Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Statistics

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#579 of 14,131 In the World
#98 of 5,830 In Asia
#18 of 719 In Japan
#7 of 84 In Tokyo
#13 of 2,109 For Dentistry
Top50% For 130 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
29%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.tmd.ac.jp
Languages
Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate29%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school or recognized equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - October; October-March)

We've calculated the 29% acceptance rate for Tokyo Medical and Dental University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Tokyo Medical and Dental University is a world-class research university with 42,348 scientific papers published and 989,348 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Pathology, Surgery, Engineering, Psychology, and Physics.

Publications
42,348
Citations
989,348

Tokyo Medical and Dental University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
35,635 / 817,344
Biology
34,699 / 906,162
Chemistry
25,876 / 769,410
Genetics
24,335 / 740,225
Biochemistry
21,076 / 686,715
Pathology
17,678 / 412,447
Surgery
13,872 / 235,315
Engineering
13,359 / 289,401
Psychology
12,907 / 265,387
Physics
12,777 / 273,907
Computer Science
11,826 / 268,975
Immunology
11,003 / 314,096
Environmental Science
9,629 / 193,247
Organic Chemistry
9,403 / 270,340
Psychiatry
8,865 / 167,312
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
8,548 / 143,476
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,974 / 144,062
Anatomy and Physiology
7,945 / 159,835
Materials Science
7,350 / 165,424
Oncology and Cancer research
7,154 / 207,600
Neuroscience
7,014 / 174,552
Geology
5,465 / 107,434
Quantum and Particle physics
4,856 / 94,965
Dentistry
4,839 / 87,845
Cardiology
4,547 / 74,626
Mathematics
4,527 / 79,851
Paleontology
4,477 / 86,053
Statistics
4,352 / 77,637
Molecular Biology
3,729 / 120,385
Philosophy
3,631 / 59,150
Optical Engineering
3,616 / 83,523
Anesthesiology
3,515 / 50,307
Orthodontics
3,315 / 58,296
Metallurgical Engineering
3,171 / 78,702
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2,963 / 66,899
Sociology
2,813 / 55,591
Pharmacology
2,611 / 52,175
Geography and Cartography
2,574 / 41,499
Ecology
2,560 / 50,762
Linguistics
2,456 / 40,995

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 522 2508
1991 525 2849
1992 578 4331
1993 594 3426
1994 611 4040
1995 634 5271
1996 724 5727
1997 742 6614
1998 817 7930
1999 804 9062
2000 861 10570
2001 856 12141
2002 839 13528
2003 967 15558
2004 905 17263
2005 921 19589
2006 1044 21574
2007 1105 23980
2008 1075 26523
2009 1104 29406
2010 1090 32391
2011 1168 35840
2012 1220 40748
2013 1323 42651
2014 1281 44685
2015 1361 47615
2016 1478 48331
2017 1662 51777
2018 1634 50080
2019 1765 56473
2020 1983 66434
2021 2426 84491
2022 2098 81189
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business No No No
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science No Yes Yes
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics No No No
Psychology No No No
Shushi Dentistry, Medicine, Public Health
Hakase Biomedicine, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine

Notable alumni

  1. Mitsuru Sakurai

    Mitsuru Sakurai
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1956-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    internistpolitician
    Biography

    Mitsuru Sakurai is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

  2. Noriko Osumi

    Noriko Osumi
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1960-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    neuroscientist
    Biography

    Noriko Osumi is a Japanese neuroscientist. She was appointed as the Vice-president of Tohoku University in 2018, a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, and the Director of the Core Center for Neuroscience at that university. Osumi also presided at the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, 2013-2014.

  3. Akio Suzuki

    Akio Suzuki
    Years
    1929-2010 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    Akio Suzuki was a Japanese doctor, medical scientist, educator and president of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU). He was best known as an expert on heart surgery.

Tokyo Medical and Dental University faculties and divisions

College : Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, English, French, German, Mathematics, Physics, Social Sciences, Spanish
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Medicine Health Sciences, Medicine
Graduate School : Biomedical Science Biomedicine
Graduate School : Health Sciences Biological and Life Sciences, Community Health, Health Education, Health Sciences, Nursing
Graduate School : Medicine and Dentistry Dentistry, Medicine

General information

Alternative names 東京医科歯科大学
Founded 1946
Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)
Motto Cultivating Professionals with Knowledge and Humanity
Colors bloom gold, mission blue

Location and contacts

Address 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 113-8510
Japan
City population 14,048,000

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