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Showa University ranked 47th in Japan, 953rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. Showa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,582 academic publications and 489,607 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#953 of 14,131 In the World
#194 of 5,830 In Asia
#47 of 719 In Japan
#13 of 84 In Tokyo
#152 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#177 of 1,017 For Respiratory Therapy
#180 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#2885 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#942 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

Showa University ranked 38th for Medicine in Japan and 520th in the World with 20,413 publications made and 426,212 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#38 of 521 In Japan
#123 of 2,817 In Asia
#520 of 6,793 In the World

Showa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 302 1646
1994 343 1822
1995 343 1945
1996 368 2239
1997 373 2627
1998 432 3569
1999 408 4034
2000 388 4927
2001 461 5382
2002 464 6502
2003 484 7409
2004 479 8114
2005 452 9201
2006 473 9899
2007 454 10432
2008 447 11330
2009 508 11809
2010 509 12762
2011 523 13513
2012 526 14486
2013 566 14330
2014 523 15041
2015 582 15130
2016 633 15220
2017 632 15824
2018 667 16463
2019 706 17576
2020 867 21581
2021 859 25525
2022 841 25596
2023 790 25972
2024 826 24888
2025 770 23028

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 13 32 152
Respiratory Therapy 4 21 177
Orthodontics 13 36 180
Plastic Surgery 7 44 236
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 53 121 371
Medical Physics 15 52 372
Anatomy and Physiology 29 77 376
Sonography and Ultrasound 28 103 380
Oncology and Cancer research 40 118 381
Immunology 36 99 398
Anesthesiology 36 105 415
Surgery 46 116 427
Cardiology 56 112 440
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 53 126 455
Radiation Therapy 56 146 462
Urology 46 136 463
Pathology 33 112 463
Pharmacology 29 135 472
Audiology 26 75 474
Neurosurgery 62 163 481
Occupational Therapy 20 91 525
Psychiatry 32 116 567
Dermatology 64 172 569
Pediatrics 34 149 587
Ophthalmology 72 189 628
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 144 632
Family medicine 34 134 660
Biomedical Engineering 37 232 722
Sports Medicine 41 141 763
Pharmacy 70 278 774
Virology 54 222 786
Critical Care Nursing 53 210 806
Physical Therapy 46 190 857
Cosmetology 61 336 859
Clinical Psychology 23 187 992
Health Science 32 222 1009
Epidemiology 69 322 1081
Nursing 27 235 1116
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 60 305 1186
Healthcare Management (MHA) 31 300 1258
Public Health 56 397 1382
Gerontology 77 343 1498
Toxicology 60 634 1552

Biology rankings

Showa University ranked 42nd for Biology in Japan and 684th in the World with 19,237 publications made and 439,722 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#42 of 528 In Japan
#199 of 2,838 In Asia
#684 of 6,841 In the World

Showa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 299 1963
1994 313 2163
1995 365 2395
1996 398 2598
1997 391 3158
1998 456 4234
1999 427 4920
2000 407 5841
2001 459 6458
2002 459 7540
2003 479 8598
2004 504 9214
2005 465 10278
2006 469 11249
2007 462 11552
2008 429 12229
2009 488 12713
2010 485 13696
2011 478 14367
2012 518 15195
2013 509 14868
2014 467 15650
2015 509 15458
2016 553 15439
2017 556 15978
2018 605 16389
2019 609 17503
2020 722 21021
2021 745 24584
2022 698 24409
2023 678 24286
2024 658 22891
2025 584 20488

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 38 94 370
Oncology and Cancer research 40 118 381
Immunology 36 99 398
Pharmacology 29 135 472
Genetics 38 136 500
Biotechnology 27 132 502
Biochemistry 41 162 553
Neuroscience 33 106 566
Biophysics 60 166 643
Microbiology 40 219 727
Virology 54 222 786
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 241 825
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 257 934
Botany 61 366 1079
Astrobiology 81 332 1114
Paleontology 67 408 1254
Zoology 66 381 1299
Nutrition and Food Science 75 611 1443
Evolutionary Biology 77 459 1488
Toxicology 60 634 1552
Animal Science 82 547 1606
Forestry 56 545 1651
Horticulture 87 846 1961
Nanotechnology 117 1039 2076
Agricultural Science 141 1477 3338

Chemistry rankings

Showa University ranked 48th for Chemistry in Japan and 788th in the World with 13,539 publications made and 354,946 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#48 of 510 In Japan
#269 of 2,785 In Asia
#788 of 6,561 In the World

Showa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 243 1832
1994 250 1982
1995 302 2202
1996 307 2359
1997 332 2884
1998 365 3867
1999 327 4482
2000 307 5309
2001 346 5691
2002 343 6733
2003 383 7586
2004 375 8028
2005 379 8875
2006 367 9610
2007 343 9687
2008 309 10289
2009 367 10455
2010 334 11278
2011 326 11598
2012 336 12037
2013 320 11717
2014 306 12178
2015 320 11930
2016 347 11742
2017 350 12092
2018 358 12371
2019 355 12900
2020 427 15074
2021 436 17319
2022 425 16879
2023 379 16628
2024 306 14649
2025 298 12497

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 41 162 553
Pharmacy 70 278 774
Organic Chemistry 55 305 865
Radiochemistry 58 616 1211
Materials Science 88 607 1422
Nutrition and Food Science 75 611 1443
Inorganic Chemistry 96 668 1486
Physical chemistry 115 917 1963
Nanotechnology 117 1039 2076
Chemical Engineering 123 1138 2275
Petrology and Geochemistry 113 928 2327
Environmental Chemistry 141 1140 2458

Psychology rankings

Showa University ranked 44th for Psychology in Japan and 818th in the World with 7,793 publications made and 150,869 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#44 of 498 In Japan
#196 of 2,766 In Asia
#818 of 6,663 In the World

Showa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 122 548
1994 118 561
1995 127 670
1996 132 689
1997 132 710
1998 145 1104
1999 139 1272
2000 155 1502
2001 138 1661
2002 169 2025
2003 173 2376
2004 183 2502
2005 162 2993
2006 201 3474
2007 206 3667
2008 216 3984
2009 226 4276
2010 214 4593
2011 209 5051
2012 207 5463
2013 192 5309
2014 188 5622
2015 209 5582
2016 260 5879
2017 263 5890
2018 256 6319
2019 270 6706
2020 346 8097
2021 364 9791
2022 392 10045
2023 341 10374
2024 303 9534
2025 276 8880

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 20 91 525
Neuroscience 33 106 566
Psychiatry 32 116 567
Special Education 15 143 967
Clinical Psychology 23 187 992
Child Psychology 24 214 1078
Cognitive Science 64 576 1525
Social Psychology 74 672 2105
Education Majors 115 1297 3580

Engineering rankings

Showa University ranked 90th for Engineering in Japan and 1575th in the World with 6,322 publications made and 132,598 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#90 of 520 In Japan
#637 of 2,841 In Asia
#1575 of 6,795 In the World

Showa University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 106 658
1994 123 774
1995 116 798
1996 137 890
1997 128 937
1998 155 1344
1999 143 1313
2000 117 1638
2001 140 1728
2002 136 2249
2003 159 2624
2004 146 2970
2005 170 3103
2006 189 3440
2007 143 3718
2008 123 3804
2009 161 4112
2010 154 4297
2011 157 4682
2012 136 4706
2013 170 4837
2014 154 4807
2015 138 4764
2016 159 4883
2017 164 5120
2018 188 5303
2019 189 5601
2020 234 6479
2021 216 7337
2022 227 7266
2023 180 7396
2024 208 6713
2025 204 6245

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 27 132 502
Biomedical Engineering 37 232 722
Metallurgical Engineering 73 498 1201
Optical Engineering 84 536 1363
Materials Science 88 607 1422
Acoustical Engineering 91 562 1514
Aerospace Engineering 106 673 1717
Mechanical Engineering 105 776 1917
Nanotechnology 117 1039 2076
Structural Engineering 119 902 2097
Chemical Engineering 123 1138 2275
Civil Engineering 120 1017 2402
Systems Engineering 109 1064 2674
Geotechnical Engineering 125 1239 2769
Environmental Engineering 126 1314 2815
Electronic Engineering 157 1395 2930
Electrical Engineering 169 1498 3192
Telecommunications 169 1497 3236
Computer Networking 170 1685 3757

Computer Science rankings

Showa University ranked 72nd for Computer Science in Japan and 1509th in the World with 6,314 publications made and 129,535 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#72 of 515 In Japan
#553 of 2,842 In Asia
#1509 of 6,855 In the World

Showa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 90 462
1994 79 475
1995 105 611
1996 105 656
1997 105 727
1998 112 1044
1999 108 1123
2000 106 1421
2001 121 1587
2002 125 1877
2003 123 2113
2004 149 2360
2005 154 2723
2006 159 3152
2007 158 3324
2008 146 3525
2009 189 3905
2010 184 4289
2011 193 4577
2012 156 5048
2013 175 4878
2014 167 5405
2015 187 5263
2016 184 5560
2017 211 5604
2018 217 5934
2019 231 6308
2020 281 7838
2021 319 9633
2022 311 9718
2023 263 9857
2024 242 9165
2025 202 8566

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 33 106 566
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 40 241 825
Library and Information science 66 245 1235
Cognitive Science 64 576 1525
Computational Linguistics 119 1017 2260
Computer Vision 136 1108 2434
Machine Learning 116 1284 2772
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 133 1289 2849
Telecommunications 169 1497 3236
Computer Networking 170 1685 3757
Cyber Security 163 1775 4017

Physics rankings

Showa University ranked 91st for Physics in Japan and 1569th in the World with 6,030 publications made and 116,192 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#91 of 515 In Japan
#621 of 2,822 In Asia
#1569 of 6,729 In the World

Showa University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 100 649
1994 121 716
1995 113 811
1996 128 895
1997 137 908
1998 147 1271
1999 144 1261
2000 115 1544
2001 130 1577
2002 125 1988
2003 148 2221
2004 135 2353
2005 153 2353
2006 164 2805
2007 130 2918
2008 117 3135
2009 157 3294
2010 144 3643
2011 145 3959
2012 131 3959
2013 152 4034
2014 151 4125
2015 139 4032
2016 159 4328
2017 143 4448
2018 167 4636
2019 169 4957
2020 214 5837
2021 201 6510
2022 224 6548
2023 184 6541
2024 208 6185
2025 184 5762

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 52 372
Biophysics 60 166 643
Astrobiology 81 332 1114
Nuclear Physics 90 434 1182
Optical Engineering 84 536 1363
Materials Science 88 607 1422
Acoustical Engineering 91 562 1514
Quantum and Particle physics 107 828 1955
Astrophysics and Astronomy 125 766 2054
Nanotechnology 117 1039 2076

Environmental Science rankings

Showa University ranked 80th for Environmental Science in Japan and 1825th in the World with 4,716 publications made and 83,745 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#80 of 523 In Japan
#674 of 2,841 In Asia
#1825 of 6,888 In the World

Showa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 71 471
1994 95 520
1995 87 541
1996 104 633
1997 90 674
1998 108 795
1999 108 956
2000 104 1039
2001 123 1235
2002 95 1371
2003 105 1654
2004 109 1816
2005 100 2006
2006 112 2127
2007 88 2224
2008 93 2510
2009 121 2738
2010 106 2907
2011 105 2997
2012 132 3370
2013 126 3404
2014 112 3803
2015 115 3600
2016 111 3697
2017 138 3711
2018 134 3805
2019 128 4023
2020 155 4821
2021 160 5624
2022 203 5744
2023 178 5612
2024 169 5210
2025 145 4762

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 50 257 934
Paleontology 67 408 1254
Geology 77 550 1558
Forestry 56 545 1651
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 101 733 1793
Petrology and Geochemistry 113 928 2327
Ecology 100 933 2345
Environmental Chemistry 141 1140 2458
Geography and Cartography 103 1005 2624
Oceanography 131 1087 2650
Geotechnical Engineering 125 1239 2769
Environmental Engineering 126 1314 2815
Earth science and Geophysics 161 1244 2910
Agricultural Science 141 1477 3338
Environmental Management 171 1840 4177

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Showa University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 57 368 1314
Fashion Design 46 412 1394
Aesthetics 56 437 1592
Linguistics 77 562 1645
Statistics 77 609 1666
Mathematics 83 762 1950
Art & Design 70 642 2055
Sociology 58 580 2072
Anthropology 48 620 2189
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 77 704 2322
Philosophy 82 700 2373
Advertising 81 945 2611
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 62 810 2639
Archaeology 98 1036 2665
Marketing 77 1057 2705
History 101 1039 2819
Law 87 1025 2895
Finance 106 1133 2907
Development Studies 79 1064 2911
Economics 97 1214 3196
Political Science 89 1075 3234
Business 121 1308 3303
Literature 136 1256 3422
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 141 1509 3470
Management 148 1490 3580