Sapporo Medical University: Rankings

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Sapporo Medical University ranked 84th in Japan, 1338th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 84 research topics. Sapporo Medical University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,973 academic publications and 364,460 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1338 of 14,131 In the World
#363 of 5,830 In Asia
#84 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 13 In Sapporo
#233 of 3,216 For Oncology and Cancer research
#259 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#289 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#3252 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2606 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 81 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 30th for Medicine in Japan and 450th in the World with 16,411 publications made and 330,199 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#30 of 517 In Japan
#93 of 2,781 In Asia
#450 of 6,680 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 208 1002
1992 239 1029
1993 297 1208
1994 361 1352
1995 370 1608
1996 398 1948
1997 335 2204
1998 450 2447
1999 380 2730
2000 401 3318
2001 455 3831
2002 425 4379
2003 465 5273
2004 468 5845
2005 471 6819
2006 434 7935
2007 410 8883
2008 348 9423
2009 377 10180
2010 377 11111
2011 440 12050
2012 461 13017
2013 470 13961
2014 442 14745
2015 462 15639
2016 516 15888
2017 507 15703
2018 521 15882
2019 503 17144
2020 610 19447
2021 659 21943
2022 605 22152
2023 588 21627

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 18 62 233
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 32 74 259
Respiratory Therapy 14 48 289
Neurosurgery 29 70 290
Radiation Therapy 31 83 293
Anesthesiology 20 59 317
Urology 25 70 321
Cardiology 30 66 323
Surgery 31 77 334
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 32 72 347
Immunology 28 77 358
Dermatology 40 92 362
Anatomy and Physiology 28 71 373
Virology 28 87 405
Pathology 29 91 417
Ophthalmology 42 98 420
Family medicine 22 80 474
Sonography and Ultrasound 54 150 495
Plastic Surgery 27 126 506
Epidemiology 20 110 547
Pharmacology 43 170 557
Psychiatry 41 119 569
Pediatrics 42 145 583
Orthodontics 41 156 590
Critical Care Nursing 37 132 646
Dentistry 41 171 647
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 109 695
Audiology 62 149 715
Physical Therapy 38 143 727
Cosmetology 55 254 731
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 28 158 743
Health Science 24 136 759
Medical Physics 60 194 774
Sports Medicine 51 141 787
Occupational Therapy 47 173 805
Biomedical Engineering 60 286 862
Gerontology 42 168 1008
Public Health 48 267 1113
Toxicology 42 414 1187
Nursing 42 294 1320
Clinical Psychology 60 346 1429
Healthcare Management (MHA) 52 427 1653
Veterinary 56 692 1679

Biology rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 45th for Biology in Japan and 658th in the World with 15,187 publications made and 327,230 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#45 of 523 In Japan
#183 of 2,814 In Asia
#658 of 6,770 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 215 1174
1992 239 1202
1993 285 1406
1994 338 1562
1995 373 1837
1996 398 2222
1997 335 2445
1998 421 2769
1999 376 3061
2000 386 3670
2001 418 4105
2002 388 4693
2003 415 5594
2004 430 6195
2005 427 7139
2006 399 8067
2007 369 8869
2008 329 9390
2009 348 10113
2010 331 10920
2011 391 11947
2012 416 12974
2013 398 13680
2014 404 14284
2015 410 14881
2016 468 15177
2017 463 14826
2018 460 15081
2019 440 16068
2020 524 18372
2021 579 20845
2022 538 20999
2023 486 20464

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 18 62 233
Molecular Biology 30 65 314
Immunology 28 77 358
Virology 28 87 405
Genetics 36 113 468
Biotechnology 32 124 490
Pharmacology 43 170 557
Biochemistry 46 166 579
Microbiology 35 150 579
Neuroscience 54 136 643
Biophysics 66 167 657
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 257 881
Paleontology 65 339 1130
Toxicology 42 414 1187
Astrobiology 102 393 1267
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 86 418 1340
Botany 90 554 1500
Evolutionary Biology 94 547 1682
Zoology 109 552 1744
Animal Science 104 631 1840
Nutrition and Food Science 145 997 2205
Horticulture 129 1126 2548
Nanotechnology 185 1474 2975
Agricultural Science 175 1662 3764

Chemistry rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 56th for Chemistry in Japan and 846th in the World with 10,186 publications made and 254,393 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#56 of 499 In Japan
#277 of 2,750 In Asia
#846 of 6,447 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 150 899
1992 172 985
1993 204 1168
1994 232 1251
1995 273 1497
1996 272 1782
1997 247 2018
1998 286 2305
1999 269 2488
2000 270 2941
2001 286 3338
2002 270 3832
2003 287 4463
2004 290 4901
2005 289 5589
2006 275 6207
2007 255 6802
2008 242 7000
2009 250 7694
2010 224 8309
2011 263 8921
2012 286 9645
2013 263 10257
2014 267 10573
2015 247 10697
2016 284 10761
2017 289 10582
2018 288 10681
2019 264 11194
2020 289 12697
2021 324 14640
2022 315 14659
2023 281 14216

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 46 166 579
Organic Chemistry 98 526 1312
Materials Science 144 958 2104
Chemical Engineering 126 1079 2193
Nutrition and Food Science 145 997 2205
Radiochemistry 147 1241 2382
Inorganic Chemistry 176 1162 2416
Nanotechnology 185 1474 2975
Environmental Chemistry 208 1570 3332
Physical chemistry 225 1704 3610

Psychology rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 43rd for Psychology in Japan and 757th in the World with 5,393 publications made and 99,950 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#43 of 485 In Japan
#166 of 2,703 In Asia
#757 of 6,528 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 72 276
1992 83 298
1993 100 374
1994 130 426
1995 125 510
1996 137 637
1997 121 701
1998 150 754
1999 142 874
2000 143 1032
2001 166 1166
2002 145 1375
2003 165 1631
2004 152 1796
2005 157 2055
2006 143 2388
2007 109 2714
2008 115 2812
2009 116 3206
2010 135 3283
2011 140 3686
2012 125 3930
2013 140 4250
2014 153 4352
2015 137 4529
2016 177 4728
2017 177 4728
2018 174 4825
2019 157 5259
2020 208 5969
2021 236 6713
2022 198 6943
2023 204 6737

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 41 119 569
Sexology 2 28 608
Neuroscience 54 136 643
Occupational Therapy 47 173 805
Clinical Psychology 60 346 1429
Child Psychology 73 449 1766
Cognitive Science 103 760 1916
Social Psychology 107 795 2438
Education Majors 147 1361 3808

Computer Science rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 82nd for Computer Science in Japan and 1518th in the World with 4,243 publications made and 80,390 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#82 of 506 In Japan
#525 of 2,809 In Asia
#1518 of 6,752 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 52 262
1992 53 257
1993 78 263
1994 67 324
1995 91 422
1996 101 482
1997 99 558
1998 101 631
1999 103 693
2000 92 898
2001 103 972
2002 92 1136
2003 101 1312
2004 95 1535
2005 119 1887
2006 110 2153
2007 90 2348
2008 83 2629
2009 97 2855
2010 109 3150
2011 118 3516
2012 104 3952
2013 116 4225
2014 143 4509
2015 141 4570
2016 164 4859
2017 154 4874
2018 141 4870
2019 139 5387
2020 155 6194
2021 191 7380
2022 176 7708
2023 197 7454

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 54 136 643
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 51 257 881
Library and Information science 87 292 1383
Cognitive Science 103 760 1916
Computational Linguistics 120 887 2077
Computer Vision 139 1038 2331
Machine Learning 111 1100 2471
Cyber Security 108 1176 2745
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 145 1235 2803
Telecommunications 162 1335 2940
Computer Networking 164 1511 3394

Engineering rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 109th for Engineering in Japan and 1813th in the World with 3,985 publications made and 77,856 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#109 of 505 In Japan
#749 of 2,809 In Asia
#1813 of 6,684 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 65 318
1992 73 372
1993 70 390
1994 91 413
1995 115 537
1996 96 586
1997 93 728
1998 109 729
1999 80 706
2000 94 871
2001 103 958
2002 82 1017
2003 108 1114
2004 114 1431
2005 130 1619
2006 116 1801
2007 105 2007
2008 98 2199
2009 99 2261
2010 95 2501
2011 114 2744
2012 104 3063
2013 110 3071
2014 102 3123
2015 81 3351
2016 107 3453
2017 104 3664
2018 107 3495
2019 110 3885
2020 122 4324
2021 145 4872
2022 118 5067
2023 113 4809

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 32 124 490
Biomedical Engineering 60 286 862
Optical Engineering 132 748 1769
Aerospace Engineering 117 714 1829
Metallurgical Engineering 127 870 1931
Mechanical Engineering 121 804 1992
Materials Science 144 958 2104
Civil Engineering 115 880 2153
Acoustical Engineering 149 890 2162
Chemical Engineering 126 1079 2193
Structural Engineering 136 943 2207
Electronic Engineering 156 1298 2769
Electrical Engineering 162 1325 2870
Telecommunications 162 1335 2940
Nanotechnology 185 1474 2975
Computer Networking 164 1511 3394

Environmental Science rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 85th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1706th in the World with 3,601 publications made and 65,331 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#85 of 510 In Japan
#598 of 2,811 In Asia
#1706 of 6,798 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 43 247
1992 67 267
1993 63 289
1994 69 296
1995 97 398
1996 103 435
1997 73 522
1998 111 548
1999 92 549
2000 85 626
2001 86 745
2002 83 790
2003 93 889
2004 90 1136
2005 92 1263
2006 88 1455
2007 85 1607
2008 81 1692
2009 97 1871
2010 87 2048
2011 99 2422
2012 113 2538
2013 100 2817
2014 98 2900
2015 107 3201
2016 92 3307
2017 98 3268
2018 116 3375
2019 123 3602
2020 117 4182
2021 132 4908
2022 129 4709
2023 116 4541

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Paleontology 65 339 1130
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 86 418 1340
Geology 77 469 1429
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 107 699 1749
Geography and Cartography 95 791 2212
Ecology 124 991 2499
Oceanography 159 1162 2813
Earth science and Geophysics 171 1206 2858
Environmental Chemistry 208 1570 3332
Agricultural Science 175 1662 3764

Physics rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 131st for Physics in Japan and 2015th in the World with 3,507 publications made and 61,404 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#131 of 503 In Japan
#847 of 2,786 In Asia
#2015 of 6,603 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 56 279
1992 67 316
1993 63 319
1994 72 356
1995 97 473
1996 83 502
1997 88 644
1998 96 556
1999 84 635
2000 92 742
2001 95 811
2002 84 856
2003 90 879
2004 77 1070
2005 103 1259
2006 89 1424
2007 89 1622
2008 87 1689
2009 75 1770
2010 84 1940
2011 94 2205
2012 96 2442
2013 95 2523
2014 97 2608
2015 77 2812
2016 84 2865
2017 74 3012
2018 104 3012
2019 82 3224
2020 110 3739
2021 131 4352
2022 114 4500
2023 106 4209

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 66 167 657
Medical Physics 60 194 774
Astrobiology 102 393 1267
Nuclear Physics 137 679 1694
Optical Engineering 132 748 1769
Astrophysics and Astronomy 124 714 1972
Materials Science 144 958 2104
Acoustical Engineering 149 890 2162
Quantum and Particle physics 176 1240 2795
Nanotechnology 185 1474 2975

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sapporo Medical University ranked 68th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1946th in the World with 3,437 publications made and 64,837 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Sociology, Demography, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#68 of 527 In Japan
#520 of 2,845 In Asia
#1946 of 7,020 In the World

Sapporo Medical University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 41 199
1992 57 245
1993 49 217
1994 69 292
1995 75 332
1996 66 388
1997 55 453
1998 78 507
1999 72 465
2000 70 664
2001 85 733
2002 83 800
2003 91 879
2004 88 1105
2005 101 1242
2006 103 1545
2007 79 1795
2008 81 2084
2009 86 2114
2010 75 2315
2011 91 2560
2012 87 2714
2013 115 2841
2014 83 3018
2015 105 3338
2016 118 3589
2017 108 3594
2018 107 3491
2019 109 3886
2020 124 4555
2021 182 5340
2022 145 5280
2023 132 5249

The following table provides academic rankings for Sapporo Medical University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 46 238 1033
Linguistics 44 310 1130
Library and Information science 87 292 1383
Classics and Ancient History 50 386 1652
Sociology 61 462 1845
Philosophy 69 504 1952
Archaeology 67 665 1965
History 72 655 2068
Aesthetics 121 801 2417
Anthropology 72 719 2501
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 103 1028 3155
Law 131 1229 3393
Political Science 129 1240 3652
Education Majors 147 1361 3808

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sapporo Medical University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Statistics 86 598 1672
Mathematics 91 706 1876
Literature 120 1002 2960
Art & Design 151 1185 3207
Fashion Design 165 1259 3253
Marketing 132 1384 3463
Development Studies 119 1319 3488
Business 170 1550 3847
Economics 152 1535 3931
Management 186 1699 4132
Finance 196 1723 4201