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Kansai University ranked 48th in Japan, 1046th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 102 research topics. Kansai University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,248 academic publications and 188,128 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 63 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1046 of 14,131 In the World
#250 of 5,830 In Asia
#48 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 4 In Suita
#321 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#404 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#535 of 1,845 For Transportation Engineering
#227 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1129 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 99 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Kansai University ranked 53rd for Engineering in Japan and 974th in the World with 12,507 publications made and 144,647 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#53 of 517 In Japan
#336 of 2,835 In Asia
#974 of 6,782 In the World

Kansai University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 82 250
1993 78 266
1994 85 324
1995 96 353
1996 118 398
1997 137 412
1998 185 467
1999 176 629
2000 283 777
2001 261 951
2002 325 1243
2003 363 1734
2004 349 1757
2005 367 2149
2006 358 2537
2007 410 2723
2008 371 3140
2009 424 3538
2010 437 4343
2011 459 5109
2012 570 5723
2013 485 6154
2014 516 6711
2015 493 6987
2016 570 7403
2017 472 8098
2018 531 7916
2019 445 8269
2020 528 9549
2021 452 10002
2022 381 10111
2023 392 9718
2024 334 9045

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

Physics rankings

Kansai University ranked 55th for Physics in Japan and 992nd in the World with 11,716 publications made and 142,636 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#55 of 513 In Japan
#326 of 2,817 In Asia
#992 of 6,713 In the World

Kansai University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 85 257
1993 72 287
1994 84 314
1995 85 349
1996 116 431
1997 135 423
1998 176 467
1999 174 651
2000 299 789
2001 247 975
2002 331 1250
2003 340 1791
2004 333 1802
2005 338 2156
2006 346 2545
2007 376 2670
2008 347 3151
2009 428 3562
2010 414 4324
2011 426 5056
2012 532 5487
2013 445 6049
2014 473 6493
2015 449 6792
2016 526 7171
2017 431 7715
2018 473 7602
2019 389 7960
2020 497 9168
2021 404 9372
2022 348 9593
2023 354 9237
2024 267 8481

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 42 248 726
Nanotechnology 42 312 761
Biophysics 87 262 881
Acoustical Engineering 49 270 902
Applied/Engineering Physics 57 338 927
Nuclear Physics 80 330 1008
Quantum and Particle physics 55 350 1034
Astrophysics and Astronomy 56 306 1076
Optical Engineering 67 387 1087
Atomic and Molecular physics 84 369 1140
Condensed Matter Physics 90 498 1212
Theoretical Physics 102 646 1798

Chemistry rankings

Kansai University ranked 81st for Chemistry in Japan and 1079th in the World with 10,652 publications made and 146,990 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#81 of 508 In Japan
#397 of 2,781 In Asia
#1079 of 6,545 In the World

Kansai University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 85 283
1993 82 324
1994 89 379
1995 84 384
1996 110 459
1997 138 494
1998 185 523
1999 184 734
2000 277 889
2001 255 1176
2002 288 1411
2003 326 1984
2004 302 1983
2005 321 2405
2006 317 2795
2007 344 2887
2008 331 3393
2009 382 3819
2010 376 4610
2011 390 5386
2012 481 5841
2013 386 6453
2014 409 6853
2015 387 7136
2016 453 7552
2017 363 8078
2018 382 7854
2019 318 8208
2020 402 9377
2021 358 9754
2022 313 9816
2023 306 9327
2024 234 8786

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 26 85 321
Pharmacy 37 116 404
Inorganic Chemistry 32 202 560
Chemical Engineering 27 251 603
Radiochemistry 26 312 605
Materials Science 42 248 726
Physical chemistry 40 278 729
Nanotechnology 42 312 761
Organic Chemistry 52 271 785
Biochemistry 92 380 1030
Environmental Chemistry 61 392 1045
Computational Chemistry 70 498 1301
Petrology and Geochemistry 78 577 1628
Nutrition and Food Science 110 822 1881

Biology rankings

Kansai University ranked 101st for Biology in Japan and 1357th in the World with 8,295 publications made and 134,841 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#101 of 527 In Japan
#505 of 2,834 In Asia
#1357 of 6,833 In the World

Kansai University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 66 207
1993 65 228
1994 67 305
1995 60 273
1996 87 347
1997 98 391
1998 135 419
1999 136 583
2000 183 706
2001 184 891
2002 213 1171
2003 224 1638
2004 222 1599
2005 232 1982
2006 239 2312
2007 257 2406
2008 254 2850
2009 294 3304
2010 295 4014
2011 327 4822
2012 372 5323
2013 312 5972
2014 322 6381
2015 312 6625
2016 314 6882
2017 285 7397
2018 333 7350
2019 280 7693
2020 360 8860
2021 313 9293
2022 280 9383
2023 288 9006
2024 230 8026

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 42 312 761
Biophysics 87 262 881
Biochemistry 92 380 1030
Genetics 120 562 1465
Molecular Biology 154 578 1497
Paleontology 92 574 1609
Evolutionary Biology 92 546 1682
Neuroscience 128 557 1682
Immunology 130 711 1804
Nutrition and Food Science 110 822 1881
Microbiology 129 812 1903
Pharmacology 140 921 2092
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 135 766 2106
Oncology and Cancer research 153 957 2215
Botany 138 972 2320
Zoology 143 812 2329
Biotechnology 146 1062 2369
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 156 1059 2456
Virology 151 1179 2914
Horticulture 156 1442 3148
Agricultural Science 138 1427 3239

Environmental Science rankings

Kansai University ranked 75th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1583rd in the World with 6,718 publications made and 68,927 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#75 of 521 In Japan
#549 of 2,838 In Asia
#1583 of 6,876 In the World

Kansai University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 48 109
1993 38 92
1994 53 144
1995 51 125
1996 60 170
1997 65 178
1998 87 223
1999 90 260
2000 149 309
2001 140 410
2002 186 618
2003 193 816
2004 216 790
2005 203 934
2006 208 1106
2007 222 1262
2008 197 1492
2009 237 1661
2010 231 1926
2011 251 2401
2012 304 2849
2013 263 3016
2014 280 3370
2015 274 3453
2016 289 3526
2017 260 3909
2018 251 3965
2019 237 4277
2020 279 5009
2021 273 5351
2022 229 5590
2023 213 5327
2024 200 4600

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 57 341 1030
Environmental Chemistry 61 392 1045
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 57 355 1079
Oceanography 61 374 1176
Geotechnical Engineering 54 496 1286
Environmental Engineering 51 558 1373
Geology 74 514 1497
Environmental Management 51 605 1535
Geography and Cartography 54 506 1596
Paleontology 92 574 1609
Petrology and Geochemistry 78 577 1628
Ecology 77 695 1867
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 135 766 2106
Agricultural Science 138 1427 3239

Computer Science rankings

Kansai University ranked 74th for Computer Science in Japan and 1504th in the World with 6,456 publications made and 47,199 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#74 of 513 In Japan
#540 of 2,840 In Asia
#1504 of 6,845 In the World

Kansai University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 30 72
1993 37 72
1994 34 96
1995 40 107
1996 47 106
1997 57 147
1998 80 140
1999 64 185
2000 98 174
2001 100 215
2002 147 396
2003 159 405
2004 160 492
2005 157 580
2006 198 776
2007 193 822
2008 187 1004
2009 202 1063
2010 221 1388
2011 259 1538
2012 291 1796
2013 278 1829
2014 304 2166
2015 309 2325
2016 304 2391
2017 263 2574
2018 312 2704
2019 260 2919
2020 293 3846
2021 277 3898
2022 240 4103
2023 263 4006
2024 242 3717

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 29 212 695
Robotics 69 288 780
Computer Graphics 45 220 801
Library and Information science 41 142 897
Game Design and Development 42 305 1010
Computer Vision 47 374 1058
Computer Networking 35 381 1094
Telecommunications 50 402 1095
Human-Computer Interaction 54 337 1165
Computational Linguistics 48 434 1182
Computer Engineering 47 478 1190
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 49 483 1316
Machine Learning 48 626 1522
Multimedia 49 498 1545
Cognitive Science 66 581 1551
Blockchain and Cryptography 52 657 1553
Cyber Security 44 608 1595
Neuroscience 128 557 1682
Data Science 45 594 1777
Software Engineering 60 645 1902
Management Information Systems 34 740 2219
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 156 1059 2456

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Kansai University ranked 56th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 2050th in the World with 5,187 publications made and 37,832 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#56 of 535 In Japan
#570 of 2,864 In Asia
#2050 of 7,081 In the World

Kansai University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 30 43
1993 19 53
1994 35 65
1995 28 94
1996 35 68
1997 39 84
1998 48 105
1999 48 136
2000 86 141
2001 75 142
2002 125 268
2003 123 292
2004 115 347
2005 136 402
2006 154 561
2007 151 569
2008 140 669
2009 145 816
2010 178 954
2011 218 1141
2012 252 1322
2013 238 1507
2014 240 1719
2015 219 1792
2016 231 1796
2017 233 2039
2018 256 2128
2019 187 2260
2020 265 3060
2021 246 3251
2022 211 3441
2023 235 3426
2024 166 3376

The following table provides academic rankings for Kansai University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 4 65 430
Library and Information science 41 142 897
Journalism and Digital Media 18 348 1200
Education Majors 22 333 1379
Linguistics 65 451 1417
Classics and Ancient History 29 299 1418
Aesthetics 48 368 1445
Art History 35 290 1807
Archaeology 51 609 1828
History 50 576 1876
Law 41 550 1894
Philosophy 51 521 1962
Sociology 59 566 2049
Anthropology 43 560 2075
Political Science 40 557 2098
Demography 94 717 2118
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 594 2143
Communications and Public Relations 30 822 2679

Medicine rankings

Kansai University ranked 112th for Medicine in Japan and 1721st in the World with 4,222 publications made and 59,806 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#112 of 521 In Japan
#614 of 2,809 In Asia
#1721 of 6,775 In the World

Kansai University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 30 74
1993 31 86
1994 34 114
1995 21 122
1996 26 140
1997 35 133
1998 63 180
1999 61 220
2000 87 274
2001 65 297
2002 113 441
2003 101 610
2004 105 665
2005 104 755
2006 114 853
2007 139 881
2008 124 1196
2009 153 1392
2010 150 1629
2011 174 1993
2012 206 2097
2013 157 2343
2014 193 2659
2015 185 2919
2016 178 3008
2017 158 3023
2018 183 3155
2019 137 3326
2020 225 4114
2021 173 4063
2022 164 4230
2023 155 4021
2024 135 3605

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 37 116 404
Biomedical Engineering 28 164 546
Physical Therapy 98 423 1421
Audiology 127 431 1423
Anatomy and Physiology 127 516 1475
Sports Medicine 110 435 1537
Cardiology 116 550 1569
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 119 598 1660
Ophthalmology 118 639 1686
Immunology 130 711 1804
Psychiatry 111 640 1876
Surgery 121 676 1895
Pathology 124 741 1941
Anesthesiology 145 741 2009
Clinical Psychology 86 610 2047
Pharmacology 140 921 2092
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 90 648 2106
Oncology and Cancer research 153 957 2215
Gerontology 131 689 2303
Healthcare Management (MHA) 96 945 2722
Virology 151 1179 2914
Health Science 99 968 3004
Public Health 129 1183 3116
Nursing 139 1229 3441

Psychology rankings

Kansai University ranked 97th for Psychology in Japan and 1766th in the World with 2,623 publications made and 25,124 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#97 of 494 In Japan
#600 of 2,755 In Asia
#1766 of 6,645 In the World

Kansai University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 11 26
1993 13 43
1994 17 59
1995 14 58
1996 12 51
1997 23 59
1998 25 59
1999 21 71
2000 33 63
2001 16 72
2002 40 157
2003 51 162
2004 67 198
2005 41 225
2006 63 293
2007 63 335
2008 73 386
2009 74 463
2010 98 611
2011 126 721
2012 147 871
2013 127 1037
2014 146 1184
2015 125 1208
2016 109 1255
2017 110 1314
2018 124 1495
2019 99 1635
2020 162 2172
2021 127 2257
2022 122 2399
2023 129 2324
2024 113 2232

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Psychology 27 302 1268
Education Majors 22 333 1379
Child Psychology 49 375 1520
Cognitive Science 66 581 1551
Neuroscience 128 557 1682
Psychiatry 111 640 1876
Clinical Psychology 86 610 2047

Mathematics rankings

Kansai University ranked 75th for Mathematics in Japan and 1820th in the World with 2,512 publications made and 21,655 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#75 of 458 In Japan
#687 of 2,718 In Asia
#1820 of 6,418 In the World

Kansai University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 15 34
1993 7 27
1994 8 35
1995 9 33
1996 17 32
1997 20 44
1998 22 34
1999 24 68
2000 41 64
2001 26 71
2002 51 119
2003 42 121
2004 55 151
2005 64 216
2006 75 306
2007 72 294
2008 65 331
2009 74 430
2010 80 556
2011 86 598
2012 117 764
2013 114 784
2014 112 1023
2015 139 1025
2016 113 1070
2017 122 1118
2018 139 1328
2019 131 1444
2020 133 1750
2021 108 1862
2022 108 2036
2023 134 1986
2024 75 1633

The following table provides academic rankings for Kansai University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 13 207 973
Math Teachers 17 287 1139
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 32 437 1424
Operations Research 39 604 1480
Blockchain and Cryptography 52 657 1553
Statistics 89 681 1821
Applied Mathematics 72 775 1891

Business rankings

Kansai University ranked 54th for Business in Japan and 1781st in the World with 2,467 publications made and 17,380 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#54 of 392 In Japan
#584 of 2,646 In Asia
#1781 of 6,339 In the World

Kansai University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 17 38
1993 16 33
1994 19 24
1995 17 37
1996 30 44
1997 28 47
1998 46 61
1999 27 62
2000 45 71
2001 35 69
2002 66 165
2003 52 136
2004 56 185
2005 59 202
2006 79 259
2007 81 261
2008 88 335
2009 72 399
2010 77 446
2011 93 512
2012 103 633
2013 103 675
2014 111 835
2015 105 819
2016 110 810
2017 118 1009
2018 122 1013
2019 100 1072
2020 96 1382
2021 115 1648
2022 86 1530
2023 109 1542
2024 73 1256

The following table provides academic rankings for Kansai University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Tax Law 17 192 851
Actuarial Science 13 207 973
Finance 30 370 1327
Advertising 23 379 1388
Operations Research 39 604 1480
Investment Banking and Stock trading 31 572 1635
Accounting 24 478 1664
International Trade 37 450 1688
International Business 39 435 1694
Management 56 602 1712
Marketing 47 674 1968
Management Information Systems 34 740 2219

Art & Design rankings

Kansai University ranked 46th for Art & Design in Japan and 1420th in the World with 1,267 publications made and 9,431 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#46 of 346 In Japan
#375 of 2,428 In Asia
#1420 of 5,966 In the World

Kansai University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 26
1993 4 12
1994 7 10
1995 8 16
1996 8 9
1997 14 20
1998 18 30
1999 12 22
2000 24 17
2001 13 25
2002 27 38
2003 32 64
2004 36 80
2005 37 79
2006 35 138
2007 43 127
2008 36 149
2009 32 208
2010 32 272
2011 63 336
2012 53 324
2013 61 353
2014 65 400
2015 50 438
2016 52 442
2017 58 576
2018 64 511
2019 55 540
2020 62 675
2021 55 634
2022 46 764
2023 53 733
2024 48 777

The following table provides academic rankings for Kansai University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 29 212 695
Painting and Drawing 22 173 702
Sculpture 22 173 702
Illustration and Concept Art 22 187 729
Computer Graphics 45 220 801
Landscape Architecture 24 374 967
Game Design and Development 42 305 1010
Photography 41 244 1015
Interior Design 32 438 1024
Literature 29 345 1413
Fashion Design 53 426 1442
Aesthetics 48 368 1445
Multimedia 49 498 1545
Art History 35 290 1807

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kansai University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Economics 42 568 1848
Development Studies 64 883 2549