Yokohama National University: Rankings

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Yokohama National University ranked 37th in Japan, 859th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. Yokohama National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,413 academic publications and 333,096 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#859 of 14,131 In the World
#183 of 5,830 In Asia
#37 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 12 In Yokohama
#83 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#269 of 1,053 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#272 of 1,498 For Robotics
#493 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1494 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 20th for Engineering in Japan and 520th in the World with 21,639 publications made and 260,340 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 505 In Japan
#148 of 2,809 In Asia
#520 of 6,684 In the World

Yokohama National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 183 814
1992 200 917
1993 245 973
1994 214 1042
1995 259 1247
1996 255 1506
1997 252 1562
1998 270 1660
1999 299 2102
2000 404 2164
2001 443 2481
2002 765 4141
2003 697 3653
2004 654 4185
2005 680 5165
2006 700 6056
2007 734 7193
2008 749 7383
2009 706 8020
2010 693 9225
2011 644 9779
2012 671 10085
2013 762 11009
2014 733 11259
2015 765 11718
2016 861 12004
2017 834 12659
2018 901 13771
2019 876 14814
2020 814 16693
2021 784 18791
2022 756 18993
2023 761 19422

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

Physics rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 20th for Physics in Japan and 517th in the World with 20,695 publications made and 263,448 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 503 In Japan
#136 of 2,786 In Asia
#517 of 6,603 In the World

Yokohama National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 184 886
1992 201 973
1993 240 1016
1994 221 1086
1995 263 1339
1996 266 1591
1997 246 1693
1998 270 1758
1999 287 2106
2000 400 2200
2001 413 2510
2002 721 3970
2003 650 3599
2004 642 4303
2005 643 5150
2006 671 6099
2007 700 7167
2008 689 7383
2009 674 8147
2010 659 9124
2011 614 9966
2012 645 10131
2013 719 10962
2014 693 11215
2015 688 11599
2016 798 11965
2017 773 12615
2018 852 13807
2019 810 14469
2020 767 16319
2021 752 18368
2022 735 18574
2023 719 19053

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

Physics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 21 101 347
Materials Science 20 125 391
Applied/Engineering Physics 24 116 407
Quantum and Particle physics 18 127 453
Optical Engineering 20 128 473
Nanotechnology 25 189 494
Atomic and Molecular physics 30 114 527
Acoustical Engineering 24 141 542
Nuclear Physics 32 130 548
Astrobiology 33 132 594
Astrophysics and Astronomy 34 173 738
Theoretical Physics 34 203 803
Biophysics 97 278 931

Chemistry rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 44th for Chemistry in Japan and 656th in the World with 18,317 publications made and 259,540 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#44 of 499 In Japan
#200 of 2,750 In Asia
#656 of 6,447 In the World

Yokohama National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 174 856
1992 195 980
1993 214 971
1994 203 1069
1995 233 1264
1996 236 1527
1997 232 1617
1998 257 1711
1999 252 2076
2000 345 2188
2001 390 2486
2002 559 3371
2003 566 3424
2004 573 4212
2005 564 5091
2006 607 6002
2007 600 7171
2008 612 7291
2009 571 8089
2010 556 8947
2011 539 9778
2012 565 9953
2013 628 10837
2014 636 11231
2015 651 11724
2016 709 11965
2017 661 12487
2018 745 13685
2019 704 14402
2020 669 16331
2021 630 18332
2022 630 18571
2023 624 18657

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

Chemistry subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 18 97 282
Environmental Chemistry 17 87 301
Physical chemistry 17 122 324
Materials Science 20 125 391
Chemical Engineering 20 183 434
Nanotechnology 25 189 494
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 38 135 503
Organic Chemistry 31 166 547
Computational Chemistry 23 157 599
Pharmacy 55 200 617
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 158 623
Biochemistry 76 284 856
Radiochemistry 49 477 950
Biochemical Engineering 20 319 984
Nutrition and Food Science 106 747 1753

Biology rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 76th for Biology in Japan and 960th in the World with 12,877 publications made and 201,509 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#76 of 523 In Japan
#315 of 2,814 In Asia
#960 of 6,770 In the World

Yokohama National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 121 548
1992 122 636
1993 131 606
1994 136 720
1995 136 768
1996 157 1041
1997 160 1052
1998 172 1176
1999 171 1407
2000 221 1496
2001 269 1758
2002 337 2444
2003 363 2496
2004 402 3010
2005 384 3585
2006 411 4247
2007 443 5322
2008 457 5750
2009 428 6398
2010 421 7220
2011 388 7785
2012 402 8022
2013 464 8697
2014 496 8882
2015 495 9413
2016 507 9724
2017 488 9992
2018 564 11147
2019 522 11936
2020 504 13858
2021 489 15662
2022 474 15428
2023 451 15160

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 25 189 494
Astrobiology 33 132 594
Toxicology 22 197 709
Biochemistry 76 284 856
Forestry 28 224 865
Paleontology 46 262 925
Biophysics 97 278 931
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 242 938
Zoology 59 253 1024
Agricultural Science 47 437 1215
Evolutionary Biology 61 353 1254
Molecular Biology 135 477 1270
Neuroscience 110 392 1311
Genetics 111 498 1338
Botany 92 559 1510
Animal Science 89 517 1568
Nutrition and Food Science 106 747 1753
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 126 725 1820
Oncology and Cancer research 144 796 1917
Horticulture 106 933 2193
Microbiology 141 953 2223
Immunology 163 933 2356
Biotechnology 162 1195 2649
Pharmacology 172 1218 2692

Environmental Science rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Japan and 797th in the World with 12,166 publications made and 158,787 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 510 In Japan
#214 of 2,811 In Asia
#797 of 6,798 In the World

Yokohama National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 104 369
1992 111 461
1993 134 439
1994 121 483
1995 143 596
1996 152 738
1997 154 710
1998 171 885
1999 166 1013
2000 228 1048
2001 271 1268
2002 372 1796
2003 359 1877
2004 368 2291
2005 376 2760
2006 381 3000
2007 402 3634
2008 410 3954
2009 398 4382
2010 407 5047
2011 377 5327
2012 380 5592
2013 418 6012
2014 422 6148
2015 461 6670
2016 452 6665
2017 463 7150
2018 498 8219
2019 444 8928
2020 471 10689
2021 462 12267
2022 448 12569
2023 412 12642

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

Environmental Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 17 87 301
Oceanography 17 120 491
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 139 495
Earth science and Geophysics 26 155 556
Geotechnical Engineering 22 183 559
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 158 623
Environmental Engineering 17 208 623
Environmental Management 15 212 689
Geology 34 202 773
Geography and Cartography 20 176 775
Urban and Regional planning 18 168 827
Forestry 28 224 865
Ecology 33 250 913
Mining Engineering 35 345 918
Paleontology 46 262 925
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 54 242 938
Agricultural Science 47 437 1215

Computer Science rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 31st for Computer Science in Japan and 853rd in the World with 9,758 publications made and 90,421 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 506 In Japan
#222 of 2,809 In Asia
#853 of 6,752 In the World

Yokohama National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 74 223
1992 76 282
1993 90 303
1994 86 371
1995 79 417
1996 88 440
1997 72 440
1998 92 534
1999 126 686
2000 138 662
2001 162 736
2002 446 2043
2003 322 1481
2004 280 1498
2005 317 1814
2006 293 2132
2007 333 2273
2008 361 2523
2009 325 2743
2010 336 3275
2011 336 3352
2012 323 3388
2013 383 3647
2014 347 3925
2015 373 3772
2016 419 3924
2017 429 4304
2018 454 4829
2019 422 5351
2020 374 6162
2021 421 7291
2022 387 7268
2023 400 7621

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

Computer Science subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 23 92 272
Telecommunications 15 126 414
Computer Engineering 20 156 497
Computer Networking 15 143 507
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 194 621
Animation 28 181 623
Cyber Security 15 192 695
Computer Vision 29 202 706
Computer Graphics 41 199 752
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 29 236 846
Library and Information science 46 132 850
Human-Computer Interaction 45 243 976
Game Design and Development 45 287 981
Computational Linguistics 45 324 1002
Software Engineering 28 268 1124
Data Science 24 285 1153
Cognitive Science 49 393 1212
Neuroscience 110 392 1311
Machine Learning 38 496 1319
Multimedia 59 484 1562
Management Information Systems 28 491 1758
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 126 725 1820

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 33rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1436th in the World with 6,976 publications made and 66,632 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#33 of 527 In Japan
#326 of 2,845 In Asia
#1436 of 7,020 In the World

Yokohama National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 55 154
1992 57 199
1993 62 197
1994 58 230
1995 54 277
1996 67 285
1997 56 273
1998 79 289
1999 97 382
2000 94 343
2001 113 403
2002 211 956
2003 225 785
2004 184 818
2005 202 1081
2006 200 1168
2007 255 1386
2008 250 1584
2009 263 1828
2010 257 2107
2011 227 2223
2012 247 2394
2013 260 2691
2014 272 2939
2015 264 2866
2016 279 2884
2017 286 3196
2018 284 3618
2019 305 4109
2020 278 5126
2021 306 5900
2022 277 6021
2023 283 5966

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 18 168 827
Library and Information science 46 132 850
Aesthetics 24 165 857
Public Policy / Administration 9 113 911
Classics and Ancient History 21 187 1112
Linguistics 43 306 1119
Archaeology 25 305 1136
History 25 291 1185
Art History 23 148 1273
Law 21 289 1299
Political Science 21 294 1443
Philosophy 38 349 1520
Demography 83 480 1604
Sociology 44 385 1637
Education Majors 36 407 1645
Anthropology 50 514 2033
Communications and Public Relations 22 529 2062
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 46 569 2145

Mathematics rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 25th for Mathematics in Japan and 942nd in the World with 4,370 publications made and 44,388 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#25 of 443 In Japan
#259 of 2,673 In Asia
#942 of 6,305 In the World

Yokohama National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 40 116
1992 45 110
1993 34 152
1994 35 174
1995 31 163
1996 29 198
1997 37 182
1998 42 240
1999 53 283
2000 74 308
2001 76 318
2002 193 992
2003 130 631
2004 126 580
2005 147 827
2006 131 891
2007 142 978
2008 156 1104
2009 171 1256
2010 166 1435
2011 158 1654
2012 152 1598
2013 153 1845
2014 135 1771
2015 162 1880
2016 148 1807
2017 184 1985
2018 194 2327
2019 207 2590
2020 188 3100
2021 182 3653
2022 180 3506
2023 189 3544

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

Mathematics subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 194 621
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 153 719
Statistics 26 238 879
Operations Research 21 312 950
Applied Mathematics 32 357 1105
Math Teachers 23 329 1378

Business rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 22nd for Business in Japan and 947th in the World with 3,745 publications made and 33,463 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 375 In Japan
#219 of 2,579 In Asia
#947 of 6,187 In the World

Yokohama National University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 22 62
1992 42 61
1993 34 66
1994 30 87
1995 38 116
1996 29 122
1997 35 110
1998 32 130
1999 46 160
2000 73 164
2001 62 199
2002 146 655
2003 132 521
2004 99 394
2005 113 480
2006 140 587
2007 116 718
2008 167 770
2009 161 979
2010 151 1082
2011 139 1236
2012 129 1279
2013 124 1368
2014 150 1510
2015 140 1458
2016 156 1443
2017 171 1550
2018 164 1872
2019 161 1921
2020 149 2347
2021 155 2843
2022 134 2840
2023 127 2760

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Real Estate 18 135 572
International Business 9 68 589
International Trade 8 66 598
Management 23 192 779
Public Policy / Administration 9 113 911
Operations Research 21 312 950
Finance 23 238 1019
Investment Banking and Stock trading 19 305 1075
Project Management 14 250 1152
Accounting 17 274 1196
Marketing 22 320 1215
Advertising 29 352 1392
Management Information Systems 28 491 1758

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yokohama National University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
International Economics 8 56 547
Agricultural Economics 18 226 728
Environmental Economics 17 256 850
Interior Design 30 328 876
Fashion Design 33 248 1055
Economics 18 241 1075
Art & Design 34 247 1100
Occupational Therapy 78 309 1116
Anatomy and Physiology 107 373 1161
Social Psychology 27 243 1166
Sports Medicine 95 309 1243
Development Studies 20 311 1267
Psychiatry 92 393 1317
Audiology 123 386 1346
Physical Therapy 100 391 1353
Urology 111 505 1355
Psychology 90 407 1368
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 108 482 1421
Medicine 101 490 1447
Ophthalmology 111 523 1474
Literature 38 351 1478
Public Health 75 442 1526
Pathology 109 577 1590
Gerontology 91 371 1647
Orthodontics 106 534 1667
Surgery 122 619 1785
Dentistry 113 651 1867
Cardiology 156 714 1947
Child Psychology 118 724 2373
Anesthesiology 180 898 2378
Nursing 101 778 2472
Clinical Psychology 127 924 2721
Health Science 111 1038 3171