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The University of Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, 20th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 12 research topics. The University of Tokyo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 397,119 academic publications and 9,840,401 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 955 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#20 of 14,131 In the World
#1 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 84 In Tokyo
#1 of 3,659 For Nuclear Physics
#1 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#1 of 3,083 For Inorganic Chemistry
#4 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#82 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 9 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Chemistry in Japan and 3rd in the World with 259,484 publications made and 7,402,407 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 499 In Japan
#1 of 2,750 In Asia
#3 of 6,447 In the World

University of Tokyo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3033 35355
1992 3168 38957
1993 3384 39424
1994 3520 43636
1995 3637 46455
1996 4250 51950
1997 4608 58457
1998 4703 67236
1999 4917 76172
2000 5169 83810
2001 5407 93805
2002 6516 102970
2003 6381 116504
2004 6499 127361
2005 6706 145204
2006 7662 158203
2007 7874 175193
2008 7024 187708
2009 7446 204898
2010 7409 223103
2011 7275 244939
2012 7404 263747
2013 7603 286146
2014 8344 302606
2015 7623 309922
2016 7919 323074
2017 7856 333225
2018 8060 357928
2019 8416 381102
2020 8919 426745
2021 8934 478524
2022 8336 478655
2023 8073 466073

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

Biology rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Biology in Japan and 14th in the World with 238,780 publications made and 6,909,365 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 523 In Japan
#1 of 2,814 In Asia
#14 of 6,770 In the World

University of Tokyo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2554 28645
1992 2642 36102
1993 2823 32684
1994 2930 36662
1995 3087 39541
1996 3518 44688
1997 3936 50406
1998 4059 58370
1999 4273 67182
2000 4457 74909
2001 4642 83318
2002 5610 93656
2003 5555 106908
2004 5778 117242
2005 5891 132037
2006 6835 147147
2007 7116 165158
2008 6403 178110
2009 6688 196364
2010 7018 215870
2011 6890 236578
2012 6997 257822
2013 7383 280791
2014 8234 298135
2015 7510 305253
2016 7562 316699
2017 7825 328441
2018 8060 354700
2019 8584 378808
2020 9079 428678
2021 9523 483256
2022 9053 486438
2023 8595 473811

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

Physics rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Physics in Japan and 4th in the World with 236,230 publications made and 5,678,401 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 503 In Japan
#1 of 2,786 In Asia
#4 of 6,603 In the World

University of Tokyo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 2435 27562
1992 2588 30862
1993 2733 29581
1994 2877 32400
1995 2845 33333
1996 3433 37875
1997 3600 40366
1998 3714 45833
1999 3879 50959
2000 4171 55872
2001 4466 64304
2002 6125 72468
2003 5901 82526
2004 5721 90318
2005 6118 104421
2006 7101 115481
2007 7115 127011
2008 6578 138102
2009 6758 150021
2010 7056 162427
2011 6817 182061
2012 7051 196394
2013 7331 215708
2014 8211 229372
2015 7452 239652
2016 7773 256465
2017 7676 266725
2018 8032 294918
2019 8295 314833
2020 8978 355110
2021 8731 401509
2022 8318 397956
2023 7886 392550

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Engineering in Japan and 5th in the World with 231,938 publications made and 5,296,837 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 505 In Japan
#1 of 2,809 In Asia
#5 of 6,684 In the World

University of Tokyo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 2334 24496
1992 2465 28001
1993 2609 26648
1994 2759 28917
1995 2720 29787
1996 3276 34338
1997 3448 36916
1998 3581 41543
1999 3708 46132
2000 4037 50281
2001 4381 57569
2002 6326 67618
2003 5934 74817
2004 5715 82598
2005 6225 96122
2006 7154 106968
2007 7180 118538
2008 6505 128419
2009 6841 141919
2010 7064 154631
2011 6959 173294
2012 7101 187908
2013 7275 207361
2014 8044 219556
2015 7391 228111
2016 7789 244903
2017 7650 253317
2018 8028 279366
2019 8389 301321
2020 8951 339905
2021 8686 384732
2022 8348 385150
2023 7915 378072

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Japan and 13th in the World with 146,704 publications made and 3,360,538 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 510 In Japan
#1 of 2,811 In Asia
#13 of 6,798 In the World

University of Tokyo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1433 14180
1992 1444 17680
1993 1576 15438
1994 1624 16786
1995 1627 17386
1996 1881 19128
1997 2067 21207
1998 2241 24147
1999 2255 27243
2000 2513 30281
2001 2701 34013
2002 3581 40301
2003 3686 47111
2004 3576 51450
2005 3670 57384
2006 3930 65520
2007 3989 73945
2008 3903 80434
2009 4295 91591
2010 4346 99793
2011 4265 111492
2012 4360 121163
2013 4691 137533
2014 4783 145026
2015 4803 151181
2016 5020 157751
2017 5065 164362
2018 5267 181992
2019 5582 198389
2020 6089 225094
2021 6151 256595
2022 5966 261930
2023 5695 254337

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Computer Science in Japan and 29th in the World with 135,363 publications made and 2,884,781 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 506 In Japan
#2 of 2,809 In Asia
#29 of 6,752 In the World

University of Tokyo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1068 10500
1992 1091 15420
1993 1156 11288
1994 1212 12863
1995 1303 13877
1996 1638 16382
1997 1615 17087
1998 1734 20140
1999 1904 23110
2000 2064 25354
2001 2254 29683
2002 3834 38806
2003 3461 41610
2004 3321 46749
2005 3558 52125
2006 3828 60749
2007 3929 65873
2008 3822 71090
2009 4123 81361
2010 4539 89176
2011 4347 98689
2012 4489 108974
2013 4619 120134
2014 4731 127773
2015 4589 132121
2016 4892 140676
2017 4985 148918
2018 5413 167131
2019 5796 182895
2020 6311 214773
2021 6342 247657
2022 6185 250015
2023 5923 249286

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Medicine in Japan and 41st in the World with 134,609 publications made and 3,753,834 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 517 In Japan
#1 of 2,781 In Asia
#41 of 6,680 In the World

University of Tokyo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1319 13543
1992 1403 19765
1993 1436 15464
1994 1618 17631
1995 1706 19944
1996 1958 23185
1997 2168 26014
1998 2227 30986
1999 2456 36264
2000 2474 41237
2001 2594 45353
2002 2987 51109
2003 2888 57796
2004 2977 63745
2005 3138 72272
2006 3362 80325
2007 3562 90116
2008 3333 96891
2009 3570 106466
2010 3860 118204
2011 4017 128816
2012 4056 141204
2013 4359 153556
2014 4546 165419
2015 4525 172968
2016 4491 177433
2017 4699 184484
2018 4936 195729
2019 5132 211102
2020 5807 245679
2021 6048 279075
2022 5949 285916
2023 5499 277430

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 77th in the World with 95,123 publications made and 1,783,376 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 527 In Japan
#3 of 2,845 In Asia
#77 of 7,020 In the World

University of Tokyo
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 703 6600
1992 712 9502
1993 774 7180
1994 840 7940
1995 940 8620
1996 1036 10196
1997 1021 10065
1998 1092 11642
1999 1231 13322
2000 1375 14845
2001 1427 16827
2002 2261 22084
2003 2148 23503
2004 2134 26979
2005 2213 29657
2006 2378 34085
2007 2539 39240
2008 2484 42658
2009 2762 48846
2010 3020 53254
2011 2920 59720
2012 3036 65156
2013 3101 74190
2014 3258 80595
2015 3367 85024
2016 3501 87790
2017 3723 91912
2018 3894 102965
2019 4177 115293
2020 4693 138401
2021 4770 159476
2022 4758 161496
2023 5038 160039

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tokyo in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Psychology rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Psychology in Japan and 73rd in the World with 58,507 publications made and 1,428,669 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 485 In Japan
#2 of 2,703 In Asia
#73 of 6,528 In the World

University of Tokyo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 492 5817
1992 531 10656
1993 563 6591
1994 609 7688
1995 686 8281
1996 732 10342
1997 816 10217
1998 805 12167
1999 940 13624
2000 931 15113
2001 1033 17199
2002 1309 19595
2003 1327 21984
2004 1292 23752
2005 1328 26578
2006 1465 29541
2007 1618 33428
2008 1435 35092
2009 1675 39494
2010 1867 42550
2011 1912 47109
2012 1840 52811
2013 2009 57786
2014 2033 61574
2015 2084 63861
2016 2027 67455
2017 2175 71021
2018 2321 77657
2019 2575 84275
2020 2802 101472
2021 2898 116124
2022 2891 117527
2023 2752 116308

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 1 1 37
Cognitive Science 1 4 56
Psychiatry 1 2 90
Social Psychology 1 5 95
Education Majors 1 7 133
Child Psychology 1 7 185
Clinical Psychology 1 11 230
Occupational Therapy 6 25 231
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 15 255
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 52 335
Special Education 7 38 562
Sexology 3 40 674

Mathematics rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Mathematics in Japan and 54th in the World with 50,062 publications made and 999,238 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 443 In Japan
#6 of 2,673 In Asia
#54 of 6,305 In the World

University of Tokyo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 333 2954
1992 315 3247
1993 367 3318
1994 364 3715
1995 396 3743
1996 510 4568
1997 461 4434
1998 480 5158
1999 556 5700
2000 681 6731
2001 728 7505
2002 1150 10498
2003 1101 10723
2004 1030 12049
2005 1099 14029
2006 1185 16559
2007 1330 17514
2008 1398 19731
2009 1532 22983
2010 1669 25331
2011 1704 28322
2012 1731 31551
2013 1845 36685
2014 1867 39894
2015 1983 42737
2016 2094 46140
2017 2077 48921
2018 2258 55029
2019 2458 62763
2020 2787 73585
2021 2867 86030
2022 2832 88023
2023 2700 88886

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tokyo in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 7 46
Statistics 1 6 53
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 7 86
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 28 92
Operations Research 1 36 122
Actuarial Science 1 19 196
Math Teachers 1 25 208

Business rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Business in Japan and 68th in the World with 33,524 publications made and 550,646 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 375 In Japan
#8 of 2,579 In Asia
#68 of 6,187 In the World

University of Tokyo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 246 1586
1992 273 2433
1993 293 1835
1994 299 2175
1995 299 2199
1996 356 2762
1997 343 2473
1998 352 3086
1999 356 3357
2000 477 3778
2001 513 4477
2002 967 7443
2003 945 7088
2004 806 7735
2005 875 8552
2006 1074 9747
2007 983 10644
2008 1026 12006
2009 1143 14261
2010 1193 15298
2011 1118 17224
2012 1175 18509
2013 1225 21204
2014 1232 22981
2015 1216 23251
2016 1225 25362
2017 1339 26358
2018 1428 29488
2019 1508 33992
2020 1599 39378
2021 1667 46857
2022 1735 46860
2023 1595 46886

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tokyo in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Economics in Japan and 79th in the World with 22,270 publications made and 421,508 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 323 In Japan
#4 of 2,461 In Asia
#79 of 5,995 In the World

University of Tokyo
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 153 1090
1992 161 1536
1993 154 1252
1994 177 1560
1995 194 1479
1996 204 1646
1997 209 1596
1998 238 2055
1999 234 2203
2000 305 2651
2001 343 3028
2002 458 4046
2003 529 4513
2004 512 5108
2005 485 5723
2006 527 6426
2007 596 7079
2008 585 7933
2009 722 9650
2010 783 10328
2011 738 11755
2012 770 12824
2013 782 14698
2014 841 16471
2015 824 17085
2016 882 18626
2017 1012 19772
2018 1028 21672
2019 1077 24901
2020 1233 29793
2021 1249 35691
2022 1265 36054
2023 1173 36341

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tokyo in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of Tokyo ranked 1st for Art & Design in Japan and 44th in the World with 19,078 publications made and 287,956 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#1 of 328 In Japan
#1 of 2,302 In Asia
#44 of 5,720 In the World

University of Tokyo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 129 1261
1992 144 2243
1993 143 1246
1994 160 1250
1995 166 1383
1996 205 1854
1997 189 1560
1998 234 1898
1999 240 2149
2000 281 2316
2001 304 2742
2002 612 4162
2003 548 4209
2004 544 4602
2005 585 5280
2006 669 6167
2007 646 6916
2008 607 7220
2009 593 8087
2010 655 9144
2011 660 10380
2012 613 10809
2013 640 11744
2014 642 12676
2015 666 12910
2016 713 13960
2017 670 14365
2018 701 15653
2019 811 17153
2020 770 19516
2021 803 22488
2022 858 21795
2023 774 21645

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

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 1 1 8
Game Design and Development 1 1 13
Photography 1 1 16
Animation 1 5 17
UX/UI Desgin 1 2 35
Fashion Design 1 3 43
Aesthetics 1 1 48
Multimedia 1 5 53
Performing arts 1 2 55
Literature 1 3 62
Architecture 1 12 65
Landscape Architecture 1 10 67
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 8 89
Music 2 7 103
Graphic Design 1 11 103
Interior Design 1 25 111
Painting and Drawing 4 11 131
Sculpture 4 11 131
Illustration and Concept Art 5 12 137
Art History 1 3 152
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 213
Cinematography 1 19 390
Creative Writing 1 20 398