Nagasaki University: Rankings

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Nagasaki University ranked 26th in Japan, 690th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 142 research topics. Nagasaki University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 45,554 academic publications and 874,994 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#690 of 14,131 In the World
#127 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 6 In Nagasaki
#173 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#202 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#222 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#1548 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#950 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 139 other topics

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Biology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 19th for Biology in Japan and 436th in the World with 35,083 publications made and 765,605 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#19 of 527 In Japan
#102 of 2,834 In Asia
#436 of 6,833 In the World

Nagasaki University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 513 2623
1993 544 2706
1994 556 3192
1995 562 3547
1996 613 3982
1997 675 4568
1998 749 5240
1999 764 5928
2000 750 7413
2001 808 8307
2002 825 9755
2003 848 11484
2004 856 12246
2005 875 14691
2006 834 15713
2007 825 17461
2008 877 19331
2009 831 20708
2010 870 23192
2011 898 24719
2012 985 27178
2013 1019 28254
2014 1027 29470
2015 1055 29824
2016 1103 31401
2017 1068 32296
2018 1179 34046
2019 1151 36632
2020 1481 46002
2021 1541 50921
2022 1323 50377
2023 1288 51933
2024 1162 49201

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 7 39 231
Molecular Biology 19 45 236
Immunology 15 51 265
Microbiology 11 49 272
Oncology and Cancer research 24 77 283
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 44 296
Genetics 22 74 360
Zoology 12 41 376
Biochemistry 20 86 386
Biophysics 25 70 396
Pharmacology 24 119 439
Biotechnology 24 104 442
Toxicology 10 127 458
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 58 538
Neuroscience 31 96 543
Animal Science 20 146 585
Botany 27 156 604
Paleontology 22 139 606
Entomology 32 135 622
Astrobiology 35 145 630
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 183 698
Nutrition and Food Science 38 283 761
Nanotechnology 45 327 792
Evolutionary Biology 34 216 905
Horticulture 58 459 1176
Forestry 52 465 1475
Agricultural Science 58 641 1632

Medicine rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 18th for Medicine in Japan and 375th in the World with 30,956 publications made and 641,903 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#18 of 521 In Japan
#68 of 2,809 In Asia
#375 of 6,775 In the World

Nagasaki University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 446 1924
1993 468 1923
1994 497 2331
1995 475 2501
1996 523 3072
1997 521 3386
1998 606 4049
1999 632 4637
2000 619 5723
2001 673 6540
2002 629 7871
2003 708 9014
2004 722 9741
2005 732 11612
2006 675 12488
2007 701 14020
2008 743 15484
2009 712 16895
2010 738 18780
2011 775 20150
2012 876 22436
2013 898 23475
2014 939 24773
2015 944 25439
2016 973 26828
2017 972 27884
2018 1059 29159
2019 1080 31640
2020 1377 40872
2021 1458 45486
2022 1278 45369
2023 1228 46523
2024 1181 44204

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 50 173
Dentistry 16 42 202
Respiratory Therapy 8 31 222
Pharmacy 17 57 228
Virology 7 39 231
Orthodontics 17 52 240
Radiation Therapy 24 70 248
Immunology 15 51 265
Oncology and Cancer research 24 77 283
Dermatology 20 60 284
Surgery 24 67 304
Anatomy and Physiology 20 59 324
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 68 325
Epidemiology 9 58 331
Pathology 19 69 339
Medical Physics 12 43 349
Anesthesiology 24 72 351
Urology 35 95 371
Pediatrics 12 72 374
Cardiology 45 94 391
Sonography and Ultrasound 34 110 398
Neurosurgery 50 129 418
Pharmacology 24 119 439
Ophthalmology 49 118 454
Toxicology 10 127 458
Family medicine 17 77 468
Biomedical Engineering 24 141 492
Veterinary 13 152 503
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 9 58 538
Psychiatry 27 106 538
Gerontology 13 65 545
Audiology 47 111 588
Occupational Therapy 27 114 600
Critical Care Nursing 30 136 627
Public Health 15 118 653
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 16 151 654
Physical Therapy 29 125 669
Plastic Surgery 50 233 736
Sports Medicine 45 139 758
Optometry 62 240 832
Cosmetology 62 329 842
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 31 165 853
Health Science 27 190 908
Nursing 19 166 930
Clinical Psychology 36 261 1172
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 268 1198
Sports / Exercise science 54 297 1222

Chemistry rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 25th for Chemistry in Japan and 505th in the World with 27,566 publications made and 630,342 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#25 of 508 In Japan
#141 of 2,781 In Asia
#505 of 6,545 In the World

Nagasaki University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 409 2348
1993 417 2379
1994 439 2807
1995 472 3229
1996 519 3509
1997 572 4036
1998 617 4551
1999 658 5385
2000 689 6655
2001 678 7321
2002 714 8591
2003 726 9832
2004 761 10641
2005 757 12612
2006 716 13445
2007 711 14821
2008 720 16066
2009 722 17196
2010 716 19080
2011 701 20212
2012 752 21688
2013 745 22468
2014 787 23674
2015 813 23472
2016 872 24229
2017 818 25111
2018 880 26279
2019 856 28387
2020 1025 34752
2021 1043 38898
2022 921 38442
2023 861 39270
2024 732 35793

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 17 57 228
Biochemistry 20 86 386
Organic Chemistry 28 164 538
Radiochemistry 21 290 551
Inorganic Chemistry 34 217 584
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 46 190 645
Physical chemistry 41 279 731
Materials Science 44 253 739
Nutrition and Food Science 38 283 761
Nanotechnology 45 327 792
Environmental Chemistry 40 273 803
Chemical Engineering 48 390 910
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 278 952
Computational Chemistry 50 337 1019

Engineering rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 44th for Engineering in Japan and 832nd in the World with 16,520 publications made and 273,435 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#44 of 517 In Japan
#268 of 2,835 In Asia
#832 of 6,782 In the World

Nagasaki University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 202 1047
1993 227 1064
1994 246 1250
1995 239 1429
1996 234 1449
1997 265 1704
1998 304 1857
1999 296 2142
2000 338 2553
2001 358 2816
2002 469 3481
2003 401 4008
2004 406 4407
2005 422 5129
2006 431 5674
2007 434 6470
2008 402 6879
2009 492 7387
2010 455 8260
2011 443 8894
2012 526 9741
2013 485 9947
2014 571 10872
2015 582 10762
2016 586 11590
2017 523 11832
2018 535 13294
2019 542 14427
2020 592 17384
2021 664 20113
2022 575 20442
2023 571 21115
2024 500 19808

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 822nd in the World with 15,939 publications made and 258,351 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 513 In Japan
#256 of 2,817 In Asia
#822 of 6,713 In the World

Nagasaki University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 203 1055
1993 221 1093
1994 241 1329
1995 243 1457
1996 240 1561
1997 274 1729
1998 313 1880
1999 301 2138
2000 324 2505
2001 361 2788
2002 447 3492
2003 395 3968
2004 398 4344
2005 405 4927
2006 410 5494
2007 422 6196
2008 377 6608
2009 467 6853
2010 421 7808
2011 400 8192
2012 494 8990
2013 452 9250
2014 523 10026
2015 561 9978
2016 549 10538
2017 501 11020
2018 507 12158
2019 506 13113
2020 536 15581
2021 602 17686
2022 522 18531
2023 542 18708
2024 475 17761

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 12 43 349
Biophysics 25 70 396
Astrobiology 35 145 630
Nuclear Physics 45 185 673
Materials Science 44 253 739
Nanotechnology 45 327 792
Acoustical Engineering 42 228 799
Optical Engineering 49 283 871
Quantum and Particle physics 51 306 939
Astrophysics and Astronomy 52 275 1017
Atomic and Molecular physics 88 386 1169
Condensed Matter Physics 87 473 1172
Applied/Engineering Physics 88 575 1379

Environmental Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 24th for Environmental Science in Japan and 741st in the World with 15,592 publications made and 285,535 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#24 of 521 In Japan
#201 of 2,838 In Asia
#741 of 6,876 In the World

Nagasaki University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 200 728
1993 204 768
1994 219 977
1995 237 1070
1996 220 1154
1997 292 1451
1998 298 1616
1999 288 1755
2000 322 2249
2001 327 2495
2002 359 2886
2003 345 3238
2004 351 3747
2005 380 4408
2006 370 5116
2007 337 5528
2008 384 6159
2009 401 6710
2010 408 7732
2011 360 8443
2012 454 9380
2013 441 9786
2014 501 10511
2015 554 10451
2016 552 11751
2017 538 12300
2018 558 13520
2019 583 15142
2020 689 19229
2021 785 21989
2022 642 22555
2023 628 22848
2024 538 22155

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 44 296
Mining Engineering 15 176 492
Paleontology 22 139 606
Oceanography 25 171 618
Geotechnical Engineering 26 214 647
Geology 24 178 684
Environmental Chemistry 40 273 803
Ecology 23 218 805
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 41 248 824
Earth science and Geophysics 42 261 852
Environmental Engineering 28 342 930
Petrology and Geochemistry 46 278 952
Hydrology and Water resources management 25 416 999
Environmental Management 25 379 1060
Geography and Cartography 31 280 1071
Forestry 52 465 1475
Agricultural Science 58 641 1632

Computer Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 41st for Computer Science in Japan and 1012th in the World with 10,736 publications made and 192,027 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 513 In Japan
#300 of 2,840 In Asia
#1012 of 6,845 In the World

Nagasaki University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 130 654
1993 144 786
1994 149 820
1995 118 839
1996 132 1006
1997 161 1130
1998 165 1223
1999 143 1310
2000 166 1816
2001 187 1851
2002 267 2351
2003 216 2769
2004 225 2904
2005 211 3415
2006 210 3707
2007 232 4230
2008 250 5090
2009 285 5343
2010 282 6110
2011 283 6731
2012 334 7571
2013 357 7742
2014 398 8280
2015 418 8650
2016 377 9183
2017 387 9809
2018 372 10313
2019 380 11394
2020 500 14971
2021 547 16882
2022 518 17430
2023 489 18163
2024 407 17140

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 96 543
Library and Information science 24 83 688
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 28 183 698
Computer Engineering 30 292 824
Telecommunications 49 389 1067
Computer Graphics 68 376 1175
Robotics 109 540 1318
Computer Vision 72 527 1337
Computational Linguistics 62 533 1380
Cognitive Science 60 528 1446
Cyber Security 39 566 1513
Machine Learning 49 639 1546
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 65 611 1577
Computer Networking 73 690 1684
Data Science 48 650 1895
Human-Computer Interaction 93 692 1911
Multimedia 74 750 2033
Blockchain and Cryptography 103 1171 2429
Software Engineering 95 949 2457

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 22nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1304th in the World with 10,653 publications made and 182,657 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#22 of 535 In Japan
#298 of 2,864 In Asia
#1304 of 7,081 In the World

Nagasaki University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 120 376
1993 115 467
1994 149 533
1995 130 565
1996 119 654
1997 141 814
1998 128 876
1999 159 914
2000 147 1246
2001 172 1348
2002 187 1603
2003 184 1828
2004 190 2126
2005 203 2614
2006 206 2935
2007 220 3373
2008 222 3906
2009 264 4460
2010 264 5175
2011 278 5504
2012 303 5983
2013 332 6482
2014 346 7030
2015 401 7323
2016 430 8175
2017 441 8878
2018 419 9836
2019 483 10997
2020 569 14754
2021 656 17359
2022 520 17845
2023 537 18606
2024 456 17380

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 16 115 644
Library and Information science 24 83 688
Linguistics 29 224 887
Classics and Ancient History 17 181 1036
Aesthetics 32 262 1117
Archaeology 22 320 1146
History 21 302 1186
Sociology 21 245 1189
Sports / Exercise science 54 297 1222
Philosophy 32 348 1473
Law 29 452 1655
Anthropology 23 394 1659
Political Science 28 455 1847
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 39 598 2152
Gender Studies 31 470 2171
Communications and Public Relations 34 892 2837
Education Majors 93 1068 3081

Psychology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 30th for Psychology in Japan and 684th in the World with 9,334 publications made and 173,334 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 494 In Japan
#146 of 2,755 In Asia
#684 of 6,645 In the World

Nagasaki University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 138 631
1993 151 623
1994 164 745
1995 137 779
1996 144 954
1997 151 942
1998 182 1172
1999 159 1298
2000 158 1634
2001 184 1742
2002 181 2108
2003 202 2579
2004 230 2585
2005 194 3039
2006 190 3208
2007 195 3698
2008 214 4319
2009 193 4557
2010 217 5044
2011 251 5501
2012 309 6368
2013 290 6509
2014 305 6783
2015 260 7058
2016 265 7583
2017 292 8050
2018 317 8280
2019 306 9036
2020 433 11768
2021 461 12952
2022 402 13673
2023 374 13859
2024 358 12940

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 27 106 538
Neuroscience 31 96 543
Occupational Therapy 27 114 600
Clinical Psychology 36 261 1172
Child Psychology 36 273 1275
Cognitive Science 60 528 1446
Social Psychology 49 512 1752
Education Majors 93 1068 3081

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nagasaki University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 26 225 977
Statistics 28 299 1037
Mathematics 30 355 1164
Art & Design 38 325 1303
Environmental Economics 25 582 1503
Management 51 502 1508
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 36 500 1568
Finance 47 513 1642
International Trade 36 438 1662
International Business 37 427 1669
Development Studies 26 489 1689
Economics 31 502 1710
Business 52 571 1758
Literature 52 512 1815
Advertising 49 616 1954
Applied Mathematics 80 853 2025
Accounting 43 730 2202
Marketing 62 841 2295
Math Teachers 110 1235 3363