Iwate University: Rankings

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Iwate University ranked 92nd in Japan, 1456th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 88 research topics. Iwate University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,534 academic publications and 217,784 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1456 of 14,131 In the World
#413 of 5,830 In Asia
#92 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Morioka
#458 of 1,032 For Entomology
#478 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#614 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#2014 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2164 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 85 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Iwate University ranked 83rd for Chemistry in Japan and 1093rd in the World with 11,680 publications made and 186,817 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#83 of 508 In Japan
#404 of 2,781 In Asia
#1093 of 6,545 In the World

Iwate University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 133 498
1993 197 539
1994 181 649
1995 167 653
1996 236 817
1997 217 839
1998 212 1074
1999 235 1181
2000 246 1354
2001 288 1491
2002 304 1903
2003 379 2195
2004 366 2231
2005 358 3163
2006 393 3458
2007 416 3893
2008 424 4408
2009 388 4787
2010 398 5520
2011 365 6007
2012 375 6955
2013 401 7789
2014 372 8063
2015 346 8336
2016 389 8670
2017 352 8942
2018 357 9024
2019 374 10247
2020 353 11451
2021 334 12235
2022 311 12170
2023 316 11542
2024 240 10561

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 46 280 727
Nutrition and Food Science 41 287 771
Environmental Chemistry 46 298 861
Physical chemistry 49 344 876
Pharmacy 83 322 887
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 60 299 892
Materials Science 60 364 964
Chemical Engineering 56 462 1039
Organic Chemistry 76 408 1065
Biochemistry 98 417 1114
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 369 1171
Nanotechnology 67 528 1178
Computational Chemistry 69 494 1293
Radiochemistry 64 689 1356

Engineering rankings

Iwate University ranked 60th for Engineering in Japan and 1246th in the World with 9,818 publications made and 124,858 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 517 In Japan
#459 of 2,835 In Asia
#1246 of 6,782 In the World

Iwate University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 102 330
1993 165 374
1994 156 449
1995 133 416
1996 208 565
1997 187 596
1998 191 775
1999 204 831
2000 223 945
2001 252 1079
2002 300 1431
2003 322 1533
2004 312 1576
2005 323 2518
2006 378 2601
2007 356 2851
2008 345 3213
2009 331 3432
2010 325 3868
2011 284 4050
2012 331 4907
2013 322 5520
2014 305 5673
2015 277 6003
2016 360 6256
2017 297 6258
2018 295 6404
2019 302 7045
2020 266 8020
2021 262 8457
2022 246 8303
2023 241 8066
2024 181 7351

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 16 201 478
Marine Engineering 40 247 739
Metallurgical Engineering 51 304 816
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 60 299 892
Materials Science 60 364 964
Mining Engineering 38 396 989
Nuclear Engineering 71 418 1035
Chemical Engineering 56 462 1039
Aerospace Engineering 53 334 1061
Mechanical Engineering 50 355 1069
Technical Drawing 62 461 1078
Petroleum Engineering 52 398 1116
Applied/Engineering Physics 72 434 1130
Electrical Engineering 66 451 1165
Nanotechnology 67 528 1178
Structural Engineering 75 452 1186
Optical Engineering 81 489 1266
Electronic Engineering 62 537 1294
Civil Engineering 64 476 1317
Remote Sensing 51 473 1342
Geotechnical Engineering 60 534 1364
Robotics 116 565 1366
Biotechnology 102 575 1445
Acoustical Engineering 87 525 1446
Automotive Engineering 63 587 1447
Environmental Engineering 56 613 1476
Telecommunications 74 614 1489
Architectural Engineering 87 640 1566
Automation and Control engineering 106 810 1781
Computer Engineering 88 861 1903
Computer Networking 88 822 1941
Systems Engineering 96 875 2280
Human-Computer Interaction 123 1048 2608

Biology rankings

Iwate University ranked 97th for Biology in Japan and 1338th in the World with 9,563 publications made and 160,598 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#97 of 527 In Japan
#495 of 2,834 In Asia
#1338 of 6,833 In the World

Iwate University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 92 362
1993 132 427
1994 129 449
1995 134 533
1996 152 571
1997 159 665
1998 151 869
1999 181 942
2000 160 1050
2001 193 1179
2002 221 1543
2003 301 1793
2004 270 1891
2005 258 2474
2006 272 2817
2007 302 3395
2008 321 3829
2009 318 4195
2010 339 4981
2011 310 5367
2012 316 6202
2013 348 7131
2014 325 7299
2015 315 7527
2016 352 8086
2017 332 8221
2018 330 8369
2019 340 9630
2020 368 11026
2021 323 11826
2022 315 11859
2023 271 11087
2024 235 10319

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entomology 25 81 458
Horticulture 27 210 640
Animal Science 27 172 659
Nutrition and Food Science 41 287 771
Molecular Biology 96 279 844
Agricultural Science 29 301 866
Biophysics 91 267 893
Botany 54 297 929
Virology 76 283 933
Zoology 47 234 964
Forestry 31 300 1025
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 306 1061
Genetics 94 393 1107
Biochemistry 98 417 1114
Nanotechnology 67 528 1178
Immunology 99 441 1221
Microbiology 86 463 1252
Paleontology 75 455 1363
Neuroscience 112 434 1379
Biotechnology 102 575 1445
Pharmacology 113 645 1529
Evolutionary Biology 86 493 1572
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 117 728 1811
Oncology and Cancer research 139 799 1882

Physics rankings

Iwate University ranked 64th for Physics in Japan and 1195th in the World with 9,237 publications made and 120,910 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#64 of 513 In Japan
#430 of 2,817 In Asia
#1195 of 6,713 In the World

Iwate University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 98 347
1993 166 400
1994 150 448
1995 121 454
1996 205 638
1997 169 590
1998 186 797
1999 189 892
2000 211 935
2001 243 1124
2002 283 1419
2003 300 1580
2004 299 1554
2005 311 2510
2006 352 2531
2007 347 2801
2008 314 3096
2009 316 3424
2010 290 3763
2011 244 3958
2012 305 4896
2013 301 5362
2014 270 5511
2015 255 5748
2016 318 5979
2017 267 6002
2018 268 6073
2019 282 6814
2020 256 7557
2021 235 8010
2022 240 7766
2023 230 7564
2024 164 6992

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 42 206 614
Atomic and Molecular physics 61 227 819
Biophysics 91 267 893
Nuclear Physics 68 294 935
Materials Science 60 364 964
Applied/Engineering Physics 72 434 1130
Nanotechnology 67 528 1178
Quantum and Particle physics 65 433 1195
Optical Engineering 81 489 1266
Astrophysics and Astronomy 79 398 1290
Acoustical Engineering 87 525 1446
Theoretical Physics 126 859 2189

Environmental Science rankings

Iwate University ranked 64th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1365th in the World with 7,689 publications made and 111,319 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#64 of 521 In Japan
#458 of 2,838 In Asia
#1365 of 6,876 In the World

Iwate University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 62 244
1993 104 316
1994 125 370
1995 97 379
1996 150 471
1997 126 470
1998 136 561
1999 152 699
2000 158 717
2001 165 827
2002 214 1094
2003 261 1327
2004 243 1359
2005 232 1800
2006 263 2071
2007 267 2479
2008 254 2748
2009 257 2862
2010 266 3407
2011 236 3521
2012 253 4170
2013 271 4880
2014 252 4900
2015 241 5029
2016 291 5459
2017 262 5556
2018 234 5653
2019 252 6333
2020 259 7460
2021 226 8089
2022 243 8158
2023 211 7802
2024 170 6861

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 46 298 861
Agricultural Science 29 301 866
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 52 293 930
Mining Engineering 38 396 989
Earth science and Geophysics 55 333 1014
Forestry 31 300 1025
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 60 306 1061
Petrology and Geochemistry 55 369 1171
Oceanography 68 434 1309
Geology 67 447 1349
Paleontology 75 455 1363
Geotechnical Engineering 60 534 1364
Ecology 58 481 1432
Environmental Engineering 56 613 1476
Geography and Cartography 56 532 1660
Environmental Management 60 729 1801

Medicine rankings

Iwate University ranked 105th for Medicine in Japan and 1601st in the World with 4,845 publications made and 85,401 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#105 of 521 In Japan
#562 of 2,809 In Asia
#1601 of 6,775 In the World

Iwate University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 52 200
1993 72 196
1994 63 234
1995 67 283
1996 80 285
1997 68 339
1998 77 433
1999 87 399
2000 79 559
2001 83 575
2002 111 713
2003 148 848
2004 134 967
2005 130 1213
2006 134 1312
2007 168 1593
2008 155 1792
2009 162 1986
2010 192 2304
2011 172 2673
2012 186 3103
2013 169 3456
2014 174 3693
2015 166 3840
2016 165 3952
2017 169 4003
2018 179 4106
2019 164 4695
2020 179 5689
2021 149 5787
2022 151 5752
2023 163 5289
2024 135 4657

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 86 280 800
Pharmacy 83 322 887
Virology 76 283 933
Veterinary 29 351 976
Anatomy and Physiology 101 381 1166
Immunology 99 441 1221
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 107 568 1418
Pharmacology 113 645 1529
Psychiatry 97 507 1576
Anesthesiology 123 585 1606
Ophthalmology 116 621 1655
Dermatology 107 647 1656
Pathology 111 655 1753
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 129 643 1783
Cardiology 139 669 1831
Oncology and Cancer research 139 799 1882
Surgery 124 680 1908
Sports Medicine 147 614 1923
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 85 598 1978
Orthodontics 120 711 2006
Physical Therapy 142 707 2071
Dentistry 120 778 2102
Family medicine 109 709 2186
Public Health 94 781 2244
Gerontology 129 686 2297
Clinical Psychology 169 1235 3279
Nursing 161 1410 3827

Computer Science rankings

Iwate University ranked 110th for Computer Science in Japan and 2033rd in the World with 3,891 publications made and 46,387 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#110 of 513 In Japan
#811 of 2,840 In Asia
#2033 of 6,845 In the World

Iwate University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 34 125
1993 49 119
1994 65 163
1995 45 152
1996 69 176
1997 46 184
1998 82 320
1999 65 329
2000 71 326
2001 59 388
2002 101 574
2003 129 653
2004 118 690
2005 110 917
2006 114 948
2007 142 1183
2008 131 1230
2009 131 1480
2010 139 1533
2011 135 1582
2012 147 1857
2013 151 2066
2014 134 2261
2015 128 2242
2016 144 2331
2017 143 2387
2018 139 2620
2019 132 2848
2020 152 3447
2021 98 3728
2022 121 3568
2023 111 3585
2024 105 3329

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 23 183 608
Computer Graphics 46 226 817
Computer Vision 70 511 1312
Robotics 116 565 1366
Neuroscience 112 434 1379
Telecommunications 74 614 1489
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 117 728 1811
Computer Engineering 88 861 1903
Cognitive Science 90 776 1925
Computer Networking 88 822 1941
Library and Information science 119 508 1976
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 103 885 2078
Computational Linguistics 118 976 2202
Human-Computer Interaction 123 1048 2608
Machine Learning 119 1287 2793
Cyber Security 116 1339 3057

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Iwate University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 72 592 1833
Classics and Ancient History 50 467 1834
Art & Design 67 605 1962
Applied Mathematics 76 825 1982
Psychology 107 701 2011
Demography 92 711 2105
Literature 81 733 2345
Math Teachers 62 802 2401
Aesthetics 105 801 2405
Statistics 114 1002 2428
Archaeology 90 919 2432
Linguistics 125 977 2496
Mathematics 115 1076 2600
History 95 929 2614
Finance 113 1170 2992
Management 122 1229 3027
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 116 1243 3029
Education Majors 90 1054 3057
Sociology 117 1006 3064
Philosophy 117 1034 3095
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 119 1063 3128
Marketing 100 1254 3166
Social Psychology 134 1201 3259
Business 124 1301 3296
Child Psychology 166 1268 3430
Economics 116 1357 3509
Anthropology 119 1254 3595
Law 123 1345 3618
Political Science 123 1333 3831
Development Studies 124 1534 3909
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 139 1518 4187