Kagawa University: Rankings

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Kagawa University ranked 70th in Japan, 1249th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. Kagawa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,391 academic publications and 364,276 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1249 of 14,131 In the World
#324 of 5,830 In Asia
#70 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Takamatsu
#328 of 3,576 For Horticulture
#330 of 1,602 For Robotics
#346 of 1,054 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2391 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1866 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kagawa University ranked 54th for Biology in Japan and 811th in the World with 15,155 publications made and 319,176 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Botany, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 527 In Japan
#246 of 2,834 In Asia
#811 of 6,833 In the World

Kagawa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 191 796
1993 216 821
1994 232 926
1995 265 1125
1996 245 1289
1997 225 1516
1998 268 1771
1999 303 2032
2000 342 2401
2001 329 2847
2002 368 3234
2003 404 3889
2004 375 4405
2005 397 5117
2006 386 5892
2007 413 6718
2008 404 7519
2009 415 7997
2010 433 8586
2011 473 9591
2012 563 10834
2013 494 11700
2014 502 12591
2015 497 13257
2016 531 13663
2017 527 14148
2018 492 15073
2019 462 16716
2020 600 20797
2021 617 24434
2022 579 24115
2023 546 24249
2024 467 22409

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 12 95 328
Oncology and Cancer research 56 152 489
Nutrition and Food Science 23 167 493
Molecular Biology 61 158 525
Biotechnology 37 154 553
Immunology 62 179 598
Agricultural Science 21 193 604
Genetics 51 181 633
Botany 35 176 659
Biochemistry 55 224 712
Neuroscience 63 178 736
Entomology 43 195 784
Pharmacology 74 303 824
Microbiology 54 265 848
Animal Science 36 240 851
Toxicology 27 291 892
Biophysics 92 268 897
Virology 79 316 1005
Paleontology 52 318 1069
Forestry 35 341 1122
Astrobiology 86 350 1173
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 396 1261
Zoology 69 382 1312
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 96 517 1386
Evolutionary Biology 70 410 1390
Nanotechnology 105 869 1780

Chemistry rankings

Kagawa University ranked 61st for Chemistry in Japan and 883rd in the World with 12,237 publications made and 273,902 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#61 of 508 In Japan
#299 of 2,781 In Asia
#883 of 6,545 In the World

Kagawa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 158 684
1993 163 707
1994 185 785
1995 209 936
1996 203 1111
1997 183 1263
1998 230 1513
1999 221 1704
2000 275 2030
2001 265 2293
2002 336 2665
2003 385 3206
2004 335 3668
2005 330 4298
2006 327 4889
2007 358 5710
2008 355 6205
2009 343 6642
2010 374 7023
2011 404 7905
2012 421 8920
2013 439 9668
2014 408 10358
2015 390 10655
2016 457 11174
2017 420 11763
2018 408 12485
2019 376 13934
2020 453 17062
2021 450 20210
2022 420 19887
2023 364 19652
2024 308 17723

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 23 167 493
Biochemistry 55 224 712
Organic Chemistry 63 335 927
Materials Science 78 541 1323
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 458 1350
Radiochemistry 77 818 1580
Inorganic Chemistry 106 735 1619
Chemical Engineering 88 779 1621
Environmental Chemistry 93 698 1639
Pharmacy 131 723 1704
Nanotechnology 105 869 1780
Physical chemistry 110 848 1840
Computational Chemistry 129 1021 2230

Medicine rankings

Kagawa University ranked 67th for Medicine in Japan and 754th in the World with 11,740 publications made and 218,053 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#67 of 521 In Japan
#213 of 2,809 In Asia
#754 of 6,775 In the World

Kagawa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 168 532
1993 174 566
1994 194 647
1995 226 741
1996 206 901
1997 195 1100
1998 212 1309
1999 237 1475
2000 260 1743
2001 252 2086
2002 251 2409
2003 300 2870
2004 270 3288
2005 286 3727
2006 255 4297
2007 297 4859
2008 296 5590
2009 289 5721
2010 303 6160
2011 320 7018
2012 430 7967
2013 405 8536
2014 361 9101
2015 379 9432
2016 442 9661
2017 410 10101
2018 404 10698
2019 386 11484
2020 490 13989
2021 540 16562
2022 510 16212
2023 500 16285
2024 459 14909

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 23 90 346
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 51 119 445
Radiation Therapy 55 144 454
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 65 151 459
Oncology and Cancer research 56 152 489
Cardiology 66 137 511
Ophthalmology 59 143 522
Dermatology 59 153 529
Anesthesiology 61 155 544
Surgery 63 164 545
Neurosurgery 70 198 553
Urology 64 186 578
Immunology 62 179 598
Anatomy and Physiology 68 173 615
Plastic Surgery 46 202 669
Pathology 64 206 714
Respiratory Therapy 70 217 766
Audiology 70 178 787
Optometry 58 221 788
Pharmacology 74 303 824
Biomedical Engineering 58 291 870
Medical Physics 68 250 886
Toxicology 27 291 892
Psychiatry 72 241 896
Occupational Therapy 53 223 918
Pediatrics 73 275 927
Critical Care Nursing 64 289 987
Sports Medicine 65 220 990
Virology 79 316 1005
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 51 286 1044
Dentistry 71 350 1103
Physical Therapy 79 328 1162
Family medicine 75 345 1248
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 64 334 1288
Orthodontics 91 444 1412
Pharmacy 131 723 1704
Gerontology 89 407 1715
Public Health 80 590 1821
Veterinary 65 813 1903
Health Science 74 556 1936
Nursing 76 560 1947
Healthcare Management (MHA) 71 625 2036
Clinical Psychology 91 639 2113

Engineering rankings

Kagawa University ranked 64th for Engineering in Japan and 1289th in the World with 8,605 publications made and 132,555 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#64 of 517 In Japan
#484 of 2,835 In Asia
#1289 of 6,782 In the World

Kagawa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 85 308
1993 68 280
1994 66 326
1995 88 336
1996 92 426
1997 64 445
1998 106 515
1999 106 615
2000 157 826
2001 170 904
2002 239 1168
2003 283 1370
2004 222 1646
2005 256 1821
2006 273 2242
2007 310 2651
2008 280 2939
2009 262 3000
2010 259 3259
2011 352 3953
2012 327 4498
2013 346 4877
2014 306 5258
2015 337 5863
2016 346 6124
2017 333 6436
2018 310 7114
2019 308 8058
2020 375 9460
2021 356 11466
2022 301 11327
2023 314 11399
2024 216 10452

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 30 113 330
Biotechnology 37 154 553
Marine Engineering 24 174 559
Biomedical Engineering 58 291 870
Automation and Control engineering 53 394 992
Metallurgical Engineering 67 450 1123
Human-Computer Interaction 50 319 1128
Remote Sensing 44 372 1141
Acoustical Engineering 71 399 1163
Mechanical Engineering 59 418 1196
Optical Engineering 79 470 1231
Geotechnical Engineering 56 511 1312
Materials Science 78 541 1323
Reliability and Quality Engineering 43 534 1356
Civil Engineering 67 504 1381
Structural Engineering 89 576 1434
Aerospace Engineering 92 546 1481
Transportation Engineering 60 578 1517
Architectural Engineering 83 614 1524
Electrical Engineering 94 658 1565
Chemical Engineering 88 779 1621
Telecommunications 86 699 1640
Systems Engineering 56 589 1705
Operations Research 53 717 1714
Automotive Engineering 81 740 1733
Electronic Engineering 94 793 1755
Nanotechnology 105 869 1780
Computer Engineering 85 833 1861
Computer Networking 85 801 1903
Environmental Engineering 96 978 2185

Physics rankings

Kagawa University ranked 81st for Physics in Japan and 1451st in the World with 7,363 publications made and 112,456 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#81 of 513 In Japan
#553 of 2,817 In Asia
#1451 of 6,713 In the World

Kagawa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 76 282
1993 61 237
1994 68 287
1995 75 284
1996 94 380
1997 66 418
1998 96 486
1999 98 525
2000 128 749
2001 140 776
2002 209 985
2003 235 1218
2004 217 1360
2005 221 1626
2006 224 1935
2007 254 2337
2008 233 2586
2009 221 2560
2010 222 2850
2011 277 3355
2012 255 3754
2013 281 4084
2014 258 4503
2015 285 5058
2016 309 5224
2017 273 5412
2018 267 5889
2019 258 6979
2020 312 8069
2021 287 9714
2022 263 9518
2023 281 9440
2024 183 8984

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 68 250 886
Biophysics 92 268 897
Acoustical Engineering 71 399 1163
Astrobiology 86 350 1173
Optical Engineering 79 470 1231
Astrophysics and Astronomy 76 387 1274
Materials Science 78 541 1323
Nuclear Physics 111 567 1470
Condensed Matter Physics 116 724 1622
Atomic and Molecular physics 128 658 1715
Quantum and Particle physics 101 723 1756
Nanotechnology 105 869 1780
Theoretical Physics 108 699 1918

Environmental Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 60th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1267th in the World with 6,707 publications made and 130,788 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#60 of 521 In Japan
#407 of 2,838 In Asia
#1267 of 6,876 In the World

Kagawa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 63 282
1993 87 261
1994 83 353
1995 90 410
1996 82 454
1997 71 550
1998 90 540
1999 101 581
2000 141 766
2001 115 897
2002 188 1116
2003 202 1294
2004 153 1485
2005 195 1753
2006 190 2088
2007 174 2326
2008 197 2580
2009 179 2868
2010 206 3139
2011 252 3680
2012 265 4262
2013 225 4846
2014 243 5280
2015 232 5607
2016 243 5642
2017 246 6218
2018 213 6723
2019 242 7889
2020 273 9750
2021 286 11603
2022 242 12184
2023 243 12257
2024 176 11109

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 21 193 604
Earth science and Geophysics 54 332 1011
Oceanography 54 329 1056
Paleontology 52 318 1069
Forestry 35 341 1122
Geology 58 364 1171
Ecology 46 400 1255
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 73 396 1261
Geotechnical Engineering 56 511 1312
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 458 1350
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 83 570 1503
Environmental Chemistry 93 698 1639
Geography and Cartography 66 609 1833
Environmental Engineering 96 978 2185
Environmental Management 101 1215 2797

Computer Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 69th for Computer Science in Japan and 1407th in the World with 6,643 publications made and 84,841 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#69 of 513 In Japan
#488 of 2,840 In Asia
#1407 of 6,845 In the World

Kagawa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 67 203
1993 84 234
1994 64 286
1995 80 307
1996 55 324
1997 56 406
1998 71 552
1999 78 582
2000 105 672
2001 116 867
2002 167 1060
2003 200 1151
2004 167 1383
2005 195 1501
2006 224 1953
2007 253 2276
2008 204 2361
2009 206 2544
2010 208 2873
2011 238 3153
2012 252 3686
2013 254 3893
2014 218 4149
2015 259 4334
2016 274 4718
2017 225 4476
2018 219 5094
2019 224 5675
2020 309 6652
2021 316 7928
2022 274 8098
2023 286 8015
2024 202 7605

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 30 113 330
Game Design and Development 21 123 606
Neuroscience 63 178 736
Human-Computer Interaction 50 319 1128
Library and Information science 60 214 1159
Computer Graphics 78 434 1308
Computer Vision 73 551 1373
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 96 517 1386
Software Engineering 41 425 1466
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 62 581 1513
Multimedia 50 507 1559
Telecommunications 86 699 1640
Cyber Security 58 735 1856
Computer Engineering 85 833 1861
Cognitive Science 86 750 1865
Computer Networking 85 801 1903
Computational Linguistics 103 882 2030
Machine Learning 81 926 2115
Blockchain and Cryptography 106 1204 2481
Management Information Systems 59 1121 3016

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kagawa University ranked 63rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2121st in the World with 4,475 publications made and 67,631 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#63 of 535 In Japan
#603 of 2,864 In Asia
#2121 of 7,081 In the World

Kagawa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 40 150
1993 66 155
1994 45 186
1995 42 178
1996 54 249
1997 46 252
1998 59 313
1999 56 342
2000 74 405
2001 87 538
2002 133 714
2003 138 812
2004 103 830
2005 125 991
2006 150 1313
2007 154 1483
2008 120 1530
2009 147 1719
2010 128 1887
2011 172 2334
2012 180 2478
2013 149 2681
2014 138 2800
2015 160 3186
2016 157 3208
2017 154 3241
2018 131 3747
2019 145 3965
2020 189 4879
2021 213 5940
2022 181 5997
2023 200 6348
2024 144 5952

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 60 214 1159
Linguistics 56 417 1354
Archaeology 49 579 1745
Demography 87 584 1802
Classics and Ancient History 51 475 1848
History 49 566 1850
Aesthetics 79 595 1967
Philosophy 64 571 2076
Sociology 86 751 2501
Law 79 898 2661
Political Science 79 921 2945
Education Majors 85 1023 2993
Anthropology 91 1002 3089
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 88 1065 3226

Psychology rankings

Kagawa University ranked 68th for Psychology in Japan and 1089th in the World with 4,446 publications made and 67,044 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#68 of 494 In Japan
#307 of 2,755 In Asia
#1089 of 6,645 In the World

Kagawa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 80 165
1993 81 217
1994 77 278
1995 85 286
1996 96 321
1997 69 398
1998 87 533
1999 84 595
2000 97 619
2001 97 852
2002 98 944
2003 129 1137
2004 105 1237
2005 123 1371
2006 111 1589
2007 130 1744
2008 118 1908
2009 117 2031
2010 111 2113
2011 130 2416
2012 151 2576
2013 148 2802
2014 144 2986
2015 161 3108
2016 197 3422
2017 141 3167
2018 136 3436
2019 150 3755
2020 189 4509
2021 172 5134
2022 144 4976
2023 167 5051
2024 144 4555

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 63 178 736
Psychiatry 72 241 896
Occupational Therapy 53 223 918
Cognitive Science 86 750 1865
Child Psychology 86 605 2050
Clinical Psychology 91 639 2113
Social Psychology 100 850 2505
Education Majors 85 1023 2993

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kagawa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 13 78 479
Graphic Design 24 276 991
Art & Design 65 567 1883
Statistics 94 764 1954
Literature 60 567 1956
Fashion Design 81 659 1989
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 725 2005
Management 67 740 2018
Applied Mathematics 82 876 2071
Mathematics 95 855 2160
Advertising 74 829 2394
Business 81 936 2514
Economics 85 1049 2866
Marketing 86 1135 2891
Development Studies 79 1057 2914
Finance 109 1143 2936
Math Teachers 97 1134 3151