Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Rankings

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Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 19th in Japan, 624th in the global 2025 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 51,704 academic publications and 1,399,674 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#624 of 14,131 In the World
#106 of 5,830 In Asia
#19 of 719 In Japan
#7 of 84 In Tokyo
#18 of 2,445 For Dentistry
#25 of 2,229 For Orthodontics
#101 of 1,002 For Optometry
#1778 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#989 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 246th in the World with 43,440 publications made and 1,172,586 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 521 In Japan
#37 of 2,809 In Asia
#246 of 6,775 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 572 4486
1993 586 3603
1994 586 4260
1995 626 5500
1996 723 6183
1997 687 7157
1998 781 8893
1999 757 9844
2000 808 11424
2001 846 12999
2002 827 14375
2003 920 16642
2004 853 18302
2005 907 20105
2006 967 21857
2007 1011 24473
2008 976 26830
2009 1004 29788
2010 1041 33682
2011 1156 36407
2012 1201 41040
2013 1269 42980
2014 1223 45051
2015 1309 48019
2016 1434 49887
2017 1570 52217
2018 1525 54382
2019 1620 59279
2020 1932 73520
2021 2074 83726
2022 1989 82145
2023 2036 81320
2024 1674 77053

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 3 25
Optometry 4 15 101
Ophthalmology 6 23 121
Biomedical Engineering 6 26 129
Anatomy and Physiology 8 21 151
Oncology and Cancer research 10 41 155
Cosmetology 4 34 174
Immunology 9 30 178
Dermatology 9 27 181
Surgery 9 38 198
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 37 201
Cardiology 12 33 207
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 60 208
Radiation Therapy 18 57 211
Pathology 9 39 232
Neurosurgery 21 63 236
Audiology 11 25 242
Anesthesiology 12 42 243
Family medicine 4 25 248
Urology 18 61 285
Plastic Surgery 10 62 287
Virology 10 55 301
Respiratory Therapy 15 54 313
Psychiatry 11 51 337
Occupational Therapy 10 50 361
Sonography and Ultrasound 33 109 389
Pediatrics 15 79 394
Sports Medicine 16 52 422
Pharmacology 21 112 422
Physical Therapy 16 67 450
Critical Care Nursing 14 81 465
Medical Physics 27 81 474
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 45 484
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 66 487
Gerontology 10 57 508
Epidemiology 13 104 512
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 74 544
Health Science 14 102 584
Public Health 13 107 627
Nursing 10 100 645
Forensic Science 15 173 667
Clinical Psychology 15 122 772
Pharmacy 75 295 830
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 39 238 910
Sports / Exercise science 30 164 910
Toxicology 30 371 1054
Veterinary 37 462 1195

Biology rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 17th for Biology in Japan and 336th in the World with 41,419 publications made and 1,247,017 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 527 In Japan
#67 of 2,834 In Asia
#336 of 6,833 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 554 4949
1993 608 3962
1994 586 4758
1995 632 6101
1996 700 6772
1997 711 7916
1998 775 9661
1999 802 10828
2000 802 12583
2001 845 14409
2002 815 15850
2003 953 18767
2004 890 20411
2005 910 22315
2006 1009 24181
2007 1072 27128
2008 1015 29522
2009 1031 32690
2010 1070 36823
2011 1157 39852
2012 1222 45081
2013 1230 46751
2014 1161 48453
2015 1196 50931
2016 1316 52688
2017 1416 54685
2018 1418 56861
2019 1421 61195
2020 1685 75062
2021 1783 83906
2022 1706 81169
2023 1692 79698
2024 1407 74760

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 41 155
Molecular Biology 12 28 160
Immunology 9 30 178
Biophysics 10 24 200
Genetics 11 36 221
Biochemistry 17 52 264
Neuroscience 10 33 273
Virology 10 55 301
Biotechnology 18 73 357
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 76 407
Pharmacology 21 112 422
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 97 459
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 45 484
Microbiology 31 145 544
Evolutionary Biology 18 97 554
Nanotechnology 31 227 576
Zoology 26 108 603
Paleontology 26 157 648
Botany 42 201 717
Astrobiology 47 188 752
Toxicology 30 371 1054
Nutrition and Food Science 65 495 1237
Horticulture 65 586 1459
Animal Science 73 485 1478
Forestry 63 618 1838
Agricultural Science 80 951 2263

Chemistry rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 18th for Chemistry in Japan and 384th in the World with 30,481 publications made and 1,039,134 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 508 In Japan
#96 of 2,781 In Asia
#384 of 6,545 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 442 3367
1993 442 3295
1994 470 3949
1995 494 5199
1996 529 5763
1997 564 6658
1998 620 8171
1999 661 9262
2000 656 10871
2001 681 12340
2002 653 13563
2003 760 16269
2004 718 17366
2005 758 18789
2006 858 20542
2007 877 22690
2008 839 24644
2009 819 27200
2010 843 30467
2011 876 32777
2012 911 36882
2013 883 37785
2014 846 39028
2015 896 40737
2016 932 41777
2017 928 43265
2018 960 44949
2019 964 47729
2020 1133 57874
2021 1120 63562
2022 1038 60902
2023 1067 59138
2024 801 53404

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 52 264
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 120 427
Organic Chemistry 26 155 514
Nanotechnology 31 227 576
Materials Science 34 203 604
Radiochemistry 31 340 670
Pharmacy 75 295 830
Inorganic Chemistry 57 351 888
Chemical Engineering 50 406 932
Physical chemistry 59 418 1007
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 375 1189
Nutrition and Food Science 65 495 1237
Environmental Chemistry 100 729 1699
Computational Chemistry 112 886 2026

Engineering rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 36th for Engineering in Japan and 750th in the World with 16,194 publications made and 412,812 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 517 In Japan
#234 of 2,835 In Asia
#750 of 6,782 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 209 1877
1993 205 1274
1994 223 1545
1995 215 1986
1996 265 2119
1997 255 2466
1998 296 3020
1999 272 3220
2000 309 3788
2001 250 4165
2002 338 4892
2003 362 5904
2004 332 6515
2005 386 7192
2006 422 8091
2007 451 9005
2008 381 9677
2009 410 10929
2010 436 11872
2011 470 12562
2012 482 14697
2013 456 15078
2014 468 15467
2015 504 16894
2016 486 17158
2017 521 17613
2018 497 18387
2019 565 20377
2020 699 25192
2021 693 28355
2022 619 27796
2023 665 27950
2024 526 26399

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 26 129
Biotechnology 18 73 357
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 31 120 427
Nanotechnology 31 227 576
Materials Science 34 203 604
Metallurgical Engineering 33 208 614
Technical Drawing 29 201 615
Optical Engineering 34 200 657
Aerospace Engineering 42 241 869
Structural Engineering 46 308 889
Mechanical Engineering 40 272 892
Acoustical Engineering 52 287 930
Chemical Engineering 50 406 932
Electronic Engineering 49 401 1030
Architectural Engineering 49 353 1036
Civil Engineering 47 368 1066
Geotechnical Engineering 53 482 1254
Telecommunications 61 500 1269
Electrical Engineering 79 535 1329
Operations Research 31 519 1348
Robotics 114 556 1349
Environmental Engineering 58 628 1511
Remote Sensing 74 637 1651
Automation and Control engineering 105 805 1773
Human-Computer Interaction 102 840 2223
Computer Networking 105 1014 2288
Systems Engineering 115 1063 2695

Psychology rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 12th for Psychology in Japan and 428th in the World with 15,543 publications made and 378,657 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#12 of 494 In Japan
#69 of 2,755 In Asia
#428 of 6,645 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 207 2566
1993 254 1604
1994 252 1773
1995 232 2271
1996 261 2460
1997 279 2925
1998 270 3225
1999 259 3557
2000 282 4054
2001 294 4537
2002 303 5175
2003 320 5925
2004 270 6245
2005 309 6788
2006 328 7197
2007 332 8092
2008 344 8905
2009 359 9551
2010 353 10794
2011 383 11457
2012 398 12840
2013 459 13630
2014 398 14229
2015 429 14803
2016 477 15669
2017 543 16681
2018 508 17555
2019 601 19257
2020 732 24162
2021 803 27984
2022 779 27393
2023 779 28003
2024 631 25624

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 33 273
Psychiatry 11 51 337
Occupational Therapy 10 50 361
Clinical Psychology 15 122 772
Cognitive Science 23 233 838
Special Education 13 111 872
Child Psychology 20 177 955
Social Psychology 33 338 1361
Education Majors 50 664 2171

Physics rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 39th for Physics in Japan and 766th in the World with 15,486 publications made and 385,531 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 513 In Japan
#233 of 2,817 In Asia
#766 of 6,713 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 206 1881
1993 222 1360
1994 220 1633
1995 210 2057
1996 268 2159
1997 235 2310
1998 297 2893
1999 266 3116
2000 289 3608
2001 251 3966
2002 325 4752
2003 335 5571
2004 317 6123
2005 351 6654
2006 395 7386
2007 414 8351
2008 365 8814
2009 381 9901
2010 423 10970
2011 410 11338
2012 458 13284
2013 425 13501
2014 438 14082
2015 441 15248
2016 445 15612
2017 450 15739
2018 495 16905
2019 520 18374
2020 638 22982
2021 638 25725
2022 585 25307
2023 610 25422
2024 496 24559

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 24 200
Medical Physics 27 81 474
Nanotechnology 31 227 576
Materials Science 34 203 604
Optical Engineering 34 200 657
Astrobiology 47 188 752
Nuclear Physics 63 266 868
Acoustical Engineering 52 287 930
Quantum and Particle physics 58 387 1102
Astrophysics and Astronomy 66 339 1161
Condensed Matter Physics 120 750 1658
Atomic and Molecular physics 137 728 1847
Theoretical Physics 131 923 2282

Computer Science rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 24th for Computer Science in Japan and 733rd in the World with 14,538 publications made and 382,480 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#24 of 513 In Japan
#185 of 2,840 In Asia
#733 of 6,845 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 150 2462
1993 221 1503
1994 198 1650
1995 224 2027
1996 248 2303
1997 245 2550
1998 254 2940
1999 235 3140
2000 263 3735
2001 260 4265
2002 303 4989
2003 299 5622
2004 266 6242
2005 314 6769
2006 293 7159
2007 319 8409
2008 312 9292
2009 345 10094
2010 358 11554
2011 373 12329
2012 398 14331
2013 406 15108
2014 398 15635
2015 413 16415
2016 432 17341
2017 515 18532
2018 520 19812
2019 559 22028
2020 687 28238
2021 758 33204
2022 751 32581
2023 747 33180
2024 543 31626

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 33 273
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 97 459
Library and Information science 19 63 600
Cognitive Science 23 233 838
Computational Linguistics 52 454 1215
Computer Vision 62 463 1226
Telecommunications 61 500 1269
Computer Graphics 79 438 1315
Machine Learning 33 512 1327
Robotics 114 556 1349
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 53 514 1366
Data Science 51 719 2030
Cyber Security 75 868 2111
Software Engineering 72 767 2145
Human-Computer Interaction 102 840 2223
Computer Networking 105 1014 2288

Environmental Science rankings

Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Japan and 920th in the World with 11,603 publications made and 268,042 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 521 In Japan
#269 of 2,838 In Asia
#920 of 6,876 In the World

Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 129 1574
1993 143 829
1994 153 989
1995 143 1248
1996 183 1362
1997 177 1579
1998 178 1866
1999 213 2216
2000 228 2493
2001 193 2813
2002 268 3223
2003 247 3747
2004 235 4349
2005 253 4812
2006 264 5235
2007 293 5996
2008 265 6684
2009 274 7166
2010 257 7810
2011 295 8431
2012 336 9789
2013 302 9900
2014 328 10722
2015 317 11222
2016 356 11883
2017 391 12122
2018 389 12752
2019 400 14239
2020 505 17696
2021 527 20049
2022 484 19281
2023 507 18796
2024 393 17657

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 76 407
Paleontology 26 157 648
Geology 33 217 786
Earth science and Geophysics 49 307 945
Oceanography 58 352 1107
Petrology and Geochemistry 57 375 1189
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 438 1253
Geotechnical Engineering 53 482 1254
Ecology 50 414 1292
Geography and Cartography 47 434 1434
Environmental Engineering 58 628 1511
Environmental Chemistry 100 729 1699
Forestry 63 618 1838
Agricultural Science 80 951 2263
Environmental Management 88 1079 2512

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 13 99 588
Occupational Safety and Health 9 96 592
Genealogy 12 47 608
Fashion Design 16 119 630
Linguistics 24 183 780
Aesthetics 25 188 916
Statistics 27 261 936
Sociology 16 191 1000
Mathematics 27 314 1063
Art & Design 24 244 1069
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 20 263 1205
Development Studies 18 332 1277
Philosophy 25 285 1292
Archaeology 29 396 1314
Advertising 20 353 1330
History 27 363 1343
Classics and Ancient History 27 291 1383
Anthropology 17 294 1410
Law 24 425 1596
Literature 43 446 1668
Economics 33 515 1739
Political Science 26 441 1812
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 28 506 1928
Business 65 727 2083
Management 71 773 2088
Finance 81 823 2271
Marketing 63 854 2322
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 89 981 2536
Math Teachers 108 1225 3343
Communications and Public Relations 46 1160 3374