University of Tokushima: Rankings

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The University of Tokushima ranked 41st in Japan, 927th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. The University of Tokushima ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 44,537 academic publications and 816,089 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#927 of 14,131 In the World
#205 of 5,830 In Asia
#41 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Tokushima
#217 of 2,622 For Molecular Biology
#237 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#244 of 2,229 For Orthodontics
#2387 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1979 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 145 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 20th for Biology in Japan and 442nd in the World with 31,409 publications made and 690,926 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#20 of 527 In Japan
#106 of 2,834 In Asia
#442 of 6,833 In the World

University of Tokushima
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 475 3400
1993 513 3366
1994 533 3763
1995 551 4357
1996 613 4794
1997 631 5670
1998 721 6574
1999 701 7638
2000 750 8398
2001 754 8843
2002 827 10573
2003 791 11894
2004 824 12983
2005 816 14292
2006 879 15176
2007 838 16490
2008 818 18020
2009 869 19990
2010 818 21381
2011 964 23516
2012 915 24683
2013 919 26308
2014 963 26833
2015 911 27429
2016 942 27866
2017 1032 29040
2018 996 30175
2019 965 32076
2020 982 38597
2021 1079 42170
2022 1016 40802
2023 913 39689
2024 783 36571

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 18 44 217
Biotechnology 12 44 250
Immunology 20 61 303
Oncology and Cancer research 28 85 305
Biophysics 23 57 335
Biochemistry 19 71 335
Genetics 20 67 340
Entomology 19 55 364
Pharmacology 17 97 384
Neuroscience 24 80 474
Virology 35 123 499
Microbiology 32 147 546
Nanotechnology 29 224 570
Nutrition and Food Science 26 204 585
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 151 607
Botany 31 168 634
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 145 639
Paleontology 33 194 734
Evolutionary Biology 26 166 760
Zoology 43 195 872
Toxicology 26 288 885
Animal Science 42 261 917
Astrobiology 64 265 968
Forestry 34 340 1120
Horticulture 57 454 1169
Agricultural Science 56 613 1576

Chemistry rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 19th for Chemistry in Japan and 444th in the World with 29,403 publications made and 628,999 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 508 In Japan
#116 of 2,781 In Asia
#444 of 6,545 In the World

University of Tokushima
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 459 3310
1993 468 3168
1994 527 3664
1995 528 4118
1996 580 4577
1997 608 5374
1998 679 6183
1999 664 7155
2000 764 7841
2001 746 8342
2002 811 9874
2003 820 11272
2004 827 12048
2005 828 13198
2006 868 14269
2007 813 15254
2008 813 16667
2009 805 18254
2010 785 19438
2011 930 21322
2012 868 22122
2013 887 23658
2014 894 23961
2015 878 24042
2016 894 24421
2017 921 25363
2018 903 26387
2019 848 27863
2020 801 32801
2021 868 35817
2022 801 34425
2023 748 33518
2024 620 30198

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 28 90 329
Biochemistry 19 71 335
Organic Chemistry 22 126 424
Nanotechnology 29 224 570
Materials Science 31 192 578
Nutrition and Food Science 26 204 585
Inorganic Chemistry 35 224 598
Radiochemistry 30 337 660
Environmental Chemistry 33 215 665
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 51 212 698
Physical chemistry 42 286 753
Chemical Engineering 43 341 816
Computational Chemistry 43 248 838
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 293 1007

Medicine rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 24th for Medicine in Japan and 417th in the World with 25,124 publications made and 537,740 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#24 of 521 In Japan
#81 of 2,809 In Asia
#417 of 6,775 In the World

University of Tokushima
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 348 2113
1993 411 2248
1994 402 2542
1995 387 2865
1996 484 3414
1997 468 3944
1998 529 4606
1999 520 5463
2000 550 6137
2001 556 6678
2002 550 7808
2003 551 8792
2004 657 9793
2005 603 10658
2006 652 11394
2007 645 12244
2008 637 13703
2009 656 15125
2010 628 16218
2011 764 18147
2012 737 19254
2013 812 20809
2014 801 21690
2015 766 22087
2016 827 22757
2017 945 23637
2018 869 24845
2019 865 26496
2020 908 32580
2021 986 36012
2022 921 34671
2023 812 34002
2024 743 31106

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 20 55 237
Orthodontics 18 54 244
Radiation Therapy 29 82 279
Immunology 20 61 303
Oncology and Cancer research 28 85 305
Anatomy and Physiology 21 60 326
Pharmacy 28 90 329
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 28 71 337
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 49 112 348
Cardiology 36 81 359
Surgery 37 98 377
Sonography and Ultrasound 30 104 381
Respiratory Therapy 22 67 383
Pharmacology 17 97 384
Pathology 22 80 385
Urology 40 113 404
Anesthesiology 36 103 413
Dermatology 51 124 464
Neurosurgery 58 151 464
Audiology 27 73 473
Virology 35 123 499
Biomedical Engineering 26 150 505
Psychiatry 26 100 523
Medical Physics 32 103 527
Sports Medicine 22 80 532
Ophthalmology 61 148 533
Cosmetology 33 171 547
Occupational Therapy 25 103 564
Physical Therapy 25 105 610
Family medicine 29 122 625
Plastic Surgery 40 182 629
Pediatrics 46 178 662
Critical Care Nursing 40 172 728
Optometry 55 208 762
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 32 214 836
Toxicology 26 288 885
Sports / Exercise science 28 158 894
Epidemiology 63 283 989
Gerontology 40 176 1008
Clinical Psychology 28 204 1029
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 50 250 1066
Health Science 40 251 1099
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 243 1138
Public Health 43 297 1155
Nursing 32 254 1172

Engineering rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 30th for Engineering in Japan and 670th in the World with 20,797 publications made and 311,334 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#30 of 517 In Japan
#199 of 2,835 In Asia
#670 of 6,782 In the World

University of Tokushima
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 273 1260
1993 272 1256
1994 320 1604
1995 323 1714
1996 352 2021
1997 324 2097
1998 376 2574
1999 420 3085
2000 497 3301
2001 430 3604
2002 655 4770
2003 601 5282
2004 566 5647
2005 595 6390
2006 646 7128
2007 643 7412
2008 610 8263
2009 641 9204
2010 653 9608
2011 734 10837
2012 679 11220
2013 729 12155
2014 704 12576
2015 703 12685
2016 680 13200
2017 694 13733
2018 741 14409
2019 716 15572
2020 617 17640
2021 639 19687
2022 612 19093
2023 510 19076
2024 461 17152

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

Physics rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 30th for Physics in Japan and 683rd in the World with 19,427 publications made and 289,972 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#30 of 513 In Japan
#198 of 2,817 In Asia
#683 of 6,713 In the World

University of Tokushima
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 280 1302
1993 266 1261
1994 317 1538
1995 323 1700
1996 339 2000
1997 331 2052
1998 366 2437
1999 419 2982
2000 472 3057
2001 415 3400
2002 621 4510
2003 613 5082
2004 546 5477
2005 600 6240
2006 607 7016
2007 586 7069
2008 573 7848
2009 593 8560
2010 593 9103
2011 647 9998
2012 611 10418
2013 629 11041
2014 619 11353
2015 617 11584
2016 648 12177
2017 629 12515
2018 649 13001
2019 624 13954
2020 529 15775
2021 569 17537
2022 540 16671
2023 460 16899
2024 410 15492

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 23 57 335
Medical Physics 32 103 527
Nanotechnology 29 224 570
Materials Science 31 192 578
Optical Engineering 29 179 598
Nuclear Physics 41 167 633
Acoustical Engineering 29 172 637
Condensed Matter Physics 50 230 666
Atomic and Molecular physics 48 181 703
Quantum and Particle physics 34 222 734
Applied/Engineering Physics 44 247 740
Astrophysics and Astronomy 39 195 794
Astrobiology 64 265 968
Theoretical Physics 43 272 976

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 25th for Computer Science in Japan and 762nd in the World with 14,180 publications made and 209,646 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 513 In Japan
#190 of 2,840 In Asia
#762 of 6,845 In the World

University of Tokushima
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 171 908
1993 162 938
1994 171 1041
1995 209 1309
1996 191 1251
1997 163 1439
1998 199 1712
1999 209 1943
2000 266 2104
2001 240 2295
2002 506 3395
2003 406 3549
2004 393 3894
2005 421 4532
2006 457 4833
2007 426 5363
2008 451 5983
2009 457 6770
2010 473 7250
2011 491 8081
2012 443 8689
2013 503 9307
2014 518 9797
2015 461 10038
2016 494 10565
2017 524 11095
2018 529 11783
2019 493 13080
2020 459 15496
2021 521 17446
2022 501 17372
2023 428 17188
2024 348 15489

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 16 108 451
Neuroscience 24 80 474
Multimedia 12 107 520
Human-Computer Interaction 20 135 595
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 23 151 607
Robotics 56 229 644
Web Design and Development 17 189 662
Computer Vision 27 211 706
Library and Information science 26 91 722
Cognitive Science 20 189 734
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 211 739
Computer Graphics 40 209 774
Game Design and Development 29 188 789
Telecommunications 33 301 884
UX/UI Desgin 34 258 933
Machine Learning 23 325 959
Animation 50 394 994
Computer Engineering 40 419 1056
Computer Networking 33 372 1080
Cyber Security 31 446 1253
Management Information Systems 17 358 1366
Blockchain and Cryptography 53 664 1564
Data Science 40 541 1675
Software Engineering 53 560 1740

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 35th for Environmental Science in Japan and 915th in the World with 12,063 publications made and 197,617 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#35 of 521 In Japan
#265 of 2,838 In Asia
#915 of 6,876 In the World

University of Tokushima
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 161 854
1993 195 898
1994 171 966
1995 191 1169
1996 205 1215
1997 223 1509
1998 245 1689
1999 240 1964
2000 300 2204
2001 283 2421
2002 352 3050
2003 360 3336
2004 342 3730
2005 352 4119
2006 342 4520
2007 351 4751
2008 353 5320
2009 337 5802
2010 351 6318
2011 414 6940
2012 364 7310
2013 365 7887
2014 381 8254
2015 396 8382
2016 378 8634
2017 418 9399
2018 392 9666
2019 404 10470
2020 368 12642
2021 408 13964
2022 372 13362
2023 308 13096
2024 278 11639

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 145 639
Environmental Chemistry 33 215 665
Paleontology 33 194 734
Geology 35 231 821
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 46 270 876
Oceanography 44 261 884
Geotechnical Engineering 42 314 895
Earth science and Geophysics 52 323 981
Ecology 35 292 1006
Petrology and Geochemistry 49 293 1007
Forestry 34 340 1120
Environmental Engineering 42 477 1213
Geography and Cartography 39 376 1301
Environmental Management 44 531 1396
Agricultural Science 56 613 1576

Psychology rankings

The University of Tokushima ranked 25th for Psychology in Japan and 620th in the World with 9,616 publications made and 170,315 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 494 In Japan
#123 of 2,755 In Asia
#620 of 6,645 In the World

University of Tokushima
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 146 743
1993 142 709
1994 146 883
1995 137 1036
1996 162 1113
1997 141 1217
1998 157 1498
1999 156 1724
2000 175 1821
2001 180 2002
2002 252 2455
2003 242 2723
2004 265 2925
2005 266 3513
2006 278 3515
2007 275 3820
2008 279 4310
2009 287 4910
2010 280 5387
2011 304 5828
2012 298 6333
2013 324 6965
2014 328 7166
2015 302 7412
2016 314 7565
2017 368 8076
2018 343 8634
2019 337 9257
2020 366 11572
2021 381 12660
2022 373 12522
2023 274 12252
2024 256 10684

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 24 80 474
Psychiatry 26 100 523
Occupational Therapy 25 103 564
Cognitive Science 20 189 734
Child Psychology 21 185 1008
Clinical Psychology 28 204 1029
Social Psychology 21 263 1185
Education Majors 25 374 1498

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Tokushima

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Photography 18 87 556
Interior Design 13 178 581
Linguistics 21 170 754
Singing and Vocal Performance 30 200 871
Applied Mathematics 23 274 916
Management 26 245 928
Aesthetics 27 209 971
Art & Design 23 243 1068
Statistics 32 329 1115
Literature 20 249 1133
Finance 25 303 1167
Mathematics 33 366 1184
Demography 51 316 1196
Business 29 323 1202
Journalism and Digital Media 19 371 1248
Fashion Design 37 340 1259
Philosophy 24 278 1283
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 29 334 1405
Sociology 26 349 1486
Math Teachers 23 415 1503
Archaeology 39 480 1536
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 382 1596
Classics and Ancient History 40 376 1607
History 39 470 1611
Economics 28 470 1627
Development Studies 27 505 1719
Advertising 38 520 1723
Law 36 512 1786
Marketing 41 638 1891
Anthropology 34 508 1951
Political Science 36 527 2011
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 72 806 2170
Accounting 60 993 2727