Shinshu University: Rankings

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Shinshu University ranked 27th in Japan, 714th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 146 research topics. Shinshu University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 42,349 academic publications and 929,953 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#714 of 14,131 In the World
#131 of 5,830 In Asia
#27 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Matsumoto
#114 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#183 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#225 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#1067 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1172 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 143 other topics

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Biology rankings

Shinshu University ranked 26th for Biology in Japan and 505th in the World with 29,937 publications made and 746,106 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#26 of 527 In Japan
#128 of 2,834 In Asia
#505 of 6,833 In the World

Shinshu University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 410 2484
1993 464 2657
1994 479 3047
1995 433 3325
1996 492 3642
1997 519 4267
1998 593 5190
1999 668 6208
2000 704 7096
2001 678 7876
2002 714 8958
2003 777 9971
2004 689 10742
2005 742 12279
2006 759 13613
2007 676 15171
2008 695 16872
2009 754 18368
2010 817 20265
2011 889 22710
2012 922 25956
2013 884 27432
2014 927 28749
2015 936 29602
2016 1003 31030
2017 1058 31358
2018 1015 33873
2019 978 37368
2020 1126 43963
2021 1173 49602
2022 1117 48772
2023 1122 49195
2024 874 46694

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 15 133 332
Oncology and Cancer research 37 105 356
Molecular Biology 36 88 360
Immunology 34 91 383
Genetics 34 112 448
Biochemistry 28 123 469
Virology 32 111 475
Astrobiology 22 97 487
Biophysics 47 123 550
Biotechnology 41 167 583
Neuroscience 43 123 611
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 138 614
Zoology 29 113 615
Botany 30 167 633
Nutrition and Food Science 28 237 663
Pharmacology 56 228 678
Paleontology 29 173 689
Microbiology 41 204 704
Forestry 18 190 728
Entomology 42 182 756
Animal Science 31 209 764
Horticulture 34 272 787
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 287 933
Evolutionary Biology 39 254 999
Agricultural Science 39 406 1105
Toxicology 38 458 1250

Chemistry rankings

Shinshu University ranked 26th for Chemistry in Japan and 506th in the World with 27,617 publications made and 681,857 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#26 of 508 In Japan
#142 of 2,781 In Asia
#506 of 6,545 In the World

Shinshu University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 388 2416
1993 408 2445
1994 463 2839
1995 404 3115
1996 476 3376
1997 469 3754
1998 524 4612
1999 641 5590
2000 696 6438
2001 635 7146
2002 783 8067
2003 768 9125
2004 681 9670
2005 758 11166
2006 751 12063
2007 668 13528
2008 622 14619
2009 739 16364
2010 770 17988
2011 845 20327
2012 837 23288
2013 797 25280
2014 800 26522
2015 816 27585
2016 911 28909
2017 919 29451
2018 897 31744
2019 861 34804
2020 1013 40193
2021 985 46054
2022 882 44556
2023 904 45291
2024 678 42601

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 58 225
Nanotechnology 15 133 332
Chemical Engineering 15 155 345
Pharmacy 30 100 360
Inorganic Chemistry 21 142 394
Physical chemistry 20 163 431
Biochemistry 28 123 469
Materials Science 23 158 470
Organic Chemistry 23 142 480
Environmental Chemistry 30 188 601
Nutrition and Food Science 28 237 663
Computational Chemistry 31 197 705
Radiochemistry 35 392 768
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 223 795

Medicine rankings

Shinshu University ranked 27th for Medicine in Japan and 446th in the World with 22,021 publications made and 513,809 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#27 of 521 In Japan
#93 of 2,809 In Asia
#446 of 6,775 In the World

Shinshu University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 353 1612
1993 380 1805
1994 370 2133
1995 373 2317
1996 370 2719
1997 398 3150
1998 455 3762
1999 513 4442
2000 533 5276
2001 498 5983
2002 490 6610
2003 557 7597
2004 465 8078
2005 489 9240
2006 511 9863
2007 487 10881
2008 465 12314
2009 493 12842
2010 534 14440
2011 587 15956
2012 629 18661
2013 615 18930
2014 640 19920
2015 701 20694
2016 733 21647
2017 822 21343
2018 723 22090
2019 699 24653
2020 858 28915
2021 920 31947
2022 904 30790
2023 870 30464
2024 734 28697

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 5 22 114
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 53 183
Surgery 22 65 299
Dermatology 25 70 312
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 67 324
Urology 24 74 325
Anatomy and Physiology 23 63 337
Audiology 12 43 339
Cardiology 34 78 351
Oncology and Cancer research 37 105 356
Radiation Therapy 42 107 356
Pharmacy 30 100 360
Plastic Surgery 15 85 365
Anesthesiology 27 79 373
Immunology 34 91 383
Ophthalmology 37 95 383
Pathology 26 88 407
Respiratory Therapy 29 82 415
Forensic Science 9 91 416
Biomedical Engineering 20 134 471
Virology 32 111 475
Medical Physics 30 86 481
Sports Medicine 23 82 539
Sonography and Ultrasound 56 171 540
Orthodontics 37 156 579
Sports / Exercise science 18 79 586
Pediatrics 38 152 589
Psychiatry 39 128 591
Dentistry 39 165 596
Physical Therapy 26 110 624
Pharmacology 56 228 678
Family medicine 41 145 700
Critical Care Nursing 43 179 744
Occupational Therapy 46 183 806
Epidemiology 48 222 823
Cosmetology 61 327 840
Optometry 66 271 903
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 42 252 960
Public Health 30 226 980
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 41 221 1005
Gerontology 59 238 1196
Toxicology 38 458 1250
Health Science 53 336 1330
Healthcare Management (MHA) 38 340 1381
Clinical Psychology 62 396 1518
Nursing 60 424 1613
Veterinary 49 688 1665

Engineering rankings

Shinshu University ranked 26th for Engineering in Japan and 642nd in the World with 21,202 publications made and 462,711 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#26 of 517 In Japan
#187 of 2,835 In Asia
#642 of 6,782 In the World

Shinshu University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 219 1119
1993 265 1271
1994 297 1442
1995 250 1484
1996 314 1713
1997 292 1921
1998 328 2127
1999 408 2414
2000 464 2973
2001 446 3365
2002 591 4229
2003 545 4887
2004 504 5568
2005 576 6363
2006 553 7050
2007 495 7904
2008 463 8716
2009 570 9787
2010 627 11143
2011 731 13045
2012 712 15739
2013 696 18195
2014 700 18598
2015 673 20664
2016 795 22810
2017 773 23077
2018 777 24918
2019 750 27640
2020 837 31623
2021 852 36357
2022 755 35319
2023 805 36941
2024 574 34821

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

Physics rankings

Shinshu University ranked 25th for Physics in Japan and 607th in the World with 21,196 publications made and 482,383 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 513 In Japan
#176 of 2,817 In Asia
#607 of 6,713 In the World

Shinshu University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 233 1175
1993 265 1350
1994 299 1466
1995 261 1579
1996 330 1840
1997 294 1866
1998 333 2161
1999 411 2370
2000 468 2917
2001 438 3361
2002 574 4149
2003 549 4888
2004 497 5423
2005 565 6304
2006 544 6917
2007 510 8008
2008 455 8788
2009 551 9715
2010 615 11037
2011 728 13222
2012 715 16722
2013 696 19791
2014 671 20233
2015 679 22931
2016 794 25722
2017 773 25469
2018 779 27051
2019 756 29778
2020 822 33120
2021 829 38225
2022 746 36124
2023 831 37946
2024 553 36269

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 15 133 332
Condensed Matter Physics 27 139 449
Materials Science 23 158 470
Medical Physics 30 86 481
Astrobiology 22 97 487
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 150 507
Biophysics 47 123 550
Nuclear Physics 31 140 570
Theoretical Physics 23 128 579
Optical Engineering 31 185 610
Quantum and Particle physics 25 186 625
Atomic and Molecular physics 43 171 679
Acoustical Engineering 39 216 757
Astrophysics and Astronomy 33 182 761

Environmental Science rankings

Shinshu University ranked 29th for Environmental Science in Japan and 811th in the World with 14,551 publications made and 339,894 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#29 of 521 In Japan
#224 of 2,838 In Asia
#811 of 6,876 In the World

Shinshu University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 143 675
1993 177 801
1994 186 888
1995 171 954
1996 228 1218
1997 211 1385
1998 249 1552
1999 271 1917
2000 312 2236
2001 304 2490
2002 352 3044
2003 385 3428
2004 374 3905
2005 393 4343
2006 391 5172
2007 389 5800
2008 325 6220
2009 396 6886
2010 442 7758
2011 469 9007
2012 493 11188
2013 463 12406
2014 529 12922
2015 499 14337
2016 576 16278
2017 532 15752
2018 526 16985
2019 506 19034
2020 555 21732
2021 623 24725
2022 503 23499
2023 538 24472
2024 358 21358

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 30 188 601
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 35 138 614
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 32 182 652
Paleontology 29 173 689
Forestry 18 190 728
Earth science and Geophysics 35 217 742
Geology 30 200 747
Petrology and Geochemistry 38 223 795
Oceanography 35 228 795
Geotechnical Engineering 38 289 824
Ecology 30 263 933
Mining Engineering 36 380 968
Geography and Cartography 32 282 1077
Agricultural Science 39 406 1105
Environmental Engineering 44 488 1229
Environmental Management 36 460 1230

Computer Science rankings

Shinshu University ranked 39th for Computer Science in Japan and 986th in the World with 11,209 publications made and 230,707 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#39 of 513 In Japan
#287 of 2,840 In Asia
#986 of 6,845 In the World

Shinshu University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 129 690
1993 150 739
1994 174 899
1995 147 900
1996 159 1119
1997 149 1157
1998 157 1276
1999 199 1502
2000 210 1797
2001 215 1947
2002 311 2452
2003 283 2658
2004 231 3114
2005 268 3381
2006 268 3649
2007 225 4150
2008 240 4731
2009 255 5172
2010 297 5727
2011 341 6762
2012 384 8180
2013 380 8509
2014 416 9181
2015 372 9631
2016 399 10583
2017 436 10435
2018 423 11279
2019 415 13056
2020 440 15018
2021 528 16958
2022 455 16278
2023 496 16764
2024 340 15647

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 43 165 498
Neuroscience 43 123 611
Library and Information science 28 94 737
Computer Graphics 50 251 884
Telecommunications 39 312 903
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 56 287 933
Computer Vision 43 323 948
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 43 386 1137
Computational Linguistics 47 433 1181
Cognitive Science 47 440 1285
Machine Learning 38 534 1365
Human-Computer Interaction 68 435 1375
Software Engineering 36 379 1375
Computer Networking 54 545 1407
Multimedia 46 470 1494
Computer Engineering 61 643 1505
Cyber Security 57 731 1847
Blockchain and Cryptography 70 825 1849

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Shinshu University ranked 26th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1358th in the World with 8,758 publications made and 173,305 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, History, Archaeology, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#26 of 535 In Japan
#319 of 2,864 In Asia
#1358 of 7,081 In the World

Shinshu University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 91 443
1993 97 450
1994 97 547
1995 113 598
1996 130 816
1997 123 817
1998 143 875
1999 150 1132
2000 154 1314
2001 155 1496
2002 180 1954
2003 234 2057
2004 194 2325
2005 187 2722
2006 182 2871
2007 200 3353
2008 183 3787
2009 221 4235
2010 234 4638
2011 272 5209
2012 327 6772
2013 304 7505
2014 291 8042
2015 337 9161
2016 336 9694
2017 353 9694
2018 334 10396
2019 315 11407
2020 356 12760
2021 445 15054
2022 401 13678
2023 345 13884
2024 254 12184

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 9 91 416
Sports / Exercise science 18 79 586
Library and Information science 28 94 737
Linguistics 23 178 768
Demography 25 183 871
Archaeology 28 387 1289
Philosophy 26 290 1306
History 29 376 1373
Aesthetics 46 355 1413
Art History 23 198 1463
Classics and Ancient History 33 335 1506
Sociology 29 355 1512
Law 39 542 1866
Anthropology 33 506 1942
Political Science 42 575 2134
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 47 699 2406
Education Majors 67 849 2584

Psychology rankings

Shinshu University ranked 33rd for Psychology in Japan and 734th in the World with 7,839 publications made and 142,001 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#33 of 494 In Japan
#161 of 2,755 In Asia
#734 of 6,645 In the World

Shinshu University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 117 506
1993 154 599
1994 154 746
1995 128 789
1996 137 869
1997 124 969
1998 162 1226
1999 180 1303
2000 159 1579
2001 197 1721
2002 202 2124
2003 235 2440
2004 157 2554
2005 154 2765
2006 161 2976
2007 141 3266
2008 166 3808
2009 170 3690
2010 177 4146
2011 217 4775
2012 240 5460
2013 235 5436
2014 231 5716
2015 231 5910
2016 226 6106
2017 301 6405
2018 261 6658
2019 267 7487
2020 349 9119
2021 346 10060
2022 350 10144
2023 312 9877
2024 268 9279

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Psychiatry 39 128 591
Neuroscience 43 123 611
Occupational Therapy 46 183 806
Cognitive Science 47 440 1285
Clinical Psychology 62 396 1518
Child Psychology 56 417 1620
Social Psychology 55 533 1810
Education Majors 67 849 2584

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shinshu University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Painting and Drawing 10 58 329
Sculpture 10 58 329
Illustration and Concept Art 10 70 360
Applied Mathematics 27 334 1056
Statistics 34 340 1144
Mathematics 34 376 1207
Art & Design 53 433 1544
Literature 38 416 1599
Advertising 32 482 1619
Fashion Design 65 508 1629
Finance 48 535 1687
Management 57 614 1733
Development Studies 31 564 1856
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 51 668 1898
Math Teachers 36 572 1913
Business 59 642 1922
Economics 48 632 1989
Accounting 37 658 2062
Marketing 75 1003 2618