in the World with 9,365 publications made and 167,607 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#22 of 485 In Japan
#95 of 2,703 In Asia
#550 of 6,528 In the World

Gunma University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 174 886
1992 164 1175
1993 188 1196
1994 199 1328
1995 191 1370
1996 178 1559
1997 202 1581
1998 237 1844
1999 205 2105
2000 248 2393
2001 219 2532
2002 225 2916
2003 193 3125
2004 205 3461
2005 227 3642
2006 220 3996
2007 227 4292
2008 202 4714
2009 235 5192
2010 264 5440
2011 259 5791
2012 232 6433
2013 259 6666
2014 248 6886
2015 267 7049
2016 264 7479
2017 272 7602
2018 266 7978
2019 271 8084
2020 319 9720
2021 369 10805
2022 329 10602
2023 298 10299

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 17 47 331
Psychiatry 24 87 491
Occupational Therapy 28 113 636
Clinical Psychology 31 199 1054
Child Psychology 29 203 1103
Cognitive Science 44 381 1185
Social Psychology 32 275 1256
Education Majors 24 287 1318

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Gunma University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 32 218 897
Applied Mathematics 29 340 1073
Demography 49 252 1080
Statistics 39 316 1096
Mathematics 35 341 1158
Aesthetics 43 288 1232
Fashion Design 46 345 1292
Philosophy 35 295 1348
Art & Design 47 333 1349
Literature 35 328 1412
Archaeology 41 429 1437
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 34 327 1439
Sociology 37 335 1492
History 40 413 1503
Management 54 496 1539
Finance 55 497 1643
Math Teachers 40 445 1692
Business 58 556 1759
Anthropology 37 432 1824
Advertising 64 615 1994
Law 56 612 2093
Economics 64 692 2152
Development Studies 54 721 2230
Marketing 67 809 2281
Political Science 57 639 2348
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 57 679 2406
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 106 1068 2710