Meijo University: Statistics

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#1656 of 14,131 In the World
#479 of 5,830 In Asia
#106 of 719 In Japan
#4 of 20 In Nagoya
#567 of 4,181 For Nanotechnology
Top50% For 87 other topics
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Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
Japanese
Acceptance rate
42%*

* Meijo University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarApril to March

Research profile

Meijo University has published 14,203 scientific papers with 229,242 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Biochemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications
14,203
Citations
229,242

Meijo University majors

by publication & citation count

Chemistry
10,262 / 200,050
Engineering
9,148 / 144,137
Biology
8,971 / 190,794
Physics
8,573 / 140,257
Organic Chemistry
6,668 / 146,629
Materials Science
6,103 / 112,357
Environmental Science
5,947 / 97,200
Quantum and Particle physics
5,925 / 109,783
Biochemistry
4,929 / 118,091
Computer Science
4,729 / 58,057
Medicine
4,276 / 76,657
Genetics
3,730 / 83,521
Geology
3,267 / 55,500
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,927 / 29,224
Optical Engineering
2,896 / 63,909
Metallurgical Engineering
2,457 / 44,768
Ecology
2,329 / 43,984
Nanotechnology
2,321 / 66,006
Geography and Cartography
2,199 / 24,340
Electrical Engineering
2,156 / 40,863
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,050 / 12,112
Psychology
2,002 / 35,482
Paleontology
1,708 / 34,306
Chemical Engineering
1,643 / 55,081
Mechanical Engineering
1,587 / 13,651
Physical chemistry
1,564 / 38,312
Philosophy
1,536 / 13,422
Mathematics
1,483 / 15,082
Botany
1,462 / 32,797
Business
1,348 / 9,850
Pathology
1,237 / 25,476
Oceanography
1,228 / 19,432
Telecommunications
1,113 / 12,663
Pharmacology
1,113 / 25,870
Statistics
1,073 / 13,217
Structural Engineering
1,058 / 6,823
Neuroscience
1,058 / 23,918
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
1,025 / 10,474
Aerospace Engineering
1,003 / 8,314
Computer Vision
1,002 / 5,865

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 110 1139
1993 154 1085
1994 143 1254
1995 184 1329
1996 166 1733
1997 204 1983
1998 210 2073
1999 257 2507
2000 339 2849
2001 340 3024
2002 401 3462
2003 358 3924
2004 368 4342
2005 338 4676
2006 400 5376
2007 396 5680
2008 362 6490
2009 381 6598
2010 454 6957
2011 417 8344
2012 421 8871
2013 427 8861
2014 408 9345
2015 526 9253
2016 574 9979
2017 518 10252
2018 572 10418
2019 589 11902
2020 502 13014
2021 557 13803
2022 426 13450
2023 474 13036
2024 316 12210
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

Shushi Accountancy, Administrative Law, Agriculture, Anthropology, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Constitutional Law, Construction Engineering, Criminal Law, Economic and Finance Policy, Economic History, Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, History of Law, Horticulture, Industrial and Production Economics, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Law, Labour Law, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Town Planning, Transport Engineering
Hakase Accountancy, Administrative Law, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Crop Production, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, History of Law, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Law, Labour Law, Landscape Architecture, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Political Sciences, Private Law, Social Sciences, Town Planning

Notable alumni

  1. Akira Yoshino

    Akira Yoshino
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    researcherengineerinventorchemist
    Biography

    Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya. He created the first safe, production-viable lithium-ion battery, which became used widely in cellular phones and notebook computers. Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.

  2. Isamu Akasaki

    Isamu Akasaki
    Awards
    Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1929-2021 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    researcherengineerphysicistprofessor
    Biography

    Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese engineer and physicist, specializing in the field of semiconductor technology and Nobel Prize laureate, best known for inventing the bright gallium nitride (GaN) p-n junction blue LED in 1989 and subsequently the high-brightness GaN blue LED as well.

  3. Hiroki Kondoh

    Hiroki Kondoh
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1993-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Hiroki Kondō is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

  4. Bow Ditama

    Bow Ditama
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Occupations
    mangaka
    Biography

    Bow Ditama is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for the creation of the Kissxsis series. His first major commercial work was in collaboration with writer Bunjūrō Nakayama as the illustrator of Mahoromatic. He has been active since 1990, and started his career making hentai dōjinshi. His first work was the series I like, because I like in the hentai manga magazine Dolphin Comics, starting in 1994. He has penned six hentai manga (one, Kibun Kibun, being two volumes long and also adapted into an anime), and four general manga. He enjoys shōjo manga as well. Several of his series contain omorashi as a main element.

  5. Yuma Yamamoto

    Yuma Yamamoto
    Years
    2000-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    long-distance runnerathletics competitor
    Biography

    Yuma Yamamoto is a Japanese athlete specialising in the Middle-distance and Long-distance running. She represented her country at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

  6. Nanako Wakita

    Nanako Wakita
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1997-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    female shogi player
    Biography

    Nanako Wakita is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.

Meijo University faculties and divisions

Faculty : Agriculture Agriculture, Agrobiology, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Environmental Studies
Faculty : Business Management Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing
Faculty : Economics Economics, Industrial and Production Economics
Faculty : Human Studies Arts and Humanities, Psychology
Faculty : Law Cultural Studies, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Political Sciences
Faculty : Pharmacy Health Sciences, Pharmacology, Pharmacy
Faculty : Science and Technology Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Technology, Transport Engineering
Faculty : Urban Science Urban Studies
Graduate School : Agriculture Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Crop Production, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Genetics, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources, Organic Chemistry
Graduate School : Business Administration Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance
Graduate School : Economics Economic and Finance Policy, Economic History, Economics, Industrial and Production Economics
Graduate School : Environmental and Human Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology
Graduate School : Human Studies Anthropology, Communication Studies, Education, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social Studies, Urban Studies
Graduate School : Informatics Administration, Environmental Studies, Finance, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Regional Planning, Town Planning, Welfare and Protective Services
Graduate School : Law Administrative Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Fiscal Law, History of Law, International Law, Labour Law, Law, Political Sciences, Private Law
Graduate School : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Graduate School : Professional Development for Educational Design and Management Education, Higher Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education
Graduate School : Science and Technology Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Nanotechnology, Production Engineering, Structural Architecture, Telecommunications Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Town Planning, Transport Engineering
School : Law Civil Law, Criminal Law, Public Law

General information

Alternative names 名城大学
Founded 1926
Accreditation Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
Colors maroon

Location and contacts

Address 1-501 Shiogamaguchi Tempaku
Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 468-8502
Japan
City population 2,327,000

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