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Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 94th in Japan, 1428th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 117 research topics. Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,341 academic publications and 450,911 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1428 of 14,131 In the World
#400 of 5,830 In Asia
#94 of 719 In Japan
#137 of 2,673 For Computational Linguistics
#177 of 1,019 For Database Administration
#211 of 1,002 For Game Design and Development
#7416 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1632 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 114 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 46th for Engineering in Japan and 826th in the World with 12,008 publications made and 188,965 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 505 In Japan
#257 of 2,809 In Asia
#826 of 6,684 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 4
1992 0 3
1993 4 5
1994 20 9
1995 32 21
1996 51 102
1997 76 176
1998 139 418
1999 117 638
2000 200 968
2001 229 1235
2002 448 1790
2003 417 2312
2004 408 2987
2005 449 3444
2006 519 4375
2007 495 5353
2008 490 6031
2009 476 6492
2010 435 7249
2011 436 8089
2012 441 8516
2013 447 8964
2014 447 9234
2015 472 9590
2016 573 9943
2017 568 10310
2018 652 11797
2019 621 13065
2020 646 15143
2021 547 16622
2022 571 16665
2023 515 15156

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Chemistry in Japan and 636th in the World with 11,908 publications made and 391,681 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 499 In Japan
#190 of 2,750 In Asia
#636 of 6,447 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 3
1992 0 1
1993 5 2
1994 22 12
1995 50 70
1996 84 305
1997 106 674
1998 162 1455
1999 202 2275
2000 285 3416
2001 310 3890
2002 381 4944
2003 433 6118
2004 420 7415
2005 419 8400
2006 507 9791
2007 490 11729
2008 498 12085
2009 474 13092
2010 447 14192
2011 439 16153
2012 448 16961
2013 451 18290
2014 438 18435
2015 441 18153
2016 494 18434
2017 528 18789
2018 593 20539
2019 577 22027
2020 575 25139
2021 549 27214
2022 523 26886
2023 494 24566

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 34 129 492
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 48 183 636
Pharmacy 57 222 664
Nanotechnology 37 258 667
Organic Chemistry 52 253 763
Computational Chemistry 36 217 776
Materials Science 51 269 787
Chemical Engineering 52 396 939
Environmental Chemistry 55 328 940
Physical chemistry 62 400 994
Inorganic Chemistry 72 449 1089
Petrology and Geochemistry 76 488 1437
Nutrition and Food Science 86 621 1507
Radiochemistry 86 818 1604

Biology rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 48th for Biology in Japan and 710th in the World with 11,241 publications made and 382,861 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#48 of 523 In Japan
#202 of 2,814 In Asia
#710 of 6,770 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 8 2
1994 25 12
1995 57 72
1996 84 318
1997 115 692
1998 165 1520
1999 194 2362
2000 270 3460
2001 277 3999
2002 368 5088
2003 433 6227
2004 395 7536
2005 410 8531
2006 476 9960
2007 481 12138
2008 481 12318
2009 471 13342
2010 445 14423
2011 411 16279
2012 423 17187
2013 437 18660
2014 414 18712
2015 425 18427
2016 447 18644
2017 452 18801
2018 527 20389
2019 514 22124
2020 510 25162
2021 549 27623
2022 495 26796
2023 442 24847

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 17 41 270
Molecular Biology 43 105 405
Horticulture 18 114 414
Genetics 39 124 488
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 106 490
Biochemistry 34 129 492
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 112 547
Botany 33 158 617
Nanotechnology 37 258 667
Agricultural Science 23 207 685
Evolutionary Biology 26 160 742
Neuroscience 69 183 769
Oncology and Cancer research 84 279 791
Immunology 85 251 802
Biotechnology 78 302 886
Astrobiology 66 245 923
Paleontology 51 285 992
Microbiology 89 423 1193
Virology 93 396 1208
Pharmacology 114 602 1466
Nutrition and Food Science 86 621 1507
Forestry 61 508 1615
Zoology 102 522 1669

Physics rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 48th for Physics in Japan and 883rd in the World with 10,336 publications made and 187,719 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#48 of 503 In Japan
#274 of 2,786 In Asia
#883 of 6,603 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 4
1992 0 2
1993 6 5
1994 15 7
1995 26 16
1996 31 89
1997 55 212
1998 90 521
1999 105 738
2000 190 1128
2001 208 1410
2002 361 1873
2003 338 2410
2004 349 3004
2005 404 3484
2006 469 4238
2007 447 5152
2008 429 5699
2009 433 6138
2010 391 6883
2011 374 7713
2012 390 8054
2013 398 8412
2014 395 8667
2015 403 8819
2016 479 9551
2017 484 9641
2018 564 11075
2019 535 11807
2020 531 13847
2021 469 14831
2022 474 14683
2023 435 13508

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 17 41 270
Nanotechnology 37 258 667
Optical Engineering 36 202 669
Condensed Matter Physics 54 225 673
Applied/Engineering Physics 47 228 687
Nuclear Physics 52 199 717
Atomic and Molecular physics 56 197 759
Materials Science 51 269 787
Acoustical Engineering 46 242 839
Quantum and Particle physics 50 282 899
Astrobiology 66 245 923
Astrophysics and Astronomy 53 270 1007
Theoretical Physics 118 758 1991

Computer Science rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Japan and 688th in the World with 10,095 publications made and 162,215 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 506 In Japan
#167 of 2,809 In Asia
#688 of 6,752 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 3
1993 14 7
1994 33 24
1995 52 39
1996 66 166
1997 93 240
1998 125 460
1999 101 670
2000 161 1001
2001 146 1315
2002 406 1978
2003 352 2232
2004 330 2763
2005 367 3308
2006 430 3888
2007 393 4689
2008 383 4883
2009 387 5466
2010 363 5989
2011 328 6389
2012 313 6835
2013 342 7308
2014 374 7738
2015 419 7710
2016 480 7661
2017 446 8107
2018 554 9158
2019 593 10634
2020 544 12846
2021 510 14137
2022 480 13474
2023 460 12773

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 4 28 137
Database Administration 3 39 177
Game Design and Development 8 34 211
Robotics 21 80 236
UX/UI Desgin 9 43 301
Software Engineering 5 45 327
Computer Engineering 14 108 373
Human-Computer Interaction 14 71 377
Web Design and Development 9 99 399
Computer Graphics 18 104 437
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 106 490
Computer Vision 19 143 522
Telecommunications 21 163 547
Multimedia 16 111 593
Computer Networking 17 172 607
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 160 617
Data Science 11 109 654
Cognitive Science 21 171 697
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 230 708
Neuroscience 69 183 769
Cyber Security 18 218 777
Library and Information science 45 118 797
Machine Learning 19 242 800
Animation 39 306 887
Management Information Systems 29 514 1796

Environmental Science rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 51st for Environmental Science in Japan and 1102nd in the World with 6,055 publications made and 146,355 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 510 In Japan
#323 of 2,811 In Asia
#1102 of 6,798 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 3 1
1994 14 6
1995 27 44
1996 34 93
1997 53 173
1998 64 454
1999 75 764
2000 109 1086
2001 125 1315
2002 209 1795
2003 220 2239
2004 181 2688
2005 221 3058
2006 233 3542
2007 240 4434
2008 231 4545
2009 194 5154
2010 214 5622
2011 207 6348
2012 202 6660
2013 202 7406
2014 197 7510
2015 241 7485
2016 277 7801
2017 280 8002
2018 330 8769
2019 354 10298
2020 359 12160
2021 297 13543
2022 331 13857
2023 291 12649

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 112 547
Agricultural Science 23 207 685
Environmental Chemistry 55 328 940
Paleontology 51 285 992
Geology 59 330 1105
Earth science and Geophysics 73 434 1255
Ecology 59 424 1324
Oceanography 74 455 1376
Petrology and Geochemistry 76 488 1437
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 97 629 1615
Forestry 61 508 1615
Geography and Cartography 70 565 1754
Environmental Engineering 99 929 2102
Geotechnical Engineering 102 916 2165
Environmental Management 93 1070 2507

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 40th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1500th in the World with 4,883 publications made and 69,365 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#40 of 527 In Japan
#353 of 2,845 In Asia
#1500 of 7,020 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 7 3
1994 19 12
1995 25 19
1996 31 86
1997 41 148
1998 53 272
1999 45 344
2000 76 522
2001 67 617
2002 216 931
2003 186 1190
2004 158 1482
2005 165 1701
2006 195 1912
2007 187 2316
2008 181 2455
2009 177 2837
2010 173 3199
2011 168 3247
2012 143 3486
2013 167 3770
2014 199 3853
2015 194 3764
2016 262 3915
2017 220 4254
2018 270 4795
2019 296 5736
2020 268 6782
2021 232 7754
2022 227 7080
2023 226 6672

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 26 179 790
Library and Information science 45 118 797
Military science 7 131 918
Journalism and Digital Media 16 214 921
Philosophy 29 262 1252
Education Majors 25 298 1341
Aesthetics 52 337 1369
Law 33 411 1607
Political Science 35 431 1829
History 59 541 1830
Archaeology 62 604 1855
Sociology 66 500 1943
Demography 109 757 2251
Anthropology 68 670 2364
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 77 856 2797

Medicine rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 89th for Medicine in Japan and 1172nd in the World with 4,375 publications made and 137,466 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#89 of 517 In Japan
#360 of 2,781 In Asia
#1172 of 6,680 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 5 0
1994 6 3
1995 19 20
1996 26 112
1997 44 264
1998 46 506
1999 68 1010
2000 80 1495
2001 97 1720
2002 120 2225
2003 144 2630
2004 134 3259
2005 150 3738
2006 162 4287
2007 170 4957
2008 172 5124
2009 174 5294
2010 167 6035
2011 149 6497
2012 162 6908
2013 165 7501
2014 159 7741
2015 173 7421
2016 213 7653
2017 211 7651
2018 202 8160
2019 227 8992
2020 220 10508
2021 263 12172
2022 231 11551
2023 194 10470

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 57 222 664
Ophthalmology 77 206 699
Biomedical Engineering 40 218 703
Oncology and Cancer research 84 279 791
Immunology 85 251 802
Radiation Therapy 90 345 909
Urology 95 324 933
Sonography and Ultrasound 86 348 938
Anatomy and Physiology 90 297 974
Sports Medicine 76 226 1045
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 92 395 1179
Audiology 105 327 1205
Virology 93 396 1208
Pathology 93 440 1272
Psychiatry 93 395 1325
Physical Therapy 105 431 1447
Pharmacology 114 602 1466
Surgery 108 506 1491
Cardiology 127 563 1593
Nursing 75 482 1818
Anesthesiology 143 681 1892
Health Science 83 596 2159
Public Health 106 792 2324
Clinical Psychology 130 953 2769

Mathematics rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 37th for Mathematics in Japan and 1177th in the World with 3,167 publications made and 30,408 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#37 of 443 In Japan
#347 of 2,673 In Asia
#1177 of 6,305 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 1
1993 5 3
1994 10 10
1995 16 9
1996 15 40
1997 23 71
1998 41 92
1999 25 107
2000 29 119
2001 40 153
2002 150 346
2003 111 399
2004 95 449
2005 118 648
2006 127 774
2007 116 858
2008 133 918
2009 137 1181
2010 129 1292
2011 109 1244
2012 103 1240
2013 135 1446
2014 112 1502
2015 149 1557
2016 143 1561
2017 146 1678
2018 163 2016
2019 168 2480
2020 161 2796
2021 158 3330
2022 145 3162
2023 141 2759

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 230 708
Statistics 38 315 1095
Applied Mathematics 51 534 1461
Math Teachers 67 717 2292
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 89 895 2378

Psychology rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 79th for Psychology in Japan and 1194th in the World with 2,932 publications made and 62,372 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#79 of 485 In Japan
#338 of 2,703 In Asia
#1194 of 6,528 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1994 6 1
1995 17 18
1996 18 50
1997 19 103
1998 37 171
1999 31 325
2000 47 501
2001 39 677
2002 93 895
2003 86 1006
2004 97 1176
2005 96 1416
2006 107 1505
2007 104 1802
2008 103 1952
2009 129 2057
2010 127 2272
2011 87 2529
2012 105 2849
2013 113 3045
2014 110 3264
2015 125 3141
2016 130 3103
2017 121 3179
2018 149 3569
2019 175 4043
2020 130 4953
2021 183 5522
2022 169 5006
2023 160 4959

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 21 171 697
Neuroscience 69 183 769
Psychiatry 93 395 1325
Education Majors 25 298 1341
Child Psychology 76 471 1814
Social Psychology 80 575 1952
Clinical Psychology 130 953 2769

Business rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 33rd for Business in Japan and 1262nd in the World with 2,320 publications made and 22,241 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#33 of 375 In Japan
#335 of 2,579 In Asia
#1262 of 6,187 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 1
1994 5 2
1995 7 6
1996 11 15
1997 12 24
1998 32 43
1999 19 42
2000 34 74
2001 29 85
2002 69 174
2003 75 201
2004 83 317
2005 87 422
2006 128 459
2007 87 587
2008 102 699
2009 88 711
2010 101 802
2011 82 840
2012 78 940
2013 76 937
2014 92 972
2015 94 1048
2016 121 1073
2017 120 1191
2018 119 1329
2019 115 1717
2020 127 2111
2021 118 2386
2022 93 2239
2023 107 2133

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 33 264 992
Advertising 45 474 1685
Finance 57 522 1703
Accounting 30 514 1789
Management Information Systems 29 514 1796
Marketing 45 579 1812

Art & Design rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 29th for Art & Design in Japan and 1035th in the World with 1,449 publications made and 12,320 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#29 of 328 In Japan
#224 of 2,302 In Asia
#1035 of 5,720 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 3 1
1995 4 5
1996 8 23
1997 8 20
1998 14 36
1999 9 39
2000 28 63
2001 23 103
2002 68 214
2003 60 214
2004 62 261
2005 64 344
2006 60 385
2007 50 464
2008 51 424
2009 56 500
2010 58 541
2011 48 544
2012 48 588
2013 38 655
2014 66 729
2015 59 751
2016 96 714
2017 60 718
2018 78 859
2019 66 947
2020 61 1268
2021 60 1410
2022 74 1259
2023 67 1156

The following table provides academic rankings for Nara Institute of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 8 34 211
UX/UI Desgin 9 43 301
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 37 324
Photography 12 45 336
Computer Graphics 18 104 437
Multimedia 16 111 593
Architecture 17 155 699
Graphic Design 20 204 842
Animation 39 306 887
Fashion Design 43 333 1258
Aesthetics 52 337 1369
Literature 60 481 1828

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Economics 70 744 2242
Development Studies 66 854 2527