Osaka City University: Rankings

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Osaka City University ranked 28th in Japan, 722nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 144 research topics. Osaka City University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,202 academic publications and 960,904 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#722 of 14,131 In the World
#134 of 5,830 In Asia
#28 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 10 In Osaka
#141 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#176 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#224 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#938 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1358 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 141 other topics

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Biology rankings

Osaka City University ranked 22nd for Biology in Japan and 469th in the World with 30,605 publications made and 697,354 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 527 In Japan
#116 of 2,834 In Asia
#469 of 6,833 In the World

Osaka City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 431 2988
1993 481 3320
1994 476 3448
1995 565 4083
1996 583 4423
1997 683 5390
1998 723 6264
1999 678 7095
2000 830 8355
2001 843 9272
2002 804 10549
2003 865 12293
2004 863 13817
2005 813 16050
2006 839 16949
2007 794 18357
2008 729 18942
2009 748 20814
2010 716 22521
2011 767 24117
2012 802 26660
2013 821 27635
2014 848 28506
2015 868 29136
2016 837 28746
2017 889 29593
2018 904 30043
2019 1065 32041
2020 1063 37385
2021 1244 41660
2022 713 41510
2023 212 39239
2024 112 33309

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 23 76 278
Entomology 12 32 286
Immunology 27 80 357
Molecular Biology 40 102 392
Nutrition and Food Science 16 131 394
Genetics 26 88 405
Biochemistry 25 102 422
Biotechnology 23 96 422
Botany 15 104 456
Biophysics 32 90 459
Pharmacology 30 133 468
Astrobiology 20 93 476
Virology 33 114 480
Microbiology 28 139 529
Zoology 22 96 555
Neuroscience 34 102 558
Paleontology 23 151 631
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 143 633
Horticulture 29 229 683
Forestry 19 200 759
Animal Science 32 226 800
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 237 822
Evolutionary Biology 31 196 846
Toxicology 25 279 871
Nanotechnology 49 378 891
Agricultural Science 46 479 1262

Chemistry rankings

Osaka City University ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Japan and 487th in the World with 28,523 publications made and 649,954 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 508 In Japan
#132 of 2,781 In Asia
#487 of 6,545 In the World

Osaka City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 429 3180
1993 442 3468
1994 479 3586
1995 532 4268
1996 584 4610
1997 643 5469
1998 685 6075
1999 646 7043
2000 778 8243
2001 815 9209
2002 764 10150
2003 835 11873
2004 763 13061
2005 804 15552
2006 839 16446
2007 795 17391
2008 708 18164
2009 790 19669
2010 687 21127
2011 709 22457
2012 729 24844
2013 743 25688
2014 688 25757
2015 697 26512
2016 695 25809
2017 710 26372
2018 731 26283
2019 816 27562
2020 776 31345
2021 873 34551
2022 538 33566
2023 181 31874
2024 94 26579

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 39 176
Pharmacy 15 55 224
Nutrition and Food Science 16 131 394
Inorganic Chemistry 22 145 405
Biochemistry 25 102 422
Organic Chemistry 21 125 423
Materials Science 28 177 519
Physical chemistry 26 202 557
Radiochemistry 27 313 607
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 161 620
Computational Chemistry 27 178 657
Environmental Chemistry 35 224 687
Chemical Engineering 37 303 728
Nanotechnology 49 378 891

Medicine rankings

Osaka City University ranked 22nd for Medicine in Japan and 396th in the World with 24,351 publications made and 553,478 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 521 In Japan
#76 of 2,809 In Asia
#396 of 6,775 In the World

Osaka City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 345 1943
1993 397 2026
1994 362 2301
1995 451 2677
1996 410 2869
1997 517 3785
1998 581 4508
1999 508 5248
2000 632 6082
2001 647 7065
2002 622 8001
2003 694 9260
2004 671 10702
2005 647 12279
2006 632 12893
2007 597 14115
2008 530 14943
2009 604 15766
2010 596 17377
2011 628 18755
2012 689 20610
2013 706 21202
2014 728 21799
2015 730 22434
2016 723 22322
2017 785 23185
2018 822 23364
2019 957 25316
2020 981 30131
2021 1196 33783
2022 652 33821
2023 180 32255
2024 87 27717

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 35 141
Pharmacy 15 55 224
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 47 246
Radiation Therapy 25 71 251
Cardiology 17 43 252
Oncology and Cancer research 23 76 278
Surgery 20 58 283
Dermatology 22 65 299
Sonography and Ultrasound 20 85 338
Cosmetology 13 90 346
Neurosurgery 37 100 351
Forensic Science 6 79 356
Immunology 27 80 357
Anatomy and Physiology 25 70 360
Urology 32 87 361
Pathology 21 77 372
Anesthesiology 31 93 394
Psychiatry 19 73 430
Ophthalmology 48 116 452
Pharmacology 30 133 468
Virology 33 114 480
Respiratory Therapy 42 112 494
Audiology 41 100 540
Sports / Exercise science 17 70 564
Physical Therapy 22 96 580
Orthodontics 40 168 634
Family medicine 34 133 654
Critical Care Nursing 36 153 661
Biomedical Engineering 35 213 676
Medical Physics 47 179 700
Plastic Surgery 48 231 734
Dentistry 46 213 741
Pediatrics 58 211 755
Epidemiology 40 198 775
Sports Medicine 48 148 784
Clinical Psychology 16 128 795
Gerontology 23 123 810
Toxicology 25 279 871
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 172 872
Public Health 23 191 897
Optometry 67 274 910
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 240 914
Health Science 28 196 925
Veterinary 31 369 1005
Occupational Therapy 67 297 1099
Nursing 42 334 1378
Healthcare Management (MHA) 52 482 1710

Physics rankings

Osaka City University ranked 26th for Physics in Japan and 608th in the World with 22,182 publications made and 445,125 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#26 of 513 In Japan
#177 of 2,817 In Asia
#608 of 6,713 In the World

Osaka City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 279 2096
1993 276 2127
1994 312 2192
1995 359 2839
1996 416 3179
1997 392 3350
1998 425 3437
1999 424 4094
2000 498 4619
2001 533 5487
2002 586 6080
2003 576 7391
2004 544 8172
2005 625 10157
2006 666 10911
2007 723 12134
2008 617 13077
2009 670 14121
2010 585 14566
2011 590 15974
2012 600 18101
2013 616 18593
2014 582 18408
2015 616 19673
2016 581 19684
2017 600 19757
2018 599 19624
2019 679 21110
2020 623 22773
2021 740 26011
2022 467 24015
2023 170 24259
2024 81 19771

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 91 281
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 59 314
Nuclear Physics 20 85 384
Condensed Matter Physics 25 117 392
Theoretical Physics 17 73 405
Biophysics 32 90 459
Astrobiology 20 93 476
Materials Science 28 177 519
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 134 631
Optical Engineering 32 190 633
Quantum and Particle physics 26 188 635
Medical Physics 47 179 700
Acoustical Engineering 37 213 753
Nanotechnology 49 378 891

Engineering rankings

Osaka City University ranked 29th for Engineering in Japan and 663rd in the World with 20,925 publications made and 398,873 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 517 In Japan
#196 of 2,835 In Asia
#663 of 6,782 In the World

Osaka City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 266 1891
1993 263 1994
1994 308 2092
1995 326 2528
1996 383 2823
1997 366 3038
1998 385 3115
1999 415 3822
2000 489 4284
2001 513 4938
2002 557 5654
2003 548 6669
2004 517 7593
2005 567 9238
2006 618 9823
2007 672 10747
2008 586 11463
2009 645 12674
2010 558 12911
2011 563 14220
2012 592 16080
2013 601 16616
2014 537 16713
2015 611 17655
2016 555 17688
2017 586 17757
2018 607 17944
2019 682 19085
2020 607 21138
2021 718 23615
2022 462 22775
2023 164 22491
2024 79 18330

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 39 176
Applied/Engineering Physics 14 91 281
Biotechnology 23 96 422
Materials Science 28 177 519
Metallurgical Engineering 27 182 545
Architectural Engineering 21 169 564
Nuclear Engineering 35 214 584
Optical Engineering 32 190 633
Biomedical Engineering 35 213 676
Aerospace Engineering 29 176 678
Marine Engineering 36 232 705
Chemical Engineering 37 303 728
Acoustical Engineering 37 213 753
Mechanical Engineering 38 252 853
Structural Engineering 45 290 859
Civil Engineering 34 276 864
Nanotechnology 49 378 891
Technical Drawing 45 338 904
Robotics 78 349 913
Mining Engineering 32 360 935
Environmental Engineering 29 351 944
Petroleum Engineering 39 303 946
Automation and Control engineering 51 391 987
Geotechnical Engineering 46 362 993
Electrical Engineering 60 385 1020
Transportation Engineering 37 338 1039
Remote Sensing 40 340 1075
Computer Networking 40 420 1162
Telecommunications 55 447 1174
Electronic Engineering 56 480 1186
Automotive Engineering 59 558 1387
Systems Engineering 54 567 1660
Computer Engineering 77 780 1770
Human-Computer Interaction 92 670 1855
Renewable Energy Engineering 65 941 2084
Operations Research 72 942 2114

Environmental Science rankings

Osaka City University ranked 28th for Environmental Science in Japan and 803rd in the World with 13,864 publications made and 284,907 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#28 of 521 In Japan
#221 of 2,838 In Asia
#803 of 6,876 In the World

Osaka City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 171 1132
1993 175 1224
1994 165 1205
1995 201 1584
1996 238 1806
1997 242 1866
1998 277 2133
1999 259 2484
2000 330 2766
2001 344 3148
2002 339 3612
2003 376 4334
2004 360 4973
2005 374 5645
2006 395 6343
2007 424 7106
2008 381 7495
2009 446 8563
2010 404 8956
2011 381 9889
2012 429 11295
2013 412 11745
2014 370 12139
2015 454 12178
2016 393 12241
2017 424 12090
2018 422 12395
2019 485 13543
2020 426 15179
2021 567 17335
2022 281 16903
2023 116 16144
2024 69 12962

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 161 620
Paleontology 23 151 631
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 171 632
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 36 143 633
Environmental Chemistry 35 224 687
Earth science and Geophysics 34 208 721
Geology 29 196 736
Forestry 19 200 759
Oceanography 43 260 881
Ecology 28 261 930
Urban and Regional planning 18 201 932
Mining Engineering 32 360 935
Environmental Engineering 29 351 944
Geography and Cartography 26 252 990
Geotechnical Engineering 46 362 993
Agricultural Science 46 479 1262
Environmental Management 47 562 1453

Computer Science rankings

Osaka City University ranked 40th for Computer Science in Japan and 1000th in the World with 10,670 publications made and 205,283 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#40 of 513 In Japan
#294 of 2,840 In Asia
#1000 of 6,845 In the World

Osaka City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 113 679
1993 150 812
1994 101 827
1995 150 1078
1996 139 1038
1997 172 1235
1998 183 1409
1999 151 1512
2000 218 1833
2001 212 1938
2002 253 2441
2003 250 2953
2004 249 3389
2005 261 3837
2006 293 4248
2007 297 4794
2008 323 5449
2009 305 6045
2010 289 6572
2011 313 7244
2012 336 8092
2013 366 8584
2014 329 8815
2015 391 9141
2016 346 9598
2017 394 9918
2018 386 10443
2019 455 11732
2020 419 13581
2021 530 16452
2022 330 16102
2023 108 16520
2024 57 13543

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 15 45 491
Computer Graphics 24 135 558
Neuroscience 34 102 558
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 237 822
Robotics 78 349 913
Computer Vision 49 384 1080
Computer Networking 40 420 1162
Telecommunications 55 447 1174
Cognitive Science 53 491 1381
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 56 534 1423
Machine Learning 46 605 1481
Cyber Security 42 582 1550
Blockchain and Cryptography 65 773 1755
Computer Engineering 77 780 1770
Computational Linguistics 85 742 1784
Human-Computer Interaction 92 670 1855
Software Engineering 78 809 2229

Psychology rankings

Osaka City University ranked 21st for Psychology in Japan and 580th in the World with 8,512 publications made and 189,908 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#21 of 494 In Japan
#108 of 2,755 In Asia
#580 of 6,645 In the World

Osaka City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 100 597
1993 141 787
1994 109 758
1995 138 906
1996 110 982
1997 162 1187
1998 174 1416
1999 162 1574
2000 214 1845
2001 230 2115
2002 210 2469
2003 257 3026
2004 241 3419
2005 232 4003
2006 251 4296
2007 233 4743
2008 237 5138
2009 240 5616
2010 238 5988
2011 256 6327
2012 247 7116
2013 287 7353
2014 243 7503
2015 257 7605
2016 276 7831
2017 280 7950
2018 275 7894
2019 345 8732
2020 318 10001
2021 429 11928
2022 255 11885
2023 79 11732
2024 38 9578

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 19 73 430
Neuroscience 34 102 558
Clinical Psychology 16 128 795
Occupational Therapy 67 297 1099
Social Psychology 24 286 1228
Child Psychology 34 269 1257
Cognitive Science 53 491 1381
Education Majors 47 630 2090

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Osaka City University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Real Estate 15 136 534
Demography 24 182 865
Statistics 26 257 925
Genealogy 24 122 955
Aesthetics 28 223 1008
Mathematics 26 293 1013
Linguistics 35 278 1024
Interior Design 33 446 1038
Fashion Design 31 284 1120
Art & Design 30 266 1139
Archaeology 21 319 1145
History 20 299 1180
Art History 19 139 1230
Finance 28 352 1288
Math Teachers 20 343 1313
Public Policy / Administration 22 238 1361
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 28 325 1373
Classics and Ancient History 25 289 1374
Literature 28 339 1397
Sociology 24 315 1397
Applied Mathematics 45 516 1417
Philosophy 35 369 1545
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 375 1578
Law 28 439 1630
International Business 36 417 1646
International Trade 38 457 1698
Economics 30 497 1699
Business 48 548 1712
Advertising 39 522 1726
Accounting 26 524 1761
Anthropology 28 449 1790
Political Science 25 440 1810
Management 63 661 1825
Marketing 38 610 1828
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 52 670 1900
Development Studies 40 631 1998
Communications and Public Relations 41 1080 3216