Kagawa University: Rankings

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Kagawa University ranked 70th in Japan, 1209th in the global 2024 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 18,644 academic publications and 288,577 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1209 of 14,131 In the World
#314 of 5,830 In Asia
#70 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Takamatsu
#282 of 3,373 For Horticulture
#298 of 1,498 For Robotics
#347 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2341 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1866 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 780th in the World with 13,929 publications made and 255,946 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Botany, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 523 In Japan
#225 of 2,814 In Asia
#780 of 6,770 In the World

Kagawa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 178 548
1992 172 617
1993 200 669
1994 217 735
1995 240 928
1996 230 1070
1997 217 1269
1998 262 1497
1999 276 1695
2000 326 1973
2001 307 2362
2002 343 2664
2003 365 3108
2004 365 3630
2005 372 4271
2006 368 4894
2007 408 5683
2008 388 6301
2009 395 6838
2010 424 7402
2011 450 8287
2012 531 9415
2013 494 10408
2014 465 10995
2015 488 11948
2016 517 12161
2017 523 12392
2018 474 13236
2019 455 14579
2020 583 17405
2021 604 20911
2022 547 21666
2023 504 21358

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 10 69 282
Nutrition and Food Science 23 150 462
Oncology and Cancer research 56 144 479
Molecular Biology 64 158 526
Biotechnology 38 144 536
Agricultural Science 21 162 562
Immunology 61 164 566
Botany 31 153 605
Genetics 52 172 617
Neuroscience 61 157 698
Biochemistry 56 213 699
Entomology 44 181 773
Pharmacology 73 275 782
Toxicology 26 226 798
Microbiology 52 241 803
Animal Science 38 217 827
Virology 77 270 903
Biophysics 93 273 920
Paleontology 56 300 1035
Zoology 64 303 1155
Forestry 46 362 1210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 77 363 1215
Astrobiology 95 371 1215
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 97 490 1364
Evolutionary Biology 78 428 1425
Nanotechnology 99 751 1593

Chemistry rankings

Kagawa University ranked 60th for Chemistry in Japan and 879th in the World with 11,397 publications made and 223,203 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#60 of 499 In Japan
#287 of 2,750 In Asia
#879 of 6,447 In the World

Kagawa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 138 491
1992 147 537
1993 156 593
1994 176 644
1995 193 785
1996 191 934
1997 179 1078
1998 227 1300
1999 203 1440
2000 266 1704
2001 245 1935
2002 316 2214
2003 350 2575
2004 321 3048
2005 303 3607
2006 306 4104
2007 352 4835
2008 339 5293
2009 327 5789
2010 370 6154
2011 382 6888
2012 416 7980
2013 437 8768
2014 393 9234
2015 390 9809
2016 452 10146
2017 418 10562
2018 392 11204
2019 366 12433
2020 441 14736
2021 438 17729
2022 399 18229
2023 353 17707

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 23 150 462
Biochemistry 56 213 699
Organic Chemistry 65 313 910
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 395 1230
Materials Science 78 508 1263
Chemical Engineering 89 741 1568
Environmental Chemistry 102 671 1593
Nanotechnology 99 751 1593
Inorganic Chemistry 108 728 1634
Radiochemistry 91 851 1663
Pharmacy 134 768 1811
Physical chemistry 114 832 1823
Computational Chemistry 127 976 2155

Medicine rankings

Kagawa University ranked 66th for Medicine in Japan and 718th in the World with 10,741 publications made and 173,989 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#66 of 517 In Japan
#194 of 2,781 In Asia
#718 of 6,680 In the World

Kagawa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 141 345
1992 152 420
1993 165 464
1994 185 511
1995 209 643
1996 199 735
1997 196 916
1998 204 1120
1999 216 1220
2000 249 1422
2001 230 1720
2002 232 1975
2003 275 2268
2004 258 2703
2005 278 3067
2006 242 3594
2007 284 4042
2008 280 4563
2009 274 4789
2010 299 5217
2011 318 5986
2012 400 6881
2013 388 7418
2014 338 7879
2015 367 8448
2016 433 8546
2017 406 8714
2018 395 9303
2019 373 9886
2020 478 11652
2021 518 14036
2022 488 14560
2023 455 14255

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 25 87 347
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 47 104 417
Radiation Therapy 49 125 423
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 65 141 439
Cardiology 63 125 472
Neurosurgery 63 157 475
Oncology and Cancer research 56 144 479
Ophthalmology 59 134 514
Surgery 62 148 518
Anesthesiology 61 144 518
Dermatology 63 146 518
Urology 63 176 560
Immunology 61 164 566
Anatomy and Physiology 67 155 587
Pathology 64 193 687
Medical Physics 54 180 747
Audiology 66 162 748
Pharmacology 73 275 782
Toxicology 26 226 798
Plastic Surgery 57 257 817
Respiratory Therapy 76 237 822
Optometry 57 228 838
Psychiatry 72 213 842
Occupational Therapy 53 192 855
Biomedical Engineering 63 293 884
Sports Medicine 62 175 887
Virology 77 270 903
Pediatrics 76 269 936
Dentistry 70 302 997
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 53 255 1034
Critical Care Nursing 74 297 1058
Physical Therapy 76 286 1101
Family medicine 79 315 1216
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 65 298 1225
Orthodontics 90 407 1335
Gerontology 85 341 1566
Public Health 81 497 1656
Pharmacy 134 768 1811
Nursing 86 550 1979
Healthcare Management (MHA) 71 571 1983
Health Science 80 547 2005
Clinical Psychology 99 620 2139

Engineering rankings

Kagawa University ranked 68th for Engineering in Japan and 1236th in the World with 8,038 publications made and 106,794 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#68 of 505 In Japan
#452 of 2,809 In Asia
#1236 of 6,684 In the World

Kagawa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 79 181
1992 81 217
1993 63 234
1994 68 260
1995 82 270
1996 86 352
1997 62 369
1998 101 437
1999 100 522
2000 152 689
2001 160 749
2002 235 995
2003 259 1042
2004 214 1313
2005 243 1487
2006 269 1774
2007 313 2231
2008 269 2478
2009 257 2565
2010 246 2797
2011 319 3315
2012 324 3900
2013 336 4397
2014 279 4527
2015 353 5130
2016 333 5457
2017 325 5656
2018 313 6291
2019 303 6970
2020 368 8083
2021 342 9941
2022 282 10239
2023 275 10035

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 28 103 298
Marine Engineering 22 146 508
Biotechnology 38 144 536
Automation and Control engineering 49 335 880
Biomedical Engineering 63 293 884
Human-Computer Interaction 47 255 1005
Remote Sensing 43 340 1079
Metallurgical Engineering 70 440 1111
Acoustical Engineering 72 386 1156
Mechanical Engineering 61 399 1161
Optical Engineering 78 430 1170
Materials Science 78 508 1263
Geotechnical Engineering 57 480 1264
Reliability and Quality Engineering 44 480 1272
Civil Engineering 66 449 1282
Architectural Engineering 82 521 1337
Structural Engineering 88 529 1363
Transportation Engineering 61 514 1402
Electrical Engineering 92 595 1474
Aerospace Engineering 93 535 1477
Operations Research 45 601 1502
Telecommunications 86 642 1562
Chemical Engineering 89 741 1568
Nanotechnology 99 751 1593
Automotive Engineering 83 674 1600
Systems Engineering 56 530 1609
Electronic Engineering 98 757 1705
Computer Networking 81 711 1748
Computer Engineering 85 765 1752
Environmental Engineering 94 894 2031

Physics rankings

Kagawa University ranked 81st for Physics in Japan and 1379th in the World with 6,861 publications made and 93,033 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#81 of 503 In Japan
#512 of 2,786 In Asia
#1379 of 6,603 In the World

Kagawa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 72 150
1992 70 189
1993 57 189
1994 70 226
1995 71 227
1996 85 310
1997 67 349
1998 96 389
1999 97 435
2000 119 619
2001 129 633
2002 195 842
2003 218 919
2004 206 1101
2005 203 1363
2006 223 1599
2007 257 2002
2008 227 2159
2009 217 2224
2010 214 2441
2011 254 2826
2012 254 3289
2013 268 3574
2014 240 3892
2015 285 4377
2016 305 4677
2017 263 4747
2018 262 5298
2019 268 6043
2020 303 6784
2021 275 8263
2022 249 8573
2023 244 8273

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 54 180 747
Biophysics 93 273 920
Acoustical Engineering 72 386 1156
Optical Engineering 78 430 1170
Astrobiology 95 371 1215
Astrophysics and Astronomy 80 374 1250
Materials Science 78 508 1263
Nuclear Physics 107 511 1369
Condensed Matter Physics 117 669 1533
Nanotechnology 99 751 1593
Quantum and Particle physics 100 672 1679
Atomic and Molecular physics 133 646 1693
Theoretical Physics 102 602 1700

Computer Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 68th for Computer Science in Japan and 1276th in the World with 6,260 publications made and 68,959 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#68 of 506 In Japan
#407 of 2,809 In Asia
#1276 of 6,752 In the World

Kagawa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 64 140
1992 64 147
1993 83 187
1994 60 204
1995 78 260
1996 52 270
1997 55 351
1998 68 480
1999 72 494
2000 101 560
2001 118 748
2002 167 889
2003 190 915
2004 168 1123
2005 194 1243
2006 233 1587
2007 256 1883
2008 200 1886
2009 203 2194
2010 208 2435
2011 233 2685
2012 252 3136
2013 240 3414
2014 191 3612
2015 267 3755
2016 253 4116
2017 230 3924
2018 221 4526
2019 225 4967
2020 306 5787
2021 307 6985
2022 265 7471
2023 262 7235

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 28 103 298
Game Design and Development 18 82 478
Neuroscience 61 157 698
UX/UI Desgin 32 254 915
Human-Computer Interaction 47 255 1005
Library and Information science 61 206 1117
Multimedia 40 329 1222
Computer Graphics 80 413 1258
Computer Vision 74 484 1278
Software Engineering 36 337 1310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 97 490 1364
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 61 494 1377
Telecommunications 86 642 1562
Cognitive Science 81 617 1645
Cyber Security 59 656 1733
Computer Networking 81 711 1748
Computer Engineering 85 765 1752
Computational Linguistics 99 710 1768
Machine Learning 87 860 2028
Blockchain and Cryptography 97 1055 2242
Management Information Systems 52 930 2652

Environmental Science rankings

Kagawa University ranked 60th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1189th in the World with 6,246 publications made and 102,648 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#60 of 510 In Japan
#364 of 2,811 In Asia
#1189 of 6,798 In the World

Kagawa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 60 193
1992 54 216
1993 78 211
1994 78 289
1995 82 328
1996 74 357
1997 67 448
1998 93 450
1999 99 484
2000 128 638
2001 105 748
2002 178 950
2003 194 1078
2004 148 1242
2005 182 1510
2006 201 1736
2007 176 1968
2008 190 2178
2009 168 2472
2010 210 2795
2011 230 3142
2012 251 3654
2013 226 4255
2014 219 4573
2015 246 4924
2016 240 4920
2017 250 5361
2018 199 5904
2019 239 6833
2020 276 7915
2021 281 9672
2022 211 10627
2023 223 10763

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 21 162 562
Oceanography 54 296 987
Earth science and Geophysics 57 322 988
Paleontology 56 300 1035
Geology 62 338 1121
Ecology 48 355 1189
Forestry 46 362 1210
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 77 363 1215
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 395 1230
Geotechnical Engineering 57 480 1264
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 82 531 1436
Environmental Chemistry 102 671 1593
Geography and Cartography 65 523 1668
Environmental Engineering 94 894 2031
Environmental Management 100 1122 2638

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kagawa University ranked 62nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1905th in the World with 4,163 publications made and 49,955 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#62 of 527 In Japan
#503 of 2,845 In Asia
#1905 of 7,020 In the World

Kagawa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 43 73
1992 35 95
1993 64 136
1994 41 134
1995 40 152
1996 53 195
1997 47 208
1998 54 263
1999 58 264
2000 73 340
2001 86 422
2002 132 623
2003 138 642
2004 107 680
2005 131 825
2006 154 1046
2007 152 1185
2008 125 1247
2009 144 1449
2010 128 1558
2011 163 1925
2012 165 2023
2013 141 2336
2014 132 2331
2015 161 2769
2016 142 2697
2017 154 2687
2018 132 3141
2019 132 3272
2020 196 3986
2021 207 4981
2022 170 5297
2023 172 5381

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
Publishing 5 66 514
Library and Information science 61 206 1117
Linguistics 55 361 1243
Archaeology 49 483 1587
Classics and Ancient History 48 367 1601
Demography 86 491 1629
History 49 478 1676
Aesthetics 84 536 1874
Philosophy 64 481 1874
Sociology 81 610 2205
Law 78 805 2500
Political Science 75 813 2730
Education Majors 90 913 2812
Anthropology 91 895 2896
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 97 968 3046

Psychology rankings

Kagawa University ranked 70th for Psychology in Japan and 1008th in the World with 4,128 publications made and 53,625 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#70 of 485 In Japan
#265 of 2,703 In Asia
#1008 of 6,528 In the World

Kagawa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 63 108
1992 74 133
1993 81 174
1994 71 190
1995 83 243
1996 91 270
1997 70 352
1998 82 461
1999 74 510
2000 94 501
2001 90 712
2002 97 798
2003 129 926
2004 109 1041
2005 114 1138
2006 111 1357
2007 122 1499
2008 119 1588
2009 108 1766
2010 114 1843
2011 132 2056
2012 141 2352
2013 129 2408
2014 132 2628
2015 154 2741
2016 174 2990
2017 148 2818
2018 139 3039
2019 148 3322
2020 184 3751
2021 166 4524
2022 137 4519
2023 154 4410

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 61 157 698
Psychiatry 72 213 842
Occupational Therapy 53 192 855
Cognitive Science 81 617 1645
Child Psychology 77 472 1815
Clinical Psychology 99 620 2139
Social Psychology 96 711 2251
Education Majors 90 913 2812

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kagawa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 16 70 477
Graphic Design 25 234 918
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 49 567 1698
Literature 51 436 1707
Art & Design 66 485 1712
Management 68 637 1818
Fashion Design 80 572 1834
Statistics 97 693 1853
Applied Mathematics 79 784 1911
Mathematics 96 777 2031
Advertising 71 689 2132
Business 78 788 2244
Marketing 78 932 2515
Economics 83 891 2554
Development Studies 72 904 2629
Finance 110 1011 2693
Math Teachers 89 945 2789