Kumamoto University: Rankings

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Kumamoto University ranked 25th in Japan, 657th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 150 research topics. Kumamoto University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,413 academic publications and 1,263,778 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#657 of 14,131 In the World
#109 of 5,830 In Asia
#25 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 7 In Kumamoto
#156 of 2,648 For Molecular Biology
#167 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
#177 of 3,533 For Oncology and Cancer research
#1393 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1080 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 147 other topics

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Biology rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 18th for Biology in Japan and 352nd in the World with 39,220 publications made and 1,085,285 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 528 In Japan
#74 of 2,838 In Asia
#352 of 6,841 In the World

Kumamoto University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 553 4460
1994 588 5164
1995 601 5785
1996 662 6471
1997 706 7749
1998 791 9567
1999 778 11216
2000 761 12892
2001 751 14019
2002 830 15973
2003 831 17831
2004 811 19791
2005 901 21435
2006 888 22521
2007 913 24136
2008 881 26584
2009 998 28829
2010 973 30852
2011 1082 34516
2012 1102 36831
2013 1157 38656
2014 1143 39710
2015 1261 40794
2016 1226 41083
2017 1251 43223
2018 1272 43884
2019 1364 48269
2020 1485 59100
2021 1602 66206
2022 1463 67396
2023 1406 66861
2024 1173 62070
2025 1145 54607

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 11 27 156
Oncology and Cancer research 12 51 177
Immunology 11 41 217
Pharmacology 8 52 239
Biotechnology 11 45 248
Genetics 16 49 261
Biochemistry 16 55 267
Biophysics 17 44 275
Virology 14 64 327
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 72 393
Neuroscience 20 73 436
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 92 443
Toxicology 13 166 560
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 61 566
Botany 21 144 571
Microbiology 34 165 586
Astrobiology 32 138 610
Nanotechnology 33 250 616
Evolutionary Biology 22 150 691
Nutrition and Food Science 31 268 718
Paleontology 30 190 718
Zoology 42 190 862
Horticulture 44 348 954
Agricultural Science 35 386 1058
Animal Science 51 402 1240
Forestry 45 409 1292

Chemistry rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 17th for Chemistry in Japan and 345th in the World with 36,592 publications made and 996,748 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 510 In Japan
#89 of 2,785 In Asia
#345 of 6,561 In the World

Kumamoto University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 517 3963
1994 580 4720
1995 583 5398
1996 632 5844
1997 696 6997
1998 771 8652
1999 769 10168
2000 739 11822
2001 762 12742
2002 862 14514
2003 887 16062
2004 856 17953
2005 927 19470
2006 895 20414
2007 926 21853
2008 859 23790
2009 953 25894
2010 1020 27982
2011 1092 31111
2012 1018 33069
2013 1107 34781
2014 1072 35520
2015 1156 36454
2016 1117 36440
2017 1161 38583
2018 1139 39238
2019 1217 42882
2020 1257 51446
2021 1337 56886
2022 1231 57653
2023 1159 56884
2024 933 51842
2025 852 45048

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 16 55 267
Pharmacy 25 84 305
Inorganic Chemistry 19 121 324
Organic Chemistry 18 108 370
Radiochemistry 17 257 481
Materials Science 25 173 501
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 139 547
Physical chemistry 24 203 558
Environmental Chemistry 27 180 571
Nanotechnology 33 250 616
Chemical Engineering 28 278 645
Computational Chemistry 25 176 648
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 47 207 673
Nutrition and Food Science 31 268 718
Biochemical Engineering 25 477 1249

Medicine rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 16th for Medicine in Japan and 318th in the World with 31,710 publications made and 877,795 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 521 In Japan
#58 of 2,817 In Asia
#318 of 6,793 In the World

Kumamoto University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 447 3556
1994 458 3930
1995 509 4532
1996 536 4949
1997 567 6009
1998 672 7704
1999 629 8955
2000 625 10433
2001 594 11259
2002 614 12552
2003 634 14230
2004 639 15746
2005 698 17085
2006 664 17968
2007 682 19033
2008 625 21046
2009 707 22722
2010 766 24271
2011 805 27051
2012 882 29338
2013 957 30584
2014 949 31608
2015 1027 32735
2016 1019 32492
2017 1004 34100
2018 1018 34713
2019 1145 38099
2020 1222 47884
2021 1342 53987
2022 1227 55658
2023 1200 54872
2024 1036 51053
2025 1007 45160

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 10 41 167
Oncology and Cancer research 12 51 177
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22 59 201
Cardiology 11 32 202
Immunology 11 41 217
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 42 221
Neurosurgery 18 58 226
Pharmacology 8 52 239
Surgery 16 52 254
Urology 16 59 274
Pharmacy 25 84 305
Pathology 16 62 307
Anatomy and Physiology 18 56 308
Ophthalmology 28 73 326
Virology 14 64 327
Anesthesiology 22 69 337
Dermatology 30 83 338
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 92 347
Medical Physics 17 55 376
Psychiatry 14 62 383
Family medicine 12 64 403
Audiology 20 62 432
Respiratory Therapy 32 95 449
Biomedical Engineering 24 155 514
Pediatrics 26 121 524
Toxicology 13 166 560
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 61 566
Plastic Surgery 35 162 583
Cosmetology 35 193 585
Critical Care Nursing 27 133 602
Health Science 16 116 621
Optometry 49 181 683
Epidemiology 34 173 694
Sports Medicine 35 120 701
Dentistry 44 217 745
Physical Therapy 37 157 781
Orthodontics 48 220 786
Forensic Science 21 224 811
Occupational Therapy 45 189 820
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 238 904
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 189 911
Nursing 20 183 975
Gerontology 47 203 1078
Clinical Psychology 31 237 1101
Public Health 39 282 1107
Healthcare Management (MHA) 30 287 1232
Veterinary 47 662 1608

Engineering rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 23rd for Engineering in Japan and 591st in the World with 23,948 publications made and 451,255 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 520 In Japan
#172 of 2,841 In Asia
#591 of 6,795 In the World

Kumamoto University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 314 1647
1994 325 2025
1995 323 2125
1996 366 2393
1997 370 2775
1998 390 3184
1999 421 3920
2000 440 4496
2001 446 4636
2002 618 5831
2003 551 6127
2004 567 7253
2005 627 7996
2006 646 8504
2007 673 9603
2008 627 10713
2009 689 11662
2010 763 13106
2011 830 15044
2012 720 16556
2013 817 17801
2014 753 18597
2015 796 19148
2016 787 19352
2017 796 20467
2018 794 21014
2019 851 23382
2020 836 27511
2021 897 30864
2022 764 31575
2023 753 31827
2024 642 29443
2025 538 25970

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 11 45 248
Automation and Control engineering 14 121 338
Metallurgical Engineering 19 136 394
Nuclear Engineering 30 185 495
Mining Engineering 14 179 498
Materials Science 25 173 501
Biomedical Engineering 24 155 514
Geotechnical Engineering 18 176 520
Applied/Engineering Physics 34 191 594
Aerospace Engineering 23 150 596
Optical Engineering 30 188 610
Acoustical Engineering 25 167 611
Environmental Engineering 15 210 612
Nanotechnology 33 250 616
Civil Engineering 21 181 617
Transportation Engineering 20 174 618
Chemical Engineering 28 278 645
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 47 207 673
Technical Drawing 32 229 680
Architectural Engineering 25 204 681
Electrical Engineering 35 253 722
Computer Engineering 27 250 723
Structural Engineering 37 225 723
Mechanical Engineering 29 214 729
Marine Engineering 40 263 765
Electronic Engineering 31 288 801
Petroleum Engineering 31 265 846
Aviation 17 237 864
Telecommunications 32 301 872
Robotics 80 378 964
Reliability and Quality Engineering 30 349 1000
Remote Sensing 39 347 1079
Automotive Engineering 49 441 1115
Computer Networking 41 459 1238
Systems Engineering 34 379 1248
Biochemical Engineering 25 477 1249
Renewable Energy Engineering 29 511 1250
Architecture 30 445 1334
Engineering Management 24 496 1470
Human-Computer Interaction 71 495 1475
Operations Research 47 691 1657

Physics rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 23rd for Physics in Japan and 601st in the World with 22,902 publications made and 420,763 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 515 In Japan
#177 of 2,822 In Asia
#601 of 6,729 In the World

Kumamoto University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 306 1528
1994 310 1998
1995 329 2024
1996 357 2297
1997 351 2575
1998 380 2808
1999 426 3603
2000 412 4026
2001 426 4193
2002 580 5290
2003 536 5454
2004 549 6704
2005 590 7426
2006 627 7828
2007 638 8783
2008 593 9755
2009 655 10755
2010 709 12028
2011 761 13641
2012 680 15067
2013 745 16215
2014 712 16721
2015 754 17626
2016 745 17881
2017 739 18713
2018 758 19553
2019 752 21326
2020 758 25331
2021 855 28097
2022 704 28477
2023 714 29005
2024 588 27300
2025 510 24173

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 17 44 275
Medical Physics 17 55 376
Materials Science 25 173 501
Condensed Matter Physics 34 184 557
Nuclear Physics 35 149 584
Applied/Engineering Physics 34 191 594
Optical Engineering 30 188 610
Astrobiology 32 138 610
Acoustical Engineering 25 167 611
Nanotechnology 33 250 616
Quantum and Particle physics 27 195 651
Atomic and Molecular physics 46 182 701
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 191 776
Theoretical Physics 69 419 1323

Environmental Science rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 25th for Environmental Science in Japan and 779th in the World with 15,266 publications made and 303,565 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 523 In Japan
#216 of 2,841 In Asia
#779 of 6,888 In the World

Kumamoto University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 183 1110
1994 204 1368
1995 193 1385
1996 216 1466
1997 234 1832
1998 228 2227
1999 289 2556
2000 277 2877
2001 302 3200
2002 398 3883
2003 363 4179
2004 396 4990
2005 405 5277
2006 450 6001
2007 471 6519
2008 379 7252
2009 457 7902
2010 467 8580
2011 499 9794
2012 453 10598
2013 486 11237
2014 454 12174
2015 488 12381
2016 469 12180
2017 452 13068
2018 492 13900
2019 534 15785
2020 577 19292
2021 626 21844
2022 516 21830
2023 511 22884
2024 396 20441
2025 366 18212

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 72 393
Mining Engineering 14 179 498
Geotechnical Engineering 18 176 520
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 139 547
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 22 156 563
Environmental Chemistry 27 180 571
Earth science and Geophysics 26 163 593
Environmental Engineering 15 210 612
Oceanography 26 179 641
Paleontology 30 190 718
Geology 26 200 738
Ecology 27 247 876
Environmental Management 19 327 938
Geography and Cartography 28 267 1024
Agricultural Science 35 386 1058
Forestry 45 409 1292

Computer Science rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 21st for Computer Science in Japan and 717th in the World with 14,438 publications made and 301,491 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#21 of 515 In Japan
#182 of 2,842 In Asia
#717 of 6,855 In the World

Kumamoto University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 163 1179
1994 185 1360
1995 196 1507
1996 176 1608
1997 186 2000
1998 224 2478
1999 223 2736
2000 236 3243
2001 238 3450
2002 356 4551
2003 284 4642
2004 274 5561
2005 348 6066
2006 378 6489
2007 365 6789
2008 339 7686
2009 399 8404
2010 453 9421
2011 462 10513
2012 475 11607
2013 476 12415
2014 469 13102
2015 504 13513
2016 494 13877
2017 501 14653
2018 536 15441
2019 559 16995
2020 609 21671
2021 618 25529
2022 554 26085
2023 539 26755
2024 471 25544
2025 455 23048

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 20 73 436
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 92 443
Library and Information science 21 76 655
Computer Engineering 27 250 723
Computer Vision 28 230 739
Animation 33 274 802
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 26 263 865
Telecommunications 32 301 872
Machine Learning 20 305 910
Cognitive Science 27 282 960
Robotics 80 378 964
Computational Linguistics 38 387 1070
Computer Graphics 61 336 1073
Data Science 23 310 1155
Multimedia 27 331 1161
Computer Networking 41 459 1238
Cyber Security 30 450 1258
Human-Computer Interaction 71 495 1475
Blockchain and Cryptography 59 723 1660
Software Engineering 49 529 1669
Management Information Systems 40 863 2459

Psychology rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 16th for Psychology in Japan and 512th in the World with 10,980 publications made and 270,119 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 498 In Japan
#93 of 2,766 In Asia
#512 of 6,663 In the World

Kumamoto University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 146 1097
1994 169 1300
1995 174 1531
1996 191 1671
1997 191 1989
1998 224 2410
1999 203 2874
2000 227 3388
2001 211 3747
2002 208 4185
2003 229 4930
2004 210 5592
2005 263 5930
2006 270 6140
2007 249 6414
2008 242 7225
2009 298 7878
2010 285 8452
2011 315 9126
2012 318 10084
2013 314 10324
2014 337 11064
2015 364 11004
2016 349 11164
2017 347 11779
2018 353 11748
2019 386 12821
2020 445 16203
2021 454 18488
2022 416 18527
2023 416 18415
2024 359 16992
2025 324 15028

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 14 62 383
Neuroscience 20 73 436
Occupational Therapy 45 189 820
Cognitive Science 27 282 960
Clinical Psychology 31 237 1101
Child Psychology 30 264 1221
Social Psychology 26 310 1275
Education Majors 29 435 1624

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kumamoto University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 22 184 774
Genealogy 19 91 833
Statistics 20 224 842
Mathematics 20 279 970
Demography 37 254 1046
Management 32 336 1112
Aesthetics 35 286 1170
Fashion Design 33 313 1181
Philosophy 22 272 1237
Archaeology 25 380 1263
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 22 305 1317
History 25 369 1338
Art & Design 41 369 1392
Applied Mathematics 43 516 1411
Business 32 421 1413
Finance 34 413 1422
Classics and Ancient History 35 363 1556
Sociology 32 382 1576
Law 25 460 1656
Literature 46 477 1717
Marketing 31 571 1735
Economics 40 585 1874
Political Science 28 489 1895
Development Studies 32 596 1917
Advertising 50 648 2000
Anthropology 37 544 2022
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 57 744 2032
Math Teachers 43 627 2034
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 32 558 2044
Gender Studies 27 416 2065
Accounting 39 728 2189