Yokohama City University: Rankings

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Yokohama City University ranked 30th in Japan, 817th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. Yokohama City University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,271 academic publications and 807,076 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#817 of 14,131 In the World
#167 of 5,830 In Asia
#30 of 719 In Japan
#1 of 12 In Yokohama
#171 of 2,310 For Gastroenterology and Hepatology
#176 of 1,708 For Radiation Therapy
#221 of 1,772 For Urology
#1272 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1493 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Biology rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 28th for Biology in Japan and 525th in the World with 28,598 publications made and 719,233 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Oncology and Cancer research, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#28 of 527 In Japan
#134 of 2,834 In Asia
#525 of 6,833 In the World

Yokohama City University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 302 1545
1993 384 1618
1994 353 1781
1995 384 2430
1996 408 2715
1997 459 3394
1998 485 4172
1999 487 5169
2000 480 6046
2001 465 6817
2002 501 7729
2003 523 9039
2004 607 9858
2005 557 11637
2006 634 12698
2007 607 13915
2008 661 14898
2009 697 16423
2010 698 18091
2011 738 19974
2012 832 22532
2013 950 24529
2014 960 26458
2015 998 27468
2016 1036 28789
2017 1091 31073
2018 1216 33186
2019 1188 38219
2020 1571 51796
2021 1619 59635
2022 1526 58543
2023 1444 57676
2024 1321 54912

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 17 63 227
Molecular Biology 27 59 293
Immunology 25 74 341
Virology 17 73 355
Biotechnology 19 75 365
Genetics 24 77 370
Biophysics 28 78 431
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 87 437
Biochemistry 26 112 447
Neuroscience 23 79 473
Pharmacology 37 162 527
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 151 658
Astrobiology 39 167 698
Microbiology 43 217 730
Entomology 48 215 853
Botany 51 281 895
Zoology 45 217 922
Evolutionary Biology 38 241 967
Paleontology 45 290 985
Animal Science 45 296 1000
Horticulture 56 437 1135
Toxicology 49 545 1405
Nutrition and Food Science 80 639 1506
Nanotechnology 94 798 1664
Agricultural Science 62 673 1692
Forestry 77 759 2140

Medicine rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 21st for Medicine in Japan and 395th in the World with 27,728 publications made and 632,680 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 521 In Japan
#75 of 2,809 In Asia
#395 of 6,775 In the World

Yokohama City University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 292 1191
1993 337 1221
1994 315 1303
1995 344 1881
1996 373 2090
1997 427 2634
1998 436 3267
1999 449 4165
2000 439 4965
2001 441 5662
2002 423 6347
2003 436 7247
2004 491 7711
2005 478 9296
2006 509 10108
2007 510 10813
2008 562 12044
2009 603 13157
2010 610 14760
2011 693 16460
2012 835 18639
2013 932 20540
2014 972 22520
2015 988 23753
2016 1098 25022
2017 1134 27236
2018 1232 29450
2019 1255 34339
2020 1636 48161
2021 1699 55943
2022 1615 55133
2023 1534 55004
2024 1474 52862

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

Medicine subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 49 171
Radiation Therapy 13 44 176
Urology 13 40 221
Oncology and Cancer research 17 63 227
Sonography and Ultrasound 12 57 233
Dermatology 14 46 252
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 19 52 259
Surgery 18 54 264
Ophthalmology 18 53 272
Plastic Surgery 11 67 297
Cardiology 26 62 309
Anatomy and Physiology 22 62 335
Immunology 25 74 341
Pathology 20 71 353
Virology 17 73 355
Anesthesiology 26 76 358
Respiratory Therapy 23 69 389
Optometry 25 87 408
Pediatrics 16 85 416
Occupational Therapy 12 62 427
Orthodontics 28 109 441
Medical Physics 25 76 460
Family medicine 16 76 467
Psychiatry 23 93 496
Dentistry 31 137 501
Critical Care Nursing 16 98 519
Pharmacology 37 162 527
Health Science 11 85 537
Neurosurgery 71 210 585
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 13 94 605
Physical Therapy 27 112 637
Sports Medicine 31 107 652
Audiology 58 150 706
Biomedical Engineering 40 232 727
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 182 740
Epidemiology 44 207 790
Pharmacy 82 319 878
Cosmetology 66 351 894
Public Health 36 242 1011
Gerontology 43 185 1030
Nursing 25 201 1040
Sports / Exercise science 43 223 1054
Healthcare Management (MHA) 36 331 1358
Toxicology 49 545 1405
Clinical Psychology 53 352 1414
Veterinary 62 779 1845

Chemistry rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 39th for Chemistry in Japan and 647th in the World with 19,442 publications made and 557,824 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#39 of 508 In Japan
#202 of 2,781 In Asia
#647 of 6,545 In the World

Yokohama City University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 235 1241
1993 285 1386
1994 276 1522
1995 306 2083
1996 314 2322
1997 356 2877
1998 359 3506
1999 340 4423
2000 361 5224
2001 329 5713
2002 399 6476
2003 433 7708
2004 471 8293
2005 445 9565
2006 505 10589
2007 471 11579
2008 504 12049
2009 524 13486
2010 545 14635
2011 531 15913
2012 580 17881
2013 637 19242
2014 651 20560
2015 647 21346
2016 675 21950
2017 698 23376
2018 745 24728
2019 665 28056
2020 960 36612
2021 947 42164
2022 889 41540
2023 855 40841
2024 723 36761

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemistry 26 112 447
Computational Chemistry 33 200 712
Pharmacy 82 319 878
Organic Chemistry 60 317 900
Environmental Chemistry 80 558 1380
Inorganic Chemistry 94 649 1456
Materials Science 92 631 1483
Nutrition and Food Science 80 639 1506
Physical chemistry 91 689 1535
Nanotechnology 94 798 1664
Radiochemistry 92 905 1746
Chemical Engineering 100 908 1856
Petrology and Geochemistry 106 864 2220

Psychology rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 26th for Psychology in Japan and 624th in the World with 10,096 publications made and 203,585 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 494 In Japan
#124 of 2,755 In Asia
#624 of 6,645 In the World

Yokohama City University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 105 640
1993 140 579
1994 118 606
1995 133 849
1996 145 837
1997 154 1003
1998 155 1188
1999 172 1401
2000 165 1612
2001 162 1833
2002 168 2314
2003 179 2629
2004 173 2700
2005 165 3473
2006 200 3481
2007 217 3851
2008 201 4039
2009 243 4605
2010 239 4867
2011 247 5259
2012 282 6017
2013 329 6672
2014 346 7299
2015 371 7514
2016 384 8143
2017 409 8999
2018 443 9728
2019 428 11291
2020 566 15650
2021 624 18033
2022 564 17703
2023 513 17693
2024 468 16391

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

Psychology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 2 13 282
Occupational Therapy 12 62 427
Neuroscience 23 79 473
Psychiatry 23 93 496
Clinical Psychology 53 352 1414
Child Psychology 55 416 1617
Cognitive Science 76 669 1719
Education Majors 53 690 2229
Social Psychology 89 758 2302

Computer Science rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 44th for Computer Science in Japan and 1045th in the World with 9,959 publications made and 240,853 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#44 of 513 In Japan
#308 of 2,840 In Asia
#1045 of 6,845 In the World

Yokohama City University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 89 663
1993 114 656
1994 100 663
1995 116 870
1996 133 895
1997 130 1053
1998 140 1272
1999 147 1513
2000 154 1676
2001 156 1945
2002 180 2472
2003 180 2834
2004 189 3117
2005 152 3857
2006 196 4005
2007 187 4411
2008 181 4747
2009 222 5227
2010 237 5675
2011 232 6515
2012 275 7487
2013 324 8068
2014 311 9094
2015 364 9564
2016 354 10086
2017 421 11169
2018 462 11903
2019 480 13975
2020 625 19748
2021 613 23467
2022 653 23580
2023 556 23060
2024 479 21915

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 87 437
Neuroscience 23 79 473
Library and Information science 25 90 709
Machine Learning 54 665 1593
Cognitive Science 76 669 1719
Computational Linguistics 95 811 1893
Computer Vision 115 916 2069
Telecommunications 110 925 2080
Data Science 59 863 2290
Computer Networking 108 1022 2308
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 111 1015 2322
Cyber Security 120 1358 3095

Engineering rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 66th for Engineering in Japan and 1292nd in the World with 9,036 publications made and 199,269 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#66 of 517 In Japan
#486 of 2,835 In Asia
#1292 of 6,782 In the World

Yokohama City University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 103 496
1993 115 566
1994 113 607
1995 144 811
1996 130 859
1997 122 942
1998 134 1087
1999 136 1324
2000 137 1540
2001 143 1858
2002 170 2156
2003 184 2493
2004 208 2771
2005 205 3278
2006 207 3532
2007 219 3866
2008 229 4234
2009 206 4717
2010 253 5136
2011 254 5543
2012 304 6559
2013 300 6997
2014 314 7350
2015 322 7569
2016 319 8124
2017 341 8565
2018 345 9094
2019 359 10735
2020 459 14242
2021 450 16656
2022 456 16604
2023 433 16499
2024 378 15617

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

Engineering subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 19 75 365
Biomedical Engineering 40 232 727
Optical Engineering 60 340 994
Acoustical Engineering 73 421 1217
Structural Engineering 80 510 1308
Civil Engineering 71 528 1427
Aerospace Engineering 86 521 1434
Materials Science 92 631 1483
Metallurgical Engineering 98 644 1485
Mechanical Engineering 83 600 1591
Nanotechnology 94 798 1664
Chemical Engineering 100 908 1856
Geotechnical Engineering 90 820 1940
Environmental Engineering 76 849 1946
Electrical Engineering 118 946 2075
Telecommunications 110 925 2080
Computer Networking 108 1022 2308
Electronic Engineering 129 1114 2402
Systems Engineering 145 1408 3335

Physics rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 67th for Physics in Japan and 1224th in the World with 8,980 publications made and 182,193 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#67 of 513 In Japan
#445 of 2,817 In Asia
#1224 of 6,713 In the World

Yokohama City University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 101 521
1993 107 499
1994 103 603
1995 131 737
1996 122 801
1997 115 842
1998 114 942
1999 110 1177
2000 122 1318
2001 132 1583
2002 169 1800
2003 202 2244
2004 205 2486
2005 195 2914
2006 233 3324
2007 236 3654
2008 245 3964
2009 229 4332
2010 264 4651
2011 255 5124
2012 316 5955
2013 321 6249
2014 304 6604
2015 283 6909
2016 311 7314
2017 310 7641
2018 340 8181
2019 310 9626
2020 472 12953
2021 428 14706
2022 483 14977
2023 445 14971
2024 397 14475

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 28 78 431
Medical Physics 25 76 460
Astrobiology 39 167 698
Atomic and Molecular physics 71 281 931
Nuclear Physics 70 301 952
Optical Engineering 60 340 994
Theoretical Physics 47 290 1019
Astrophysics and Astronomy 61 323 1127
Condensed Matter Physics 85 469 1166
Acoustical Engineering 73 421 1217
Quantum and Particle physics 79 539 1412
Materials Science 92 631 1483
Nanotechnology 94 798 1664

Environmental Science rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 62nd for Environmental Science in Japan and 1322nd in the World with 7,263 publications made and 158,024 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#62 of 521 In Japan
#435 of 2,838 In Asia
#1322 of 6,876 In the World

Yokohama City University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 90 549
1993 92 497
1994 84 516
1995 112 697
1996 92 650
1997 107 749
1998 99 784
1999 91 1026
2000 102 1187
2001 114 1309
2002 143 1615
2003 130 1754
2004 128 2196
2005 146 2602
2006 174 2969
2007 143 3261
2008 166 3370
2009 203 3926
2010 165 4225
2011 173 4608
2012 229 5378
2013 248 5682
2014 268 6265
2015 236 6419
2016 263 6818
2017 298 7273
2018 296 8036
2019 285 9740
2020 382 13021
2021 398 14766
2022 384 14770
2023 326 14409
2024 293 13529

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 38 151 658
Paleontology 45 290 985
Geology 64 399 1238
Environmental Chemistry 80 558 1380
Earth science and Geophysics 80 539 1433
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 80 555 1475
Ecology 65 543 1559
Agricultural Science 62 673 1692
Oceanography 91 651 1735
Geography and Cartography 71 657 1935
Geotechnical Engineering 90 820 1940
Environmental Engineering 76 849 1946
Forestry 77 759 2140
Petrology and Geochemistry 106 864 2220
Environmental Management 98 1198 2766

Mathematics rankings

Yokohama City University ranked 36th for Mathematics in Japan and 1228th in the World with 4,642 publications made and 87,710 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#36 of 458 In Japan
#387 of 2,718 In Asia
#1228 of 6,418 In the World

Yokohama City University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 12 52
1993 20 52
1994 7 73
1995 13 84
1996 12 107
1997 21 122
1998 21 125
1999 14 194
2000 19 207
2001 28 263
2002 22 312
2003 29 405
2004 41 412
2005 48 574
2006 48 651
2007 49 694
2008 54 835
2009 61 965
2010 82 1133
2011 98 1475
2012 113 1648
2013 142 2135
2014 121 2379
2015 177 2899
2016 186 3046
2017 227 3406
2018 245 3955
2019 298 5188
2020 427 8208
2021 487 10150
2022 491 10686
2023 490 11222
2024 415 8817

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 30 320 1089
Applied Mathematics 77 831 1991
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 73 807 2177
Math Teachers 122 1354 3621

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yokohama City University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
Occupational Safety and Health 22 193 927
Demography 33 221 971
Linguistics 39 323 1129
Gender Studies 21 244 1566
Aesthetics 59 440 1612
Sociology 38 412 1669
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 46 457 1740
Philosophy 43 455 1782
Development Studies 34 599 1931
Archaeology 60 692 1990
Literature 64 598 2038
History 65 680 2093
Finance 73 748 2132
Economics 64 762 2251
Advertising 71 777 2283
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 44 654 2286
Art & Design 90 783 2363
Anthropology 55 699 2380
Classics and Ancient History 72 708 2394
Fashion Design 106 858 2407
Law 65 791 2440
Political Science 63 798 2691
Business 100 1093 2845
Marketing 84 1120 2855
Accounting 65 1095 2905
Management 137 1366 3309