Shizuoka University: Rankings

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Shizuoka University ranked 54th in Japan, 984th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 116 research topics. Shizuoka University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,074 academic publications and 462,222 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#984 of 14,131 In the World
#206 of 5,830 In Asia
#54 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Shizuoka
#326 of 1,882 For Transportation Engineering
#360 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#367 of 1,530 For Applied/Engineering Physics
#1445 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1561 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 113 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 41st for Chemistry in Japan and 685th in the World with 23,321 publications made and 377,574 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#41 of 510 In Japan
#219 of 2,785 In Asia
#685 of 6,561 In the World

Shizuoka University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 307 1777
1994 300 1979
1995 278 1975
1996 378 2279
1997 363 2456
1998 389 2637
1999 396 3120
2000 479 3465
2001 510 4073
2002 709 5248
2003 672 5485
2004 623 6156
2005 605 7215
2006 629 8170
2007 610 8512
2008 619 9004
2009 695 9985
2010 701 10514
2011 758 11828
2012 719 11955
2013 738 13065
2014 704 13692
2015 706 13975
2016 755 14465
2017 732 15331
2018 742 16640
2019 745 18056
2020 706 20731
2021 717 22333
2022 585 22021
2023 629 21959
2024 533 20605
2025 364 17443

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 17 144 425
Environmental Chemistry 22 131 432
Nanotechnology 19 183 458
Materials Science 27 179 520
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 135 535
Computational Chemistry 20 146 554
Chemical Engineering 25 240 564
Physical chemistry 29 217 588
Organic Chemistry 37 204 616
Inorganic Chemistry 39 252 660
Radiochemistry 29 343 664
Pharmacy 61 240 679
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 57 278 838
Biochemistry 75 298 863
Biochemical Engineering 21 409 1148

Engineering rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 27th for Engineering in Japan and 658th in the World with 22,731 publications made and 313,608 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#27 of 520 In Japan
#199 of 2,841 In Asia
#658 of 6,795 In the World

Shizuoka University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 262 1410
1994 270 1589
1995 231 1539
1996 345 1896
1997 301 1852
1998 345 2023
1999 361 2389
2000 416 2628
2001 476 3214
2002 807 4604
2003 671 4728
2004 618 5067
2005 630 6050
2006 646 6821
2007 654 7125
2008 619 7748
2009 716 8630
2010 732 9061
2011 799 10610
2012 737 10686
2013 779 11680
2014 673 11780
2015 732 12119
2016 781 12759
2017 780 13689
2018 756 14869
2019 783 16149
2020 703 18100
2021 731 19782
2022 601 19271
2023 636 19436
2024 539 18143
2025 329 15110

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

Physics rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 28th for Physics in Japan and 629th in the World with 22,144 publications made and 319,748 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#28 of 515 In Japan
#189 of 2,822 In Asia
#629 of 6,729 In the World

Shizuoka University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 278 1467
1994 268 1615
1995 226 1599
1996 343 1956
1997 314 1897
1998 350 2131
1999 355 2526
2000 428 2704
2001 480 3423
2002 764 4795
2003 645 4974
2004 587 5280
2005 598 6301
2006 617 7043
2007 627 7278
2008 601 7848
2009 687 8613
2010 700 9121
2011 770 10597
2012 715 10620
2013 736 11556
2014 658 11714
2015 700 11923
2016 724 12591
2017 737 13392
2018 729 14529
2019 745 15625
2020 654 17367
2021 691 18880
2022 564 18147
2023 604 18457
2024 505 17160
2025 322 14346

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 21 109 360
Applied/Engineering Physics 17 112 367
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 85 406
Nanotechnology 19 183 458
Nuclear Physics 24 111 464
Optical Engineering 18 131 471
Materials Science 27 179 520
Acoustical Engineering 23 153 570
Quantum and Particle physics 24 183 599
Biophysics 66 177 667
Theoretical Physics 28 165 709
Astrophysics and Astronomy 30 179 746
Astrobiology 58 240 890

Biology rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 65th for Biology in Japan and 919th in the World with 17,856 publications made and 320,078 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#65 of 528 In Japan
#300 of 2,838 In Asia
#919 of 6,841 In the World

Shizuoka University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 207 1419
1994 229 1531
1995 215 1560
1996 283 1798
1997 275 1985
1998 295 2134
1999 299 2504
2000 362 2823
2001 364 3241
2002 493 4115
2003 483 4310
2004 493 5117
2005 446 5916
2006 468 6581
2007 430 7183
2008 501 7475
2009 562 8498
2010 495 8904
2011 583 9893
2012 525 10121
2013 562 11053
2014 563 11852
2015 590 11979
2016 633 12468
2017 595 13185
2018 559 14501
2019 635 16090
2020 633 18998
2021 659 20873
2022 499 20137
2023 491 19919
2024 464 18399
2025 292 15761

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 17 144 425
Nanotechnology 19 183 458
Horticulture 23 161 501
Botany 26 162 614
Biophysics 66 177 667
Paleontology 31 194 726
Molecular Biology 85 239 745
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 208 793
Zoology 38 164 793
Entomology 47 214 835
Microbiology 50 260 840
Biochemistry 75 298 863
Astrobiology 58 240 890
Agricultural Science 30 324 911
Genetics 88 339 989
Forestry 32 325 1080
Evolutionary Biology 47 310 1129
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 78 433 1216
Virology 92 438 1299
Immunology 108 512 1363
Biotechnology 97 540 1369
Neuroscience 110 445 1389
Animal Science 78 531 1573
Toxicology 62 648 1575
Pharmacology 119 777 1772
Oncology and Cancer research 133 766 1792

Environmental Science rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Japan and 872nd in the World with 14,645 publications made and 239,992 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 523 In Japan
#247 of 2,841 In Asia
#872 of 6,888 In the World

Shizuoka University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 183 1096
1994 198 1126
1995 161 1136
1996 226 1412
1997 221 1457
1998 225 1495
1999 228 1747
2000 292 1999
2001 324 2346
2002 438 3030
2003 443 3322
2004 389 3784
2005 372 4319
2006 403 4721
2007 394 5151
2008 404 5482
2009 431 5966
2010 431 6470
2011 492 7460
2012 459 7609
2013 485 8276
2014 457 8640
2015 502 8845
2016 501 9191
2017 459 9744
2018 463 10704
2019 500 12101
2020 489 13789
2021 487 15123
2022 429 14678
2023 428 14863
2024 361 12848
2025 232 10716

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 22 131 432
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 135 535
Earth science and Geophysics 23 152 554
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 23 157 566
Oceanography 24 173 612
Geotechnical Engineering 28 233 677
Paleontology 31 194 726
Geology 28 203 747
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 44 208 793
Agricultural Science 30 324 911
Ecology 29 283 966
Geography and Cartography 30 284 1073
Forestry 32 325 1080
Environmental Management 32 443 1180
Environmental Engineering 38 486 1224

Computer Science rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 35th for Computer Science in Japan and 987th in the World with 10,467 publications made and 131,443 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#35 of 515 In Japan
#293 of 2,842 In Asia
#987 of 6,855 In the World

Shizuoka University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 101 457
1994 97 469
1995 81 508
1996 137 632
1997 94 618
1998 134 709
1999 149 815
2000 164 889
2001 172 981
2002 476 2068
2003 299 1756
2004 265 1765
2005 320 2214
2006 320 2630
2007 299 2884
2008 297 3131
2009 337 3721
2010 352 3739
2011 356 4373
2012 365 4453
2013 340 4554
2014 318 5045
2015 378 5127
2016 391 5484
2017 399 5984
2018 367 6433
2019 379 7339
2020 365 8251
2021 375 9338
2022 322 8869
2023 298 9004
2024 303 7927
2025 175 6319

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 18 157 496
Robotics 47 185 530
Telecommunications 21 170 550
Computer Graphics 25 138 567
Computer Vision 21 181 624
Computer Networking 20 203 676
Library and Information science 31 103 773
Cyber Security 19 271 873
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 289 923
Game Design and Development 35 264 947
Animation 46 368 953
Human-Computer Interaction 38 251 953
UX/UI Desgin 37 290 991
Computational Linguistics 37 378 1058
Blockchain and Cryptography 32 437 1106
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 78 433 1216
Multimedia 34 382 1283
Cognitive Science 47 461 1312
Neuroscience 110 445 1389
Data Science 28 416 1401
Software Engineering 43 472 1540
Machine Learning 53 680 1616
Management Information Systems 21 530 1738

Art & Design rankings

Shizuoka University ranked 32nd for Art & Design in Japan and 1195th in the World with 1,713 publications made and 17,282 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Literature, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#32 of 350 In Japan
#290 of 2,450 In Asia
#1195 of 6,010 In the World

Shizuoka University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 12 75
1994 10 64
1995 8 63
1996 21 113
1997 22 105
1998 18 102
1999 23 104
2000 26 121
2001 31 145
2002 76 297
2003 60 253
2004 50 281
2005 49 350
2006 47 353
2007 61 464
2008 50 472
2009 52 490
2010 61 542
2011 66 662
2012 62 715
2013 61 722
2014 55 755
2015 64 786
2016 59 855
2017 60 953
2018 64 984
2019 63 1058
2020 59 1177
2021 61 1449
2022 48 1334
2023 51 1313
2024 57 1297
2025 29 1061

The following table provides academic rankings for Shizuoka University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 25 138 567
Game Design and Development 35 264 947
Animation 46 368 953
UX/UI Desgin 37 290 991
Fashion Design 30 293 1133
Aesthetics 38 316 1260
Multimedia 34 382 1283
Literature 49 497 1764
Art History 38 376 2004

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shizuoka University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Urology 89 292 831
Applied Mathematics 21 271 897
Anatomy and Physiology 98 366 1113
Management 36 362 1181
Linguistics 46 390 1265
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 28 402 1339
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 100 494 1412
Mathematics 46 482 1418
Statistics 57 497 1431
Education Majors 24 361 1441
Finance 36 430 1456
Math Teachers 22 405 1471
Pathology 97 545 1485
Business 36 462 1498
Medicine 97 523 1498
Veterinary 45 618 1507
Archaeology 36 478 1529
Demography 70 470 1546
Audiology 146 528 1602
History 38 482 1630
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 119 677 1650
Physical Therapy 112 521 1651
Ophthalmology 118 652 1705
Public Health 74 560 1720
Dentistry 104 604 1744
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 46 479 1764
Social Psychology 48 520 1765
Philosophy 42 462 1767
Law 34 523 1792
Psychology 98 641 1832
Orthodontics 111 646 1878
Economics 44 609 1924
Sociology 49 535 1962
Sports Medicine 152 640 1966
Marketing 47 696 1997
Psychiatry 112 705 2003
Political Science 35 539 2016
Cardiology 149 753 2027
Advertising 51 673 2044
Anesthesiology 147 790 2104
Surgery 137 786 2164
Development Studies 55 842 2440
Child Psychology 110 811 2459
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 59 794 2607
Anthropology 67 807 2630
Family medicine 126 912 2643
Clinical Psychology 119 954 2749
Nursing 108 962 2796
Health Science 108 1152 3391