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Nagoya University ranked 8th in Japan, 207th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 41 research topics. Nagoya University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 188,295 academic publications and 4,299,704 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 32 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#207 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 20 In Nagoya
#17 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#24 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#36 of 3,183 For Condensed Matter Physics
#381 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#458 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 38 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Japan and 69th in the World with 124,736 publications made and 3,146,173 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 508 In Japan
#13 of 2,781 In Asia
#69 of 6,545 In the World

Nagoya University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1657 16621
1993 1696 17064
1994 1839 19157
1995 1828 20311
1996 2085 22710
1997 2141 26076
1998 2306 29662
1999 2392 33356
2000 2523 36511
2001 2658 40957
2002 3069 46747
2003 3080 51898
2004 2956 55206
2005 3143 61539
2006 3303 67054
2007 3191 72354
2008 3165 76354
2009 3233 82367
2010 3179 90067
2011 3385 98769
2012 3449 105182
2013 3594 113154
2014 3685 117829
2015 3565 120163
2016 3622 125250
2017 3689 130279
2018 3679 135851
2019 3721 146581
2020 3996 169727
2021 3838 186765
2022 3563 179463
2023 3780 179360
2024 2939 161895

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

Biology rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Biology in Japan and 98th in the World with 115,872 publications made and 3,078,622 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 527 In Japan
#16 of 2,834 In Asia
#98 of 6,833 In the World

Nagoya University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1506 14603
1993 1518 14796
1994 1609 16731
1995 1681 18065
1996 1790 20274
1997 1939 23834
1998 2002 27250
1999 2094 30728
2000 2212 33746
2001 2275 37605
2002 2618 43286
2003 2704 48496
2004 2653 52096
2005 2767 57850
2006 2989 64107
2007 2920 70325
2008 2958 74569
2009 3031 81119
2010 2987 88554
2011 3286 98511
2012 3407 105391
2013 3631 112749
2014 3769 117880
2015 3636 120933
2016 3585 126172
2017 3746 131062
2018 3746 138387
2019 3853 149138
2020 4177 176684
2021 4035 195492
2022 3883 190350
2023 4073 189599
2024 3214 174285

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 5 6 52
Horticulture 3 14 56
Biophysics 4 5 70
Biochemistry 6 12 74
Nanotechnology 7 42 77
Botany 4 11 84
Nutrition and Food Science 5 20 85
Astrobiology 6 11 86
Genetics 5 14 97
Oncology and Cancer research 5 26 103
Agricultural Science 3 27 111
Neuroscience 6 10 138
Paleontology 7 17 138
Entomology 6 15 143
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 21 154
Immunology 7 28 159
Biotechnology 7 24 161
Zoology 6 14 198
Microbiology 7 33 209
Pharmacology 7 44 220
Virology 6 37 221
Evolutionary Biology 8 24 225
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 33 244
Forestry 5 42 244
Animal Science 7 54 287
Toxicology 7 74 316
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 74 661

Physics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Physics in Japan and 70th in the World with 112,110 publications made and 2,410,066 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 513 In Japan
#19 of 2,817 In Asia
#70 of 6,713 In the World

Nagoya University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1253 10882
1993 1269 11421
1994 1465 12993
1995 1404 13466
1996 1694 15530
1997 1627 16937
1998 1803 18952
1999 1950 21089
2000 2036 22254
2001 2184 26611
2002 2795 31184
2003 2728 34740
2004 2574 37078
2005 2830 42498
2006 2958 46413
2007 2925 50657
2008 2901 54925
2009 2922 59577
2010 3005 65534
2011 3250 73015
2012 3404 80986
2013 3495 88170
2014 3530 92652
2015 3445 97607
2016 3385 105676
2017 3654 108186
2018 3719 116100
2019 3657 123828
2020 3828 140922
2021 3741 156377
2022 3401 145067
2023 3733 150551
2024 2722 137108

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

Engineering rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Engineering in Japan and 102nd in the World with 107,358 publications made and 2,166,172 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 517 In Japan
#34 of 2,835 In Asia
#102 of 6,782 In the World

Nagoya University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1181 9704
1993 1217 10200
1994 1361 11726
1995 1359 11927
1996 1627 14023
1997 1524 15425
1998 1695 17085
1999 1825 19144
2000 2014 20652
2001 2126 24063
2002 2877 29549
2003 2731 31674
2004 2525 33967
2005 2811 38887
2006 2917 42400
2007 2772 46414
2008 2835 50208
2009 2885 54681
2010 2948 59977
2011 3135 66594
2012 3214 73341
2013 3417 80188
2014 3440 83868
2015 3339 87806
2016 3251 94523
2017 3509 97742
2018 3650 104507
2019 3589 113068
2020 3688 128980
2021 3564 145047
2022 3293 136588
2023 3579 139191
2024 2601 125300

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 8 44
Nuclear Engineering 7 20 47
Robotics 9 21 48
Materials Science 7 28 62
Metallurgical Engineering 7 29 64
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 20 68
Optical Engineering 6 23 76
Nanotechnology 7 42 77
Transportation Engineering 3 23 83
Chemical Engineering 8 53 95
Structural Engineering 6 35 109
Acoustical Engineering 6 33 112
Aerospace Engineering 7 31 121
Electrical Engineering 7 53 125
Mechanical Engineering 7 37 130
Automation and Control engineering 6 56 135
Civil Engineering 6 39 136
Biomedical Engineering 8 32 150
Remote Sensing 4 39 156
Biotechnology 7 24 161
Telecommunications 6 61 173
Petroleum Engineering 7 63 175
Technical Drawing 5 54 187
Geotechnical Engineering 8 64 191
Biochemical Engineering 5 42 198
Automotive Engineering 8 76 222
Mining Engineering 5 89 239
Computer Networking 7 75 245
Human-Computer Interaction 10 50 247
Computer Engineering 9 79 249
Environmental Engineering 8 94 254
Architectural Engineering 11 73 257
Electronic Engineering 9 97 271
Systems Engineering 6 62 275
Aviation 5 56 291
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 122 327
Marine Engineering 18 108 342
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 106 364
Architecture 9 95 466
Engineering Management 5 89 496
Agricultural Engineering 19 211 503
Operations Research 13 174 558
Landscape Architecture 10 156 571
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 223 613
Industrial Engineering 12 176 629
Construction Management 11 189 682

Medicine rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Medicine in Japan and 161st in the World with 70,324 publications made and 1,755,437 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 521 In Japan
#23 of 2,809 In Asia
#161 of 6,775 In the World

Nagoya University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 894 6622
1993 951 7045
1994 974 8180
1995 1018 9186
1996 1017 10555
1997 1149 12178
1998 1168 14277
1999 1160 16689
2000 1310 18796
2001 1263 20616
2002 1391 23744
2003 1409 26586
2004 1512 28243
2005 1520 31743
2006 1745 35114
2007 1679 38654
2008 1640 41911
2009 1809 45858
2010 1757 51184
2011 1974 56671
2012 2164 61324
2013 2233 65670
2014 2301 68844
2015 2339 71791
2016 2274 73902
2017 2478 77130
2018 2464 81183
2019 2630 88802
2020 2767 106832
2021 2814 120781
2022 2811 118087
2023 2745 117757
2024 2312 109109

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 8 10 17
Neurosurgery 2 11 67
Urology 3 9 77
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 23 86
Anatomy and Physiology 5 9 98
Oncology and Cancer research 5 26 103
Ophthalmology 7 24 126
Audiology 5 9 131
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 22 134
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 25 134
Surgery 5 23 140
Radiation Therapy 7 33 150
Biomedical Engineering 8 32 150
Cardiology 6 22 158
Immunology 7 28 159
Pathology 6 28 172
Optometry 7 31 179
Anesthesiology 6 24 181
Dermatology 10 31 192
Sports Medicine 6 15 208
Physical Therapy 5 17 219
Pharmacology 7 44 220
Virology 6 37 221
Respiratory Therapy 9 33 236
Psychiatry 6 28 237
Pediatrics 4 37 252
Orthodontics 21 60 264
Dentistry 21 65 272
Medical Physics 8 31 278
Occupational Therapy 7 42 305
Sports / Exercise science 6 19 306
Toxicology 7 74 316
Gerontology 5 24 319
Family medicine 8 45 321
Epidemiology 10 61 339
Forensic Science 5 78 348
Public Health 7 45 379
Critical Care Nursing 8 59 397
Plastic Surgery 23 117 446
Health Science 10 80 507
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 76 531
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 115 537
Nursing 7 75 544
Clinical Psychology 8 71 585
Cosmetology 44 215 630
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 96 641
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 74 661
Veterinary 33 377 1021

Environmental Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Japan and 141st in the World with 70,259 publications made and 1,568,391 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 521 In Japan
#27 of 2,838 In Asia
#141 of 6,876 In the World

Nagoya University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 746 7182
1993 748 7218
1994 906 8125
1995 878 8286
1996 1037 9431
1997 1015 10801
1998 1129 12156
1999 1214 13348
2000 1325 14723
2001 1297 16341
2002 1699 19701
2003 1766 21846
2004 1727 23545
2005 1742 26402
2006 1882 29197
2007 1839 31518
2008 1815 34820
2009 1823 38153
2010 1796 40971
2011 1956 47020
2012 2120 51310
2013 2185 56617
2014 2255 59503
2015 2214 62499
2016 2120 67242
2017 2234 69097
2018 2310 74829
2019 2271 80812
2020 2416 94741
2021 2501 108986
2022 2371 103921
2023 2469 104122
2024 1764 91827

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

Computer Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Japan and 202nd in the World with 59,646 publications made and 1,225,855 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 513 In Japan
#47 of 2,840 In Asia
#202 of 6,845 In the World

Nagoya University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 578 4339
1993 690 4771
1994 633 5242
1995 661 5705
1996 741 6391
1997 741 7258
1998 839 8801
1999 895 9720
2000 932 10644
2001 979 12436
2002 1699 16710
2003 1383 16717
2004 1237 17925
2005 1422 20129
2006 1573 23089
2007 1534 25854
2008 1574 28155
2009 1680 32136
2010 1733 35062
2011 1864 39775
2012 1947 42484
2013 2021 46008
2014 2019 48881
2015 2048 51050
2016 1878 53812
2017 2197 56500
2018 2377 63049
2019 2380 68101
2020 2411 82872
2021 2336 93086
2022 2319 88471
2023 2473 91674
2024 1822 82943

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 427th in the World with 39,127 publications made and 777,227 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 535 In Japan
#45 of 2,864 In Asia
#427 of 7,081 In the World

Nagoya University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 388 2787
1993 374 2860
1994 437 3424
1995 411 3534
1996 448 4069
1997 474 4385
1998 511 5003
1999 543 5597
2000 569 6066
2001 611 7319
2002 1003 9544
2003 854 10141
2004 858 10643
2005 876 12514
2006 926 13927
2007 947 15621
2008 929 17035
2009 990 19553
2010 1079 21306
2011 1140 24229
2012 1296 27169
2013 1255 30018
2014 1271 31801
2015 1397 34440
2016 1304 36570
2017 1364 37812
2018 1466 41521
2019 1535 46436
2020 1623 56385
2021 1692 65821
2022 1561 61826
2023 1645 64516
2024 1272 57358

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

Psychology rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Psychology in Japan and 230th in the World with 29,901 publications made and 655,752 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 494 In Japan
#28 of 2,755 In Asia
#230 of 6,645 In the World

Nagoya University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 388 2502
1993 422 2760
1994 364 3168
1995 386 3508
1996 429 4027
1997 460 4427
1998 487 5354
1999 422 5960
2000 507 6733
2001 461 7778
2002 644 9276
2003 603 9625
2004 640 10512
2005 665 11535
2006 782 13152
2007 761 14749
2008 701 15335
2009 833 17277
2010 805 18998
2011 878 21260
2012 909 22215
2013 1005 24017
2014 1014 25457
2015 1074 26455
2016 970 27637
2017 1070 29034
2018 1143 30867
2019 1208 35009
2020 1275 43321
2021 1237 48786
2022 1262 48064
2023 1263 47797
2024 1093 44937

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 10 138
Psychiatry 6 28 237
Occupational Therapy 7 42 305
Cognitive Science 6 68 328
Social Psychology 8 51 427
Education Majors 4 69 473
Child Psychology 6 44 486
Clinical Psychology 8 71 585
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 71 586
Special Education 9 68 686

Mathematics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Japan and 304th in the World with 21,620 publications made and 425,234 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 458 In Japan
#61 of 2,718 In Asia
#304 of 6,418 In the World

Nagoya University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 138 1123
1993 160 1205
1994 180 1438
1995 173 1445
1996 232 1810
1997 183 1809
1998 216 1893
1999 237 2220
2000 269 2544
2001 308 3040
2002 523 4263
2003 447 4516
2004 401 4649
2005 479 5468
2006 554 6121
2007 534 6886
2008 547 7629
2009 557 8949
2010 585 9795
2011 656 11423
2012 748 13101
2013 791 15229
2014 766 16435
2015 832 17762
2016 813 18912
2017 867 19570
2018 978 21605
2019 984 24767
2020 1060 30203
2021 1121 35910
2022 1055 34387
2023 1061 35503
2024 764 25764

The following table provides academic rankings for Nagoya University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 5 59 240
Statistics 5 50 264
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 140 449
Operations Research 13 174 558
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 111 570
Math Teachers 10 120 654

Business rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Business in Japan and 416th in the World with 13,138 publications made and 184,411 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 392 In Japan
#78 of 2,646 In Asia
#416 of 6,339 In the World

Nagoya University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 121 706
1993 128 749
1994 169 954
1995 170 957
1996 162 1037
1997 156 1096
1998 179 1279
1999 190 1326
2000 202 1539
2001 198 1605
2002 502 3264
2003 337 2887
2004 318 2620
2005 357 3145
2006 458 3531
2007 359 3813
2008 385 4032
2009 414 5160
2010 407 5136
2011 414 5733
2012 448 6320
2013 457 6857
2014 450 7672
2015 465 7585
2016 414 8420
2017 452 8562
2018 486 9688
2019 464 10691
2020 508 12838
2021 499 14765
2022 507 13945
2023 496 14951
2024 330 11432

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 43 285
Management 8 90 371
Tax Law 7 72 406
Engineering Management 5 89 496
Marketing 10 100 521
Operations Research 13 174 558
Occupational Safety and Health 7 87 562
Real Estate 17 154 591
International Business 10 83 628
Advertising 10 118 663
Construction Management 11 189 682
International Trade 12 102 731
Entertainment Industry Business 9 124 742
Accounting 11 184 831
Public Policy / Administration 7 109 844
Project Management 8 180 890
Management Information Systems 11 183 917
Risk Management 13 231 941
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 297 1011
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 348 1024
Human Resource Management 9 297 1220

Economics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 8th for Economics in Japan and 475th in the World with 7,438 publications made and 130,298 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 338 In Japan
#73 of 2,553 In Asia
#475 of 6,167 In the World

Nagoya University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 51 453
1993 53 467
1994 77 621
1995 92 588
1996 75 658
1997 76 752
1998 96 739
1999 89 795
2000 99 1013
2001 79 1036
2002 175 1493
2003 145 1633
2004 176 1606
2005 155 2033
2006 185 2193
2007 208 2451
2008 190 2658
2009 203 3453
2010 211 3462
2011 249 3944
2012 256 4249
2013 299 4904
2014 313 5588
2015 282 5576
2016 259 6248
2017 265 6513
2018 301 7203
2019 303 7944
2020 333 9798
2021 354 11439
2022 336 10784
2023 313 11490
2024 232 9361

The following table provides academic rankings for Nagoya University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 43 285
Agricultural Economics 10 107 408
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 111 570
Development Studies 8 100 596
International Economics 12 75 649
Environmental Economics 13 196 662
International Trade 12 102 731
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 297 1011
Political Economy 15 165 1200

Art & Design rankings

Nagoya University ranked 8th for Art & Design in Japan and 340th in the World with 7,419 publications made and 113,917 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#8 of 346 In Japan
#47 of 2,428 In Asia
#340 of 5,966 In the World

Nagoya University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 67 528
1993 82 549
1994 85 614
1995 63 562
1996 89 670
1997 61 693
1998 96 802
1999 98 916
2000 95 969
2001 117 1227
2002 212 1815
2003 191 1692
2004 179 1909
2005 190 2207
2006 221 2549
2007 198 2738
2008 201 2985
2009 185 3348
2010 225 3717
2011 235 4047
2012 232 4168
2013 282 4616
2014 274 5027
2015 271 4950
2016 241 5134
2017 258 5584
2018 292 6102
2019 284 6550
2020 268 7808
2021 313 9317
2022 243 8466
2023 313 8696
2024 238 9006

The following table provides academic rankings for Nagoya University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 5 71
Computer Graphics 6 34 145
Animation 3 47 158
Performing arts 2 11 182
Aesthetics 7 28 238
Fashion Design 7 44 303
Music 8 45 351
Photography 12 44 369
Game Design and Development 14 72 384
Literature 7 42 398
Art History 4 18 403
Architecture 9 95 466
Cinematography 2 28 472
Multimedia 11 101 501
UX/UI Desgin 14 119 557
Landscape Architecture 10 156 571
Painting and Drawing 18 139 617
Sculpture 18 139 617
Illustration and Concept Art 18 154 649
Entertainment Industry Business 9 124 742
Graphic Design 14 185 745
Creative Writing 8 135 951