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Kagawa University ranked 70th in Japan, 1180th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 111 research topics. Kagawa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,852 academic publications and 383,555 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1180 of 14,131 In the World
#275 of 5,830 In Asia
#70 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Takamatsu
#331 of 1,645 For Robotics
#334 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#365 of 1,100 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2424 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1486 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 108 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kagawa University ranked 53rd for Biology in Japan and 820th in the World with 15,467 publications made and 336,160 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Botany, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 528 In Japan
#253 of 2,838 In Asia
#820 of 6,841 In the World

Kagawa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 216 821
1994 232 926
1995 265 1127
1996 245 1288
1997 225 1515
1998 268 1778
1999 303 2035
2000 342 2405
2001 329 2848
2002 369 3235
2003 404 3889
2004 375 4406
2005 397 5118
2006 386 5893
2007 413 6715
2008 405 7518
2009 415 8007
2010 433 8588
2011 474 9592
2012 569 10842
2013 494 11700
2014 503 12591
2015 497 13252
2016 530 13651
2017 527 14156
2018 492 15064
2019 463 16692
2020 597 20754
2021 615 24399
2022 580 24093
2023 544 24227
2024 477 22586
2025 384 20266

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 12 99 334
Oncology and Cancer research 54 155 497
Nutrition and Food Science 23 176 508
Molecular Biology 60 158 524
Biotechnology 37 160 564
Immunology 62 180 603
Agricultural Science 19 198 611
Genetics 51 187 641
Botany 34 181 669
Biochemistry 55 233 724
Neuroscience 63 183 752
Entomology 44 201 801
Pharmacology 73 312 839
Animal Science 37 245 860
Microbiology 54 280 869
Biophysics 92 276 907
Toxicology 27 326 956
Virology 79 336 1041
Paleontology 50 325 1078
Forestry 33 345 1134
Astrobiology 86 362 1190
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 74 416 1286
Zoology 69 395 1330
Evolutionary Biology 71 423 1394
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 95 528 1399
Nanotechnology 105 906 1830

Chemistry rankings

Kagawa University ranked 59th for Chemistry in Japan and 891st in the World with 12,432 publications made and 287,676 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#59 of 510 In Japan
#303 of 2,785 In Asia
#891 of 6,561 In the World

Kagawa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 163 707
1994 185 785
1995 209 936
1996 203 1110
1997 183 1262
1998 229 1517
1999 221 1704
2000 275 2032
2001 265 2293
2002 336 2665
2003 385 3205
2004 335 3670
2005 330 4298
2006 327 4889
2007 358 5708
2008 356 6204
2009 343 6648
2010 374 7023
2011 405 7900
2012 425 8922
2013 439 9650
2014 409 10368
2015 390 10648
2016 456 11155
2017 420 11757
2018 404 12463
2019 376 13914
2020 449 17016
2021 446 20134
2022 422 19847
2023 365 19597
2024 319 17831
2025 232 15600

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 23 176 508
Biochemistry 55 233 724
Organic Chemistry 63 348 943
Materials Science 78 563 1352
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 482 1388
Radiochemistry 78 832 1591
Inorganic Chemistry 106 746 1634
Environmental Chemistry 93 711 1650
Chemical Engineering 88 803 1654
Pharmacy 131 739 1723
Nanotechnology 105 906 1830
Physical chemistry 111 862 1862
Computational Chemistry 129 1041 2257

Medicine rankings

Kagawa University ranked 66th for Medicine in Japan and 770th in the World with 12,037 publications made and 229,352 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#66 of 521 In Japan
#220 of 2,817 In Asia
#770 of 6,793 In the World

Kagawa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 174 565
1994 194 647
1995 226 744
1996 206 900
1997 195 1102
1998 212 1313
1999 237 1477
2000 260 1745
2001 252 2086
2002 252 2411
2003 300 2870
2004 270 3285
2005 286 3728
2006 255 4293
2007 297 4859
2008 296 5587
2009 289 5731
2010 303 6173
2011 320 7015
2012 430 7968
2013 405 8535
2014 361 9100
2015 379 9423
2016 442 9658
2017 410 10108
2018 404 10692
2019 386 11472
2020 490 13954
2021 539 16526
2022 510 16174
2023 496 16299
2024 465 15051
2025 374 13499

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 26 100 365
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 52 124 451
Radiation Therapy 55 145 459
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 64 151 460
Oncology and Cancer research 54 155 497
Cardiology 66 144 519
Ophthalmology 58 147 525
Anesthesiology 61 162 554
Surgery 64 168 556
Dermatology 63 168 556
Neurosurgery 70 203 563
Urology 64 189 584
Immunology 62 180 603
Anatomy and Physiology 70 183 631
Plastic Surgery 46 209 678
Pathology 65 215 726
Respiratory Therapy 72 231 787
Optometry 57 227 801
Audiology 71 187 807
Pharmacology 73 312 839
Biomedical Engineering 59 305 892
Medical Physics 68 262 894
Psychiatry 72 252 920
Occupational Therapy 55 228 926
Pediatrics 73 281 937
Toxicology 27 326 956
Critical Care Nursing 69 300 1003
Sports Medicine 67 228 1007
Virology 79 336 1041
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 52 295 1060
Dentistry 72 365 1125
Physical Therapy 78 337 1185
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 63 331 1261
Family medicine 75 356 1264
Orthodontics 91 459 1438
Pharmacy 131 739 1723
Gerontology 91 439 1753
Public Health 79 610 1846
Health Science 74 563 1942
Veterinary 68 853 1967
Nursing 78 584 1981
Healthcare Management (MHA) 71 649 2060
Clinical Psychology 92 673 2172

Engineering rankings

Kagawa University ranked 64th for Engineering in Japan and 1315th in the World with 8,763 publications made and 139,010 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#64 of 520 In Japan
#503 of 2,841 In Asia
#1315 of 6,795 In the World

Kagawa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 68 280
1994 66 326
1995 88 336
1996 92 426
1997 64 443
1998 106 515
1999 106 616
2000 157 827
2001 170 904
2002 239 1170
2003 283 1371
2004 222 1645
2005 256 1822
2006 273 2241
2007 310 2652
2008 280 2937
2009 262 3003
2010 259 3263
2011 353 3951
2012 327 4502
2013 346 4875
2014 306 5252
2015 337 5864
2016 347 6128
2017 332 6442
2018 308 7113
2019 311 8039
2020 374 9450
2021 355 11475
2022 304 11328
2023 315 11379
2024 227 10526
2025 173 9288

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 29 114 331
Biotechnology 37 160 564
Marine Engineering 24 186 574
Biomedical Engineering 59 305 892
Automation and Control engineering 53 405 1009
Metallurgical Engineering 67 469 1145
Human-Computer Interaction 50 334 1153
Remote Sensing 43 394 1167
Acoustical Engineering 71 420 1192
Mechanical Engineering 59 432 1218
Optical Engineering 78 482 1248
Geotechnical Engineering 56 522 1330
Materials Science 78 563 1352
Reliability and Quality Engineering 44 550 1383
Civil Engineering 67 525 1412
Structural Engineering 88 593 1459
Aerospace Engineering 92 566 1507
Transportation Engineering 60 598 1551
Architectural Engineering 83 635 1565
Electrical Engineering 93 680 1592
Chemical Engineering 88 803 1654
Telecommunications 86 716 1664
Systems Engineering 58 625 1757
Electronic Engineering 92 802 1765
Operations Research 53 758 1777
Automotive Engineering 81 778 1789
Nanotechnology 105 906 1830
Computer Engineering 85 848 1886
Computer Networking 85 820 1926
Environmental Engineering 94 1011 2241

Physics rankings

Kagawa University ranked 81st for Physics in Japan and 1475th in the World with 7,512 publications made and 117,880 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#81 of 515 In Japan
#568 of 2,822 In Asia
#1475 of 6,729 In the World

Kagawa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 61 237
1994 68 287
1995 75 285
1996 94 380
1997 66 417
1998 96 484
1999 98 525
2000 128 750
2001 140 775
2002 209 987
2003 235 1218
2004 217 1359
2005 221 1627
2006 224 1934
2007 254 2338
2008 233 2583
2009 221 2562
2010 222 2848
2011 278 3352
2012 257 3755
2013 281 4082
2014 258 4499
2015 285 5059
2016 310 5206
2017 273 5416
2018 265 5892
2019 257 6976
2020 313 8076
2021 288 9734
2022 268 9547
2023 283 9445
2024 190 9038
2025 160 7832

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 68 262 894
Biophysics 92 276 907
Astrobiology 86 362 1190
Acoustical Engineering 71 420 1192
Optical Engineering 78 482 1248
Astrophysics and Astronomy 76 399 1288
Materials Science 78 563 1352
Nuclear Physics 111 579 1479
Condensed Matter Physics 116 746 1642
Atomic and Molecular physics 128 673 1732
Quantum and Particle physics 101 752 1788
Nanotechnology 105 906 1830
Theoretical Physics 111 733 1966

Environmental Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 59th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1292nd in the World with 6,834 publications made and 138,439 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#59 of 523 In Japan
#427 of 2,841 In Asia
#1292 of 6,888 In the World

Kagawa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 87 261
1994 83 353
1995 90 410
1996 82 454
1997 71 549
1998 90 540
1999 101 584
2000 141 766
2001 115 897
2002 189 1118
2003 202 1293
2004 153 1485
2005 195 1752
2006 190 2088
2007 174 2322
2008 198 2583
2009 179 2868
2010 206 3134
2011 253 3677
2012 268 4263
2013 225 4844
2014 243 5270
2015 233 5600
2016 242 5628
2017 246 6213
2018 213 6716
2019 239 7890
2020 273 9738
2021 290 11588
2022 239 12157
2023 243 12249
2024 182 11217
2025 151 9968

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 19 198 611
Earth science and Geophysics 54 341 1022
Oceanography 54 341 1072
Paleontology 50 325 1078
Forestry 33 345 1134
Geology 58 380 1188
Ecology 46 412 1275
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 74 416 1286
Geotechnical Engineering 56 522 1330
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 482 1388
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 84 593 1534
Environmental Chemistry 93 711 1650
Geography and Cartography 66 632 1863
Environmental Engineering 94 1011 2241
Environmental Management 99 1226 2810

Computer Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 69th for Computer Science in Japan and 1446th in the World with 6,774 publications made and 88,862 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#69 of 515 In Japan
#520 of 2,842 In Asia
#1446 of 6,855 In the World

Kagawa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 84 234
1994 64 286
1995 80 308
1996 55 324
1997 56 406
1998 71 555
1999 78 585
2000 105 676
2001 116 868
2002 167 1060
2003 200 1150
2004 167 1382
2005 195 1500
2006 224 1954
2007 253 2270
2008 203 2361
2009 206 2550
2010 208 2878
2011 238 3163
2012 253 3691
2013 254 3899
2014 218 4159
2015 258 4343
2016 272 4711
2017 224 4466
2018 218 5108
2019 225 5633
2020 307 6611
2021 313 7915
2022 277 8105
2023 290 8047
2024 214 7684
2025 150 6696

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 29 114 331
Game Design and Development 21 136 640
Neuroscience 63 183 752
Human-Computer Interaction 50 334 1153
Library and Information science 60 224 1181
Computer Graphics 80 451 1333
Computer Vision 73 569 1397
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 95 528 1399
Software Engineering 41 448 1498
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 62 614 1561
Multimedia 50 525 1579
Telecommunications 86 716 1664
Computer Engineering 85 848 1886
Cyber Security 59 762 1899
Computer Networking 85 820 1926
Cognitive Science 87 784 1926
Computational Linguistics 103 919 2074
Machine Learning 83 972 2176
Blockchain and Cryptography 106 1218 2506
Management Information Systems 59 1145 3064

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kagawa University ranked 63rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2173rd in the World with 4,574 publications made and 71,563 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#63 of 536 In Japan
#637 of 2,867 In Asia
#2173 of 7,088 In the World

Kagawa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 66 155
1994 45 186
1995 42 179
1996 54 249
1997 46 252
1998 59 314
1999 56 345
2000 74 405
2001 87 539
2002 134 714
2003 138 811
2004 103 830
2005 125 990
2006 150 1315
2007 154 1483
2008 121 1527
2009 147 1721
2010 128 1882
2011 172 2336
2012 182 2471
2013 149 2683
2014 138 2799
2015 160 3185
2016 157 3199
2017 154 3252
2018 131 3738
2019 146 3961
2020 188 4854
2021 213 5932
2022 184 5998
2023 199 6355
2024 149 5992
2025 113 5438

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 60 224 1181
Linguistics 56 429 1373
Archaeology 49 597 1770
Demography 86 600 1823
Classics and Ancient History 52 504 1887
History 50 591 1887
Aesthetics 79 624 2006
Philosophy 65 592 2114
Sociology 86 776 2539
Law 78 931 2712
Political Science 78 957 3000
Education Majors 87 1059 3039
Anthropology 92 1050 3157
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 89 1083 3244

Psychology rankings

Kagawa University ranked 68th for Psychology in Japan and 1117th in the World with 4,519 publications made and 69,995 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#68 of 498 In Japan
#324 of 2,766 In Asia
#1117 of 6,663 In the World

Kagawa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 81 217
1994 77 278
1995 85 287
1996 96 321
1997 69 398
1998 87 536
1999 84 598
2000 97 620
2001 97 854
2002 98 945
2003 129 1136
2004 105 1236
2005 123 1370
2006 111 1590
2007 130 1742
2008 117 1900
2009 117 2032
2010 110 2118
2011 130 2423
2012 151 2577
2013 148 2805
2014 145 2983
2015 161 3110
2016 198 3425
2017 140 3145
2018 135 3442
2019 150 3741
2020 183 4504
2021 169 5096
2022 143 4994
2023 165 5020
2024 148 4580
2025 101 4013

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 63 183 752
Psychiatry 72 252 920
Occupational Therapy 55 228 926
Cognitive Science 87 784 1926
Child Psychology 87 651 2118
Clinical Psychology 92 673 2172
Social Psychology 103 883 2555
Education Majors 87 1059 3039

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kagawa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 14 78 490
Graphic Design 25 285 1010
Art & Design 65 598 1926
Statistics 94 782 1977
Literature 60 590 1992
Fashion Design 81 682 2023
Management 67 766 2064
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 61 768 2075
Applied Mathematics 82 905 2113
Mathematics 96 883 2196
Advertising 75 851 2432
Business 82 966 2571
Economics 85 1072 2894
Development Studies 78 1055 2895
Marketing 88 1171 2947
Finance 110 1169 2984
Math Teachers 98 1160 3181