Osaka Prefecture University: Rankings

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Osaka Prefecture University ranked 36th in Japan, 852nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 135 research topics. Osaka Prefecture University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,473 academic publications and 545,328 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#852 of 14,131 In the World
#181 of 5,830 In Asia
#36 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 4 In Sakai
#202 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#206 of 3,083 For Inorganic Chemistry
#227 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#1508 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1649 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 132 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 23rd for Chemistry in Japan and 468th in the World with 26,481 publications made and 449,264 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 499 In Japan
#120 of 2,750 In Asia
#468 of 6,447 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 353 1935
1992 333 2009
1993 375 1925
1994 388 2312
1995 399 2456
1996 519 2660
1997 464 3124
1998 543 3704
1999 509 3994
2000 683 4411
2001 680 5048
2002 692 5862
2003 799 6419
2004 771 7474
2005 761 8378
2006 833 9416
2007 881 11031
2008 752 11876
2009 718 13630
2010 791 14811
2011 757 16473
2012 832 17236
2013 842 18611
2014 869 19853
2015 859 20370
2016 793 21057
2017 810 22002
2018 771 23693
2019 792 25446
2020 802 27666
2021 760 29877
2022 509 29933
2023 227 29448

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 46 202
Inorganic Chemistry 14 76 206
Physical chemistry 13 98 240
Pharmacy 21 64 249
Chemical Engineering 13 122 274
Environmental Chemistry 16 86 299
Nanotechnology 14 116 303
Materials Science 14 98 314
Organic Chemistry 18 102 361
Radiochemistry 16 192 362
Nutrition and Food Science 17 118 380
Biochemistry 42 154 545
Computational Chemistry 20 137 562
Biochemical Engineering 13 159 624
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 186 695

Engineering rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 17th for Engineering in Japan and 466th in the World with 24,614 publications made and 379,625 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#17 of 505 In Japan
#132 of 2,809 In Asia
#466 of 6,684 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 278 1564
1992 282 1579
1993 303 1547
1994 335 1807
1995 340 1977
1996 455 2128
1997 407 2551
1998 457 2911
1999 460 3247
2000 613 3432
2001 633 4238
2002 730 5294
2003 784 5642
2004 738 6311
2005 745 7300
2006 814 8187
2007 826 9582
2008 753 10304
2009 710 11663
2010 796 12757
2011 784 14264
2012 814 14892
2013 883 16395
2014 863 17282
2015 857 17576
2016 820 18727
2017 810 19377
2018 787 21159
2019 819 22964
2020 790 24805
2021 715 26861
2022 460 26350
2023 208 25891

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 16 46 202
Agricultural Engineering 8 72 227
Automotive Engineering 9 85 239
Metallurgical Engineering 12 92 271
Chemical Engineering 13 122 274
Automation and Control engineering 11 102 289
Marine Engineering 16 89 295
Industrial Engineering 7 83 302
Nanotechnology 14 116 303
Materials Science 14 98 314
Landscape Architecture 6 73 331
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 109 365
Optical Engineering 17 114 426
Electrical Engineering 22 145 447
Operations Research 9 129 451
Robotics 44 154 470
Acoustical Engineering 21 117 473
Aerospace Engineering 18 120 499
Mechanical Engineering 17 132 500
Nuclear Engineering 33 185 516
Structural Engineering 23 152 524
Electronic Engineering 22 176 538
Technical Drawing 25 180 546
Construction Management 10 150 595
Human-Computer Interaction 23 126 598
Biochemical Engineering 13 159 624
Geotechnical Engineering 29 208 636
Computer Networking 21 187 648
Telecommunications 26 213 684
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 249 691
Civil Engineering 29 206 714
Systems Engineering 17 167 731
Petroleum Engineering 31 238 777
Biomedical Engineering 55 262 814
Remote Sensing 26 234 833
Mining Engineering 32 316 860
Architectural Engineering 45 272 868
Reliability and Quality Engineering 26 296 887
Aviation 29 250 911
Transportation Engineering 33 287 930
Environmental Engineering 32 336 934
Biotechnology 81 326 950
Computer Engineering 48 436 1138

Physics rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 18th for Physics in Japan and 449th in the World with 24,511 publications made and 385,686 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 503 In Japan
#120 of 2,786 In Asia
#449 of 6,603 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 288 1592
1992 291 1642
1993 316 1597
1994 339 1911
1995 343 2014
1996 465 2213
1997 399 2563
1998 468 2991
1999 469 3214
2000 636 3559
2001 657 4328
2002 725 5280
2003 796 5701
2004 728 6422
2005 747 7377
2006 816 8260
2007 820 9681
2008 727 10335
2009 699 11765
2010 763 12683
2011 733 14142
2012 782 14832
2013 840 16107
2014 828 17118
2015 831 17451
2016 773 18345
2017 788 19156
2018 754 21031
2019 784 22595
2020 766 24195
2021 704 26078
2022 469 25748
2023 203 25166

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 116 303
Materials Science 14 98 314
Condensed Matter Physics 17 95 323
Nuclear Physics 19 74 344
Atomic and Molecular physics 20 66 354
Applied/Engineering Physics 20 109 365
Optical Engineering 17 114 426
Quantum and Particle physics 17 120 427
Acoustical Engineering 21 117 473
Biophysics 41 106 509
Astrobiology 23 104 516
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 110 532
Theoretical Physics 43 258 932
Medical Physics 80 297 992

Biology rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 41st for Biology in Japan and 628th in the World with 20,674 publications made and 369,891 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 523 In Japan
#171 of 2,814 In Asia
#628 of 6,770 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 279 1369
1992 254 1469
1993 276 1449
1994 298 1720
1995 302 1832
1996 392 1996
1997 385 2411
1998 433 2814
1999 358 3075
2000 510 3504
2001 477 3824
2002 519 4623
2003 554 4977
2004 564 5931
2005 579 6764
2006 641 7813
2007 691 9325
2008 567 9829
2009 571 11648
2010 622 12828
2011 598 14266
2012 642 14963
2013 626 16113
2014 674 17240
2015 675 17507
2016 645 18000
2017 635 18926
2018 672 20419
2019 675 22101
2020 674 24086
2021 657 26412
2022 461 26318
2023 220 26045

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 116 303
Horticulture 14 86 330
Nutrition and Food Science 17 118 380
Microbiology 25 120 485
Biophysics 41 106 509
Astrobiology 23 104 516
Agricultural Science 19 150 536
Biochemistry 42 154 545
Botany 22 126 552
Molecular Biology 70 183 592
Forestry 17 133 623
Paleontology 32 166 675
Genetics 71 213 712
Evolutionary Biology 24 157 736
Immunology 86 253 809
Virology 70 234 811
Animal Science 40 222 842
Entomology 52 209 856
Zoology 47 200 893
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 236 924
Biotechnology 81 326 950
Neuroscience 87 265 1001
Oncology and Cancer research 92 373 1003
Toxicology 35 356 1064
Pharmacology 101 461 1161
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 400 1182

Environmental Science rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 19th for Environmental Science in Japan and 634th in the World with 15,200 publications made and 241,946 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#19 of 510 In Japan
#154 of 2,811 In Asia
#634 of 6,798 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 189 1046
1992 191 1109
1993 197 1053
1994 212 1255
1995 230 1347
1996 289 1468
1997 266 1620
1998 297 1857
1999 273 2030
2000 409 2271
2001 370 2541
2002 407 3081
2003 445 3437
2004 449 3834
2005 440 4534
2006 484 5117
2007 517 5839
2008 410 6383
2009 433 7424
2010 470 8048
2011 434 9004
2012 455 9200
2013 499 10366
2014 485 10761
2015 499 11136
2016 459 10820
2017 454 11887
2018 487 12615
2019 470 13613
2020 477 14928
2021 439 16125
2022 275 16020
2023 144 15639

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 16 86 299
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 15 100 376
Oceanography 16 119 490
Earth science and Geophysics 24 145 532
Agricultural Science 19 150 536
Forestry 17 133 623
Geology 22 159 630
Geotechnical Engineering 29 208 636
Paleontology 32 166 675
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 186 695
Geography and Cartography 18 160 720
Ecology 20 186 723
Environmental Management 18 256 788
Mining Engineering 32 316 860
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 236 924
Environmental Engineering 32 336 934

Computer Science rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 20th for Computer Science in Japan and 668th in the World with 11,030 publications made and 141,607 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 506 In Japan
#156 of 2,809 In Asia
#668 of 6,752 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 93 439
1992 101 461
1993 104 507
1994 124 512
1995 111 573
1996 155 724
1997 157 850
1998 152 993
1999 175 1137
2000 194 1237
2001 221 1347
2002 427 2757
2003 345 2217
2004 322 2447
2005 362 2714
2006 365 3030
2007 348 3651
2008 370 4042
2009 389 4699
2010 400 5105
2011 371 5532
2012 406 5787
2013 448 6382
2014 415 6634
2015 438 7024
2016 392 7024
2017 392 7354
2018 427 8168
2019 400 9252
2020 381 10088
2021 322 11150
2022 224 10578
2023 97 10102

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 44 154 470
Library and Information science 16 45 474
Machine Learning 13 137 481
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 126 487
Human-Computer Interaction 23 126 598
Computer Graphics 28 157 637
Computer Networking 21 187 648
Telecommunications 26 213 684
Computer Vision 28 199 698
Computational Linguistics 26 191 720
Cognitive Science 24 212 813
Data Science 17 168 837
Neuroscience 87 265 1001
Multimedia 28 237 1005
Computer Engineering 48 436 1138
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 400 1182
Blockchain and Cryptography 41 462 1197
Software Engineering 33 304 1225
Cyber Security 33 417 1247
Management Information Systems 36 668 2119

Medicine rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 82nd for Medicine in Japan and 944th in the World with 8,633 publications made and 153,693 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, Pharmacy.

Medicine ranking Location
#82 of 517 In Japan
#277 of 2,781 In Asia
#944 of 6,680 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 98 482
1992 107 531
1993 92 466
1994 102 553
1995 102 621
1996 139 708
1997 129 815
1998 164 1094
1999 140 1100
2000 179 1312
2001 171 1363
2002 190 1650
2003 209 1688
2004 218 2232
2005 239 2470
2006 250 2663
2007 271 3162
2008 224 3524
2009 241 4126
2010 285 4670
2011 285 5019
2012 254 5477
2013 279 6017
2014 304 6592
2015 321 6869
2016 307 7175
2017 316 7489
2018 330 8381
2019 340 8708
2020 368 10123
2021 337 11086
2022 231 11188
2023 101 10888

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 21 64 249
Veterinary 18 141 499
Sonography and Ultrasound 68 194 599
Urology 84 258 764
Immunology 86 253 809
Virology 70 234 811
Biomedical Engineering 55 262 814
Anatomy and Physiology 84 250 849
Radiation Therapy 88 337 893
Physical Therapy 60 217 925
Pathology 82 292 931
Occupational Therapy 58 221 936
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 85 358 963
Medical Physics 80 297 992
Psychiatry 80 273 993
Oncology and Cancer research 92 373 1003
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 87 338 1040
Sports Medicine 78 228 1056
Toxicology 35 356 1064
Pharmacology 101 461 1161
Ophthalmology 95 403 1223
Surgery 95 412 1243
Public Health 58 328 1279
Orthodontics 87 390 1284
Dermatology 97 482 1330
Dentistry 89 433 1333
Anesthesiology 108 468 1375
Audiology 141 460 1473
Gerontology 90 370 1646
Nursing 67 447 1726
Cardiology 140 634 1762
Healthcare Management (MHA) 64 501 1815
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 89 567 1934
Family medicine 110 711 2255
Clinical Psychology 104 703 2316
Health Science 89 710 2426

Business rankings

Osaka Prefecture University ranked 16th for Business in Japan and 762nd in the World with 3,832 publications made and 41,179 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Construction Management.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 375 In Japan
#157 of 2,579 In Asia
#762 of 6,187 In the World

Osaka Prefecture University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 46 150
1992 43 126
1993 47 152
1994 60 144
1995 43 153
1996 63 187
1997 60 237
1998 57 273
1999 62 299
2000 75 297
2001 89 328
2002 182 949
2003 139 677
2004 118 669
2005 152 776
2006 135 905
2007 115 1077
2008 125 1183
2009 163 1469
2010 160 1656
2011 132 1608
2012 112 1606
2013 131 1837
2014 146 1865
2015 121 1927
2016 129 1966
2017 133 1995
2018 145 2204
2019 139 2507
2020 130 2737
2021 113 2804
2022 70 2665
2023 25 2486

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 9 129 451
Management 13 127 540
Construction Management 10 150 595
Supply Chain Management 9 323 859
Finance 17 193 868
Marketing 26 392 1389
Project Management 20 440 1639
Advertising 57 574 1906
Accounting 45 659 2096
Management Information Systems 36 668 2119

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Osaka Prefecture University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Photography 19 77 523
Linguistics 19 116 582
Applied Mathematics 16 213 760
Interior Design 24 263 772
Fashion Design 22 155 776
Statistics 20 207 797
Mathematics 20 239 893
Aesthetics 28 182 925
Art & Design 22 193 954
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 19 167 957
Philosophy 19 173 987
Psychology 71 273 1037
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 280 1087
Social Psychology 25 230 1141
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 21 227 1152
Archaeology 30 327 1193
Environmental Economics 23 426 1229
Economics 23 301 1254
Literature 27 281 1274
History 30 324 1275
Demography 61 329 1278
Child Psychology 48 283 1371
Law 25 331 1416
Classics and Ancient History 41 343 1534
Political Science 24 342 1602
Education Majors 37 420 1685
Sociology 47 412 1705
Development Studies 30 480 1718
Math Teachers 58 573 1984
Anthropology 49 508 2010
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 100 1002 3109