Kagoshima University: Rankings

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Kagoshima University ranked 32nd in Japan, 823rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. Kagoshima University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,187 academic publications and 657,127 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#823 of 14,131 In the World
#170 of 5,830 In Asia
#32 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Kagoshima
#227 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#251 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#258 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#1883 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1127 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 30th for Biology in Japan and 541st in the World with 28,319 publications made and 571,632 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 527 In Japan
#141 of 2,834 In Asia
#541 of 6,833 In the World

Kagoshima University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 442 2309
1993 446 2393
1994 458 2690
1995 471 2888
1996 573 3339
1997 620 3882
1998 576 4483
1999 649 5374
2000 606 6368
2001 652 6549
2002 639 7971
2003 638 9270
2004 629 9786
2005 656 11156
2006 679 12122
2007 751 12750
2008 679 14069
2009 718 15189
2010 753 16649
2011 852 18408
2012 869 20283
2013 852 21747
2014 876 22535
2015 903 23231
2016 947 24020
2017 910 24512
2018 992 25741
2019 967 28345
2020 1005 33757
2021 1105 36281
2022 965 35832
2023 1057 34996
2024 837 32674

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 32 227
Nutrition and Food Science 10 73 251
Animal Science 6 46 258
Oncology and Cancer research 29 88 310
Molecular Biology 30 66 312
Virology 18 75 363
Immunology 30 86 370
Zoology 15 54 418
Genetics 33 111 447
Horticulture 22 149 472
Biochemistry 32 131 486
Microbiology 24 131 505
Botany 19 120 510
Neuroscience 27 88 514
Biophysics 48 126 559
Entomology 30 118 571
Biotechnology 40 166 582
Forestry 14 141 609
Pharmacology 49 208 633
Paleontology 28 162 663
Toxicology 20 227 752
Agricultural Science 24 252 761
Astrobiology 53 207 812
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 232 814
Evolutionary Biology 37 233 949
Nanotechnology 64 510 1138

Chemistry rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 34th for Chemistry in Japan and 602nd in the World with 23,039 publications made and 479,382 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#34 of 508 In Japan
#177 of 2,781 In Asia
#602 of 6,545 In the World

Kagoshima University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 332 2058
1993 367 2073
1994 361 2395
1995 369 2621
1996 484 2906
1997 523 3406
1998 477 3925
1999 527 4654
2000 553 5522
2001 580 5651
2002 587 6733
2003 596 7838
2004 591 8399
2005 597 9558
2006 577 10453
2007 657 10951
2008 609 11875
2009 609 12755
2010 649 14065
2011 715 15438
2012 746 16895
2013 765 18122
2014 741 18851
2015 707 19128
2016 784 19742
2017 701 20011
2018 775 21164
2019 732 23068
2020 718 26838
2021 753 28617
2022 680 28050
2023 720 27195
2024 529 24164

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 10 73 251
Biochemistry 32 131 486
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 149 525
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 147 582
Organic Chemistry 41 226 665
Radiochemistry 36 406 792
Materials Science 50 291 810
Chemical Engineering 44 343 819
Inorganic Chemistry 59 361 907
Pharmacy 84 328 908
Physical chemistry 54 383 954
Environmental Chemistry 53 351 980
Computational Chemistry 51 343 1029
Nanotechnology 64 510 1138

Medicine rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 33rd for Medicine in Japan and 479th in the World with 21,725 publications made and 431,390 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#33 of 521 In Japan
#106 of 2,809 In Asia
#479 of 6,775 In the World

Kagoshima University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 342 1471
1993 375 1609
1994 374 1834
1995 365 2087
1996 435 2342
1997 436 2736
1998 442 3285
1999 511 3973
2000 480 4781
2001 477 4964
2002 478 6141
2003 450 7189
2004 429 7464
2005 455 8578
2006 489 9293
2007 531 9970
2008 467 10849
2009 505 11504
2010 516 12840
2011 637 14063
2012 668 15880
2013 630 17076
2014 671 17751
2015 705 18088
2016 724 18775
2017 702 19445
2018 792 19985
2019 812 22121
2020 845 26583
2021 898 28574
2022 842 28456
2023 926 27998
2024 759 25870

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 8 51 258
Radiation Therapy 30 84 292
Ophthalmology 24 63 298
Oncology and Cancer research 29 88 310
Dentistry 22 77 320
Cardiology 29 66 324
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 47 107 335
Orthodontics 23 82 347
Surgery 33 91 360
Virology 18 75 363
Immunology 30 86 370
Anatomy and Physiology 33 82 388
Dermatology 39 97 390
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 43 97 392
Neurosurgery 47 119 402
Anesthesiology 47 120 451
Pathology 34 111 459
Urology 46 135 463
Occupational Therapy 16 73 471
Optometry 31 105 478
Family medicine 22 94 522
Psychiatry 29 110 546
Veterinary 17 173 547
Pediatrics 31 136 559
Sonography and Ultrasound 62 193 597
Epidemiology 26 136 604
Sports Medicine 29 101 632
Pharmacology 49 208 633
Cosmetology 45 216 634
Respiratory Therapy 62 176 644
Physical Therapy 30 132 695
Medical Physics 54 197 742
Toxicology 20 227 752
Audiology 66 168 761
Critical Care Nursing 54 208 801
Gerontology 27 128 829
Biomedical Engineering 64 301 889
Pharmacy 84 328 908
Sports / Exercise science 34 192 983
Health Science 34 220 1004
Public Health 41 280 1108
Clinical Psychology 33 231 1109
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 279 1133
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 65 367 1293
Nursing 50 370 1480
Healthcare Management (MHA) 46 447 1636

Environmental Science rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Japan and 778th in the World with 14,978 publications made and 238,453 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 521 In Japan
#214 of 2,838 In Asia
#778 of 6,876 In the World

Kagoshima University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 187 915
1993 220 893
1994 219 935
1995 224 1017
1996 288 1149
1997 304 1345
1998 288 1549
1999 263 1703
2000 313 2022
2001 340 2175
2002 365 2637
2003 393 3159
2004 359 3353
2005 358 3978
2006 353 4334
2007 402 4531
2008 400 5553
2009 384 5662
2010 395 6554
2011 462 7300
2012 467 7665
2013 494 8633
2014 507 8866
2015 492 9448
2016 487 9732
2017 504 9994
2018 554 11542
2019 514 12867
2020 535 15676
2021 565 16728
2022 473 16365
2023 501 15912
2024 402 15103

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 32 227
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 147 582
Forestry 14 141 609
Paleontology 28 162 663
Oceanography 31 192 691
Geology 27 191 724
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 215 741
Geotechnical Engineering 34 258 749
Agricultural Science 24 252 761
Earth science and Geophysics 37 228 765
Ecology 21 210 780
Mining Engineering 31 353 918
Environmental Chemistry 53 351 980
Geography and Cartography 36 312 1133
Environmental Management 34 450 1214
Environmental Engineering 50 547 1348

Engineering rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 50th for Engineering in Japan and 942nd in the World with 14,890 publications made and 227,327 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#50 of 517 In Japan
#321 of 2,835 In Asia
#942 of 6,782 In the World

Kagoshima University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 205 911
1993 231 845
1994 193 1066
1995 201 1056
1996 291 1300
1997 307 1451
1998 274 1583
1999 314 1960
2000 350 2350
2001 345 2499
2002 409 2883
2003 426 3546
2004 399 3897
2005 416 4487
2006 368 4980
2007 448 5248
2008 399 5650
2009 392 5902
2010 391 6743
2011 427 7195
2012 483 8093
2013 539 8951
2014 528 9303
2015 476 9475
2016 519 10053
2017 492 10306
2018 559 11156
2019 483 12510
2020 464 14474
2021 457 15347
2022 427 14944
2023 467 14938
2024 352 13539

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

Physics rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 51st for Physics in Japan and 953rd in the World with 14,065 publications made and 213,466 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#51 of 513 In Japan
#309 of 2,817 In Asia
#953 of 6,713 In the World

Kagoshima University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 204 1002
1993 232 834
1994 190 1027
1995 202 1046
1996 282 1293
1997 275 1372
1998 271 1557
1999 285 1891
2000 322 2119
2001 311 2291
2002 376 2690
2003 409 3379
2004 387 3610
2005 375 4159
2006 332 4693
2007 424 4988
2008 396 5370
2009 373 5493
2010 358 6140
2011 403 6744
2012 442 7398
2013 521 8192
2014 470 8316
2015 443 8802
2016 483 9262
2017 456 9573
2018 500 10518
2019 443 11500
2020 423 13418
2021 423 14061
2022 401 13150
2023 433 13498
2024 344 12578

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 48 126 559
Medical Physics 54 197 742
Materials Science 50 291 810
Astrobiology 53 207 812
Condensed Matter Physics 68 324 873
Astrophysics and Astronomy 46 234 889
Optical Engineering 55 323 943
Nuclear Physics 75 318 984
Atomic and Molecular physics 80 350 1097
Nanotechnology 64 510 1138
Quantum and Particle physics 63 406 1144
Acoustical Engineering 70 394 1153
Applied/Engineering Physics 82 523 1288
Theoretical Physics 86 488 1488

Computer Science rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 45th for Computer Science in Japan and 1076th in the World with 9,748 publications made and 164,518 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#45 of 513 In Japan
#323 of 2,840 In Asia
#1076 of 6,845 In the World

Kagoshima University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 129 637
1993 134 656
1994 135 768
1995 135 893
1996 157 1064
1997 163 1043
1998 151 1258
1999 206 1471
2000 179 1828
2001 180 1849
2002 281 2373
2003 222 2752
2004 211 2889
2005 232 3226
2006 226 3429
2007 262 3695
2008 235 4238
2009 259 4374
2010 226 4718
2011 285 5461
2012 301 6159
2013 302 6654
2014 333 7148
2015 326 7043
2016 363 7625
2017 340 8034
2018 390 8682
2019 375 9915
2020 425 12306
2021 415 12968
2022 398 12964
2023 445 12766
2024 332 12144

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 27 88 514
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 232 814
Animation 39 316 885
Library and Information science 44 154 972
Robotics 93 421 1057
Computer Vision 48 379 1071
Computer Graphics 74 413 1265
Telecommunications 66 531 1326
Cognitive Science 61 530 1456
Machine Learning 53 658 1582
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 73 650 1643
Computer Engineering 67 713 1653
Computer Networking 80 746 1800
Computational Linguistics 97 855 1977
Cyber Security 68 813 1997
Software Engineering 74 775 2165
Human-Computer Interaction 118 982 2494

Psychology rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 35th for Psychology in Japan and 743rd in the World with 7,649 publications made and 139,706 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#35 of 494 In Japan
#163 of 2,755 In Asia
#743 of 6,645 In the World

Kagoshima University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 132 526
1993 152 536
1994 152 667
1995 146 765
1996 162 913
1997 159 913
1998 152 1129
1999 200 1389
2000 164 1741
2001 164 1713
2002 194 2067
2003 164 2507
2004 152 2590
2005 174 2889
2006 164 3087
2007 202 3278
2008 160 3558
2009 184 3779
2010 182 3852
2011 217 4362
2012 217 5032
2013 202 5404
2014 215 5378
2015 221 5401
2016 233 5554
2017 234 5870
2018 263 5994
2019 270 6545
2020 324 8277
2021 317 8889
2022 310 9126
2023 347 9099
2024 255 8100

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 16 73 471
Neuroscience 27 88 514
Psychiatry 29 110 546
Clinical Psychology 33 231 1109
Child Psychology 44 322 1410
Cognitive Science 61 530 1456
Social Psychology 51 520 1777
Education Majors 76 934 2770

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kagoshima University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Interior Design 10 173 571
Demography 34 230 991
Fashion Design 27 243 1028
Statistics 45 391 1236
Linguistics 52 405 1323
Art & Design 39 355 1363
Mathematics 49 490 1443
Applied Mathematics 47 533 1450
Archaeology 35 449 1463
Aesthetics 54 405 1527
History 36 444 1548
Classics and Ancient History 36 355 1551
Sociology 36 409 1661
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 47 466 1756
Management 62 656 1814
Anthropology 30 458 1817
Literature 59 548 1905
Philosophy 50 519 1957
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 62 734 2026
Business 62 704 2042
Advertising 55 704 2133
Finance 75 754 2143
Marketing 55 787 2197
Economics 66 808 2348
Law 62 772 2407
Development Studies 63 874 2525
Accounting 56 944 2638
Political Science 62 794 2682
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 73 947 2961
Math Teachers 128 1402 3726