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Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 10th in Japan, 272nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. Tokyo Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 155,544 academic publications and 3,192,371 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 42 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#272 of 14,131 In the World
#33 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 84 In Tokyo
#5 of 1,015 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#8 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#11 of 3,214 For Inorganic Chemistry
#454 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#595 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Physics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Physics in Japan and 54th in the World with 121,880 publications made and 2,528,469 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

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

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1432 12064
1993 1558 12558
1994 1599 13532
1995 1544 14624
1996 1900 16123
1997 1875 17212
1998 2177 19384
1999 2236 22278
2000 2593 24762
2001 2668 27796
2002 3903 36035
2003 3589 38013
2004 3549 42245
2005 3785 49691
2006 3899 54650
2007 3760 59167
2008 3689 64598
2009 3642 70186
2010 3539 76986
2011 3861 86904
2012 3588 93278
2013 3526 98534
2014 3678 103056
2015 3652 107395
2016 3726 114489
2017 3562 116583
2018 3658 125102
2019 3769 130852
2020 3804 141971
2021 3823 156022
2022 3268 146682
2023 3789 148447
2024 2220 135924

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

Engineering rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Engineering in Japan and 58th in the World with 120,807 publications made and 2,384,314 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 517 In Japan
#16 of 2,835 In Asia
#58 of 6,782 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1407 11291
1993 1517 11940
1994 1571 12812
1995 1484 13360
1996 1843 15034
1997 1790 15942
1998 2114 17889
1999 2179 20829
2000 2530 22882
2001 2594 25391
2002 4000 34103
2003 3647 35347
2004 3577 39265
2005 3809 46364
2006 3854 51357
2007 3754 55376
2008 3658 60229
2009 3746 66201
2010 3569 72747
2011 3903 81746
2012 3583 87354
2013 3511 91908
2014 3639 96243
2015 3634 99636
2016 3738 105897
2017 3611 109352
2018 3692 116837
2019 3815 123999
2020 3801 134892
2021 3901 149206
2022 3354 143091
2023 3727 144009
2024 2312 131662

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 3 5
Nuclear Engineering 2 6 12
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 7 23
Automation and Control engineering 1 13 24
Robotics 3 11 25
Metallurgical Engineering 5 14 25
Materials Science 5 10 26
Nanotechnology 5 18 34
Electrical Engineering 2 13 36
Chemical Engineering 5 25 42
Optical Engineering 5 14 50
Acoustical Engineering 5 16 63
Structural Engineering 5 25 68
Electronic Engineering 3 26 78
Architectural Engineering 4 24 85
Mechanical Engineering 5 22 87
Civil Engineering 5 28 98
Computer Engineering 3 32 100
Telecommunications 5 39 107
Aerospace Engineering 6 29 115
Automotive Engineering 2 46 115
Technical Drawing 3 40 126
Computer Networking 4 38 130
Environmental Engineering 5 50 131
Geotechnical Engineering 7 53 143
Transportation Engineering 4 38 143
Petroleum Engineering 6 59 156
Human-Computer Interaction 7 36 177
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 62 184
Biochemical Engineering 4 39 186
Remote Sensing 6 49 190
Architecture 3 40 195
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 59 196
Systems Engineering 4 46 198
Marine Engineering 10 68 209
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 72 225
Aviation 3 41 232
Operations Research 5 77 265
Product and Industrial Design 7 54 271
Biomedical Engineering 13 86 322
Industrial Engineering 8 101 375
Engineering Management 4 60 379
Mining Engineering 11 157 433
Construction Management 6 113 466
Landscape Architecture 8 139 533
Biotechnology 69 290 845
Agricultural Engineering 36 474 995

Chemistry rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Chemistry in Japan and 85th in the World with 113,054 publications made and 2,476,184 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

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

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1449 12723
1993 1592 13308
1994 1639 14188
1995 1590 14972
1996 1911 16838
1997 1948 18181
1998 2200 20743
1999 2296 23842
2000 2559 26583
2001 2604 29362
2002 3463 34994
2003 3197 38327
2004 3325 42232
2005 3406 49794
2006 3578 54460
2007 3395 58848
2008 3372 63654
2009 3268 68981
2010 3152 75045
2011 3396 83898
2012 3139 87894
2013 3093 93516
2014 3214 97205
2015 3226 99819
2016 3230 105032
2017 3106 108715
2018 3243 114899
2019 3331 121954
2020 3299 133584
2021 3368 146468
2022 2962 141315
2023 3416 140222
2024 2042 131362

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

Biology rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Biology in Japan and 201st in the World with 80,580 publications made and 1,940,818 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 527 In Japan
#33 of 2,834 In Asia
#201 of 6,833 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1021 9318
1993 1074 9446
1994 1173 10422
1995 1079 10729
1996 1329 12372
1997 1383 13585
1998 1578 15769
1999 1619 17959
2000 1786 20261
2001 1819 22440
2002 2410 27204
2003 2270 29479
2004 2313 32462
2005 2233 37465
2006 2461 41700
2007 2383 46318
2008 2293 49838
2009 2351 54205
2010 2327 60095
2011 2420 67019
2012 2265 70509
2013 2335 74857
2014 2397 77310
2015 2384 79658
2016 2425 84062
2017 2329 86722
2018 2459 94353
2019 2564 98613
2020 2674 109922
2021 2783 120507
2022 2340 116224
2023 2716 115300
2024 1673 104954

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 18 34
Astrobiology 3 3 40
Biochemistry 8 29 170
Biophysics 8 20 179
Paleontology 8 26 192
Evolutionary Biology 6 20 198
Molecular Biology 23 53 266
Genetics 18 62 327
Botany 13 64 342
Zoology 14 49 408
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 86 432
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 85 440
Neuroscience 22 78 470
Nutrition and Food Science 25 182 523
Microbiology 27 137 527
Agricultural Science 14 162 533
Oncology and Cancer research 74 229 668
Immunology 75 217 696
Entomology 41 181 753
Virology 57 220 781
Forestry 21 222 825
Biotechnology 69 290 845
Horticulture 39 303 853
Pharmacology 78 329 875
Animal Science 64 451 1395
Toxicology 62 656 1593

Environmental Science rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Japan and 167th in the World with 61,627 publications made and 1,310,070 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 521 In Japan
#32 of 2,838 In Asia
#167 of 6,876 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 719 5530
1993 742 5797
1994 851 6313
1995 803 6450
1996 902 7414
1997 914 7899
1998 1025 9099
1999 1087 10227
2000 1249 11276
2001 1313 12699
2002 1953 17128
2003 1788 17135
2004 1834 19997
2005 1827 22871
2006 1936 26202
2007 1934 28702
2008 1766 31431
2009 1833 33297
2010 1754 36595
2011 1930 42263
2012 1794 44744
2013 1823 48451
2014 1901 50624
2015 1974 53695
2016 1965 57660
2017 1824 58933
2018 1996 64001
2019 2082 68732
2020 2069 76173
2021 2021 86238
2022 1864 81269
2023 2191 83042
2024 1186 71948

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

Computer Science rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Computer Science in Japan and 180th in the World with 52,988 publications made and 962,114 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 513 In Japan
#41 of 2,840 In Asia
#180 of 6,845 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 474 3330
1993 511 3763
1994 502 3781
1995 505 4099
1996 671 4661
1997 611 4821
1998 664 5641
1999 730 6587
2000 870 7312
2001 865 8115
2002 1915 15203
2003 1676 13287
2004 1536 14039
2005 1708 16968
2006 1644 19135
2007 1674 20568
2008 1684 22514
2009 1832 25774
2010 1738 28691
2011 1877 32612
2012 1748 34945
2013 1729 36234
2014 1770 38651
2015 1811 39579
2016 1751 42440
2017 1756 43186
2018 1806 49326
2019 1938 52682
2020 1941 59511
2021 2193 65816
2022 1810 61882
2023 2081 65791
2024 1323 55872

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 455th in the World with 31,494 publications made and 570,729 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 535 In Japan
#53 of 2,864 In Asia
#455 of 7,081 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 301 2062
1993 352 2277
1994 339 2219
1995 299 2538
1996 364 2866
1997 382 2954
1998 398 3618
1999 505 4150
2000 568 4651
2001 541 5368
2002 1082 9345
2003 959 8085
2004 877 8456
2005 933 9907
2006 919 11439
2007 906 12310
2008 911 13734
2009 1036 15520
2010 983 17398
2011 994 19189
2012 1009 21413
2013 985 22782
2014 1023 24357
2015 1061 25695
2016 1000 26786
2017 998 28461
2018 1066 31397
2019 1177 33840
2020 1203 38080
2021 1344 43994
2022 1066 40635
2023 1304 42741
2024 742 35970

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Library and Information science 6 10 136
Journalism and Digital Media 4 24 178
Linguistics 5 27 186
Broadcast Journalism 1 26 265
Aesthetics 9 35 270
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 53 313
Philosophy 4 42 377
Urban and Regional planning 7 63 414
Archaeology 9 79 425
Art History 6 22 442
History 9 76 464
Law 6 75 513
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 58 528
Publishing 6 74 569
Education Majors 9 106 605
Political Science 7 81 614
Media Studies 5 59 737
Classics and Ancient History 12 104 740
Sociology 13 109 756
Anthropology 10 105 779
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 145 855
Genealogy 20 97 872
Demography 26 185 885
Gender Studies 8 94 989
Occupational Safety and Health 26 218 991
Radio and Television broadcasting 14 274 1038
Public Policy / Administration 14 154 1048
Communications and Public Relations 9 253 1233

Medicine rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 36th for Medicine in Japan and 503rd in the World with 28,009 publications made and 668,274 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 521 In Japan
#115 of 2,809 In Asia
#503 of 6,775 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 319 2662
1993 341 2901
1994 372 3159
1995 365 3482
1996 427 3937
1997 445 4150
1998 505 5031
1999 525 5554
2000 585 6389
2001 584 7093
2002 793 8284
2003 732 9193
2004 786 9972
2005 764 11600
2006 839 12670
2007 799 13659
2008 769 15384
2009 829 16267
2010 806 18583
2011 805 20285
2012 812 22239
2013 840 23655
2014 815 24579
2015 896 25649
2016 917 27196
2017 843 27473
2018 832 28916
2019 892 32023
2020 1043 36252
2021 1062 41154
2022 878 39644
2023 921 39800
2024 616 33419

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 5 5 8
Sonography and Ultrasound 18 77 320
Biomedical Engineering 13 86 322
Sports Medicine 17 58 450
Anatomy and Physiology 44 105 463
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 150 513
Ophthalmology 60 145 524
Physical Therapy 19 79 525
Orthodontics 34 144 550
Dentistry 36 154 554
Pathology 52 163 603
Oncology and Cancer research 74 229 668
Immunology 75 217 696
Medical Physics 53 191 725
Psychiatry 59 183 759
Virology 57 220 781
Audiology 74 185 808
Urology 88 285 816
Pharmacology 78 329 875
Cardiology 84 277 877
Cosmetology 67 361 914
Surgery 85 315 927
Radiation Therapy 87 362 942
Optometry 71 296 954
Public Health 26 212 955
Veterinary 32 376 1019
Anesthesiology 90 361 1062
Occupational Therapy 70 301 1105
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 231 1107
Dermatology 90 431 1196
Nursing 33 260 1197
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 67 345 1321
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 104 551 1366
Clinical Psychology 51 346 1402
Gerontology 73 305 1407
Toxicology 62 656 1593
Health Science 67 453 1660
Family medicine 95 570 1823
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 82 559 1877

Mathematics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Japan and 274th in the World with 19,293 publications made and 348,029 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 458 In Japan
#55 of 2,718 In Asia
#274 of 6,418 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 180 1122
1993 199 1329
1994 148 1385
1995 178 1540
1996 222 1683
1997 214 1725
1998 236 1876
1999 235 2236
2000 310 2502
2001 294 2867
2002 639 5217
2003 583 4565
2004 504 5131
2005 586 5907
2006 636 6980
2007 642 7364
2008 638 8438
2009 681 9611
2010 631 10527
2011 685 12022
2012 659 13117
2013 633 13968
2014 632 14475
2015 723 15348
2016 629 16430
2017 654 16892
2018 702 17943
2019 750 20352
2020 702 22639
2021 766 25558
2022 685 23425
2023 739 24489
2024 380 16263

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 22 109
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 54 170
Operations Research 5 77 265
Statistics 7 58 295
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 61 359
Math Teachers 3 70 432
Actuarial Science 11 182 890

Business rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 4th for Business in Japan and 262nd in the World with 15,842 publications made and 252,049 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 392 In Japan
#45 of 2,646 In Asia
#262 of 6,339 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 147 812
1993 183 973
1994 184 1004
1995 181 1265
1996 223 1281
1997 237 1317
1998 247 1559
1999 236 1785
2000 304 1813
2001 312 2066
2002 702 5345
2003 606 3993
2004 474 3938
2005 465 4855
2006 496 5544
2007 571 5950
2008 562 6616
2009 579 7522
2010 492 8026
2011 523 8768
2012 508 9206
2013 502 9924
2014 491 10918
2015 551 10713
2016 499 11574
2017 529 11997
2018 518 12953
2019 533 14409
2020 564 15987
2021 571 17973
2022 506 16351
2023 520 17639
2024 336 12477

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 3 35 158
Finance 5 38 265
Operations Research 5 77 265
Engineering Management 4 60 379
Marketing 4 79 446
Real Estate 13 102 454
Advertising 7 74 463
Construction Management 6 113 466
Management Information Systems 6 87 540
Project Management 3 81 546
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 131 550
Risk Management 4 105 563
Accounting 6 131 652
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 246 782
Supply Chain Management 8 302 820
Actuarial Science 11 182 890
International Trade 16 141 895
International Business 18 178 991
Occupational Safety and Health 26 218 991
Public Policy / Administration 14 154 1048
Human Resource Management 7 255 1102

Psychology rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 19th for Psychology in Japan and 551st in the World with 13,236 publications made and 253,667 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 494 In Japan
#97 of 2,755 In Asia
#551 of 6,645 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 112 1073
1993 141 1175
1994 102 1117
1995 137 1447
1996 170 1387
1997 140 1374
1998 184 1727
1999 200 1841
2000 252 2263
2001 237 2642
2002 439 3606
2003 405 3608
2004 371 3630
2005 374 4368
2006 390 4859
2007 404 5391
2008 400 5637
2009 446 6482
2010 469 7507
2011 459 8271
2012 413 9040
2013 415 9648
2014 427 10152
2015 435 10460
2016 429 10856
2017 396 11898
2018 401 12617
2019 473 14090
2020 550 16797
2021 600 18589
2022 494 18180
2023 564 18931
2024 397 16526

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 7 72 367
Social Psychology 7 48 405
Neuroscience 22 78 470
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 58 528
Education Majors 9 106 605
Psychiatry 59 183 759
Child Psychology 16 165 917
Occupational Therapy 70 301 1105
Clinical Psychology 51 346 1402

Art & Design rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Art & Design in Japan and 249th in the World with 8,372 publications made and 118,728 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
#5 of 346 In Japan
#31 of 2,428 In Asia
#249 of 5,966 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 80 446
1993 63 491
1994 79 547
1995 78 551
1996 108 654
1997 109 631
1998 106 746
1999 138 789
2000 153 1069
2001 165 1212
2002 289 1985
2003 286 1802
2004 259 1970
2005 311 2335
2006 273 2546
2007 274 2930
2008 266 3078
2009 313 3440
2010 313 3813
2011 325 4352
2012 285 4453
2013 250 4806
2014 272 5411
2015 282 4962
2016 260 5522
2017 251 5901
2018 267 5944
2019 274 6005
2020 283 7035
2021 426 8148
2022 255 7438
2023 279 7576
2024 181 7850

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

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 2 14 51
Computer Graphics 3 16 73
Game Design and Development 6 28 169
UX/UI Desgin 4 27 169
Architecture 3 40 195
Fashion Design 5 29 228
Aesthetics 9 35 270
Painting and Drawing 8 43 272
Sculpture 8 43 272
Photography 10 33 279
Illustration and Concept Art 8 47 289
Music 6 31 293
Interior Design 3 81 295
Multimedia 6 53 298
Performing arts 9 38 364
Literature 5 36 366
Graphic Design 8 82 386
Art History 6 22 442
Landscape Architecture 8 139 533
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 96 542

Economics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 6th for Economics in Japan and 413th in the World with 7,430 publications made and 139,658 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 338 In Japan
#62 of 2,553 In Asia
#413 of 6,167 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 54 497
1993 72 553
1994 79 516
1995 83 712
1996 88 636
1997 98 703
1998 98 782
1999 101 843
2000 126 953
2001 129 1226
2002 228 1736
2003 232 1806
2004 182 1700
2005 203 2324
2006 222 2620
2007 239 2908
2008 238 3484
2009 254 4248
2010 239 4536
2011 256 5296
2012 241 5148
2013 221 5492
2014 219 6050
2015 263 5784
2016 215 6253
2017 247 6835
2018 294 7535
2019 324 8675
2020 332 9832
2021 318 11164
2022 264 9928
2023 271 10630
2024 159 7813

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

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Finance 5 38 265
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 61 359
Environmental Economics 6 102 369
Development Studies 3 63 441
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 131 550
Agricultural Economics 15 243 736
Actuarial Science 11 182 890
International Trade 16 141 895
International Economics 18 163 1013