Tokyo University of Science: Rankings

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The Tokyo University of Science ranked 17th in Japan, 519th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 166 research topics. The Tokyo University of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 75,435 academic publications and 1,753,923 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#519 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 5,830 In Asia
#17 of 719 In Japan
#6 of 84 In Tokyo
#63 of 3,091 For Condensed Matter Physics
#70 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#84 of 3,083 For Inorganic Chemistry
#828 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1418 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 163 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Chemistry in Japan and 165th in the World with 56,543 publications made and 1,469,097 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 499 In Japan
#36 of 2,750 In Asia
#165 of 6,447 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 793 8108
1992 889 9505
1993 939 9806
1994 963 10943
1995 1059 10829
1996 1300 11863
1997 1337 13507
1998 1399 16367
1999 1386 19176
2000 1510 20986
2001 1425 24014
2002 1756 26008
2003 1631 28816
2004 1569 31653
2005 1559 34612
2006 1684 37429
2007 1665 40556
2008 1623 42274
2009 1571 45921
2010 1454 49052
2011 1493 52572
2012 1542 55657
2013 1457 58918
2014 1441 60675
2015 1446 59878
2016 1549 60593
2017 1462 61337
2018 1405 64010
2019 1421 65291
2020 1438 70098
2021 1321 75172
2022 1353 73288
2023 1338 69952

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 18 70
Inorganic Chemistry 9 38 84
Physical chemistry 9 47 103
Environmental Chemistry 9 37 117
Organic Chemistry 9 37 129
Materials Science 9 51 132
Nanotechnology 9 65 135
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 25 137
Chemical Engineering 9 69 141
Radiochemistry 10 95 167
Biochemistry 9 27 167
Computational Chemistry 12 49 244
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 47 246
Nutrition and Food Science 28 202 608
Biochemical Engineering 15 193 703

Physics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Physics in Japan and 169th in the World with 51,131 publications made and 1,037,762 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 503 In Japan
#48 of 2,786 In Asia
#169 of 6,603 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 632 5466
1992 731 6104
1993 791 6333
1994 782 6901
1995 851 6997
1996 1031 7836
1997 1094 8404
1998 1116 10007
1999 1116 11536
2000 1263 12613
2001 1213 15045
2002 1650 17294
2003 1510 19341
2004 1409 21110
2005 1477 24060
2006 1611 26927
2007 1524 29264
2008 1509 30695
2009 1442 32842
2010 1370 35351
2011 1368 38564
2012 1469 40525
2013 1412 42819
2014 1430 44548
2015 1422 45069
2016 1509 46660
2017 1453 48213
2018 1441 50787
2019 1418 51475
2020 1424 54674
2021 1262 58174
2022 1266 56479
2023 1228 53883

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 9 19 63
Nuclear Physics 10 17 99
Theoretical Physics 6 15 115
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 19 124
Materials Science 9 51 132
Astrobiology 10 18 133
Nanotechnology 9 65 135
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 23 140
Quantum and Particle physics 9 45 154
Optical Engineering 9 52 170
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 55 174
Biophysics 9 19 180
Acoustical Engineering 11 59 194
Medical Physics 73 260 926

Engineering rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Engineering in Japan and 189th in the World with 50,582 publications made and 960,196 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 505 In Japan
#58 of 2,809 In Asia
#189 of 6,684 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 629 4994
1992 707 5604
1993 762 5736
1994 763 6302
1995 847 6378
1996 984 7154
1997 1056 7733
1998 1067 9050
1999 1080 10609
2000 1222 11578
2001 1146 13507
2002 1737 16385
2003 1498 17414
2004 1412 19149
2005 1498 21931
2006 1610 24077
2007 1568 26562
2008 1480 27741
2009 1457 30266
2010 1341 32549
2011 1369 35633
2012 1476 37713
2013 1411 40354
2014 1429 41872
2015 1441 42615
2016 1547 43858
2017 1476 45205
2018 1468 47605
2019 1428 49121
2020 1442 51962
2021 1299 56119
2022 1314 54728
2023 1252 52032

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 92
Metallurgical Engineering 9 47 119
Robotics 14 46 131
Materials Science 9 51 132
Nanotechnology 9 65 135
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 25 137
Chemical Engineering 9 69 141
Optical Engineering 9 52 170
Electrical Engineering 8 66 170
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 55 174
Acoustical Engineering 11 59 194
Structural Engineering 9 70 223
Aerospace Engineering 10 64 242
Electronic Engineering 10 92 262
Nuclear Engineering 12 98 269
Geotechnical Engineering 10 93 271
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 95 277
Civil Engineering 11 81 284
Mechanical Engineering 10 87 285
Computer Networking 10 86 287
Telecommunications 11 92 288
Marine Engineering 15 88 290
Technical Drawing 14 96 312
Architectural Engineering 15 94 326
Automotive Engineering 15 127 357
Automation and Control engineering 20 128 368
Agricultural Engineering 14 144 402
Computer Engineering 17 125 412
Human-Computer Interaction 15 81 414
Environmental Engineering 13 146 442
Biotechnology 26 105 444
Biomedical Engineering 22 130 459
Remote Sensing 12 106 470
Transportation Engineering 16 126 471
Petroleum Engineering 15 156 487
Industrial Engineering 11 145 570
Systems Engineering 14 139 622
Construction Management 12 170 644
Architecture 15 133 648
Operations Research 15 204 652
Reliability and Quality Engineering 22 210 671
Biochemical Engineering 15 193 703
Mining Engineering 24 246 706
Aviation 15 174 748
Engineering Management 17 245 921

Biology rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 11th for Biology in Japan and 246th in the World with 44,474 publications made and 1,311,296 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 523 In Japan
#38 of 2,814 In Asia
#246 of 6,770 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 631 6968
1992 699 8230
1993 704 8477
1994 731 9662
1995 869 9581
1996 1019 10398
1997 1070 11936
1998 1122 14784
1999 1127 17347
2000 1168 19060
2001 1126 21599
2002 1318 23670
2003 1231 26291
2004 1200 29032
2005 1198 31282
2006 1276 34283
2007 1279 37631
2008 1310 39306
2009 1214 43073
2010 1143 46347
2011 1190 49562
2012 1259 53340
2013 1160 56567
2014 1167 57536
2015 1159 56738
2016 1228 57211
2017 1189 57940
2018 1096 60308
2019 1152 61493
2020 1194 66509
2021 1098 71086
2022 1193 69416
2023 1195 66705

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 12 93
Astrobiology 10 18 133
Nanotechnology 9 65 135
Biochemistry 9 27 167
Biophysics 9 19 180
Genetics 11 32 206
Virology 9 47 268
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 37 275
Immunology 18 55 288
Botany 12 57 311
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 45 312
Oncology and Cancer research 30 87 316
Horticulture 13 83 327
Paleontology 11 58 345
Evolutionary Biology 11 50 351
Entomology 20 49 358
Microbiology 18 79 381
Biotechnology 26 105 444
Neuroscience 25 78 470
Zoology 21 75 489
Agricultural Science 17 146 512
Pharmacology 45 178 571
Nutrition and Food Science 28 202 608
Toxicology 18 175 650
Forestry 27 223 858
Animal Science 46 275 989

Environmental Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Japan and 346th in the World with 27,896 publications made and 590,075 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 510 In Japan
#70 of 2,811 In Asia
#346 of 6,798 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 393 3182
1992 375 3525
1993 415 3615
1994 417 4124
1995 472 4017
1996 541 4342
1997 613 5025
1998 599 5810
1999 576 6641
2000 690 7347
2001 696 8483
2002 859 9845
2003 788 11174
2004 737 11934
2005 819 13309
2006 856 14866
2007 829 16071
2008 803 17531
2009 819 19476
2010 730 20911
2011 778 22435
2012 722 23721
2013 756 25897
2014 781 26459
2015 752 26197
2016 845 27074
2017 814 27252
2018 722 28877
2019 755 30218
2020 766 32130
2021 686 35060
2022 722 34084
2023 720 32687

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 37 117
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 54 186
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 47 246
Oceanography 11 64 258
Earth science and Geophysics 10 62 267
Geotechnical Engineering 10 93 271
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 45 312
Geology 11 67 330
Paleontology 11 58 345
Ecology 11 82 431
Environmental Engineering 13 146 442
Geography and Cartography 10 89 444
Agricultural Science 17 146 512
Hydrology and Water resources management 16 242 697
Environmental Management 16 217 699
Mining Engineering 24 246 706
Forestry 27 223 858
Urban and Regional planning 20 204 929

Computer Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 11th for Computer Science in Japan and 381st in the World with 22,689 publications made and 421,257 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 506 In Japan
#76 of 2,809 In Asia
#381 of 6,752 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 221 2104
1992 283 2318
1993 277 2396
1994 254 2667
1995 325 2694
1996 350 2813
1997 400 3102
1998 422 4079
1999 446 4842
2000 471 5409
2001 448 6483
2002 950 9288
2003 815 9453
2004 660 10253
2005 666 11281
2006 789 12860
2007 720 13589
2008 704 13971
2009 694 16272
2010 662 17012
2011 675 18355
2012 715 18978
2013 714 20351
2014 724 20748
2015 691 20333
2016 668 20565
2017 743 21252
2018 725 22136
2019 719 22632
2020 721 25023
2021 713 26911
2022 727 26430
2023 750 26142

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 14 46 131
Library and Information science 8 13 162
Computer Vision 12 79 269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 37 275
Computer Graphics 13 73 284
Computer Networking 10 86 287
Telecommunications 11 92 288
Animation 13 83 311
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 117 393
Computer Engineering 17 125 412
Human-Computer Interaction 15 81 414
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 112 423
Game Design and Development 17 78 437
Neuroscience 25 78 470
Computational Linguistics 18 106 470
Cyber Security 12 129 506
Web Design and Development 15 151 565
Cognitive Science 17 147 628
UX/UI Desgin 19 141 659
Machine Learning 15 189 659
Multimedia 20 148 716
Data Science 15 138 755
Software Engineering 17 151 759
Database Administration 19 228 774
Management Information Systems 27 467 1682

Medicine rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 31st for Medicine in Japan and 453rd in the World with 20,276 publications made and 603,255 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#31 of 517 In Japan
#94 of 2,781 In Asia
#453 of 6,680 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 251 3052
1992 267 3653
1993 281 3885
1994 287 4351
1995 352 4357
1996 402 4756
1997 427 5454
1998 493 6778
1999 453 8191
2000 484 8823
2001 523 10319
2002 581 11443
2003 575 12899
2004 556 14016
2005 552 15642
2006 587 16954
2007 617 18249
2008 563 19580
2009 553 21492
2010 536 22908
2011 561 24091
2012 584 26161
2013 565 27753
2014 564 28371
2015 606 27505
2016 584 27510
2017 552 27769
2018 520 28313
2019 559 28942
2020 621 32427
2021 589 34833
2022 665 34741
2023 640 33213

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 18 70
Virology 9 47 268
Immunology 18 55 288
Oncology and Cancer research 30 87 316
Urology 44 117 428
Forensic Science 10 91 448
Biomedical Engineering 22 130 459
Anatomy and Physiology 49 109 481
Pathology 43 126 513
Respiratory Therapy 55 133 565
Pharmacology 45 178 571
Radiation Therapy 70 193 585
Family medicine 36 120 627
Toxicology 18 175 650
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 80 231 656
Sports Medicine 38 113 684
Psychiatry 56 159 684
Dermatology 79 222 691
Veterinary 23 213 695
Orthodontics 47 186 721
Surgery 79 232 731
Ophthalmology 80 223 744
Physical Therapy 42 153 764
Dentistry 55 212 766
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 80 242 769
Cardiology 80 233 778
Anesthesiology 83 271 852
Public Health 29 177 878
Sonography and Ultrasound 84 332 898
Medical Physics 73 260 926
Cosmetology 73 355 931
Audiology 91 240 985
Occupational Therapy 70 281 1062
Health Science 50 256 1145
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 72 347 1383
Healthcare Management (MHA) 42 343 1456
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 76 392 1458
Clinical Psychology 64 359 1463
Nursing 54 361 1477
Critical Care Nursing 82 444 1508
Gerontology 82 323 1515
Pediatrics 88 538 1696

Mathematics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 14th for Mathematics in Japan and 541st in the World with 8,712 publications made and 124,004 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 443 In Japan
#126 of 2,673 In Asia
#541 of 6,305 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 95 634
1992 102 708
1993 107 797
1994 86 809
1995 101 757
1996 122 886
1997 162 858
1998 136 1056
1999 158 1157
2000 166 1379
2001 155 1513
2002 340 2396
2003 273 2207
2004 239 2487
2005 263 2927
2006 269 3257
2007 271 3317
2008 243 3648
2009 262 4234
2010 279 4508
2011 263 4911
2012 281 4913
2013 293 5438
2014 298 5592
2015 289 5576
2016 311 5808
2017 314 6110
2018 306 6531
2019 311 6751
2020 330 7450
2021 322 8162
2022 327 8028
2023 319 7715

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 12 117 393
Applied Mathematics 12 113 431
Statistics 13 108 483
Operations Research 15 204 652
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 143 681
Math Teachers 16 225 1051

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Tokyo University of Science

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Real Estate 2 33 226
Painting and Drawing 12 78 416
Sculpture 12 78 416
Aesthetics 12 62 420
Finance 12 72 428
Illustration and Concept Art 12 83 435
Linguistics 13 86 471
Journalism and Digital Media 11 95 499
Fashion Design 13 91 506
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 14 125 575
Art & Design 13 95 578
Photography 24 98 584
Genealogy 12 51 613
Performing arts 12 76 621
Business 14 129 645
Psychology 32 133 666
Music 18 104 667
Management 18 157 669
Law 12 107 683
Economics 15 129 705
Philosophy 14 100 707
Literature 14 100 711
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 14 104 715
Classics and Ancient History 13 104 734
Political Science 12 107 784
Environmental Economics 16 231 792
Archaeology 15 176 796
Social Psychology 16 134 811
History 15 168 829
Demography 26 164 832
Graphic Design 19 202 833
Marketing 15 178 835
Tax Law 21 183 862
Education Majors 14 161 912
Art History 17 87 971
Supply Chain Management 13 396 987
Sociology 19 178 1007
Accounting 15 215 1009
Interior Design 37 427 1025
Advertising 19 245 1156
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 342 1166
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 216 1214
Child Psychology 40 249 1272
Development Studies 22 316 1276
International Business 28 295 1311
Anthropology 19 267 1408
International Trade 32 356 1460
Project Management 23 461 1673
Communications and Public Relations 27 633 2288