Kumamoto University: Rankings

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Kumamoto University ranked 22nd in Japan, 643rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 149 research topics. Kumamoto University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 47,104 academic publications and 958,650 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#643 of 14,131 In the World
#110 of 5,830 In Asia
#22 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 7 In Kumamoto
#140 of 2,496 For Molecular Biology
#161 of 1,584 For Radiation Therapy
#170 of 3,216 For Oncology and Cancer research
#1404 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1132 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 146 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 18th for Biology in Japan and 337th in the World with 34,872 publications made and 831,348 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 523 In Japan
#64 of 2,814 In Asia
#337 of 6,770 In the World

Kumamoto University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 461 2999
1992 479 3398
1993 492 3617
1994 538 4122
1995 559 4601
1996 619 5065
1997 660 6228
1998 746 7691
1999 721 9040
2000 691 10369
2001 711 11314
2002 765 12710
2003 762 14126
2004 766 16004
2005 802 17648
2006 833 18886
2007 838 20446
2008 810 22006
2009 917 24252
2010 917 25975
2011 992 29155
2012 1006 31285
2013 1093 33201
2014 1104 34367
2015 1212 35743
2016 1211 36462
2017 1199 37584
2018 1230 39181
2019 1360 43014
2020 1458 50601
2021 1552 57939
2022 1399 61014
2023 1299 59527

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 22 140
Oncology and Cancer research 13 47 170
Immunology 12 34 206
Pharmacology 8 44 214
Genetics 16 44 255
Biotechnology 12 42 255
Biochemistry 16 49 263
Biophysics 19 45 289
Virology 13 54 309
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 51 337
Neuroscience 19 58 408
Toxicology 12 113 471
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 100 480
Botany 23 127 553
Microbiology 34 144 564
Nanotechnology 32 223 576
Astrobiology 34 134 599
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 65 612
Nutrition and Food Science 33 219 639
Paleontology 31 164 672
Evolutionary Biology 25 159 740
Zoology 42 176 829
Horticulture 45 305 900
Agricultural Science 36 313 923
Animal Science 54 335 1133
Forestry 49 382 1281

Chemistry rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 17th for Chemistry in Japan and 333rd in the World with 32,948 publications made and 777,393 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 499 In Japan
#81 of 2,750 In Asia
#333 of 6,447 In the World

Kumamoto University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 419 2736
1992 476 3102
1993 465 3277
1994 534 3816
1995 542 4285
1996 586 4659
1997 639 5781
1998 726 7104
1999 716 8359
2000 681 9679
2001 717 10474
2002 799 11771
2003 821 12955
2004 818 14764
2005 840 16395
2006 859 17405
2007 850 18915
2008 794 20205
2009 883 22376
2010 951 24100
2011 1012 26878
2012 939 28825
2013 1071 30570
2014 1001 31329
2015 1114 32530
2016 1109 33159
2017 1133 34210
2018 1130 35627
2019 1210 38819
2020 1245 45144
2021 1322 50987
2022 1192 53477
2023 1081 51831

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 16 49 263
Inorganic Chemistry 19 112 321
Pharmacy 26 85 330
Organic Chemistry 17 100 355
Radiochemistry 17 228 439
Materials Science 25 156 469
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 122 522
Environmental Chemistry 27 157 525
Physical chemistry 25 185 529
Nanotechnology 32 223 576
Chemical Engineering 29 246 600
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 47 178 620
Computational Chemistry 26 165 632
Nutrition and Food Science 33 219 639
Biochemical Engineering 23 371 1054

Medicine rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 16th for Medicine in Japan and 309th in the World with 27,992 publications made and 657,462 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 517 In Japan
#54 of 2,781 In Asia
#309 of 6,680 In the World

Kumamoto University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 402 2267
1992 383 2607
1993 394 2828
1994 421 3085
1995 467 3507
1996 497 3843
1997 524 4755
1998 635 6012
1999 570 7052
2000 574 8209
2001 559 8949
2002 566 9746
2003 591 11134
2004 585 12466
2005 611 13872
2006 619 14830
2007 623 15829
2008 560 17119
2009 655 18774
2010 705 20005
2011 740 22433
2012 788 24391
2013 893 25711
2014 908 26816
2015 968 28272
2016 1017 28681
2017 960 29348
2018 1005 30592
2019 1128 33683
2020 1224 40537
2021 1300 46886
2022 1157 49840
2023 1110 48435

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 37 161
Oncology and Cancer research 13 47 170
Cardiology 11 29 193
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 56 202
Immunology 12 34 206
Pharmacology 8 44 214
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 44 235
Surgery 15 46 247
Urology 15 47 250
Neurosurgery 21 57 252
Pathology 16 55 295
Anatomy and Physiology 18 51 304
Dermatology 27 70 308
Virology 13 54 309
Anesthesiology 19 56 312
Ophthalmology 26 64 316
Pharmacy 26 85 330
Psychiatry 13 51 345
Family medicine 12 52 359
Medical Physics 18 53 392
Sonography and Ultrasound 35 110 403
Respiratory Therapy 31 77 421
Audiology 21 62 434
Health Science 10 56 436
Toxicology 12 113 471
Biomedical Engineering 26 139 486
Pediatrics 27 107 487
Cosmetology 35 147 499
Critical Care Nursing 18 87 505
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 65 612
Sports Medicine 32 97 620
Plastic Surgery 43 171 625
Epidemiology 35 148 659
Physical Therapy 36 136 706
Dentistry 49 197 724
Optometry 46 185 727
Orthodontics 49 191 737
Forensic Science 23 199 775
Occupational Therapy 46 167 792
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 146 826
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 37 193 844
Nursing 23 154 925
Public Health 36 215 981
Gerontology 45 175 1030
Clinical Psychology 33 206 1070
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 238 1187
Veterinary 47 538 1383

Engineering rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 23rd for Engineering in Japan and 565th in the World with 21,531 publications made and 346,076 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#23 of 505 In Japan
#158 of 2,809 In Asia
#565 of 6,684 In the World

Kumamoto University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 227 1134
1992 235 1322
1993 279 1378
1994 286 1595
1995 290 1639
1996 351 1801
1997 341 2162
1998 362 2454
1999 390 3092
2000 395 3462
2001 418 3684
2002 586 4546
2003 528 4772
2004 540 5702
2005 578 6489
2006 615 6894
2007 626 8051
2008 580 8725
2009 650 9975
2010 703 10842
2011 769 12572
2012 662 13923
2013 764 15259
2014 710 16022
2015 765 16608
2016 767 17103
2017 756 17591
2018 775 18515
2019 848 20467
2020 824 23471
2021 867 27031
2022 744 28588
2023 704 28622

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 12 42 255
Automation and Control engineering 14 108 300
Metallurgical Engineering 19 125 376
Mining Engineering 14 146 412
Nuclear Engineering 28 160 441
Materials Science 25 156 469
Geotechnical Engineering 18 150 485
Biomedical Engineering 26 139 486
Environmental Engineering 15 172 524
Civil Engineering 18 141 531
Applied/Engineering Physics 35 171 546
Transportation Engineering 19 151 554
Architectural Engineering 24 165 565
Nanotechnology 32 223 576
Aerospace Engineering 24 141 582
Optical Engineering 31 179 600
Chemical Engineering 29 246 600
Acoustical Engineering 29 161 605
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 47 178 620
Technical Drawing 33 210 630
Electrical Engineering 34 218 656
Structural Engineering 36 195 674
Mechanical Engineering 29 188 677
Marine Engineering 36 214 683
Computer Engineering 27 233 702
Electronic Engineering 31 263 733
Aviation 17 182 767
Petroleum Engineering 30 237 775
Telecommunications 31 259 811
Firefighting and Fire Science 27 331 851
Reliability and Quality Engineering 27 300 894
Remote Sensing 36 293 992
Automotive Engineering 51 387 1031
Biochemical Engineering 23 371 1054
Robotics 100 408 1057
Renewable Energy Engineering 28 414 1094
Computer Networking 41 389 1134
Systems Engineering 32 313 1141
Landscape Architecture 39 444 1145
Human-Computer Interaction 76 415 1368
Operations Research 48 620 1529

Physics rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 23rd for Physics in Japan and 570th in the World with 20,455 publications made and 320,131 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#23 of 503 In Japan
#160 of 2,786 In Asia
#570 of 6,603 In the World

Kumamoto University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 216 1161
1992 245 1301
1993 273 1265
1994 277 1552
1995 297 1586
1996 331 1741
1997 310 2061
1998 349 2266
1999 398 2963
2000 369 3208
2001 399 3421
2002 548 4283
2003 510 4340
2004 528 5354
2005 549 6115
2006 593 6379
2007 581 7415
2008 549 8108
2009 608 9175
2010 655 10093
2011 700 11562
2012 616 12732
2013 698 13857
2014 662 14469
2015 705 15131
2016 709 15751
2017 718 16122
2018 732 17122
2019 765 18637
2020 748 21469
2021 810 24630
2022 692 25682
2023 663 25928

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 19 45 289
Medical Physics 18 53 392
Materials Science 25 156 469
Condensed Matter Physics 34 164 534
Applied/Engineering Physics 35 171 546
Nuclear Physics 35 137 562
Nanotechnology 32 223 576
Astrobiology 34 134 599
Optical Engineering 31 179 600
Acoustical Engineering 29 161 605
Quantum and Particle physics 27 182 611
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 160 672
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 186 775
Theoretical Physics 72 414 1315

Environmental Science rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Japan and 690th in the World with 13,827 publications made and 235,015 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 510 In Japan
#178 of 2,811 In Asia
#690 of 6,798 In the World

Kumamoto University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 153 733
1992 142 892
1993 165 937
1994 194 1115
1995 179 1077
1996 206 1210
1997 221 1526
1998 213 1868
1999 264 2149
2000 264 2365
2001 287 2663
2002 379 3259
2003 344 3413
2004 382 4190
2005 372 4398
2006 430 4935
2007 446 5613
2008 338 6104
2009 416 6888
2010 438 7305
2011 473 8470
2012 426 9164
2013 462 9846
2014 435 10576
2015 481 10957
2016 462 10811
2017 426 11398
2018 453 12194
2019 542 13826
2020 541 16305
2021 606 19054
2022 492 19600
2023 486 20060

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 51 337
Mining Engineering 14 146 412
Geotechnical Engineering 18 150 485
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 122 522
Environmental Engineering 15 172 524
Environmental Chemistry 27 157 525
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 145 528
Earth science and Geophysics 25 154 552
Oceanography 25 154 591
Paleontology 31 164 672
Geology 26 177 675
Ecology 25 206 781
Environmental Management 20 270 813
Hydrology and Water resources management 19 310 846
Geography and Cartography 26 220 903
Agricultural Science 36 313 923
Forestry 49 382 1281

Computer Science rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 23rd for Computer Science in Japan and 694th in the World with 12,869 publications made and 218,925 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#23 of 506 In Japan
#170 of 2,809 In Asia
#694 of 6,752 In the World

Kumamoto University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 146 784
1992 108 970
1993 150 952
1994 171 1065
1995 184 1221
1996 167 1258
1997 180 1606
1998 212 2005
1999 213 2174
2000 209 2545
2001 213 2840
2002 347 3592
2003 275 3704
2004 260 4407
2005 304 4978
2006 353 5273
2007 346 5615
2008 327 6246
2009 366 6844
2010 423 7568
2011 423 8671
2012 441 9499
2013 437 10322
2014 449 11033
2015 459 11421
2016 497 11840
2017 487 12545
2018 508 13592
2019 560 14866
2020 606 18102
2021 595 22267
2022 548 23456
2023 476 23118

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 19 58 408
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 100 480
Library and Information science 19 56 535
Computer Engineering 27 233 702
Computer Vision 31 212 737
Animation 33 250 775
Telecommunications 31 259 811
Cognitive Science 25 231 863
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 257 899
Data Science 18 206 944
Computer Graphics 59 288 951
Computational Linguistics 40 296 951
Game Design and Development 43 282 976
Multimedia 26 231 995
Machine Learning 26 323 999
Robotics 100 408 1057
Cyber Security 30 367 1132
Computer Networking 41 389 1134
Human-Computer Interaction 76 415 1368
Software Engineering 51 464 1570
Blockchain and Cryptography 62 682 1602
Management Information Systems 51 858 2518

Psychology rankings

Kumamoto University ranked 16th for Psychology in Japan and 471st in the World with 9,857 publications made and 206,923 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 485 In Japan
#77 of 2,703 In Asia
#471 of 6,528 In the World

Kumamoto University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 121 698
1992 109 874
1993 127 888
1994 160 1029
1995 161 1217
1996 186 1309
1997 179 1648
1998 209 1915
1999 198 2308
2000 214 2684
2001 203 3045
2002 194 3272
2003 210 3837
2004 193 4390
2005 226 4845
2006 255 5018
2007 240 5432
2008 218 5806
2009 268 6527
2010 264 6835
2011 286 7552
2012 293 8319
2013 273 8510
2014 332 9271
2015 339 9367
2016 349 9649
2017 363 10071
2018 330 10281
2019 382 11197
2020 455 13565
2021 449 15976
2022 409 16674
2023 391 16206

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 13 51 345
Neuroscience 19 58 408
Occupational Therapy 46 167 792
Cognitive Science 25 231 863
Clinical Psychology 33 206 1070
Social Psychology 28 249 1174
Child Psychology 33 223 1187
Education Majors 27 306 1371

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kumamoto University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Linguistics 22 156 722
Photography 38 148 776
Genealogy 19 79 811
Statistics 21 216 815
Mathematics 23 251 923
Demography 36 201 935
Management 32 259 979
Interior Design 36 402 986
Fashion Design 34 253 1069
Archaeology 24 291 1101
Philosophy 23 223 1159
History 24 284 1170
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 22 233 1171
Aesthetics 38 272 1188
Business 31 315 1222
Finance 29 309 1225
Art & Design 41 308 1285
Applied Mathematics 41 448 1298
Sociology 32 296 1384
Classics and Ancient History 33 285 1391
Law 27 354 1483
Marketing 32 483 1600
Literature 49 410 1638
Economics 38 463 1672
Political Science 27 380 1704
Advertising 48 502 1745
Development Studies 32 509 1788
Anthropology 35 420 1796
Math Teachers 43 487 1799
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 31 454 1822
Accounting 36 546 1856
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 71 750 2083