Yamaguchi University: Rankings

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Yamaguchi University ranked 34th in Japan, 868th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. Yamaguchi University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,874 academic publications and 614,662 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#868 of 14,131 In the World
#185 of 5,830 In Asia
#34 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 3 In Yamaguchi
#269 of 1,772 For Urology
#288 of 1,000 For Neurosurgery
#336 of 2,622 For Molecular Biology
#1838 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1490 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Biology rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 32nd for Biology in Japan and 581st in the World with 26,292 publications made and 505,926 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#32 of 527 In Japan
#151 of 2,834 In Asia
#581 of 6,833 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 414 2702
1993 445 2458
1994 400 2635
1995 439 2915
1996 500 3232
1997 505 3589
1998 534 4353
1999 586 5125
2000 610 5732
2001 641 6318
2002 674 7141
2003 672 8366
2004 736 9059
2005 688 10115
2006 695 11288
2007 636 11956
2008 686 12435
2009 699 13894
2010 647 14835
2011 720 15950
2012 726 17308
2013 812 18405
2014 778 19066
2015 771 19331
2016 824 20025
2017 797 20863
2018 803 22159
2019 734 23989
2020 830 28115
2021 952 32319
2022 841 31875
2023 847 31300
2024 679 28755

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Molecular Biology 34 75 336
Oncology and Cancer research 41 114 374
Immunology 40 109 420
Virology 27 91 421
Biophysics 30 86 455
Entomology 26 84 463
Genetics 35 119 475
Biochemistry 33 136 498
Neuroscience 26 86 504
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 123 576
Animal Science 24 166 642
Biotechnology 49 192 652
Microbiology 39 201 689
Nutrition and Food Science 33 260 706
Pharmacology 64 255 728
Paleontology 34 196 736
Zoology 37 157 774
Botany 43 225 778
Nanotechnology 43 325 789
Evolutionary Biology 29 190 834
Horticulture 37 297 838
Agricultural Science 32 321 911
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 296 954
Astrobiology 71 302 1052
Forestry 42 366 1178
Toxicology 55 604 1499

Chemistry rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 32nd for Chemistry in Japan and 569th in the World with 24,303 publications made and 459,639 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#32 of 508 In Japan
#166 of 2,781 In Asia
#569 of 6,545 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 409 2642
1993 405 2430
1994 374 2678
1995 423 2969
1996 478 3262
1997 481 3527
1998 491 4226
1999 565 4938
2000 621 5528
2001 657 6163
2002 804 6921
2003 671 7818
2004 786 8327
2005 745 9563
2006 724 10565
2007 651 10972
2008 688 11218
2009 683 12438
2010 613 13349
2011 691 14224
2012 666 15433
2013 746 16301
2014 669 16935
2015 668 16797
2016 690 17517
2017 669 18263
2018 686 19295
2019 618 20709
2020 692 23629
2021 744 27087
2022 633 26664
2023 599 25959
2024 496 23502

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 20 134 378
Pharmacy 41 127 426
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 113 482
Biochemistry 33 136 498
Physical chemistry 25 196 543
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 39 160 550
Organic Chemistry 32 180 572
Materials Science 37 210 619
Chemical Engineering 32 292 698
Nutrition and Food Science 33 260 706
Radiochemistry 33 377 740
Nanotechnology 43 325 789
Computational Chemistry 38 239 815
Environmental Chemistry 43 280 821
Biochemical Engineering 19 350 1034

Medicine rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 41st for Medicine in Japan and 534th in the World with 20,006 publications made and 360,474 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#41 of 521 In Japan
#128 of 2,809 In Asia
#534 of 6,775 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 350 1936
1993 368 1679
1994 305 1778
1995 329 2004
1996 395 2218
1997 394 2435
1998 399 2969
1999 413 3422
2000 448 4144
2001 460 4484
2002 449 5131
2003 467 5968
2004 545 6564
2005 539 7281
2006 496 8052
2007 489 8671
2008 490 9150
2009 508 10133
2010 505 10755
2011 565 11820
2012 503 12553
2013 606 13480
2014 589 14019
2015 583 14256
2016 615 14652
2017 602 15063
2018 609 15787
2019 588 17288
2020 665 20754
2021 741 23451
2022 703 23063
2023 720 22474
2024 607 20597

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urology 17 57 269
Neurosurgery 29 76 288
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 48 111 343
Cardiology 35 79 352
Oncology and Cancer research 41 114 374
Ophthalmology 36 93 378
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 41 95 387
Veterinary 8 105 391
Anesthesiology 33 97 401
Anatomy and Physiology 35 86 405
Respiratory Therapy 26 77 405
Surgery 44 111 419
Immunology 40 109 420
Virology 27 91 421
Radiation Therapy 47 131 425
Pharmacy 41 127 426
Sonography and Ultrasound 38 118 426
Dermatology 53 128 476
Audiology 30 82 501
Pathology 41 135 530
Pediatrics 33 143 571
Psychiatry 38 125 586
Biomedical Engineering 31 182 591
Family medicine 43 153 720
Pharmacology 64 255 728
Sports Medicine 41 134 739
Medical Physics 57 200 747
Physical Therapy 36 148 752
Optometry 57 218 784
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 27 203 804
Cosmetology 57 305 808
Orthodontics 53 238 849
Critical Care Nursing 58 239 884
Plastic Surgery 65 314 922
Dentistry 61 295 950
Epidemiology 64 287 995
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 45 234 1035
Occupational Therapy 69 299 1102
Health Science 41 253 1105
Sports / Exercise science 51 280 1186
Clinical Psychology 43 293 1262
Gerontology 67 289 1371
Public Health 57 393 1389
Nursing 45 347 1405
Toxicology 55 604 1499
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 410 1547

Engineering rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 34th for Engineering in Japan and 724th in the World with 19,055 publications made and 262,372 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 517 In Japan
#220 of 2,835 In Asia
#724 of 6,782 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 267 1388
1993 288 1247
1994 283 1438
1995 293 1708
1996 337 1815
1997 342 1947
1998 380 2257
1999 389 2625
2000 496 3014
2001 459 3453
2002 775 4026
2003 621 4553
2004 668 4741
2005 578 5497
2006 565 6199
2007 537 6632
2008 560 6646
2009 560 7258
2010 527 8003
2011 548 8482
2012 540 9034
2013 641 9939
2014 570 10189
2015 539 10252
2016 603 10928
2017 569 11500
2018 586 12615
2019 560 13660
2020 591 15393
2021 620 17456
2022 517 17617
2023 510 17718
2024 427 16345

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 39 160 550
Electronic Engineering 24 197 578
Biomedical Engineering 31 182 591
Geotechnical Engineering 23 199 598
Mining Engineering 21 221 614
Materials Science 37 210 619
Acoustical Engineering 30 174 642
Metallurgical Engineering 37 221 643
Biotechnology 49 192 652
Electrical Engineering 31 223 658
Landscape Architecture 16 203 671
Chemical Engineering 32 292 698
Architectural Engineering 27 214 708
Optical Engineering 41 229 736
Automation and Control engineering 39 288 757
Petroleum Engineering 26 236 760
Nanotechnology 43 325 789
Firefighting and Fire Science 22 315 796
Structural Engineering 42 259 807
Aerospace Engineering 39 225 821
Remote Sensing 24 248 847
Environmental Engineering 24 308 854
Robotics 76 340 893
Marine Engineering 47 321 896
Telecommunications 41 325 929
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 345 943
Civil Engineering 40 330 979
Product and Industrial Design 25 347 981
Technical Drawing 58 422 1027
Mechanical Engineering 49 337 1028
Biochemical Engineering 19 350 1034
Construction Management 23 340 1041
Automotive Engineering 46 411 1061
Nuclear Engineering 76 438 1071
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 438 1108
Reliability and Quality Engineering 34 402 1118
Computer Engineering 48 482 1199
Systems Engineering 36 371 1251
Computer Networking 47 477 1275
Transportation Engineering 62 598 1555
Human-Computer Interaction 82 577 1671
Operations Research 63 850 1954

Physics rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 34th for Physics in Japan and 700th in the World with 18,528 publications made and 262,917 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 513 In Japan
#208 of 2,817 In Asia
#700 of 6,713 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 278 1471
1993 293 1286
1994 275 1471
1995 286 1758
1996 348 1897
1997 343 1976
1998 386 2349
1999 390 2589
2000 487 3025
2001 455 3351
2002 741 3929
2003 619 4416
2004 651 4700
2005 580 5436
2006 547 6097
2007 512 6449
2008 548 6439
2009 550 7121
2010 485 7647
2011 512 8140
2012 511 8675
2013 611 9469
2014 526 9639
2015 499 9733
2016 576 10561
2017 521 11019
2018 529 11814
2019 511 12644
2020 567 14303
2021 576 15858
2022 457 16179
2023 461 16145
2024 377 15002

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 30 86 455
Condensed Matter Physics 38 188 573
Materials Science 37 210 619
Acoustical Engineering 30 174 642
Nuclear Physics 44 183 668
Atomic and Molecular physics 44 172 681
Quantum and Particle physics 32 213 717
Theoretical Physics 29 168 720
Optical Engineering 41 229 736
Medical Physics 57 200 747
Astrophysics and Astronomy 35 189 777
Nanotechnology 43 325 789
Applied/Engineering Physics 60 345 943
Astrobiology 71 302 1052

Environmental Science rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 32nd for Environmental Science in Japan and 882nd in the World with 13,236 publications made and 202,969 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#32 of 521 In Japan
#249 of 2,838 In Asia
#882 of 6,876 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 171 1031
1993 173 882
1994 185 1034
1995 206 1113
1996 215 1250
1997 251 1388
1998 248 1531
1999 244 1834
2000 289 1904
2001 295 2233
2002 382 2814
2003 362 2964
2004 414 3228
2005 373 3590
2006 352 4127
2007 366 4406
2008 324 4640
2009 362 5250
2010 332 5512
2011 386 6003
2012 372 6663
2013 459 7212
2014 434 7728
2015 424 7798
2016 447 8333
2017 425 8762
2018 447 9630
2019 415 10768
2020 461 12697
2021 510 14727
2022 418 14563
2023 434 14627
2024 316 13466

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 113 482
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 123 576
Geotechnical Engineering 23 199 598
Mining Engineering 21 221 614
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 34 192 672
Earth science and Geophysics 32 200 699
Paleontology 34 196 736
Geology 31 213 778
Oceanography 36 231 806
Environmental Chemistry 43 280 821
Environmental Engineering 24 308 854
Agricultural Science 32 321 911
Ecology 36 295 1013
Geography and Cartography 33 286 1086
Environmental Management 29 412 1134
Forestry 42 366 1178
Urban and Regional planning 27 379 1387

Computer Science rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 31st for Computer Science in Japan and 907th in the World with 11,830 publications made and 164,099 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 513 In Japan
#250 of 2,840 In Asia
#907 of 6,845 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 139 827
1993 170 720
1994 143 749
1995 180 905
1996 167 941
1997 189 967
1998 187 1174
1999 210 1478
2000 227 1572
2001 248 1748
2002 469 2230
2003 346 2622
2004 356 2778
2005 317 3286
2006 329 3543
2007 280 3897
2008 347 4141
2009 345 4637
2010 302 4926
2011 322 5421
2012 360 6031
2013 412 6409
2014 364 6678
2015 389 6851
2016 390 7181
2017 407 7690
2018 398 8190
2019 384 9298
2020 385 10693
2021 464 12493
2022 430 12419
2023 454 12496
2024 372 11568

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 26 86 504
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 267 758
Computer Graphics 39 202 763
Computer Vision 35 255 798
Robotics 76 340 893
Library and Information science 42 143 898
Telecommunications 41 325 929
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 58 296 954
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 315 987
Cognitive Science 30 291 992
Computer Engineering 48 482 1199
Computational Linguistics 53 462 1232
Computer Networking 47 477 1275
Cyber Security 34 482 1343
Machine Learning 36 530 1358
Software Engineering 42 435 1483
Human-Computer Interaction 82 577 1671
Data Science 44 587 1762
Multimedia 69 718 1977
Management Information Systems 40 828 2385

Psychology rankings

Yamaguchi University ranked 31st for Psychology in Japan and 714th in the World with 8,110 publications made and 136,902 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#31 of 494 In Japan
#155 of 2,755 In Asia
#714 of 6,645 In the World

Yamaguchi University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 138 715
1993 165 628
1994 125 578
1995 144 740
1996 166 881
1997 153 851
1998 145 1081
1999 164 1388
2000 163 1389
2001 169 1598
2002 183 1852
2003 188 2298
2004 188 2472
2005 187 2699
2006 176 2809
2007 182 3058
2008 227 3275
2009 222 3759
2010 222 3921
2011 214 4359
2012 224 4708
2013 253 5001
2014 247 5383
2015 249 5413
2016 263 5672
2017 270 5832
2018 252 6173
2019 255 6767
2020 288 8126
2021 292 9130
2022 283 9154
2023 310 9072
2024 268 8003

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Neuroscience 26 86 504
Psychiatry 38 125 586
Cognitive Science 30 291 992
Occupational Therapy 69 299 1102
Clinical Psychology 43 293 1262
Child Psychology 39 292 1329
Social Psychology 40 418 1548
Education Majors 64 814 2501

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yamaguchi University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Aesthetics 17 134 768
Interior Design 17 292 798
Linguistics 33 251 962
Agricultural Economics 25 381 1006
Applied Mathematics 31 352 1093
Statistics 43 368 1199
Management 39 383 1262
Mathematics 39 403 1264
Art & Design 37 314 1272
Fashion Design 39 360 1304
Archaeology 31 404 1339
Demography 64 424 1438
History 32 407 1447
Finance 39 422 1450
Philosophy 34 355 1509
Business 40 482 1558
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 35 496 1559
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 36 408 1604
Literature 40 423 1617
Art History 32 259 1662
Marketing 40 619 1841
Economics 43 569 1851
International Business 46 551 1922
Math Teachers 41 597 1974
Sociology 57 559 2030
Law 48 625 2078
Accounting 38 680 2097
Classics and Ancient History 61 581 2128
Development Studies 49 719 2195
Anthropology 50 645 2258
Advertising 72 788 2305
Political Science 48 655 2364
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 58 768 2547
Communications and Public Relations 47 1168 3384