Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Rankings

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Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 19th in Japan, 579th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 133 research topics. Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,351 academic publications and 1,465,825 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#579 of 14,131 In the World
#92 of 5,830 In Asia
#19 of 719 In Japan
#7 of 84 In Tokyo
#18 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#25 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#100 of 1,001 For Optometry
#1752 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#823 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 130 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 9th for Medicine in Japan and 247th in the World with 43,989 publications made and 1,230,150 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 521 In Japan
#38 of 2,817 In Asia
#247 of 6,793 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 586 3611
1994 586 4268
1995 626 5504
1996 723 6197
1997 688 7161
1998 780 8896
1999 757 9860
2000 808 11431
2001 845 13005
2002 827 14410
2003 921 16636
2004 853 18301
2005 907 20100
2006 967 21855
2007 1011 24471
2008 976 26815
2009 1004 29796
2010 1043 33687
2011 1156 36408
2012 1201 41076
2013 1268 42974
2014 1221 45056
2015 1309 48017
2016 1433 49883
2017 1572 52198
2018 1526 54378
2019 1619 59185
2020 1935 73461
2021 2071 83714
2022 1986 82043
2023 2033 81314
2024 1700 77811
2025 709 68790

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Dentistry 1 2 18
Orthodontics 1 4 25
Optometry 4 15 100
Ophthalmology 6 23 122
Biomedical Engineering 6 28 133
Anatomy and Physiology 9 25 156
Oncology and Cancer research 10 46 161
Immunology 9 30 181
Cosmetology 4 38 183
Dermatology 9 31 186
Surgery 9 38 199
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 39 205
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 61 210
Cardiology 12 36 212
Radiation Therapy 18 59 213
Pathology 9 40 235
Anesthesiology 12 43 247
Family medicine 4 25 251
Neurosurgery 23 67 253
Audiology 11 27 254
Urology 18 61 286
Plastic Surgery 10 66 292
Virology 10 55 304
Respiratory Therapy 15 56 320
Psychiatry 11 55 349
Occupational Therapy 10 53 369
Sonography and Ultrasound 33 109 393
Pediatrics 15 80 395
Pharmacology 21 116 432
Sports Medicine 16 53 433
Physical Therapy 16 68 458
Critical Care Nursing 15 87 474
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 68 483
Medical Physics 28 89 490
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 48 492
Gerontology 12 62 511
Epidemiology 14 108 521
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 77 557
Health Science 14 108 596
Forensic Science 15 163 650
Public Health 14 119 651
Nursing 10 104 659
Clinical Psychology 15 128 786
Pharmacy 74 296 825
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 243 923
Sports / Exercise science 34 188 960
Toxicology 30 393 1096
Veterinary 37 491 1242

Biology rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 17th for Biology in Japan and 344th in the World with 41,891 publications made and 1,302,399 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 528 In Japan
#71 of 2,838 In Asia
#344 of 6,841 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 608 3962
1994 586 4763
1995 632 6107
1996 700 6793
1997 711 7922
1998 775 9666
1999 802 10855
2000 802 12591
2001 844 14417
2002 815 15889
2003 953 18769
2004 889 20408
2005 910 22314
2006 1009 24180
2007 1072 27129
2008 1016 29520
2009 1034 32705
2010 1072 36809
2011 1157 39869
2012 1222 45122
2013 1230 46748
2014 1160 48433
2015 1195 50949
2016 1316 52695
2017 1416 54673
2018 1418 56822
2019 1416 61127
2020 1686 74912
2021 1784 83925
2022 1704 81236
2023 1695 79593
2024 1431 75402
2025 608 65785

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 10 46 161
Molecular Biology 12 28 162
Immunology 9 30 181
Biophysics 10 26 207
Genetics 11 37 224
Biochemistry 17 56 269
Neuroscience 10 35 282
Virology 10 55 304
Biotechnology 18 77 364
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 80 415
Pharmacology 21 116 432
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 102 467
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 48 492
Evolutionary Biology 18 100 555
Microbiology 30 155 561
Nanotechnology 31 243 601
Zoology 27 113 621
Paleontology 26 167 663
Botany 41 213 740
Astrobiology 46 192 762
Toxicology 30 393 1096
Nutrition and Food Science 65 515 1276
Horticulture 67 609 1499
Animal Science 75 498 1506
Forestry 66 662 1920
Agricultural Science 81 990 2327

Chemistry rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 18th for Chemistry in Japan and 399th in the World with 30,744 publications made and 1,079,591 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 510 In Japan
#104 of 2,785 In Asia
#399 of 6,561 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 442 3298
1994 470 3950
1995 494 5199
1996 529 5769
1997 564 6662
1998 620 8178
1999 661 9274
2000 656 10876
2001 680 12345
2002 654 13596
2003 760 16275
2004 717 17364
2005 758 18784
2006 858 20537
2007 877 22688
2008 838 24639
2009 822 27213
2010 845 30459
2011 876 32762
2012 911 36899
2013 882 37764
2014 846 38979
2015 895 40732
2016 931 41710
2017 929 43182
2018 957 44905
2019 961 47611
2020 1135 57616
2021 1115 63365
2022 1039 60733
2023 1062 58942
2024 815 53835
2025 361 45808

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 17 56 269
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 124 434
Organic Chemistry 27 163 526
Nanotechnology 31 243 601
Materials Science 34 215 622
Radiochemistry 31 360 695
Pharmacy 74 296 825
Inorganic Chemistry 57 365 906
Chemical Engineering 50 424 960
Physical chemistry 59 434 1028
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 394 1214
Nutrition and Food Science 65 515 1276
Environmental Chemistry 97 747 1718
Computational Chemistry 112 913 2058

Engineering rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 36th for Engineering in Japan and 766th in the World with 16,343 publications made and 430,371 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 520 In Japan
#247 of 2,841 In Asia
#766 of 6,795 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 205 1269
1994 223 1549
1995 215 1985
1996 265 2126
1997 255 2465
1998 295 3020
1999 272 3228
2000 310 3796
2001 250 4169
2002 340 4927
2003 361 5903
2004 331 6514
2005 386 7183
2006 422 8086
2007 451 9005
2008 381 9677
2009 411 10935
2010 438 11868
2011 469 12562
2012 482 14677
2013 456 15087
2014 467 15457
2015 502 16886
2016 485 17179
2017 522 17613
2018 495 18392
2019 567 20398
2020 701 25179
2021 688 28284
2022 620 27673
2023 661 27848
2024 534 26586
2025 209 23476

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 6 28 133
Biotechnology 18 77 364
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 124 434
Technical Drawing 28 196 598
Nanotechnology 31 243 601
Materials Science 34 215 622
Metallurgical Engineering 32 216 626
Optical Engineering 34 211 670
Aerospace Engineering 42 252 880
Structural Engineering 46 315 900
Mechanical Engineering 40 284 913
Acoustical Engineering 52 299 946
Chemical Engineering 50 424 960
Electronic Engineering 48 412 1046
Architectural Engineering 49 370 1065
Civil Engineering 47 388 1100
Telecommunications 61 517 1292
Geotechnical Engineering 53 506 1293
Electrical Engineering 79 557 1358
Robotics 110 567 1361
Operations Research 31 557 1404
Environmental Engineering 59 659 1554
Remote Sensing 73 655 1674
Automation and Control engineering 105 826 1808
Human-Computer Interaction 102 876 2284
Computer Networking 107 1042 2331
Systems Engineering 113 1082 2719

Psychology rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 12th for Psychology in Japan and 438th in the World with 15,705 publications made and 391,876 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 498 In Japan
#74 of 2,766 In Asia
#438 of 6,663 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 254 1605
1994 251 1776
1995 232 2273
1996 261 2476
1997 279 2930
1998 271 3224
1999 259 3588
2000 282 4057
2001 293 4541
2002 303 5174
2003 320 5920
2004 270 6242
2005 309 6788
2006 328 7199
2007 332 8083
2008 344 8900
2009 357 9552
2010 353 10788
2011 383 11476
2012 398 12862
2013 458 13631
2014 397 14224
2015 428 14805
2016 478 15632
2017 541 16659
2018 509 17524
2019 595 19218
2020 722 24004
2021 790 27851
2022 776 27250
2023 774 27805
2024 632 25873
2025 266 23461

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 10 35 282
Psychiatry 11 55 349
Occupational Therapy 10 53 369
Clinical Psychology 15 128 786
Cognitive Science 23 251 864
Special Education 13 112 867
Child Psychology 20 183 966
Social Psychology 33 356 1387
Education Majors 50 688 2189

Physics rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 39th for Physics in Japan and 790th in the World with 15,648 publications made and 403,452 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 515 In Japan
#250 of 2,822 In Asia
#790 of 6,729 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 222 1352
1994 220 1636
1995 210 2057
1996 268 2169
1997 235 2311
1998 296 2896
1999 265 3116
2000 289 3610
2001 250 3962
2002 327 4789
2003 335 5569
2004 316 6124
2005 351 6652
2006 396 7383
2007 414 8354
2008 365 8816
2009 384 9902
2010 425 10965
2011 411 11335
2012 458 13312
2013 426 13521
2014 437 14085
2015 439 15234
2016 443 15625
2017 451 15733
2018 492 16911
2019 524 18458
2020 647 23035
2021 634 25739
2022 586 25293
2023 609 25425
2024 504 24767
2025 205 21889

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 10 26 207
Medical Physics 28 89 490
Nanotechnology 31 243 601
Materials Science 34 215 622
Optical Engineering 34 211 670
Astrobiology 46 192 762
Nuclear Physics 62 269 871
Acoustical Engineering 52 299 946
Quantum and Particle physics 58 408 1129
Astrophysics and Astronomy 65 347 1175
Condensed Matter Physics 120 768 1679
Atomic and Molecular physics 137 747 1879
Theoretical Physics 131 942 2310

Computer Science rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 24th for Computer Science in Japan and 748th in the World with 14,698 publications made and 402,787 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 515 In Japan
#192 of 2,842 In Asia
#748 of 6,855 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 221 1503
1994 197 1654
1995 224 2029
1996 248 2315
1997 245 2556
1998 253 2940
1999 235 3170
2000 263 3738
2001 260 4273
2002 303 4992
2003 298 5617
2004 266 6243
2005 314 6765
2006 293 7158
2007 319 8412
2008 312 9294
2009 344 10083
2010 358 11568
2011 372 12358
2012 398 14356
2013 407 15111
2014 398 15648
2015 412 16420
2016 434 17373
2017 514 18552
2018 518 19829
2019 557 21994
2020 677 28149
2021 746 33243
2022 742 32540
2023 742 33142
2024 547 31952
2025 268 29152

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 10 35 282
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 102 467
Library and Information science 19 67 609
Cognitive Science 23 251 864
Computer Vision 63 484 1252
Computational Linguistics 52 479 1254
Telecommunications 61 517 1292
Computer Graphics 81 459 1349
Machine Learning 33 534 1358
Robotics 110 567 1361
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 53 533 1391
Data Science 53 780 2115
Cyber Security 75 908 2174
Software Engineering 73 791 2193
Human-Computer Interaction 102 876 2284
Computer Networking 107 1042 2331

Environmental Science rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Japan and 943rd in the World with 11,695 publications made and 280,327 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 523 In Japan
#279 of 2,841 In Asia
#943 of 6,888 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 143 826
1994 153 993
1995 143 1253
1996 183 1363
1997 177 1581
1998 178 1869
1999 213 2221
2000 229 2493
2001 193 2811
2002 269 3229
2003 247 3745
2004 235 4344
2005 253 4812
2006 264 5228
2007 293 5995
2008 266 6688
2009 277 7169
2010 257 7808
2011 295 8414
2012 336 9787
2013 302 9900
2014 327 10728
2015 317 11200
2016 353 11845
2017 389 12141
2018 388 12708
2019 400 14244
2020 497 17676
2021 526 19975
2022 479 19219
2023 500 18735
2024 398 17828
2025 148 15653

The following table provides academic rankings for Tokyo Medical and Dental University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 80 415
Paleontology 26 167 663
Geology 33 228 804
Earth science and Geophysics 50 325 974
Oceanography 58 366 1140
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 394 1214
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 455 1282
Geotechnical Engineering 53 506 1293
Ecology 53 441 1337
Geography and Cartography 47 457 1471
Environmental Engineering 59 659 1554
Environmental Chemistry 97 747 1718
Forestry 66 662 1920
Agricultural Science 81 990 2327
Environmental Management 90 1121 2585

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 14 108 605
Occupational Safety and Health 9 103 605
Genealogy 12 48 612
Fashion Design 16 127 651
Linguistics 24 190 788
Statistics 26 265 940
Aesthetics 26 206 953
Sociology 17 202 1025
Mathematics 27 323 1072
Art & Design 26 257 1106
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 20 273 1223
Development Studies 18 346 1300
Philosophy 24 296 1308
Advertising 20 365 1347
Archaeology 30 416 1352
History 27 384 1378
Anthropology 17 298 1402
Classics and Ancient History 28 306 1419
Law 24 450 1631
Literature 43 468 1696
Economics 33 534 1761
Political Science 23 462 1849
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 28 530 1966
Management 70 794 2119
Business 64 757 2123
Finance 81 835 2296
Marketing 63 891 2369
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 89 1001 2569
Math Teachers 109 1250 3378
Communications and Public Relations 46 1195 3433