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Hosei University ranked 57th in Japan, 1039th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. Hosei University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,200 academic publications and 136,415 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 116 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1039 of 14,131 In the World
#228 of 5,830 In Asia
#57 of 719 In Japan
#17 of 84 In Tokyo
#403 of 1,005 For Animation
#427 of 1,645 For Robotics
#625 of 2,724 For Software Engineering
#83 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#904 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Hosei University ranked 78th for Engineering in Japan and 1430th in the World with 9,606 publications made and 92,374 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#78 of 520 In Japan
#559 of 2,841 In Asia
#1430 of 6,795 In the World

Hosei University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 105 368
1994 92 448
1995 100 400
1996 107 416
1997 97 463
1998 109 530
1999 99 549
2000 130 672
2001 140 626
2002 427 1528
2003 322 1236
2004 276 1333
2005 301 1459
2006 264 1642
2007 230 1613
2008 230 1771
2009 255 1744
2010 302 2101
2011 283 2397
2012 273 2458
2013 349 2656
2014 334 3118
2015 352 3031
2016 336 3413
2017 387 3717
2018 356 4052
2019 397 4566
2020 400 4960
2021 442 5793
2022 424 6096
2023 422 7600
2024 317 6549
2025 196 4982

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 40 151 427
Telecommunications 29 262 791
Computer Engineering 29 290 819
Human-Computer Interaction 30 216 847
Electrical Engineering 47 331 896
Automation and Control engineering 44 359 921
Nuclear Engineering 53 371 937
Computer Networking 29 321 942
Architecture 20 259 947
Automotive Engineering 42 390 1017
Firefighting and Fire Science 34 434 1019
Technical Drawing 54 409 1023
Electronic Engineering 47 404 1031
Acoustical Engineering 58 344 1040
Reliability and Quality Engineering 31 369 1044
Structural Engineering 60 388 1062
Optical Engineering 65 393 1092
Mechanical Engineering 61 452 1253
Civil Engineering 60 460 1273
Petroleum Engineering 68 506 1310
Systems Engineering 39 412 1312
Applied/Engineering Physics 82 551 1329
Aerospace Engineering 79 517 1417
Transportation Engineering 53 543 1444
Architectural Engineering 74 580 1468
Materials Science 94 701 1595
Remote Sensing 65 615 1600
Nanotechnology 94 831 1704
Metallurgical Engineering 115 841 1858
Operations Research 72 966 2153
Chemical Engineering 120 1116 2228
Environmental Engineering 105 1086 2382
Geotechnical Engineering 112 1130 2556
Biotechnology 167 1328 2884

Physics rankings

Hosei University ranked 83rd for Physics in Japan and 1510th in the World with 8,308 publications made and 80,959 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#83 of 515 In Japan
#588 of 2,822 In Asia
#1510 of 6,729 In the World

Hosei University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 97 365
1994 85 436
1995 103 405
1996 104 416
1997 90 461
1998 109 512
1999 95 542
2000 130 661
2001 117 613
2002 383 1419
2003 273 1148
2004 234 1235
2005 247 1356
2006 236 1505
2007 206 1496
2008 199 1656
2009 223 1676
2010 258 1919
2011 240 2215
2012 249 2316
2013 294 2521
2014 287 2873
2015 297 2809
2016 280 3141
2017 332 3411
2018 291 3691
2019 318 4167
2020 326 4609
2021 362 5148
2022 366 5626
2023 317 6481
2024 255 5829
2025 151 4768

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 64 247 855
Acoustical Engineering 58 344 1040
Nuclear Physics 82 357 1052
Condensed Matter Physics 76 425 1070
Optical Engineering 65 393 1092
Biophysics 140 463 1312
Applied/Engineering Physics 82 551 1329
Quantum and Particle physics 73 520 1371
Astrophysics and Astronomy 91 490 1472
Materials Science 94 701 1595
Nanotechnology 94 831 1704
Theoretical Physics 97 635 1769

Computer Science rankings

Hosei University ranked 51st for Computer Science in Japan and 1243rd in the World with 7,945 publications made and 78,572 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#51 of 515 In Japan
#408 of 2,842 In Asia
#1243 of 6,855 In the World

Hosei University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 79 210
1994 53 216
1995 62 223
1996 64 237
1997 65 272
1998 69 346
1999 64 355
2000 79 416
2001 90 402
2002 401 1312
2003 258 955
2004 235 1046
2005 229 1123
2006 210 1351
2007 170 1255
2008 184 1512
2009 213 1588
2010 261 1909
2011 251 2096
2012 228 2291
2013 292 2398
2014 282 2657
2015 341 2777
2016 308 3296
2017 329 3415
2018 342 3964
2019 358 4146
2020 363 4729
2021 384 5383
2022 394 5858
2023 435 7650
2024 324 6668
2025 191 4796

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 14 111 403
Robotics 40 151 427
Software Engineering 14 120 625
Computer Graphics 35 191 723
Web Design and Development 18 216 727
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 282 775
Telecommunications 29 262 791
Database Administration 16 252 792
Computer Engineering 29 290 819
Human-Computer Interaction 30 216 847
Computer Vision 37 295 884
Computer Networking 29 321 942
UX/UI Desgin 45 306 1021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 38 356 1052
Multimedia 26 324 1146
Cyber Security 28 405 1166
Cognitive Science 41 407 1203
Computational Linguistics 50 465 1231
Data Science 27 378 1325
Machine Learning 42 609 1480
Neuroscience 150 704 2013
Management Information Systems 32 667 2040
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 154 1058 2444
Library and Information science 132 744 2584

Chemistry rankings

Hosei University ranked 137th for Chemistry in Japan and 1967th in the World with 5,795 publications made and 59,070 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#137 of 510 In Japan
#864 of 2,785 In Asia
#1967 of 6,561 In the World

Hosei University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 71 290
1994 61 340
1995 67 304
1996 76 346
1997 56 349
1998 70 415
1999 56 382
2000 92 498
2001 86 433
2002 232 838
2003 178 763
2004 160 838
2005 178 986
2006 168 1053
2007 165 1087
2008 151 1191
2009 177 1267
2010 194 1402
2011 181 1637
2012 191 1688
2013 215 2068
2014 208 2213
2015 194 2126
2016 182 2284
2017 203 2419
2018 179 2651
2019 229 3146
2020 220 3701
2021 245 4136
2022 247 4250
2023 201 4813
2024 171 4227
2025 98 3708

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 56 383 1097
Environmental Chemistry 90 661 1549
Materials Science 94 701 1595
Physical chemistry 96 749 1639
Nanotechnology 94 831 1704
Organic Chemistry 156 962 2080
Chemical Engineering 120 1116 2228
Inorganic Chemistry 161 1148 2371
Radiochemistry 140 1248 2376
Biochemistry 179 1093 2391
Petrology and Geochemistry 118 970 2405
Nutrition and Food Science 238 1732 3589

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Hosei University ranked 55th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2085th in the World with 5,786 publications made and 52,339 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#55 of 536 In Japan
#593 of 2,867 In Asia
#2085 of 7,088 In the World

Hosei University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 67 116
1994 37 117
1995 47 144
1996 40 166
1997 40 170
1998 38 195
1999 33 223
2000 44 241
2001 55 196
2002 205 689
2003 146 476
2004 157 539
2005 109 577
2006 125 735
2007 121 670
2008 119 809
2009 149 885
2010 166 1005
2011 162 1134
2012 167 1281
2013 244 1327
2014 249 1491
2015 255 1666
2016 232 2051
2017 246 2068
2018 251 2474
2019 321 2681
2020 330 3343
2021 361 3950
2022 332 4444
2023 321 5661
2024 221 4880
2025 133 3883

The following table provides academic rankings for Hosei University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 158 923
Public Policy / Administration 19 230 1325
Linguistics 49 411 1331
Urban and Regional planning 26 371 1371
Aesthetics 55 423 1558
Journalism and Digital Media 24 583 1670
Law 38 553 1872
Philosophy 46 502 1886
Political Science 37 562 2080
Archaeology 64 757 2103
Gender Studies 30 439 2115
Communications and Public Relations 19 594 2126
Anthropology 45 601 2138
History 67 715 2146
Classics and Ancient History 66 628 2208
Demography 104 800 2282
Sociology 75 663 2283
Education Majors 55 736 2308
Library and Information science 132 744 2584
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 63 812 2641

Environmental Science rankings

Hosei University ranked 97th for Environmental Science in Japan and 2111th in the World with 5,510 publications made and 52,077 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#97 of 523 In Japan
#825 of 2,841 In Asia
#2111 of 6,888 In the World

Hosei University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 56 200
1994 48 238
1995 47 207
1996 54 223
1997 54 229
1998 50 243
1999 58 282
2000 75 306
2001 71 298
2002 209 562
2003 168 576
2004 156 636
2005 135 683
2006 140 792
2007 126 823
2008 118 878
2009 139 1021
2010 147 1071
2011 141 1270
2012 157 1386
2013 231 1552
2014 195 1708
2015 199 1794
2016 187 2041
2017 225 2260
2018 218 2529
2019 281 2940
2020 268 3589
2021 295 4153
2022 284 4396
2023 267 5449
2024 178 4664
2025 122 3878

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 26 371 1371
Environmental Chemistry 90 661 1549
Earth science and Geophysics 89 663 1696
Oceanography 91 672 1765
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 103 745 1809
Geography and Cartography 77 737 2076
Geology 110 815 2080
Environmental Management 73 916 2134
Paleontology 125 880 2195
Ecology 98 926 2322
Forestry 81 850 2329
Environmental Engineering 105 1086 2382
Petrology and Geochemistry 118 970 2405
Geotechnical Engineering 112 1130 2556
Agricultural Science 108 1243 2867
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 193 1248 3108

Biology rankings

Hosei University ranked 160th for Biology in Japan and 2450th in the World with 4,766 publications made and 56,366 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#160 of 528 In Japan
#1070 of 2,838 In Asia
#2450 of 6,841 In the World

Hosei University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 48 204
1994 42 258
1995 43 223
1996 52 221
1997 40 256
1998 47 291
1999 40 279
2000 56 338
2001 48 314
2002 167 652
2003 113 582
2004 106 647
2005 116 725
2006 123 783
2007 118 868
2008 122 987
2009 150 1106
2010 161 1338
2011 140 1433
2012 143 1489
2013 188 1814
2014 169 1972
2015 187 2084
2016 173 2349
2017 179 2385
2018 188 2908
2019 227 3146
2020 235 3941
2021 267 4548
2022 253 4830
2023 219 5770
2024 172 4908
2025 115 4352

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 140 463 1312
Evolutionary Biology 85 495 1559
Nanotechnology 94 831 1704
Molecular Biology 163 686 1704
Neuroscience 150 704 2013
Zoology 125 735 2138
Paleontology 125 880 2195
Genetics 169 961 2227
Forestry 81 850 2329
Biochemistry 179 1093 2391
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 154 1058 2444
Virology 130 1013 2559
Oncology and Cancer research 182 1261 2831
Microbiology 162 1301 2862
Agricultural Science 108 1243 2867
Biotechnology 167 1328 2884
Botany 164 1300 2993
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 193 1248 3108
Immunology 217 1469 3411
Horticulture 176 1618 3476
Nutrition and Food Science 238 1732 3589

Mathematics rankings

Hosei University ranked 72nd for Mathematics in Japan and 1781st in the World with 3,134 publications made and 31,002 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#72 of 460 In Japan
#671 of 2,725 In Asia
#1781 of 6,434 In the World

Hosei University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 36 93
1994 21 71
1995 23 83
1996 23 79
1997 19 123
1998 22 133
1999 27 169
2000 23 155
2001 24 154
2002 118 403
2003 90 337
2004 69 358
2005 68 337
2006 58 484
2007 70 427
2008 60 476
2009 79 439
2010 89 606
2011 97 635
2012 86 747
2013 113 749
2014 117 850
2015 132 987
2016 132 1305
2017 161 1416
2018 150 1475
2019 165 1556
2020 174 1867
2021 171 2105
2022 212 2387
2023 222 3229
2024 106 2400
2025 60 1576

The following table provides academic rankings for Hosei University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 282 775
Actuarial Science 17 314 1177
Applied Mathematics 40 480 1346
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 444 1423
Statistics 87 699 1838
Operations Research 72 966 2153
Math Teachers 58 797 2373

Business rankings

Hosei University ranked 39th for Business in Japan and 1566th in the World with 2,904 publications made and 23,850 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#39 of 394 In Japan
#492 of 2,654 In Asia
#1566 of 6,366 In the World

Hosei University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 32 62
1994 23 85
1995 28 98
1996 23 69
1997 26 72
1998 23 106
1999 24 129
2000 21 153
2001 40 165
2002 142 491
2003 84 319
2004 80 345
2005 62 342
2006 80 487
2007 61 391
2008 64 493
2009 86 528
2010 89 616
2011 98 708
2012 93 733
2013 117 753
2014 124 891
2015 103 880
2016 123 1034
2017 122 1195
2018 99 1192
2019 125 1288
2020 142 1590
2021 153 1770
2022 159 1933
2023 146 2656
2024 104 2239
2025 64 1584

The following table provides academic rankings for Hosei University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 26 265 886
Actuarial Science 17 314 1177
Public Policy / Administration 19 230 1325
International Business 25 317 1356
Management 42 428 1357
International Trade 25 317 1360
Finance 37 433 1459
Advertising 28 437 1524
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 544 1563
Marketing 35 601 1795
Accounting 31 624 1985
Management Information Systems 32 667 2040
Project Management 27 669 2077
Operations Research 72 966 2153

Psychology rankings

Hosei University ranked 110th for Psychology in Japan and 2092nd in the World with 2,202 publications made and 23,458 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#110 of 498 In Japan
#748 of 2,766 In Asia
#2092 of 6,663 In the World

Hosei University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 14 34
1994 14 42
1995 19 49
1996 14 41
1997 12 66
1998 13 81
1999 15 57
2000 14 75
2001 21 67
2002 80 217
2003 44 190
2004 52 234
2005 43 224
2006 44 291
2007 53 302
2008 40 336
2009 53 392
2010 71 520
2011 79 556
2012 55 613
2013 83 682
2014 83 732
2015 105 845
2016 81 918
2017 108 1041
2018 110 1093
2019 122 1188
2020 111 1540
2021 135 1836
2022 119 1924
2023 150 2361
2024 116 2052
2025 70 1670

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 14 158 923
Cognitive Science 41 407 1203
Social Psychology 45 481 1672
Neuroscience 150 704 2013
Child Psychology 83 620 2060
Education Majors 55 736 2308
Clinical Psychology 106 841 2552
Psychiatry 151 1012 2694

Economics rankings

Hosei University ranked 34th for Economics in Japan and 1774th in the World with 1,590 publications made and 15,640 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#34 of 340 In Japan
#539 of 2,559 In Asia
#1774 of 6,188 In the World

Hosei University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 13 23
1994 8 31
1995 11 31
1996 10 21
1997 8 27
1998 8 19
1999 13 49
2000 13 69
2001 17 61
2002 42 107
2003 34 70
2004 34 101
2005 26 120
2006 31 153
2007 28 154
2008 40 183
2009 43 197
2010 50 275
2011 59 324
2012 60 383
2013 71 418
2014 73 478
2015 50 495
2016 57 566
2017 71 632
2018 54 663
2019 74 662
2020 90 899
2021 127 1148
2022 116 1326
2023 104 1756
2024 61 1458
2025 30 1148

The following table provides academic rankings for Hosei University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 17 314 1177
International Trade 25 317 1360
International Economics 26 318 1392
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 30 444 1423
Finance 37 433 1459
Investment Banking and Stock trading 28 544 1563
Development Studies 37 627 1971

Art & Design rankings

Hosei University ranked 49th for Art & Design in Japan and 1514th in the World with 1,403 publications made and 10,744 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#49 of 350 In Japan
#429 of 2,450 In Asia
#1514 of 6,010 In the World

Hosei University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 23
1994 10 35
1995 13 18
1996 5 33
1997 9 17
1998 8 33
1999 14 33
2000 12 46
2001 25 55
2002 71 230
2003 57 167
2004 51 191
2005 38 249
2006 47 321
2007 34 244
2008 36 251
2009 41 277
2010 40 365
2011 45 404
2012 51 368
2013 63 315
2014 59 440
2015 51 389
2016 51 425
2017 59 399
2018 54 456
2019 49 504
2020 61 559
2021 60 686
2022 71 754
2023 61 850
2024 53 810
2025 32 662

The following table provides academic rankings for Hosei University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 14 111 403
Singing and Vocal Performance 26 137 677
Computer Graphics 35 191 723
Architecture 20 259 947
UX/UI Desgin 45 306 1021
Multimedia 26 324 1146
Fashion Design 53 445 1483
Aesthetics 55 423 1558
Literature 34 429 1608

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Hosei University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Audiology 123 427 1400
Sports Medicine 121 502 1647
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 123 627 1723
Anesthesiology 135 669 1814
Healthcare Management (MHA) 56 538 1820
Physical Therapy 124 605 1840
Anatomy and Physiology 162 776 2048
Cardiology 156 783 2119
Gerontology 118 614 2154
Public Health 100 863 2403
Medicine 157 1046 2618
Pathology 153 1097 2651
Nursing 106 918 2688
Surgery 176 1077 2819
Family medicine 132 1003 2849
Health Science 106 1145 3373