Nagasaki University: Rankings

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Nagasaki University ranked 26th in Japan, 670th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. Nagasaki University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 41,045 academic publications and 665,235 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#670 of 14,131 In the World
#120 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 6 In Nagasaki
#178 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#191 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#217 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#1534 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#950 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 20th for Biology in Japan and 434th in the World with 31,878 publications made and 586,696 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 523 In Japan
#94 of 2,814 In Asia
#434 of 6,770 In the World

Nagasaki University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 471 1663
1992 464 2052
1993 502 2118
1994 520 2548
1995 518 2881
1996 572 3257
1997 621 3589
1998 694 4184
1999 700 4706
2000 700 5812
2001 756 6532
2002 762 7569
2003 778 8812
2004 815 9699
2005 778 11627
2006 784 12624
2007 788 14070
2008 793 15014
2009 773 16178
2010 774 18280
2011 837 19798
2012 886 21760
2013 935 23110
2014 985 24235
2015 1036 25311
2016 1065 26583
2017 1067 27046
2018 1154 29201
2019 1114 31213
2020 1452 38106
2021 1496 42779
2022 1303 44461
2023 1220 45181

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 7 35 219
Molecular Biology 20 47 238
Microbiology 11 41 260
Immunology 16 51 268
Oncology and Cancer research 26 80 295
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 44 307
Genetics 23 71 361
Zoology 13 39 373
Biochemistry 21 80 383
Biophysics 26 71 401
Toxicology 9 97 415
Pharmacology 26 116 435
Biotechnology 25 104 443
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 48 512
Neuroscience 33 93 529
Entomology 31 101 541
Animal Science 19 119 555
Astrobiology 30 127 584
Paleontology 22 132 594
Botany 30 150 597
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 170 677
Nutrition and Food Science 37 246 695
Nanotechnology 47 316 779
Evolutionary Biology 37 230 945
Horticulture 58 409 1104
Forestry 52 395 1320
Agricultural Science 62 616 1620

Medicine rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 19th for Medicine in Japan and 371st in the World with 27,978 publications made and 491,475 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#19 of 517 In Japan
#64 of 2,781 In Asia
#371 of 6,680 In the World

Nagasaki University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 404 1200
1992 413 1450
1993 430 1481
1994 463 1806
1995 443 1995
1996 489 2473
1997 484 2660
1998 550 3187
1999 572 3630
2000 571 4419
2001 635 5073
2002 581 6002
2003 666 6878
2004 672 7608
2005 657 9147
2006 640 9997
2007 674 11265
2008 668 12029
2009 662 13126
2010 665 14816
2011 720 16174
2012 795 17834
2013 798 18943
2014 887 20340
2015 934 21456
2016 938 22645
2017 964 23301
2018 1031 25078
2019 1044 26899
2020 1338 33466
2021 1417 38034
2022 1244 39859
2023 1167 40447

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 21 51 178
Dentistry 15 38 191
Orthodontics 16 43 217
Virology 7 35 219
Respiratory Therapy 11 28 227
Pharmacy 17 57 239
Radiation Therapy 26 70 253
Immunology 16 51 268
Dermatology 21 57 274
Oncology and Cancer research 26 80 295
Medical Physics 8 29 303
Surgery 24 64 304
Anatomy and Physiology 19 53 313
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 27 63 322
Pathology 19 62 332
Anesthesiology 23 67 341
Pediatrics 11 62 344
Epidemiology 10 63 358
Urology 35 88 363
Cardiology 43 83 369
Toxicology 9 97 415
Neurosurgery 53 124 415
Family medicine 15 65 426
Ophthalmology 45 103 429
Pharmacology 26 116 435
Sonography and Ultrasound 42 124 446
Veterinary 17 136 492
Biomedical Engineering 27 142 507
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 7 48 512
Psychiatry 29 103 530
Gerontology 12 62 547
Audiology 43 101 558
Occupational Therapy 26 102 591
Public Health 15 94 610
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 119 614
Critical Care Nursing 32 120 616
Forensic Science 17 148 626
Physical Therapy 29 108 632
Sports Medicine 47 125 734
Cosmetology 57 260 746
Plastic Surgery 50 223 750
Optometry 56 218 815
Health Science 29 160 830
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 34 156 860
Nursing 21 152 919
Sports / Exercise science 49 246 1103
Clinical Psychology 36 226 1120
Healthcare Management (MHA) 27 216 1122

Chemistry rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 27th for Chemistry in Japan and 493rd in the World with 25,400 publications made and 494,404 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#27 of 499 In Japan
#133 of 2,750 In Asia
#493 of 6,447 In the World

Nagasaki University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 380 1515
1992 376 1849
1993 390 1879
1994 412 2271
1995 427 2633
1996 479 2897
1997 530 3212
1998 569 3689
1999 598 4289
2000 638 5225
2001 633 5787
2002 659 6742
2003 681 7618
2004 732 8536
2005 687 10049
2006 681 10877
2007 672 12143
2008 680 12630
2009 684 13504
2010 649 15301
2011 663 16487
2012 702 17748
2013 696 18822
2014 758 19809
2015 812 20212
2016 849 21005
2017 818 21461
2018 889 22874
2019 824 24803
2020 1017 29668
2021 1036 33490
2022 910 34585
2023 856 34688

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 17 57 239
Biochemistry 21 80 383
Radiochemistry 20 253 487
Organic Chemistry 30 160 531
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 43 151 549
Inorganic Chemistry 36 210 584
Nutrition and Food Science 37 246 695
Physical chemistry 42 264 716
Materials Science 45 240 720
Environmental Chemistry 41 250 769
Nanotechnology 47 316 779
Chemical Engineering 48 365 878
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 274 953
Computational Chemistry 53 348 1046

Engineering rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 45th for Engineering in Japan and 813th in the World with 15,108 publications made and 214,151 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#45 of 505 In Japan
#255 of 2,809 In Asia
#813 of 6,684 In the World

Nagasaki University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 186 685
1992 188 843
1993 213 856
1994 229 1027
1995 201 1102
1996 204 1157
1997 249 1333
1998 276 1471
1999 269 1709
2000 302 2010
2001 333 2246
2002 438 2768
2003 375 3047
2004 390 3522
2005 381 4080
2006 407 4571
2007 408 5313
2008 382 5647
2009 463 5985
2010 433 6816
2011 413 7402
2012 494 8071
2013 463 8413
2014 530 9138
2015 574 9381
2016 571 10014
2017 517 10067
2018 528 11301
2019 513 12450
2020 574 14500
2021 635 17058
2022 586 18082
2023 563 18354

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 790th in the World with 14,565 publications made and 206,890 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#44 of 503 In Japan
#235 of 2,786 In Asia
#790 of 6,603 In the World

Nagasaki University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 196 715
1992 190 853
1993 207 854
1994 224 1068
1995 212 1157
1996 218 1206
1997 252 1342
1998 286 1482
1999 270 1687
2000 294 1957
2001 330 2202
2002 417 2779
2003 373 3040
2004 385 3470
2005 368 3876
2006 392 4418
2007 395 5068
2008 360 5366
2009 447 5547
2010 389 6400
2011 375 6853
2012 471 7475
2013 425 7741
2014 489 8449
2015 548 8645
2016 529 9066
2017 490 9340
2018 508 10351
2019 478 11201
2020 515 13069
2021 587 15000
2022 529 16363
2023 536 16279

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 8 29 303
Biophysics 26 71 401
Astrobiology 30 127 584
Nuclear Physics 45 177 668
Materials Science 45 240 720
Acoustical Engineering 42 216 770
Nanotechnology 47 316 779
Optical Engineering 51 270 852
Quantum and Particle physics 52 291 917
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 280 1026
Condensed Matter Physics 87 445 1134
Atomic and Molecular physics 88 375 1147
Applied/Engineering Physics 88 498 1243

Environmental Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 25th for Environmental Science in Japan and 716th in the World with 14,194 publications made and 212,881 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#25 of 510 In Japan
#188 of 2,811 In Asia
#716 of 6,798 In the World

Nagasaki University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 208 453
1992 180 560
1993 191 613
1994 207 768
1995 214 865
1996 212 943
1997 272 1099
1998 278 1280
1999 278 1429
2000 304 1771
2001 306 1954
2002 350 2313
2003 320 2508
2004 335 2985
2005 351 3537
2006 344 4080
2007 321 4579
2008 366 4908
2009 372 5368
2010 368 6202
2011 353 6785
2012 404 7637
2013 404 8119
2014 461 8598
2015 532 8672
2016 530 9882
2017 516 10131
2018 534 11449
2019 542 12600
2020 689 15592
2021 731 17838
2022 651 19431
2023 588 19391

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 15 44 307
Mining Engineering 13 145 411
Paleontology 22 132 594
Oceanography 28 169 636
Geotechnical Engineering 31 212 645
Geology 25 174 669
Environmental Chemistry 41 250 769
Ecology 26 209 787
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 41 227 792
Earth science and Geophysics 43 264 856
Environmental Engineering 30 331 918
Petrology and Geochemistry 48 274 953
Hydrology and Water resources management 28 384 984
Geography and Cartography 34 261 1036
Environmental Management 34 399 1110
Forestry 52 395 1320
Agricultural Science 62 616 1620

Computer Science rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 41st for Computer Science in Japan and 974th in the World with 9,807 publications made and 141,873 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#41 of 506 In Japan
#274 of 2,809 In Asia
#974 of 6,752 In the World

Nagasaki University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 110 431
1992 115 510
1993 138 616
1994 139 652
1995 111 649
1996 122 864
1997 153 921
1998 154 999
1999 131 1084
2000 152 1439
2001 171 1501
2002 243 1880
2003 192 2146
2004 212 2280
2005 182 2616
2006 210 2897
2007 220 3304
2008 234 3769
2009 279 3990
2010 256 4518
2011 267 5153
2012 310 5929
2013 341 6308
2014 363 6588
2015 402 7246
2016 389 7677
2017 385 8156
2018 371 8735
2019 368 9620
2020 492 12192
2021 522 14231
2022 507 15406
2023 459 15788

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 33 93 529
Library and Information science 21 63 566
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 170 677
Computer Engineering 31 272 797
Computer Graphics 69 326 1066
Telecommunications 52 383 1075
Computer Vision 71 464 1247
Robotics 116 512 1260
Computational Linguistics 63 471 1292
Cognitive Science 60 473 1363
Machine Learning 48 540 1402
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 67 546 1492
Data Science 45 453 1551
Computer Networking 78 679 1677
Human-Computer Interaction 94 568 1723
Multimedia 71 594 1758
Cyber Security 67 697 1798
Blockchain and Cryptography 102 1102 2306
Software Engineering 100 888 2343

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1172nd in the World with 9,654 publications made and 139,406 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 527 In Japan
#234 of 2,845 In Asia
#1172 of 7,020 In the World

Nagasaki University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 104 250
1992 106 311
1993 105 376
1994 133 422
1995 124 445
1996 114 553
1997 133 662
1998 126 740
1999 147 696
2000 141 928
2001 165 1030
2002 186 1285
2003 174 1426
2004 185 1674
2005 188 1980
2006 193 2221
2007 197 2604
2008 207 2879
2009 245 3193
2010 245 3848
2011 256 4188
2012 273 4741
2013 299 5016
2014 328 5534
2015 382 5975
2016 406 6631
2017 432 7282
2018 407 8154
2019 455 9089
2020 568 11490
2021 629 13924
2022 510 15368
2023 507 15956

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
Library and Information science 21 63 566
Demography 16 94 597
Forensic Science 17 148 626
Genealogy 20 80 814
Linguistics 29 193 828
Classics and Ancient History 18 157 977
Archaeology 23 272 1058
Sociology 20 191 1067
Aesthetics 32 236 1078
Sports / Exercise science 49 246 1103
History 21 257 1105
Philosophy 33 292 1336
Law 28 358 1497
Anthropology 22 314 1530
Political Science 26 378 1690
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 38 510 1976
Communications and Public Relations 34 767 2622
Education Majors 85 884 2748

Psychology rankings

Nagasaki University ranked 30th for Psychology in Japan and 650th in the World with 8,570 publications made and 132,544 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#30 of 485 In Japan
#126 of 2,703 In Asia
#650 of 6,528 In the World

Nagasaki University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 142 412
1992 128 484
1993 145 493
1994 152 597
1995 131 638
1996 127 817
1997 146 787
1998 170 975
1999 158 1041
2000 148 1318
2001 175 1426
2002 161 1658
2003 183 1989
2004 212 2040
2005 173 2447
2006 182 2555
2007 183 3031
2008 207 3427
2009 174 3694
2010 192 3994
2011 240 4515
2012 290 5051
2013 263 5369
2014 285 5675
2015 273 6054
2016 269 6455
2017 290 6891
2018 309 7211
2019 300 7750
2020 409 9795
2021 450 10967
2022 409 12241
2023 354 12336

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 33 93 529
Psychiatry 29 103 530
Occupational Therapy 26 102 591
Clinical Psychology 36 226 1120
Child Psychology 37 237 1227
Cognitive Science 60 473 1363
Social Psychology 54 440 1666
Education Majors 85 884 2748

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nagasaki University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 25 181 888
Statistics 29 275 989
Mathematics 30 323 1105
Art & Design 38 271 1196
Management 50 410 1348
Environmental Economics 24 518 1394
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 37 448 1479
Finance 49 436 1519
International Trade 39 393 1525
International Business 38 377 1541
Development Studies 26 416 1566
Business 52 472 1569
Economics 32 425 1581
Literature 50 427 1684
Advertising 53 560 1883
Accounting 37 578 1940
Applied Mathematics 81 798 1941
Marketing 57 689 2049
Math Teachers 112 1096 3107