Yamagata University: Rankings

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Yamagata University ranked 37th in Japan, 847th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 127 research topics. Yamagata University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,137 academic publications and 520,776 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#847 of 14,131 In the World
#155 of 5,830 In Asia
#37 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Yamagata
#211 of 1,009 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#356 of 1,805 For Urology
#382 of 1,001 For Optometry
#1759 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1002 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 124 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Yamagata University ranked 44th for Chemistry in Japan and 713th in the World with 20,331 publications made and 399,364 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#44 of 510 In Japan
#233 of 2,785 In Asia
#713 of 6,561 In the World

Yamagata University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 284 1340
1994 309 1630
1995 357 1792
1996 410 2141
1997 396 2384
1998 435 2662
1999 438 3098
2000 445 3665
2001 510 4008
2002 589 4870
2003 540 5544
2004 525 6114
2005 555 7073
2006 495 7790
2007 513 8497
2008 506 9102
2009 453 9533
2010 495 10206
2011 592 11513
2012 599 12980
2013 660 13671
2014 629 15041
2015 676 15981
2016 629 16858
2017 627 17562
2018 686 18547
2019 631 19755
2020 641 22352
2021 652 24818
2022 598 24449
2023 595 24768
2024 479 22513
2025 391 19330

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 54 211
Nanotechnology 23 201 513
Materials Science 29 192 564
Pharmacy 50 194 585
Organic Chemistry 35 200 611
Inorganic Chemistry 41 268 692
Biochemistry 53 227 707
Physical chemistry 35 272 709
Chemical Engineering 35 310 734
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 237 821
Environmental Chemistry 48 337 944
Radiochemistry 51 526 1041
Nutrition and Food Science 53 411 1058
Computational Chemistry 53 373 1075

Biology rankings

Yamagata University ranked 51st for Biology in Japan and 789th in the World with 19,383 publications made and 393,161 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#51 of 528 In Japan
#243 of 2,838 In Asia
#789 of 6,841 In the World

Yamagata University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 266 1261
1994 319 1542
1995 312 1716
1996 366 2064
1997 374 2269
1998 404 2570
1999 403 2990
2000 420 3561
2001 448 3825
2002 466 4661
2003 469 5381
2004 443 6013
2005 463 6836
2006 419 7601
2007 460 8262
2008 458 9191
2009 427 9509
2010 466 10359
2011 566 11631
2012 580 13033
2013 649 14003
2014 653 15103
2015 633 16196
2016 611 16805
2017 662 17657
2018 653 18750
2019 644 20041
2020 691 23679
2021 736 26448
2022 665 26307
2023 619 26125
2024 556 24241
2025 506 21208

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 54 144 497
Nanotechnology 23 201 513
Biophysics 50 134 576
Oncology and Cancer research 67 189 580
Immunology 72 214 668
Biotechnology 49 204 670
Genetics 64 208 688
Astrobiology 36 160 691
Biochemistry 53 227 707
Horticulture 31 257 739
Virology 58 230 805
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 220 839
Neuroscience 73 220 860
Botany 45 264 862
Pharmacology 86 389 989
Zoology 52 254 997
Microbiology 67 344 1012
Agricultural Science 34 368 1014
Paleontology 47 307 1016
Evolutionary Biology 41 275 1043
Nutrition and Food Science 53 411 1058
Forestry 35 354 1148
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 446 1242
Animal Science 55 419 1283

Physics rankings

Yamagata University ranked 38th for Physics in Japan and 774th in the World with 16,390 publications made and 274,968 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#38 of 515 In Japan
#241 of 2,822 In Asia
#774 of 6,729 In the World

Yamagata University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 203 844
1994 246 1124
1995 264 1243
1996 306 1515
1997 288 1590
1998 323 1780
1999 330 2163
2000 327 2418
2001 380 2792
2002 492 3276
2003 415 3707
2004 415 3996
2005 452 4689
2006 416 5144
2007 401 5740
2008 406 6060
2009 364 6532
2010 439 6977
2011 461 7873
2012 489 8995
2013 536 9633
2014 513 10449
2015 545 11492
2016 516 12312
2017 560 13140
2018 588 14163
2019 548 14762
2020 521 16314
2021 541 18160
2022 507 18087
2023 463 18520
2024 401 17291
2025 305 14654

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 23 201 513
Materials Science 29 192 564
Condensed Matter Physics 35 188 568
Biophysics 50 134 576
Applied/Engineering Physics 40 216 640
Nuclear Physics 42 179 653
Optical Engineering 33 207 665
Astrobiology 36 160 691
Atomic and Molecular physics 47 183 703
Acoustical Engineering 39 222 774
Quantum and Particle physics 37 247 804
Medical Physics 70 286 945
Astrophysics and Astronomy 50 272 989
Theoretical Physics 56 322 1092

Engineering rankings

Yamagata University ranked 42nd for Engineering in Japan and 824th in the World with 16,389 publications made and 271,640 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#42 of 520 In Japan
#269 of 2,841 In Asia
#824 of 6,795 In the World

Yamagata University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 202 774
1994 244 1084
1995 259 1156
1996 297 1358
1997 275 1559
1998 319 1671
1999 334 2025
2000 321 2277
2001 369 2634
2002 497 3182
2003 426 3594
2004 424 3842
2005 464 4611
2006 429 5072
2007 399 5684
2008 433 6116
2009 383 6650
2010 445 7052
2011 482 7979
2012 513 9219
2013 556 9749
2014 534 10601
2015 541 11313
2016 504 12161
2017 565 12768
2018 586 13823
2019 520 14383
2020 517 16094
2021 526 17998
2022 508 17980
2023 477 18365
2024 391 17160
2025 296 14639

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 14 54 211
Nanotechnology 23 201 513
Materials Science 29 192 564
Biomedical Engineering 32 194 618
Robotics 55 231 635
Applied/Engineering Physics 40 216 640
Optical Engineering 33 207 665
Biotechnology 49 204 670
Electrical Engineering 33 236 691
Metallurgical Engineering 44 265 727
Chemical Engineering 35 310 734
Electronic Engineering 28 264 734
Acoustical Engineering 39 222 774
Automation and Control engineering 45 365 930
Structural Engineering 55 351 980
Mechanical Engineering 48 341 1029
Marine Engineering 61 409 1047
Nuclear Engineering 72 434 1062
Aerospace Engineering 52 341 1070
Technical Drawing 60 473 1108
Telecommunications 55 464 1199
Geotechnical Engineering 51 471 1211
Civil Engineering 61 468 1283
Petroleum Engineering 75 544 1368
Remote Sensing 55 554 1478
Environmental Engineering 56 628 1492
Computer Engineering 62 665 1541
Computer Networking 61 622 1542
Architectural Engineering 80 626 1555
Systems Engineering 60 630 1764
Automotive Engineering 87 825 1887
Human-Computer Interaction 92 719 1932
Operations Research 78 1050 2299

Medicine rankings

Yamagata University ranked 63rd for Medicine in Japan and 753rd in the World with 13,367 publications made and 260,925 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#63 of 521 In Japan
#212 of 2,817 In Asia
#753 of 6,793 In the World

Yamagata University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 217 775
1994 248 960
1995 233 1071
1996 272 1274
1997 264 1406
1998 302 1638
1999 275 1923
2000 280 2301
2001 284 2447
2002 318 3036
2003 344 3526
2004 277 3965
2005 279 4418
2006 274 4947
2007 298 5413
2008 289 5973
2009 301 6029
2010 318 6657
2011 387 7475
2012 379 8177
2013 457 9002
2014 429 9880
2015 409 10404
2016 427 10893
2017 448 11424
2018 445 11794
2019 449 12914
2020 480 15985
2021 503 17605
2022 460 17561
2023 441 17109
2024 436 15831
2025 409 14304

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 31 88 356
Optometry 22 79 382
Respiratory Therapy 28 84 420
Ophthalmology 43 108 429
Cardiology 55 111 438
Neurosurgery 53 147 449
Radiation Therapy 62 172 518
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 70 181 542
Audiology 40 101 545
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 67 165 546
Anatomy and Physiology 61 150 558
Surgery 66 175 575
Oncology and Cancer research 67 189 580
Pharmacy 50 194 585
Dermatology 67 184 595
Biomedical Engineering 32 194 618
Anesthesiology 71 191 620
Cosmetology 40 217 625
Immunology 72 214 668
Pathology 62 210 718
Pediatrics 56 209 750
Sonography and Ultrasound 75 280 792
Virology 58 230 805
Epidemiology 50 235 857
Psychiatry 70 241 883
Medical Physics 70 286 945
Dentistry 63 311 981
Pharmacology 86 389 989
Physical Therapy 65 276 1050
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 53 297 1064
Family medicine 68 281 1077
Sports Medicine 75 262 1089
Orthodontics 69 334 1092
Occupational Therapy 71 334 1175
Critical Care Nursing 76 353 1178
Public Health 44 319 1185
Gerontology 73 316 1415
Clinical Psychology 67 452 1621
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 83 463 1629
Veterinary 56 778 1835
Nursing 83 624 2056
Health Science 82 695 2279
Healthcare Management (MHA) 87 817 2459

Environmental Science rankings

Yamagata University ranked 53rd for Environmental Science in Japan and 1236th in the World with 9,560 publications made and 162,307 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#53 of 523 In Japan
#395 of 2,841 In Asia
#1236 of 6,888 In the World

Yamagata University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 131 568
1994 142 690
1995 134 709
1996 178 790
1997 166 834
1998 169 1049
1999 178 1135
2000 192 1355
2001 217 1461
2002 236 1785
2003 250 2062
2004 232 2315
2005 237 2505
2006 209 2776
2007 213 3048
2008 254 3559
2009 235 3747
2010 243 4082
2011 295 4503
2012 267 5047
2013 295 5417
2014 328 6051
2015 312 6249
2016 286 6675
2017 305 7074
2018 346 7999
2019 310 8187
2020 334 9711
2021 353 11235
2022 291 10830
2023 306 11028
2024 235 9904
2025 216 8658

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 40 237 821
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 47 220 839
Oceanography 45 277 921
Environmental Chemistry 48 337 944
Earth science and Geophysics 49 323 971
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 53 325 997
Agricultural Science 34 368 1014
Paleontology 47 307 1016
Geology 50 333 1091
Forestry 35 354 1148
Geotechnical Engineering 51 471 1211
Ecology 44 407 1268
Environmental Engineering 56 628 1492
Geography and Cartography 55 562 1696
Environmental Management 69 890 2082

Computer Science rankings

Yamagata University ranked 64th for Computer Science in Japan and 1381st in the World with 7,700 publications made and 119,143 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#64 of 515 In Japan
#483 of 2,842 In Asia
#1381 of 6,855 In the World

Yamagata University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 94 406
1994 127 482
1995 98 599
1996 134 623
1997 119 692
1998 147 806
1999 162 1052
2000 157 1144
2001 154 1224
2002 260 1663
2003 214 1862
2004 200 2074
2005 212 2305
2006 221 2562
2007 161 2716
2008 193 2998
2009 205 3304
2010 238 3463
2011 241 3917
2012 237 4442
2013 297 4870
2014 222 5202
2015 234 5647
2016 234 5802
2017 247 6076
2018 284 6201
2019 235 6963
2020 241 8375
2021 260 9288
2022 242 9030
2023 249 9555
2024 223 8845
2025 155 7886

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 55 231 635
Computer Graphics 43 223 802
Library and Information science 38 125 835
Neuroscience 73 220 860
Computational Linguistics 34 323 963
Computer Vision 52 419 1133
Telecommunications 55 464 1199
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 81 446 1242
Computer Engineering 62 665 1541
Computer Networking 61 622 1542
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 64 627 1589
Blockchain and Cryptography 63 781 1762
Human-Computer Interaction 92 719 1932
Cognitive Science 95 819 1995
Cyber Security 66 831 2016
Machine Learning 82 971 2175
Software Engineering 104 1005 2557

Psychology rankings

Yamagata University ranked 69th for Psychology in Japan and 1121st in the World with 4,763 publications made and 80,278 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#69 of 498 In Japan
#327 of 2,766 In Asia
#1121 of 6,663 In the World

Yamagata University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 88 361
1994 111 397
1995 98 489
1996 95 504
1997 98 554
1998 119 630
1999 102 754
2000 97 842
2001 93 927
2002 112 1084
2003 113 1199
2004 84 1323
2005 82 1471
2006 100 1685
2007 85 1758
2008 94 2119
2009 112 2023
2010 120 2275
2011 134 2624
2012 162 2757
2013 171 3027
2014 149 3394
2015 139 3672
2016 146 3659
2017 157 3938
2018 161 3897
2019 146 4307
2020 156 5444
2021 171 5935
2022 162 5961
2023 147 5630
2024 167 5400
2025 140 4901

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 73 220 860
Psychiatry 70 241 883
Occupational Therapy 71 334 1175
Clinical Psychology 67 452 1621
Social Psychology 56 566 1876
Cognitive Science 95 819 1995
Child Psychology 78 600 2026
Education Majors 84 1026 2960

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yamagata University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Demography 41 274 1099
Statistics 53 460 1370
Linguistics 68 489 1481
Aesthetics 51 404 1513
Mathematics 56 579 1605
Literature 36 435 1624
Applied Mathematics 58 635 1633
Art & Design 59 510 1708
Fashion Design 77 658 1968
Finance 59 670 1987
Sociology 50 546 1992
Management 69 792 2115
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 60 614 2125
Philosophy 71 624 2198
Archaeology 76 841 2263
Business 75 886 2396
History 82 839 2411
Advertising 76 868 2462
Marketing 68 960 2509
Law 69 864 2565
Classics and Ancient History 83 811 2595
Economics 82 1022 2788
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 100 1146 2838
Political Science 72 918 2923
Development Studies 91 1227 3253
Anthropology 102 1106 3290
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 101 1188 3471
Math Teachers 113 1297 3486