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Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 10th in Japan, 260th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 42 research topics. Tokyo Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 138,388 academic publications and 2,513,393 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 40 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#260 of 14,131 In the World
#30 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 84 In Tokyo
#4 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#9 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#9 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#462 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#595 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 39 other topics

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Physics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Physics in Japan and 48th in the World with 110,032 publications made and 2,020,640 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 503 In Japan
#12 of 2,786 In Asia
#48 of 6,603 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1325 9880
1992 1333 10534
1993 1443 10774
1994 1449 11532
1995 1440 12500
1996 1762 13806
1997 1746 14824
1998 2046 16818
1999 2084 19196
2000 2427 21470
2001 2497 24466
2002 3622 30443
2003 3317 31035
2004 3310 35230
2005 3477 41776
2006 3702 46443
2007 3446 50404
2008 3482 56170
2009 3312 61084
2010 3232 65723
2011 3445 74018
2012 3218 76766
2013 3234 81020
2014 3334 85177
2015 3445 87287
2016 3441 92243
2017 3296 94771
2018 3298 104758
2019 3458 108792
2020 3533 117387
2021 3524 130181
2022 3065 129336
2023 3011 125519

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 55th in the World with 109,954 publications made and 1,928,139 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

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

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1280 9313
1992 1311 9894
1993 1416 10293
1994 1445 11040
1995 1398 11506
1996 1729 13036
1997 1671 13822
1998 1984 15594
1999 2034 17940
2000 2370 19924
2001 2442 22383
2002 3762 28845
2003 3416 29006
2004 3373 33016
2005 3537 39391
2006 3683 43915
2007 3474 47487
2008 3458 52692
2009 3412 57822
2010 3265 62645
2011 3535 70650
2012 3251 73239
2013 3240 77685
2014 3354 81622
2015 3481 83423
2016 3472 88597
2017 3359 91062
2018 3375 99096
2019 3527 105554
2020 3574 113984
2021 3592 126958
2022 3140 127601
2023 3084 123606

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 4
Nuclear Engineering 1 5 9
Metallurgical Engineering 5 10 18
Automation and Control engineering 1 11 19
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 6 19
Materials Science 5 9 20
Robotics 3 9 21
Nanotechnology 5 16 30
Electrical Engineering 2 11 31
Chemical Engineering 5 25 38
Optical Engineering 5 12 44
Acoustical Engineering 5 14 57
Structural Engineering 4 23 66
Architectural Engineering 3 17 73
Electronic Engineering 3 24 76
Mechanical Engineering 5 20 78
Civil Engineering 5 26 90
Computer Engineering 3 28 92
Technical Drawing 3 31 93
Telecommunications 5 35 97
Automotive Engineering 2 44 107
Aerospace Engineering 6 29 113
Environmental Engineering 5 46 121
Transportation Engineering 4 31 123
Computer Networking 4 36 126
Geotechnical Engineering 7 47 133
Petroleum Engineering 6 52 140
Human-Computer Interaction 7 28 153
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 55 169
Biochemical Engineering 4 35 179
Systems Engineering 4 41 185
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 54 186
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 61 192
Marine Engineering 10 58 192
Remote Sensing 7 51 205
Architecture 3 40 208
Aviation 3 40 226
Operations Research 5 73 245
Product and Industrial Design 7 53 264
Biomedical Engineering 13 75 298
Engineering Management 3 47 308
Mining Engineering 10 117 336
Industrial Engineering 8 95 365
Construction Management 7 112 455
Landscape Architecture 12 169 632
Biotechnology 71 263 801
Agricultural Engineering 42 455 975

Chemistry rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Chemistry in Japan and 73rd in the World with 102,796 publications made and 2,048,652 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 499 In Japan
#14 of 2,750 In Asia
#73 of 6,447 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1309 10507
1992 1353 11121
1993 1475 11557
1994 1493 12257
1995 1491 12950
1996 1772 14550
1997 1793 15715
1998 2050 18106
1999 2123 20679
2000 2379 23157
2001 2451 25961
2002 3223 29864
2003 2958 31788
2004 3101 35834
2005 3127 42582
2006 3413 47113
2007 3123 51353
2008 3196 56403
2009 2999 61565
2010 2937 66306
2011 3097 74271
2012 2870 76584
2013 2886 81652
2014 3003 85412
2015 3117 86814
2016 3034 91316
2017 2935 94153
2018 2963 101049
2019 3102 107510
2020 3098 116294
2021 3156 129028
2022 2771 129405
2023 2771 125196

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 182nd in the World with 73,294 publications made and 1,600,975 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 523 In Japan
#32 of 2,814 In Asia
#182 of 6,770 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 904 7306
1992 955 8073
1993 995 8158
1994 1064 8890
1995 1003 9168
1996 1246 10564
1997 1286 11661
1998 1470 13579
1999 1512 15545
2000 1685 17483
2001 1731 19704
2002 2234 23058
2003 2098 24490
2004 2177 27446
2005 2063 31835
2006 2353 36118
2007 2207 40159
2008 2189 43802
2009 2203 48289
2010 2182 53040
2011 2171 59279
2012 2080 61368
2013 2167 65634
2014 2276 68655
2015 2310 69812
2016 2267 73911
2017 2190 75884
2018 2239 84216
2019 2420 87895
2020 2498 95673
2021 2593 106991
2022 2218 106831
2023 2191 103064

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 16 30
Astrobiology 3 3 39
Biochemistry 8 25 155
Paleontology 8 21 168
Biophysics 8 18 178
Evolutionary Biology 5 18 179
Molecular Biology 23 52 264
Genetics 18 55 315
Botany 13 59 322
Zoology 12 38 368
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 72 417
Neuroscience 22 70 443
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 15 88 448
Nutrition and Food Science 24 154 475
Agricultural Science 14 131 478
Microbiology 28 129 508
Oncology and Cancer research 74 211 634
Immunology 75 204 659
Entomology 41 162 716
Virology 60 201 739
Forestry 21 182 760
Horticulture 37 253 785
Biotechnology 71 263 801
Pharmacology 79 300 842
Animal Science 58 362 1190

Environmental Science rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Japan and 151st in the World with 55,669 publications made and 1,027,611 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 510 In Japan
#29 of 2,811 In Asia
#151 of 6,798 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 680 4597
1992 681 4866
1993 692 4972
1994 792 5464
1995 739 5525
1996 847 6347
1997 864 6802
1998 989 7989
1999 1033 9034
2000 1166 9760
2001 1227 11086
2002 1845 14403
2003 1653 14134
2004 1744 16766
2005 1683 19413
2006 1867 22371
2007 1772 24283
2008 1675 27197
2009 1679 29253
2010 1596 31425
2011 1731 36055
2012 1561 37009
2013 1642 40124
2014 1703 42436
2015 1828 43740
2016 1828 46011
2017 1706 47805
2018 1801 53649
2019 1938 57023
2020 1888 62724
2021 1839 70709
2022 1712 71558
2023 1657 69806

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 160th in the World with 48,123 publications made and 715,942 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 506 In Japan
#35 of 2,809 In Asia
#160 of 6,752 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 404 2496
1992 440 2776
1993 476 3179
1994 466 3151
1995 468 3358
1996 641 3925
1997 565 4123
1998 615 4781
1999 689 5649
2000 820 6174
2001 813 6961
2002 1829 12489
2003 1579 10709
2004 1469 11330
2005 1583 13719
2006 1582 15498
2007 1582 16700
2008 1573 18159
2009 1639 21067
2010 1610 22925
2011 1700 25732
2012 1586 27099
2013 1627 29139
2014 1679 30431
2015 1728 31215
2016 1637 32848
2017 1619 33942
2018 1677 40079
2019 1803 41403
2020 1814 47170
2021 2002 52581
2022 1711 52933
2023 1719 52222

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 412th in the World with 27,973 publications made and 410,157 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 297 1629
1992 278 1652
1993 317 1847
1994 317 1792
1995 281 2032
1996 349 2338
1997 374 2512
1998 378 3058
1999 472 3569
2000 527 3933
2001 507 4476
2002 1012 7534
2003 903 6414
2004 838 6758
2005 869 7919
2006 898 8936
2007 839 9820
2008 836 10990
2009 915 12568
2010 888 13646
2011 869 14887
2012 864 15802
2013 884 17099
2014 948 18000
2015 970 18404
2016 909 18948
2017 920 20357
2018 917 22872
2019 1065 24541
2020 1101 28562
2021 1245 32669
2022 979 32339
2023 929 32065

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 4 6 103
Journalism and Digital Media 5 18 139
Linguistics 4 21 161
Broadcast Journalism 1 14 208
Aesthetics 9 27 234
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 45 294
Urban and Regional planning 6 41 296
Philosophy 4 23 314
Art History 6 20 389
Archaeology 9 72 399
History 9 67 429
Law 6 56 450
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 46 484
Political Science 6 55 522
Education Majors 10 83 573
Classics and Ancient History 12 78 608
Publishing 7 95 646
Sociology 14 90 695
Media Studies 4 45 695
Anthropology 9 76 697
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 102 788
Demography 28 168 841
Occupational Safety and Health 27 195 936
Public Policy / Administration 13 123 957
Genealogy 27 138 1002
Gender Studies 10 91 1019
Communications and Public Relations 8 181 1099
Radio and Television broadcasting 16 318 1141

Medicine rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 32nd for Medicine in Japan and 455th in the World with 25,330 publications made and 524,600 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#32 of 517 In Japan
#95 of 2,781 In Asia
#455 of 6,680 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 258 2162
1992 298 2323
1993 320 2505
1994 349 2702
1995 342 2989
1996 413 3443
1997 416 3549
1998 477 4287
1999 491 4824
2000 542 5504
2001 548 6103
2002 749 7093
2003 688 7560
2004 730 8270
2005 700 9745
2006 804 10892
2007 745 11758
2008 724 13152
2009 771 14247
2010 739 16157
2011 725 17379
2012 738 18599
2013 742 19965
2014 762 21159
2015 846 21672
2016 830 22732
2017 771 23377
2018 764 24903
2019 813 27267
2020 973 30742
2021 995 35142
2022 823 35591
2023 804 34140

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 9
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 64 289
Biomedical Engineering 13 75 298
Sports Medicine 15 47 400
Anatomy and Physiology 44 98 454
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 56 126 470
Physical Therapy 19 72 472
Ophthalmology 55 121 475
Dentistry 35 135 508
Orthodontics 34 128 515
Pathology 51 143 548
Oncology and Cancer research 74 211 634
Medical Physics 45 142 646
Immunology 75 204 659
Psychiatry 58 163 700
Virology 60 201 739
Urology 85 259 765
Audiology 74 179 796
Cardiology 84 256 831
Pharmacology 79 300 842
Cosmetology 67 323 862
Optometry 61 239 868
Radiation Therapy 86 328 870
Surgery 84 281 871
Public Health 30 178 880
Veterinary 32 318 928
Occupational Therapy 63 241 972
Anesthesiology 88 329 996
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 199 1082
Nursing 32 201 1091
Dermatology 90 408 1142
Gerontology 63 227 1204
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 66 304 1236
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 102 515 1312
Clinical Psychology 57 330 1386
Health Science 66 351 1452
Family medicine 91 477 1654
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 84 532 1846

Mathematics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Japan and 270th in the World with 17,519 publications made and 252,429 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

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

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 156 916
1992 164 941
1993 186 1054
1994 146 1119
1995 172 1251
1996 210 1399
1997 207 1419
1998 225 1567
1999 219 1865
2000 282 1957
2001 278 2444
2002 614 4217
2003 557 3533
2004 482 3961
2005 554 4591
2006 610 5392
2007 599 5841
2008 590 6563
2009 636 7658
2010 591 8157
2011 622 9384
2012 572 9758
2013 577 10415
2014 584 10674
2015 656 10927
2016 584 11609
2017 593 12057
2018 665 13235
2019 672 15036
2020 676 17398
2021 702 19124
2022 665 19321
2023 651 18721

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 22 102
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 50 163
Operations Research 5 73 245
Statistics 7 57 288
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 53 326
Math Teachers 3 49 363
Actuarial Science 14 203 965

Business rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 4th for Business in Japan and 232nd in the World with 14,592 publications made and 189,419 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 375 In Japan
#38 of 2,579 In Asia
#232 of 6,187 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 124 588
1992 136 674
1993 168 804
1994 167 759
1995 175 1023
1996 206 1009
1997 225 1124
1998 229 1275
1999 215 1416
2000 295 1433
2001 300 1666
2002 642 4342
2003 570 3053
2004 459 3095
2005 446 3810
2006 476 4397
2007 552 4740
2008 520 5169
2009 536 6048
2010 473 6389
2011 483 6942
2012 455 7259
2013 468 7877
2014 449 8504
2015 521 8433
2016 477 9003
2017 507 9482
2018 491 10255
2019 499 11564
2020 529 12869
2021 558 14531
2022 465 14018
2023 479 13921

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

Psychology rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 18th for Psychology in Japan and 510th in the World with 12,142 publications made and 198,631 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#18 of 485 In Japan
#84 of 2,703 In Asia
#510 of 6,528 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 100 813
1992 100 908
1993 128 1031
1994 98 974
1995 130 1208
1996 166 1200
1997 127 1162
1998 173 1504
1999 187 1570
2000 226 1916
2001 216 2289
2002 414 3003
2003 382 2912
2004 343 3008
2005 357 3768
2006 374 3915
2007 382 4485
2008 376 4691
2009 424 5502
2010 434 6153
2011 424 6924
2012 395 7553
2013 390 8339
2014 416 8517
2015 425 8865
2016 420 9401
2017 381 9871
2018 390 10629
2019 447 11604
2020 513 13832
2021 586 15539
2022 493 15839
2023 489 15592

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 69 348
Social Psychology 7 38 375
Neuroscience 22 70 443
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 46 484
Education Majors 10 83 573
Psychiatry 58 163 700
Child Psychology 19 124 847
Occupational Therapy 63 241 972
Clinical Psychology 57 330 1386

Art & Design rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Art & Design in Japan and 225th in the World with 7,585 publications made and 89,083 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 328 In Japan
#24 of 2,302 In Asia
#225 of 5,720 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 69 389
1992 72 381
1993 60 446
1994 68 452
1995 66 434
1996 106 548
1997 96 516
1998 94 653
1999 132 650
2000 141 903
2001 152 1059
2002 281 1582
2003 262 1373
2004 255 1544
2005 280 1903
2006 268 2016
2007 253 2288
2008 248 2438
2009 291 2632
2010 273 2989
2011 285 3484
2012 262 3425
2013 230 3975
2014 260 4300
2015 288 3932
2016 232 4431
2017 219 4680
2018 249 4599
2019 255 4715
2020 270 5492
2021 403 6513
2022 221 6225
2023 235 6087

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 48
Computer Graphics 3 13 65
Game Design and Development 6 24 158
UX/UI Desgin 4 26 177
Music 5 15 207
Architecture 3 40 208
Fashion Design 5 25 215
Aesthetics 9 27 234
Multimedia 6 42 245
Painting and Drawing 8 43 264
Sculpture 8 43 264
Illustration and Concept Art 8 44 279
Interior Design 4 68 283
Performing arts 9 32 301
Literature 5 34 341
Graphic Design 7 69 388
Art History 6 20 389
Singing and Vocal Performance 17 75 490
Photography 20 84 550
Landscape Architecture 12 169 632
Entertainment Industry Business 15 209 957

Economics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 4th for Economics in Japan and 370th in the World with 6,722 publications made and 105,306 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

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

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 40 355
1992 52 428
1993 62 466
1994 70 430
1995 83 605
1996 81 522
1997 91 559
1998 92 623
1999 90 695
2000 121 750
2001 128 970
2002 203 1425
2003 215 1397
2004 173 1333
2005 185 1807
2006 214 2083
2007 222 2322
2008 219 2753
2009 242 3483
2010 230 3734
2011 221 4165
2012 212 4234
2013 202 4314
2014 205 4632
2015 248 4534
2016 208 4705
2017 244 5264
2018 259 5991
2019 296 6780
2020 323 7862
2021 313 8870
2022 244 8381
2023 244 8385

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 32 234
Environmental Economics 7 84 322
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 53 326
Development Studies 3 50 385
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 89 439
Agricultural Economics 15 185 637
International Trade 16 122 826
International Economics 18 143 946
Actuarial Science 14 203 965