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Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 10th in Japan, 251st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 37 research topics. Tokyo Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 156,421 academic publications and 3,315,689 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 49 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#251 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 719 In Japan
#3 of 84 In Tokyo
#5 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#8 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#12 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#461 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#490 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 34 other topics

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Physics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Physics in Japan and 56th in the World with 122,526 publications made and 2,624,750 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 515 In Japan
#15 of 2,822 In Asia
#56 of 6,729 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1560 12554
1994 1599 13534
1995 1551 14623
1996 1901 16128
1997 1876 17219
1998 2179 19404
1999 2236 22289
2000 2592 24775
2001 2669 27802
2002 3906 36054
2003 3592 38060
2004 3551 42246
2005 3787 49690
2006 3905 54643
2007 3760 59166
2008 3690 64639
2009 3643 70186
2010 3540 76978
2011 3863 86910
2012 3589 93300
2013 3528 98639
2014 3679 103149
2015 3653 107488
2016 3726 114726
2017 3562 116686
2018 3655 125159
2019 3769 130770
2020 3802 142003
2021 3814 155835
2022 3262 146585
2023 3789 148755
2024 2345 137457
2025 671 113297

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 59th in the World with 121,410 publications made and 2,475,218 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 520 In Japan
#17 of 2,841 In Asia
#59 of 6,795 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1517 11930
1994 1572 12816
1995 1490 13358
1996 1845 15037
1997 1791 15949
1998 2115 17907
1999 2179 20842
2000 2529 22896
2001 2595 25399
2002 4003 34126
2003 3650 35396
2004 3579 39265
2005 3809 46358
2006 3858 51353
2007 3754 55379
2008 3659 60251
2009 3748 66206
2010 3570 72744
2011 3902 81741
2012 3583 87376
2013 3510 91965
2014 3639 96334
2015 3636 99653
2016 3731 106017
2017 3606 109314
2018 3683 116787
2019 3814 123926
2020 3800 134773
2021 3889 148858
2022 3340 142867
2023 3732 143993
2024 2415 133097
2025 685 109628

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
Automation and Control engineering 1 13 25
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 8 25
Metallurgical Engineering 5 14 25
Robotics 3 12 27
Materials Science 5 12 28
Nanotechnology 5 20 37
Electrical Engineering 2 13 37
Chemical Engineering 5 33 50
Optical Engineering 5 15 51
Acoustical Engineering 5 17 66
Structural Engineering 5 26 70
Electronic Engineering 3 28 80
Architectural Engineering 4 28 93
Mechanical Engineering 5 25 94
Computer Engineering 3 33 99
Civil Engineering 5 30 102
Telecommunications 5 40 110
Aerospace Engineering 6 30 118
Automotive Engineering 2 47 119
Computer Networking 4 43 135
Technical Drawing 3 42 137
Environmental Engineering 5 55 141
Geotechnical Engineering 7 57 150
Transportation Engineering 4 40 150
Petroleum Engineering 6 62 163
Human-Computer Interaction 7 37 184
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 67 194
Remote Sensing 6 56 201
Biochemical Engineering 4 46 201
Architecture 3 41 202
Systems Engineering 4 47 205
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 69 209
Marine Engineering 10 70 214
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 74 230
Aviation 3 44 237
Product and Industrial Design 7 57 277
Operations Research 5 81 277
Biomedical Engineering 13 95 334
Industrial Engineering 8 105 374
Engineering Management 4 64 392
Mining Engineering 12 162 449
Construction Management 6 122 473
Landscape Architecture 8 138 521
Biotechnology 70 295 856
Agricultural Engineering 35 478 982

Chemistry rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Chemistry in Japan and 89th in the World with 113,621 publications made and 2,570,081 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 510 In Japan
#22 of 2,785 In Asia
#89 of 6,561 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1592 13303
1994 1640 14190
1995 1596 14971
1996 1912 16847
1997 1949 18192
1998 2201 20756
1999 2296 23853
2000 2559 26595
2001 2604 29367
2002 3465 35008
2003 3199 38368
2004 3329 42230
2005 3407 49789
2006 3581 54456
2007 3394 58857
2008 3370 63672
2009 3269 68991
2010 3153 75041
2011 3399 83887
2012 3139 87902
2013 3098 93655
2014 3216 97283
2015 3224 99834
2016 3234 105200
2017 3098 108678
2018 3237 114794
2019 3331 121821
2020 3300 133346
2021 3366 146271
2022 2958 141142
2023 3418 140149
2024 2122 132539
2025 634 110388

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 206th in the World with 80,990 publications made and 2,014,101 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 528 In Japan
#33 of 2,838 In Asia
#206 of 6,841 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1074 9440
1994 1174 10419
1995 1081 10726
1996 1329 12381
1997 1382 13593
1998 1580 15777
1999 1620 17973
2000 1787 20271
2001 1819 22442
2002 2411 27211
2003 2271 29488
2004 2315 32462
2005 2233 37460
2006 2462 41696
2007 2383 46320
2008 2294 49855
2009 2353 54213
2010 2326 60080
2011 2423 67012
2012 2259 70492
2013 2335 74830
2014 2392 77271
2015 2386 79553
2016 2431 84026
2017 2327 86767
2018 2455 94328
2019 2567 98594
2020 2673 109891
2021 2774 120294
2022 2341 116222
2023 2718 115119
2024 1723 106096
2025 482 87763

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 20 37
Astrobiology 3 3 41
Biochemistry 8 31 174
Biophysics 8 22 181
Paleontology 8 28 197
Evolutionary Biology 7 22 204
Molecular Biology 23 55 267
Genetics 18 67 336
Botany 13 72 362
Zoology 14 57 421
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 87 446
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 95 449
Neuroscience 22 80 476
Nutrition and Food Science 25 188 538
Microbiology 27 147 545
Agricultural Science 15 172 548
Oncology and Cancer research 75 238 683
Immunology 75 224 709
Entomology 43 192 774
Virology 57 228 799
Forestry 21 233 851
Biotechnology 70 295 856
Horticulture 39 318 883
Pharmacology 78 339 891
Animal Science 64 469 1433
Toxicology 65 686 1643

Environmental Science rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Japan and 178th in the World with 61,888 publications made and 1,356,374 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 523 In Japan
#38 of 2,841 In Asia
#178 of 6,888 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 743 5793
1994 851 6311
1995 809 6454
1996 902 7418
1997 913 7905
1998 1024 9105
1999 1087 10234
2000 1250 11288
2001 1313 12702
2002 1955 17139
2003 1792 17163
2004 1836 19996
2005 1828 22871
2006 1937 26202
2007 1934 28701
2008 1769 31476
2009 1832 33299
2010 1751 36592
2011 1931 42265
2012 1791 44769
2013 1820 48513
2014 1895 50635
2015 1974 53730
2016 1968 57710
2017 1825 58969
2018 1994 64028
2019 2077 68634
2020 2074 76068
2021 2007 85944
2022 1859 81170
2023 2188 82793
2024 1237 72753
2025 302 59909

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 189th in the World with 53,223 publications made and 998,196 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 515 In Japan
#45 of 2,842 In Asia
#189 of 6,855 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 511 3763
1994 502 3781
1995 507 4098
1996 671 4665
1997 611 4828
1998 665 5644
1999 730 6598
2000 871 7320
2001 863 8114
2002 1916 15216
2003 1676 13297
2004 1537 14048
2005 1708 16966
2006 1644 19138
2007 1674 20569
2008 1683 22525
2009 1830 25781
2010 1736 28677
2011 1871 32599
2012 1743 34896
2013 1726 36228
2014 1767 38617
2015 1815 39613
2016 1735 42349
2017 1752 43166
2018 1804 49328
2019 1939 52618
2020 1935 59409
2021 2184 65586
2022 1803 61900
2023 2078 65789
2024 1384 56785
2025 318 45524

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 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 476th in the World with 31,642 publications made and 596,131 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, History, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 536 In Japan
#59 of 2,867 In Asia
#476 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 352 2275
1994 341 2223
1995 300 2544
1996 364 2868
1997 381 2948
1998 397 3619
1999 506 4154
2000 567 4645
2001 541 5369
2002 1082 9347
2003 958 8090
2004 876 8454
2005 934 9906
2006 919 11434
2007 906 12312
2008 912 13743
2009 1035 15517
2010 982 17419
2011 997 19202
2012 1003 21412
2013 989 22899
2014 1023 24423
2015 1058 25707
2016 998 26914
2017 990 28416
2018 1056 31381
2019 1171 33795
2020 1209 38028
2021 1341 43875
2022 1069 40620
2023 1312 42852
2024 789 36437
2025 168 29426

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 10 143
Journalism and Digital Media 4 27 187
Linguistics 5 30 195
Aesthetics 9 36 280
Broadcast Journalism 1 28 283
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 55 318
Philosophy 4 44 392
Urban and Regional planning 7 68 425
Archaeology 9 82 431
Art History 6 22 453
History 9 79 475
Law 7 78 534
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 59 537
Publishing 6 77 588
Education Majors 10 117 633
Political Science 7 84 634
Media Studies 5 64 753
Classics and Ancient History 12 113 757
Sociology 13 120 778
Anthropology 10 113 795
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 156 873
Genealogy 20 101 890
Demography 27 194 903
Occupational Safety and Health 26 228 987
Gender Studies 10 104 1028
Radio and Television broadcasting 15 279 1054
Public Policy / Administration 14 167 1079
Communications and Public Relations 9 262 1253

Medicine rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 36th for Medicine in Japan and 512th in the World with 28,156 publications made and 694,731 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#36 of 521 In Japan
#120 of 2,817 In Asia
#512 of 6,793 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 341 2897
1994 373 3157
1995 366 3481
1996 427 3940
1997 446 4153
1998 507 5034
1999 525 5558
2000 586 6389
2001 584 7087
2002 793 8290
2003 732 9198
2004 786 9974
2005 764 11602
2006 840 12665
2007 797 13646
2008 771 15405
2009 829 16253
2010 806 18565
2011 809 20283
2012 808 22205
2013 839 23629
2014 815 24541
2015 898 25602
2016 910 27104
2017 842 27455
2018 827 28847
2019 886 31952
2020 1045 36229
2021 1056 40956
2022 875 39469
2023 924 39678
2024 647 33808
2025 181 27496

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 83 325
Biomedical Engineering 13 95 334
Sports Medicine 19 63 471
Anatomy and Physiology 45 112 474
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 63 152 522
Physical Therapy 19 83 536
Ophthalmology 61 153 540
Orthodontics 35 151 565
Dentistry 37 160 570
Pathology 53 171 619
Oncology and Cancer research 75 238 683
Immunology 75 224 709
Medical Physics 56 213 763
Psychiatry 58 186 765
Virology 57 228 799
Audiology 73 189 810
Urology 88 290 826
Pharmacology 78 339 891
Cardiology 84 289 894
Cosmetology 67 368 916
Surgery 85 325 945
Radiation Therapy 89 369 953
Optometry 69 302 957
Public Health 27 228 983
Veterinary 31 384 1034
Anesthesiology 91 371 1083
Occupational Therapy 68 316 1136
Healthcare Management (MHA) 22 253 1148
Dermatology 90 447 1222
Nursing 35 286 1240
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 69 362 1355
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 103 560 1385
Clinical Psychology 53 369 1435
Gerontology 75 329 1445
Toxicology 65 686 1643
Health Science 67 478 1720
Family medicine 95 591 1877
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 82 582 1918

Mathematics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Japan and 280th in the World with 19,382 publications made and 364,081 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 460 In Japan
#57 of 2,725 In Asia
#280 of 6,434 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 199 1329
1994 148 1385
1995 178 1538
1996 222 1681
1997 214 1724
1998 236 1877
1999 235 2241
2000 311 2506
2001 294 2867
2002 639 5215
2003 584 4570
2004 504 5130
2005 587 5906
2006 636 6981
2007 642 7363
2008 638 8437
2009 680 9609
2010 632 10529
2011 688 12032
2012 661 13129
2013 633 13950
2014 638 14557
2015 720 15241
2016 634 16511
2017 651 16854
2018 699 17890
2019 751 20373
2020 704 22545
2021 762 25459
2022 688 23428
2023 731 24389
2024 405 16645
2025 80 12472

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 22 110
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 54 170
Operations Research 5 81 277
Statistics 7 59 299
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 68 370
Math Teachers 3 74 448
Actuarial Science 11 187 909

Business rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 4th for Business in Japan and 273rd in the World with 15,913 publications made and 259,535 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 394 In Japan
#52 of 2,654 In Asia
#273 of 6,366 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 182 972
1994 184 1005
1995 182 1265
1996 223 1277
1997 235 1315
1998 247 1563
1999 235 1787
2000 306 1816
2001 312 2066
2002 701 5345
2003 606 3995
2004 474 3934
2005 465 4851
2006 496 5545
2007 571 5949
2008 564 6624
2009 578 7520
2010 489 8025
2011 523 8760
2012 506 9190
2013 501 9922
2014 490 10901
2015 551 10685
2016 501 11562
2017 530 11983
2018 516 12912
2019 531 14415
2020 563 15951
2021 567 17879
2022 504 16302
2023 519 17555
2024 360 12732
2025 84 9620

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 39 170
Finance 5 42 276
Operations Research 5 81 277
Engineering Management 4 64 392
Marketing 5 82 457
Real Estate 13 109 470
Construction Management 6 122 473
Advertising 8 79 488
Management Information Systems 6 91 555
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 135 563
Project Management 4 87 568
Risk Management 4 111 581
Accounting 7 132 667
Hospitality and Hotel Management 12 264 812
Supply Chain Management 9 311 839
Actuarial Science 11 187 909
International Trade 16 150 924
Occupational Safety and Health 26 228 987
International Business 18 184 1013
Public Policy / Administration 14 167 1079
Human Resource Management 7 267 1136

Psychology rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 19th for Psychology in Japan and 563rd in the World with 13,300 publications made and 264,164 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#19 of 498 In Japan
#104 of 2,766 In Asia
#563 of 6,663 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 141 1175
1994 103 1120
1995 138 1450
1996 170 1392
1997 140 1378
1998 185 1727
1999 200 1844
2000 251 2263
2001 236 2641
2002 439 3607
2003 405 3614
2004 371 3632
2005 374 4369
2006 390 4856
2007 405 5391
2008 401 5646
2009 445 6489
2010 469 7508
2011 458 8260
2012 410 9044
2013 415 9661
2014 427 10144
2015 437 10469
2016 435 10851
2017 395 11882
2018 399 12597
2019 472 14060
2020 549 16787
2021 593 18546
2022 491 18149
2023 565 18916
2024 407 16751
2025 85 13789

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 76 379
Social Psychology 7 50 415
Neuroscience 22 80 476
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 59 537
Education Majors 10 117 633
Psychiatry 58 186 765
Child Psychology 17 172 934
Occupational Therapy 68 316 1136
Clinical Psychology 53 369 1435

Art & Design rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 5th for Art & Design in Japan and 261st in the World with 8,413 publications made and 123,431 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 350 In Japan
#33 of 2,450 In Asia
#261 of 6,010 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 64 491
1994 80 547
1995 78 551
1996 108 654
1997 109 631
1998 106 747
1999 138 789
2000 152 1065
2001 165 1211
2002 289 1988
2003 286 1802
2004 259 1971
2005 311 2336
2006 272 2547
2007 274 2930
2008 267 3081
2009 312 3438
2010 312 3812
2011 326 4360
2012 285 4441
2013 250 4805
2014 271 5409
2015 283 5004
2016 259 5543
2017 249 5893
2018 267 5978
2019 275 6023
2020 282 7045
2021 427 8222
2022 254 7462
2023 282 7588
2024 189 7983
2025 47 6756

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 52
Computer Graphics 3 17 76
UX/UI Desgin 4 27 168
Game Design and Development 6 32 181
Architecture 3 41 202
Fashion Design 5 31 232
Aesthetics 9 36 280
Painting and Drawing 8 52 286
Sculpture 8 52 286
Photography 10 36 291
Interior Design 4 87 294
Music 6 35 304
Illustration and Concept Art 8 60 310
Multimedia 6 61 312
Performing arts 9 40 373
Literature 5 39 376
Graphic Design 7 83 396
Art History 6 22 453
Landscape Architecture 8 138 521
Singing and Vocal Performance 19 96 556

Economics rankings

Tokyo Institute of Technology ranked 6th for Economics in Japan and 425th in the World with 7,457 publications made and 144,600 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 340 In Japan
#66 of 2,559 In Asia
#425 of 6,188 In the World

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 72 553
1994 79 516
1995 83 712
1996 88 635
1997 98 703
1998 98 784
1999 101 845
2000 126 956
2001 129 1227
2002 227 1728
2003 232 1809
2004 181 1700
2005 203 2326
2006 222 2622
2007 239 2909
2008 238 3485
2009 254 4250
2010 239 4541
2011 257 5303
2012 240 5143
2013 220 5486
2014 219 6047
2015 264 5785
2016 216 6274
2017 246 6837
2018 294 7514
2019 325 8701
2020 332 9832
2021 319 11097
2022 263 9872
2023 269 10595
2024 163 8018
2025 35 6002

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 42 276
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 68 370
Environmental Economics 6 113 388
Development Studies 3 67 459
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 135 563
Agricultural Economics 16 252 763
Actuarial Science 11 187 909
International Trade 16 150 924
International Economics 18 170 1025