Graduate University for Advanced Studies: Rankings

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The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 129th in Japan, 2148th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,769 academic publications and 515,392 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2148 of 14,131 In the World
#658 of 5,830 In Asia
#129 of 719 In Japan
#351 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#387 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#422 of 1,852 For Biophysics
#5552 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4367 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Physics rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 54th for Physics in Japan and 985th in the World with 14,245 publications made and 297,413 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 513 In Japan
#321 of 2,817 In Asia
#985 of 6,713 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 51 74
1993 40 155
1994 60 177
1995 87 268
1996 96 458
1997 88 493
1998 103 543
1999 109 679
2000 124 750
2001 148 1092
2002 224 1456
2003 209 2019
2004 233 2622
2005 255 3048
2006 974 3929
2007 984 4673
2008 377 6009
2009 312 6557
2010 338 7280
2011 364 7574
2012 419 8822
2013 384 9315
2014 1248 10584
2015 528 11302
2016 644 12994
2017 688 14321
2018 671 17307
2019 725 19605
2020 778 24052
2021 821 27570
2022 812 26604
2023 727 30063
2024 579 28935

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 67 351
Nuclear Physics 21 87 387
Biophysics 27 75 422
Theoretical Physics 21 99 489
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 99 503
Astrobiology 31 126 576
Condensed Matter Physics 47 222 655
Optical Engineering 51 291 882
Quantum and Particle physics 46 286 900
Acoustical Engineering 76 433 1240
Applied/Engineering Physics 87 547 1325
Materials Science 80 549 1338
Nanotechnology 84 716 1508

Chemistry rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 73rd for Chemistry in Japan and 994th in the World with 13,189 publications made and 353,904 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#73 of 508 In Japan
#352 of 2,781 In Asia
#994 of 6,545 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 60 87
1993 54 211
1994 63 281
1995 96 422
1996 99 696
1997 104 830
1998 111 958
1999 132 1136
2000 128 1401
2001 166 1785
2002 230 2334
2003 227 3090
2004 252 3920
2005 267 4638
2006 952 5963
2007 956 6757
2008 341 8181
2009 307 9030
2010 325 10358
2011 353 11170
2012 384 12489
2013 382 13456
2014 1183 14158
2015 492 14648
2016 555 16120
2017 601 17298
2018 593 19180
2019 629 21007
2020 658 24756
2021 697 28316
2022 670 27452
2023 617 28099
2024 448 25601

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 17 120 502
Biochemistry 67 266 798
Organic Chemistry 87 472 1187
Environmental Chemistry 72 506 1269
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 439 1308
Materials Science 80 549 1338
Inorganic Chemistry 89 598 1343
Pharmacy 110 533 1350
Nanotechnology 84 716 1508
Physical chemistry 90 685 1523
Chemical Engineering 90 788 1635
Radiochemistry 137 1220 2332
Nutrition and Food Science 173 1268 2704

Engineering rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 71st for Engineering in Japan and 1318th in the World with 12,440 publications made and 234,766 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#71 of 517 In Japan
#500 of 2,835 In Asia
#1318 of 6,782 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 45 63
1993 39 137
1994 56 144
1995 78 231
1996 83 388
1997 75 443
1998 84 469
1999 100 574
2000 84 610
2001 129 858
2002 191 1225
2003 169 1631
2004 202 2083
2005 225 2393
2006 925 3128
2007 921 3677
2008 291 4515
2009 279 4998
2010 302 5660
2011 312 6014
2012 357 7003
2013 335 7454
2014 1157 8403
2015 453 8928
2016 568 10229
2017 587 11095
2018 595 13375
2019 618 15390
2020 690 18978
2021 709 22413
2022 673 21825
2023 620 24429
2024 448 22194

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 29 174 472
Optical Engineering 51 291 882
Remote Sensing 36 315 1027
Civil Engineering 53 404 1148
Robotics 104 473 1169
Human-Computer Interaction 55 341 1174
Telecommunications 56 455 1195
Petroleum Engineering 63 451 1209
Acoustical Engineering 76 433 1240
Electrical Engineering 73 502 1260
Aerospace Engineering 72 440 1270
Applied/Engineering Physics 87 547 1325
Structural Engineering 82 526 1334
Materials Science 80 549 1338
Computer Networking 51 522 1365
Electronic Engineering 77 643 1497
Biotechnology 106 604 1503
Nanotechnology 84 716 1508
Metallurgical Engineering 99 695 1577
Chemical Engineering 90 788 1635
Mechanical Engineering 93 668 1716
Computer Engineering 79 783 1775
Transportation Engineering 83 768 1832
Systems Engineering 75 707 1940
Geotechnical Engineering 126 1223 2746

Biology rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 86th for Biology in Japan and 1139th in the World with 11,116 publications made and 333,825 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#86 of 527 In Japan
#398 of 2,834 In Asia
#1139 of 6,833 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 32 49
1993 43 138
1994 41 223
1995 66 353
1996 50 556
1997 57 661
1998 62 797
1999 85 929
2000 104 1208
2001 102 1493
2002 151 2017
2003 169 2627
2004 195 3428
2005 211 4189
2006 822 5391
2007 827 6273
2008 303 7594
2009 275 8538
2010 287 9632
2011 333 10988
2012 334 12282
2013 354 13378
2014 1105 14002
2015 447 14550
2016 430 15988
2017 499 17217
2018 468 19245
2019 521 21087
2020 568 25038
2021 612 28167
2022 582 28094
2023 537 28610
2024 403 26897

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 27 75 422
Entomology 22 74 434
Evolutionary Biology 16 82 480
Astrobiology 31 126 576
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 164 692
Neuroscience 57 164 703
Molecular Biology 83 224 709
Genetics 75 229 751
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 221 792
Biochemistry 67 266 798
Zoology 44 214 912
Oncology and Cancer research 96 463 1174
Immunology 103 472 1287
Botany 77 477 1337
Paleontology 81 497 1458
Biotechnology 106 604 1503
Nanotechnology 84 716 1508
Horticulture 78 699 1673
Virology 103 628 1731
Animal Science 114 756 2093
Agricultural Science 79 922 2199
Pharmacology 150 1029 2297
Microbiology 150 1109 2503
Nutrition and Food Science 173 1268 2704

Computer Science rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 49th for Computer Science in Japan and 1210th in the World with 8,068 publications made and 228,898 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#49 of 513 In Japan
#385 of 2,840 In Asia
#1210 of 6,845 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 21 18
1993 23 57
1994 29 70
1995 36 114
1996 52 179
1997 39 207
1998 36 277
1999 50 299
2000 62 411
2001 63 562
2002 106 806
2003 119 1226
2004 145 1728
2005 155 2212
2006 198 2914
2007 217 3498
2008 258 4175
2009 222 4793
2010 250 5458
2011 284 6159
2012 310 7245
2013 298 8036
2014 373 8990
2015 351 9430
2016 435 10588
2017 475 11665
2018 461 14160
2019 489 15795
2020 549 19432
2021 555 21837
2022 518 21050
2023 493 23064
2024 375 21245

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 57 164 703
Computer Vision 33 248 786
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 38 221 792
Cognitive Science 32 303 1017
Robotics 104 473 1169
Human-Computer Interaction 55 341 1174
Computational Linguistics 49 440 1192
Telecommunications 56 455 1195
Computer Networking 51 522 1365
Computer Graphics 92 492 1405
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 59 556 1463
Cyber Security 41 577 1539
Data Science 35 490 1579
Blockchain and Cryptography 63 748 1713
Computer Engineering 79 783 1775
Machine Learning 63 748 1781
Library and Information science 120 518 1999
Multimedia 86 870 2221
Software Engineering 82 844 2282

Environmental Science rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 72nd for Environmental Science in Japan and 1561st in the World with 6,854 publications made and 183,615 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#72 of 521 In Japan
#535 of 2,838 In Asia
#1561 of 6,876 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 15 24
1993 22 55
1994 20 82
1995 47 138
1996 45 245
1997 41 257
1998 45 322
1999 47 368
2000 64 515
2001 65 653
2002 98 876
2003 115 1225
2004 136 1629
2005 127 1832
2006 148 2321
2007 181 2798
2008 196 3374
2009 171 3766
2010 192 4112
2011 207 4616
2012 217 5428
2013 224 5670
2014 304 6425
2015 349 6814
2016 385 7985
2017 392 8969
2018 369 10390
2019 416 11655
2020 494 14303
2021 494 16596
2022 471 16688
2023 424 17535
2024 310 16013

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 39 164 692
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 60 379 1122
Environmental Chemistry 72 506 1269
Earth science and Geophysics 72 469 1304
Petrology and Geochemistry 63 439 1308
Oceanography 72 480 1409
Paleontology 81 497 1458
Geology 73 513 1496
Ecology 69 598 1674
Geography and Cartography 58 562 1715
Agricultural Science 79 922 2199
Geotechnical Engineering 126 1223 2746
Environmental Management 139 1582 3649

Medicine rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 107th for Medicine in Japan and 1677th in the World with 4,165 publications made and 145,307 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#107 of 521 In Japan
#592 of 2,809 In Asia
#1677 of 6,775 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 6 14
1993 11 48
1994 8 73
1995 19 120
1996 17 188
1997 19 230
1998 38 294
1999 26 375
2000 31 494
2001 42 613
2002 64 783
2003 70 1119
2004 77 1378
2005 94 1829
2006 119 2280
2007 162 2832
2008 134 3412
2009 144 3836
2010 147 4606
2011 154 5140
2012 169 5847
2013 188 6553
2014 234 6828
2015 191 7138
2016 191 8021
2017 223 8618
2018 205 9515
2019 225 10459
2020 241 12190
2021 257 13694
2022 251 13540
2023 237 13702
2024 161 11879

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 93 312 890
Audiology 81 230 935
Anatomy and Physiology 89 307 990
Ophthalmology 87 334 1024
Oncology and Cancer research 96 463 1174
Immunology 103 472 1287
Pharmacy 110 533 1350
Psychiatry 90 416 1355
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 99 465 1358
Public Health 61 423 1435
Virology 103 628 1731
Anesthesiology 135 650 1789
Pathology 118 692 1834
Sports Medicine 149 618 1931
Cardiology 151 742 2007
Pharmacology 150 1029 2297
Physical Therapy 161 845 2354
Surgery 156 896 2424
Clinical Psychology 178 1290 3361

Psychology rankings

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies ranked 89th for Psychology in Japan and 1487th in the World with 2,729 publications made and 91,445 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#89 of 494 In Japan
#472 of 2,755 In Asia
#1487 of 6,645 In the World

Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 3
1993 2 22
1994 6 24
1995 5 41
1996 8 73
1997 12 92
1998 8 86
1999 11 105
2000 17 152
2001 23 201
2002 33 262
2003 47 395
2004 43 569
2005 61 882
2006 68 1234
2007 93 1447
2008 100 1850
2009 120 2150
2010 123 2526
2011 113 2970
2012 117 3502
2013 122 3886
2014 124 4240
2015 133 4341
2016 133 4757
2017 142 5298
2018 135 5803
2019 167 6511
2020 142 7565
2021 170 8660
2022 180 8256
2023 157 8436
2024 106 7689

The following table provides academic rankings for The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 57 164 703
Cognitive Science 32 303 1017
Psychiatry 90 416 1355
Child Psychology 90 650 2143
Social Psychology 95 795 2378
Education Majors 94 1072 3093
Clinical Psychology 178 1290 3361

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 33 222 918
Demography 58 362 1308
Fashion Design 42 375 1332
Applied Mathematics 51 570 1518
Linguistics 81 555 1637
Classics and Ancient History 43 402 1666
Art & Design 62 505 1714
Statistics 80 625 1718
Aesthetics 78 549 1861
Finance 58 613 1868
Archaeology 55 641 1882
Mathematics 82 737 1919
History 54 607 1929
Anthropology 37 522 1986
Sociology 61 573 2072
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 66 768 2087
Literature 73 664 2183
Philosophy 80 656 2304
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 82 716 2386
Economics 76 913 2584
Business 88 987 2628
Management 107 1108 2771
Law 99 1138 3147
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 86 1043 3180
Political Science 101 1160 3440
Marketing 136 1557 3789
Development Studies 146 1735 4382