Tokyo University of Science: Rankings

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The Tokyo University of Science ranked 16th in Japan, 447th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 168 research topics. The Tokyo University of Science ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 71,439 academic publications and 1,697,431 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#447 of 14,131 In the World
#65 of 5,830 In Asia
#16 of 719 In Japan
#6 of 84 In Tokyo
#46 of 2,870 For Condensed Matter Physics
#82 of 2,323 For Molecular Biology
#84 of 2,884 For Inorganic Chemistry
#807 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#1180 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 165 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Chemistry in Japan and 145th in the World with 52,946 publications made and 1,404,331 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 480 In Japan
#31 of 2,710 In Asia
#145 of 6,327 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 710 6311
1991 696 6916
1992 793 8141
1993 837 8224
1994 858 9367
1995 930 9060
1996 1165 10067
1997 1215 11478
1998 1312 14367
1999 1277 16964
2000 1427 18507
2001 1360 21519
2002 1425 22933
2003 1487 25577
2004 1561 29097
2005 1532 32772
2006 1631 35509
2007 1638 38758
2008 1574 41338
2009 1510 44772
2010 1540 48380
2011 1539 52456
2012 1556 56428
2013 1445 58922
2014 1467 61061
2015 1458 60958
2016 1503 61622
2017 1584 64694
2018 1489 63393
2019 1580 67410
2020 1556 74160
2021 1591 89373
2022 1298 81116

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
Inorganic Chemistry 9 37 84
Pharmacy 9 21 89
Physical chemistry 9 41 91
Organic Chemistry 9 31 109
Nanotechnology 9 59 115
Materials Science 9 43 116
Chemical Engineering 9 64 125
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 32 126
Environmental Chemistry 9 38 131
Biochemistry 8 21 148
Radiochemistry 10 84 154
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 36 211
Computational Chemistry 12 44 227
Biochemical Engineering 9 81 371
Nutrition and Food Science 30 200 599

Physics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Physics in Japan and 144th in the World with 47,507 publications made and 976,356 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 488 In Japan
#39 of 2,752 In Asia
#144 of 6,484 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 509 4119
1991 557 4598
1992 639 5057
1993 714 5289
1994 710 5839
1995 727 5697
1996 916 6559
1997 995 6984
1998 1034 8498
1999 986 9785
2000 1202 10915
2001 1134 12989
2002 1215 13676
2003 1315 15885
2004 1363 18124
2005 1410 21556
2006 1506 24180
2007 1548 27139
2008 1456 28863
2009 1415 31298
2010 1445 34244
2011 1415 38076
2012 1475 40312
2013 1414 43146
2014 1459 44917
2015 1420 45901
2016 1501 47286
2017 1519 50602
2018 1502 51150
2019 1532 53568
2020 1514 59040
2021 1506 70103
2022 1200 61751

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 7 12 46
Nuclear Physics 10 16 89
Theoretical Physics 6 14 91
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 16 101
Astrobiology 9 14 102
Nanotechnology 9 59 115
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 18 116
Materials Science 9 43 116
Quantum and Particle physics 9 40 134
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 46 134
Biophysics 8 15 153
Optical Engineering 9 47 158
Acoustical Engineering 10 52 170
Medical Physics 74 266 956

Engineering rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 9th for Engineering in Japan and 171st in the World with 46,787 publications made and 910,980 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 492 In Japan
#55 of 2,776 In Asia
#171 of 6,555 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 507 3807
1991 542 4185
1992 617 4636
1993 673 4761
1994 693 5328
1995 726 5196
1996 869 5990
1997 958 6394
1998 969 7687
1999 969 8949
2000 1184 10051
2001 1083 11830
2002 1180 12639
2003 1270 14265
2004 1346 16560
2005 1373 19724
2006 1497 21913
2007 1598 24785
2008 1420 26622
2009 1422 29097
2010 1399 32126
2011 1410 35735
2012 1483 38103
2013 1418 41017
2014 1460 42904
2015 1450 43940
2016 1511 45225
2017 1582 48047
2018 1517 47875
2019 1559 51572
2020 1537 56469
2021 1521 67964
2022 1266 60212

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

Biology rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 10th for Biology in Japan and 219th in the World with 41,746 publications made and 1,257,523 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 517 In Japan
#32 of 2,784 In Asia
#219 of 6,663 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 562 5445
1991 544 6018
1992 616 7061
1993 627 7144
1994 648 8225
1995 747 8101
1996 896 8766
1997 960 10189
1998 1047 12986
1999 1016 15271
2000 1074 16762
2001 1055 19388
2002 1103 21044
2003 1127 23617
2004 1177 26699
2005 1185 29736
2006 1251 32668
2007 1243 36000
2008 1298 38510
2009 1199 42254
2010 1243 45662
2011 1253 49503
2012 1295 53612
2013 1187 56342
2014 1179 57437
2015 1173 57642
2016 1213 57695
2017 1283 60328
2018 1217 59050
2019 1258 62752
2020 1253 69853
2021 1330 84380
2022 1162 77312

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 10 82
Astrobiology 9 14 102
Nanotechnology 9 59 115
Biochemistry 8 21 148
Biophysics 8 15 153
Genetics 11 27 190
Virology 8 36 216
Botany 12 44 259
Immunology 17 45 263
Evolutionary Biology 10 29 272
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 36 273
Horticulture 13 70 279
Oncology and Cancer research 29 70 280
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 39 284
Paleontology 11 50 306
Microbiology 17 66 344
Entomology 21 51 378
Zoology 19 55 437
Neuroscience 25 65 438
Biotechnology 29 98 443
Agricultural Science 14 119 450
Pharmacology 43 158 537
Nutrition and Food Science 30 200 599
Toxicology 21 189 683
Forestry 28 212 831
Animal Science 48 262 953

Environmental Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Japan and 311th in the World with 25,629 publications made and 542,452 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 492 In Japan
#60 of 2,777 In Asia
#311 of 6,683 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 295 2349
1991 338 2694
1992 326 2934
1993 363 3034
1994 372 3546
1995 394 3406
1996 491 3612
1997 551 4169
1998 551 5011
1999 481 5617
2000 633 6366
2001 630 7371
2002 627 8044
2003 695 9521
2004 678 10584
2005 768 12225
2006 841 13642
2007 830 15123
2008 768 16617
2009 796 18499
2010 781 20319
2011 759 22200
2012 754 23832
2013 744 25733
2014 798 26421
2015 750 26585
2016 773 27444
2017 847 28154
2018 751 28329
2019 786 31180
2020 794 34233
2021 840 42659
2022 714 38215

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

Computer Science rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 12th for Computer Science in Japan and 387th in the World with 20,802 publications made and 390,585 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 497 In Japan
#81 of 2,768 In Asia
#387 of 6,597 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 157 1583
1991 202 1832
1992 248 2010
1993 246 2069
1994 227 2393
1995 278 2411
1996 317 2462
1997 347 2719
1998 368 3645
1999 373 4319
2000 462 4811
2001 432 5852
2002 487 6825
2003 587 7796
2004 596 8880
2005 558 10134
2006 699 11563
2007 731 12369
2008 695 13386
2009 690 15480
2010 726 16490
2011 728 18220
2012 744 18991
2013 718 20383
2014 728 21064
2015 696 20755
2016 676 21179
2017 805 22300
2018 791 22657
2019 801 24331
2020 783 27402
2021 824 33156
2022 727 30447

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 44 145
Computer Vision 12 70 230
Library and Information science 9 19 253
Computer Networking 9 76 253
Telecommunications 10 85 255
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 36 273
Computer Graphics 15 81 310
Animation 14 86 311
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 105 362
Human-Computer Interaction 15 72 383
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12 115 415
Neuroscience 25 65 438
Cyber Security 12 121 458
Computer Engineering 19 147 463
Computational Linguistics 19 120 498
Game Design and Development 20 96 523
Machine Learning 15 159 576
Cognitive Science 20 162 701
UX/UI Desgin 22 174 741
Multimedia 19 154 749
Software Engineering 19 157 766
Web Design and Development 21 254 813
Data Science 17 192 895
Database Administration 22 294 907
Management Information Systems 33 597 1964

Medicine rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 28th for Medicine in Japan and 412th in the World with 19,133 publications made and 578,045 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#28 of 507 In Japan
#77 of 2,743 In Asia
#412 of 6,552 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 245 2506
1991 221 2677
1992 230 3078
1993 254 3191
1994 250 3640
1995 310 3681
1996 339 3877
1997 399 4577
1998 468 5832
1999 421 7044
2000 441 7737
2001 479 9082
2002 501 10118
2003 525 11705
2004 551 12786
2005 533 14892
2006 579 16018
2007 591 17483
2008 586 18907
2009 553 20883
2010 573 22394
2011 583 24174
2012 639 26202
2013 583 27514
2014 572 28169
2015 599 27961
2016 569 27702
2017 600 28653
2018 616 27013
2019 607 29512
2020 671 33258
2021 731 41675
2022 648 39518

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 21 89
Virology 8 36 216
Immunology 17 45 263
Oncology and Cancer research 29 70 280
Urology 38 84 362
Biomedical Engineering 16 100 397
Forensic Science 11 83 403
Anatomy and Physiology 39 85 422
Pathology 42 108 482
Respiratory Therapy 47 102 488
Radiation Therapy 67 158 512
Pharmacology 43 158 537
Family medicine 29 105 582
Orthodontics 42 154 603
Sports Medicine 33 93 615
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 80 210 620
Physical Therapy 31 104 626
Ophthalmology 77 181 638
Psychiatry 57 147 661
Surgery 77 199 665
Veterinary 23 207 674
Dentistry 46 176 676
Toxicology 21 189 683
Dermatology 82 223 697
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 79 219 715
Cardiology 82 224 760
Public Health 22 135 772
Anesthesiology 82 261 829
Sonography and Ultrasound 85 314 867
Audiology 87 212 916
Medical Physics 74 266 956
Cosmetology 76 367 959
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 203 1091
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 68 314 1234
Nursing 42 270 1251
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 69 310 1297
Clinical Psychology 55 300 1335
Gerontology 71 263 1376
Pediatrics 85 438 1440
Critical Care Nursing 84 435 1455
Health Science 63 353 1498

Mathematics rankings

The Tokyo University of Science ranked 13th for Mathematics in Japan and 472nd in the World with 7,972 publications made and 113,529 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 417 In Japan
#102 of 2,612 In Asia
#472 of 6,132 In the World

Tokyo University of Science
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 56 483
1991 84 593
1992 90 601
1993 94 696
1994 79 743
1995 89 689
1996 105 771
1997 138 701
1998 126 912
1999 138 1031
2000 160 1148
2001 149 1300
2002 175 1581
2003 190 1758
2004 232 2271
2005 229 2661
2006 238 3028
2007 275 3215
2008 240 3576
2009 265 4251
2010 277 4615
2011 285 5156
2012 292 5202
2013 299 5696
2014 292 6025
2015 286 5859
2016 291 6094
2017 320 6506
2018 317 6453
2019 329 7092
2020 328 8073
2021 368 10019
2022 313 9011

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 12 105 362
Applied Mathematics 12 102 383
Statistics 11 89 424
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 110 565
Operations Research 15 240 770
Actuarial Science 14 232 992
Math Teachers 16 276 1228

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Tokyo University of Science

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Real Estate 2 27 193
Finance 12 63 394
Aesthetics 12 59 401
Music 14 56 419
Linguistics 13 85 469
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 9 94 491
Performing arts 10 56 522
Photography 21 74 526
Fashion Design 13 91 528
Art & Design 13 99 588
Classics and Ancient History 12 82 611
Graphic Design 10 129 611
Management 17 147 629
Business 14 127 630
Economics 15 109 641
Psychology 29 119 645
Philosophy 13 89 674
Environmental Economics 16 192 689
Painting and Drawing 22 164 698
Sculpture 22 164 698
Archaeology 15 157 717
Literature 14 115 718
Demography 22 129 725
Illustration and Concept Art 22 175 733
Social Psychology 14 105 736
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 14 108 740
History 15 147 754
Tax Law 17 163 794
Marketing 15 172 833
Education Majors 14 157 879
Sociology 16 133 883
Law 16 166 893
Art History 13 82 930
Supply Chain Management 12 387 971
Political Science 16 169 1028
Accounting 15 223 1033
Development Studies 16 221 1051
Child Psychology 30 187 1085
International Trade 23 225 1122
Interior Design 37 467 1134
International Business 24 239 1166
Advertising 18 272 1197
Anthropology 16 213 1229
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 366 1230
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 228 1263
Project Management 20 380 1476
Communications and Public Relations 26 614 2246