Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Statistics

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#604 of 14,131 In the World
#101 of 5,830 In Asia
#19 of 719 In Japan
#7 of 84 In Tokyo
#17 of 2,253 For Dentistry
Top50% For 131 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
9%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.tmd.ac.jp
Languages
Japanese

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate9%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school or recognized equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - October; October-March)

We've calculated the 9% 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 46,098 scientific papers published and 1,096,995 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Pathology, Surgery, Engineering, Psychology, and Physics.

Publications
46,098
Citations
1,096,995

Tokyo Medical and Dental University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
39,019 / 922,677
Biology
37,729 / 1,001,563
Chemistry
28,100 / 849,314
Genetics
26,530 / 811,691
Biochemistry
22,981 / 756,241
Pathology
19,503 / 472,690
Surgery
15,399 / 272,525
Engineering
14,587 / 320,143
Psychology
14,359 / 309,232
Physics
13,888 / 302,507
Computer Science
13,296 / 301,247
Immunology
12,020 / 353,660
Environmental Science
10,494 / 208,312
Organic Chemistry
10,240 / 304,654
Psychiatry
9,925 / 191,320
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
9,470 / 163,567
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
8,971 / 168,574
Anatomy and Physiology
8,739 / 180,690
Materials Science
7,981 / 180,695
Oncology and Cancer research
7,807 / 226,799
Neuroscience
7,751 / 203,966
Geology
5,967 / 117,074
Quantum and Particle physics
5,344 / 107,418
Mathematics
5,261 / 95,207
Dentistry
5,238 / 98,149
Statistics
5,085 / 93,021
Cardiology
4,965 / 81,374
Paleontology
4,898 / 94,670
Molecular Biology
4,133 / 135,858
Optical Engineering
4,019 / 96,677
Philosophy
3,949 / 67,881
Anesthesiology
3,873 / 57,770
Orthodontics
3,571 / 65,203
Metallurgical Engineering
3,432 / 83,468
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
3,313 / 80,312
Sociology
3,212 / 66,410
Geography and Cartography
2,874 / 45,079
Pharmacology
2,871 / 60,740
Ecology
2,758 / 50,615
Linguistics
2,673 / 47,279

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 537 3138
1992 607 5011
1993 629 3790
1994 645 4416
1995 674 5672
1996 768 6250
1997 780 7219
1998 857 8567
1999 866 9807
2000 906 11494
2001 905 13145
2002 928 14617
2003 1035 16645
2004 984 18799
2005 1011 21011
2006 1117 22958
2007 1190 26034
2008 1098 27971
2009 1133 30812
2010 1155 35025
2011 1226 38274
2012 1309 42914
2013 1405 45234
2014 1320 46837
2015 1431 50308
2016 1535 50662
2017 1715 52101
2018 1747 55308
2019 1842 59885
2020 2139 71244
2021 2291 81407
2022 2174 82248
2023 2166 80484
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 68)
    Occupations
    politicianinternist
    Biography

    Mitsuru Sakurai is a Japanese politician formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan and is now a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is 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 64)
    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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