Ibaraki University: Rankings

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Ibaraki University ranked 81st in Japan, 1342nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 109 research topics. Ibaraki University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,478 academic publications and 272,560 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1342 of 14,131 In the World
#364 of 5,830 In Asia
#81 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Mito
#362 of 1,602 For Robotics
#417 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#484 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#2083 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2157 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 106 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 52nd for Engineering in Japan and 963rd in the World with 15,419 publications made and 177,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#52 of 517 In Japan
#332 of 2,835 In Asia
#963 of 6,782 In the World

Ibaraki University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 172 540
1993 162 635
1994 175 748
1995 168 630
1996 216 828
1997 219 901
1998 246 988
1999 254 1212
2000 379 1404
2001 350 1533
2002 569 2268
2003 522 2318
2004 512 2691
2005 543 3096
2006 530 3362
2007 485 3743
2008 485 4232
2009 471 4671
2010 495 5167
2011 530 5891
2012 525 6658
2013 477 7276
2014 490 7472
2015 527 7797
2016 525 8063
2017 547 8494
2018 555 8988
2019 559 9880
2020 529 11096
2021 518 13031
2022 448 12425
2023 435 12714
2024 311 11001

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

Physics rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 47th for Physics in Japan and 907th in the World with 15,335 publications made and 187,250 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#47 of 513 In Japan
#290 of 2,817 In Asia
#907 of 6,713 In the World

Ibaraki University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 169 569
1993 177 685
1994 179 804
1995 180 689
1996 234 945
1997 223 991
1998 264 1070
1999 274 1330
2000 387 1523
2001 364 1618
2002 547 2296
2003 505 2437
2004 509 2847
2005 506 3185
2006 504 3526
2007 488 3874
2008 475 4348
2009 451 4717
2010 480 5212
2011 511 6025
2012 513 6864
2013 465 7762
2014 491 7885
2015 498 8146
2016 499 8393
2017 532 9008
2018 530 9478
2019 524 10192
2020 510 11435
2021 536 13262
2022 459 12518
2023 424 12745
2024 302 11493

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 21 96 484
Nuclear Physics 37 150 600
Theoretical Physics 26 139 635
Condensed Matter Physics 54 239 688
Atomic and Molecular physics 49 183 712
Biophysics 80 229 808
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 202 810
Materials Science 51 293 815
Applied/Engineering Physics 56 309 864
Quantum and Particle physics 45 279 887
Acoustical Engineering 50 271 903
Optical Engineering 54 301 909
Nanotechnology 56 431 994

Chemistry rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 77th for Chemistry in Japan and 1051st in the World with 14,546 publications made and 197,678 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#77 of 508 In Japan
#381 of 2,781 In Asia
#1051 of 6,545 In the World

Ibaraki University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 182 641
1993 162 735
1994 169 824
1995 179 730
1996 219 971
1997 216 1050
1998 245 1211
1999 276 1494
2000 375 1693
2001 361 1892
2002 473 2407
2003 483 2813
2004 500 3201
2005 481 3540
2006 494 3970
2007 476 4427
2008 458 4769
2009 435 5075
2010 456 5793
2011 493 6613
2012 468 7208
2013 442 7888
2014 450 7992
2015 479 8194
2016 444 8451
2017 465 8902
2018 496 9233
2019 470 10218
2020 470 11750
2021 490 13607
2022 391 13078
2023 383 13131
2024 285 11662

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 160 617
Pharmacy 60 233 670
Inorganic Chemistry 50 307 798
Materials Science 51 293 815
Radiochemistry 44 464 931
Environmental Chemistry 51 332 940
Computational Chemistry 45 296 941
Organic Chemistry 64 342 944
Physical chemistry 53 382 952
Nanotechnology 56 431 994
Chemical Engineering 59 501 1110
Biochemistry 106 472 1211
Nutrition and Food Science 93 729 1700

Biology rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 99th for Biology in Japan and 1344th in the World with 10,835 publications made and 164,781 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#99 of 527 In Japan
#499 of 2,834 In Asia
#1344 of 6,833 In the World

Ibaraki University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 120 481
1993 115 573
1994 122 587
1995 125 544
1996 169 813
1997 141 820
1998 155 924
1999 200 1214
2000 278 1318
2001 241 1549
2002 316 1949
2003 343 2328
2004 377 2716
2005 350 2971
2006 363 3334
2007 367 3761
2008 322 4061
2009 335 4512
2010 335 4829
2011 381 5626
2012 331 6228
2013 356 6888
2014 368 6912
2015 365 6969
2016 338 7360
2017 338 7577
2018 382 8070
2019 369 8803
2020 380 10276
2021 397 11845
2022 333 11335
2023 298 11383
2024 234 9930

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 21 96 484
Entomology 28 99 515
Zoology 39 166 800
Biophysics 80 229 808
Horticulture 41 316 885
Molecular Biology 101 322 953
Nanotechnology 56 431 994
Paleontology 51 317 1063
Botany 63 358 1068
Evolutionary Biology 45 285 1070
Toxicology 32 406 1140
Agricultural Science 42 422 1142
Forestry 41 364 1173
Biochemistry 106 472 1211
Microbiology 91 498 1318
Genetics 105 490 1320
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 90 483 1459
Animal Science 76 500 1519
Nutrition and Food Science 93 729 1700
Pharmacology 120 752 1738
Neuroscience 134 596 1764
Immunology 137 742 1860
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 130 784 1909
Oncology and Cancer research 157 983 2265
Biotechnology 151 1091 2423
Virology 137 1061 2663

Environmental Science rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 49th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1181st in the World with 10,206 publications made and 144,253 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#49 of 521 In Japan
#361 of 2,838 In Asia
#1181 of 6,876 In the World

Ibaraki University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 100 348
1993 107 415
1994 114 462
1995 115 422
1996 166 618
1997 134 630
1998 153 692
1999 173 861
2000 261 1004
2001 238 1204
2002 350 1579
2003 335 1694
2004 380 2070
2005 345 2219
2006 328 2581
2007 320 3081
2008 309 3280
2009 300 3556
2010 321 3927
2011 385 4677
2012 368 5121
2013 322 5525
2014 359 5836
2015 345 6007
2016 335 6243
2017 356 6546
2018 366 6889
2019 359 7737
2020 360 8972
2021 372 10716
2022 303 9834
2023 289 9832
2024 200 8579

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 29 160 617
Earth science and Geophysics 36 218 744
Geotechnical Engineering 40 301 853
Oceanography 41 254 866
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 49 277 893
Environmental Chemistry 51 332 940
Mining Engineering 39 401 996
Geology 47 303 1011
Paleontology 51 317 1063
Agricultural Science 42 422 1142
Forestry 41 364 1173
Ecology 42 382 1217
Environmental Management 38 467 1248
Geography and Cartography 43 405 1368
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 90 483 1459
Environmental Engineering 60 643 1532

Computer Science rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 60th for Computer Science in Japan and 1304th in the World with 6,999 publications made and 82,637 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#60 of 513 In Japan
#439 of 2,840 In Asia
#1304 of 6,845 In the World

Ibaraki University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 69 221
1993 88 269
1994 82 320
1995 67 287
1996 88 330
1997 86 362
1998 90 452
1999 108 567
2000 128 552
2001 137 623
2002 304 1329
2003 240 1098
2004 230 1236
2005 252 1550
2006 233 1658
2007 200 1804
2008 206 2129
2009 232 2489
2010 242 2574
2011 233 2798
2012 236 3192
2013 221 3438
2014 236 3499
2015 271 3677
2016 246 3774
2017 267 3987
2018 255 4299
2019 254 4508
2020 259 4739
2021 271 5523
2022 237 5289
2023 217 5276
2024 163 4504

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 34 123 362
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 181 577
UX/UI Desgin 19 162 689
Animation 30 216 700
Computer Networking 27 284 861
Computer Graphics 54 278 938
Cyber Security 22 299 948
Telecommunications 44 351 984
Computer Vision 46 364 1035
Library and Information science 51 172 1042
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 44 390 1145
Computational Linguistics 55 477 1275
Human-Computer Interaction 62 392 1279
Multimedia 43 440 1428
Computer Engineering 66 703 1628
Software Engineering 51 553 1730
Neuroscience 134 596 1764
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 130 784 1909
Machine Learning 73 865 2008
Cognitive Science 102 847 2070

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 66th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2151st in the World with 4,926 publications made and 57,139 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#66 of 535 In Japan
#616 of 2,864 In Asia
#2151 of 7,081 In the World

Ibaraki University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 46 149
1993 65 203
1994 55 260
1995 49 253
1996 76 288
1997 58 298
1998 76 312
1999 66 392
2000 109 497
2001 104 514
2002 180 927
2003 146 736
2004 137 816
2005 163 1062
2006 157 1159
2007 132 1340
2008 130 1424
2009 142 1604
2010 139 1697
2011 177 2053
2012 182 2318
2013 148 2398
2014 187 2694
2015 175 2746
2016 179 2657
2017 172 2952
2018 163 3074
2019 181 3477
2020 196 4025
2021 184 4781
2022 162 4445
2023 149 4257
2024 128 3691

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 51 172 1042
Aesthetics 42 329 1319
Linguistics 61 445 1405
Archaeology 52 610 1831
History 53 604 1923
Philosophy 53 534 2000
Demography 93 712 2109
Education Majors 51 679 2203
Classics and Ancient History 68 674 2317
Law 66 798 2452
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 54 748 2504
Anthropology 65 772 2563
Sociology 94 829 2664
Political Science 67 824 2746

Business rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 42nd for Business in Japan and 1639th in the World with 2,420 publications made and 21,873 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#42 of 392 In Japan
#518 of 2,646 In Asia
#1639 of 6,339 In the World

Ibaraki University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 29 74
1993 38 75
1994 28 87
1995 32 92
1996 33 123
1997 34 107
1998 30 126
1999 42 159
2000 44 175
2001 46 165
2002 120 459
2003 98 348
2004 92 369
2005 86 443
2006 99 467
2007 77 533
2008 58 567
2009 69 715
2010 71 685
2011 78 853
2012 70 847
2013 63 1005
2014 73 1065
2015 89 1014
2016 80 989
2017 83 1087
2018 87 1146
2019 111 1387
2020 84 1413
2021 106 1662
2022 63 1598
2023 69 1613
2024 43 1130

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 46 440 1395
Finance 49 539 1694
Marketing 46 663 1950
Operations Research 65 868 1985
Advertising 70 772 2275
Accounting 51 827 2407

Art & Design rankings

Ibaraki University ranked 55th for Art & Design in Japan and 1633rd in the World with 1,195 publications made and 11,451 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
#55 of 346 In Japan
#470 of 2,428 In Asia
#1633 of 5,966 In the World

Ibaraki University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 26
1993 7 31
1994 13 59
1995 17 45
1996 21 55
1997 15 62
1998 12 43
1999 15 65
2000 19 59
2001 19 102
2002 48 134
2003 39 127
2004 39 150
2005 32 160
2006 40 212
2007 38 230
2008 39 274
2009 37 305
2010 44 329
2011 40 366
2012 46 428
2013 37 377
2014 34 399
2015 46 413
2016 44 421
2017 53 517
2018 55 532
2019 43 551
2020 49 698
2021 46 871
2022 40 795
2023 38 784
2024 35 664

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

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 19 162 689
Animation 30 216 700
Computer Graphics 54 278 938
Aesthetics 42 329 1319
Multimedia 43 440 1428
Fashion Design 66 518 1649
Literature 53 518 1828

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Ibaraki University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Audiology 102 331 1203
Applied Mathematics 39 465 1325
Anatomy and Physiology 124 494 1425
Sports Medicine 105 390 1426
Mathematics 60 575 1611
Physical Therapy 112 497 1612
Orthodontics 103 535 1651
Urology 124 713 1730
Statistics 81 630 1730
Dentistry 109 646 1847
Medicine 117 674 1866
Math Teachers 44 613 2004
Social Psychology 70 621 2015
Pathology 129 787 2038
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 154 844 2206
Child Psychology 98 697 2240
Public Health 96 796 2272
Surgery 150 842 2330
Cardiology 179 887 2331
Psychology 123 870 2379
Economics 69 828 2395
Anesthesiology 171 914 2399
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 84 940 2441
Psychiatry 142 910 2492
Clinical Psychology 144 1113 3072
Development Studies 93 1213 3249
Nursing 143 1246 3470