Kagoshima University: Rankings

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Kagoshima University ranked 31st in Japan, 801st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. Kagoshima University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 33,356 academic publications and 514,100 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#801 of 14,131 In the World
#165 of 5,830 In Asia
#31 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Kagoshima
#220 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#233 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#241 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#1890 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1127 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 30th for Biology in Japan and 531st in the World with 25,598 publications made and 450,559 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#30 of 523 In Japan
#135 of 2,814 In Asia
#531 of 6,770 In the World

Kagoshima University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 351 1572
1992 390 1851
1993 400 1948
1994 422 2141
1995 432 2296
1996 526 2697
1997 581 3091
1998 530 3609
1999 605 4267
2000 560 5171
2001 600 5292
2002 593 6326
2003 584 7251
2004 584 7894
2005 581 9095
2006 621 9989
2007 687 10716
2008 600 11504
2009 660 12627
2010 690 13880
2011 779 15426
2012 801 16815
2013 794 18414
2014 822 19247
2015 848 20239
2016 939 20952
2017 923 21200
2018 955 22189
2019 939 24580
2020 1014 28389
2021 1044 31034
2022 946 32285
2023 994 30759

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 9 58 220
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 30 233
Animal Science 6 32 241
Oncology and Cancer research 29 84 306
Molecular Biology 31 66 316
Virology 17 69 337
Immunology 29 79 361
Zoology 15 50 417
Horticulture 21 125 433
Genetics 34 105 445
Biochemistry 32 124 481
Microbiology 24 119 483
Botany 19 111 499
Neuroscience 29 86 502
Entomology 30 99 533
Biophysics 49 125 555
Biotechnology 42 155 563
Forestry 15 122 580
Pharmacology 48 190 612
Paleontology 28 151 641
Toxicology 21 193 701
Agricultural Science 26 219 715
Astrobiology 49 181 732
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 207 781
Evolutionary Biology 46 289 1089
Nanotechnology 64 471 1089

Chemistry rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 34th for Chemistry in Japan and 593rd in the World with 21,142 publications made and 387,667 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#34 of 499 In Japan
#171 of 2,750 In Asia
#593 of 6,447 In the World

Kagoshima University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 298 1400
1992 304 1653
1993 330 1700
1994 326 1953
1995 338 2105
1996 447 2380
1997 494 2732
1998 444 3180
1999 499 3790
2000 506 4558
2001 546 4661
2002 557 5397
2003 551 6195
2004 555 6848
2005 535 7873
2006 540 8685
2007 613 9397
2008 549 9870
2009 567 10851
2010 594 11906
2011 672 13187
2012 686 14246
2013 742 15627
2014 699 16379
2015 675 17018
2016 770 17617
2017 720 17621
2018 750 18725
2019 708 20412
2020 724 22922
2021 729 25088
2022 674 25781
2023 679 24435

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 9 58 220
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 34 115 438
Biochemistry 32 124 481
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 138 564
Organic Chemistry 41 210 650
Chemical Engineering 43 310 768
Materials Science 50 265 777
Radiochemistry 37 392 787
Inorganic Chemistry 57 339 881
Physical chemistry 53 353 917
Environmental Chemistry 54 324 933
Pharmacy 86 344 969
Computational Chemistry 56 365 1081
Nanotechnology 64 471 1089

Medicine rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 35th for Medicine in Japan and 467th in the World with 19,632 publications made and 337,088 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#35 of 517 In Japan
#99 of 2,781 In Asia
#467 of 6,680 In the World

Kagoshima University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 259 1059
1992 301 1164
1993 333 1306
1994 343 1456
1995 337 1641
1996 393 1837
1997 408 2133
1998 407 2612
1999 473 3086
2000 439 3780
2001 444 3947
2002 443 4730
2003 410 5333
2004 414 5875
2005 406 6928
2006 453 7542
2007 492 8207
2008 418 8765
2009 466 9438
2010 469 10539
2011 580 11657
2012 621 12907
2013 583 14182
2014 640 14971
2015 671 15745
2016 705 16287
2017 711 16782
2018 755 17337
2019 809 19023
2020 850 22447
2021 866 24446
2022 818 25716
2023 877 24737

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 46 257
Radiation Therapy 30 81 290
Oncology and Cancer research 29 84 306
Ophthalmology 25 62 307
Dentistry 24 75 317
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 45 100 327
Cardiology 32 69 332
Orthodontics 25 77 335
Virology 17 69 337
Dermatology 35 82 339
Immunology 29 79 361
Surgery 34 88 363
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 41 90 386
Anatomy and Physiology 35 82 398
Neurosurgery 51 118 399
Pathology 33 99 440
Anesthesiology 46 115 443
Occupational Therapy 16 63 454
Urology 51 133 458
Family medicine 23 81 477
Veterinary 16 135 489
Psychiatry 31 105 533
Optometry 34 115 537
Pediatrics 37 133 549
Sonography and Ultrasound 63 173 552
Cosmetology 40 170 552
Respiratory Therapy 58 142 592
Sports Medicine 29 91 601
Pharmacology 48 190 612
Epidemiology 33 143 635
Physical Therapy 34 126 675
Toxicology 21 193 701
Audiology 63 159 742
Critical Care Nursing 53 180 763
Medical Physics 59 192 771
Gerontology 25 124 843
Biomedical Engineering 62 289 868
Health Science 38 187 954
Pharmacy 86 344 969
Public Health 42 240 1032
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 222 1046
Clinical Psychology 42 243 1159
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 320 1217
Nursing 51 341 1417
Healthcare Management (MHA) 47 400 1595

Engineering rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 50th for Engineering in Japan and 890th in the World with 13,659 publications made and 182,033 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#50 of 505 In Japan
#287 of 2,809 In Asia
#890 of 6,684 In the World

Kagoshima University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 164 625
1992 193 763
1993 211 727
1994 172 905
1995 178 851
1996 268 1066
1997 289 1140
1998 247 1252
1999 302 1577
2000 333 1941
2001 324 2110
2002 388 2294
2003 393 2777
2004 367 3186
2005 377 3719
2006 342 4109
2007 417 4582
2008 362 4706
2009 358 5166
2010 365 5760
2011 414 6262
2012 423 6816
2013 519 7865
2014 489 8085
2015 458 8310
2016 494 8784
2017 512 8915
2018 541 9597
2019 488 10712
2020 458 12101
2021 425 13299
2022 414 13650
2023 427 13418

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

Environmental Science rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 27th for Environmental Science in Japan and 742nd in the World with 13,493 publications made and 183,669 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#27 of 510 In Japan
#199 of 2,811 In Asia
#742 of 6,798 In the World

Kagoshima University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 162 604
1992 164 746
1993 199 746
1994 197 769
1995 198 846
1996 261 932
1997 283 1077
1998 262 1240
1999 242 1385
2000 292 1683
2001 319 1795
2002 331 2114
2003 351 2463
2004 327 2757
2005 312 3177
2006 335 3566
2007 361 3843
2008 359 4523
2009 334 4743
2010 370 5639
2011 429 6108
2012 414 6552
2013 476 7356
2014 459 7510
2015 468 8095
2016 485 8351
2017 513 8680
2018 530 9504
2019 479 10823
2020 537 13024
2021 525 14075
2022 456 14573
2023 458 13842

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 30 233
Petrology and Geochemistry 26 138 564
Forestry 15 122 580
Paleontology 28 151 641
Oceanography 32 186 686
Geotechnical Engineering 32 225 692
Geology 29 185 701
Agricultural Science 26 219 715
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 36 201 716
Earth science and Geophysics 37 212 744
Ecology 23 201 765
Environmental Chemistry 54 324 933
Mining Engineering 43 385 979
Geography and Cartography 35 275 1068
Environmental Management 32 396 1104
Environmental Engineering 51 506 1292

Physics rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 51st for Physics in Japan and 918th in the World with 12,859 publications made and 167,766 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#51 of 503 In Japan
#289 of 2,786 In Asia
#918 of 6,603 In the World

Kagoshima University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 164 599
1992 186 837
1993 209 716
1994 174 859
1995 176 822
1996 266 1065
1997 262 1061
1998 245 1216
1999 267 1523
2000 305 1769
2001 291 1916
2002 356 2149
2003 377 2588
2004 345 2918
2005 347 3407
2006 305 3844
2007 392 4303
2008 360 4454
2009 344 4816
2010 334 5221
2011 377 5799
2012 406 6268
2013 488 7114
2014 427 7177
2015 425 7628
2016 468 8028
2017 466 8218
2018 477 8848
2019 443 9689
2020 417 11068
2021 401 12034
2022 391 12009
2023 403 12234

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 49 125 555
Astrobiology 49 181 732
Medical Physics 59 192 771
Materials Science 50 265 777
Condensed Matter Physics 67 293 825
Astrophysics and Astronomy 47 221 866
Optical Engineering 55 296 909
Nuclear Physics 79 312 969
Acoustical Engineering 68 347 1070
Atomic and Molecular physics 80 342 1085
Quantum and Particle physics 61 373 1086
Nanotechnology 64 471 1089
Applied/Engineering Physics 76 431 1130
Theoretical Physics 77 431 1365

Computer Science rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 44th for Computer Science in Japan and 1015th in the World with 8,913 publications made and 127,561 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#44 of 506 In Japan
#288 of 2,809 In Asia
#1015 of 6,752 In the World

Kagoshima University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 100 527
1992 125 568
1993 128 574
1994 131 620
1995 121 727
1996 136 858
1997 155 857
1998 133 1015
1999 196 1219
2000 163 1474
2001 167 1515
2002 268 1854
2003 204 2096
2004 194 2291
2005 225 2629
2006 208 2779
2007 245 3042
2008 222 3466
2009 227 3658
2010 214 3889
2011 261 4582
2012 282 5128
2013 282 5592
2014 308 6112
2015 320 6058
2016 355 6553
2017 325 6818
2018 392 7323
2019 366 8487
2020 422 10168
2021 407 11160
2022 384 11860
2023 421 11630

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 29 86 502
Library and Information science 42 112 780
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 39 207 781
Animation 35 274 828
Computer Vision 47 324 977
Robotics 98 387 1011
Computer Graphics 75 380 1190
Telecommunications 69 518 1325
Cognitive Science 56 453 1331
Machine Learning 53 571 1459
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 72 569 1530
Computer Engineering 67 650 1544
Computer Networking 79 682 1686
Cyber Security 62 676 1762
Computational Linguistics 101 721 1788
Software Engineering 69 645 1943
Human-Computer Interaction 115 791 2151

Psychology rankings

Kagoshima University ranked 36th for Psychology in Japan and 713th in the World with 7,021 publications made and 111,237 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#36 of 485 In Japan
#150 of 2,703 In Asia
#713 of 6,528 In the World

Kagoshima University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 111 444
1992 119 453
1993 141 466
1994 148 540
1995 134 637
1996 140 755
1997 153 757
1998 140 922
1999 182 1123
2000 150 1417
2001 150 1409
2002 182 1593
2003 146 1906
2004 139 2012
2005 163 2382
2006 162 2531
2007 181 2711
2008 148 3021
2009 167 3143
2010 173 3206
2011 204 3708
2012 198 3941
2013 190 4460
2014 200 4561
2015 212 4612
2016 232 4859
2017 226 5062
2018 271 5257
2019 275 5769
2020 324 7035
2021 306 7685
2022 316 8283
2023 334 8172

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 63 454
Neuroscience 29 86 502
Psychiatry 31 105 533
Clinical Psychology 42 243 1159
Cognitive Science 56 453 1331
Child Psychology 57 351 1533
Social Psychology 57 449 1689
Education Majors 78 842 2637

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kagoshima University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Interior Design 14 162 572
Photography 43 199 920
Demography 35 199 932
Fashion Design 27 204 958
Genealogy 26 125 985
Statistics 45 354 1187
Linguistics 51 346 1208
Art & Design 39 285 1234
Applied Mathematics 43 455 1317
Mathematics 49 421 1334
Aesthetics 51 327 1345
Archaeology 37 396 1367
History 38 390 1445
Classics and Ancient History 37 320 1474
Sociology 38 355 1539
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 48 400 1612
Literature 55 449 1737
Anthropology 34 411 1781
Management 66 619 1782
Philosophy 55 456 1808
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 56 628 1823
Business 64 644 1954
Finance 75 651 1982
Advertising 65 620 2003
Accounting 48 675 2125
Marketing 64 744 2159
Economics 67 726 2213
Law 66 685 2259
Development Studies 61 812 2444
Political Science 66 709 2505
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 67 792 2648
Math Teachers 118 1141 3204