Nagaoka University of Technology: Rankings

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The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 111th in Japan, 1623rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 95 research topics. The Nagaoka University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,972 academic publications and 248,118 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1623 of 14,131 In the World
#422 of 5,830 In Asia
#111 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Nagaoka
#262 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#463 of 1,645 For Robotics
#464 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#7035 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1772 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 92 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 35th for Engineering in Japan and 764th in the World with 14,851 publications made and 210,326 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 520 In Japan
#246 of 2,841 In Asia
#764 of 6,795 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 200 636
1994 170 711
1995 181 737
1996 202 900
1997 202 975
1998 191 1074
1999 196 1317
2000 271 1299
2001 289 1624
2002 449 2768
2003 504 2425
2004 412 2802
2005 466 3234
2006 540 3941
2007 552 4376
2008 476 4947
2009 505 5325
2010 564 6178
2011 609 7102
2012 612 7492
2013 608 8397
2014 567 8588
2015 567 9119
2016 589 9044
2017 518 9472
2018 559 10630
2019 529 11435
2020 590 12677
2021 505 14394
2022 444 15164
2023 382 15329
2024 391 14947
2025 209 12014

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

Physics rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 35th for Physics in Japan and 755th in the World with 13,973 publications made and 202,165 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#35 of 515 In Japan
#231 of 2,822 In Asia
#755 of 6,729 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 193 648
1994 170 735
1995 183 762
1996 200 930
1997 181 1015
1998 185 1153
1999 197 1346
2000 261 1304
2001 286 1647
2002 436 2767
2003 490 2419
2004 399 2742
2005 451 3221
2006 507 3827
2007 512 4309
2008 442 4771
2009 456 5109
2010 513 5832
2011 578 6720
2012 580 7177
2013 569 8038
2014 537 8184
2015 514 8716
2016 550 8521
2017 487 9020
2018 518 10049
2019 489 10867
2020 539 11969
2021 467 13337
2022 403 14183
2023 346 14465
2024 342 14065
2025 187 11345

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 33 173 530
Nuclear Physics 36 150 587
Materials Science 33 205 599
Applied/Engineering Physics 37 197 604
Nanotechnology 35 268 651
Atomic and Molecular physics 41 170 673
Optical Engineering 36 219 699
Quantum and Particle physics 31 220 723
Acoustical Engineering 36 215 755
Biophysics 112 344 1078
Astrophysics and Astronomy 58 324 1128
Astrobiology 93 390 1248
Theoretical Physics 112 742 1980

Chemistry rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 63rd for Chemistry in Japan and 920th in the World with 12,534 publications made and 203,316 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#63 of 510 In Japan
#315 of 2,785 In Asia
#920 of 6,561 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 182 660
1994 164 741
1995 168 765
1996 193 928
1997 178 1032
1998 172 1151
1999 188 1346
2000 244 1356
2001 283 1742
2002 368 2176
2003 444 2266
2004 380 2766
2005 388 3134
2006 454 3750
2007 452 4252
2008 386 4624
2009 429 5123
2010 456 5730
2011 545 6703
2012 501 7070
2013 484 7950
2014 493 8125
2015 452 8672
2016 489 8531
2017 435 9054
2018 455 9986
2019 413 10905
2020 465 11945
2021 400 13166
2022 335 13620
2023 295 13328
2024 314 13700
2025 186 11329

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Physical chemistry 28 215 583
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 42 176 596
Materials Science 33 205 599
Environmental Chemistry 29 192 599
Inorganic Chemistry 38 249 650
Nanotechnology 35 268 651
Chemical Engineering 29 280 653
Organic Chemistry 48 266 760
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 232 814
Radiochemistry 53 530 1048
Computational Chemistry 62 444 1203
Biochemistry 106 494 1237
Pharmacy 107 524 1313
Nutrition and Food Science 94 763 1756

Biology rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 98th for Biology in Japan and 1366th in the World with 8,131 publications made and 152,286 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#98 of 528 In Japan
#513 of 2,838 In Asia
#1366 of 6,841 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 108 387
1994 100 496
1995 92 496
1996 120 595
1997 110 729
1998 121 819
1999 136 979
2000 148 980
2001 184 1231
2002 266 1715
2003 265 1689
2004 213 2074
2005 263 2360
2006 304 2760
2007 304 3038
2008 259 3533
2009 273 3907
2010 273 4347
2011 359 5265
2012 315 5607
2013 299 6207
2014 306 6262
2015 289 6713
2016 329 6585
2017 280 6836
2018 293 7608
2019 283 8357
2020 319 9143
2021 288 10467
2022 236 10533
2023 227 10191
2024 223 9812
2025 114 8128

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 35 268 651
Biophysics 112 344 1078
Paleontology 57 356 1142
Biochemistry 106 494 1237
Astrobiology 93 390 1248
Molecular Biology 137 499 1298
Genetics 117 564 1459
Microbiology 109 664 1613
Nutrition and Food Science 94 763 1756
Evolutionary Biology 105 671 1909
Agricultural Science 68 796 1939
Neuroscience 149 703 2012
Botany 121 880 2139
Zoology 134 772 2207
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 145 949 2236
Biotechnology 156 1206 2626
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 171 1039 2644
Horticulture 136 1297 2841
Immunology 205 1409 3292
Pharmacology 198 1577 3383

Environmental Science rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 54th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1244th in the World with 8,125 publications made and 128,913 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#54 of 523 In Japan
#400 of 2,841 In Asia
#1244 of 6,888 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 128 392
1994 106 404
1995 99 427
1996 116 468
1997 105 505
1998 106 612
1999 113 733
2000 137 750
2001 181 1011
2002 242 1452
2003 268 1426
2004 241 1727
2005 259 1903
2006 300 2360
2007 290 2539
2008 267 3026
2009 262 3253
2010 274 3787
2011 333 4308
2012 291 4402
2013 307 5018
2014 273 5047
2015 317 5264
2016 354 5349
2017 284 5700
2018 331 6424
2019 297 7085
2020 335 8119
2021 296 9468
2022 237 9572
2023 220 9573
2024 211 8659
2025 97 6935

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 29 192 599
Earth science and Geophysics 30 201 700
Environmental Engineering 19 247 707
Geotechnical Engineering 36 290 809
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 246 812
Petrology and Geochemistry 39 232 814
Oceanography 39 254 860
Geology 48 319 1045
Paleontology 57 356 1142
Environmental Management 30 438 1170
Urban and Regional planning 33 437 1503
Ecology 61 533 1523
Geography and Cartography 53 512 1581
Agricultural Science 68 796 1939
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 171 1039 2644

Computer Science rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 59th for Computer Science in Japan and 1303rd in the World with 6,139 publications made and 80,534 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#59 of 515 In Japan
#442 of 2,842 In Asia
#1303 of 6,855 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 62 158
1994 38 180
1995 70 199
1996 53 217
1997 78 315
1998 65 313
1999 72 417
2000 101 417
2001 92 466
2002 221 1471
2003 184 950
2004 140 1028
2005 191 1225
2006 222 1402
2007 233 1545
2008 197 1848
2009 221 2059
2010 236 2328
2011 237 2704
2012 258 2732
2013 261 3026
2014 239 3066
2015 262 3275
2016 258 3325
2017 240 3284
2018 272 3849
2019 256 4460
2020 263 4764
2021 229 5731
2022 205 6080
2023 198 6330
2024 178 5305
2025 85 4044

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 41 159 463
Telecommunications 37 321 916
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 32 293 933
Computer Vision 42 342 979
Computer Graphics 60 332 1059
Human-Computer Interaction 52 343 1167
Computational Linguistics 54 485 1266
Computer Networking 47 494 1302
Computer Engineering 56 607 1442
Library and Information science 79 313 1455
Machine Learning 47 639 1533
Multimedia 55 583 1693
Cognitive Science 81 753 1858
Cyber Security 61 773 1923
Neuroscience 149 703 2012
Software Engineering 66 754 2119
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 145 949 2236
Blockchain and Cryptography 94 1130 2359
Management Information Systems 60 1168 3106

Business rankings

The Nagaoka University of Technology ranked 25th for Business in Japan and 1147th in the World with 2,558 publications made and 32,210 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 394 In Japan
#306 of 2,654 In Asia
#1147 of 6,366 In the World

Nagaoka University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 23 47
1994 9 79
1995 22 71
1996 20 61
1997 27 97
1998 33 133
1999 26 145
2000 30 132
2001 34 153
2002 97 929
2003 84 541
2004 61 481
2005 96 616
2006 108 729
2007 122 716
2008 88 898
2009 108 980
2010 121 1151
2011 90 1246
2012 99 1345
2013 96 1378
2014 99 1466
2015 115 1366
2016 98 1279
2017 87 1295
2018 111 1498
2019 102 1459
2020 111 1492
2021 83 1764
2022 92 1741
2023 87 1655
2024 66 1282
2025 34 746

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 15 172 703
Operations Research 45 685 1645
Finance 68 714 2065
Advertising 92 1031 2781
Management Information Systems 60 1168 3106
Marketing 117 1439 3561

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Nagaoka University of Technology

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 74 273 777
Physical Therapy 80 344 1206
Anatomy and Physiology 123 509 1449
Audiology 134 477 1508
Cardiology 120 578 1615
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 119 608 1680
Fashion Design 69 589 1804
Linguistics 90 661 1817
Aesthetics 71 544 1846
Art & Design 64 566 1857
Statistics 91 730 1881
Applied Mathematics 74 796 1921
Social Psychology 70 642 2052
Mathematics 92 828 2088
Literature 65 640 2113
Sports Medicine 179 787 2254
Education Majors 56 739 2314
Anesthesiology 160 874 2322
Medicine 143 921 2359
Surgery 162 937 2494
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 88 988 2529
Archaeology 96 1010 2605
Psychology 129 999 2616
Philosophy 93 812 2616
Pathology 156 1113 2682
Psychiatry 150 1011 2692
Economics 79 999 2740
History 100 1037 2815
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 98 925 2832
Law 92 1077 2993
Sociology 111 1003 3034
Demography 134 1156 3072
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 81 1032 3141
Public Health 130 1216 3171
Math Teachers 100 1194 3254
Political Science 96 1109 3314
Anthropology 124 1316 3700
Development Studies 123 1563 3956