Kanazawa University: Rankings

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Kanazawa University ranked 18th in Japan, 600th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 152 research topics. Kanazawa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,049 academic publications and 998,271 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#600 of 14,131 In the World
#100 of 5,830 In Asia
#18 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 5 In Kanazawa
#123 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#154 of 3,216 For Oncology and Cancer research
#163 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#1108 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1128 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 149 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 16th for Biology in Japan and 323rd in the World with 38,867 publications made and 856,989 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 523 In Japan
#60 of 2,814 In Asia
#323 of 6,770 In the World

Kanazawa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 557 2770
1992 609 3335
1993 579 3461
1994 645 4026
1995 639 4799
1996 644 5383
1997 624 6254
1998 653 7313
1999 693 8194
2000 762 9632
2001 806 10491
2002 875 12543
2003 880 13914
2004 840 15196
2005 933 17282
2006 1015 18236
2007 1062 20830
2008 977 21830
2009 1018 23588
2010 1095 26637
2011 1115 29192
2012 1179 32581
2013 1222 34807
2014 1263 36911
2015 1163 37541
2016 1194 38942
2017 1360 38660
2018 1433 41304
2019 1459 43484
2020 1611 51802
2021 1626 58895
2022 1501 61103
2023 1449 58420

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 11 43 154
Molecular Biology 17 36 185
Immunology 13 39 225
Biophysics 14 36 255
Genetics 17 46 264
Biochemistry 18 52 266
Pharmacology 13 59 281
Astrobiology 14 55 296
Neuroscience 13 36 296
Biotechnology 16 54 301
Entomology 17 37 309
Virology 15 57 313
Microbiology 20 98 430
Evolutionary Biology 15 77 458
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 93 459
Paleontology 16 96 499
Botany 25 133 566
Nanotechnology 35 231 592
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 128 597
Toxicology 17 172 643
Zoology 35 141 739
Horticulture 41 266 815
Animal Science 37 216 822
Nutrition and Food Science 44 296 832
Agricultural Science 33 286 867
Forestry 44 342 1141

Chemistry rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 16th for Chemistry in Japan and 329th in the World with 36,294 publications made and 780,174 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 499 In Japan
#78 of 2,750 In Asia
#329 of 6,447 In the World

Kanazawa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 512 2806
1992 558 3259
1993 512 3417
1994 597 3835
1995 584 4503
1996 612 5119
1997 577 5928
1998 616 6766
1999 657 7551
2000 792 8790
2001 812 9519
2002 867 11174
2003 887 12521
2004 837 13703
2005 910 15469
2006 949 16167
2007 997 18585
2008 935 19339
2009 962 20736
2010 1002 23381
2011 1023 25754
2012 1157 28558
2013 1140 30475
2014 1180 32462
2015 1039 32403
2016 1113 33200
2017 1220 33768
2018 1313 36210
2019 1307 38065
2020 1404 44873
2021 1377 50719
2022 1271 52806
2023 1213 50792

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 14 38 163
Biochemistry 18 52 266
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 53 273
Radiochemistry 14 171 322
Organic Chemistry 19 103 364
Environmental Chemistry 20 113 378
Inorganic Chemistry 24 139 400
Materials Science 24 152 463
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 131 496
Physical chemistry 23 179 502
Computational Chemistry 18 122 517
Nanotechnology 35 231 592
Chemical Engineering 42 308 765
Nutrition and Food Science 44 296 832
Biochemical Engineering 18 260 862

Medicine rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 15th for Medicine in Japan and 299th in the World with 30,770 publications made and 651,212 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 517 In Japan
#50 of 2,781 In Asia
#299 of 6,680 In the World

Kanazawa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 480 1773
1992 483 2299
1993 470 2504
1994 524 2880
1995 505 3470
1996 513 4062
1997 513 4772
1998 503 5530
1999 565 6368
2000 559 7523
2001 620 8127
2002 614 9479
2003 645 10586
2004 618 11523
2005 734 13162
2006 763 13851
2007 786 15797
2008 718 16613
2009 798 18378
2010 844 20473
2011 895 22528
2012 976 25235
2013 996 27313
2014 1045 29107
2015 967 30168
2016 974 31039
2017 1107 30575
2018 1157 32200
2019 1229 34027
2020 1345 40410
2021 1324 46555
2022 1231 47894
2023 1173 45930

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 31 123
Oncology and Cancer research 11 43 154
Pharmacy 14 38 163
Radiation Therapy 12 42 175
Neurosurgery 15 49 205
Immunology 13 39 225
Surgery 12 42 225
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 43 233
Anatomy and Physiology 16 42 254
Cardiology 20 46 258
Pathology 12 45 260
Anesthesiology 16 47 278
Pharmacology 13 59 281
Ophthalmology 20 56 287
Urology 24 67 309
Virology 15 57 313
Dermatology 28 72 316
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 83 337
Audiology 17 50 377
Psychiatry 16 59 385
Orthodontics 27 94 412
Respiratory Therapy 30 75 414
Cosmetology 22 112 430
Biomedical Engineering 19 125 447
Medical Physics 29 78 465
Sports Medicine 20 63 483
Family medicine 25 84 484
Dentistry 36 138 536
Optometry 36 120 546
Physical Therapy 22 88 567
Pediatrics 40 141 572
Critical Care Nursing 30 116 602
Toxicology 17 172 643
Plastic Surgery 44 181 647
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 100 661
Health Science 20 118 673
Occupational Therapy 40 148 734
Gerontology 21 104 757
Epidemiology 49 197 770
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 30 168 771
Public Health 20 143 779
Sports / Exercise science 28 127 808
Nursing 16 127 827
Clinical Psychology 27 174 983
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 203 1091
Veterinary 37 410 1114

Engineering rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 22nd for Engineering in Japan and 557th in the World with 24,848 publications made and 358,924 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 505 In Japan
#156 of 2,809 In Asia
#557 of 6,684 In the World

Kanazawa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 316 1602
1992 329 1759
1993 308 1790
1994 316 1883
1995 299 2160
1996 334 2328
1997 336 2604
1998 328 2966
1999 374 3316
2000 465 3556
2001 501 3733
2002 617 4910
2003 656 5032
2004 576 5448
2005 652 6283
2006 676 6845
2007 703 8211
2008 640 8691
2009 714 9357
2010 703 10409
2011 696 11803
2012 847 13144
2013 758 14667
2014 838 15738
2015 749 15430
2016 834 16332
2017 893 16992
2018 967 18878
2019 956 20299
2020 1038 24043
2021 1055 27890
2022 1014 29636
2023 956 29120

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 16 54 301
Technical Drawing 16 98 316
Structural Engineering 14 98 329
Metallurgical Engineering 24 145 438
Biomedical Engineering 19 125 447
Mechanical Engineering 15 117 452
Materials Science 24 152 463
Applied/Engineering Physics 26 134 466
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 36 131 496
Firefighting and Fire Science 14 180 498
Robotics 49 171 512
Acoustical Engineering 23 130 515
Mining Engineering 20 183 523
Optical Engineering 23 148 535
Nuclear Engineering 35 192 544
Automation and Control engineering 32 193 547
Nanotechnology 35 231 592
Aerospace Engineering 27 156 626
Geotechnical Engineering 28 205 627
Electrical Engineering 33 213 649
Civil Engineering 24 183 657
Automotive Engineering 30 248 670
Transportation Engineering 21 182 675
Marine Engineering 35 211 677
Environmental Engineering 20 233 690
Chemical Engineering 42 308 765
Telecommunications 29 243 770
Remote Sensing 22 214 783
Petroleum Engineering 32 244 798
Architectural Engineering 42 268 850
Biochemical Engineering 18 260 862
Electronic Engineering 42 321 888
Aviation 31 270 955
Computer Engineering 39 365 990
Computer Networking 36 350 1048
Human-Computer Interaction 52 284 1083
Operations Research 29 434 1201
Systems Engineering 39 355 1235
Renewable Energy Engineering 32 493 1242

Physics rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 19th for Physics in Japan and 507th in the World with 24,791 publications made and 369,919 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 503 In Japan
#134 of 2,786 In Asia
#507 of 6,603 In the World

Kanazawa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 322 1743
1992 333 1919
1993 314 1884
1994 330 1997
1995 331 2304
1996 344 2532
1997 331 2748
1998 370 3176
1999 391 3372
2000 486 3682
2001 537 4075
2002 633 5115
2003 673 5374
2004 573 5851
2005 650 6712
2006 660 7060
2007 708 8641
2008 636 8831
2009 680 9521
2010 663 10556
2011 658 11759
2012 804 13129
2013 715 14423
2014 808 15428
2015 719 15203
2016 809 16071
2017 841 16549
2018 932 18523
2019 921 19638
2020 998 23506
2021 1055 27127
2022 953 28448
2023 929 28353

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 14 36 255
Astrobiology 14 55 296
Nuclear Physics 16 65 323
Theoretical Physics 16 67 386
Materials Science 24 152 463
Medical Physics 29 78 465
Applied/Engineering Physics 26 134 466
Condensed Matter Physics 31 151 498
Acoustical Engineering 23 130 515
Quantum and Particle physics 22 153 534
Optical Engineering 23 148 535
Atomic and Molecular physics 32 119 546
Astrophysics and Astronomy 23 122 586
Nanotechnology 35 231 592

Environmental Science rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 17th for Environmental Science in Japan and 620th in the World with 17,119 publications made and 270,537 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#17 of 510 In Japan
#147 of 2,811 In Asia
#620 of 6,798 In the World

Kanazawa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 242 1123
1992 222 1296
1993 223 1213
1994 257 1334
1995 231 1565
1996 253 1687
1997 262 1935
1998 267 2196
1999 292 2407
2000 314 2766
2001 332 2928
2002 437 3656
2003 420 3859
2004 398 4419
2005 468 4933
2006 436 5398
2007 491 6283
2008 411 6628
2009 484 7229
2010 457 8385
2011 476 8872
2012 510 9782
2013 520 10808
2014 546 11599
2015 503 11800
2016 532 12335
2017 591 12341
2018 669 14033
2019 627 15073
2020 674 18345
2021 748 20656
2022 740 22208
2023 678 21230

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 53 273
Earth science and Geophysics 12 86 352
Environmental Chemistry 20 113 378
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 20 125 455
Paleontology 16 96 499
Mining Engineering 20 183 523
Geology 17 124 548
Oceanography 23 145 576
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 128 597
Geotechnical Engineering 28 205 627
Environmental Engineering 20 233 690
Geography and Cartography 17 159 717
Ecology 22 199 759
Agricultural Science 33 286 867
Urban and Regional planning 21 206 940
Environmental Management 22 319 942
Forestry 44 342 1141

Computer Science rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 18th for Computer Science in Japan and 621st in the World with 15,560 publications made and 258,479 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#18 of 506 In Japan
#139 of 2,809 In Asia
#621 of 6,752 In the World

Kanazawa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 200 1047
1992 167 1048
1993 180 1047
1994 195 1260
1995 168 1470
1996 180 1507
1997 196 1753
1998 196 2028
1999 195 2143
2000 270 2651
2001 270 2724
2002 398 4115
2003 385 4385
2004 333 4630
2005 428 5514
2006 436 6040
2007 444 6903
2008 399 7455
2009 442 8154
2010 475 8719
2011 520 9671
2012 474 10795
2013 475 11878
2014 510 12561
2015 495 12675
2016 540 13093
2017 565 13322
2018 658 14883
2019 707 16068
2020 735 19250
2021 785 22939
2022 751 24274
2023 676 23758

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 13 36 296
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 93 459
Robotics 49 171 512
Library and Information science 17 53 524
Computer Graphics 33 169 669
Computer Vision 33 217 744
Telecommunications 29 243 770
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 219 788
Machine Learning 20 253 837
Cognitive Science 26 235 876
Computer Engineering 39 365 990
Computer Networking 36 350 1048
Human-Computer Interaction 52 284 1083
Computational Linguistics 54 391 1143
Cyber Security 39 466 1334
Software Engineering 43 396 1422
Data Science 44 418 1476
Blockchain and Cryptography 59 658 1565
Multimedia 65 565 1712
Management Information Systems 60 1043 2857

Psychology rankings

Kanazawa University ranked 15th for Psychology in Japan and 456th in the World with 11,880 publications made and 226,206 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#15 of 485 In Japan
#73 of 2,703 In Asia
#456 of 6,528 In the World

Kanazawa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 198 893
1992 179 1008
1993 175 973
1994 188 1158
1995 178 1284
1996 170 1462
1997 210 1640
1998 194 1905
1999 186 1998
2000 247 2483
2001 233 2485
2002 261 3230
2003 265 3758
2004 230 3739
2005 302 4571
2006 299 4706
2007 315 5701
2008 279 5956
2009 297 6541
2010 343 6720
2011 372 7548
2012 376 8528
2013 384 9367
2014 375 9741
2015 342 10102
2016 382 10760
2017 429 10844
2018 452 11330
2019 461 12168
2020 526 14362
2021 561 16806
2022 504 17014
2023 498 16649

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 13 36 296
Psychiatry 16 59 385
Occupational Therapy 40 148 734
Child Psychology 15 103 764
Social Psychology 18 147 862
Cognitive Science 26 235 876
Clinical Psychology 27 174 983
Education Majors 16 200 1053

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kanazawa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 17 113 575
Demography 21 145 770
Aesthetics 22 154 822
Management 27 212 839
Statistics 23 223 839
Archaeology 17 198 870
Philosophy 18 153 912
Mathematics 24 252 925
History 17 199 926
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 18 175 972
Business 25 240 1003
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 354 1039
Finance 24 251 1044
Math Teachers 17 229 1065
Sociology 22 203 1107
Photography 52 278 1122
Art & Design 36 255 1132
Applied Mathematics 36 396 1195
Literature 28 283 1277
Anthropology 17 235 1297
Fashion Design 47 347 1298
Economics 25 329 1332
Marketing 25 371 1338
Law 22 307 1347
Development Studies 24 359 1409
Classics and Ancient History 34 296 1421
Advertising 32 385 1477
Political Science 22 312 1495
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 387 1669
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 46 558 1686
Accounting 43 637 2055
Communications and Public Relations 42 1060 3138