Tottori University: Rankings

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Tottori University ranked 59th in Japan, 1044th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. Tottori University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,817 academic publications and 511,475 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1044 of 14,131 In the World
#230 of 5,830 In Asia
#59 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Tottori
#382 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#389 of 3,533 For Oncology and Cancer research
#389 of 2,360 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#2554 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1590 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Biology rankings

Tottori University ranked 41st for Biology in Japan and 664th in the World with 21,505 publications made and 454,044 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 528 In Japan
#193 of 2,838 In Asia
#664 of 6,841 In the World

Tottori University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 310 1517
1994 308 1634
1995 404 1933
1996 374 2268
1997 411 2550
1998 445 3258
1999 456 4000
2000 477 4744
2001 468 5347
2002 495 6047
2003 504 6896
2004 517 7437
2005 524 8040
2006 509 9054
2007 551 9563
2008 574 10635
2009 583 11550
2010 552 13362
2011 614 14695
2012 637 15810
2013 611 16671
2014 697 17878
2015 612 17455
2016 613 17730
2017 675 18858
2018 691 19038
2019 625 21010
2020 721 24900
2021 758 28278
2022 712 27743
2023 674 26658
2024 606 25873
2025 560 22552

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 44 122 389
Molecular Biology 41 106 404
Horticulture 19 147 462
Immunology 53 153 522
Virology 36 137 542
Genetics 43 157 553
Agricultural Science 16 178 567
Biochemistry 42 167 575
Forestry 13 130 580
Biophysics 55 153 619
Neuroscience 47 146 654
Microbiology 38 198 672
Pharmacology 52 231 683
Botany 37 192 689
Biotechnology 57 236 730
Nutrition and Food Science 36 287 765
Animal Science 32 229 813
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 217 822
Entomology 48 215 853
Paleontology 42 272 924
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 290 935
Astrobiology 64 271 980
Zoology 49 247 985
Nanotechnology 60 503 1110
Evolutionary Biology 74 444 1451

Chemistry rankings

Tottori University ranked 46th for Chemistry in Japan and 730th in the World with 17,666 publications made and 375,751 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#46 of 510 In Japan
#244 of 2,785 In Asia
#730 of 6,561 In the World

Tottori University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 239 1363
1994 247 1428
1995 320 1757
1996 314 1928
1997 355 2318
1998 407 2831
1999 424 3546
2000 416 4212
2001 416 4641
2002 453 5305
2003 482 5966
2004 458 6364
2005 465 7063
2006 471 7774
2007 490 8076
2008 496 8837
2009 510 9658
2010 517 11071
2011 522 12132
2012 562 13045
2013 523 13706
2014 612 14691
2015 506 14378
2016 524 14444
2017 507 15321
2018 527 15547
2019 477 16864
2020 536 19692
2021 544 21750
2022 497 21354
2023 490 20476
2024 378 18994
2025 337 16408

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 108 382
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 35 149 518
Biochemistry 42 167 575
Inorganic Chemistry 37 247 646
Organic Chemistry 43 249 718
Nutrition and Food Science 36 287 765
Chemical Engineering 38 336 791
Physical chemistry 48 358 892
Radiochemistry 40 463 919
Materials Science 62 397 1018
Environmental Chemistry 60 399 1053
Nanotechnology 60 503 1110
Computational Chemistry 64 477 1257
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 480 1386

Medicine rankings

Tottori University ranked 51st for Medicine in Japan and 630th in the World with 16,449 publications made and 321,502 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#51 of 521 In Japan
#166 of 2,817 In Asia
#630 of 6,793 In the World

Tottori University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 246 1032
1994 215 1126
1995 314 1292
1996 274 1624
1997 306 1823
1998 340 2367
1999 341 2865
2000 386 3505
2001 360 3966
2002 321 4473
2003 341 5167
2004 358 5531
2005 375 5997
2006 354 6572
2007 415 7100
2008 405 7886
2009 431 8750
2010 384 10085
2011 440 10859
2012 484 11785
2013 469 12337
2014 546 13159
2015 493 12718
2016 484 12851
2017 530 13667
2018 537 13465
2019 498 14940
2020 578 17679
2021 637 20339
2022 584 19758
2023 546 18924
2024 524 17975
2025 493 15499

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 108 382
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 56 128 389
Oncology and Cancer research 44 122 389
Urology 38 110 399
Radiation Therapy 44 122 399
Cosmetology 27 144 473
Anesthesiology 54 136 488
Anatomy and Physiology 48 119 491
Neurosurgery 63 169 492
Respiratory Therapy 41 112 501
Dermatology 57 144 511
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 151 518
Audiology 34 92 518
Immunology 53 153 522
Pediatrics 27 123 528
Surgery 61 159 532
Sonography and Ultrasound 54 173 536
Epidemiology 15 112 540
Pathology 40 140 541
Cardiology 69 153 541
Virology 36 137 542
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 132 600
Ophthalmology 70 181 613
Pharmacology 52 231 683
Psychiatry 52 171 716
Veterinary 23 289 846
Forensic Science 22 253 878
Family medicine 56 227 924
Sports Medicine 61 203 941
Medical Physics 75 319 1005
Physical Therapy 63 255 1009
Biomedical Engineering 78 384 1055
Dentistry 68 336 1055
Critical Care Nursing 72 321 1068
Public Health 42 296 1142
Gerontology 51 229 1154
Clinical Psychology 34 260 1168
Orthodontics 75 366 1182
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 66 344 1300
Nursing 40 333 1365
Health Science 66 460 1662
Healthcare Management (MHA) 50 504 1745

Engineering rankings

Tottori University ranked 55th for Engineering in Japan and 1057th in the World with 12,201 publications made and 176,093 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 520 In Japan
#377 of 2,841 In Asia
#1057 of 6,795 In the World

Tottori University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 155 652
1994 154 727
1995 193 871
1996 175 984
1997 194 1062
1998 198 1237
1999 228 1565
2000 244 1722
2001 249 1924
2002 335 2237
2003 338 2463
2004 302 2666
2005 316 3003
2006 344 3399
2007 320 3474
2008 324 3967
2009 362 4341
2010 408 5038
2011 368 5486
2012 398 5982
2013 386 6231
2014 478 7000
2015 376 7073
2016 397 7199
2017 411 8110
2018 418 8290
2019 397 9271
2020 433 10960
2021 385 12635
2022 376 12901
2023 337 12753
2024 303 12517
2025 224 10954

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

Physics rankings

Tottori University ranked 58th for Physics in Japan and 1120th in the World with 10,983 publications made and 150,700 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#58 of 515 In Japan
#403 of 2,822 In Asia
#1120 of 6,729 In the World

Tottori University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 127 621
1994 131 685
1995 181 871
1996 163 967
1997 188 1022
1998 182 1146
1999 220 1438
2000 210 1620
2001 231 1752
2002 299 2016
2003 309 2241
2004 271 2470
2005 276 2761
2006 292 3044
2007 278 3106
2008 287 3459
2009 311 3824
2010 355 4321
2011 307 4786
2012 352 5176
2013 332 5428
2014 422 6094
2015 330 5996
2016 393 6282
2017 372 7086
2018 375 7016
2019 333 7842
2020 397 9088
2021 337 10143
2022 344 10518
2023 317 10166
2024 270 9982
2025 197 8688

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 55 153 619
Nuclear Physics 71 310 969
Astrobiology 64 271 980
Medical Physics 75 319 1005
Materials Science 62 397 1018
Acoustical Engineering 61 365 1090
Optical Engineering 69 404 1109
Nanotechnology 60 503 1110
Condensed Matter Physics 81 465 1148
Astrophysics and Astronomy 64 343 1167
Quantum and Particle physics 67 451 1230
Atomic and Molecular physics 93 439 1263
Applied/Engineering Physics 84 559 1341
Theoretical Physics 123 856 2177

Environmental Science rankings

Tottori University ranked 41st for Environmental Science in Japan and 1077th in the World with 10,392 publications made and 174,084 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 523 In Japan
#322 of 2,841 In Asia
#1077 of 6,888 In the World

Tottori University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 118 532
1994 119 636
1995 154 713
1996 152 798
1997 169 925
1998 174 1001
1999 181 1263
2000 185 1513
2001 193 1679
2002 259 1852
2003 288 2084
2004 247 2189
2005 262 2503
2006 252 2763
2007 272 3040
2008 285 3664
2009 315 3816
2010 323 4475
2011 337 4918
2012 318 5571
2013 321 6146
2014 371 6600
2015 355 6656
2016 299 7020
2017 345 7509
2018 374 8087
2019 357 9300
2020 363 11249
2021 383 13190
2022 398 13464
2023 357 13610
2024 319 13072
2025 247 11618

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 189 541
Agricultural Science 16 178 567
Forestry 13 130 580
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 217 822
Earth science and Geophysics 43 282 879
Geotechnical Engineering 41 322 896
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 48 285 903
Paleontology 42 272 924
Oceanography 47 287 946
Geology 44 301 995
Environmental Chemistry 60 399 1053
Ecology 37 319 1068
Environmental Management 33 465 1236
Geography and Cartography 42 406 1349
Environmental Engineering 47 553 1349
Petrology and Geochemistry 69 480 1386

Computer Science rankings

Tottori University ranked 56th for Computer Science in Japan and 1268th in the World with 7,976 publications made and 126,556 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#56 of 515 In Japan
#424 of 2,842 In Asia
#1268 of 6,855 In the World

Tottori University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 86 475
1994 92 485
1995 132 559
1996 99 692
1997 122 724
1998 116 903
1999 136 1138
2000 146 1347
2001 143 1330
2002 236 1804
2003 195 2052
2004 162 2320
2005 198 2451
2006 213 2811
2007 214 2885
2008 218 3387
2009 206 3538
2010 241 4089
2011 217 4765
2012 247 5053
2013 250 5288
2014 294 5732
2015 232 5643
2016 259 5758
2017 301 6142
2018 288 6336
2019 278 7221
2020 283 8666
2021 299 10237
2022 267 10009
2023 276 9632
2024 258 9424
2025 212 8483

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 47 146 654
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 53 290 935
Library and Information science 56 199 1111
Robotics 99 471 1155
Computer Vision 60 464 1224
Software Engineering 29 322 1251
Computer Graphics 79 446 1328
Computational Linguistics 62 562 1422
Telecommunications 71 592 1432
Computer Engineering 64 673 1554
Cognitive Science 68 618 1601
Computer Networking 66 656 1602
Blockchain and Cryptography 57 701 1616
Machine Learning 55 692 1641
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 75 694 1712
Cyber Security 76 911 2177
Human-Computer Interaction 104 892 2307

Psychology rankings

Tottori University ranked 54th for Psychology in Japan and 932nd in the World with 5,972 publications made and 106,232 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#54 of 498 In Japan
#241 of 2,766 In Asia
#932 of 6,663 In the World

Tottori University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 95 438
1994 95 438
1995 130 491
1996 96 644
1997 118 633
1998 114 775
1999 127 962
2000 140 1186
2001 111 1193
2002 131 1407
2003 122 1769
2004 113 1996
2005 135 2005
2006 141 2244
2007 149 2369
2008 150 2655
2009 139 2778
2010 141 3280
2011 115 3459
2012 150 3875
2013 155 3990
2014 193 4288
2015 161 4113
2016 168 4172
2017 187 4523
2018 184 4502
2019 177 5175
2020 235 6110
2021 239 7156
2022 219 6973
2023 184 6428
2024 196 6431
2025 170 5803

The following table provides academic rankings for Tottori University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 47 146 654
Psychiatry 52 171 716
Special Education 11 98 814
Clinical Psychology 34 260 1168
Child Psychology 41 340 1427
Cognitive Science 68 618 1601
Social Psychology 62 586 1915
Education Majors 42 586 1979

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tottori University ranked 50th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1936th in the World with 5,888 publications made and 88,887 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#50 of 536 In Japan
#537 of 2,867 In Asia
#1936 of 7,088 In the World

Tottori University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 71 265
1994 59 305
1995 83 306
1996 62 376
1997 67 370
1998 61 477
1999 90 545
2000 106 694
2001 89 758
2002 123 812
2003 134 1066
2004 125 1276
2005 153 1375
2006 149 1478
2007 151 1620
2008 169 1974
2009 181 2139
2010 189 2570
2011 180 2915
2012 186 3120
2013 203 3588
2014 242 3842
2015 206 3854
2016 189 3968
2017 211 4334
2018 212 4539
2019 203 5241
2020 233 6502
2021 250 7893
2022 229 8239
2023 216 8056
2024 201 7806
2025 175 7126

The following table provides academic rankings for Tottori University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 11 98 814
Forensic Science 22 253 878
Demography 36 253 1044
Library and Information science 56 199 1111
Linguistics 72 534 1578
Archaeology 41 505 1596
Sociology 38 430 1698
History 42 510 1709
Classics and Ancient History 47 430 1734
Aesthetics 75 561 1882
Education Majors 42 586 1979
Anthropology 47 608 2157
Philosophy 74 650 2267
Law 56 750 2341
Political Science 57 783 2644
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 82 1034 3143

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tottori University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 9 104 395
Photography 28 130 699
Statistics 51 453 1357
Mathematics 52 546 1540
Fashion Design 64 526 1656
Management 58 650 1793
Marketing 37 633 1866
Advertising 43 591 1876
Development Studies 39 640 2002
Business 61 705 2026
Art & Design 69 634 2028
Economics 51 682 2067
Finance 69 720 2074
Applied Mathematics 84 912 2126
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 72 821 2189
Literature 85 797 2443
Accounting 50 868 2485
Math Teachers 92 1123 3093