Nara Medical University: Rankings

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Nara Medical University ranked 86th in Japan, 1385th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 80 research topics. Nara Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,612 academic publications and 314,280 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1385 of 14,131 In the World
#382 of 5,830 In Asia
#86 of 719 In Japan
#212 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#255 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#345 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#4647 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1633 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 77 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 45th for Medicine in Japan and 566th in the World with 15,321 publications made and 286,961 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#45 of 521 In Japan
#139 of 2,809 In Asia
#566 of 6,775 In the World

Nara Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 222 648
1993 249 804
1994 292 944
1995 271 1077
1996 281 1345
1997 290 1726
1998 357 2140
1999 312 2474
2000 282 3047
2001 297 3158
2002 279 3814
2003 286 4442
2004 355 4832
2005 349 5263
2006 317 5675
2007 295 6289
2008 319 6667
2009 355 7125
2010 322 7494
2011 327 8118
2012 370 8568
2013 381 9128
2014 399 9749
2015 452 10254
2016 538 10840
2017 608 11764
2018 593 12669
2019 690 14307
2020 759 18222
2021 818 21534
2022 821 21886
2023 790 22295
2024 691 21590

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 17 54 212
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 30 73 255
Radiation Therapy 40 102 345
Surgery 32 87 350
Urology 31 86 356
Oncology and Cancer research 39 110 369
Audiology 15 50 377
Cardiology 41 88 379
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 39 93 384
Plastic Surgery 17 96 395
Anatomy and Physiology 36 88 415
Anesthesiology 38 106 418
Biomedical Engineering 15 116 418
Immunology 45 121 445
Dermatology 48 118 453
Respiratory Therapy 44 115 508
Orthodontics 32 133 512
Sonography and Ultrasound 51 161 515
Pathology 42 136 532
Ophthalmology 62 149 534
Dentistry 34 151 545
Psychiatry 31 113 558
Pediatrics 32 141 568
Optometry 42 150 605
Critical Care Nursing 33 139 632
Occupational Therapy 31 127 656
Pharmacology 51 218 661
Medical Physics 49 183 708
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 194 786
Sports Medicine 50 157 830
Family medicine 52 201 844
Virology 64 249 849
Physical Therapy 50 193 867
Gerontology 30 139 887
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 192 938
Cosmetology 71 385 965
Epidemiology 65 296 1029
Health Science 54 337 1331
Clinical Psychology 60 378 1471
Toxicology 61 624 1533
Nursing 58 406 1568
Public Health 70 498 1609
Healthcare Management (MHA) 68 601 1980

Biology rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 59th for Biology in Japan and 879th in the World with 13,481 publications made and 274,997 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#59 of 527 In Japan
#278 of 2,834 In Asia
#879 of 6,833 In the World

Nara Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 205 759
1993 233 877
1994 270 1075
1995 256 1191
1996 277 1452
1997 255 1838
1998 317 2188
1999 296 2587
2000 248 3132
2001 257 3121
2002 253 3789
2003 259 4457
2004 313 4835
2005 303 5365
2006 294 5850
2007 278 6300
2008 293 6720
2009 325 7008
2010 298 7465
2011 282 7990
2012 319 8313
2013 337 8928
2014 326 9259
2015 389 9573
2016 463 10107
2017 507 10777
2018 512 11635
2019 550 13088
2020 620 16534
2021 669 19494
2022 668 19504
2023 680 19613
2024 580 18829

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 39 110 369
Immunology 45 121 445
Molecular Biology 49 129 457
Genetics 56 187 645
Pharmacology 51 218 661
Biotechnology 55 214 699
Neuroscience 59 167 707
Biophysics 75 216 776
Biochemistry 69 271 812
Virology 64 249 849
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 276 910
Microbiology 80 417 1161
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 69 363 1180
Astrobiology 103 422 1314
Zoology 82 465 1512
Paleontology 87 535 1526
Toxicology 61 624 1533
Animal Science 88 592 1725
Botany 105 757 1922
Horticulture 108 1026 2328
Nutrition and Food Science 146 1110 2401
Evolutionary Biology 140 983 2521
Nanotechnology 173 1465 2946
Agricultural Science 192 1842 4125

Chemistry rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 89th for Chemistry in Japan and 1152nd in the World with 8,361 publications made and 197,721 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#89 of 508 In Japan
#431 of 2,781 In Asia
#1152 of 6,545 In the World

Nara Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 146 644
1993 160 736
1994 191 879
1995 169 989
1996 193 1233
1997 168 1486
1998 236 1775
1999 215 2197
2000 175 2685
2001 191 2675
2002 185 3093
2003 186 3601
2004 226 3846
2005 218 4290
2006 197 4543
2007 185 4889
2008 189 5109
2009 213 5178
2010 196 5628
2011 181 5916
2012 195 6141
2013 201 6386
2014 192 6578
2015 213 6753
2016 242 7003
2017 299 7488
2018 275 7913
2019 295 8757
2020 316 10862
2021 352 12295
2022 330 12304
2023 342 12188
2024 277 11160

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 69 271 812
Organic Chemistry 118 709 1640
Radiochemistry 104 967 1865
Materials Science 136 987 2146
Nutrition and Food Science 146 1110 2401
Inorganic Chemistry 194 1337 2728
Nanotechnology 173 1465 2946
Chemical Engineering 178 1515 3050
Physical chemistry 220 1728 3668

Psychology rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 44th for Psychology in Japan and 806th in the World with 5,799 publications made and 107,517 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#44 of 494 In Japan
#189 of 2,755 In Asia
#806 of 6,645 In the World

Nara Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 81 170
1993 88 257
1994 93 261
1995 109 341
1996 95 372
1997 104 480
1998 129 644
1999 104 645
2000 97 830
2001 114 886
2002 93 1125
2003 100 1388
2004 125 1529
2005 122 1736
2006 115 1735
2007 113 2081
2008 111 2214
2009 144 2367
2010 135 2518
2011 119 2650
2012 142 2863
2013 160 3209
2014 164 3433
2015 167 3583
2016 202 3738
2017 237 4111
2018 239 4587
2019 270 5035
2020 337 6733
2021 325 8001
2022 332 8447
2023 320 8736
2024 270 7835

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 31 113 558
Occupational Therapy 31 127 656
Neuroscience 59 167 707
Clinical Psychology 60 378 1471
Child Psychology 53 405 1582
Social Psychology 103 865 2542
Cognitive Science 141 1111 2614

Computer Science rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 93rd for Computer Science in Japan and 1785th in the World with 4,071 publications made and 80,645 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#93 of 513 In Japan
#679 of 2,840 In Asia
#1785 of 6,845 In the World

Nara Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 43 168
1993 54 187
1994 65 217
1995 73 299
1996 62 315
1997 62 375
1998 82 485
1999 55 529
2000 63 723
2001 56 655
2002 56 883
2003 67 1123
2004 78 1238
2005 82 1413
2006 77 1519
2007 74 1773
2008 71 1908
2009 100 2099
2010 96 2122
2011 93 2336
2012 99 2446
2013 114 2723
2014 115 2994
2015 137 3245
2016 167 3424
2017 182 3708
2018 170 4162
2019 211 4580
2020 248 6070
2021 230 7331
2022 266 7824
2023 248 7923
2024 185 7277

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 59 167 707
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 276 910
Library and Information science 107 453 1828
Computational Linguistics 128 1056 2364
Machine Learning 106 1135 2492
Cognitive Science 141 1111 2614
Computer Vision 181 1462 3134
Telecommunications 168 1481 3214
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 172 1557 3450
Computer Networking 186 1777 3971
Cyber Security 175 1867 4251

Engineering rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 115th for Engineering in Japan and 2008th in the World with 3,913 publications made and 79,305 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#115 of 517 In Japan
#864 of 2,835 In Asia
#2008 of 6,782 In the World

Nara Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 62 201
1993 75 282
1994 70 295
1995 63 326
1996 75 431
1997 61 458
1998 105 581
1999 81 740
2000 65 896
2001 89 973
2002 86 1089
2003 93 1360
2004 101 1529
2005 100 1584
2006 98 1681
2007 82 1788
2008 93 1884
2009 94 2083
2010 82 2168
2011 81 2302
2012 100 2464
2013 120 2674
2014 89 2678
2015 107 2782
2016 120 2998
2017 153 3213
2018 126 3329
2019 158 3775
2020 178 4607
2021 196 5416
2022 172 5230
2023 161 5481
2024 137 5066

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 15 116 418
Biotechnology 55 214 699
Optical Engineering 109 667 1610
Aerospace Engineering 122 799 1989
Metallurgical Engineering 126 921 2014
Acoustical Engineering 130 817 2015
Materials Science 136 987 2146
Civil Engineering 108 912 2185
Mechanical Engineering 131 967 2337
Geotechnical Engineering 106 1029 2366
Structural Engineering 140 1038 2377
Nanotechnology 173 1465 2946
Chemical Engineering 178 1515 3050
Electronic Engineering 171 1468 3059
Electrical Engineering 167 1461 3119
Telecommunications 168 1481 3214
Computer Networking 186 1777 3971

Physics rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 119th for Physics in Japan and 1995th in the World with 3,803 publications made and 72,379 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#119 of 513 In Japan
#842 of 2,817 In Asia
#1995 of 6,713 In the World

Nara Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 65 211
1993 71 296
1994 71 300
1995 69 340
1996 79 464
1997 66 464
1998 96 559
1999 86 780
2000 61 817
2001 77 960
2002 87 1057
2003 81 1289
2004 106 1371
2005 101 1379
2006 89 1551
2007 78 1605
2008 94 1761
2009 95 1885
2010 73 1973
2011 80 2067
2012 99 2141
2013 114 2360
2014 91 2414
2015 109 2487
2016 118 2599
2017 136 2832
2018 120 2944
2019 149 3338
2020 164 4164
2021 178 4929
2022 176 4903
2023 151 5010
2024 129 4836

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 49 183 708
Biophysics 75 216 776
Astrobiology 103 422 1314
Nuclear Physics 105 500 1336
Optical Engineering 109 667 1610
Astrophysics and Astronomy 106 591 1718
Acoustical Engineering 130 817 2015
Atomic and Molecular physics 157 864 2082
Materials Science 136 987 2146
Condensed Matter Physics 147 1034 2173
Quantum and Particle physics 162 1206 2713
Nanotechnology 173 1465 2946

Mathematics rankings

Nara Medical University ranked 85th for Mathematics in Japan and 1961st in the World with 1,944 publications made and 37,200 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#85 of 458 In Japan
#761 of 2,718 In Asia
#1961 of 6,418 In the World

Nara Medical University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 18
1993 4 20
1994 11 32
1995 11 25
1996 9 44
1997 7 66
1998 11 48
1999 10 77
2000 8 97
2001 3 103
2002 12 166
2003 7 167
2004 12 176
2005 12 233
2006 18 266
2007 14 319
2008 23 332
2009 19 382
2010 25 402
2011 36 509
2012 33 585
2013 57 718
2014 60 889
2015 75 1099
2016 85 1121
2017 100 1243
2018 107 1539
2019 146 1930
2020 185 2859
2021 193 3531
2022 230 4054
2023 224 4149
2024 129 3211

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 79 613 1693

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nara Medical University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 66 437 1459
Linguistics 91 666 1833
Geology 99 728 1912
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 125 939 2190
Environmental Science 106 885 2252
Earth science and Geophysics 126 1001 2414
Sociology 98 853 2711
Philosophy 99 864 2754
Ecology 130 1172 2824
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 103 925 2849
Literature 114 1050 3022
Archaeology 119 1220 3121
History 117 1173 3137
Fashion Design 143 1214 3140
Geography and Cartography 135 1269 3204
Oceanography 180 1429 3380
Anthropology 116 1241 3573
Art & Design 160 1377 3620
Development Studies 119 1495 3820
Law 147 1573 4093
Marketing 164 1759 4191
Political Science 147 1575 4315
Economics 170 1805 4462
Business 191 1872 4575
Management 215 2015 4831
Finance 234 2046 4869