Osaka Prefecture University: Rankings

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Osaka Prefecture University ranked 37th in Japan, 903rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. Osaka Prefecture University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,085 academic publications and 663,021 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#903 of 14,131 In the World
#197 of 5,830 In Asia
#37 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 4 In Sakai
#208 of 3,214 For Inorganic Chemistry
#258 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#261 of 4,452 For Physical chemistry
#1560 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1649 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 23rd for Chemistry in Japan and 499th in the World with 28,329 publications made and 532,228 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 508 In Japan
#138 of 2,781 In Asia
#499 of 6,545 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 365 2432
1993 398 2292
1994 420 2750
1995 432 2956
1996 563 3179
1997 494 3738
1998 575 4288
1999 549 4565
2000 717 5072
2001 725 5695
2002 754 6895
2003 881 7798
2004 807 8732
2005 841 9871
2006 889 11025
2007 913 12410
2008 810 13507
2009 802 15099
2010 820 16502
2011 815 18406
2012 878 19420
2013 897 20636
2014 918 22147
2015 898 22378
2016 795 23163
2017 835 24609
2018 795 26106
2019 782 27974
2020 800 30885
2021 795 32868
2022 501 32358
2023 245 31810
2024 118 28270

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 14 78 208
Pharmacy 23 71 258
Physical chemistry 13 105 261
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 20 71 263
Chemical Engineering 13 133 294
Nanotechnology 14 132 329
Materials Science 15 112 338
Environmental Chemistry 19 103 339
Organic Chemistry 19 107 380
Radiochemistry 15 204 390
Nutrition and Food Science 18 139 415
Computational Chemistry 21 139 547
Biochemistry 43 165 574
Biochemical Engineering 12 205 715
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 203 735

Engineering rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 17th for Engineering in Japan and 498th in the World with 26,163 publications made and 454,018 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 517 In Japan
#140 of 2,835 In Asia
#498 of 6,782 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 307 1865
1993 328 1800
1994 364 2169
1995 364 2358
1996 487 2505
1997 439 3032
1998 472 3336
1999 484 3666
2000 644 3920
2001 669 4757
2002 777 6209
2003 851 6820
2004 786 7278
2005 809 8509
2006 855 9552
2007 858 10870
2008 796 11650
2009 778 13019
2010 825 14313
2011 837 16035
2012 868 16954
2013 958 18290
2014 898 19376
2015 884 19644
2016 843 20661
2017 835 21888
2018 809 23641
2019 806 25635
2020 810 28159
2021 742 30325
2022 472 29212
2023 225 28859
2024 112 25387

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 20 71 263
Marine Engineering 15 91 288
Chemical Engineering 13 133 294
Metallurgical Engineering 14 104 299
Automotive Engineering 11 111 300
Industrial Engineering 7 90 316
Nanotechnology 14 132 329
Automation and Control engineering 15 117 332
Materials Science 15 112 338
Agricultural Engineering 12 125 339
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 115 393
Landscape Architecture 5 98 408
Optical Engineering 17 126 460
Electrical Engineering 23 160 485
Robotics 42 162 486
Operations Research 10 150 503
Acoustical Engineering 21 131 519
Aerospace Engineering 18 128 525
Mechanical Engineering 17 147 548
Structural Engineering 26 165 565
Electronic Engineering 23 193 571
Nuclear Engineering 37 229 616
Human-Computer Interaction 23 144 638
Construction Management 10 181 658
Technical Drawing 31 220 662
Geotechnical Engineering 31 235 687
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 226 704
Computer Networking 24 216 705
Telecommunications 25 224 706
Biochemical Engineering 12 205 715
Systems Engineering 18 188 784
Civil Engineering 31 240 790
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 305 804
Biomedical Engineering 55 277 829
Remote Sensing 23 247 845
Petroleum Engineering 38 301 943
Biotechnology 80 345 959
Aviation 26 281 972
Architectural Engineering 44 325 972
Transportation Engineering 35 322 1002
Environmental Engineering 32 384 1015
Computer Engineering 50 515 1268

Physics rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 18th for Physics in Japan and 483rd in the World with 26,121 publications made and 458,218 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 513 In Japan
#132 of 2,817 In Asia
#483 of 6,713 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 322 1944
1993 339 1856
1994 376 2292
1995 365 2395
1996 506 2625
1997 431 3043
1998 487 3403
1999 499 3636
2000 662 4074
2001 697 4835
2002 772 6180
2003 864 6847
2004 769 7384
2005 816 8594
2006 870 9638
2007 856 10891
2008 767 11682
2009 766 12989
2010 793 14122
2011 782 15829
2012 837 16797
2013 906 17891
2014 869 19115
2015 857 19363
2016 797 20227
2017 812 21538
2018 769 23302
2019 776 25113
2020 776 27411
2021 742 29316
2022 483 28412
2023 217 28102
2024 101 24762

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 132 329
Materials Science 15 112 338
Condensed Matter Physics 19 102 340
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 71 365
Nuclear Physics 19 82 373
Applied/Engineering Physics 21 115 393
Quantum and Particle physics 17 128 459
Optical Engineering 17 126 460
Biophysics 41 111 518
Acoustical Engineering 21 131 519
Astrobiology 27 114 550
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 118 565
Theoretical Physics 41 260 953

Biology rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 43rd for Biology in Japan and 671st in the World with 22,080 publications made and 438,711 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 527 In Japan
#193 of 2,834 In Asia
#671 of 6,833 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 277 1846
1993 299 1777
1994 325 2119
1995 316 2251
1996 433 2387
1997 409 2933
1998 463 3291
1999 395 3578
2000 542 4059
2001 509 4398
2002 577 5596
2003 607 6082
2004 593 7037
2005 632 8112
2006 675 9217
2007 710 10463
2008 615 11420
2009 632 13125
2010 655 14455
2011 630 16090
2012 686 16854
2013 663 17909
2014 705 19316
2015 710 19406
2016 644 19835
2017 649 21247
2018 707 22648
2019 656 24257
2020 683 27081
2021 686 29184
2022 444 28635
2023 213 28313
2024 113 24343

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 132 329
Horticulture 14 111 367
Nutrition and Food Science 18 139 415
Microbiology 25 132 512
Biophysics 41 111 518
Astrobiology 27 114 550
Biochemistry 43 165 574
Agricultural Science 19 189 597
Botany 26 154 599
Molecular Biology 71 190 605
Forestry 17 184 711
Paleontology 32 189 724
Genetics 72 224 738
Evolutionary Biology 27 175 784
Immunology 85 270 838
Animal Science 40 255 893
Virology 69 266 897
Entomology 55 237 916
Biotechnology 80 345 959
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 272 989
Zoology 52 246 993
Neuroscience 89 291 1058
Oncology and Cancer research 92 418 1074
Pharmacology 100 498 1203
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 85 443 1247
Toxicology 39 462 1258

Environmental Science rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 21st for Environmental Science in Japan and 703rd in the World with 16,096 publications made and 284,940 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 521 In Japan
#188 of 2,838 In Asia
#703 of 6,876 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 204 1324
1993 212 1240
1994 227 1518
1995 245 1631
1996 307 1713
1997 278 1950
1998 316 2131
1999 287 2284
2000 428 2580
2001 385 2867
2002 441 3669
2003 481 4216
2004 460 4426
2005 467 5280
2006 521 5989
2007 535 6732
2008 454 7344
2009 477 8292
2010 478 9191
2011 453 10063
2012 483 10707
2013 520 11394
2014 509 12306
2015 519 12516
2016 477 12319
2017 446 13543
2018 521 14169
2019 459 15230
2020 482 17155
2021 476 18677
2022 265 17842
2023 159 17799
2024 71 14531

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 19 103 339
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 16 111 403
Oceanography 18 138 546
Earth science and Geophysics 24 153 561
Agricultural Science 19 189 597
Geology 23 177 680
Geotechnical Engineering 31 235 687
Forestry 17 184 711
Paleontology 32 189 724
Petrology and Geochemistry 37 203 735
Ecology 24 219 808
Geography and Cartography 18 191 813
Environmental Management 20 315 917
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 272 989
Environmental Engineering 32 384 1015

Computer Science rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 23rd for Computer Science in Japan and 728th in the World with 11,630 publications made and 181,911 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#23 of 513 In Japan
#183 of 2,840 In Asia
#728 of 6,845 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 105 571
1993 112 603
1994 137 661
1995 121 696
1996 171 869
1997 170 1074
1998 168 1196
1999 189 1362
2000 199 1424
2001 239 1535
2002 441 3297
2003 363 2790
2004 344 2868
2005 383 3296
2006 385 3925
2007 358 4364
2008 396 4844
2009 411 5681
2010 407 6074
2011 406 6686
2012 443 7137
2013 476 7442
2014 440 8224
2015 448 8438
2016 402 8410
2017 401 8879
2018 439 9597
2019 400 11160
2020 398 12326
2021 346 13704
2022 228 12213
2023 98 12367
2024 50 10194

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 42 162 486
Library and Information science 16 46 492
Machine Learning 14 155 543
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 139 546
Human-Computer Interaction 23 144 638
Computer Graphics 33 181 701
Computer Networking 24 216 705
Telecommunications 25 224 706
Computer Vision 30 229 752
Computational Linguistics 29 258 835
Cognitive Science 25 244 865
Data Science 17 192 892
Neuroscience 89 291 1058
Multimedia 32 359 1233
Blockchain and Cryptography 37 495 1239
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 85 443 1247
Computer Engineering 50 515 1268
Software Engineering 37 380 1378
Cyber Security 37 527 1432
Management Information Systems 33 693 2108

Medicine rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 83rd for Medicine in Japan and 1019th in the World with 9,158 publications made and 183,747 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Pharmacy.

Medicine ranking Location
#83 of 521 In Japan
#312 of 2,809 In Asia
#1019 of 6,775 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 122 667
1993 93 588
1994 113 662
1995 113 755
1996 159 875
1997 140 1007
1998 173 1293
1999 151 1243
2000 189 1479
2001 191 1550
2002 209 1941
2003 228 2064
2004 227 2616
2005 261 2908
2006 259 3120
2007 269 3624
2008 258 4124
2009 258 4602
2010 306 5334
2011 285 5602
2012 277 6200
2013 282 6817
2014 313 7322
2015 338 7651
2016 305 7966
2017 324 8369
2018 328 9129
2019 341 9765
2020 377 11371
2021 365 12363
2022 216 12135
2023 96 11967
2024 59 10049

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 23 71 258
Veterinary 12 145 487
Sonography and Ultrasound 70 222 665
Urology 85 272 780
Biomedical Engineering 55 277 829
Immunology 85 270 838
Anatomy and Physiology 85 276 897
Virology 69 266 897
Radiation Therapy 86 354 919
Occupational Therapy 57 244 974
Physical Therapy 65 260 1020
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 86 389 1024
Pathology 84 334 1029
Psychiatry 81 307 1072
Oncology and Cancer research 92 418 1074
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 89 374 1116
Sports Medicine 79 272 1126
Pharmacology 100 498 1203
Toxicology 39 462 1258
Surgery 96 458 1328
Ophthalmology 99 465 1337
Dermatology 93 501 1345
Orthodontics 88 431 1372
Audiology 123 421 1385
Public Health 62 433 1453
Dentistry 90 491 1461
Healthcare Management (MHA) 39 383 1483
Anesthesiology 113 536 1488
Gerontology 90 412 1726
Nursing 74 533 1892
Cardiology 143 704 1910
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 93 640 2105
Family medicine 117 783 2404
Clinical Psychology 102 784 2445
Health Science 93 873 2770

Business rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 16th for Business in Japan and 843rd in the World with 4,043 publications made and 58,161 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Construction Management.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 392 In Japan
#194 of 2,646 In Asia
#843 of 6,339 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 48 168
1993 54 182
1994 61 190
1995 50 211
1996 70 239
1997 66 320
1998 62 325
1999 64 366
2000 75 356
2001 97 407
2002 196 1155
2003 144 872
2004 122 828
2005 162 990
2006 140 1176
2007 127 1314
2008 136 1536
2009 175 1793
2010 164 1911
2011 135 1985
2012 119 2065
2013 135 2259
2014 149 2311
2015 125 2365
2016 133 2365
2017 134 2442
2018 159 2763
2019 134 3122
2020 136 3393
2021 121 3654
2022 73 3314
2023 28 3392
2024 15 2271

The following table provides academic rankings for Osaka Prefecture University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 150 503
Management 14 136 568
Construction Management 10 181 658
Supply Chain Management 11 375 962
Finance 21 238 988
Marketing 27 503 1598
Project Management 26 644 2029
Advertising 54 684 2084
Management Information Systems 33 693 2108
Accounting 49 816 2392

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Osaka Prefecture University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Photography 25 113 645
Linguistics 19 137 649
Interior Design 18 296 808
Fashion Design 24 177 829
Applied Mathematics 20 242 834
Statistics 21 227 855
Mathematics 23 279 973
Aesthetics 29 239 1056
Art & Design 27 255 1111
Psychology 72 332 1146
Philosophy 19 237 1158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 24 327 1207
Social Psychology 28 303 1269
Archaeology 30 397 1319
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 24 308 1332
Economics 24 370 1401
History 30 397 1425
Demography 63 422 1435
Literature 34 389 1547
Child Psychology 52 399 1569
Environmental Economics 28 625 1574
Law 25 430 1610
Classics and Ancient History 44 407 1686
Political Science 23 433 1799
Development Studies 32 576 1879
Education Majors 43 581 1992
Sociology 54 551 2010
Math Teachers 65 835 2480
Anthropology 73 817 2665
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 78 978 3035