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Nagoya University ranked 7th in Japan, 176th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 40 research topics. Nagoya University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 192,331 academic publications and 4,486,303 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 34 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#176 of 14,131 In the World
#18 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 20 In Nagoya
#17 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#24 of 3,887 For Nuclear Physics
#37 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#384 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#306 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 37 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Japan and 73rd in the World with 126,710 publications made and 3,274,605 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 510 In Japan
#14 of 2,785 In Asia
#73 of 6,561 In the World

Nagoya University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1699 17083
1994 1836 19185
1995 1833 20343
1996 2085 22765
1997 2141 26117
1998 2305 29692
1999 2390 33382
2000 2525 36519
2001 2658 40980
2002 3069 46755
2003 3084 51923
2004 2958 55223
2005 3142 61547
2006 3302 67064
2007 3191 72359
2008 3166 76354
2009 3232 82367
2010 3180 90052
2011 3385 98712
2012 3456 105212
2013 3599 113298
2014 3687 117887
2015 3558 120195
2016 3622 125324
2017 3674 130154
2018 3663 135588
2019 3720 146354
2020 3996 169027
2021 3829 186154
2022 3544 178922
2023 3777 178956
2024 3025 163071
2025 2485 139354

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

Biology rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Biology in Japan and 104th in the World with 118,223 publications made and 3,207,264 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 528 In Japan
#20 of 2,838 In Asia
#104 of 6,841 In the World

Nagoya University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1520 14830
1994 1610 16764
1995 1686 18115
1996 1790 20350
1997 1939 23875
1998 2001 27272
1999 2095 30753
2000 2215 33767
2001 2276 37628
2002 2619 43299
2003 2710 48512
2004 2653 52105
2005 2767 57855
2006 2987 64129
2007 2920 70320
2008 2959 74575
2009 3032 81138
2010 2988 88577
2011 3286 98481
2012 3404 105390
2013 3628 112760
2014 3767 117834
2015 3628 120872
2016 3574 126005
2017 3746 131137
2018 3738 138243
2019 3852 148968
2020 4180 176420
2021 4029 195271
2022 3881 189983
2023 4070 189240
2024 3301 175686
2025 2920 154366

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 5 51
Horticulture 3 15 57
Biophysics 4 5 69
Biochemistry 6 12 74
Nanotechnology 7 46 82
Botany 4 11 83
Astrobiology 6 10 84
Nutrition and Food Science 5 25 96
Genetics 5 16 99
Oncology and Cancer research 5 27 106
Agricultural Science 3 28 113
Neuroscience 5 11 139
Paleontology 7 18 141
Entomology 6 15 149
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 24 159
Immunology 7 28 160
Biotechnology 7 24 163
Zoology 6 14 201
Microbiology 7 35 213
Evolutionary Biology 8 25 227
Pharmacology 7 51 229
Virology 6 38 231
Forestry 5 43 244
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 36 252
Animal Science 7 58 298
Toxicology 7 80 329
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 79 674

Physics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Physics in Japan and 72nd in the World with 114,141 publications made and 2,510,625 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 515 In Japan
#20 of 2,822 In Asia
#72 of 6,729 In the World

Nagoya University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1279 11446
1994 1474 13025
1995 1418 13488
1996 1692 15595
1997 1627 16975
1998 1802 18999
1999 1949 21130
2000 2034 22253
2001 2183 26653
2002 2795 31218
2003 2729 34764
2004 2577 37088
2005 2832 42523
2006 2957 46440
2007 2925 50670
2008 2901 54936
2009 2920 59581
2010 3003 65530
2011 3252 73042
2012 3405 81063
2013 3495 88339
2014 3535 92822
2015 3441 97734
2016 3384 105860
2017 3654 108264
2018 3719 116134
2019 3661 123802
2020 3820 140992
2021 3728 156248
2022 3400 144995
2023 3730 150807
2024 2852 138566
2025 2202 118229

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 106th in the World with 109,160 publications made and 2,254,823 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

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

Nagoya University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1224 10214
1994 1364 11757
1995 1368 11949
1996 1625 14065
1997 1524 15446
1998 1694 17113
1999 1823 19175
2000 2012 20655
2001 2126 24096
2002 2876 29573
2003 2732 31705
2004 2527 33971
2005 2811 38908
2006 2918 42424
2007 2771 46418
2008 2834 50220
2009 2883 54670
2010 2947 59969
2011 3133 66530
2012 3215 73363
2013 3412 80291
2014 3443 83911
2015 3339 87852
2016 3243 94525
2017 3509 97728
2018 3649 104463
2019 3588 112943
2020 3688 128666
2021 3551 144610
2022 3279 136290
2023 3581 139046
2024 2734 126621
2025 2068 108203

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 9 45
Nuclear Engineering 7 20 51
Robotics 10 25 52
Materials Science 7 29 64
Metallurgical Engineering 8 30 66
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 20 69
Nanotechnology 7 46 82
Optical Engineering 7 29 84
Transportation Engineering 3 24 85
Chemical Engineering 8 56 100
Structural Engineering 6 37 111
Acoustical Engineering 6 37 116
Aerospace Engineering 7 32 123
Electrical Engineering 7 55 129
Mechanical Engineering 7 38 133
Automation and Control engineering 6 59 140
Civil Engineering 6 41 141
Biomedical Engineering 8 36 155
Remote Sensing 4 42 162
Biotechnology 7 24 163
Telecommunications 6 66 179
Petroleum Engineering 7 68 188
Technical Drawing 6 58 193
Geotechnical Engineering 8 69 198
Biochemical Engineering 5 53 225
Automotive Engineering 8 83 231
Mining Engineering 5 94 247
Human-Computer Interaction 9 53 248
Computer Networking 7 77 250
Computer Engineering 9 82 253
Architectural Engineering 9 75 261
Environmental Engineering 8 96 264
Systems Engineering 6 63 274
Electronic Engineering 9 100 276
Aviation 5 65 313
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 129 340
Marine Engineering 18 112 354
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 108 374
Architecture 9 100 472
Agricultural Engineering 15 203 483
Engineering Management 5 93 513
Landscape Architecture 10 158 566
Operations Research 13 182 571
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 230 621
Industrial Engineering 13 183 637
Construction Management 11 194 687

Medicine rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Medicine in Japan and 167th in the World with 72,088 publications made and 1,835,379 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 521 In Japan
#25 of 2,817 In Asia
#167 of 6,793 In the World

Nagoya University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 951 7057
1994 976 8194
1995 1018 9203
1996 1016 10582
1997 1149 12205
1998 1167 14294
1999 1158 16692
2000 1309 18780
2001 1263 20624
2002 1391 23756
2003 1412 26557
2004 1513 28250
2005 1521 31750
2006 1745 35113
2007 1679 38649
2008 1641 41885
2009 1808 45849
2010 1756 51178
2011 1976 56660
2012 2161 61316
2013 2228 65657
2014 2296 68785
2015 2337 71748
2016 2264 73791
2017 2480 77093
2018 2467 81046
2019 2631 88660
2020 2757 106551
2021 2803 120449
2022 2801 117887
2023 2740 117535
2024 2382 110141
2025 2236 97418

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 12 69
Urology 3 11 81
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 24 88
Anatomy and Physiology 5 9 98
Oncology and Cancer research 5 27 106
Ophthalmology 7 25 127
Audiology 5 9 131
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 22 134
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 28 137
Surgery 5 26 142
Radiation Therapy 7 34 153
Biomedical Engineering 8 36 155
Cardiology 6 23 158
Immunology 7 28 160
Pathology 6 28 175
Anesthesiology 6 26 182
Optometry 8 33 185
Dermatology 10 32 197
Sports Medicine 6 16 215
Physical Therapy 5 19 227
Pharmacology 7 51 229
Virology 6 38 231
Psychiatry 6 31 239
Respiratory Therapy 9 35 244
Pediatrics 4 39 258
Orthodontics 21 64 269
Medical Physics 8 33 277
Dentistry 21 70 283
Occupational Therapy 7 42 303
Sports / Exercise science 6 21 311
Gerontology 5 27 319
Family medicine 8 47 325
Toxicology 7 80 329
Epidemiology 10 66 347
Forensic Science 7 83 375
Public Health 7 51 385
Critical Care Nursing 7 62 397
Plastic Surgery 23 120 452
Health Science 10 84 517
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 115 540
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 80 540
Nursing 7 81 556
Clinical Psychology 8 74 588
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 97 640
Cosmetology 46 231 661
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 13 79 674
Veterinary 33 403 1064

Environmental Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Japan and 145th in the World with 71,375 publications made and 1,638,467 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 523 In Japan
#28 of 2,841 In Asia
#145 of 6,888 In the World

Nagoya University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 749 7225
1994 907 8136
1995 885 8325
1996 1036 9455
1997 1015 10824
1998 1129 12181
1999 1214 13361
2000 1326 14730
2001 1297 16366
2002 1700 19714
2003 1768 21861
2004 1728 23563
2005 1741 26405
2006 1882 29220
2007 1839 31534
2008 1816 34832
2009 1820 38146
2010 1797 40981
2011 1957 46965
2012 2117 51319
2013 2182 56681
2014 2252 59518
2015 2214 62455
2016 2116 67256
2017 2237 69149
2018 2317 74947
2019 2262 80739
2020 2406 94463
2021 2486 108770
2022 2363 103665
2023 2465 103865
2024 1830 92768
2025 1380 79858

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 207th in the World with 60,958 publications made and 1,283,296 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 515 In Japan
#48 of 2,842 In Asia
#207 of 6,855 In the World

Nagoya University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 697 4792
1994 638 5266
1995 664 5729
1996 741 6428
1997 741 7281
1998 839 8818
1999 895 9746
2000 934 10666
2001 978 12458
2002 1698 16715
2003 1385 16721
2004 1236 17940
2005 1422 20150
2006 1573 23102
2007 1532 25845
2008 1573 28164
2009 1678 32126
2010 1735 35083
2011 1859 39732
2012 1942 42457
2013 2018 45998
2014 2020 48908
2015 2046 51042
2016 1870 53716
2017 2199 56495
2018 2370 62996
2019 2378 67927
2020 2406 82676
2021 2313 92656
2022 2317 88286
2023 2465 91691
2024 1934 83955
2025 1498 72874

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 434th in the World with 39,974 publications made and 822,458 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 536 In Japan
#48 of 2,867 In Asia
#434 of 7,088 In the World

Nagoya University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 375 2861
1994 438 3434
1995 413 3538
1996 448 4089
1997 474 4396
1998 509 5001
1999 544 5602
2000 570 6053
2001 610 7328
2002 1003 9553
2003 854 10156
2004 859 10656
2005 876 12518
2006 926 13942
2007 947 15632
2008 929 17051
2009 989 19562
2010 1080 21314
2011 1143 24316
2012 1291 27149
2013 1262 30118
2014 1275 31951
2015 1393 34401
2016 1312 36713
2017 1361 37760
2018 1461 41452
2019 1536 46327
2020 1625 56238
2021 1689 65663
2022 1543 61681
2023 1651 64546
2024 1333 57874
2025 994 50224

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 232nd in the World with 30,614 publications made and 687,992 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

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

Nagoya University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 422 2771
1994 365 3183
1995 385 3520
1996 429 4050
1997 460 4447
1998 486 5356
1999 421 5963
2000 507 6722
2001 460 7777
2002 643 9273
2003 603 9600
2004 641 10506
2005 666 11535
2006 782 13151
2007 761 14737
2008 699 15309
2009 830 17268
2010 805 19020
2011 876 21242
2012 910 22214
2013 1006 24057
2014 1014 25481
2015 1072 26464
2016 971 27635
2017 1070 28933
2018 1142 30834
2019 1199 34885
2020 1268 43164
2021 1232 48533
2022 1262 47874
2023 1247 47669
2024 1130 45242
2025 920 41321

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 5 11 139
Psychiatry 6 31 239
Occupational Therapy 7 42 303
Cognitive Science 6 69 334
Social Psychology 8 56 437
Education Majors 4 75 483
Child Psychology 6 45 490
Clinical Psychology 8 74 588
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 73 596
Special Education 9 68 692

Mathematics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Japan and 308th in the World with 22,021 publications made and 449,042 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 460 In Japan
#64 of 2,725 In Asia
#308 of 6,434 In the World

Nagoya University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 160 1201
1994 178 1438
1995 173 1446
1996 232 1812
1997 183 1808
1998 216 1896
1999 237 2223
2000 269 2546
2001 308 3044
2002 523 4267
2003 446 4521
2004 401 4651
2005 479 5470
2006 554 6129
2007 533 6876
2008 547 7625
2009 556 8932
2010 586 9795
2011 659 11398
2012 751 13132
2013 793 15205
2014 772 16485
2015 829 17616
2016 810 18913
2017 861 19523
2018 973 21462
2019 978 24616
2020 1040 29628
2021 1106 35400
2022 1039 33894
2023 1041 35008
2024 785 26052
2025 592 21263

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 60 243
Statistics 5 53 271
Blockchain and Cryptography 13 144 457
Operations Research 13 182 571
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 112 573
Math Teachers 10 127 667

Business rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Business in Japan and 421st in the World with 13,362 publications made and 193,452 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 394 In Japan
#81 of 2,654 In Asia
#421 of 6,366 In the World

Nagoya University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 129 749
1994 171 956
1995 170 959
1996 163 1040
1997 156 1095
1998 180 1292
1999 190 1335
2000 202 1535
2001 197 1608
2002 502 3267
2003 336 2888
2004 318 2621
2005 356 3150
2006 458 3542
2007 359 3814
2008 384 4024
2009 414 5162
2010 407 5142
2011 413 5738
2012 445 6317
2013 456 6871
2014 448 7672
2015 467 7595
2016 414 8391
2017 447 8576
2018 491 9693
2019 463 10670
2020 500 12751
2021 495 14681
2022 503 13894
2023 499 14847
2024 359 11600
2025 265 9607

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 47 296
Management 8 95 381
Tax Law 7 74 411
Engineering Management 5 93 513
Marketing 10 104 527
Occupational Safety and Health 7 86 552
Operations Research 13 182 571
Real Estate 16 155 591
International Business 10 84 627
Advertising 10 122 684
Construction Management 11 194 687
International Trade 12 102 733
Entertainment Industry Business 9 136 761
Accounting 11 190 846
Public Policy / Administration 7 114 870
Project Management 8 188 911
Supply Chain Management 10 353 921
Risk Management 13 232 935
Management Information Systems 12 196 941
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 307 1032
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 352 1033
Human Resource Management 9 319 1257

Economics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 8th for Economics in Japan and 482nd in the World with 7,595 publications made and 138,753 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 340 In Japan
#74 of 2,559 In Asia
#482 of 6,188 In the World

Nagoya University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 54 467
1994 78 621
1995 92 588
1996 75 658
1997 76 751
1998 96 751
1999 89 803
2000 99 1009
2001 79 1040
2002 175 1496
2003 144 1634
2004 176 1606
2005 155 2038
2006 185 2199
2007 208 2453
2008 189 2648
2009 203 3461
2010 211 3471
2011 251 3954
2012 255 4255
2013 300 4905
2014 313 5631
2015 283 5607
2016 259 6252
2017 262 6519
2018 305 7255
2019 306 7967
2020 327 9764
2021 350 11376
2022 335 10704
2023 318 11428
2024 242 9512
2025 182 8131

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

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 47 296
Agricultural Economics 10 115 422
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 112 573
Development Studies 9 103 595
International Economics 11 76 650
Environmental Economics 13 205 676
International Trade 12 102 733
Investment Banking and Stock trading 15 307 1032
Political Economy 15 165 1207

Art & Design rankings

Nagoya University ranked 8th for Art & Design in Japan and 346th in the World with 7,576 publications made and 119,024 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 350 In Japan
#49 of 2,450 In Asia
#346 of 6,010 In the World

Nagoya University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 82 549
1994 85 619
1995 64 562
1996 89 683
1997 61 692
1998 96 807
1999 98 917
2000 95 970
2001 117 1228
2002 212 1819
2003 191 1691
2004 179 1908
2005 190 2208
2006 220 2550
2007 198 2747
2008 202 2981
2009 184 3351
2010 225 3733
2011 235 4051
2012 231 4171
2013 282 4635
2014 275 5033
2015 268 4968
2016 243 5162
2017 259 5606
2018 291 6109
2019 279 6539
2020 267 7868
2021 313 9361
2022 241 8515
2023 317 8796
2024 254 9097
2025 180 8536

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 75
Computer Graphics 6 36 150
Animation 3 49 164
Performing arts 2 11 181
Aesthetics 7 30 245
Fashion Design 7 46 308
Music 9 49 363
Photography 12 47 374
Game Design and Development 13 80 403
Art History 4 19 408
Literature 7 47 409
Architecture 9 100 472
Cinematography 2 29 477
Multimedia 11 106 509
UX/UI Desgin 14 118 554
Landscape Architecture 10 158 566
Painting and Drawing 19 152 641
Sculpture 19 152 641
Illustration and Concept Art 19 161 667
Graphic Design 14 185 741
Entertainment Industry Business 9 136 761
Creative Writing 5 133 934