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Iwate University ranked 97th in Japan, 1412th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. Iwate University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,800 academic publications and 227,045 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1412 of 14,131 In the World
#358 of 5,830 In Asia
#97 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Morioka
#464 of 1,018 For Entomology
#508 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#631 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#2049 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2009 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Iwate University ranked 82nd for Chemistry in Japan and 1125th in the World with 11,836 publications made and 194,784 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#82 of 510 In Japan
#421 of 2,785 In Asia
#1125 of 6,561 In the World

Iwate University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 197 542
1994 181 649
1995 167 654
1996 236 822
1997 217 843
1998 212 1077
1999 235 1188
2000 246 1358
2001 288 1493
2002 304 1905
2003 380 2198
2004 367 2240
2005 358 3164
2006 394 3462
2007 416 3890
2008 424 4407
2009 388 4786
2010 398 5523
2011 365 6012
2012 375 6949
2013 402 7793
2014 372 8058
2015 346 8337
2016 387 8664
2017 353 8950
2018 358 9025
2019 374 10243
2020 353 11413
2021 335 12222
2022 310 12172
2023 316 11540
2024 250 10671
2025 179 8728

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 46 287 737
Nutrition and Food Science 40 295 783
Environmental Chemistry 46 308 878
Physical chemistry 49 362 899
Pharmacy 83 330 903
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 62 315 907
Materials Science 60 389 1003
Chemical Engineering 56 488 1075
Organic Chemistry 77 424 1088
Biochemistry 98 434 1135
Nanotechnology 67 546 1207
Petrology and Geochemistry 58 396 1218
Computational Chemistry 69 515 1318
Radiochemistry 63 706 1379

Engineering rankings

Iwate University ranked 60th for Engineering in Japan and 1283rd in the World with 9,947 publications made and 129,862 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 520 In Japan
#486 of 2,841 In Asia
#1283 of 6,795 In the World

Iwate University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 165 375
1994 157 448
1995 134 417
1996 208 569
1997 187 600
1998 191 776
1999 204 835
2000 223 947
2001 252 1080
2002 300 1433
2003 322 1537
2004 313 1585
2005 323 2518
2006 378 2603
2007 356 2849
2008 345 3211
2009 330 3431
2010 324 3869
2011 284 4051
2012 331 4905
2013 322 5517
2014 305 5672
2015 277 6000
2016 361 6251
2017 297 6263
2018 294 6392
2019 301 7047
2020 268 7995
2021 263 8464
2022 248 8302
2023 244 8075
2024 193 7418
2025 137 6342

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 17 218 508
Marine Engineering 41 266 771
Metallurgical Engineering 51 316 833
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 62 315 907
Materials Science 60 389 1003
Mining Engineering 38 403 1019
Nuclear Engineering 70 428 1052
Chemical Engineering 56 488 1075
Aerospace Engineering 53 348 1086
Mechanical Engineering 50 375 1101
Technical Drawing 63 482 1117
Petroleum Engineering 53 413 1145
Applied/Engineering Physics 72 463 1165
Electrical Engineering 66 469 1189
Nanotechnology 67 546 1207
Structural Engineering 75 467 1210
Optical Engineering 81 511 1304
Electronic Engineering 61 553 1311
Civil Engineering 64 495 1348
Geotechnical Engineering 60 562 1406
Remote Sensing 52 517 1408
Robotics 117 591 1415
Acoustical Engineering 87 548 1479
Biotechnology 103 602 1490
Automotive Engineering 63 622 1503
Environmental Engineering 57 642 1513
Telecommunications 74 632 1515
Architectural Engineering 88 664 1613
Automation and Control engineering 106 838 1827
Computer Engineering 88 875 1924
Computer Networking 88 853 1989
Systems Engineering 97 914 2332
Human-Computer Interaction 126 1103 2698

Biology rankings

Iwate University ranked 97th for Biology in Japan and 1364th in the World with 9,745 publications made and 167,826 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#97 of 528 In Japan
#512 of 2,838 In Asia
#1364 of 6,841 In the World

Iwate University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 132 429
1994 129 450
1995 135 533
1996 152 572
1997 159 666
1998 151 872
1999 181 946
2000 160 1051
2001 194 1179
2002 221 1543
2003 302 1796
2004 273 1888
2005 262 2470
2006 273 2820
2007 302 3391
2008 321 3829
2009 318 4196
2010 339 4983
2011 310 5371
2012 316 6193
2013 349 7132
2014 325 7300
2015 315 7521
2016 350 8091
2017 334 8219
2018 331 8378
2019 340 9643
2020 367 11004
2021 326 11838
2022 313 11861
2023 273 11094
2024 247 10418
2025 198 8647

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entomology 25 85 464
Horticulture 27 216 649
Animal Science 26 179 666
Nutrition and Food Science 40 295 783
Molecular Biology 96 288 856
Agricultural Science 29 313 892
Biophysics 90 274 904
Botany 54 309 946
Virology 75 293 956
Zoology 48 238 969
Forestry 30 315 1048
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 315 1074
Biochemistry 98 434 1135
Genetics 94 412 1136
Nanotechnology 67 546 1207
Immunology 102 465 1261
Microbiology 85 490 1288
Paleontology 75 475 1395
Neuroscience 112 452 1408
Biotechnology 103 602 1490
Pharmacology 114 668 1566
Evolutionary Biology 87 500 1575
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 121 763 1863
Oncology and Cancer research 141 845 1973

Physics rankings

Iwate University ranked 64th for Physics in Japan and 1232nd in the World with 9,360 publications made and 125,728 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#64 of 515 In Japan
#456 of 2,822 In Asia
#1232 of 6,729 In the World

Iwate University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 166 401
1994 153 448
1995 123 455
1996 205 642
1997 169 595
1998 186 797
1999 189 897
2000 211 937
2001 243 1125
2002 283 1421
2003 299 1582
2004 299 1560
2005 311 2511
2006 352 2533
2007 348 2804
2008 314 3094
2009 316 3423
2010 290 3762
2011 244 3963
2012 305 4896
2013 301 5363
2014 270 5509
2015 255 5745
2016 319 5985
2017 267 6006
2018 269 6073
2019 282 6818
2020 257 7543
2021 235 8019
2022 243 7784
2023 230 7570
2024 175 7050
2025 124 5904

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 42 217 631
Atomic and Molecular physics 61 229 822
Biophysics 90 274 904
Nuclear Physics 67 301 945
Materials Science 60 389 1003
Applied/Engineering Physics 72 463 1165
Nanotechnology 67 546 1207
Quantum and Particle physics 65 444 1216
Optical Engineering 81 511 1304
Astrophysics and Astronomy 82 425 1338
Acoustical Engineering 87 548 1479
Theoretical Physics 126 878 2216

Environmental Science rankings

Iwate University ranked 64th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1411th in the World with 7,809 publications made and 116,073 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#64 of 523 In Japan
#479 of 2,841 In Asia
#1411 of 6,888 In the World

Iwate University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 104 318
1994 126 370
1995 98 379
1996 150 471
1997 126 473
1998 136 561
1999 152 701
2000 158 718
2001 166 827
2002 214 1095
2003 262 1327
2004 245 1364
2005 236 1797
2006 263 2073
2007 267 2476
2008 254 2746
2009 257 2862
2010 266 3408
2011 236 3533
2012 253 4166
2013 271 4877
2014 252 4897
2015 241 5039
2016 292 5468
2017 261 5557
2018 236 5668
2019 251 6329
2020 260 7456
2021 227 8109
2022 244 8170
2023 212 7802
2024 180 6928
2025 124 5558

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 46 308 878
Agricultural Science 29 313 892
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 52 306 952
Mining Engineering 38 403 1019
Earth science and Geophysics 55 344 1037
Forestry 30 315 1048
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 61 315 1074
Petrology and Geochemistry 58 396 1218
Oceanography 68 464 1361
Geology 68 473 1388
Paleontology 75 475 1395
Geotechnical Engineering 60 562 1406
Ecology 58 509 1477
Environmental Engineering 57 642 1513
Geography and Cartography 56 571 1714
Environmental Management 59 761 1847

Medicine rankings

Iwate University ranked 105th for Medicine in Japan and 1638th in the World with 4,921 publications made and 88,965 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#105 of 521 In Japan
#584 of 2,817 In Asia
#1638 of 6,793 In the World

Iwate University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 72 198
1994 63 234
1995 67 283
1996 80 286
1997 68 339
1998 77 436
1999 87 404
2000 79 561
2001 83 575
2002 111 715
2003 148 851
2004 133 964
2005 130 1213
2006 134 1315
2007 168 1595
2008 155 1793
2009 161 1985
2010 192 2308
2011 171 2671
2012 186 3104
2013 169 3450
2014 174 3692
2015 165 3842
2016 165 3949
2017 169 4001
2018 178 4112
2019 164 4695
2020 179 5666
2021 148 5763
2022 149 5724
2023 162 5264
2024 138 4722
2025 106 3586

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 86 283 806
Pharmacy 83 330 903
Virology 75 293 956
Veterinary 29 364 992
Anatomy and Physiology 101 392 1180
Immunology 102 465 1261
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 107 578 1440
Pharmacology 114 668 1566
Psychiatry 98 529 1609
Anesthesiology 122 590 1609
Dermatology 107 659 1674
Ophthalmology 117 640 1689
Pathology 111 679 1797
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 129 666 1813
Cardiology 139 690 1864
Sports Medicine 150 633 1950
Surgery 124 718 1956
Oncology and Cancer research 141 845 1973
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 88 613 2012
Orthodontics 123 747 2064
Physical Therapy 142 744 2129
Dentistry 122 801 2148
Family medicine 112 736 2265
Public Health 95 806 2274
Gerontology 133 720 2359
Clinical Psychology 170 1287 3356
Nursing 170 1462 3917

Computer Science rankings

Iwate University ranked 110th for Computer Science in Japan and 2083rd in the World with 3,974 publications made and 48,451 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#110 of 515 In Japan
#847 of 2,842 In Asia
#2083 of 6,855 In the World

Iwate University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 49 119
1994 67 163
1995 45 152
1996 69 176
1997 46 185
1998 82 322
1999 65 331
2000 71 326
2001 59 389
2002 101 574
2003 129 653
2004 118 692
2005 110 916
2006 114 948
2007 142 1185
2008 131 1231
2009 131 1482
2010 138 1533
2011 135 1587
2012 146 1855
2013 151 2065
2014 134 2254
2015 125 2242
2016 145 2325
2017 144 2388
2018 140 2627
2019 131 2852
2020 157 3460
2021 98 3740
2022 122 3572
2023 112 3606
2024 114 3355
2025 86 2725

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 25 191 620
Computer Graphics 46 235 833
Computer Vision 71 537 1345
Neuroscience 112 452 1408
Robotics 117 591 1415
Telecommunications 74 632 1515
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 121 763 1863
Computer Engineering 88 875 1924
Cognitive Science 92 805 1965
Computer Networking 88 853 1989
Library and Information science 121 540 2043
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 104 928 2145
Computational Linguistics 116 994 2223
Human-Computer Interaction 126 1103 2698
Machine Learning 120 1321 2846
Cyber Security 118 1386 3142

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Iwate University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Classics and Ancient History 51 496 1866
Fashion Design 72 614 1877
Art & Design 68 628 2012
Applied Mathematics 79 857 2030
Psychology 106 717 2036
Demography 93 736 2140
Literature 82 772 2394
Math Teachers 61 819 2424
Aesthetics 103 837 2461
Statistics 115 1038 2489
Archaeology 90 960 2491
Linguistics 125 1009 2535
Mathematics 117 1111 2651
History 95 964 2664
Education Majors 86 1056 3035
Finance 113 1198 3043
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 119 1281 3076
Management 124 1261 3081
Sociology 116 1036 3106
Philosophy 118 1075 3154
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 119 1091 3175
Marketing 99 1288 3225
Social Psychology 135 1247 3331
Business 125 1339 3366
Child Psychology 169 1313 3494
Economics 117 1394 3573
Anthropology 121 1298 3659
Law 123 1400 3696
Political Science 123 1374 3899
Development Studies 125 1576 3995
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 141 1549 4234