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Okayama University ranked 15th in Japan, 458th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 171 research topics. Okayama University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,065 academic publications and 1,524,048 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#458 of 14,131 In the World
#64 of 5,830 In Asia
#15 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 8 In Okayama
#101 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#116 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#132 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#1269 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#676 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 168 other topics

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Biology rankings

Okayama University ranked 14th for Biology in Japan and 291st in the World with 58,195 publications made and 1,284,171 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 528 In Japan
#57 of 2,838 In Asia
#291 of 6,841 In the World

Okayama University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 916 4373
1994 884 5117
1995 832 5598
1996 850 5960
1997 960 6809
1998 1067 7973
1999 1082 8934
2000 1148 10939
2001 1225 12282
2002 1256 14129
2003 1368 17387
2004 1406 19075
2005 1514 21854
2006 1460 24847
2007 1465 28121
2008 1469 30790
2009 1521 33644
2010 1436 37578
2011 1527 41600
2012 1562 46285
2013 1543 49599
2014 1575 50533
2015 1510 51857
2016 1609 52970
2017 1548 54228
2018 1691 56375
2019 1656 60601
2020 1858 72388
2021 1845 78966
2022 1849 77141
2023 1788 75740
2024 1718 71195
2025 1510 62557

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 7 34 137
Molecular Biology 14 32 172
Oncology and Cancer research 14 56 189
Entomology 7 19 198
Botany 9 37 210
Pharmacology 6 43 213
Biophysics 12 29 223
Biochemistry 14 45 231
Genetics 13 42 233
Immunology 14 47 242
Astrobiology 12 45 268
Agricultural Science 8 73 280
Microbiology 12 53 280
Neuroscience 11 38 296
Biotechnology 14 60 302
Nutrition and Food Science 12 95 303
Virology 12 61 317
Paleontology 11 66 352
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 65 362
Toxicology 8 99 389
Animal Science 13 105 442
Zoology 20 78 473
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 114 500
Evolutionary Biology 17 91 528
Nanotechnology 26 223 563
Forestry 20 227 830

Chemistry rankings

Okayama University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Japan and 283rd in the World with 52,452 publications made and 1,190,452 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 510 In Japan
#71 of 2,785 In Asia
#283 of 6,561 In the World

Okayama University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 776 4252
1994 826 5072
1995 749 5353
1996 806 5738
1997 871 6501
1998 1000 7638
1999 991 8423
2000 1108 10338
2001 1207 11480
2002 1270 13252
2003 1346 16079
2004 1407 17686
2005 1500 20414
2006 1500 22798
2007 1463 25837
2008 1474 28200
2009 1463 30847
2010 1388 34314
2011 1435 37903
2012 1483 41715
2013 1424 45728
2014 1417 45974
2015 1354 47207
2016 1498 47916
2017 1430 48752
2018 1480 50593
2019 1403 54611
2020 1556 63660
2021 1512 69082
2022 1446 67129
2023 1414 65279
2024 1309 59793
2025 1121 51288

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 13 34 132
Radiochemistry 10 109 188
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 38 206
Biochemistry 14 45 231
Inorganic Chemistry 16 95 256
Organic Chemistry 15 81 280
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 76 284
Nutrition and Food Science 12 95 303
Materials Science 17 125 378
Environmental Chemistry 21 123 402
Physical chemistry 19 169 436
Chemical Engineering 23 210 490
Nanotechnology 26 223 563
Computational Chemistry 23 155 581
Biochemical Engineering 11 188 658

Medicine rankings

Okayama University ranked 12th for Medicine in Japan and 286th in the World with 46,448 publications made and 917,847 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#12 of 521 In Japan
#50 of 2,817 In Asia
#286 of 6,793 In the World

Okayama University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 716 2763
1994 720 3248
1995 635 3643
1996 663 3983
1997 724 4630
1998 824 5570
1999 787 6203
2000 873 7574
2001 924 8542
2002 946 10060
2003 1015 12123
2004 1082 13182
2005 1153 15438
2006 1039 17643
2007 1094 20226
2008 1085 22010
2009 1131 24253
2010 1069 26687
2011 1198 29685
2012 1247 33917
2013 1200 35313
2014 1239 36337
2015 1190 37505
2016 1269 37474
2017 1275 38068
2018 1393 39243
2019 1402 42093
2020 1527 51585
2021 1581 56456
2022 1558 54736
2023 1541 54125
2024 1454 50715
2025 1344 44880

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 7 19 101
Orthodontics 8 20 116
Pharmacy 13 34 132
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 18 50 170
Radiation Therapy 14 48 184
Oncology and Cancer research 14 56 189
Anatomy and Physiology 12 31 202
Urology 12 38 206
Pharmacology 6 43 213
Surgery 11 45 222
Cardiology 16 40 229
Neurosurgery 19 60 230
Anesthesiology 10 40 232
Immunology 14 47 242
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 47 245
Ophthalmology 17 52 256
Pathology 11 50 265
Optometry 12 46 267
Dermatology 18 58 278
Biomedical Engineering 12 87 313
Virology 12 61 317
Medical Physics 9 40 327
Respiratory Therapy 17 59 344
Pediatrics 11 72 374
Psychiatry 12 60 377
Audiology 16 52 382
Toxicology 8 99 389
Cosmetology 16 117 414
Sonography and Ultrasound 40 135 459
Family medicine 15 78 475
Forensic Science 12 112 476
Critical Care Nursing 18 107 539
Plastic Surgery 32 150 540
Occupational Therapy 24 102 556
Physical Therapy 20 89 560
Sports Medicine 25 92 583
Epidemiology 21 128 584
Public Health 13 117 643
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 109 652
Health Science 18 128 662
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 177 723
Gerontology 20 109 741
Nursing 14 135 811
Clinical Psychology 17 138 819
Sports / Exercise science 26 170 907
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 167 911
Veterinary 30 375 1015

Engineering rankings

Okayama University ranked 16th for Engineering in Japan and 471st in the World with 34,409 publications made and 620,473 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 520 In Japan
#135 of 2,841 In Asia
#471 of 6,795 In the World

Okayama University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 457 2153
1994 447 2771
1995 417 2612
1996 472 2958
1997 512 3262
1998 538 3575
1999 528 3971
2000 631 4840
2001 724 5173
2002 898 6916
2003 905 7910
2004 953 8984
2005 975 10141
2006 1056 11888
2007 992 13395
2008 1036 14863
2009 1020 16689
2010 1025 18325
2011 1073 21031
2012 1082 23417
2013 1003 25662
2014 1033 25653
2015 1025 27485
2016 1125 27995
2017 1059 28413
2018 1054 29575
2019 1043 32120
2020 1087 36702
2021 1115 39727
2022 1057 38808
2023 996 37699
2024 976 35592
2025 758 30917

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 13 50 132
Agricultural Engineering 6 64 177
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 82 243
Metallurgical Engineering 12 103 282
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 21 76 284
Biotechnology 14 60 302
Biomedical Engineering 12 87 313
Materials Science 17 125 378
Automation and Control engineering 18 137 386
Mining Engineering 10 150 415
Electronic Engineering 15 139 433
Electrical Engineering 18 144 436
Acoustical Engineering 17 111 444
Nuclear Engineering 25 163 454
Automotive Engineering 16 163 459
Chemical Engineering 23 210 490
Environmental Engineering 12 171 497
Technical Drawing 21 161 498
Computer Engineering 19 159 499
Optical Engineering 22 152 518
Mechanical Engineering 16 142 519
Structural Engineering 23 159 539
Nanotechnology 26 223 563
Geotechnical Engineering 20 190 572
Aerospace Engineering 22 146 588
Telecommunications 24 211 652
Biochemical Engineering 11 188 658
Marine Engineering 37 254 750
Computer Networking 26 242 763
Civil Engineering 29 239 783
Operations Research 17 274 815
Petroleum Engineering 29 258 829
Architectural Engineering 32 269 850
Human-Computer Interaction 31 219 853
Industrial Engineering 20 266 857
Reliability and Quality Engineering 25 300 893
Systems Engineering 25 241 912
Remote Sensing 29 301 971
Transportation Engineering 33 326 1006
Construction Management 24 369 1111
Renewable Energy Engineering 56 857 1919

Physics rankings

Okayama University ranked 17th for Physics in Japan and 465th in the World with 33,447 publications made and 628,672 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 515 In Japan
#127 of 2,822 In Asia
#465 of 6,729 In the World

Okayama University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 465 2196
1994 440 2726
1995 431 2931
1996 466 3176
1997 512 3320
1998 569 3740
1999 537 4035
2000 630 5022
2001 730 5443
2002 879 6922
2003 899 7893
2004 888 8916
2005 955 10104
2006 1048 11809
2007 988 13493
2008 1003 14857
2009 994 16545
2010 991 18424
2011 1024 21355
2012 1025 23827
2013 970 26360
2014 953 25827
2015 977 27390
2016 1094 28031
2017 1029 28351
2018 970 29249
2019 957 31107
2020 1066 35444
2021 1071 38513
2022 960 37193
2023 941 36077
2024 907 34468
2025 708 29818

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 12 29 223
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 82 243
Astrobiology 12 45 268
Medical Physics 9 40 327
Materials Science 17 125 378
Nuclear Physics 22 94 409
Condensed Matter Physics 26 134 426
Acoustical Engineering 17 111 444
Optical Engineering 22 152 518
Quantum and Particle physics 20 156 532
Astrophysics and Astronomy 20 111 541
Atomic and Molecular physics 33 130 563
Nanotechnology 26 223 563
Theoretical Physics 35 224 853

Environmental Science rankings

Okayama University ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Japan and 492nd in the World with 25,503 publications made and 548,632 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 523 In Japan
#112 of 2,841 In Asia
#492 of 6,888 In the World

Okayama University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 375 1954
1994 359 2272
1995 301 2480
1996 365 2628
1997 415 2786
1998 392 3065
1999 458 3302
2000 521 4181
2001 542 4721
2002 607 5536
2003 661 6959
2004 629 7630
2005 692 8791
2006 727 9813
2007 728 11220
2008 728 12659
2009 743 14097
2010 731 15884
2011 752 18151
2012 770 20245
2013 779 22813
2014 757 22828
2015 761 23651
2016 746 24397
2017 711 24425
2018 745 26001
2019 741 28436
2020 803 33677
2021 821 37087
2022 823 36532
2023 768 35322
2024 753 32943
2025 592 28139

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 38 206
Agricultural Science 8 73 280
Paleontology 11 66 352
Earth science and Geophysics 12 88 360
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 65 362
Environmental Chemistry 21 123 402
Mining Engineering 10 150 415
Geology 13 99 443
Environmental Engineering 12 171 497
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 149 522
Hydrology and Water resources management 11 185 524
Ecology 15 132 560
Geotechnical Engineering 20 190 572
Oceanography 20 157 584
Environmental Management 14 244 734
Forestry 20 227 830
Geography and Cartography 19 205 843
Urban and Regional planning 29 400 1432

Computer Science rankings

Okayama University ranked 16th for Computer Science in Japan and 602nd in the World with 22,254 publications made and 374,351 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 515 In Japan
#140 of 2,842 In Asia
#602 of 6,855 In the World

Okayama University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 279 1383
1994 260 1746
1995 267 1943
1996 296 1996
1997 287 2123
1998 319 2431
1999 317 2627
2000 349 3039
2001 394 3419
2002 566 4912
2003 528 5383
2004 564 5844
2005 622 6622
2006 542 7850
2007 575 8935
2008 579 9789
2009 627 10843
2010 601 11842
2011 719 13354
2012 672 15271
2013 601 15426
2014 646 16038
2015 671 16469
2016 723 17042
2017 684 17164
2018 792 18122
2019 753 20275
2020 829 24139
2021 807 26706
2022 872 26572
2023 865 26914
2024 752 25249
2025 634 22759

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 13 50 132
Neuroscience 11 38 296
Computer Graphics 17 109 434
Computer Engineering 19 159 499
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 114 500
Library and Information science 18 66 606
Telecommunications 24 211 652
Computer Vision 22 200 665
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 202 704
Computer Networking 26 242 763
Web Design and Development 20 241 780
Game Design and Development 30 198 812
Cognitive Science 22 236 830
Human-Computer Interaction 31 219 853
Blockchain and Cryptography 26 333 868
UX/UI Desgin 30 251 909
Animation 44 349 923
Machine Learning 22 338 979
Cyber Security 24 330 1008
Software Engineering 23 243 1014
Data Science 20 256 1032
Computational Linguistics 40 406 1109
Multimedia 25 318 1136
Management Information Systems 51 1040 2866

Psychology rankings

Okayama University ranked 14th for Psychology in Japan and 457th in the World with 16,397 publications made and 288,022 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 498 In Japan
#79 of 2,766 In Asia
#457 of 6,663 In the World

Okayama University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 281 1244
1994 248 1495
1995 236 1753
1996 230 1710
1997 248 1872
1998 286 2054
1999 261 2158
2000 322 2709
2001 314 2995
2002 348 3675
2003 370 4330
2004 416 4678
2005 402 5241
2006 322 6024
2007 381 6850
2008 394 7597
2009 406 8096
2010 392 8656
2011 447 9560
2012 438 10830
2013 381 10825
2014 417 11360
2015 414 11202
2016 435 11609
2017 462 12219
2018 504 12418
2019 496 13355
2020 589 16718
2021 561 18139
2022 601 17973
2023 587 18144
2024 484 16632
2025 416 15024

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 11 38 296
Psychiatry 12 60 377
Occupational Therapy 24 102 556
Clinical Psychology 17 138 819
Cognitive Science 22 236 830
Social Psychology 17 176 902
Child Psychology 18 176 950
Education Majors 20 331 1352

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Okayama University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 13 107 604
Painting and Drawing 18 146 622
Sculpture 18 146 622
Linguistics 17 132 626
Illustration and Concept Art 18 158 655
Management 16 175 713
Fashion Design 19 149 726
Statistics 16 188 729
Aesthetics 16 129 742
Genealogy 17 80 779
Tax Law 16 176 801
Mathematics 16 210 801
Art & Design 18 163 831
Business 17 222 922
Performing arts 19 179 951
Occupational Safety and Health 25 220 974
Graphic Design 24 270 977
Classics and Ancient History 16 178 1008
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 17 207 1018
Philosophy 17 205 1018
Marketing 17 263 1020
Finance 22 254 1022
Sociology 16 201 1023
Archaeology 19 290 1065
Agricultural Economics 27 415 1075
Applied Mathematics 28 353 1088
History 19 269 1107
Gender Studies 12 130 1162
Economics 22 334 1295
Literature 25 321 1329
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 27 397 1332
Law 20 332 1333
Development Studies 22 388 1419
Anthropology 19 325 1465
Environmental Economics 24 582 1491
Art History 24 212 1494
International Economics 29 375 1511
Political Science 20 347 1515
Investment Banking and Stock trading 27 533 1537
International Trade 33 410 1601
Math Teachers 27 468 1629
Advertising 31 498 1653
International Business 38 441 1706
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 478 1820
Accounting 34 669 2074
Communications and Public Relations 37 987 3019