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Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 95th in Japan, 1477th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 116 research topics. Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,084 academic publications and 536,391 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1477 of 14,131 In the World
#422 of 5,830 In Asia
#95 of 719 In Japan
#146 of 2,945 For Computational Linguistics
#191 of 1,008 For Database Administration
#233 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#7502 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1632 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 113 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 46th for Engineering in Japan and 857th in the World with 13,031 publications made and 234,894 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 517 In Japan
#277 of 2,835 In Asia
#857 of 6,782 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 7
1993 2 9
1994 20 7
1995 33 30
1996 54 135
1997 76 191
1998 156 491
1999 128 716
2000 220 1167
2001 239 1441
2002 456 2154
2003 438 2763
2004 430 3597
2005 467 4063
2006 529 5241
2007 537 6239
2008 500 6894
2009 491 7660
2010 466 8326
2011 443 9120
2012 478 9808
2013 467 10005
2014 472 10464
2015 497 10776
2016 606 11179
2017 584 11743
2018 688 13210
2019 645 14823
2020 674 17623
2021 600 19238
2022 612 18469
2023 583 17571
2024 415 15851

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 40th for Chemistry in Japan and 662nd in the World with 12,861 publications made and 451,287 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#40 of 508 In Japan
#206 of 2,781 In Asia
#662 of 6,545 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 6
1993 4 3
1994 26 21
1995 52 82
1996 83 337
1997 108 722
1998 180 1585
1999 225 2553
2000 326 3757
2001 324 4338
2002 411 5658
2003 459 7049
2004 449 8265
2005 451 9353
2006 529 10726
2007 509 12772
2008 512 13178
2009 490 14439
2010 471 15369
2011 449 17201
2012 475 18249
2013 473 19307
2014 457 19617
2015 449 19033
2016 518 19698
2017 544 20079
2018 616 21633
2019 576 23491
2020 594 27497
2021 591 29235
2022 564 28403
2023 533 26528
2024 385 24759

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 34 141 511
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 48 204 680
Pharmacy 66 249 706
Nanotechnology 37 290 712
Organic Chemistry 50 268 778
Computational Chemistry 39 240 822
Materials Science 52 297 822
Environmental Chemistry 52 343 957
Chemical Engineering 52 429 973
Physical chemistry 62 438 1039
Inorganic Chemistry 76 496 1157
Biochemical Engineering 22 416 1165
Petrology and Geochemistry 74 526 1500
Radiochemistry 78 819 1581
Nutrition and Food Science 90 705 1658

Biology rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 49th for Biology in Japan and 762nd in the World with 12,130 publications made and 441,198 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#49 of 527 In Japan
#228 of 2,834 In Asia
#762 of 6,833 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 7
1993 6 3
1994 26 21
1995 62 87
1996 86 361
1997 118 755
1998 181 1644
1999 219 2655
2000 309 3816
2001 291 4441
2002 395 5823
2003 454 7179
2004 425 8492
2005 439 9517
2006 492 10970
2007 502 13362
2008 499 13569
2009 484 14862
2010 465 15742
2011 418 17525
2012 446 18687
2013 461 19937
2014 431 20179
2015 427 19558
2016 476 20047
2017 462 20386
2018 537 21640
2019 519 23845
2020 522 27888
2021 586 30082
2022 530 28685
2023 475 27137
2024 363 24676

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 18 44 280
Molecular Biology 42 106 403
Horticulture 21 147 469
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 108 492
Genetics 41 140 508
Biochemistry 34 141 511
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 137 610
Botany 34 175 657
Nanotechnology 37 290 712
Agricultural Science 26 258 774
Evolutionary Biology 28 177 790
Neuroscience 68 192 795
Oncology and Cancer research 84 284 797
Immunology 86 272 840
Biotechnology 79 334 941
Astrobiology 68 279 997
Paleontology 53 319 1075
Microbiology 84 449 1235
Virology 97 533 1505
Pharmacology 114 654 1550
Nutrition and Food Science 90 705 1658
Zoology 101 566 1764
Forestry 62 615 1833

Physics rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 48th for Physics in Japan and 917th in the World with 11,224 publications made and 224,497 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#48 of 513 In Japan
#293 of 2,817 In Asia
#917 of 6,713 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 5
1993 4 5
1994 14 9
1995 30 30
1996 35 114
1997 55 236
1998 103 569
1999 115 809
2000 211 1309
2001 220 1615
2002 370 2236
2003 357 2850
2004 367 3544
2005 422 4024
2006 476 4960
2007 484 5897
2008 440 6374
2009 455 7091
2010 409 7767
2011 383 8460
2012 430 9138
2013 415 9320
2014 421 9713
2015 408 9762
2016 505 10533
2017 506 10592
2018 596 12078
2019 549 13214
2020 553 15560
2021 512 16681
2022 520 16103
2023 479 15290
2024 358 14000

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 18 44 280
Optical Engineering 35 205 668
Condensed Matter Physics 52 233 674
Nuclear Physics 47 196 707
Nanotechnology 37 290 712
Atomic and Molecular physics 54 199 761
Applied/Engineering Physics 52 287 821
Materials Science 52 297 822
Acoustical Engineering 48 257 869
Quantum and Particle physics 50 303 936
Astrobiology 68 279 997
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 283 1033
Theoretical Physics 120 811 2101

Computer Science rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 20th for Computer Science in Japan and 705th in the World with 11,142 publications made and 212,334 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 513 In Japan
#172 of 2,840 In Asia
#705 of 6,845 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 6
1993 9 10
1994 36 17
1995 56 49
1996 64 183
1997 97 285
1998 143 544
1999 112 819
2000 174 1173
2001 157 1460
2002 412 2342
2003 364 2676
2004 349 3383
2005 398 3973
2006 441 4616
2007 428 5702
2008 407 5992
2009 400 6625
2010 387 7322
2011 337 7712
2012 329 8180
2013 368 8521
2014 394 9283
2015 446 8980
2016 518 9205
2017 462 9932
2018 611 11075
2019 607 12979
2020 591 15858
2021 549 17239
2022 525 15935
2023 544 16012
2024 410 13909

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 30 146
Database Administration 3 44 191
Game Design and Development 9 42 233
Robotics 20 87 251
UX/UI Desgin 9 54 343
Computer Engineering 14 111 369
Human-Computer Interaction 13 78 385
Software Engineering 8 61 400
Web Design and Development 11 110 428
Computer Graphics 18 112 465
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 108 492
Computer Vision 20 148 515
Telecommunications 20 163 538
Computer Networking 17 175 609
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 163 619
Multimedia 15 136 630
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 239 704
Data Science 12 150 751
Cyber Security 16 224 774
Cognitive Science 21 211 788
Neuroscience 68 192 795
Library and Information science 36 115 805
Animation 34 275 813
Machine Learning 19 272 850
Management Information Systems 26 566 1855

Environmental Science rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 52nd for Environmental Science in Japan and 1203rd in the World with 6,517 publications made and 171,961 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#52 of 521 In Japan
#373 of 2,838 In Asia
#1203 of 6,876 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 2
1993 2 1
1994 14 8
1995 26 49
1996 34 103
1997 54 182
1998 63 482
1999 84 854
2000 116 1197
2001 124 1406
2002 209 2047
2003 231 2563
2004 202 3009
2005 233 3436
2006 238 3987
2007 258 4879
2008 236 5159
2009 195 5736
2010 239 6265
2011 196 6932
2012 218 7312
2013 208 7836
2014 212 8215
2015 248 8073
2016 294 8447
2017 291 8904
2018 340 9650
2019 360 11152
2020 374 13684
2021 335 15316
2022 350 15107
2023 313 14092
2024 209 11906

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 34 137 610
Agricultural Science 26 258 774
Environmental Chemistry 52 343 957
Paleontology 53 319 1075
Geology 63 377 1191
Earth science and Geophysics 69 454 1283
Oceanography 74 489 1427
Ecology 59 496 1453
Petrology and Geochemistry 74 526 1500
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 98 685 1719
Forestry 62 615 1833
Geography and Cartography 75 689 1999
Environmental Engineering 101 1014 2265
Geotechnical Engineering 103 994 2308
Environmental Management 93 1125 2625

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 35th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1602nd in the World with 5,427 publications made and 93,249 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#35 of 535 In Japan
#406 of 2,864 In Asia
#1602 of 7,081 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
1992 0 4
1993 5 1
1994 19 6
1995 21 29
1996 31 106
1997 41 185
1998 62 336
1999 50 425
2000 86 639
2001 76 747
2002 220 1194
2003 203 1427
2004 162 1769
2005 187 2037
2006 202 2331
2007 196 2777
2008 195 3007
2009 189 3360
2010 190 3935
2011 177 3922
2012 153 4211
2013 172 4493
2014 209 4562
2015 213 4541
2016 293 4838
2017 226 5334
2018 296 5911
2019 309 7115
2020 300 8608
2021 257 9782
2022 250 8546
2023 250 8533
2024 182 6685

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 25 186 792
Military science 3 91 793
Library and Information science 36 115 805
Journalism and Digital Media 15 274 1028
Philosophy 28 302 1334
Aesthetics 52 388 1490
Education Majors 26 377 1505
Law 35 510 1781
Archaeology 62 720 2047
Political Science 38 546 2060
History 63 668 2064
Sociology 66 585 2105
Anthropology 57 712 2414
Demography 108 875 2473
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 75 957 2982

Medicine rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 89th for Medicine in Japan and 1255th in the World with 4,715 publications made and 156,596 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#89 of 521 In Japan
#412 of 2,809 In Asia
#1255 of 6,775 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 3 1
1994 8 9
1995 20 22
1996 29 120
1997 42 282
1998 56 548
1999 75 1133
2000 89 1682
2001 101 1895
2002 129 2532
2003 151 3110
2004 144 3580
2005 157 4110
2006 166 4557
2007 174 5336
2008 165 5483
2009 179 5797
2010 168 6506
2011 150 6918
2012 170 7528
2013 174 7853
2014 164 8197
2015 162 7773
2016 226 8187
2017 214 8185
2018 215 8667
2019 230 9495
2020 227 11500
2021 285 13267
2022 247 12229
2023 216 11573
2024 167 9728

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 66 249 706
Ophthalmology 80 236 765
Biomedical Engineering 48 251 772
Oncology and Cancer research 84 284 797
Immunology 86 272 840
Radiation Therapy 89 367 948
Sonography and Ultrasound 87 377 982
Anatomy and Physiology 95 335 1047
Sports Medicine 83 286 1163
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 93 420 1237
Audiology 111 370 1287
Pathology 92 486 1365
Psychiatry 91 452 1432
Virology 97 533 1505
Pharmacology 114 654 1550
Surgery 108 557 1588
Physical Therapy 110 491 1591
Cardiology 140 673 1841
Nursing 80 589 2002
Anesthesiology 149 792 2122
Health Science 89 768 2475
Public Health 109 923 2572
Clinical Psychology 138 1081 3020

Mathematics rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 35th for Mathematics in Japan and 1212th in the World with 3,390 publications made and 43,619 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#35 of 458 In Japan
#379 of 2,718 In Asia
#1212 of 6,418 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 3
1993 4 2
1994 11 7
1995 19 18
1996 15 46
1997 23 92
1998 51 108
1999 26 143
2000 33 159
2001 41 204
2002 153 449
2003 117 511
2004 95 607
2005 122 826
2006 129 1012
2007 122 1163
2008 137 1252
2009 139 1483
2010 136 1644
2011 109 1633
2012 108 1561
2013 144 1792
2014 123 1884
2015 151 1946
2016 155 1974
2017 148 2229
2018 174 2520
2019 185 3182
2020 168 3602
2021 159 4214
2022 153 3734
2023 151 3502
2024 85 2091

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 20 239 704
Statistics 33 336 1128
Applied Mathematics 50 563 1504
Operations Research 55 747 1765
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 80 901 2361
Math Teachers 67 841 2492

Psychology rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 81st for Psychology in Japan and 1282nd in the World with 3,194 publications made and 77,206 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#81 of 494 In Japan
#385 of 2,755 In Asia
#1282 of 6,645 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 4 0
1994 5 0
1995 17 15
1996 17 51
1997 20 125
1998 39 185
1999 37 379
2000 56 573
2001 44 762
2002 102 1097
2003 89 1220
2004 105 1396
2005 98 1631
2006 104 1768
2007 119 2156
2008 112 2259
2009 130 2375
2010 128 2720
2011 87 2881
2012 106 3287
2013 119 3444
2014 117 3752
2015 125 3525
2016 130 3549
2017 117 3681
2018 165 4106
2019 176 4714
2020 153 5837
2021 186 6454
2022 182 5738
2023 179 5804
2024 120 4717

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 21 211 788
Neuroscience 68 192 795
Psychiatry 91 452 1432
Education Majors 26 377 1505
Child Psychology 65 488 1800
Social Psychology 71 624 2018
Clinical Psychology 138 1081 3020

Business rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 30th for Business in Japan and 1333rd in the World with 2,525 publications made and 32,335 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#30 of 392 In Japan
#379 of 2,646 In Asia
#1333 of 6,339 In the World

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 5 2
1995 7 6
1996 12 20
1997 14 35
1998 34 61
1999 21 56
2000 39 114
2001 34 110
2002 70 228
2003 81 243
2004 89 397
2005 90 529
2006 126 593
2007 95 774
2008 101 915
2009 88 876
2010 102 1010
2011 79 1066
2012 88 1196
2013 80 1168
2014 93 1269
2015 98 1350
2016 135 1377
2017 122 1566
2018 125 1780
2019 126 2216
2020 146 2816
2021 134 3219
2022 115 2810
2023 116 2849
2024 60 1704

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 29 293 1025
Engineering Management 25 514 1478
Advertising 36 503 1684
Operations Research 55 747 1765
Finance 56 583 1801
Management Information Systems 26 566 1855
Accounting 31 591 1934
Marketing 49 705 2032

Art & Design rankings

Nara Institute of Science and Technology ranked 28th for Art & Design in Japan and 1113th in the World with 1,563 publications made and 18,397 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Game Design and Development.

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
#28 of 346 In Japan
#257 of 2,428 In Asia
#1113 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1994 3 1
1995 3 5
1996 10 28
1997 10 32
1998 21 48
1999 10 58
2000 25 93
2001 27 133
2002 69 276
2003 66 294
2004 62 355
2005 67 433
2006 62 506
2007 53 583
2008 50 571
2009 60 661
2010 57 684
2011 52 684
2012 49 785
2013 42 803
2014 67 957
2015 70 848
2016 92 840
2017 59 952
2018 80 1050
2019 76 1289
2020 70 1589
2021 60 1773
2022 70 1509
2023 67 1538
2024 53 1396

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 9 42 233
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 41 320
UX/UI Desgin 9 54 343
Photography 14 52 397
Computer Graphics 18 112 465
Multimedia 15 136 630
Animation 34 275 813
Architecture 15 205 823
Graphic Design 18 226 870
Fashion Design 45 390 1361
Aesthetics 52 388 1490
Literature 55 529 1852

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Economics 67 810 2352
Development Studies 70 962 2739