Tottori University: Rankings

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Tottori University ranked 53rd in Japan, 1067th in the global 2025 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 28,213 academic publications and 489,228 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1067 of 14,131 In the World
#261 of 5,830 In Asia
#53 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 2 In Tottori
#380 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#382 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#385 of 3,454 For Oncology and Cancer research
#2564 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1706 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

Tottori University ranked 41st for Biology in Japan and 649th in the World with 21,051 publications made and 435,006 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 527 In Japan
#180 of 2,834 In Asia
#649 of 6,833 In the World

Tottori University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 318 2333
1993 310 1516
1994 308 1630
1995 404 1934
1996 374 2267
1997 411 2548
1998 445 3259
1999 456 4001
2000 477 4741
2001 466 5340
2002 493 6045
2003 502 6894
2004 514 7437
2005 519 8040
2006 508 9051
2007 551 9563
2008 573 10632
2009 583 11545
2010 551 13366
2011 614 14689
2012 636 15812
2013 610 16672
2014 697 17880
2015 611 17445
2016 613 17740
2017 675 18845
2018 690 19044
2019 627 21006
2020 722 24924
2021 761 28290
2022 714 27773
2023 676 26670
2024 591 25689

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 43 119 385
Molecular Biology 41 104 401
Horticulture 19 142 455
Immunology 53 147 512
Virology 36 130 528
Genetics 43 146 537
Biochemistry 42 162 560
Agricultural Science 18 176 564
Forestry 13 125 567
Biophysics 54 146 607
Neuroscience 47 136 642
Microbiology 38 187 655
Pharmacology 52 220 664
Botany 37 182 678
Biotechnology 56 217 704
Nutrition and Food Science 36 275 746
Animal Science 33 228 806
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 212 808
Entomology 49 217 856
Paleontology 42 264 906
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 280 919
Astrobiology 65 266 969
Zoology 51 243 981
Nanotechnology 60 484 1085
Evolutionary Biology 75 433 1435

Chemistry rankings

Tottori University ranked 46th for Chemistry in Japan and 711th in the World with 17,390 publications made and 361,739 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#46 of 508 In Japan
#230 of 2,781 In Asia
#711 of 6,545 In the World

Tottori University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 262 1784
1993 239 1363
1994 247 1427
1995 320 1758
1996 314 1928
1997 355 2316
1998 407 2833
1999 424 3546
2000 416 4207
2001 414 4635
2002 450 5305
2003 481 5966
2004 456 6364
2005 461 7062
2006 471 7768
2007 490 8076
2008 496 8837
2009 510 9657
2010 515 11078
2011 523 12141
2012 562 13052
2013 524 13729
2014 612 14713
2015 504 14365
2016 524 14455
2017 508 15337
2018 526 15553
2019 479 16868
2020 537 19785
2021 548 21818
2022 499 21402
2023 489 20553
2024 366 18882

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 106 380
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 35 143 512
Biochemistry 42 162 560
Inorganic Chemistry 37 237 635
Organic Chemistry 43 235 694
Nutrition and Food Science 36 275 746
Chemical Engineering 38 315 762
Physical chemistry 48 340 866
Radiochemistry 40 436 866
Materials Science 62 372 984
Environmental Chemistry 58 382 1031
Nanotechnology 60 484 1085
Computational Chemistry 64 451 1226
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 471 1376

Medicine rankings

Tottori University ranked 51st for Medicine in Japan and 618th in the World with 16,067 publications made and 308,453 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#51 of 521 In Japan
#161 of 2,809 In Asia
#618 of 6,775 In the World

Tottori University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 244 1673
1993 246 1033
1994 215 1122
1995 314 1292
1996 274 1623
1997 306 1822
1998 340 2366
1999 341 2867
2000 386 3502
2001 359 3965
2002 322 4471
2003 341 5167
2004 358 5532
2005 374 5995
2006 354 6569
2007 416 7102
2008 405 7888
2009 432 8748
2010 383 10089
2011 441 10864
2012 484 11787
2013 469 12345
2014 546 13153
2015 493 12727
2016 485 12874
2017 531 13660
2018 539 13482
2019 499 14963
2020 578 17723
2021 637 20385
2022 585 19795
2023 550 18963
2024 509 17818

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 33 106 380
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 55 124 382
Oncology and Cancer research 43 119 385
Radiation Therapy 44 118 389
Urology 38 108 396
Cosmetology 26 138 460
Anatomy and Physiology 48 111 476
Anesthesiology 54 135 486
Respiratory Therapy 41 111 492
Neurosurgery 63 167 493
Dermatology 57 143 509
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 149 510
Immunology 53 147 512
Audiology 35 88 513
Pathology 40 131 517
Epidemiology 15 108 519
Surgery 61 155 520
Sonography and Ultrasound 52 163 521
Pediatrics 28 123 526
Virology 36 130 528
Cardiology 69 150 531
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 129 594
Ophthalmology 70 179 608
Pharmacology 52 220 664
Psychiatry 52 165 704
Veterinary 23 279 823
Forensic Science 22 247 859
Family medicine 57 225 926
Sports Medicine 60 197 926
Medical Physics 77 302 982
Physical Therapy 63 248 986
Biomedical Engineering 78 363 1023
Dentistry 68 330 1042
Critical Care Nursing 72 316 1071
Public Health 40 278 1106
Gerontology 50 212 1127
Clinical Psychology 34 251 1152
Orthodontics 74 357 1169
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 65 335 1289
Nursing 40 325 1362
Health Science 66 444 1639
Healthcare Management (MHA) 53 483 1711

Engineering rankings

Tottori University ranked 55th for Engineering in Japan and 1035th in the World with 12,017 publications made and 168,046 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#55 of 517 In Japan
#359 of 2,835 In Asia
#1035 of 6,782 In the World

Tottori University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 171 1238
1993 155 652
1994 154 727
1995 193 872
1996 176 984
1997 194 1061
1998 198 1236
1999 228 1565
2000 244 1719
2001 248 1921
2002 334 2232
2003 339 2463
2004 301 2666
2005 314 3003
2006 344 3396
2007 320 3474
2008 324 3972
2009 362 4339
2010 407 5036
2011 369 5496
2012 396 5978
2013 386 6223
2014 478 7002
2015 376 7071
2016 398 7180
2017 413 8134
2018 414 8273
2019 397 9296
2020 433 10948
2021 386 12629
2022 374 12907
2023 339 12758
2024 293 12441

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 1092nd in the World with 10,808 publications made and 143,830 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#58 of 513 In Japan
#385 of 2,817 In Asia
#1092 of 6,713 In the World

Tottori University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 147 1156
1993 127 621
1994 131 682
1995 181 871
1996 163 967
1997 188 1021
1998 182 1145
1999 220 1438
2000 210 1619
2001 230 1752
2002 298 2012
2003 310 2241
2004 270 2470
2005 274 2761
2006 292 3041
2007 278 3107
2008 287 3463
2009 310 3824
2010 355 4322
2011 308 4783
2012 351 5173
2013 332 5417
2014 422 6090
2015 330 5984
2016 392 6276
2017 372 7086
2018 373 7006
2019 335 7836
2020 398 9073
2021 335 10121
2022 342 10504
2023 318 10183
2024 253 9899

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 54 146 607
Nuclear Physics 69 300 949
Astrobiology 65 266 969
Medical Physics 77 302 982
Materials Science 62 372 984
Acoustical Engineering 61 356 1078
Nanotechnology 60 484 1085
Optical Engineering 68 389 1089
Condensed Matter Physics 81 451 1130
Astrophysics and Astronomy 64 333 1145
Quantum and Particle physics 66 436 1208
Atomic and Molecular physics 92 420 1235
Applied/Engineering Physics 83 526 1294
Theoretical Physics 123 840 2156

Environmental Science rankings

Tottori University ranked 42nd for Environmental Science in Japan and 1056th in the World with 10,198 publications made and 164,765 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#42 of 521 In Japan
#311 of 2,838 In Asia
#1056 of 6,876 In the World

Tottori University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 137 1111
1993 118 531
1994 118 635
1995 154 713
1996 152 798
1997 169 925
1998 174 1002
1999 181 1263
2000 186 1513
2001 192 1680
2002 256 1849
2003 286 2083
2004 245 2185
2005 261 2503
2006 251 2756
2007 272 3041
2008 284 3662
2009 316 3819
2010 324 4481
2011 337 4923
2012 318 5573
2013 321 6148
2014 371 6592
2015 355 6660
2016 298 7010
2017 344 7504
2018 373 8091
2019 354 9303
2020 364 11289
2021 387 13190
2022 402 13472
2023 360 13636
2024 312 12991

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 12 184 527
Agricultural Science 18 176 564
Forestry 13 125 567
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 212 808
Earth science and Geophysics 44 276 876
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 48 275 884
Geotechnical Engineering 41 312 890
Paleontology 42 264 906
Oceanography 47 276 926
Geology 44 284 973
Environmental Chemistry 58 382 1031
Ecology 38 307 1053
Environmental Management 33 445 1203
Environmental Engineering 48 536 1322
Geography and Cartography 42 390 1327
Petrology and Geochemistry 70 471 1376

Computer Science rankings

Tottori University ranked 56th for Computer Science in Japan and 1236th in the World with 7,807 publications made and 120,577 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#56 of 513 In Japan
#399 of 2,840 In Asia
#1236 of 6,845 In the World

Tottori University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 107 1091
1993 86 475
1994 92 482
1995 132 560
1996 100 691
1997 122 725
1998 116 905
1999 136 1134
2000 146 1348
2001 142 1333
2002 237 1803
2003 195 2052
2004 161 2319
2005 198 2449
2006 213 2807
2007 214 2884
2008 218 3388
2009 205 3537
2010 241 4083
2011 217 4774
2012 246 5041
2013 250 5297
2014 294 5731
2015 234 5649
2016 259 5769
2017 300 6143
2018 290 6307
2019 278 7253
2020 284 8671
2021 296 10222
2022 272 10018
2023 277 9645
2024 247 9319

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 47 136 642
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 54 280 919
Library and Information science 54 187 1084
Robotics 99 450 1124
Computer Vision 61 449 1205
Software Engineering 29 312 1230
Computer Graphics 77 432 1303
Computational Linguistics 64 544 1402
Telecommunications 71 575 1411
Computer Engineering 63 659 1538
Cognitive Science 68 587 1561
Computer Networking 66 633 1568
Blockchain and Cryptography 57 683 1597
Machine Learning 55 673 1614
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 75 667 1670
Cyber Security 76 869 2113
Human-Computer Interaction 101 835 2211

Psychology rankings

Tottori University ranked 54th for Psychology in Japan and 920th in the World with 5,844 publications made and 101,575 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#54 of 494 In Japan
#236 of 2,755 In Asia
#920 of 6,645 In the World

Tottori University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 100 998
1993 95 438
1994 95 435
1995 130 491
1996 96 642
1997 118 633
1998 114 777
1999 127 965
2000 140 1187
2001 112 1194
2002 132 1405
2003 122 1769
2004 113 1997
2005 135 2008
2006 141 2242
2007 149 2370
2008 150 2658
2009 138 2783
2010 141 3283
2011 115 3477
2012 151 3876
2013 154 3990
2014 193 4292
2015 162 4116
2016 168 4173
2017 187 4526
2018 186 4504
2019 178 5178
2020 240 6141
2021 240 7179
2022 221 6988
2023 186 6461
2024 186 6367

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 47 136 642
Psychiatry 52 165 704
Special Education 12 101 841
Clinical Psychology 34 251 1152
Child Psychology 41 312 1387
Cognitive Science 68 587 1561
Social Psychology 63 567 1889
Education Majors 41 567 1958

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tottori University ranked 50th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1902nd in the World with 5,751 publications made and 85,698 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#50 of 535 In Japan
#515 of 2,864 In Asia
#1902 of 7,081 In the World

Tottori University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 73 634
1993 71 266
1994 59 303
1995 83 304
1996 62 376
1997 67 370
1998 61 478
1999 90 545
2000 106 692
2001 89 758
2002 122 812
2003 134 1065
2004 125 1272
2005 152 1375
2006 149 1476
2007 151 1622
2008 169 1976
2009 182 2143
2010 189 2576
2011 180 2927
2012 186 3119
2013 204 3587
2014 242 3817
2015 206 3848
2016 189 3967
2017 211 4339
2018 212 4553
2019 203 5244
2020 231 6546
2021 251 7912
2022 227 8243
2023 216 8091
2024 199 7758

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 12 101 841
Forensic Science 22 247 859
Demography 36 243 1020
Library and Information science 54 187 1084
Linguistics 72 498 1529
Archaeology 42 494 1579
Sociology 37 410 1662
History 44 495 1687
Classics and Ancient History 46 414 1701
Aesthetics 77 546 1856
Education Majors 41 567 1958
Anthropology 47 599 2147
Philosophy 74 630 2233
Law 57 731 2318
Political Science 59 761 2610
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 81 1001 3090

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tottori University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 9 101 382
Photography 28 128 689
Statistics 50 433 1327
Mathematics 51 519 1500
Fashion Design 62 493 1598
Management 58 623 1750
Advertising 43 567 1831
Marketing 39 618 1839
Art & Design 68 608 1968
Development Studies 39 627 1989
Business 61 682 1992
Finance 67 687 2029
Economics 52 665 2047
Applied Mathematics 84 887 2085
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 71 801 2159
Literature 85 760 2387
Accounting 50 821 2398
Math Teachers 93 1097 3059