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Nagoya University ranked 8th in Japan, 202nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 45 research topics. Nagoya University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 168,288 academic publications and 3,321,594 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 30 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#202 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 20 In Nagoya
#19 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#26 of 3,659 For Nuclear Physics
#28 of 3,606 For Environmental Chemistry
#377 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#458 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 42 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Japan and 62nd in the World with 113,934 publications made and 2,536,492 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 499 In Japan
#13 of 2,750 In Asia
#62 of 6,447 In the World

Nagoya University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1513 13110
1992 1529 14090
1993 1588 14422
1994 1717 16090
1995 1693 17000
1996 1959 18993
1997 1977 21867
1998 2134 24966
1999 2227 28073
2000 2334 30384
2001 2452 34641
2002 2849 38534
2003 2768 42194
2004 2752 45968
2005 2863 51777
2006 3032 56884
2007 3014 62864
2008 2945 65184
2009 2969 71133
2010 2989 77206
2011 3086 85836
2012 3157 90659
2013 3371 96974
2014 3440 100977
2015 3381 104459
2016 3469 106929
2017 3568 111435
2018 3551 118591
2019 3613 126781
2020 3838 144074
2021 3733 160751
2022 3451 161759
2023 3437 157511

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 93rd in the World with 105,440 publications made and 2,445,003 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 523 In Japan
#15 of 2,814 In Asia
#93 of 6,770 In the World

Nagoya University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1398 10810
1992 1389 12180
1993 1405 12254
1994 1486 13766
1995 1546 14857
1996 1666 16611
1997 1803 19635
1998 1857 22613
1999 1958 25508
2000 2035 27733
2001 2105 31147
2002 2436 35171
2003 2444 38824
2004 2484 42815
2005 2533 48151
2006 2770 53952
2007 2762 60531
2008 2736 62879
2009 2790 69316
2010 2816 75381
2011 2949 84323
2012 3130 89763
2013 3356 96461
2014 3475 100883
2015 3454 104366
2016 3442 107844
2017 3610 111911
2018 3610 120436
2019 3761 128950
2020 4034 149133
2021 3911 167662
2022 3795 170788
2023 3703 166062

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 47
Horticulture 3 12 49
Biochemistry 6 9 68
Biophysics 5 6 71
Nanotechnology 7 40 74
Botany 4 10 75
Nutrition and Food Science 5 16 76
Astrobiology 6 10 79
Genetics 5 14 95
Agricultural Science 3 17 96
Oncology and Cancer research 5 22 97
Entomology 4 9 122
Neuroscience 6 8 128
Paleontology 7 16 128
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 19 143
Immunology 7 24 150
Biotechnology 7 23 162
Zoology 6 14 193
Virology 6 28 193
Forestry 4 29 200
Microbiology 7 31 207
Pharmacology 7 43 212
Evolutionary Biology 7 21 216
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 28 231
Animal Science 7 43 288
Toxicology 7 69 313
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 88 741

Physics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Physics in Japan and 66th in the World with 100,778 publications made and 1,854,067 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 503 In Japan
#17 of 2,786 In Asia
#66 of 6,603 In the World

Nagoya University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1136 8845
1992 1136 9278
1993 1177 9657
1994 1338 10884
1995 1287 11239
1996 1564 12780
1997 1500 14178
1998 1674 15968
1999 1793 17700
2000 1886 18603
2001 2020 22728
2002 2635 25890
2003 2468 28495
2004 2373 30940
2005 2533 35278
2006 2745 38599
2007 2714 43367
2008 2684 46444
2009 2665 49916
2010 2769 53964
2011 2891 61416
2012 2951 64889
2013 3223 70236
2014 3156 72838
2015 3167 77044
2016 3138 81587
2017 3366 85079
2018 3466 93100
2019 3446 98096
2020 3641 111205
2021 3523 126167
2022 3178 125005
2023 3254 124049

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 87th in the World with 97,515 publications made and 1,697,213 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 505 In Japan
#25 of 2,809 In Asia
#87 of 6,684 In the World

Nagoya University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1062 7963
1992 1090 8362
1993 1140 8696
1994 1256 9902
1995 1259 10032
1996 1506 11729
1997 1413 12978
1998 1595 14492
1999 1691 16259
2000 1888 17333
2001 1989 20652
2002 2706 24563
2003 2503 26022
2004 2355 28218
2005 2553 32384
2006 2710 35571
2007 2624 39907
2008 2631 42642
2009 2650 46351
2010 2732 50178
2011 2825 56879
2012 2841 60266
2013 3165 65983
2014 3126 68310
2015 3141 71926
2016 3042 75914
2017 3296 79458
2018 3429 86217
2019 3445 92870
2020 3532 105024
2021 3370 119041
2022 3091 119284
2023 3118 116935

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 7 18 42
Robotics 9 20 43
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 12 54
Metallurgical Engineering 7 29 59
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 20 61
Materials Science 7 27 61
Optical Engineering 6 21 74
Nanotechnology 7 40 74
Chemical Engineering 8 49 88
Transportation Engineering 3 23 91
Acoustical Engineering 6 26 98
Structural Engineering 6 31 103
Aerospace Engineering 7 30 115
Electrical Engineering 7 46 116
Civil Engineering 6 35 122
Mechanical Engineering 7 35 125
Automation and Control engineering 6 48 126
Biomedical Engineering 7 29 144
Remote Sensing 4 36 152
Petroleum Engineering 8 61 161
Biotechnology 7 23 162
Telecommunications 6 57 170
Geotechnical Engineering 8 60 175
Automotive Engineering 6 66 191
Mining Engineering 5 74 193
Technical Drawing 7 65 222
Biochemical Engineering 6 45 223
Environmental Engineering 8 79 224
Aviation 4 41 230
Architectural Engineering 10 66 239
Human-Computer Interaction 9 45 241
Computer Networking 7 74 245
Computer Engineering 9 79 255
Systems Engineering 6 53 255
Electronic Engineering 9 90 257
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 115 328
Marine Engineering 17 100 337
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 99 342
Engineering Management 4 60 378
Agricultural Engineering 15 147 413
Architecture 9 90 440
Industrial Engineering 9 135 526
Operations Research 13 160 529
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 189 551
Product and Industrial Design 15 147 590
Construction Management 11 156 604
Landscape Architecture 16 200 700

Medicine rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Medicine in Japan and 156th in the World with 63,566 publications made and 1,367,118 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 517 In Japan
#20 of 2,781 In Asia
#156 of 6,680 In the World

Nagoya University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 821 4861
1992 821 5484
1993 897 5882
1994 890 6699
1995 945 7474
1996 956 8543
1997 1065 9935
1998 1064 11602
1999 1073 13420
2000 1194 15001
2001 1160 16625
2002 1290 18802
2003 1273 20667
2004 1434 22796
2005 1385 26113
2006 1595 29226
2007 1575 32872
2008 1530 34716
2009 1627 38635
2010 1652 43218
2011 1755 47684
2012 1984 51299
2013 2051 55095
2014 2122 58410
2015 2207 61106
2016 2167 62669
2017 2394 65318
2018 2374 70081
2019 2559 75902
2020 2679 89350
2021 2721 102545
2022 2701 104880
2023 2503 102683

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 19
Neurosurgery 2 7 62
Urology 3 6 68
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 22 86
Anatomy and Physiology 6 8 97
Oncology and Cancer research 5 22 97
Ophthalmology 7 21 123
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 20 130
Audiology 5 7 131
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 24 132
Cardiology 6 16 140
Surgery 5 23 141
Biomedical Engineering 7 29 144
Radiation Therapy 7 32 145
Immunology 7 24 150
Optometry 4 20 155
Pathology 6 24 166
Anesthesiology 7 24 183
Dermatology 10 27 188
Virology 6 28 193
Sports Medicine 6 13 202
Physical Therapy 5 15 212
Pharmacology 7 43 212
Respiratory Therapy 10 26 220
Psychiatry 6 26 227
Pediatrics 3 31 235
Orthodontics 21 57 255
Dentistry 21 60 265
Family medicine 8 37 290
Occupational Therapy 8 42 302
Epidemiology 8 48 306
Toxicology 7 69 313
Medical Physics 10 31 313
Gerontology 6 21 315
Sports / Exercise science 6 19 330
Public Health 7 38 355
Forensic Science 7 74 388
Health Science 6 49 393
Critical Care Nursing 11 61 423
Plastic Surgery 21 105 426
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 62 437
Cosmetology 29 128 461
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 65 509
Nursing 7 63 530
Clinical Psychology 10 61 564
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 91 654
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 16 88 741
Veterinary 30 291 867

Environmental Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Japan and 122nd in the World with 63,323 publications made and 1,184,863 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 510 In Japan
#20 of 2,811 In Asia
#122 of 6,798 In the World

Nagoya University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 721 5572
1992 694 6046
1993 698 5965
1994 834 6752
1995 825 7011
1996 985 7786
1997 939 9020
1998 1050 10153
1999 1115 11145
2000 1215 12162
2001 1234 13762
2002 1601 15964
2003 1632 17615
2004 1589 19571
2005 1601 21914
2006 1760 24360
2007 1723 27038
2008 1672 29058
2009 1676 32208
2010 1637 34220
2011 1725 39191
2012 1830 41411
2013 1989 46589
2014 1976 47793
2015 2050 49870
2016 1952 52612
2017 2064 54882
2018 2128 60837
2019 2135 65425
2020 2283 75710
2021 2326 86362
2022 2228 88494
2023 2188 85624

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 179th in the World with 53,776 publications made and 919,484 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 506 In Japan
#40 of 2,809 In Asia
#179 of 6,752 In the World

Nagoya University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 565 3434
1992 529 3617
1993 622 3963
1994 564 4243
1995 601 4613
1996 679 5211
1997 682 5902
1998 768 7117
1999 822 7884
2000 875 8623
2001 919 10197
2002 1636 13406
2003 1284 13218
2004 1190 14490
2005 1315 16223
2006 1464 18887
2007 1429 21452
2008 1474 22888
2009 1539 26512
2010 1584 28361
2011 1677 32408
2012 1730 34395
2013 1867 37014
2014 1834 38771
2015 1929 40824
2016 1808 42446
2017 2066 44719
2018 2246 51455
2019 2296 54763
2020 2252 66117
2021 2237 75871
2022 2199 77831
2023 2169 76972

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 386th in the World with 34,658 publications made and 544,343 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 527 In Japan
#38 of 2,845 In Asia
#386 of 7,020 In the World

Nagoya University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 333 2199
1992 355 2270
1993 349 2382
1994 406 2857
1995 383 2882
1996 424 3353
1997 423 3523
1998 468 3967
1999 511 4508
2000 527 4911
2001 579 5835
2002 947 7628
2003 793 7977
2004 800 8710
2005 804 10079
2006 871 11126
2007 876 12732
2008 818 13525
2009 873 15843
2010 954 16704
2011 1017 19314
2012 1122 20711
2013 1143 23126
2014 1138 23762
2015 1266 25370
2016 1191 26707
2017 1285 28032
2018 1317 31179
2019 1442 34804
2020 1474 42357
2021 1569 50010
2022 1454 50789
2023 1424 50486

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 222nd in the World with 27,239 publications made and 524,052 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 485 In Japan
#27 of 2,703 In Asia
#222 of 6,528 In the World

Nagoya University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 344 1848
1992 349 2143
1993 390 2333
1994 324 2587
1995 365 2946
1996 391 3301
1997 428 3631
1998 441 4366
1999 404 4768
2000 475 5380
2001 434 6265
2002 597 7368
2003 540 7477
2004 597 8435
2005 602 9447
2006 714 10717
2007 716 12433
2008 657 12636
2009 752 14449
2010 759 15694
2011 766 17812
2012 842 18901
2013 936 20103
2014 933 21492
2015 1039 22807
2016 966 23763
2017 1049 24806
2018 1136 27256
2019 1206 29921
2020 1246 36805
2021 1258 41777
2022 1229 43027
2023 1188 42065

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 6 8 128
Psychiatry 6 26 227
Occupational Therapy 8 42 302
Cognitive Science 6 64 312
Education Majors 4 43 382
Social Psychology 9 47 397
Child Psychology 6 39 473
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 55 551
Clinical Psychology 10 61 564
Special Education 14 103 892

Mathematics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Japan and 291st in the World with 19,643 publications made and 309,345 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 443 In Japan
#60 of 2,673 In Asia
#291 of 6,305 In the World

Nagoya University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 154 941
1992 129 928
1993 154 987
1994 163 1164
1995 153 1171
1996 204 1410
1997 179 1458
1998 202 1520
1999 221 1756
2000 243 2020
2001 270 2358
2002 502 3362
2003 414 3576
2004 370 3689
2005 445 4416
2006 535 4924
2007 501 5590
2008 521 6280
2009 533 7194
2010 541 7790
2011 590 9168
2012 663 10196
2013 721 11528
2014 725 12460
2015 753 13430
2016 777 14464
2017 823 15075
2018 956 17234
2019 973 19514
2020 1061 23683
2021 1068 28003
2022 1048 29440
2023 976 29744

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 6 58 235
Statistics 5 49 262
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 135 440
Operations Research 13 160 529
Math Teachers 8 79 533
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 107 543

Business rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Business in Japan and 388th in the World with 11,983 publications made and 136,706 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 375 In Japan
#69 of 2,579 In Asia
#388 of 6,187 In the World

Nagoya University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 125 511
1992 112 569
1993 119 626
1994 157 739
1995 146 757
1996 152 828
1997 143 854
1998 165 1018
1999 185 1062
2000 194 1215
2001 188 1274
2002 486 2642
2003 312 2302
2004 301 2169
2005 314 2426
2006 433 2724
2007 341 3061
2008 358 3175
2009 389 4096
2010 383 4014
2011 370 4622
2012 408 4949
2013 400 5347
2014 428 5776
2015 428 5731
2016 400 6356
2017 433 6524
2018 455 7682
2019 458 8277
2020 490 9994
2021 471 11693
2022 472 11779
2023 437 11694

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 38 268
Tax Law 4 40 309
Management 8 89 358
Engineering Management 4 60 378
Real Estate 14 102 480
Marketing 11 96 525
Operations Research 13 160 529
Occupational Safety and Health 9 92 588
Advertising 10 84 595
Construction Management 11 156 604
International Business 10 73 618
Accounting 11 135 724
International Trade 14 102 755
Entertainment Industry Business 10 134 786
Public Policy / Administration 7 97 846
Project Management 11 165 855
Risk Management 14 189 858
Management Information Systems 12 176 917
Hospitality and Hotel Management 13 290 924
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 243 937
Human Resource Management 11 314 1230

Art & Design rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Japan and 298th in the World with 6,656 publications made and 89,734 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

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
#6 of 328 In Japan
#38 of 2,302 In Asia
#298 of 5,720 In the World

Nagoya University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 67 395
1992 61 446
1993 80 446
1994 79 503
1995 53 444
1996 84 564
1997 57 582
1998 92 676
1999 94 747
2000 85 833
2001 113 969
2002 206 1470
2003 184 1329
2004 171 1593
2005 165 1731
2006 221 1995
2007 169 2250
2008 173 2375
2009 176 2644
2010 206 2947
2011 218 3310
2012 219 3413
2013 256 3831
2014 257 3843
2015 240 3876
2016 227 4012
2017 247 4283
2018 273 4722
2019 277 5092
2020 259 5903
2021 272 7059
2022 225 7016
2023 258 6718

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 3 9 98
Computer Graphics 6 31 128
Animation 3 44 144
Performing arts 2 10 160
Aesthetics 7 22 202
Fashion Design 7 35 268
Photography 10 36 277
Game Design and Development 14 63 358
Literature 6 36 360
Art History 4 16 360
Multimedia 11 68 414
Architecture 9 90 440
UX/UI Desgin 14 108 530
Music 16 76 543
Painting and Drawing 17 110 547
Sculpture 17 110 547
Illustration and Concept Art 17 119 570
Cinematography 4 55 654
Landscape Architecture 16 200 700
Graphic Design 14 170 742
Entertainment Industry Business 10 134 786
Interior Design 31 336 893
Creative Writing 9 122 971

Economics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 8th for Economics in Japan and 435th in the World with 6,633 publications made and 99,496 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 323 In Japan
#64 of 2,461 In Asia
#435 of 5,995 In the World

Nagoya University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 44 310
1992 52 367
1993 44 391
1994 74 507
1995 75 485
1996 68 512
1997 70 552
1998 83 610
1999 89 654
2000 94 827
2001 71 822
2002 164 1203
2003 128 1281
2004 159 1336
2005 131 1625
2006 175 1774
2007 189 2078
2008 173 2178
2009 195 2808
2010 201 2774
2011 213 3231
2012 226 3374
2013 258 3825
2014 289 4263
2015 243 4220
2016 242 4838
2017 252 4955
2018 293 5790
2019 298 6295
2020 317 7649
2021 335 9113
2022 320 9215
2023 274 9114

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

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 6 38 268
Agricultural Economics 9 90 377
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 107 543
Development Studies 8 88 565
International Economics 10 66 609
Environmental Economics 14 180 646
International Trade 14 102 755
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 243 937
Political Economy 17 146 1110