Nagoya University: Rankings

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Nagoya University ranked 8th in Japan, 200th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 33 research topics. Nagoya University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 115,115 academic publications and 3,243,639 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 28 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#200 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 20 In Nagoya
#13 of 1,645 For Organic Chemistry
#18 of 1,136 For Pharmacy
#21 of 1,451 For Condensed Matter Physics
#381 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#456 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 30 other topics

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Physics rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Physics in Japan and 62nd in the World with 35,850 publications made and 945,484 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Atomic and Molecular physics, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 274 In Japan
#20 of 1,879 In Asia
#62 of 4,082 In the World

Nagoya University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 395 292
1992 258 159
1993 327 281
1994 452 309
1995 317 299
1996 677 1136
1997 620 567
1998 721 865
1999 784 902
2000 823 1181
2001 812 1209
2002 785 1153
2003 946 1457
2004 914 1771
2005 986 2040
2006 1029 2099
2007 1103 2578
2008 1089 2501
2009 1074 2505
2010 1158 3587
2011 1246 3237
2012 1270 6213
2013 1400 5866
2014 1322 4695
2015 1204 3720
2016 1288 3605
2017 1360 4483
2018 1595 3592
2019 1540 3424
2020 1495 2309
2021 1369 852

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 6 6 21
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 7 47
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 4 52
Theoretical Physics 4 7 53
Nuclear Physics 5 6 58
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 17 65
Materials Science 7 34 65
Quantum and Particle physics 5 11 78
Biophysics 5 8 85
Acoustical Engineering 4 31 95
Nanotechnology 7 52 113
Optical Engineering 7 35 115
Astrobiology 9 11 121
Medical Physics 11 48 344

Chemistry rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Japan and 49th in the World with 31,666 publications made and 810,810 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 300 In Japan
#19 of 2,014 In Asia
#49 of 4,317 In the World

Nagoya University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 463 456
1992 310 207
1993 338 340
1994 496 442
1995 360 337
1996 646 843
1997 663 819
1998 772 1264
1999 769 1485
2000 791 1542
2001 774 1613
2002 761 1623
2003 931 1881
2004 862 1797
2005 927 1977
2006 915 1847
2007 938 1959
2008 906 1896
2009 888 1954
2010 963 2031
2011 924 1826
2012 959 2018
2013 986 2079
2014 953 2379
2015 911 2143
2016 1037 2593
2017 1053 2303
2018 1171 1690
2019 1141 1749
2020 1134 1251
2021 1080 369

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organic Chemistry 7 8 13
Pharmacy 8 8 18
Inorganic Chemistry 8 29 45
Physical chemistry 6 11 49
Biochemistry 5 6 55
Materials Science 7 34 65
Radiochemistry 8 58 76
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 13 95
Nanotechnology 7 52 113
Chemical Engineering 8 65 114
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 18 118
Computational Chemistry 6 18 132
Environmental Chemistry 6 38 194
Nutrition and Food Science 9 94 295
Biochemical Engineering 8 75 384

Engineering rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Engineering in Japan and 117th in the World with 28,186 publications made and 468,093 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Automation and Control engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 278 In Japan
#46 of 2,117 In Asia
#117 of 4,624 In the World

Nagoya University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 349 202
1992 227 102
1993 261 190
1994 399 233
1995 282 240
1996 519 360
1997 482 352
1998 590 565
1999 612 645
2000 641 611
2001 644 729
2002 582 638
2003 766 945
2004 786 1215
2005 855 1175
2006 803 1083
2007 888 1438
2008 859 1127
2009 874 1217
2010 979 1599
2011 1021 1576
2012 966 1491
2013 1029 1663
2014 1059 1761
2015 951 1612
2016 1048 1864
2017 1119 1912
2018 1364 1959
2019 1263 1680
2020 1293 1403
2021 1174 377

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 7 12 32
Nuclear Engineering 7 22 60
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 17 65
Materials Science 7 34 65
Acoustical Engineering 4 31 95
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 13 95
Metallurgical Engineering 9 56 104
Nanotechnology 7 52 113
Chemical Engineering 8 65 114
Optical Engineering 7 35 115
Remote Sensing 5 18 115
Structural Engineering 4 54 123
Aerospace Engineering 6 23 128
Biomedical Engineering 7 22 130
Transportation Engineering 3 33 137
Geotechnical Engineering 7 62 139
Automation and Control engineering 6 61 146
Mechanical Engineering 5 53 151
Electrical Engineering 7 50 156
Computer Engineering 6 49 169
Aviation 4 28 195
Electronic Engineering 7 81 239
Technical Drawing 9 80 257
Telecommunications 10 84 297
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 83 303
Human-Computer Interaction 11 36 307
Systems Engineering 5 72 316
Automotive Engineering 15 123 333
Biotechnology 8 82 361
Civil Engineering 9 118 370
Computer Networking 11 124 379
Biochemical Engineering 8 75 384
Architecture 10 88 436
Reliability and Quality Engineering 11 131 446
Environmental Engineering 9 143 457
Petroleum Engineering 12 159 476
Industrial Engineering 11 134 500
Operations Research 8 132 506
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 164 518
Marine Engineering 26 174 525
Mining Engineering 14 187 527
Architectural Engineering 16 172 572
Landscape Architecture 15 153 582
Engineering Management 7 138 590
Construction Management 8 154 626
Product and Industrial Design 20 181 703
Agricultural Engineering 25 305 704

Biology rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Biology in Japan and 101st in the World with 25,145 publications made and 1,071,790 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer research, Genetics, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 302 In Japan
#15 of 1,987 In Asia
#101 of 4,496 In the World

Nagoya University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 424 564
1992 224 280
1993 289 422
1994 346 553
1995 279 445
1996 531 1332
1997 575 1391
1998 614 1505
1999 654 2013
2000 729 2111
2001 585 2098
2002 619 2225
2003 694 2372
2004 771 2773
2005 741 3031
2006 708 2475
2007 748 2608
2008 816 3200
2009 823 3041
2010 833 2675
2011 805 3048
2012 922 3453
2013 895 3121
2014 928 3518
2015 926 3367
2016 1008 3469
2017 865 3156
2018 712 1880
2019 745 1947
2020 768 1788
2021 836 426

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Botany 4 10 48
Molecular Biology 5 5 49
Biochemistry 5 6 55
Biophysics 5 8 85
Genetics 4 8 87
Oncology and Cancer research 5 28 100
Nanotechnology 7 52 113
Astrobiology 9 11 121
Immunology 8 22 152
Virology 6 26 156
Neuroscience 7 10 159
Horticulture 9 51 163
Entomology 7 18 171
Forestry 6 23 171
Agricultural Science 6 41 176
Microbiology 10 26 181
Pharmacology 9 48 207
Zoology 10 19 280
Toxicology 5 65 290
Nutrition and Food Science 9 94 295
Evolutionary Biology 10 25 299
Paleontology 8 31 302
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 49 323
Animal Science 8 61 328
Biotechnology 8 82 361
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 86 632
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 165 823

Medicine rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Medicine in Japan and 168th in the World with 24,150 publications made and 660,690 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Surgery, Pathology, Immunology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 348 In Japan
#25 of 1,964 In Asia
#168 of 4,739 In the World

Nagoya University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 375 277
1992 242 206
1993 270 217
1994 333 284
1995 267 197
1996 475 773
1997 563 826
1998 511 766
1999 524 789
2000 561 1068
2001 464 1038
2002 446 1098
2003 552 1437
2004 633 1854
2005 600 1641
2006 649 1875
2007 674 1943
2008 698 2095
2009 692 2274
2010 756 2438
2011 733 2628
2012 889 2330
2013 883 2374
2014 948 2506
2015 852 2111
2016 1062 2579
2017 1034 2980
2018 1008 2158
2019 1076 2278
2020 1162 1839
2021 1479 560

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 8 8 18
Pathology 7 12 77
Neurosurgery 2 15 78
Ophthalmology 6 17 81
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 16 84
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 25 85
Oncology and Cancer research 5 28 100
Urology 6 18 102
Anatomy and Physiology 8 9 104
Biomedical Engineering 7 22 130
Surgery 5 24 133
Optometry 6 20 139
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 24 143
Radiation Therapy 9 28 147
Cardiology 8 18 149
Immunology 8 22 152
Virology 6 26 156
Anesthesiology 7 25 159
Plastic Surgery 6 33 186
Audiology 5 13 186
Pharmacology 9 48 207
Sports Medicine 7 18 231
Dentistry 20 68 245
Epidemiology 7 40 246
Respiratory Therapy 14 43 247
Sports / Exercise science 4 11 250
Gerontology 4 19 257
Dermatology 13 56 266
Orthodontics 20 76 271
Occupational Therapy 6 29 273
Physical Therapy 5 26 276
Toxicology 5 65 290
Pediatrics 5 43 297
Medical Physics 11 48 344
Cosmetology 21 89 361
Critical Care Nursing 7 48 378
Health Science 6 43 382
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 65 390
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 76 441
Psychiatry 10 55 491
Forensic Science 11 121 496
Family medicine 11 96 546
Public Health 12 106 626
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 19 86 632
Clinical Psychology 7 81 656
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 101 703
Veterinary 27 250 787
Nursing 11 140 854

Environmental Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Japan and 184th in the World with 7,846 publications made and 206,559 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Earth science and Geophysics, Geography and Cartography, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 200 In Japan
#25 of 1,655 In Asia
#184 of 4,023 In the World

Nagoya University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 57 29
1992 32 27
1993 42 17
1994 99 186
1995 79 57
1996 132 146
1997 133 118
1998 133 223
1999 143 185
2000 186 392
2001 156 246
2002 176 325
2003 229 510
2004 248 430
2005 265 471
2006 258 557
2007 229 564
2008 257 629
2009 284 699
2010 269 761
2011 273 854
2012 293 1048
2013 335 1230
2014 385 746
2015 373 788
2016 335 722
2017 304 884
2018 283 456
2019 284 594
2020 303 740
2021 332 214

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 4 5 44
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 12 75
Geology 6 17 103
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 18 118
Geotechnical Engineering 7 62 139
Oceanography 6 15 147
Forestry 6 23 171
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 35 176
Agricultural Science 6 41 176
Environmental Chemistry 6 38 194
Urban and Regional planning 5 39 257
Environmental Management 6 54 267
Paleontology 8 31 302
Geography and Cartography 6 36 379
Ecology 10 40 448
Environmental Engineering 9 143 457
Mining Engineering 14 187 527
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 29 165 823

Computer Science rankings

Nagoya University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Japan and 259th in the World with 7,329 publications made and 144,578 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Robotics, Computational Linguistics.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 254 In Japan
#50 of 1,936 In Asia
#259 of 4,392 In the World

Nagoya University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 72 44
1992 34 20
1993 75 39
1994 88 49
1995 82 61
1996 114 150
1997 118 188
1998 135 96
1999 155 171
2000 153 200
2001 124 170
2002 168 177
2003 145 355
2004 190 303
2005 230 289
2006 223 323
2007 240 426
2008 262 451
2009 285 394
2010 338 445
2011 325 488
2012 355 1318
2013 323 723
2014 322 588
2015 363 635
2016 348 760
2017 330 717
2018 387 1006
2019 408 865
2020 353 580
2021 349 235

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 7 12 32
Computer Graphics 5 11 61
Computer Vision 7 51 142
Neuroscience 7 10 159
Computer Engineering 6 49 169
Computational Linguistics 6 39 174
Animation 11 42 210
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 63 217
UX/UI Desgin 10 37 265
Game Design and Development 13 44 268
Telecommunications 10 84 297
Human-Computer Interaction 11 36 307
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 49 323
Cognitive Science 6 20 362
Multimedia 10 52 366
Database Administration 8 82 373
Computer Networking 11 124 379
Machine Learning 11 108 428
Software Engineering 8 59 480
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 154 506
Web Design and Development 13 123 513
Library and Information science 8 56 525
Information Technology 7 146 681
Cyber Security 19 236 739
Data Science 11 158 809
Management Information Systems 15 308 1250

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Non-core subjects for Nagoya University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 24 235
Photography 7 30 249
Applied Mathematics 7 62 261
Demography 7 30 314
Linguistics 2 28 319
Archaeology 5 18 351
Psychology 5 22 385
Tax Law 7 53 390
Art & Design 8 47 396
Painting and Drawing 12 64 401
Sculpture 12 64 401
Graphic Design 9 58 403
Cinematography 5 36 435
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 37 437
Illustration and Concept Art 13 74 467
International Economics 11 85 470
Development Studies 4 75 471
Music 10 49 472
International Trade 15 93 488
Radio and Television broadcasting 5 54 498
Agricultural Economics 12 145 524
Child Psychology 5 27 540
Statistics 11 102 541
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 8 49 544
Mathematics 12 125 560
Art History 4 15 593
International Business 15 111 603
Genealogy 7 47 616
Social Psychology 4 59 662
Occupational Safety and Health 13 98 667
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 127 689
Environmental Economics 15 206 695
Economics 14 130 715
Entertainment Industry Business 12 115 722
Classics and Ancient History 5 80 737
Finance 10 152 738
International Relations and Diplomacy 14 109 743
Law 6 97 744
History 8 77 816
Broadcast Journalism 9 114 826
Human Resource Management 9 162 826
Supply Chain Management 10 278 828
Journalism and Digital Media 8 161 831
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 191 838
Real Estate 19 227 845
Special Education 9 86 864
Political Science 10 91 867
Hospitality and Hotel Management 10 277 872
Publishing 10 135 887
Fashion Design 13 149 904
Accounting 7 212 928
Management 12 252 929
Project Management 11 211 938
Performing arts 11 100 954
Business 13 194 966
Risk Management 13 248 996
Anthropology 12 115 1006
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 17 305 1010
Math Teachers 9 257 1016
Communications and Public Relations 11 204 1207
Sociology 13 205 1428