Kanazawa University: Rankings

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Kanazawa University ranked 18th in Japan, 620th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 155 research topics. Kanazawa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 60,751 academic publications and 1,272,327 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#620 of 14,131 In the World
#105 of 5,830 In Asia
#18 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Kanazawa
#126 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#135 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#153 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#1088 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1128 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 152 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 16th for Biology in Japan and 334th in the World with 43,054 publications made and 1,072,452 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 527 In Japan
#66 of 2,834 In Asia
#334 of 6,833 In the World

Kanazawa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 665 4210
1993 629 4351
1994 694 5089
1995 708 5915
1996 686 6504
1997 685 7505
1998 709 8844
1999 753 10145
2000 830 11957
2001 877 13035
2002 947 15809
2003 958 17483
2004 921 18943
2005 1031 21319
2006 1119 22511
2007 1117 25360
2008 1103 26913
2009 1124 28824
2010 1182 32210
2011 1253 35545
2012 1266 38507
2013 1293 40949
2014 1349 43585
2015 1187 43642
2016 1248 44894
2017 1368 45419
2018 1473 47389
2019 1463 50070
2020 1673 61461
2021 1721 68793
2022 1566 67376
2023 1558 66218
2024 1329 61161

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 9 40 153
Molecular Biology 16 35 179
Immunology 13 43 226
Biophysics 14 38 253
Genetics 17 48 261
Biochemistry 18 54 267
Pharmacology 12 61 283
Neuroscience 12 40 305
Astrobiology 14 53 307
Biotechnology 15 62 314
Virology 16 67 336
Entomology 18 48 341
Microbiology 19 107 442
Evolutionary Biology 15 79 462
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 101 471
Paleontology 16 105 511
Nanotechnology 30 226 575
Botany 24 152 595
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 134 606
Toxicology 18 210 696
Zoology 35 150 758
Nutrition and Food Science 43 315 837
Horticulture 38 300 847
Animal Science 43 285 971
Agricultural Science 38 382 1055
Forestry 48 413 1317

Chemistry rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 16th for Chemistry in Japan and 336th in the World with 39,972 publications made and 960,861 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 508 In Japan
#83 of 2,781 In Asia
#336 of 6,545 In the World

Kanazawa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 603 4033
1993 546 4162
1994 651 4711
1995 627 5424
1996 653 6101
1997 638 6979
1998 673 8043
1999 726 9202
2000 849 10666
2001 869 11685
2002 941 14002
2003 968 15542
2004 914 16803
2005 981 18913
2006 1052 19795
2007 1061 22203
2008 1063 23306
2009 1050 24768
2010 1090 27702
2011 1134 30531
2012 1222 32914
2013 1174 35064
2014 1258 37630
2015 1068 36784
2016 1151 37320
2017 1229 38719
2018 1364 40627
2019 1286 42606
2020 1448 51776
2021 1436 57982
2022 1324 57203
2023 1316 56413
2024 1057 50775

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 14 35 135
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 59 230
Environmental Chemistry 13 74 232
Biochemistry 18 54 267
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 53 274
Radiochemistry 13 161 297
Organic Chemistry 16 100 354
Inorganic Chemistry 24 150 414
Materials Science 24 160 473
Computational Chemistry 18 130 525
Physical chemistry 23 192 526
Nanotechnology 30 226 575
Chemical Engineering 40 331 793
Nutrition and Food Science 43 315 837
Biochemical Engineering 17 310 963

Medicine rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 14th for Medicine in Japan and 304th in the World with 34,270 publications made and 829,752 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#14 of 521 In Japan
#52 of 2,809 In Asia
#304 of 6,775 In the World

Kanazawa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 533 2920
1993 506 3131
1994 561 3641
1995 565 4283
1996 555 4956
1997 556 5747
1998 541 6849
1999 603 8033
2000 598 9393
2001 682 10267
2002 659 12078
2003 703 13446
2004 689 14685
2005 813 16404
2006 838 17250
2007 829 19490
2008 824 20875
2009 875 22651
2010 940 25384
2011 1032 28017
2012 1068 30082
2013 1104 32847
2014 1098 34917
2015 995 35545
2016 1019 36345
2017 1126 36742
2018 1179 37388
2019 1248 39713
2020 1387 49041
2021 1379 55198
2022 1303 53793
2023 1260 52781
2024 1166 48540

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 32 126
Pharmacy 14 35 135
Oncology and Cancer research 9 40 153
Radiation Therapy 11 42 169
Neurosurgery 13 45 182
Immunology 13 43 226
Surgery 13 46 232
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 44 233
Anatomy and Physiology 16 45 264
Cardiology 20 48 267
Pathology 12 50 268
Pharmacology 12 61 283
Ophthalmology 20 57 287
Anesthesiology 15 54 289
Urology 20 64 293
Virology 16 67 336
Dermatology 31 81 337
Sonography and Ultrasound 25 92 353
Audiology 18 54 386
Medical Physics 20 61 399
Psychiatry 16 64 403
Orthodontics 26 102 426
Respiratory Therapy 32 91 436
Cosmetology 24 134 451
Sports Medicine 20 64 483
Biomedical Engineering 22 137 484
Optometry 32 111 490
Family medicine 24 101 543
Dentistry 38 157 565
Physical Therapy 21 95 579
Critical Care Nursing 29 129 607
Pediatrics 41 165 624
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 100 626
Plastic Surgery 43 191 645
Toxicology 18 210 696
Occupational Therapy 38 156 740
Gerontology 21 114 779
Epidemiology 43 205 788
Nursing 15 134 814
Public Health 19 169 835
Sports / Exercise science 24 146 856
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 34 222 871
Health Science 26 187 895
Clinical Psychology 25 187 996
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 201 1042
Veterinary 38 469 1215

Physics rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 19th for Physics in Japan and 521st in the World with 27,686 publications made and 457,713 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 513 In Japan
#142 of 2,817 In Asia
#521 of 6,713 In the World

Kanazawa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 367 2344
1993 351 2281
1994 369 2512
1995 361 2773
1996 385 3153
1997 383 3295
1998 421 3773
1999 432 4062
2000 546 4448
2001 563 4855
2002 673 6193
2003 732 6571
2004 624 7085
2005 707 8026
2006 739 8725
2007 763 10224
2008 729 10508
2009 741 11304
2010 765 12463
2011 715 13986
2012 878 15546
2013 773 16664
2014 868 18064
2015 762 17570
2016 855 18733
2017 853 19474
2018 981 21351
2019 940 22724
2020 1031 27584
2021 1118 31334
2022 987 31359
2023 1009 31981
2024 823 30072

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 14 38 253
Astrobiology 14 53 307
Nuclear Physics 17 72 333
Medical Physics 20 61 399
Theoretical Physics 18 77 420
Materials Science 24 160 473
Condensed Matter Physics 30 160 512
Acoustical Engineering 22 133 526
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 166 538
Atomic and Molecular physics 31 122 543
Optical Engineering 23 157 545
Quantum and Particle physics 22 168 571
Nanotechnology 30 226 575
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 127 606

Engineering rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 22nd for Engineering in Japan and 571st in the World with 27,526 publications made and 445,674 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 517 In Japan
#161 of 2,835 In Asia
#571 of 6,782 In the World

Kanazawa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 353 2147
1993 334 2153
1994 356 2346
1995 333 2564
1996 371 2856
1997 373 3083
1998 373 3534
1999 411 3984
2000 512 4263
2001 523 4555
2002 656 5917
2003 711 6177
2004 619 6606
2005 709 7643
2006 739 8422
2007 759 9720
2008 731 10337
2009 785 11131
2010 792 12328
2011 762 13979
2012 916 15591
2013 804 16848
2014 895 18253
2015 779 17775
2016 874 18945
2017 908 19882
2018 1017 21812
2019 969 23271
2020 1077 28346
2021 1111 32497
2022 1043 32645
2023 1041 33033
2024 817 30595

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 17 59 230
Technical Drawing 11 88 299
Biotechnology 15 62 314
Structural Engineering 14 104 344
Metallurgical Engineering 23 148 437
Materials Science 24 160 473
Mechanical Engineering 15 126 477
Biomedical Engineering 22 137 484
Robotics 46 174 514
Nuclear Engineering 31 189 523
Mining Engineering 18 186 523
Acoustical Engineering 22 133 526
Applied/Engineering Physics 29 166 538
Optical Engineering 23 157 545
Firefighting and Fire Science 15 213 552
Automation and Control engineering 31 209 569
Nanotechnology 30 226 575
Aerospace Engineering 26 161 632
Geotechnical Engineering 29 222 663
Electrical Engineering 33 231 678
Civil Engineering 26 201 685
Marine Engineering 35 229 699
Environmental Engineering 20 248 710
Transportation Engineering 22 220 747
Automotive Engineering 33 287 767
Telecommunications 28 252 780
Chemical Engineering 40 331 793
Remote Sensing 21 227 800
Architectural Engineering 35 267 850
Petroleum Engineering 34 277 890
Electronic Engineering 39 339 920
Biochemical Engineering 17 310 963
Computer Engineering 39 403 1027
Computer Networking 36 387 1103
Human-Computer Interaction 49 311 1110
Systems Engineering 32 352 1206
Renewable Energy Engineering 35 575 1391
Operations Research 33 543 1391
Reliability and Quality Engineering 69 817 1902

Environmental Science rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 17th for Environmental Science in Japan and 646th in the World with 19,023 publications made and 344,930 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 521 In Japan
#165 of 2,838 In Asia
#646 of 6,876 In the World

Kanazawa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 249 1571
1993 251 1517
1994 277 1681
1995 256 1914
1996 269 2052
1997 282 2300
1998 305 2625
1999 311 2872
2000 340 3387
2001 365 3563
2002 459 4525
2003 459 4740
2004 430 5379
2005 507 6014
2006 474 6752
2007 538 7541
2008 457 7915
2009 523 8574
2010 498 9830
2011 532 10546
2012 562 11626
2013 539 12565
2014 601 13722
2015 533 13764
2016 575 14394
2017 604 14730
2018 711 16640
2019 659 17576
2020 727 22356
2021 790 24861
2022 754 25179
2023 736 25015
2024 593 22810

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 13 74 232
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 53 274
Earth science and Geophysics 13 88 360
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 138 491
Paleontology 16 105 511
Mining Engineering 18 186 523
Geology 17 140 576
Oceanography 22 154 583
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 33 134 606
Geotechnical Engineering 29 222 663
Environmental Engineering 20 248 710
Geography and Cartography 17 178 779
Ecology 22 213 786
Environmental Management 22 358 1023
Agricultural Science 38 382 1055
Urban and Regional planning 21 242 1057
Forestry 48 413 1317

Computer Science rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 18th for Computer Science in Japan and 653rd in the World with 17,270 publications made and 329,650 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 513 In Japan
#155 of 2,840 In Asia
#653 of 6,845 In the World

Kanazawa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 184 1276
1993 191 1260
1994 204 1504
1995 184 1710
1996 195 1843
1997 214 2053
1998 219 2409
1999 215 2540
2000 296 3158
2001 284 3253
2002 435 5063
2003 410 5410
2004 360 5704
2005 458 6572
2006 485 7408
2007 463 8516
2008 459 9122
2009 489 9993
2010 515 10673
2011 579 11998
2012 521 13082
2013 512 13969
2014 546 15234
2015 518 15471
2016 559 15834
2017 591 16348
2018 699 17742
2019 712 18864
2020 764 23487
2021 824 27223
2022 802 27096
2023 706 27556
2024 645 25358

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 12 40 305
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 101 471
Robotics 46 174 514
Library and Information science 23 81 680
Computer Graphics 32 176 690
Computer Vision 29 225 741
Telecommunications 28 252 780
Cognitive Science 24 237 854
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 27 257 861
Machine Learning 24 328 966
Computer Engineering 39 403 1027
Computer Networking 36 387 1103
Human-Computer Interaction 49 311 1110
Cyber Security 30 432 1226
Computational Linguistics 58 499 1311
Software Engineering 39 396 1408
Blockchain and Cryptography 55 678 1590
Data Science 47 638 1872
Multimedia 67 686 1926
Management Information Systems 65 1209 3191

Psychology rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 15th for Psychology in Japan and 472nd in the World with 13,166 publications made and 287,351 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 494 In Japan
#81 of 2,755 In Asia
#472 of 6,645 In the World

Kanazawa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 190 1209
1993 185 1196
1994 194 1377
1995 201 1490
1996 175 1675
1997 215 1883
1998 203 2296
1999 199 2444
2000 263 3014
2001 253 3025
2002 285 3936
2003 286 4683
2004 263 4732
2005 321 5385
2006 350 5986
2007 334 7026
2008 321 7408
2009 338 8070
2010 368 8476
2011 434 9532
2012 408 10562
2013 426 11458
2014 399 11959
2015 365 12330
2016 399 12800
2017 448 13106
2018 477 13462
2019 445 14161
2020 543 17753
2021 585 20028
2022 535 19199
2023 516 19357
2024 483 17662

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 12 40 305
Psychiatry 16 64 403
Occupational Therapy 38 156 740
Child Psychology 14 117 770
Cognitive Science 24 237 854
Social Psychology 17 164 875
Clinical Psychology 25 187 996
Education Majors 33 441 1649

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kanazawa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 18 133 627
Demography 21 167 819
Aesthetics 22 170 859
Statistics 22 237 872
Archaeology 17 232 927
Mathematics 22 277 971
Management 28 271 985
History 17 232 1003
Philosophy 18 207 1035
Photography 49 270 1060
Finance 23 277 1102
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 19 237 1122
Business 26 298 1145
Hospitality and Hotel Management 17 427 1197
Art & Design 34 289 1208
Math Teachers 19 312 1210
Applied Mathematics 35 409 1211
Sociology 22 270 1274
Literature 24 311 1307
Fashion Design 46 391 1362
Marketing 23 415 1373
Classics and Ancient History 28 294 1400
Anthropology 18 295 1411
Economics 25 390 1440
Development Studies 25 424 1516
Law 23 417 1583
Advertising 33 492 1643
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 20 403 1653
Political Science 22 425 1781
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 620 1789
Gender Studies 28 403 2037
Accounting 47 765 2291
Communications and Public Relations 48 1181 3408