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Waseda University ranked 11th in Japan, 298th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 199 research topics. Waseda University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 67,666 academic publications and 831,762 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 550 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#298 of 14,131 In the World
#38 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 719 In Japan
#4 of 84 In Tokyo
#27 of 1,498 For Robotics
#114 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#115 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#7 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#414 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 196 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Waseda University ranked 13th for Engineering in Japan and 298th in the World with 45,360 publications made and 578,982 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#13 of 505 In Japan
#89 of 2,809 In Asia
#298 of 6,684 In the World

Waseda University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 324 1596
1992 348 1827
1993 411 1918
1994 419 2200
1995 352 2192
1996 478 2551
1997 468 2914
1998 499 3187
1999 580 3948
2000 647 4105
2001 658 4830
2002 1148 6556
2003 1083 6931
2004 1105 7604
2005 1287 9670
2006 1545 11025
2007 1412 12171
2008 1473 13623
2009 1600 15034
2010 1548 16646
2011 1590 18930
2012 1611 20029
2013 1662 22183
2014 1689 24003
2015 1756 25421
2016 1864 28002
2017 1836 29502
2018 1952 33600
2019 1989 35899
2020 2166 40271
2021 2021 44920
2022 1944 47595
2023 1845 47390

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 4 13 27
Human-Computer Interaction 5 19 114
Nuclear Engineering 10 43 115
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 38 170
Computer Engineering 7 56 175
Automotive Engineering 8 73 204
Electrical Engineering 10 79 212
Architectural Engineering 7 60 214
Nanotechnology 11 90 220
Architecture 5 43 221
Industrial Engineering 5 61 221
Chemical Engineering 12 105 232
Automation and Control engineering 8 89 233
Biomedical Engineering 10 52 239
Acoustical Engineering 12 75 252
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 77 257
Product and Industrial Design 6 52 257
Materials Science 13 85 259
Telecommunications 10 85 264
Computer Networking 9 84 279
Electronic Engineering 11 100 285
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 89 290
Metallurgical Engineering 15 103 296
Technical Drawing 11 90 297
Construction Management 4 78 305
Structural Engineering 12 91 310
Mechanical Engineering 12 91 310
Transportation Engineering 10 79 317
Optical Engineering 14 88 327
Systems Engineering 8 72 348
Aerospace Engineering 13 92 352
Mining Engineering 11 128 364
Petroleum Engineering 13 130 376
Operations Research 8 113 379
Civil Engineering 14 105 389
Firefighting and Fire Science 13 150 413
Marine Engineering 19 121 425
Geotechnical Engineering 15 138 438
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 159 466
Engineering Management 7 86 492
Aviation 11 107 501
Environmental Engineering 14 168 514
Landscape Architecture 13 181 659
Remote Sensing 18 171 674
Biotechnology 67 246 766
Agricultural Engineering 32 351 812
Biochemical Engineering 21 323 988

Physics rankings

Waseda University ranked 13th for Physics in Japan and 288th in the World with 42,329 publications made and 594,927 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#13 of 503 In Japan
#80 of 2,786 In Asia
#288 of 6,603 In the World

Waseda University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 322 1737
1992 369 1993
1993 415 2117
1994 415 2336
1995 343 2411
1996 481 2804
1997 457 3235
1998 512 3571
1999 570 4192
2000 639 4415
2001 657 5251
2002 1048 6715
2003 992 7374
2004 1028 8081
2005 1186 10229
2006 1428 11766
2007 1321 12889
2008 1326 14381
2009 1438 15851
2010 1406 17094
2011 1449 19948
2012 1523 21009
2013 1511 22746
2014 1586 24573
2015 1582 26111
2016 1705 28622
2017 1673 30227
2018 1736 33769
2019 1751 35562
2020 1962 39877
2021 1831 43870
2022 1765 46043
2023 1692 45836

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 8 20 162
Condensed Matter Physics 12 63 218
Nanotechnology 11 90 220
Acoustical Engineering 12 75 252
Nuclear Physics 12 47 256
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 42 257
Materials Science 13 85 259
Quantum and Particle physics 13 80 278
Applied/Engineering Physics 15 89 290
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 54 291
Biophysics 20 46 292
Optical Engineering 14 88 327
Astrobiology 21 88 459
Medical Physics 48 153 669

Chemistry rankings

Waseda University ranked 19th for Chemistry in Japan and 429th in the World with 35,271 publications made and 570,513 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 499 In Japan
#108 of 2,750 In Asia
#429 of 6,447 In the World

Waseda University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 292 1650
1992 350 1979
1993 377 2004
1994 397 2264
1995 336 2342
1996 439 2672
1997 443 3238
1998 459 3519
1999 544 4285
2000 579 4489
2001 615 5171
2002 843 6234
2003 831 7084
2004 841 7696
2005 969 9785
2006 1174 11108
2007 1132 12427
2008 1078 13444
2009 1151 14854
2010 1146 16282
2011 1150 18946
2012 1215 19659
2013 1276 22053
2014 1310 24062
2015 1245 25314
2016 1382 27834
2017 1348 29329
2018 1400 32735
2019 1393 34654
2020 1551 38404
2021 1430 43562
2022 1446 45145
2023 1329 44331

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 38 170
Inorganic Chemistry 12 72 192
Nanotechnology 11 90 220
Chemical Engineering 12 105 232
Physical chemistry 12 95 236
Pharmacy 18 59 241
Materials Science 13 85 259
Computational Chemistry 13 68 306
Environmental Chemistry 19 95 332
Organic Chemistry 16 95 344
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 83 386
Biochemistry 36 141 512
Radiochemistry 24 290 568
Biochemical Engineering 21 323 988
Nutrition and Food Science 56 381 1039

Biology rankings

Waseda University ranked 33rd for Biology in Japan and 559th in the World with 31,154 publications made and 508,161 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#33 of 523 In Japan
#145 of 2,814 In Asia
#559 of 6,770 In the World

Waseda University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 205 1152
1992 264 1392
1993 280 1454
1994 276 1606
1995 246 1725
1996 347 1991
1997 339 2404
1998 359 2654
1999 415 3265
2000 439 3550
2001 466 4086
2002 688 5122
2003 641 5855
2004 690 6148
2005 805 7842
2006 1015 9191
2007 950 10140
2008 930 11183
2009 1024 12840
2010 1055 14221
2011 1074 16705
2012 1155 17478
2013 1193 19868
2014 1262 22019
2015 1212 23181
2016 1305 25522
2017 1261 26967
2018 1348 30347
2019 1353 32656
2020 1575 36747
2021 1492 42407
2022 1501 44063
2023 1403 43817

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 11 90 220
Biophysics 20 46 292
Astrobiology 21 88 459
Neuroscience 26 81 483
Biochemistry 36 141 512
Paleontology 19 116 549
Evolutionary Biology 18 98 567
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 58 572
Genetics 60 185 637
Molecular Biology 78 207 653
Biotechnology 67 246 766
Animal Science 32 194 771
Entomology 47 186 782
Forestry 24 197 798
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 41 216 799
Zoology 40 165 811
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 213 855
Botany 50 248 855
Oncology and Cancer research 87 329 907
Immunology 90 298 911
Nutrition and Food Science 56 381 1039
Microbiology 80 364 1084
Pharmacology 94 421 1085
Virology 92 391 1199
Agricultural Science 49 444 1225
Horticulture 69 546 1396

Computer Science rankings

Waseda University ranked 12th for Computer Science in Japan and 397th in the World with 30,956 publications made and 307,278 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 506 In Japan
#80 of 2,809 In Asia
#397 of 6,752 In the World

Waseda University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 157 597
1992 166 676
1993 207 755
1994 173 687
1995 167 771
1996 220 826
1997 202 1037
1998 261 1193
1999 292 1448
2000 325 1559
2001 319 1846
2002 771 3336
2003 608 3043
2004 683 3212
2005 807 4123
2006 1038 4877
2007 924 5394
2008 1079 6350
2009 1231 7545
2010 1237 8713
2011 1204 9691
2012 1188 10655
2013 1172 11672
2014 1258 12439
2015 1334 12813
2016 1350 14172
2017 1389 15073
2018 1521 17896
2019 1541 19908
2020 1674 24036
2021 1663 29485
2022 1661 31494
2023 1553 31886

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

Environmental Science rankings

Waseda University ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Japan and 517th in the World with 25,851 publications made and 303,414 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 510 In Japan
#119 of 2,811 In Asia
#517 of 6,798 In the World

Waseda University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 162 747
1992 186 901
1993 235 976
1994 232 1069
1995 202 1077
1996 259 1184
1997 274 1444
1998 281 1611
1999 306 1963
2000 374 2056
2001 367 2285
2002 629 3080
2003 581 3328
2004 611 3675
2005 646 4362
2006 773 5208
2007 745 5727
2008 704 6595
2009 826 7335
2010 835 7988
2011 817 9391
2012 925 9881
2013 941 11307
2014 975 12359
2015 1056 13298
2016 1116 14406
2017 1105 15792
2018 1138 17317
2019 1214 19322
2020 1361 22457
2021 1343 26911
2022 1270 29093
2023 1226 28923

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 19 95 332
Mining Engineering 11 128 364
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 83 386
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 109 408
Earth science and Geophysics 18 107 416
Geotechnical Engineering 15 138 438
Oceanography 14 106 449
Environmental Management 12 135 461
Geology 16 112 507
Geography and Cartography 14 109 511
Environmental Engineering 14 168 514
Paleontology 19 116 549
Ecology 16 122 558
Urban and Regional planning 12 101 563
Forestry 24 197 798
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 50 213 855
Hydrology and Water resources management 22 346 918
Agricultural Science 49 444 1225

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Waseda University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 604th in the World with 23,539 publications made and 204,218 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 527 In Japan
#77 of 2,845 In Asia
#604 of 7,020 In the World

Waseda University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 94 314
1992 90 354
1993 161 432
1994 117 427
1995 119 484
1996 158 530
1997 142 606
1998 190 705
1999 190 795
2000 250 970
2001 255 1118
2002 478 1799
2003 405 1754
2004 468 1941
2005 518 2340
2006 648 2813
2007 641 3185
2008 683 3811
2009 795 4718
2010 856 5258
2011 831 6209
2012 893 6585
2013 919 7529
2014 970 8486
2015 1015 8674
2016 1042 9499
2017 1128 10376
2018 1220 12137
2019 1291 13617
2020 1462 17008
2021 1504 21501
2022 1443 23491
2023 1328 24353

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

Medicine rankings

Waseda University ranked 68th for Medicine in Japan and 731st in the World with 17,404 publications made and 240,211 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#68 of 517 In Japan
#200 of 2,781 In Asia
#731 of 6,680 In the World

Waseda University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 72 365
1992 97 435
1993 109 522
1994 118 525
1995 121 601
1996 137 630
1997 157 792
1998 165 875
1999 154 1091
2000 194 1217
2001 197 1338
2002 314 1841
2003 298 2180
2004 339 2311
2005 387 3044
2006 476 3472
2007 483 3937
2008 490 4391
2009 575 5450
2010 612 6042
2011 603 7298
2012 702 8104
2013 713 9439
2014 731 10246
2015 800 11135
2016 733 11921
2017 826 12440
2018 842 14066
2019 821 15949
2020 1014 18977
2021 1061 23191
2022 1105 24694
2023 942 24214

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 3 5 169
Sports Medicine 5 10 187
Biomedical Engineering 10 52 239
Pharmacy 18 59 241
Physical Therapy 11 34 300
Optometry 23 81 424
Anatomy and Physiology 41 94 442
Occupational Therapy 20 78 517
Sonography and Ultrasound 57 162 532
Audiology 46 105 570
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 10 58 572
Cardiology 75 174 616
Orthodontics 43 167 631
Gerontology 17 77 654
Clinical Psychology 14 86 662
Medical Physics 48 153 669
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 76 206 677
Neurosurgery 76 244 689
Surgery 81 243 759
Psychiatry 64 185 761
Pathology 76 240 783
Ophthalmology 84 251 829
Anesthesiology 82 270 851
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 36 165 882
Oncology and Cancer research 87 329 907
Immunology 90 298 911
Dentistry 64 271 911
Urology 96 326 936
Respiratory Therapy 85 296 967
Public Health 38 219 987
Nursing 31 188 1061
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 87 402 1076
Pharmacology 94 421 1085
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 220 1130
Epidemiology 72 342 1145
Radiation Therapy 99 480 1194
Virology 92 391 1199
Health Science 60 300 1290
Dermatology 100 498 1374
Family medicine 86 389 1392
Critical Care Nursing 84 477 1589
Pediatrics 86 517 1660
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 86 536 1855

Mathematics rankings

Waseda University ranked 12th for Mathematics in Japan and 469th in the World with 13,773 publications made and 123,129 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 443 In Japan
#102 of 2,673 In Asia
#469 of 6,305 In the World

Waseda University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 59 246
1992 56 289
1993 77 280
1994 86 263
1995 69 305
1996 85 374
1997 81 343
1998 80 405
1999 90 415
2000 128 482
2001 121 565
2002 272 1008
2003 230 903
2004 281 1014
2005 294 1176
2006 409 1555
2007 391 1700
2008 451 2245
2009 492 2517
2010 546 2978
2011 576 3563
2012 551 3911
2013 533 4542
2014 561 4854
2015 583 5325
2016 581 5656
2017 656 6052
2018 703 7510
2019 733 8670
2020 822 10149
2021 868 12807
2022 829 14073
2023 787 14419

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 69 267
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 102 352
Operations Research 8 113 379
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 88 468
Statistics 12 102 470
Math Teachers 6 76 518
Actuarial Science 6 84 559

Psychology rankings

Waseda University ranked 24th for Psychology in Japan and 594th in the World with 12,006 publications made and 147,291 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#24 of 485 In Japan
#106 of 2,703 In Asia
#594 of 6,528 In the World

Waseda University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 40 203
1992 52 200
1993 65 248
1994 62 261
1995 59 290
1996 76 325
1997 89 345
1998 98 506
1999 105 625
2000 130 760
2001 113 890
2002 216 1353
2003 195 1419
2004 211 1398
2005 236 1816
2006 323 2092
2007 282 2370
2008 319 2592
2009 379 3135
2010 440 3624
2011 427 4001
2012 472 4577
2013 496 5621
2014 526 5890
2015 577 6324
2016 538 6965
2017 590 7491
2018 643 8543
2019 678 9762
2020 792 11860
2021 783 14410
2022 806 15630
2023 700 15554

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 10 76 365
Neuroscience 26 81 483
Occupational Therapy 20 78 517
Social Psychology 10 62 529
Child Psychology 11 57 596
Education Majors 11 88 599
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 69 617
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 137 650
Clinical Psychology 14 86 662
Psychiatry 64 185 761

Business rankings

Waseda University ranked 9th for Business in Japan and 400th in the World with 11,892 publications made and 96,611 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 375 In Japan
#74 of 2,579 In Asia
#400 of 6,187 In the World

Waseda University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 60 208
1992 54 263
1993 81 278
1994 87 279
1995 82 324
1996 79 311
1997 95 313
1998 92 363
1999 107 429
2000 151 500
2001 133 549
2002 301 1214
2003 241 987
2004 236 1028
2005 276 1233
2006 400 1655
2007 319 1696
2008 386 1958
2009 463 2462
2010 428 2822
2011 419 3070
2012 433 3301
2013 453 3525
2014 475 3862
2015 491 3750
2016 526 4177
2017 520 4320
2018 599 5126
2019 639 5802
2020 704 7360
2021 710 9135
2022 679 9748
2023 583 10194

The following table provides academic rankings for Waseda University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Waseda University ranked 10th for Economics in Japan and 515th in the World with 6,759 publications made and 54,327 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 323 In Japan
#81 of 2,461 In Asia
#515 of 5,995 In the World

Waseda University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 22 74
1992 14 100
1993 38 96
1994 32 111
1995 29 124
1996 31 121
1997 35 124
1998 37 136
1999 34 203
2000 84 240
2001 80 266
2002 115 389
2003 122 431
2004 118 538
2005 120 561
2006 188 843
2007 187 926
2008 202 1036
2009 252 1368
2010 238 1515
2011 261 1676
2012 250 1707
2013 275 1869
2014 301 2137
2015 316 2139
2016 304 2337
2017 325 2525
2018 346 2959
2019 393 3451
2020 429 4503
2021 507 5882
2022 420 6328
2023 369 6531

The following table provides academic rankings for Waseda University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 60 228
International Economics 6 32 371
International Trade 5 33 373
Finance 10 61 376
Agricultural Economics 11 98 402
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 47 458
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 88 468
Political Economy 2 29 486
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 117 551
Actuarial Science 6 84 559
Development Studies 12 108 653

Art & Design rankings

Waseda University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Japan and 393rd in the World with 6,147 publications made and 47,720 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#10 of 328 In Japan
#55 of 2,302 In Asia
#393 of 5,720 In the World

Waseda University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 33 67
1992 26 68
1993 40 103
1994 31 82
1995 34 98
1996 53 113
1997 45 146
1998 55 178
1999 53 212
2000 84 305
2001 79 355
2002 154 589
2003 120 573
2004 174 640
2005 180 957
2006 213 880
2007 203 979
2008 196 979
2009 195 1319
2010 207 1331
2011 231 1519
2012 253 1682
2013 259 1881
2014 235 1973
2015 272 1969
2016 275 2162
2017 249 2423
2018 313 2731
2019 289 3083
2020 351 3721
2021 340 4402
2022 328 4501
2023 321 4473

The following table provides academic rankings for Waseda University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Painting and Drawing 3 9 102
Sculpture 3 9 102
Illustration and Concept Art 3 10 107
Game Design and Development 4 19 116
Multimedia 5 33 196
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 23 207
Graphic Design 4 31 213
Animation 8 62 214
Architecture 5 43 221
Photography 7 24 223
Computer Graphics 11 60 230
Aesthetics 8 26 231
UX/UI Desgin 8 41 286
Entertainment Industry Business 3 24 295
Music 8 32 303
Fashion Design 10 70 424
Literature 9 57 467
Interior Design 12 132 502
Art History 11 31 550
Performing arts 13 77 624
Landscape Architecture 13 181 659
Cinematography 7 63 686
Creative Writing 6 101 864