Nagasaki University: Rankings

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Nagasaki University ranked 27th in Japan, 676th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. Nagasaki University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,767 academic publications and 920,750 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#676 of 14,131 In the World
#114 of 5,830 In Asia
#27 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 6 In Nagasaki
#180 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#206 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#224 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#1529 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#922 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Biology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 19th for Biology in Japan and 446th in the World with 35,945 publications made and 803,185 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 528 In Japan
#110 of 2,838 In Asia
#446 of 6,841 In the World

Nagasaki University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 544 2707
1994 556 3195
1995 562 3549
1996 613 3982
1997 675 4575
1998 749 5250
1999 764 5937
2000 750 7418
2001 809 8324
2002 827 9756
2003 849 11498
2004 856 12253
2005 875 14700
2006 834 15719
2007 826 17475
2008 878 19346
2009 831 20716
2010 869 23200
2011 900 24723
2012 985 27174
2013 1018 28247
2014 1028 29506
2015 1054 29833
2016 1102 31428
2017 1070 32317
2018 1180 34038
2019 1148 36635
2020 1466 45875
2021 1536 50889
2022 1322 50341
2023 1293 51900
2024 1174 49605
2025 1109 44324

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 7 40 236
Molecular Biology 19 47 240
Immunology 15 54 269
Microbiology 11 52 274
Oncology and Cancer research 24 80 287
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 46 298
Genetics 22 80 371
Zoology 12 43 378
Biochemistry 20 95 397
Biophysics 25 71 398
Pharmacology 25 129 453
Biotechnology 24 112 453
Toxicology 10 133 471
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 57 533
Neuroscience 31 102 557
Animal Science 21 149 595
Botany 24 158 608
Astrobiology 33 140 614
Paleontology 22 152 620
Entomology 32 140 632
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 191 717
Nutrition and Food Science 37 292 780
Nanotechnology 44 349 825
Evolutionary Biology 34 223 916
Horticulture 59 485 1216
Forestry 51 474 1491
Agricultural Science 58 662 1654

Medicine rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 18th for Medicine in Japan and 380th in the World with 31,860 publications made and 676,481 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 521 In Japan
#71 of 2,817 In Asia
#380 of 6,793 In the World

Nagasaki University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 468 1924
1994 497 2333
1995 475 2501
1996 523 3073
1997 521 3391
1998 606 4056
1999 632 4651
2000 619 5726
2001 673 6557
2002 631 7881
2003 708 9023
2004 722 9747
2005 732 11617
2006 674 12494
2007 701 14030
2008 744 15497
2009 711 16899
2010 741 18781
2011 776 20145
2012 877 22439
2013 896 23454
2014 939 24795
2015 944 25453
2016 972 26860
2017 972 27874
2018 1058 29160
2019 1078 31615
2020 1375 40772
2021 1455 45428
2022 1277 45282
2023 1227 46480
2024 1201 44664
2025 1150 40567

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20 53 180
Dentistry 16 44 206
Respiratory Therapy 8 31 224
Pharmacy 18 60 231
Virology 7 40 236
Orthodontics 17 54 245
Radiation Therapy 24 72 251
Immunology 15 54 269
Oncology and Cancer research 24 80 287
Dermatology 20 64 295
Surgery 24 69 306
Anatomy and Physiology 19 58 320
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 69 325
Epidemiology 8 60 330
Pathology 19 69 343
Anesthesiology 25 75 354
Medical Physics 14 50 362
Urology 34 97 376
Pediatrics 13 75 380
Cardiology 45 95 396
Sonography and Ultrasound 34 110 397
Neurosurgery 50 132 423
Pharmacology 25 129 453
Ophthalmology 49 120 459
Toxicology 10 133 471
Family medicine 17 80 481
Biomedical Engineering 23 150 501
Veterinary 13 156 504
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 57 533
Psychiatry 27 110 542
Gerontology 13 73 556
Audiology 47 114 599
Occupational Therapy 27 118 609
Critical Care Nursing 30 137 617
Public Health 15 120 653
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 157 656
Physical Therapy 29 131 688
Plastic Surgery 50 246 760
Sports Medicine 46 151 804
Optometry 58 229 807
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 170 855
Cosmetology 63 340 865
Health Science 27 196 913
Nursing 19 175 939
Clinical Psychology 36 266 1180
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 274 1197
Sports / Exercise science 55 312 1254

Chemistry rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 24th for Chemistry in Japan and 509th in the World with 28,070 publications made and 656,952 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 510 In Japan
#144 of 2,785 In Asia
#509 of 6,561 In the World

Nagasaki University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 417 2379
1994 439 2808
1995 472 3230
1996 519 3507
1997 572 4040
1998 617 4560
1999 658 5394
2000 689 6657
2001 678 7329
2002 715 8595
2003 727 9846
2004 761 10647
2005 757 12615
2006 717 13450
2007 712 14830
2008 722 16078
2009 722 17197
2010 715 19071
2011 701 20194
2012 750 21664
2013 743 22450
2014 786 23686
2015 811 23463
2016 873 24249
2017 818 25108
2018 878 26223
2019 852 28274
2020 1013 34572
2021 1036 38740
2022 929 38328
2023 866 39091
2024 746 36027
2025 647 30990

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 18 60 231
Biochemistry 20 95 397
Organic Chemistry 28 172 549
Radiochemistry 20 296 561
Inorganic Chemistry 34 230 603
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 46 202 659
Physical chemistry 41 291 750
Materials Science 45 267 758
Nutrition and Food Science 37 292 780
Environmental Chemistry 40 283 822
Nanotechnology 44 349 825
Chemical Engineering 48 405 927
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 278 941
Computational Chemistry 49 344 1024
Biochemical Engineering 22 420 1166

Engineering rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 44th for Engineering in Japan and 848th in the World with 16,889 publications made and 286,338 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#44 of 520 In Japan
#277 of 2,841 In Asia
#848 of 6,795 In the World

Nagasaki University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 226 1056
1994 246 1252
1995 239 1431
1996 234 1450
1997 265 1705
1998 304 1863
1999 296 2148
2000 338 2557
2001 358 2818
2002 469 3476
2003 401 4013
2004 406 4406
2005 422 5131
2006 433 5674
2007 435 6471
2008 403 6878
2009 492 7393
2010 454 8261
2011 442 8899
2012 524 9748
2013 485 9960
2014 571 10875
2015 582 10779
2016 590 11606
2017 525 11836
2018 537 13283
2019 540 14391
2020 591 17402
2021 660 20099
2022 584 20438
2023 579 21100
2024 523 19947
2025 422 17897

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

Physics rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 44th for Physics in Japan and 840th in the World with 16,300 publications made and 270,666 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 515 In Japan
#270 of 2,822 In Asia
#840 of 6,729 In the World

Nagasaki University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 220 1088
1994 241 1331
1995 243 1460
1996 240 1559
1997 274 1729
1998 313 1881
1999 300 2137
2000 324 2507
2001 361 2789
2002 447 3489
2003 395 3973
2004 398 4341
2005 405 4928
2006 411 5493
2007 423 6199
2008 378 6613
2009 467 6852
2010 421 7809
2011 400 8211
2012 493 8993
2013 453 9258
2014 523 10045
2015 563 9994
2016 552 10589
2017 503 11014
2018 507 12181
2019 503 13077
2020 540 15657
2021 603 17710
2022 534 18531
2023 548 18708
2024 493 17899
2025 404 16168

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 14 50 362
Biophysics 25 71 398
Astrobiology 33 140 614
Nuclear Physics 44 186 671
Materials Science 45 267 758
Acoustical Engineering 42 235 816
Nanotechnology 44 349 825
Optical Engineering 49 295 884
Quantum and Particle physics 51 322 960
Astrophysics and Astronomy 52 288 1033
Atomic and Molecular physics 88 400 1183
Condensed Matter Physics 87 497 1202
Applied/Engineering Physics 88 585 1391

Environmental Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Japan and 759th in the World with 15,973 publications made and 303,200 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 523 In Japan
#212 of 2,841 In Asia
#759 of 6,888 In the World

Nagasaki University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 203 764
1994 219 978
1995 237 1070
1996 220 1150
1997 292 1452
1998 298 1615
1999 288 1760
2000 322 2249
2001 327 2495
2002 359 2884
2003 345 3240
2004 351 3752
2005 380 4410
2006 371 5116
2007 338 5532
2008 385 6159
2009 401 6711
2010 408 7743
2011 360 8443
2012 453 9368
2013 440 9775
2014 500 10514
2015 551 10443
2016 552 11753
2017 541 12290
2018 559 13499
2019 586 15155
2020 688 19263
2021 780 21968
2022 639 22557
2023 629 22828
2024 547 22297
2025 488 20764

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 46 298
Mining Engineering 15 183 506
Paleontology 22 152 620
Oceanography 25 178 632
Geotechnical Engineering 25 221 653
Geology 23 186 699
Environmental Chemistry 40 283 822
Ecology 23 228 828
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 41 257 839
Earth science and Geophysics 42 272 864
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 278 941
Environmental Engineering 28 364 958
Hydrology and Water resources management 23 424 1022
Geography and Cartography 29 282 1068
Environmental Management 25 396 1087
Forestry 51 474 1491
Agricultural Science 58 662 1654

Computer Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 41st for Computer Science in Japan and 1031st in the World with 11,027 publications made and 203,391 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 515 In Japan
#310 of 2,842 In Asia
#1031 of 6,855 In the World

Nagasaki University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 144 781
1994 149 823
1995 118 842
1996 132 1006
1997 161 1130
1998 165 1228
1999 143 1313
2000 166 1819
2001 186 1850
2002 267 2353
2003 216 2773
2004 225 2904
2005 211 3417
2006 211 3710
2007 232 4234
2008 251 5086
2009 284 5344
2010 282 6113
2011 281 6763
2012 332 7555
2013 356 7740
2014 399 8282
2015 419 8651
2016 376 9158
2017 388 9808
2018 374 10312
2019 373 11361
2020 493 14836
2021 542 16839
2022 518 17403
2023 492 18129
2024 422 17268
2025 374 15838

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 31 102 557
Library and Information science 24 89 702
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 191 717
Computer Engineering 30 297 830
Telecommunications 48 408 1091
Computer Graphics 68 384 1185
Robotics 108 548 1321
Computer Vision 72 551 1364
Computational Linguistics 63 565 1429
Cognitive Science 60 549 1475
Cyber Security 39 593 1562
Machine Learning 51 666 1587
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 65 647 1623
Computer Networking 74 712 1719
Human-Computer Interaction 91 717 1926
Data Science 49 704 1966
Multimedia 75 797 2100
Blockchain and Cryptography 102 1170 2429
Software Engineering 93 959 2473

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1316th in the World with 11,013 publications made and 198,209 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 536 In Japan
#304 of 2,867 In Asia
#1316 of 7,088 In the World

Nagasaki University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 115 468
1994 149 533
1995 130 565
1996 119 654
1997 141 815
1998 128 875
1999 159 916
2000 147 1247
2001 173 1358
2002 187 1600
2003 183 1831
2004 190 2128
2005 203 2615
2006 207 2930
2007 222 3374
2008 223 3907
2009 263 4461
2010 266 5182
2011 278 5517
2012 303 5980
2013 332 6491
2014 346 7015
2015 401 7310
2016 429 8162
2017 443 8857
2018 416 9781
2019 483 10944
2020 563 14632
2021 658 17309
2022 519 17794
2023 538 18549
2024 465 17513
2025 451 16368

The following table provides academic rankings for Nagasaki University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 16 120 650
Library and Information science 24 89 702
Linguistics 29 233 901
Classics and Ancient History 17 188 1040
Aesthetics 32 275 1142
Archaeology 20 330 1159
Sociology 20 251 1191
History 20 313 1203
Sports / Exercise science 55 312 1254
Philosophy 32 356 1487
Anthropology 23 396 1650
Law 28 466 1666
Political Science 26 477 1870
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 37 603 2156
Gender Studies 34 496 2221
Communications and Public Relations 31 891 2806
Education Majors 92 1090 3098

Psychology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 29th for Psychology in Japan and 695th in the World with 9,559 publications made and 183,459 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 498 In Japan
#151 of 2,766 In Asia
#695 of 6,663 In the World

Nagasaki University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 151 624
1994 164 746
1995 137 781
1996 143 954
1997 151 944
1998 182 1175
1999 159 1301
2000 158 1635
2001 183 1742
2002 181 2112
2003 202 2578
2004 230 2584
2005 194 3040
2006 190 3210
2007 195 3699
2008 214 4323
2009 193 4547
2010 217 5043
2011 250 5503
2012 307 6365
2013 290 6502
2014 305 6780
2015 260 7053
2016 263 7575
2017 290 8052
2018 318 8275
2019 303 8996
2020 424 11648
2021 453 12888
2022 399 13611
2023 371 13811
2024 363 13017
2025 330 12035

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 27 110 542
Neuroscience 31 102 557
Occupational Therapy 27 118 609
Clinical Psychology 36 266 1180
Child Psychology 33 279 1276
Cognitive Science 60 549 1475
Social Psychology 49 523 1772
Education Majors 92 1090 3098

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nagasaki University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 26 238 1001
Statistics 28 303 1040
Mathematics 30 363 1171
Art & Design 37 346 1330
Management 49 516 1535
Environmental Economics 25 614 1551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 516 1583
International Business 36 426 1666
International Trade 36 438 1669
Finance 47 540 1686
Development Studies 26 502 1700
Economics 30 518 1730
Business 52 593 1787
Literature 53 540 1854
Advertising 49 632 1970
Applied Mathematics 76 826 1975
Accounting 40 739 2211
Marketing 60 866 2331
Math Teachers 111 1259 3393