Hirosaki University: Rankings

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Hirosaki University ranked 57th in Japan, 1117th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 110 research topics. Hirosaki University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,667 academic publications and 387,270 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1117 of 14,131 In the World
#277 of 5,830 In Asia
#57 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Hirosaki
#256 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#305 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
#379 of 1,032 For Entomology
#1725 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1584 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 107 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 58th for Biology in Japan and 875th in the World with 16,628 publications made and 318,906 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#58 of 527 In Japan
#277 of 2,834 In Asia
#875 of 6,833 In the World

Hirosaki University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 184 796
1993 204 909
1994 195 988
1995 240 1202
1996 228 1288
1997 260 1526
1998 278 1899
1999 315 2175
2000 369 2613
2001 340 3174
2002 374 3690
2003 406 4392
2004 378 4667
2005 374 5490
2006 358 6136
2007 413 6872
2008 401 7434
2009 391 7650
2010 471 8467
2011 455 9900
2012 518 10532
2013 502 11658
2014 560 12334
2015 549 12697
2016 543 13207
2017 575 14598
2018 589 14989
2019 648 16472
2020 696 20192
2021 811 23120
2022 663 23729
2023 640 23087
2024 618 22230

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entomology 20 59 379
Molecular Biology 56 143 496
Oncology and Cancer research 63 171 533
Immunology 58 169 576
Biotechnology 45 177 604
Neuroscience 41 120 608
Pharmacology 50 210 636
Genetics 63 204 675
Biochemistry 63 251 768
Biophysics 76 218 779
Virology 61 236 827
Zoology 40 177 828
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 263 889
Microbiology 57 288 896
Horticulture 48 373 1016
Botany 56 337 1018
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 298 1047
Animal Science 48 358 1145
Nutrition and Food Science 60 449 1150
Paleontology 61 360 1168
Agricultural Science 48 485 1278
Evolutionary Biology 63 373 1292
Astrobiology 115 463 1388
Toxicology 57 608 1504
Nanotechnology 88 749 1567
Forestry 79 784 2196

Medicine rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 58th for Medicine in Japan and 698th in the World with 14,519 publications made and 245,706 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#58 of 521 In Japan
#189 of 2,809 In Asia
#698 of 6,775 In the World

Hirosaki University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 169 648
1993 185 742
1994 163 775
1995 199 933
1996 212 1014
1997 218 1171
1998 256 1519
1999 268 1681
2000 312 2003
2001 288 2426
2002 317 2983
2003 330 3600
2004 322 3786
2005 295 4575
2006 297 5175
2007 321 5738
2008 325 6177
2009 305 6276
2010 387 7259
2011 386 8330
2012 450 8811
2013 428 9815
2014 443 10059
2015 471 10471
2016 480 10427
2017 516 11475
2018 512 11708
2019 550 12463
2020 630 15504
2021 686 17634
2022 681 18180
2023 576 17502
2024 570 16755

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 25 68 256
Plastic Surgery 12 71 305
Anesthesiology 29 84 382
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 62 141 427
Radiation Therapy 49 133 427
Dermatology 45 110 435
Audiology 22 63 436
Urology 48 140 473
Anatomy and Physiology 49 116 486
Surgery 56 142 487
Ophthalmology 54 128 487
Cardiology 64 132 498
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 64 152 523
Oncology and Cancer research 63 171 533
Medical Physics 34 112 549
Immunology 58 169 576
Cosmetology 41 207 616
Pharmacology 50 210 636
Pathology 61 190 668
Psychiatry 49 158 675
Sonography and Ultrasound 71 232 684
Pediatrics 55 205 748
Virology 61 236 827
Sports Medicine 52 161 837
Physical Therapy 47 189 859
Critical Care Nursing 59 240 885
Orthodontics 55 251 892
Respiratory Therapy 77 271 893
Epidemiology 54 252 906
Occupational Therapy 60 258 1007
Biomedical Engineering 84 388 1076
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 62 335 1190
Dentistry 79 401 1236
Family medicine 76 347 1251
Clinical Psychology 42 292 1261
Public Health 51 343 1265
Gerontology 64 258 1272
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 66 336 1292
Pharmacy 111 541 1364
Toxicology 57 608 1504
Nursing 65 457 1693
Health Science 72 508 1805
Healthcare Management (MHA) 84 785 2400

Chemistry rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 69th for Chemistry in Japan and 970th in the World with 13,572 publications made and 274,341 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#69 of 508 In Japan
#341 of 2,781 In Asia
#970 of 6,545 In the World

Hirosaki University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 136 617
1993 149 735
1994 148 791
1995 178 997
1996 177 1003
1997 202 1275
1998 208 1558
1999 260 1765
2000 304 2102
2001 313 2599
2002 341 3086
2003 374 3629
2004 364 3741
2005 364 4539
2006 335 5074
2007 396 5701
2008 391 6089
2009 370 6318
2010 413 7001
2011 388 7846
2012 477 8655
2013 409 9439
2014 471 10053
2015 438 10226
2016 432 10785
2017 465 11709
2018 463 12046
2019 572 13511
2020 545 16399
2021 591 19105
2022 508 19622
2023 465 19074
2024 466 18393

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 63 251 768
Radiochemistry 48 502 997
Inorganic Chemistry 71 446 1073
Organic Chemistry 80 418 1084
Nutrition and Food Science 60 449 1150
Physical chemistry 71 564 1295
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 452 1334
Pharmacy 111 541 1364
Materials Science 84 567 1366
Computational Chemistry 77 548 1384
Chemical Engineering 77 656 1392
Environmental Chemistry 84 587 1431
Nanotechnology 88 749 1567

Engineering rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 76th for Engineering in Japan and 1390th in the World with 8,898 publications made and 144,730 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#76 of 517 In Japan
#532 of 2,835 In Asia
#1390 of 6,782 In the World

Hirosaki University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 81 259
1993 92 304
1994 82 329
1995 96 381
1996 72 523
1997 86 606
1998 106 707
1999 151 804
2000 168 823
2001 168 1031
2002 228 1296
2003 248 1564
2004 234 1667
2005 262 2170
2006 231 2290
2007 280 2653
2008 249 2814
2009 249 3089
2010 245 3107
2011 268 3617
2012 297 3929
2013 272 4410
2014 303 4675
2015 301 4870
2016 313 5486
2017 324 6027
2018 326 6448
2019 436 8054
2020 416 9824
2021 402 11864
2022 381 12581
2023 359 13257
2024 333 13076

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 45 177 604
Nuclear Engineering 40 258 683
Petroleum Engineering 25 230 742
Firefighting and Fire Science 21 297 753
Agricultural Engineering 29 386 840
Biomedical Engineering 84 388 1076
Robotics 96 435 1089
Aerospace Engineering 57 346 1093
Optical Engineering 74 423 1145
Applied/Engineering Physics 76 453 1160
Metallurgical Engineering 86 562 1344
Materials Science 84 567 1366
Chemical Engineering 77 656 1392
Remote Sensing 60 557 1503
Acoustical Engineering 97 571 1531
Nanotechnology 88 749 1567
Mechanical Engineering 84 602 1595
Structural Engineering 95 660 1608
Geotechnical Engineering 71 665 1640
Electrical Engineering 100 734 1708
Civil Engineering 86 661 1719
Telecommunications 90 762 1771
Computer Engineering 86 844 1880
Computer Networking 89 829 1953
Environmental Engineering 81 918 2068
Automotive Engineering 100 930 2077
Systems Engineering 87 816 2166
Electronic Engineering 120 1041 2257
Human-Computer Interaction 130 1099 2702

Physics rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 76th for Physics in Japan and 1336th in the World with 8,652 publications made and 137,023 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#76 of 513 In Japan
#498 of 2,817 In Asia
#1336 of 6,713 In the World

Hirosaki University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 79 248
1993 87 274
1994 63 293
1995 86 370
1996 70 476
1997 73 546
1998 98 679
1999 137 797
2000 167 819
2001 163 1050
2002 213 1291
2003 225 1559
2004 220 1629
2005 269 2132
2006 223 2256
2007 272 2547
2008 241 2712
2009 225 2918
2010 231 2979
2011 275 3462
2012 299 3724
2013 261 4124
2014 279 4362
2015 306 4505
2016 301 5227
2017 321 5752
2018 314 6255
2019 430 7700
2020 393 9623
2021 435 11533
2022 384 12093
2023 364 13131
2024 355 13229

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 34 112 549
Biophysics 76 218 779
Theoretical Physics 32 204 816
Nuclear Physics 59 257 854
Astrophysics and Astronomy 51 266 980
Condensed Matter Physics 78 437 1102
Optical Engineering 74 423 1145
Applied/Engineering Physics 76 453 1160
Atomic and Molecular physics 97 442 1278
Materials Science 84 567 1366
Quantum and Particle physics 76 519 1375
Astrobiology 115 463 1388
Acoustical Engineering 97 571 1531
Nanotechnology 88 749 1567

Environmental Science rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 65th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1437th in the World with 6,960 publications made and 113,437 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#65 of 521 In Japan
#481 of 2,838 In Asia
#1437 of 6,876 In the World

Hirosaki University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 65 267
1993 69 250
1994 56 285
1995 89 369
1996 70 408
1997 94 476
1998 90 531
1999 127 622
2000 133 643
2001 125 835
2002 164 983
2003 171 1165
2004 144 1222
2005 187 1451
2006 167 1721
2007 148 1765
2008 175 2216
2009 167 2293
2010 201 2375
2011 215 2933
2012 246 3212
2013 214 3796
2014 235 4117
2015 259 4428
2016 229 4889
2017 261 5630
2018 286 5847
2019 309 6791
2020 319 8308
2021 360 10245
2022 282 10166
2023 267 10133
2024 279 9877

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 59 298 1047
Paleontology 61 360 1168
Oceanography 64 396 1221
Earth science and Geophysics 66 429 1233
Geology 65 404 1249
Agricultural Science 48 485 1278
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 69 474 1330
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 452 1334
Environmental Chemistry 84 587 1431
Ecology 61 510 1486
Geotechnical Engineering 71 665 1640
Environmental Management 56 703 1755
Geography and Cartography 76 703 2032
Environmental Engineering 81 918 2068
Forestry 79 784 2196

Computer Science rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 71st for Computer Science in Japan and 1456th in the World with 6,403 publications made and 117,798 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#71 of 513 In Japan
#514 of 2,840 In Asia
#1456 of 6,845 In the World

Hirosaki University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 70 232
1993 76 280
1994 57 266
1995 72 371
1996 80 438
1997 83 513
1998 98 699
1999 123 808
2000 138 1026
2001 153 1203
2002 182 1546
2003 183 1921
2004 179 2069
2005 175 2256
2006 162 2530
2007 177 2828
2008 157 3177
2009 153 3197
2010 186 3439
2011 194 4025
2012 165 4064
2013 184 4591
2014 190 4677
2015 182 4832
2016 183 4887
2017 196 5294
2018 213 5443
2019 271 6388
2020 291 8011
2021 339 9376
2022 322 9991
2023 255 10191
2024 235 9533

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 41 120 608
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 263 889
Robotics 96 435 1089
Library and Information science 67 244 1233
Cognitive Science 78 689 1752
Telecommunications 90 762 1771
Computer Vision 100 793 1841
Computer Engineering 86 844 1880
Computer Graphics 123 806 1945
Computer Networking 89 829 1953
Blockchain and Cryptography 78 953 2070
Cyber Security 83 982 2321
Computational Linguistics 129 1067 2381
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 115 1073 2440
Machine Learning 107 1136 2494
Human-Computer Interaction 130 1099 2702

Psychology rankings

Hirosaki University ranked 52nd for Psychology in Japan and 909th in the World with 5,709 publications made and 100,594 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#52 of 494 In Japan
#231 of 2,755 In Asia
#909 of 6,645 In the World

Hirosaki University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 72 248
1993 80 286
1994 63 319
1995 89 292
1996 93 404
1997 89 474
1998 106 642
1999 128 754
2000 144 997
2001 136 1192
2002 152 1476
2003 157 1820
2004 143 1888
2005 113 2053
2006 138 2334
2007 122 2530
2008 116 2792
2009 121 2827
2010 164 3098
2011 151 3444
2012 141 3531
2013 150 3879
2014 156 3955
2015 164 4094
2016 167 3975
2017 174 4258
2018 179 4352
2019 212 4772
2020 258 5966
2021 266 6948
2022 281 7108
2023 232 7004
2024 187 6700

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 41 120 608
Psychiatry 49 158 675
Occupational Therapy 60 258 1007
Clinical Psychology 42 292 1261
Child Psychology 54 414 1610
Cognitive Science 78 689 1752
Social Psychology 79 685 2152
Education Majors 137 1460 3977

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hirosaki University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 50 313 1192
Linguistics 74 525 1579
Statistics 75 586 1642
Mathematics 76 705 1863
Applied Mathematics 78 837 1998
Aesthetics 85 636 2047
Finance 72 731 2105
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 70 792 2135
Sociology 67 600 2145
Fashion Design 94 765 2214
Philosophy 77 643 2270
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 79 685 2293
Archaeology 85 868 2336
Literature 79 728 2339
History 87 839 2424
Art & Design 94 828 2455
Classics and Ancient History 78 767 2514
Advertising 82 933 2590
Anthropology 70 797 2627
Economics 90 1081 2932
Business 106 1147 2960
Law 100 1141 3155
Management 136 1354 3283
Marketing 109 1349 3385
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 99 1153 3408
Political Science 100 1155 3431
Math Teachers 132 1450 3832
Development Studies 123 1530 3900