Osaka City University: Rankings

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Osaka City University ranked 30th in Japan, 753rd in the global 2026 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 46,300 academic publications and 991,887 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#753 of 14,131 In the World
#132 of 5,830 In Asia
#30 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 10 In Osaka
#142 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#189 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#227 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#928 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1530 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 141 other topics

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Biology rankings

Osaka City University ranked 23rd for Biology in Japan and 486th in the World with 30,671 publications made and 719,819 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 528 In Japan
#123 of 2,838 In Asia
#486 of 6,841 In the World

Osaka City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 481 3321
1994 476 3453
1995 564 4082
1996 583 4422
1997 682 5387
1998 721 6254
1999 677 7094
2000 830 8353
2001 844 9278
2002 805 10535
2003 865 12288
2004 863 13801
2005 813 16033
2006 839 16929
2007 794 18339
2008 730 18922
2009 748 20808
2010 716 22509
2011 768 24101
2012 804 26628
2013 821 27644
2014 849 28501
2015 870 29134
2016 838 28727
2017 888 29580
2018 905 30013
2019 1066 31986
2020 1057 37356
2021 1246 41586
2022 717 41434
2023 213 39207
2024 118 33582
2025 74 27424

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 79 285
Entomology 12 32 290
Immunology 28 84 365
Molecular Biology 40 104 398
Nutrition and Food Science 16 140 415
Genetics 26 97 418
Biochemistry 25 107 430
Biotechnology 23 106 436
Biophysics 32 97 468
Botany 15 111 475
Astrobiology 19 94 482
Pharmacology 30 143 489
Virology 34 123 499
Microbiology 28 148 546
Neuroscience 34 109 570
Zoology 22 102 572
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 156 656
Paleontology 25 165 658
Horticulture 30 247 711
Forestry 19 219 805
Animal Science 33 230 817
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 256 855
Evolutionary Biology 31 206 863
Toxicology 25 309 914
Nanotechnology 50 396 919
Agricultural Science 48 502 1304

Chemistry rankings

Osaka City University ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Japan and 503rd in the World with 28,558 publications made and 667,595 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 510 In Japan
#140 of 2,785 In Asia
#503 of 6,561 In the World

Osaka City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 442 3466
1994 479 3589
1995 532 4268
1996 584 4611
1997 642 5468
1998 683 6070
1999 645 7044
2000 778 8240
2001 816 9210
2002 765 10132
2003 835 11866
2004 763 13043
2005 804 15524
2006 839 16419
2007 795 17371
2008 708 18131
2009 790 19664
2010 687 21102
2011 708 22436
2012 730 24834
2013 744 25683
2014 688 25751
2015 699 26498
2016 694 25783
2017 710 26317
2018 731 26246
2019 812 27498
2020 774 31201
2021 877 34422
2022 537 33432
2023 181 31749
2024 100 26786
2025 47 21252

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 12 46 189
Pharmacy 15 57 227
Nutrition and Food Science 16 140 415
Inorganic Chemistry 23 155 419
Biochemistry 25 107 430
Organic Chemistry 22 134 439
Materials Science 28 188 543
Physical chemistry 27 213 579
Radiochemistry 27 333 633
Petrology and Geochemistry 30 170 640
Computational Chemistry 28 189 676
Environmental Chemistry 35 240 713
Chemical Engineering 37 322 764
Nanotechnology 50 396 919

Medicine rankings

Osaka City University ranked 22nd for Medicine in Japan and 406th in the World with 24,386 publications made and 571,470 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 521 In Japan
#79 of 2,817 In Asia
#406 of 6,793 In the World

Osaka City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 397 2026
1994 362 2304
1995 451 2673
1996 409 2867
1997 516 3779
1998 580 4506
1999 508 5249
2000 632 6072
2001 649 7073
2002 623 7983
2003 694 9247
2004 671 10677
2005 646 12244
2006 633 12862
2007 597 14088
2008 530 14909
2009 603 15748
2010 596 17350
2011 628 18725
2012 688 20571
2013 706 21196
2014 729 21784
2015 730 22432
2016 722 22286
2017 784 23186
2018 821 23310
2019 954 25265
2020 979 30072
2021 1196 33709
2022 654 33772
2023 179 32222
2024 91 27949
2025 50 22934

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 36 142
Pharmacy 15 57 227
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 18 51 250
Radiation Therapy 25 75 258
Cardiology 18 49 260
Oncology and Cancer research 23 79 285
Surgery 20 63 293
Dermatology 24 73 316
Sonography and Ultrasound 23 95 356
Forensic Science 5 80 363
Anatomy and Physiology 25 72 364
Cosmetology 13 98 365
Immunology 28 84 365
Neurosurgery 37 100 365
Urology 32 93 366
Pathology 21 84 390
Anesthesiology 32 96 398
Psychiatry 19 80 447
Ophthalmology 48 119 457
Pharmacology 30 143 489
Virology 34 123 499
Respiratory Therapy 42 113 503
Audiology 41 103 551
Sports / Exercise science 17 83 594
Physical Therapy 23 106 598
Orthodontics 40 175 655
Family medicine 37 142 682
Critical Care Nursing 37 164 691
Biomedical Engineering 35 225 698
Medical Physics 50 192 719
Dentistry 46 224 762
Plastic Surgery 52 252 768
Pediatrics 59 220 779
Epidemiology 43 210 796
Clinical Psychology 16 135 814
Sports Medicine 48 155 817
Gerontology 27 134 841
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 182 894
Toxicology 25 309 914
Optometry 66 282 917
Public Health 23 202 924
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 41 249 933
Health Science 30 213 967
Veterinary 32 394 1050
Occupational Therapy 70 322 1147
Nursing 44 352 1410
Healthcare Management (MHA) 52 521 1779

Physics rankings

Osaka City University ranked 27th for Physics in Japan and 627th in the World with 22,219 publications made and 457,698 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#27 of 515 In Japan
#188 of 2,822 In Asia
#627 of 6,729 In the World

Osaka City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 276 2127
1994 313 2198
1995 359 2838
1996 417 3187
1997 391 3348
1998 425 3434
1999 424 4094
2000 499 4625
2001 533 5490
2002 587 6074
2003 576 7383
2004 544 8165
2005 625 10136
2006 666 10889
2007 723 12127
2008 617 13060
2009 670 14119
2010 584 14551
2011 589 15969
2012 601 18121
2013 618 18611
2014 581 18405
2015 615 19660
2016 580 19679
2017 602 19765
2018 599 19626
2019 680 21125
2020 623 22809
2021 738 25986
2022 465 24004
2023 170 24521
2024 87 19971
2025 35 15877

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 94 293
Atomic and Molecular physics 18 61 317
Nuclear Physics 21 91 397
Condensed Matter Physics 25 126 405
Theoretical Physics 17 77 417
Biophysics 32 97 468
Astrobiology 19 94 482
Materials Science 28 188 543
Quantum and Particle physics 26 193 647
Optical Engineering 32 199 648
Astrophysics and Astronomy 24 143 649
Medical Physics 50 192 719
Acoustical Engineering 37 219 765
Nanotechnology 50 396 919

Engineering rankings

Osaka City University ranked 29th for Engineering in Japan and 689th in the World with 20,949 publications made and 410,364 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#29 of 520 In Japan
#211 of 2,841 In Asia
#689 of 6,795 In the World

Osaka City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 263 1993
1994 308 2097
1995 327 2527
1996 384 2829
1997 365 3036
1998 384 3113
1999 415 3821
2000 490 4282
2001 513 4943
2002 558 5645
2003 548 6661
2004 517 7580
2005 567 9216
2006 619 9800
2007 672 10733
2008 586 11439
2009 645 12674
2010 557 12895
2011 561 14189
2012 593 16074
2013 601 16600
2014 537 16696
2015 612 17652
2016 554 17675
2017 587 17740
2018 605 17946
2019 682 19028
2020 603 21086
2021 716 23543
2022 461 22724
2023 164 22397
2024 85 18555
2025 31 14536

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

Environmental Science rankings

Osaka City University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Japan and 841st in the World with 13,900 publications made and 292,254 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 523 In Japan
#235 of 2,841 In Asia
#841 of 6,888 In the World

Osaka City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 175 1222
1994 165 1208
1995 201 1583
1996 239 1807
1997 243 1869
1998 277 2134
1999 259 2484
2000 332 2772
2001 344 3152
2002 339 3611
2003 376 4338
2004 360 4966
2005 374 5645
2006 396 6340
2007 424 7103
2008 380 7495
2009 446 8565
2010 404 8939
2011 384 9900
2012 430 11285
2013 412 11747
2014 372 12133
2015 456 12171
2016 393 12241
2017 425 12114
2018 423 12394
2019 485 13550
2020 427 15106
2021 561 17278
2022 279 16833
2023 114 16067
2024 73 13115
2025 38 10942

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 30 170 640
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 28 181 648
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 156 656
Paleontology 25 165 658
Environmental Chemistry 35 240 713
Earth science and Geophysics 34 218 738
Geology 29 210 761
Forestry 19 219 805
Oceanography 44 272 907
Urban and Regional planning 18 215 953
Mining Engineering 33 376 971
Ecology 31 285 974
Environmental Engineering 29 373 980
Geography and Cartography 26 264 1015
Geotechnical Engineering 46 377 1020
Agricultural Science 48 502 1304
Environmental Management 49 593 1507

Computer Science rankings

Osaka City University ranked 40th for Computer Science in Japan and 1028th in the World with 10,681 publications made and 213,525 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#40 of 515 In Japan
#308 of 2,842 In Asia
#1028 of 6,855 In the World

Osaka City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 150 814
1994 101 830
1995 149 1078
1996 139 1040
1997 172 1236
1998 183 1410
1999 151 1513
2000 219 1832
2001 212 1944
2002 253 2443
2003 250 2951
2004 250 3391
2005 261 3833
2006 294 4247
2007 297 4792
2008 323 5461
2009 305 6043
2010 290 6576
2011 311 7244
2012 336 8089
2013 367 8573
2014 330 8823
2015 391 9139
2016 345 9557
2017 395 9901
2018 382 10428
2019 455 11695
2020 416 13484
2021 525 16353
2022 333 16039
2023 107 16463
2024 58 13696
2025 24 11255

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 16 48 497
Neuroscience 34 109 570
Computer Graphics 26 140 575
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 256 855
Robotics 79 370 947
Computer Vision 50 408 1116
Computer Networking 40 438 1193
Telecommunications 56 470 1212
Cognitive Science 53 514 1412
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 57 564 1462
Machine Learning 46 635 1528
Cyber Security 42 614 1602
Blockchain and Cryptography 64 787 1772
Computer Engineering 80 805 1818
Computational Linguistics 86 800 1866
Human-Computer Interaction 93 720 1934
Software Engineering 78 844 2286

Psychology rankings

Osaka City University ranked 21st for Psychology in Japan and 594th in the World with 8,509 publications made and 195,297 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#21 of 498 In Japan
#114 of 2,766 In Asia
#594 of 6,663 In the World

Osaka City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 141 790
1994 109 758
1995 137 905
1996 110 983
1997 162 1187
1998 172 1410
1999 162 1571
2000 214 1845
2001 228 2123
2002 210 2464
2003 257 3017
2004 241 3406
2005 232 3981
2006 251 4277
2007 232 4716
2008 237 5128
2009 240 5602
2010 238 5963
2011 256 6322
2012 247 7103
2013 287 7347
2014 245 7498
2015 258 7608
2016 279 7818
2017 280 7936
2018 275 7877
2019 343 8695
2020 311 9968
2021 419 11840
2022 254 11829
2023 81 11705
2024 39 9637
2025 19 8191

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 80 447
Neuroscience 34 109 570
Clinical Psychology 16 135 814
Occupational Therapy 70 322 1147
Social Psychology 24 304 1261
Child Psychology 35 283 1289
Cognitive Science 53 514 1412
Education Majors 47 670 2150

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Osaka City University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Real Estate 15 147 560
Demography 24 188 887
Statistics 27 266 942
Mathematics 26 311 1037
Aesthetics 28 239 1039
Interior Design 34 454 1051
Linguistics 35 296 1052
Fashion Design 31 298 1148
Archaeology 22 340 1178
Art & Design 31 283 1179
History 21 320 1218
Art History 19 146 1243
Finance 28 364 1315
Math Teachers 20 367 1368
Public Policy / Administration 22 248 1393
Classics and Ancient History 27 301 1403
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 28 338 1409
Literature 29 351 1425
Sociology 24 329 1430
Applied Mathematics 46 544 1459
Philosophy 36 388 1580
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 391 1603
Law 29 471 1684
International Business 37 435 1691
International Trade 39 481 1741
Economics 32 529 1751
Business 49 579 1764
Accounting 26 546 1802
Advertising 40 561 1805
Anthropology 29 481 1853
Management 62 681 1864
Political Science 27 481 1878
Marketing 40 643 1891
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 53 710 1967
Development Studies 40 667 2060
Communications and Public Relations 43 1111 3271