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Shimane University ranked 66th in Japan, 1191st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 118 research topics. Shimane University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,299 academic publications and 297,805 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1191 of 14,131 In the World
#306 of 5,830 In Asia
#66 of 719 In Japan
#324 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#357 of 2,148 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#379 of 1,004 For Sonography and Ultrasound
#2514 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1948 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 115 other topics

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Biology rankings

Shimane University ranked 56th for Biology in Japan and 800th in the World with 14,712 publications made and 254,330 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#56 of 523 In Japan
#236 of 2,814 In Asia
#800 of 6,770 In the World

Shimane University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 248 718
1992 224 809
1993 252 829
1994 226 980
1995 290 1100
1996 267 1297
1997 281 1413
1998 305 1681
1999 330 1978
2000 314 2392
2001 279 2531
2002 339 3063
2003 359 3416
2004 367 3822
2005 349 4393
2006 384 5018
2007 365 5542
2008 353 5822
2009 416 6698
2010 351 7374
2011 402 8122
2012 419 8802
2013 436 9745
2014 400 10216
2015 505 10596
2016 470 10609
2017 556 11726
2018 551 12770
2019 621 14131
2020 639 17788
2021 642 20812
2022 626 21213
2023 540 19973

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 50 135 456
Molecular Biology 65 159 528
Immunology 63 173 592
Genetics 63 191 649
Horticulture 31 204 650
Pharmacology 60 217 669
Biotechnology 55 199 672
Neuroscience 59 150 683
Entomology 39 159 706
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 43 168 719
Biochemistry 60 228 726
Biophysics 74 204 768
Microbiology 54 244 811
Virology 74 247 839
Paleontology 42 233 849
Agricultural Science 34 287 870
Botany 54 260 882
Animal Science 43 241 901
Nutrition and Food Science 49 334 926
Toxicology 34 345 1045
Astrobiology 82 317 1091
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 368 1115
Zoology 67 330 1210
Forestry 47 367 1227
Evolutionary Biology 64 368 1285
Nanotechnology 88 676 1470

Chemistry rankings

Shimane University ranked 62nd for Chemistry in Japan and 884th in the World with 12,735 publications made and 221,332 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#62 of 499 In Japan
#291 of 2,750 In Asia
#884 of 6,447 In the World

Shimane University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 212 608
1992 177 704
1993 192 741
1994 183 842
1995 227 928
1996 223 1073
1997 250 1189
1998 261 1416
1999 294 1663
2000 282 2085
2001 264 2179
2002 312 2588
2003 363 2983
2004 357 3357
2005 357 3793
2006 395 4374
2007 344 4838
2008 343 5019
2009 402 5838
2010 360 6509
2011 368 7107
2012 380 7657
2013 415 8547
2014 386 8827
2015 452 9235
2016 412 9262
2017 468 10187
2018 414 11010
2019 474 12191
2020 490 15043
2021 461 17665
2022 481 17896
2023 434 16764

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 114 498
Biochemistry 60 228 726
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 62 259 825
Pharmacy 77 293 835
Nutrition and Food Science 49 334 926
Organic Chemistry 68 337 952
Environmental Chemistry 60 356 992
Inorganic Chemistry 68 423 1039
Materials Science 68 427 1108
Radiochemistry 59 597 1201
Physical chemistry 81 594 1362
Chemical Engineering 81 675 1444
Nanotechnology 88 676 1470
Computational Chemistry 99 740 1777

Medicine rankings

Shimane University ranked 60th for Medicine in Japan and 666th in the World with 11,117 publications made and 189,005 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#60 of 517 In Japan
#176 of 2,781 In Asia
#666 of 6,680 In the World

Shimane University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 216 545
1992 186 602
1993 214 643
1994 195 718
1995 229 816
1996 228 1019
1997 217 1066
1998 221 1251
1999 254 1486
2000 235 1847
2001 194 1922
2002 250 2362
2003 229 2523
2004 243 2833
2005 238 3233
2006 238 3738
2007 240 4180
2008 242 4378
2009 264 4626
2010 246 5349
2011 279 5746
2012 307 6534
2013 285 7042
2014 287 7379
2015 384 7758
2016 333 7599
2017 376 8249
2018 456 8993
2019 473 9775
2020 536 12755
2021 559 14774
2022 490 15289
2023 434 14345

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 14 77 324
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 52 114 357
Sonography and Ultrasound 32 100 379
Oncology and Cancer research 50 135 456
Ophthalmology 51 115 457
Cardiology 65 130 483
Dermatology 60 138 502
Radiation Therapy 63 162 510
Anatomy and Physiology 59 127 520
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 151 524
Surgery 63 153 529
Anesthesiology 66 153 542
Immunology 63 173 592
Pathology 56 161 599
Urology 71 198 618
Neurosurgery 73 223 638
Pediatrics 50 169 650
Pharmacology 60 217 669
Audiology 56 132 670
Psychiatry 63 184 759
Family medicine 52 167 770
Orthodontics 50 206 777
Respiratory Therapy 72 213 780
Epidemiology 52 206 789
Optometry 54 210 793
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 33 175 795
Dentistry 59 239 821
Pharmacy 77 293 835
Virology 74 247 839
Gerontology 31 140 892
Critical Care Nursing 69 258 956
Medical Physics 78 288 978
Biomedical Engineering 82 336 994
Plastic Surgery 68 358 1039
Toxicology 34 345 1045
Sports Medicine 80 230 1059
Sports / Exercise science 47 240 1094
Physical Therapy 83 306 1144
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 60 265 1151
Public Health 52 284 1163
Health Science 64 327 1378
Healthcare Management (MHA) 44 366 1518
Clinical Psychology 72 401 1568
Nursing 60 395 1582

Engineering rankings

Shimane University ranked 60th for Engineering in Japan and 1190th in the World with 9,096 publications made and 112,833 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#60 of 505 In Japan
#426 of 2,809 In Asia
#1190 of 6,684 In the World

Shimane University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 125 294
1992 114 295
1993 106 363
1994 104 400
1995 109 402
1996 127 451
1997 137 512
1998 156 642
1999 178 738
2000 185 863
2001 175 1023
2002 244 1240
2003 282 1540
2004 243 1734
2005 254 1997
2006 350 2294
2007 300 2563
2008 252 2703
2009 318 3221
2010 280 3463
2011 262 3816
2012 281 3956
2013 309 4582
2014 314 4849
2015 338 4940
2016 317 5094
2017 345 5672
2018 320 6403
2019 357 7320
2020 378 8886
2021 364 10892
2022 371 11091
2023 327 10412

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 16 152 432
Biotechnology 55 199 672
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 62 259 825
Metallurgical Engineering 60 348 925
Mining Engineering 44 388 984
Biomedical Engineering 82 336 994
Aviation 33 306 1017
Acoustical Engineering 62 328 1025
Optical Engineering 68 374 1071
Structural Engineering 67 381 1076
Geotechnical Engineering 50 386 1077
Materials Science 68 427 1108
Environmental Engineering 42 428 1133
Aerospace Engineering 65 364 1140
Civil Engineering 57 391 1143
Robotics 107 456 1156
Applied/Engineering Physics 87 494 1237
Electrical Engineering 79 485 1247
Remote Sensing 51 423 1253
Mechanical Engineering 70 446 1260
Electronic Engineering 72 584 1404
Chemical Engineering 81 675 1444
Nanotechnology 88 676 1470
Automation and Control engineering 91 652 1488
Telecommunications 85 633 1546
Automotive Engineering 85 712 1673
Computer Networking 93 821 1958
Human-Computer Interaction 111 769 2108
Systems Engineering 110 910 2368

Physics rankings

Shimane University ranked 67th for Physics in Japan and 1175th in the World with 8,544 publications made and 106,187 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#67 of 503 In Japan
#412 of 2,786 In Asia
#1175 of 6,603 In the World

Shimane University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 106 268
1992 96 314
1993 97 387
1994 94 376
1995 108 418
1996 108 419
1997 134 536
1998 153 657
1999 185 732
2000 173 789
2001 166 1022
2002 229 1230
2003 263 1484
2004 225 1573
2005 244 1908
2006 304 2149
2007 266 2386
2008 236 2440
2009 297 2976
2010 262 3161
2011 255 3407
2012 252 3621
2013 299 4202
2014 287 4432
2015 329 4561
2016 310 4730
2017 320 5291
2018 313 5975
2019 321 6660
2020 374 8227
2021 335 9909
2022 348 9860
2023 318 9329

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 74 204 768
Condensed Matter Physics 66 291 819
Nuclear Physics 80 315 974
Medical Physics 78 288 978
Acoustical Engineering 62 328 1025
Optical Engineering 68 374 1071
Atomic and Molecular physics 81 344 1087
Astrobiology 82 317 1091
Materials Science 68 427 1108
Astrophysics and Astronomy 71 336 1154
Theoretical Physics 63 369 1219
Applied/Engineering Physics 87 494 1237
Quantum and Particle physics 73 456 1258
Nanotechnology 88 676 1470

Environmental Science rankings

Shimane University ranked 58th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1154th in the World with 7,190 publications made and 110,370 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#58 of 510 In Japan
#347 of 2,811 In Asia
#1154 of 6,798 In the World

Shimane University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 87 215
1992 90 284
1993 88 292
1994 83 371
1995 80 356
1996 81 418
1997 106 461
1998 115 531
1999 138 609
2000 152 765
2001 137 791
2002 179 1059
2003 220 1227
2004 200 1431
2005 203 1654
2006 258 2016
2007 228 2269
2008 185 2391
2009 218 3026
2010 217 3239
2011 206 3492
2012 225 3667
2013 240 4251
2014 229 4527
2015 232 4521
2016 238 4630
2017 251 5140
2018 279 5987
2019 307 6822
2020 343 8825
2021 301 10048
2022 325 10227
2023 287 9777

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 114 498
Earth science and Geophysics 32 191 680
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 43 168 719
Hydrology and Water resources management 18 289 803
Paleontology 42 233 849
Agricultural Science 34 287 870
Geology 51 284 977
Mining Engineering 44 388 984
Environmental Chemistry 60 356 992
Geotechnical Engineering 50 386 1077
Environmental Engineering 42 428 1133
Oceanography 63 358 1141
Ecology 49 363 1201
Forestry 47 367 1227
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 70 433 1257
Environmental Management 50 536 1408
Geography and Cartography 63 511 1641

Computer Science rankings

Shimane University ranked 64th for Computer Science in Japan and 1252nd in the World with 5,619 publications made and 77,234 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#64 of 506 In Japan
#393 of 2,809 In Asia
#1252 of 6,752 In the World

Shimane University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 75 241
1992 64 221
1993 76 256
1994 79 256
1995 80 299
1996 84 346
1997 91 444
1998 97 493
1999 124 545
2000 121 789
2001 97 785
2002 170 1056
2003 158 1088
2004 155 1278
2005 138 1498
2006 217 1819
2007 193 2059
2008 158 2053
2009 178 2355
2010 160 2512
2011 154 2772
2012 182 2953
2013 180 3321
2014 147 3381
2015 175 3420
2016 179 3551
2017 215 3820
2018 227 4302
2019 246 4737
2020 238 6092
2021 288 7582
2022 229 7717
2023 235 7485

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 59 150 683
Computer Graphics 63 309 1019
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 368 1115
Robotics 107 456 1156
Machine Learning 36 452 1255
Library and Information science 76 248 1264
Data Science 37 372 1356
Computer Vision 83 583 1455
Cognitive Science 71 554 1516
Telecommunications 85 633 1546
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 75 581 1549
Multimedia 70 589 1752
Computer Networking 93 821 1958
Human-Computer Interaction 111 769 2108
Software Engineering 79 735 2109
Management Information Systems 37 672 2129
Computational Linguistics 130 952 2204
Cyber Security 91 974 2330

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Shimane University ranked 74th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1997th in the World with 4,390 publications made and 50,360 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, History, Archaeology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#74 of 527 In Japan
#543 of 2,845 In Asia
#1997 of 7,020 In the World

Shimane University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 35 104
1992 35 124
1993 43 121
1994 40 151
1995 41 159
1996 32 177
1997 43 255
1998 53 277
1999 57 301
2000 76 370
2001 62 408
2002 82 516
2003 99 597
2004 112 729
2005 101 988
2006 149 1132
2007 136 1277
2008 110 1375
2009 126 1585
2010 119 1837
2011 101 1905
2012 148 2131
2013 150 2297
2014 144 2460
2015 177 2475
2016 157 2599
2017 160 2813
2018 209 3144
2019 228 3716
2020 279 4781
2021 258 5721
2022 245 6217
2023 230 6037

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 47 243 1042
Sports / Exercise science 47 240 1094
Library and Information science 76 248 1264
Linguistics 82 489 1538
Archaeology 56 550 1737
Sociology 53 430 1752
History 56 534 1820
Anthropology 42 475 1932
Classics and Ancient History 66 559 2075
Philosophy 82 587 2157
Aesthetics 106 711 2247
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 64 752 2567
Education Majors 77 831 2620
Law 92 919 2722
Political Science 90 910 2943

Psychology rankings

Shimane University ranked 65th for Psychology in Japan and 965th in the World with 4,080 publications made and 61,281 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#65 of 485 In Japan
#247 of 2,703 In Asia
#965 of 6,528 In the World

Shimane University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 95 227
1992 66 213
1993 80 244
1994 84 252
1995 85 296
1996 82 367
1997 87 433
1998 92 483
1999 103 530
2000 82 716
2001 71 754
2002 96 922
2003 84 925
2004 91 1090
2005 92 1211
2006 101 1415
2007 82 1539
2008 94 1645
2009 100 1704
2010 85 1870
2011 88 2026
2012 104 2186
2013 96 2395
2014 84 2491
2015 133 2629
2016 114 2748
2017 142 2759
2018 167 3031
2019 186 3285
2020 190 4263
2021 226 5105
2022 199 5379
2023 176 5089

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 59 150 683
Psychiatry 63 184 759
Cognitive Science 71 554 1516
Clinical Psychology 72 401 1568
Child Psychology 65 408 1674
Social Psychology 78 572 1948
Education Majors 77 831 2620

Mathematics rankings

Shimane University ranked 50th for Mathematics in Japan and 1351st in the World with 2,569 publications made and 31,427 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#50 of 443 In Japan
#431 of 2,673 In Asia
#1351 of 6,305 In the World

Shimane University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 14 23
1992 13 33
1993 18 44
1994 7 48
1995 23 48
1996 20 60
1997 29 65
1998 18 94
1999 35 143
2000 36 157
2001 33 171
2002 79 292
2003 77 326
2004 62 381
2005 73 470
2006 81 537
2007 76 700
2008 76 686
2009 72 868
2010 77 915
2011 68 1000
2012 73 1049
2013 71 1279
2014 63 1281
2015 87 1322
2016 77 1325
2017 94 1545
2018 148 1796
2019 170 2140
2020 199 2770
2021 183 3236
2022 176 3554
2023 144 3385

The following table provides academic rankings for Shimane University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 35 388 1180
Statistics 46 356 1193
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 64 681 1946
Math Teachers 78 849 2589

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shimane University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Photography 44 204 933
Finance 76 671 2019
Fashion Design 97 674 2049
Art & Design 84 619 2062
Management 80 760 2083
Literature 78 621 2144
Economics 72 788 2328
Development Studies 58 759 2333
Business 85 843 2350
Advertising 91 923 2541
Marketing 84 963 2577