Kurume University: Rankings

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Kurume University ranked 82nd in Japan, 1309th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 85 research topics. Kurume University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,766 academic publications and 375,178 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1309 of 14,131 In the World
#352 of 5,830 In Asia
#82 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Kurume
#165 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#217 of 1,700 For Dermatology
#246 of 3,216 For Oncology and Cancer research
#3340 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2534 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 82 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Kurume University ranked 28th for Medicine in Japan and 437th in the World with 17,902 publications made and 341,426 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 517 In Japan
#88 of 2,781 In Asia
#437 of 6,680 In the World

Kurume University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 313 1071
1992 314 1143
1993 359 1288
1994 304 1308
1995 314 1694
1996 297 1797
1997 366 2163
1998 417 2651
1999 349 3300
2000 430 4372
2001 378 4794
2002 331 5227
2003 333 5975
2004 380 6935
2005 366 7508
2006 387 7853
2007 378 8904
2008 347 8958
2009 364 9727
2010 402 10721
2011 454 11863
2012 486 12840
2013 480 13034
2014 494 13671
2015 499 14831
2016 550 15257
2017 586 15523
2018 577 15951
2019 637 17423
2020 723 20149
2021 736 23309
2022 699 24171
2023 681 24042

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 45 165
Dermatology 12 36 217
Oncology and Cancer research 20 64 246
Cardiology 21 47 259
Radiation Therapy 29 78 281
Neurosurgery 33 83 312
Surgery 29 70 324
Immunology 24 65 326
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 29 66 328
Anatomy and Physiology 32 77 385
Ophthalmology 38 90 390
Sonography and Ultrasound 34 108 395
Virology 26 84 396
Pathology 28 86 410
Anesthesiology 44 111 439
Pediatrics 24 103 471
Urology 54 142 480
Plastic Surgery 28 128 508
Psychiatry 33 109 545
Respiratory Therapy 54 132 560
Audiology 44 103 565
Family medicine 31 106 591
Epidemiology 26 129 598
Cosmetology 47 193 610
Pharmacology 49 191 613
Critical Care Nursing 43 149 684
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 108 691
Dentistry 48 194 718
Health Science 30 164 852
Medical Physics 69 224 854
Orthodontics 58 243 895
Optometry 64 253 902
Physical Therapy 64 235 973
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 52 242 988
Clinical Psychology 30 197 1041
Biomedical Engineering 88 365 1047
Sports Medicine 81 232 1062
Gerontology 48 188 1076
Public Health 45 260 1092
Occupational Therapy 79 310 1117
Nursing 43 297 1329
Healthcare Management (MHA) 59 472 1744

Biology rankings

Kurume University ranked 46th for Biology in Japan and 659th in the World with 16,473 publications made and 344,460 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#46 of 523 In Japan
#184 of 2,814 In Asia
#659 of 6,770 In the World

Kurume University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 295 1074
1992 287 1203
1993 337 1341
1994 268 1411
1995 297 1811
1996 289 1857
1997 332 2262
1998 405 2664
1999 328 3417
2000 401 4553
2001 372 4923
2002 315 5319
2003 330 6209
2004 352 7059
2005 341 7595
2006 369 7997
2007 355 8897
2008 323 9068
2009 352 9770
2010 381 10706
2011 423 11698
2012 446 12782
2013 440 12996
2014 455 13555
2015 470 14679
2016 498 15187
2017 518 15279
2018 507 15648
2019 572 17109
2020 663 19754
2021 636 22646
2022 603 23258
2023 598 22837

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 20 64 246
Immunology 24 65 326
Virology 26 84 396
Molecular Biology 47 119 438
Genetics 38 115 473
Biophysics 37 99 493
Biotechnology 35 129 505
Neuroscience 34 95 535
Biochemistry 50 178 609
Pharmacology 49 191 613
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 253 874
Microbiology 63 284 903
Astrobiology 79 309 1071
Evolutionary Biology 66 371 1291
Paleontology 76 411 1293
Animal Science 68 418 1335
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 90 430 1370
Botany 85 504 1414
Zoology 96 489 1582
Nutrition and Food Science 133 924 2073
Horticulture 143 1218 2741
Agricultural Science 142 1353 3126
Nanotechnology 200 1586 3219

Chemistry rankings

Kurume University ranked 64th for Chemistry in Japan and 897th in the World with 10,253 publications made and 250,685 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#64 of 499 In Japan
#298 of 2,750 In Asia
#897 of 6,447 In the World

Kurume University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 171 787
1992 182 859
1993 223 964
1994 173 1039
1995 200 1398
1996 180 1395
1997 215 1722
1998 283 2127
1999 223 2688
2000 291 3627
2001 253 3919
2002 215 4132
2003 227 4934
2004 253 5487
2005 241 5717
2006 236 6216
2007 249 6740
2008 226 6752
2009 214 7198
2010 253 7883
2011 268 8456
2012 286 9065
2013 266 9199
2014 277 9637
2015 273 10150
2016 285 10406
2017 298 10415
2018 293 10542
2019 316 11314
2020 373 13164
2021 353 14975
2022 313 14936
2023 311 14409

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 50 178 609
Organic Chemistry 96 518 1300
Radiochemistry 125 1060 2050
Nutrition and Food Science 133 924 2073
Materials Science 142 953 2098
Inorganic Chemistry 174 1148 2392
Nanotechnology 200 1586 3219
Environmental Chemistry 211 1582 3347
Physical chemistry 210 1606 3406
Chemical Engineering 215 1717 3481

Psychology rankings

Kurume University ranked 35th for Psychology in Japan and 688th in the World with 6,309 publications made and 111,118 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#35 of 485 In Japan
#143 of 2,703 In Asia
#688 of 6,528 In the World

Kurume University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 128 651
1992 122 663
1993 139 746
1994 115 705
1995 99 842
1996 103 844
1997 113 921
1998 138 1067
1999 118 1143
2000 139 1588
2001 123 1509
2002 112 1724
2003 104 1903
2004 121 2322
2005 132 2642
2006 136 2655
2007 125 3010
2008 125 3128
2009 124 3440
2010 138 3562
2011 171 4055
2012 159 4036
2013 156 4279
2014 157 4419
2015 165 4733
2016 187 4945
2017 200 4969
2018 184 4863
2019 202 5349
2020 247 6259
2021 219 7067
2022 234 7336
2023 247 7409

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 34 95 535
Psychiatry 33 109 545
Clinical Psychology 30 197 1041
Occupational Therapy 79 310 1117
Social Psychology 22 225 1124
Child Psychology 38 242 1246
Cognitive Science 130 941 2311

Computer Science rankings

Kurume University ranked 74th for Computer Science in Japan and 1364th in the World with 5,130 publications made and 104,865 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#74 of 506 In Japan
#457 of 2,809 In Asia
#1364 of 6,752 In the World

Kurume University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 77 544
1992 86 592
1993 91 636
1994 76 617
1995 57 708
1996 80 713
1997 72 766
1998 95 876
1999 72 932
2000 85 1318
2001 81 1221
2002 74 1382
2003 77 1582
2004 82 1880
2005 99 2098
2006 100 2337
2007 103 2531
2008 98 2723
2009 101 2957
2010 121 3228
2011 132 3548
2012 140 3814
2013 121 3894
2014 119 4117
2015 145 4478
2016 158 4902
2017 182 4952
2018 209 5041
2019 196 5572
2020 231 6759
2021 248 8251
2022 254 8710
2023 239 8879

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 34 95 535
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 50 253 874
Library and Information science 71 237 1223
Machine Learning 76 764 1845
Computational Linguistics 116 865 2039
Cognitive Science 130 941 2311
Computer Vision 172 1281 2808
Telecommunications 168 1399 3071
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 167 1427 3220
Computer Networking 192 1750 3927
Cyber Security 178 1771 4046

Engineering rankings

Kurume University ranked 113th for Engineering in Japan and 1850th in the World with 4,174 publications made and 72,077 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#113 of 505 In Japan
#766 of 2,809 In Asia
#1850 of 6,684 In the World

Kurume University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 84 297
1992 96 359
1993 99 378
1994 71 397
1995 81 461
1996 89 501
1997 87 580
1998 118 746
1999 70 773
2000 110 951
2001 75 1086
2002 71 1097
2003 86 1356
2004 92 1488
2005 100 1611
2006 80 1742
2007 59 1896
2008 70 2058
2009 82 2113
2010 98 2325
2011 106 2606
2012 117 2799
2013 97 2768
2014 96 2992
2015 83 3139
2016 83 3190
2017 101 3230
2018 131 3309
2019 99 3649
2020 127 4265
2021 145 4876
2022 138 5371
2023 124 5200

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 35 129 505
Biomedical Engineering 88 365 1047
Optical Engineering 114 652 1598
Aerospace Engineering 109 658 1717
Acoustical Engineering 132 745 1881
Metallurgical Engineering 126 864 1922
Mechanical Engineering 123 822 2043
Materials Science 142 953 2098
Structural Engineering 157 1070 2449
Civil Engineering 143 1110 2616
Electronic Engineering 168 1373 2893
Electrical Engineering 164 1341 2904
Geotechnical Engineering 146 1337 2991
Telecommunications 168 1399 3071
Nanotechnology 200 1586 3219
Chemical Engineering 215 1717 3481
Computer Networking 192 1750 3927

Physics rankings

Kurume University ranked 123rd for Physics in Japan and 1926th in the World with 3,862 publications made and 58,916 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#123 of 503 In Japan
#804 of 2,786 In Asia
#1926 of 6,603 In the World

Kurume University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 92 347
1992 91 392
1993 95 391
1994 61 373
1995 74 459
1996 77 519
1997 76 547
1998 106 692
1999 67 710
2000 95 932
2001 76 954
2002 66 1036
2003 86 1103
2004 74 1154
2005 81 1243
2006 67 1244
2007 51 1408
2008 61 1438
2009 63 1548
2010 67 1665
2011 80 1862
2012 99 2036
2013 75 1992
2014 76 2204
2015 76 2437
2016 65 2432
2017 103 2581
2018 114 2638
2019 91 2947
2020 121 3528
2021 136 4118
2022 122 4389
2023 113 4288

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 37 99 493
Medical Physics 69 224 854
Astrobiology 79 309 1071
Optical Engineering 114 652 1598
Astrophysics and Astronomy 116 623 1792
Nuclear Physics 141 743 1806
Acoustical Engineering 132 745 1881
Materials Science 142 953 2098
Condensed Matter Physics 155 1045 2211
Quantum and Particle physics 156 1140 2584
Nanotechnology 200 1586 3219

Environmental Science rankings

Kurume University ranked 90th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1821st in the World with 3,799 publications made and 57,818 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#90 of 510 In Japan
#653 of 2,811 In Asia
#1821 of 6,798 In the World

Kurume University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 87 200
1992 77 262
1993 76 298
1994 84 280
1995 67 317
1996 70 374
1997 75 405
1998 86 409
1999 62 448
2000 86 704
2001 69 733
2002 59 748
2003 65 799
2004 64 984
2005 70 1054
2006 72 1131
2007 65 1312
2008 63 1439
2009 70 1483
2010 56 1676
2011 72 1907
2012 77 2087
2013 89 2170
2014 71 2218
2015 72 2461
2016 96 2530
2017 124 2540
2018 113 2715
2019 113 2960
2020 142 3670
2021 155 4088
2022 118 4376
2023 118 4203

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Paleontology 76 411 1293
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 90 430 1370
Geology 91 592 1671
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 124 844 2028
Geography and Cartography 100 842 2312
Ecology 112 913 2356
Geotechnical Engineering 146 1337 2991
Agricultural Science 142 1353 3126
Earth science and Geophysics 195 1342 3151
Oceanography 187 1386 3298
Environmental Chemistry 211 1582 3347

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Kurume University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Occupational Safety and Health 13 115 699
Demography 40 216 980
Linguistics 63 389 1310
Statistics 62 440 1357
Mathematics 63 517 1529
Sociology 56 447 1805
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 70 522 1949
Archaeology 69 685 2006
History 73 661 2075
Philosophy 81 562 2112
Aesthetics 104 703 2227
Literature 89 737 2389
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 110 1112 2788
Anthropology 99 939 2987
Law 105 1050 2991
Art & Design 142 1114 3059
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 105 1049 3194
Political Science 106 1072 3272
Development Studies 114 1257 3360
Fashion Design 180 1349 3470
Economics 139 1415 3673
Management 177 1625 3947
Business 179 1640 4055
Marketing 179 1746 4185
Finance 214 1841 4439