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Showa University ranked 53rd in Japan, 1041st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 98 research topics. Showa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,094 academic publications and 377,821 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1041 of 14,131 In the World
#251 of 5,830 In Asia
#53 of 719 In Japan
#14 of 84 In Tokyo
#147 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#157 of 1,003 For Respiratory Therapy
#173 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#2760 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1386 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 95 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Showa University ranked 38th for Medicine in Japan and 490th in the World with 17,462 publications made and 326,941 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 517 In Japan
#106 of 2,781 In Asia
#490 of 6,680 In the World

Showa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 250 983
1992 249 1159
1993 276 1308
1994 305 1424
1995 324 1523
1996 323 1747
1997 344 2080
1998 390 2912
1999 386 3320
2000 358 4047
2001 426 4422
2002 419 5225
2003 442 5866
2004 430 6593
2005 418 7610
2006 428 8479
2007 414 9009
2008 380 9489
2009 443 10062
2010 429 10753
2011 450 11600
2012 447 12342
2013 473 12513
2014 459 12890
2015 548 13344
2016 601 13382
2017 625 13831
2018 647 14357
2019 693 15443
2020 852 18746
2021 836 22080
2022 796 22946
2023 738 22976

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 13 29 147
Respiratory Therapy 4 15 157
Orthodontics 13 32 173
Plastic Surgery 7 40 239
Medical Physics 15 45 361
Oncology and Cancer research 39 103 363
Anatomy and Physiology 27 67 367
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 55 119 373
Immunology 35 88 375
Anesthesiology 35 89 392
Sonography and Ultrasound 33 107 394
Surgery 49 114 431
Urology 45 118 436
Pathology 32 97 437
Cardiology 57 108 437
Audiology 24 66 444
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 53 115 447
Radiation Therapy 56 140 447
Pharmacology 29 124 458
Pediatrics 26 106 486
Dermatology 58 130 486
Occupational Therapy 18 71 492
Neurosurgery 67 167 502
Psychiatry 32 107 535
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 99 550
Ophthalmology 72 164 587
Family medicine 33 109 596
Critical Care Nursing 42 145 673
Sports Medicine 44 121 725
Virology 59 198 731
Cosmetology 60 272 770
Pharmacy 71 273 782
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 99 789
Biomedical Engineering 52 257 796
Physical Therapy 46 171 815
Optometry 59 231 845
Clinical Psychology 21 153 915
Health Science 34 178 919
Nursing 28 177 1028
Epidemiology 67 304 1040
Public Health 43 246 1044
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 61 267 1154
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 298 1340
Gerontology 76 296 1445

Biology rankings

Showa University ranked 43rd for Biology in Japan and 639th in the World with 16,803 publications made and 347,389 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#43 of 523 In Japan
#176 of 2,814 In Asia
#639 of 6,770 In the World

Showa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 247 1160
1992 265 1374
1993 282 1557
1994 286 1744
1995 348 1889
1996 361 2072
1997 372 2576
1998 417 3554
1999 402 4159
2000 368 5033
2001 423 5571
2002 419 6316
2003 436 7013
2004 454 7786
2005 425 8831
2006 428 9757
2007 423 10327
2008 385 10620
2009 442 11142
2010 422 11851
2011 428 12605
2012 449 13229
2013 437 13304
2014 421 13627
2015 482 14048
2016 529 13803
2017 557 14232
2018 591 14670
2019 608 15665
2020 715 18598
2021 722 21560
2022 671 22291
2023 627 21810

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 36 78 344
Oncology and Cancer research 39 103 363
Immunology 35 88 375
Pharmacology 29 124 458
Biotechnology 29 115 469
Genetics 37 114 470
Biochemistry 38 145 526
Neuroscience 32 92 528
Biophysics 56 144 605
Microbiology 44 206 718
Virology 59 198 731
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 17 99 789
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 226 816
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 216 861
Zoology 54 229 961
Botany 61 316 991
Evolutionary Biology 42 263 1032
Astrobiology 84 323 1112
Paleontology 67 347 1154
Nutrition and Food Science 77 557 1373
Forestry 55 425 1408
Animal Science 88 512 1555
Horticulture 93 780 1884
Nanotechnology 124 1014 2051
Agricultural Science 138 1326 3068

Chemistry rankings

Showa University ranked 48th for Chemistry in Japan and 746th in the World with 12,097 publications made and 287,917 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#48 of 499 In Japan
#240 of 2,750 In Asia
#746 of 6,447 In the World

Showa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 225 1094
1992 227 1265
1993 223 1479
1994 227 1621
1995 278 1786
1996 289 1920
1997 309 2384
1998 339 3287
1999 306 3837
2000 274 4607
2001 313 4974
2002 316 5693
2003 350 6234
2004 341 6846
2005 336 7712
2006 344 8407
2007 312 8673
2008 290 8986
2009 333 9260
2010 301 9842
2011 297 10319
2012 302 10561
2013 283 10594
2014 284 10806
2015 306 11115
2016 336 10766
2017 349 10921
2018 354 11320
2019 358 11757
2020 426 13776
2021 420 15474
2022 423 15773
2023 348 15314

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 38 145 526
Pharmacy 71 273 782
Organic Chemistry 55 275 819
Radiochemistry 61 619 1243
Materials Science 89 552 1350
Nutrition and Food Science 77 557 1373
Inorganic Chemistry 99 654 1480
Physical chemistry 113 824 1811
Nanotechnology 124 1014 2051
Chemical Engineering 121 1026 2087
Environmental Chemistry 147 1082 2365

Psychology rankings

Showa University ranked 42nd for Psychology in Japan and 752nd in the World with 6,809 publications made and 112,874 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#42 of 485 In Japan
#163 of 2,703 In Asia
#752 of 6,528 In the World

Showa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 84 323
1992 93 430
1993 116 424
1994 111 456
1995 130 523
1996 118 573
1997 127 606
1998 137 900
1999 138 1062
2000 143 1239
2001 129 1350
2002 149 1650
2003 156 1866
2004 156 2068
2005 166 2519
2006 175 2940
2007 189 3136
2008 184 3383
2009 205 3651
2010 185 3917
2011 193 4349
2012 173 4622
2013 154 4705
2014 172 4756
2015 204 4959
2016 235 5120
2017 268 5137
2018 262 5534
2019 262 5991
2020 341 7182
2021 363 8568
2022 380 9252
2023 325 9267

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 18 71 492
Neuroscience 32 92 528
Psychiatry 32 107 535
Clinical Psychology 21 153 915
Special Education 15 115 938
Child Psychology 24 174 1012
Cognitive Science 62 483 1386
Social Psychology 74 561 1930
Education Majors 118 1147 3350

Computer Science rankings

Showa University ranked 73rd for Computer Science in Japan and 1351st in the World with 5,588 publications made and 95,803 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#73 of 506 In Japan
#445 of 2,809 In Asia
#1351 of 6,752 In the World

Showa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 67 293
1992 81 379
1993 87 386
1994 73 420
1995 108 507
1996 88 555
1997 98 619
1998 103 857
1999 108 957
2000 96 1229
2001 108 1356
2002 118 1616
2003 117 1737
2004 124 2027
2005 152 2402
2006 140 2820
2007 143 2931
2008 125 3111
2009 167 3410
2010 160 3778
2011 180 3995
2012 142 4377
2013 144 4422
2014 146 4619
2015 192 4847
2016 173 4923
2017 216 5024
2018 223 5341
2019 236 5740
2020 283 7087
2021 320 8618
2022 306 9023
2023 260 9005

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 32 92 528
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 43 226 816
Library and Information science 64 214 1146
Cognitive Science 62 483 1386
Computational Linguistics 107 787 1909
Computer Vision 138 1037 2330
Machine Learning 113 1102 2473
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 144 1208 2739
Telecommunications 187 1601 3506
Cyber Security 154 1552 3543
Computer Networking 188 1725 3868

Engineering rankings

Showa University ranked 94th for Engineering in Japan and 1520th in the World with 5,467 publications made and 99,241 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#94 of 505 In Japan
#593 of 2,809 In Asia
#1520 of 6,684 In the World

Showa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 103 366
1992 93 435
1993 97 510
1994 111 600
1995 106 637
1996 123 726
1997 114 742
1998 136 1116
1999 126 1058
2000 110 1366
2001 122 1382
2002 123 1791
2003 146 2056
2004 127 2400
2005 156 2593
2006 176 2900
2007 134 3297
2008 115 3141
2009 143 3480
2010 125 3606
2011 140 3976
2012 121 3995
2013 143 4196
2014 128 4094
2015 137 4250
2016 140 4222
2017 171 4479
2018 181 4625
2019 197 4828
2020 231 5641
2021 214 6464
2022 220 6740
2023 165 6684

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 29 115 469
Biomedical Engineering 52 257 796
Metallurgical Engineering 75 462 1155
Materials Science 89 552 1350
Optical Engineering 92 557 1409
Acoustical Engineering 97 539 1479
Aerospace Engineering 112 686 1763
Mechanical Engineering 115 752 1892
Nanotechnology 124 1014 2051
Structural Engineering 122 862 2051
Chemical Engineering 121 1026 2087
Civil Engineering 117 901 2194
Geotechnical Engineering 114 1047 2432
Environmental Engineering 121 1177 2553
Systems Engineering 121 1014 2592
Electrical Engineering 171 1424 3060
Telecommunications 187 1601 3506
Computer Networking 188 1725 3868

Physics rankings

Showa University ranked 96th for Physics in Japan and 1537th in the World with 5,135 publications made and 86,364 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#96 of 503 In Japan
#592 of 2,786 In Asia
#1537 of 6,603 In the World

Showa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 112 376
1992 93 443
1993 92 504
1994 107 568
1995 103 655
1996 117 730
1997 117 718
1998 127 1064
1999 130 1040
2000 109 1324
2001 113 1252
2002 110 1557
2003 131 1698
2004 115 1800
2005 135 1987
2006 154 2274
2007 118 2539
2008 99 2565
2009 135 2731
2010 120 2960
2011 129 3295
2012 110 3235
2013 135 3445
2014 118 3385
2015 135 3567
2016 131 3614
2017 148 3787
2018 161 3972
2019 164 4129
2020 211 4954
2021 199 5547
2022 210 5805
2023 166 5854

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 15 45 361
Biophysics 56 144 605
Astrobiology 84 323 1112
Nuclear Physics 98 452 1248
Materials Science 89 552 1350
Optical Engineering 92 557 1409
Acoustical Engineering 97 539 1479
Quantum and Particle physics 115 792 1895
Nanotechnology 124 1014 2051
Astrophysics and Astronomy 138 796 2134

Environmental Science rankings

Showa University ranked 81st for Environmental Science in Japan and 1612th in the World with 4,083 publications made and 69,666 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#81 of 510 In Japan
#555 of 2,811 In Asia
#1612 of 6,798 In the World

Showa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 71 295
1992 63 279
1993 69 382
1994 82 410
1995 83 428
1996 89 525
1997 83 596
1998 99 758
1999 100 884
2000 96 1049
2001 113 1236
2002 91 1271
2003 98 1485
2004 102 1739
2005 101 1866
2006 99 1989
2007 89 2170
2008 84 2208
2009 108 2491
2010 89 2673
2011 89 2721
2012 111 3046
2013 105 3192
2014 92 3372
2015 106 3364
2016 109 3309
2017 135 3508
2018 123 3396
2019 128 3655
2020 154 4186
2021 148 4882
2022 209 5281
2023 174 5146

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 51 216 861
Paleontology 67 347 1154
Forestry 55 425 1408
Geology 76 465 1423
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 101 659 1675
Ecology 98 780 2096
Geography and Cartography 101 852 2334
Environmental Chemistry 147 1082 2365
Geotechnical Engineering 114 1047 2432
Oceanography 133 975 2442
Environmental Engineering 121 1177 2553
Earth science and Geophysics 167 1179 2805
Agricultural Science 138 1326 3068
Environmental Management 173 1746 3991

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Showa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 41 218 985
Linguistics 65 397 1323
Fashion Design 53 383 1378
Anthropology 21 270 1414
Statistics 70 506 1492
Aesthetics 65 410 1555
Sociology 42 368 1589
Mathematics 80 648 1764
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 65 512 1927
Art & Design 77 581 1965
Philosophy 71 515 1981
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 51 636 2299
Archaeology 98 877 2396
History 98 856 2496
Marketing 82 952 2553
Finance 111 1013 2699
Law 101 987 2873
Development Studies 86 1065 2972
Economics 106 1160 3118
Business 130 1221 3122
Literature 131 1084 3149
Political Science 103 1036 3202
Management 151 1369 3354