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The Tokyo University of Science ranked 17th in Japan, 515th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 161 research topics. The Tokyo University of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 80,987 academic publications and 2,070,935 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 11 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#515 of 14,131 In the World
#78 of 5,830 In Asia
#17 of 719 In Japan
#6 of 84 In Tokyo
#70 of 3,207 For Condensed Matter Physics
#76 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#80 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#842 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1156 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 158 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 10th for Chemistry in Japan and 206th in the World with 59,542 publications made and 1,682,021 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#10 of 510 In Japan
#45 of 2,785 In Asia
#206 of 6,561 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 942 10577
1994 962 11719
1995 1025 11759
1996 1245 12937
1997 1280 14348
1998 1346 17110
1999 1326 19792
2000 1465 22017
2001 1391 25256
2002 1766 27544
2003 1632 31103
2004 1592 33724
2005 1608 37074
2006 1713 40149
2007 1743 43264
2008 1698 45369
2009 1667 48806
2010 1476 52245
2011 1652 56205
2012 1585 59095
2013 1517 62335
2014 1553 63945
2015 1463 62115
2016 1577 64257
2017 1468 65722
2018 1454 67408
2019 1445 68892
2020 1475 77168
2021 1380 81523
2022 1420 77309
2023 1482 75937
2024 1233 71267
2025 1061 60541

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 9 19 76
Inorganic Chemistry 9 47 100
Physical chemistry 9 53 119
Organic Chemistry 9 41 144
Environmental Chemistry 9 44 149
Materials Science 9 61 155
Nanotechnology 9 72 156
Chemical Engineering 9 76 157
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 38 175
Radiochemistry 11 114 198
Biochemistry 10 39 203
Computational Chemistry 12 55 263
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 64 295
Nutrition and Food Science 38 293 781
Biochemical Engineering 17 349 1011

Physics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Physics in Japan and 198th in the World with 54,434 publications made and 1,228,861 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 515 In Japan
#58 of 2,822 In Asia
#198 of 6,729 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 784 6721
1994 773 7333
1995 832 7556
1996 980 8472
1997 1047 8837
1998 1080 10332
1999 1074 11730
2000 1211 13112
2001 1180 15615
2002 1644 17969
2003 1516 20789
2004 1452 22864
2005 1534 26227
2006 1652 29519
2007 1628 31995
2008 1583 33720
2009 1578 35728
2010 1426 38494
2011 1548 42709
2012 1548 44775
2013 1506 47446
2014 1584 49330
2015 1505 49685
2016 1555 52169
2017 1471 53848
2018 1510 56353
2019 1411 57164
2020 1465 62441
2021 1337 65350
2022 1342 61095
2023 1414 60536
2024 1166 56827
2025 983 49015

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 10 25 70
Nuclear Physics 10 24 120
Theoretical Physics 7 18 140
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 23 142
Materials Science 9 61 155
Nanotechnology 9 72 156
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 29 167
Astrobiology 10 26 174
Quantum and Particle physics 9 55 185
Biophysics 9 24 196
Optical Engineering 10 64 200
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 69 207
Acoustical Engineering 11 69 227
Medical Physics 78 335 1031

Engineering rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 10th for Engineering in Japan and 237th in the World with 53,531 publications made and 1,148,819 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 520 In Japan
#75 of 2,841 In Asia
#237 of 6,795 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 759 6035
1994 751 6689
1995 823 6837
1996 932 7673
1997 1001 8151
1998 1026 9364
1999 1018 10795
2000 1166 11957
2001 1124 13992
2002 1685 16857
2003 1471 18674
2004 1431 20502
2005 1547 23697
2006 1659 26300
2007 1657 29062
2008 1563 30542
2009 1572 32648
2010 1400 35337
2011 1514 39016
2012 1557 41436
2013 1496 44077
2014 1569 45858
2015 1512 46075
2016 1572 48371
2017 1491 50241
2018 1520 52806
2019 1431 54116
2020 1471 58911
2021 1366 62516
2022 1367 58961
2023 1434 58315
2024 1194 54743
2025 1040 46813

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 31 80
Metallurgical Engineering 9 60 143
Materials Science 9 61 155
Nanotechnology 9 72 156
Chemical Engineering 9 76 157
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 38 175
Robotics 15 65 194
Electrical Engineering 9 77 195
Optical Engineering 10 64 200
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 69 207
Acoustical Engineering 11 69 227
Structural Engineering 9 77 241
Geotechnical Engineering 9 99 283
Aerospace Engineering 11 80 289
Electronic Engineering 10 102 290
Architectural Engineering 13 92 306
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 114 307
Civil Engineering 11 91 318
Telecommunications 12 103 323
Nuclear Engineering 15 118 324
Computer Networking 11 97 326
Marine Engineering 16 103 326
Mechanical Engineering 13 99 344
Technical Drawing 17 121 378
Automotive Engineering 15 153 425
Automation and Control engineering 25 163 443
Human-Computer Interaction 16 105 487
Computer Engineering 17 156 495
Remote Sensing 12 122 507
Biomedical Engineering 27 162 528
Agricultural Engineering 19 228 529
Biotechnology 30 143 529
Environmental Engineering 13 180 537
Petroleum Engineering 16 182 563
Transportation Engineering 19 170 603
Industrial Engineering 14 191 666
Systems Engineering 17 188 770
Aviation 15 201 777
Operations Research 16 259 783
Mining Engineering 23 302 823
Construction Management 14 249 831
Architecture 17 230 877
Reliability and Quality Engineering 28 325 943
Engineering Management 15 262 999
Biochemical Engineering 17 349 1011

Biology rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 15th for Biology in Japan and 300th in the World with 47,008 publications made and 1,507,300 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 528 In Japan
#59 of 2,838 In Asia
#300 of 6,841 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 716 9287
1994 747 10425
1995 850 10481
1996 975 11416
1997 1023 12847
1998 1085 15608
1999 1090 18085
2000 1143 20108
2001 1078 22945
2002 1336 25164
2003 1238 28444
2004 1223 31066
2005 1233 33581
2006 1280 36524
2007 1306 39871
2008 1366 42234
2009 1282 45940
2010 1162 49233
2011 1295 53000
2012 1298 56533
2013 1196 59561
2014 1234 60174
2015 1177 58715
2016 1240 60221
2017 1206 61880
2018 1135 63123
2019 1166 64960
2020 1232 73906
2021 1166 77238
2022 1272 73781
2023 1299 72851
2024 1070 67229
2025 956 58002

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 8 18 119
Nanotechnology 9 72 156
Astrobiology 10 26 174
Biophysics 9 24 196
Biochemistry 10 39 203
Genetics 15 47 256
Virology 11 59 310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 53 315
Immunology 21 67 321
Evolutionary Biology 11 51 344
Oncology and Cancer research 38 111 365
Botany 14 80 386
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 78 409
Paleontology 14 81 415
Horticulture 17 134 426
Entomology 22 75 433
Microbiology 21 121 472
Neuroscience 29 93 527
Biotechnology 30 143 529
Zoology 21 98 556
Pharmacology 46 195 609
Agricultural Science 21 207 626
Nutrition and Food Science 38 293 781
Toxicology 23 266 827
Forestry 31 317 1052
Animal Science 46 328 1055

Environmental Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Japan and 427th in the World with 29,538 publications made and 706,434 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 523 In Japan
#91 of 2,841 In Asia
#427 of 6,888 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 410 3774
1994 412 4345
1995 478 4269
1996 490 4648
1997 591 5306
1998 569 5988
1999 562 6791
2000 672 7661
2001 678 8771
2002 867 10275
2003 782 11988
2004 734 12880
2005 835 14282
2006 900 16161
2007 891 17452
2008 856 19503
2009 883 21064
2010 776 22561
2011 845 24742
2012 763 25631
2013 789 27502
2014 859 28408
2015 784 27950
2016 871 29380
2017 833 30024
2018 753 31467
2019 775 32975
2020 815 36933
2021 731 39408
2022 773 36813
2023 789 36664
2024 596 32750
2025 492 27787

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 9 44 149
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 63 212
Geotechnical Engineering 9 99 283
Earth science and Geophysics 10 71 289
Petrology and Geochemistry 13 64 295
Oceanography 11 78 309
Geology 11 82 386
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 20 78 409
Paleontology 14 81 415
Geography and Cartography 11 110 499
Ecology 12 109 506
Environmental Engineering 13 180 537
Agricultural Science 21 207 626
Environmental Management 16 275 818
Mining Engineering 23 302 823
Urban and Regional planning 17 208 937
Forestry 31 317 1052

Computer Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 12th for Computer Science in Japan and 444th in the World with 24,442 publications made and 518,725 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 515 In Japan
#95 of 2,842 In Asia
#444 of 6,855 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 272 2567
1994 254 2953
1995 304 2996
1996 318 3045
1997 394 3321
1998 404 4299
1999 429 4962
2000 460 5520
2001 452 6843
2002 869 9475
2003 772 10188
2004 643 11205
2005 698 12397
2006 794 14061
2007 723 15080
2008 723 15729
2009 752 17921
2010 707 18681
2011 757 20160
2012 734 20624
2013 755 21898
2014 789 22644
2015 734 22145
2016 713 22808
2017 785 23712
2018 795 24796
2019 748 25764
2020 763 29211
2021 758 31366
2022 792 29795
2023 838 30626
2024 690 27693
2025 604 23974

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 15 65 194
Library and Information science 9 16 221
Computer Vision 12 91 314
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 53 315
Telecommunications 12 103 323
Computer Networking 11 97 326
Computer Graphics 15 92 356
Animation 13 100 358
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 151 480
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 132 485
Human-Computer Interaction 16 105 487
Computer Engineering 17 156 495
Neuroscience 29 93 527
Computational Linguistics 20 160 599
Web Design and Development 14 168 613
Cyber Security 13 176 626
Machine Learning 15 184 632
UX/UI Desgin 18 157 672
Game Design and Development 24 155 692
Cognitive Science 18 181 699
Multimedia 19 184 776
Database Administration 20 284 858
Data Science 17 209 915
Software Engineering 20 216 941
Management Information Systems 29 615 1936

Medicine rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 40th for Medicine in Japan and 534th in the World with 21,490 publications made and 695,332 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#40 of 521 In Japan
#127 of 2,817 In Asia
#534 of 6,793 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 273 4134
1994 299 4620
1995 346 4661
1996 384 5166
1997 390 5730
1998 455 7050
1999 427 8433
2000 473 9248
2001 490 10960
2002 586 12044
2003 578 13951
2004 563 14745
2005 557 16386
2006 573 17643
2007 635 19192
2008 568 20732
2009 575 22810
2010 550 24022
2011 607 25366
2012 610 27442
2013 603 29063
2014 606 29665
2015 615 28342
2016 607 28635
2017 565 29392
2018 536 29336
2019 585 30520
2020 635 36028
2021 631 38739
2022 695 37130
2023 701 36895
2024 554 32721
2025 526 28820

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 9 19 76
Virology 11 59 310
Immunology 21 67 321
Oncology and Cancer research 38 111 365
Urology 44 130 447
Forensic Science 13 118 493
Biomedical Engineering 27 162 528
Anatomy and Physiology 62 151 560
Pathology 50 162 603
Pharmacology 46 195 609
Radiation Therapy 72 209 616
Respiratory Therapy 58 174 643
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 81 266 715
Family medicine 47 170 760
Orthodontics 46 217 773
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 80 257 782
Psychiatry 61 195 782
Surgery 79 261 793
Dentistry 51 243 820
Toxicology 23 266 827
Cardiology 83 267 851
Dermatology 83 303 852
Sports Medicine 52 172 859
Ophthalmology 81 276 865
Anesthesiology 83 302 889
Physical Therapy 55 212 907
Cosmetology 70 383 949
Sonography and Ultrasound 87 383 995
Audiology 86 258 1010
Medical Physics 78 335 1031
Public Health 36 257 1037
Veterinary 34 424 1112
Occupational Therapy 69 319 1143
Epidemiology 76 411 1287
Health Science 59 382 1444
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 80 436 1540
Critical Care Nursing 84 555 1710
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 80 523 1736
Gerontology 90 435 1745
Nursing 68 493 1761
Clinical Psychology 74 518 1781
Healthcare Management (MHA) 55 528 1797
Pediatrics 88 594 1814

Mathematics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 14th for Mathematics in Japan and 572nd in the World with 9,377 publications made and 156,434 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 460 In Japan
#140 of 2,725 In Asia
#572 of 6,434 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 109 829
1994 86 884
1995 93 811
1996 108 910
1997 160 898
1998 135 1072
1999 157 1174
2000 162 1394
2001 145 1571
2002 305 2391
2003 254 2425
2004 247 2772
2005 269 3364
2006 284 3633
2007 271 3747
2008 252 4200
2009 274 4690
2010 286 5160
2011 309 5588
2012 290 5564
2013 317 6149
2014 327 6341
2015 321 6372
2016 321 6691
2017 332 7316
2018 347 7555
2019 332 7955
2020 338 8931
2021 349 9738
2022 321 9102
2023 348 9224
2024 269 7378
2025 227 5683

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tokyo University of Science in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 151 480
Applied Mathematics 12 131 484
Statistics 13 126 524
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 151 703
Operations Research 16 259 783
Math Teachers 13 278 1098
Actuarial Science 19 332 1205

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Tokyo University of Science

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Real Estate 2 49 253
Painting and Drawing 14 88 434
Sculpture 14 88 434
Illustration and Concept Art 14 105 465
Aesthetics 13 74 482
Finance 14 101 517
Linguistics 16 122 581
Fashion Design 13 112 591
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 11 137 613
Music 16 117 650
Art & Design 15 126 694
Journalism and Digital Media 12 170 720
Business 14 162 752
Management 20 202 777
Psychology 39 183 785
Photography 31 164 798
Law 14 153 817
Classics and Ancient History 13 124 819
Economics 15 173 822
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 14 157 861
Literature 14 167 864
Philosophy 15 169 898
Archaeology 15 225 898
History 15 207 917
Marketing 16 223 925
Social Psychology 18 186 929
Political Science 14 159 938
Performing arts 18 177 947
Environmental Economics 16 306 951
Demography 31 217 954
Graphic Design 23 266 972
Interior Design 32 445 1036
Supply Chain Management 16 469 1099
Education Majors 14 251 1101
Art History 16 120 1145
Advertising 18 294 1164
Accounting 15 298 1189
Sociology 21 253 1194
Development Studies 19 368 1374
Child Psychology 40 318 1375
Investment Banking and Stock trading 26 503 1468
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 16 361 1507
Anthropology 21 375 1601
International Business 33 417 1643
Public Policy / Administration 31 402 1779
Project Management 23 602 1941
Communications and Public Relations 28 793 2595