Yokohama National University: Rankings

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Yokohama National University ranked 36th in Japan, 888th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. Yokohama National University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,487 academic publications and 422,049 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#888 of 14,131 In the World
#192 of 5,830 In Asia
#36 of 719 In Japan
#2 of 12 In Yokohama
#52 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#277 of 3,214 For Inorganic Chemistry
#284 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#498 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1494 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 19th for Engineering in Japan and 543rd in the World with 23,700 publications made and 326,925 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 517 In Japan
#154 of 2,835 In Asia
#543 of 6,782 In the World

Yokohama National University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 219 1117
1993 266 1168
1994 234 1251
1995 278 1474
1996 270 1803
1997 271 1818
1998 295 1942
1999 317 2401
2000 432 2469
2001 465 2853
2002 802 4850
2003 745 4504
2004 693 5085
2005 711 5986
2006 753 6981
2007 777 8375
2008 806 8524
2009 765 9498
2010 729 10788
2011 736 11136
2012 748 12074
2013 796 12800
2014 773 13023
2015 804 13443
2016 870 13739
2017 881 14905
2018 940 16111
2019 918 17240
2020 871 19861
2021 818 21823
2022 807 21483
2023 883 22862
2024 604 21012

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 531st in the World with 22,753 publications made and 326,445 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#20 of 513 In Japan
#146 of 2,817 In Asia
#531 of 6,713 In the World

Yokohama National University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 222 1165
1993 263 1231
1994 242 1307
1995 281 1577
1996 286 1898
1997 268 1993
1998 291 2046
1999 302 2449
2000 429 2521
2001 435 2918
2002 765 4637
2003 703 4409
2004 675 5160
2005 680 5959
2006 724 7006
2007 737 8271
2008 753 8489
2009 728 9579
2010 694 10566
2011 695 11224
2012 725 12067
2013 749 12731
2014 735 12979
2015 720 13269
2016 806 13581
2017 833 14833
2018 898 15990
2019 855 16958
2020 815 19599
2021 798 21458
2022 774 21016
2023 850 22590
2024 546 20343

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 20 106 350
Materials Science 20 134 412
Applied/Engineering Physics 22 122 425
Quantum and Particle physics 18 130 470
Optical Engineering 19 134 480
Nanotechnology 25 199 518
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 116 523
Nuclear Physics 30 132 547
Acoustical Engineering 24 151 571
Astrobiology 33 138 613
Astrophysics and Astronomy 36 190 779
Theoretical Physics 33 209 826
Biophysics 102 302 979

Chemistry rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 42nd for Chemistry in Japan and 678th in the World with 20,206 publications made and 316,858 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#42 of 508 In Japan
#214 of 2,781 In Asia
#678 of 6,545 In the World

Yokohama National University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 214 1161
1993 237 1173
1994 228 1294
1995 252 1471
1996 258 1814
1997 251 1873
1998 282 1981
1999 264 2366
2000 370 2468
2001 407 2837
2002 619 3916
2003 633 4139
2004 611 5005
2005 597 5853
2006 668 6765
2007 614 8087
2008 669 8231
2009 629 9327
2010 589 10237
2011 614 10760
2012 621 11657
2013 655 12293
2014 676 12762
2015 676 13156
2016 708 13254
2017 700 14404
2018 787 15520
2019 727 16377
2020 714 18915
2021 659 20751
2022 673 20535
2023 730 21489
2024 483 20213

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 99 277
Environmental Chemistry 15 93 315
Physical chemistry 17 129 331
Materials Science 20 134 412
Chemical Engineering 20 187 439
Nanotechnology 25 199 518
Computational Chemistry 19 133 537
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 38 156 541
Organic Chemistry 31 177 565
Pharmacy 51 188 579
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 167 639
Biochemistry 76 312 902
Radiochemistry 52 518 1030
Biochemical Engineering 23 433 1189
Nutrition and Food Science 113 839 1916

Biology rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 78th for Biology in Japan and 1018th in the World with 14,117 publications made and 242,197 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#78 of 527 In Japan
#345 of 2,834 In Asia
#1018 of 6,833 In the World

Yokohama National University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 132 752
1993 140 728
1994 149 892
1995 142 911
1996 170 1238
1997 176 1262
1998 192 1365
1999 184 1617
2000 239 1700
2001 279 1981
2002 365 2866
2003 405 2957
2004 422 3588
2005 401 4173
2006 456 4875
2007 456 6040
2008 495 6490
2009 462 7276
2010 441 8157
2011 439 8632
2012 438 9158
2013 491 9816
2014 524 9950
2015 510 10563
2016 509 10656
2017 534 11611
2018 572 12491
2019 529 13317
2020 534 16070
2021 510 17786
2022 490 16993
2023 522 17501
2024 351 15857

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

Biology subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 25 199 518
Astrobiology 33 138 613
Toxicology 24 259 823
Biochemistry 76 312 902
Forestry 26 265 924
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 257 939
Biophysics 102 302 979
Paleontology 46 293 989
Zoology 58 282 1088
Evolutionary Biology 62 372 1291
Agricultural Science 49 501 1313
Molecular Biology 142 514 1343
Genetics 112 532 1399
Neuroscience 114 449 1427
Botany 91 628 1624
Animal Science 87 590 1717
Nutrition and Food Science 113 839 1916
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 135 831 2013
Oncology and Cancer research 145 894 2092
Horticulture 107 1022 2322
Microbiology 145 1060 2399
Biotechnology 154 1144 2523
Immunology 171 1073 2623
Pharmacology 174 1306 2830
Virology 153 1208 2961

Environmental Science rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 30th for Environmental Science in Japan and 841st in the World with 13,357 publications made and 201,035 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#30 of 521 In Japan
#234 of 2,838 In Asia
#841 of 6,876 In the World

Yokohama National University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 119 546
1993 141 543
1994 130 598
1995 152 742
1996 155 914
1997 169 882
1998 193 1037
1999 174 1166
2000 251 1237
2001 281 1504
2002 390 2186
2003 393 2314
2004 386 2751
2005 397 3267
2006 406 3546
2007 411 4264
2008 453 4627
2009 432 5081
2010 435 5833
2011 411 6174
2012 428 6720
2013 453 7041
2014 460 7339
2015 475 7702
2016 469 7712
2017 483 8647
2018 518 9785
2019 483 10508
2020 494 12972
2021 488 14696
2022 484 14379
2023 458 15084
2024 347 14079

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 15 93 315
Oceanography 14 114 465
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 142 508
Geotechnical Engineering 22 191 576
Earth science and Geophysics 25 156 581
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 167 639
Environmental Engineering 17 222 642
Environmental Management 15 238 730
Geology 32 216 785
Geography and Cartography 20 197 832
Forestry 26 265 924
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 53 257 939
Ecology 34 281 970
Paleontology 46 293 989
Urban and Regional planning 20 227 1010
Agricultural Science 49 501 1313

Computer Science rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 32nd for Computer Science in Japan and 916th in the World with 10,566 publications made and 116,019 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#32 of 513 In Japan
#255 of 2,840 In Asia
#916 of 6,845 In the World

Yokohama National University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 81 349
1993 99 397
1994 88 428
1995 82 507
1996 95 544
1997 78 537
1998 97 607
1999 131 751
2000 144 809
2001 157 852
2002 442 2421
2003 315 1764
2004 298 1833
2005 326 2242
2006 310 2613
2007 361 2806
2008 388 3106
2009 339 3432
2010 350 4006
2011 365 3986
2012 369 4270
2013 387 4439
2014 375 4761
2015 385 4613
2016 417 4729
2017 453 5348
2018 472 5863
2019 428 6571
2020 405 7744
2021 434 8963
2022 405 8615
2023 487 9646
2024 318 7678

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 22 97 287
Telecommunications 15 138 454
Computer Engineering 20 159 511
Computer Networking 15 159 537
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 196 614
Cyber Security 15 209 720
Animation 31 234 733
Computer Vision 31 232 761
Computer Graphics 42 215 784
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 31 272 894
Library and Information science 46 159 994
Human-Computer Interaction 42 279 1047
Software Engineering 26 276 1118
Computational Linguistics 45 405 1124
Cognitive Science 48 444 1290
Machine Learning 39 570 1414
Neuroscience 114 449 1427
Data Science 37 500 1597
Management Information Systems 23 523 1743
Multimedia 62 654 1864
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 135 831 2013

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 32nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Japan and 1567th in the World with 7,690 publications made and 88,795 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#32 of 535 In Japan
#385 of 2,864 In Asia
#1567 of 7,081 In the World

Yokohama National University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 65 249
1993 64 255
1994 59 282
1995 51 342
1996 70 362
1997 63 328
1998 82 366
1999 99 458
2000 100 433
2001 120 490
2002 214 1115
2003 233 1006
2004 201 1054
2005 209 1290
2006 215 1480
2007 282 1776
2008 272 2037
2009 280 2275
2010 279 2647
2011 255 2792
2012 288 3080
2013 271 3419
2014 283 3550
2015 274 3548
2016 282 3537
2017 309 4197
2018 304 4596
2019 316 5264
2020 298 6617
2021 332 7662
2022 293 7300
2023 329 7773
2024 221 6858

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
Aesthetics 24 183 897
Library and Information science 46 159 994
Urban and Regional planning 20 227 1010
Public Policy / Administration 13 149 1021
Linguistics 43 356 1213
Archaeology 24 348 1213
History 24 340 1294
Classics and Ancient History 24 268 1332
Law 21 360 1443
Political Science 21 364 1595
Art History 31 252 1649
Philosophy 38 408 1659
Education Majors 35 467 1706
Demography 81 560 1753
Sociology 44 463 1802
Anthropology 52 654 2276
Communications and Public Relations 23 661 2294
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 50 730 2461

Mathematics rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 25th for Mathematics in Japan and 988th in the World with 4,761 publications made and 60,820 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#25 of 458 In Japan
#285 of 2,718 In Asia
#988 of 6,418 In the World

Yokohama National University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 50 159
1993 37 191
1994 36 216
1995 32 214
1996 36 240
1997 37 248
1998 48 295
1999 57 343
2000 77 390
2001 78 392
2002 188 1212
2003 138 841
2004 131 757
2005 159 1073
2006 133 1192
2007 158 1240
2008 170 1403
2009 164 1573
2010 173 1842
2011 165 1994
2012 175 2042
2013 165 2297
2014 146 2223
2015 173 2339
2016 153 2282
2017 200 2532
2018 207 2882
2019 216 3232
2020 200 4012
2021 189 4451
2022 184 4254
2023 232 4563
2024 106 2946

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 17 196 614
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 167 768
Statistics 25 251 912
Applied Mathematics 30 350 1087
Operations Research 24 396 1101
Math Teachers 25 437 1565

Business rankings

Yokohama National University ranked 22nd for Business in Japan and 1013th in the World with 4,004 publications made and 45,388 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 392 In Japan
#252 of 2,646 In Asia
#1013 of 6,339 In the World

Yokohama National University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 41 77
1993 35 86
1994 33 107
1995 41 137
1996 32 146
1997 39 132
1998 33 164
1999 49 195
2000 78 203
2001 67 229
2002 144 725
2003 139 612
2004 103 481
2005 116 600
2006 142 760
2007 127 873
2008 184 998
2009 163 1238
2010 157 1363
2011 146 1543
2012 139 1621
2013 138 1782
2014 147 1850
2015 147 1832
2016 166 1792
2017 183 1961
2018 168 2293
2019 154 2426
2020 157 3063
2021 165 3595
2022 132 3421
2023 143 3460
2024 87 2583

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

Business subfield Japan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Business 9 76 609
International Trade 8 71 613
Real Estate 20 169 635
Management 23 223 841
Public Policy / Administration 13 149 1021
Construction Management 22 334 1030
Operations Research 24 396 1101
Finance 24 281 1117
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 362 1160
Engineering Management 21 393 1284
Marketing 20 379 1299
Project Management 14 304 1305
Accounting 18 353 1360
Advertising 31 475 1606
Management Information Systems 23 523 1743

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Yokohama National University

Speciality Japan Asia World Rank
International Economics 9 67 586
Agricultural Economics 23 309 876
Environmental Economics 16 291 922
Economics 18 281 1164
Fashion Design 34 300 1165
Audiology 98 320 1175
Art & Design 35 291 1210
Anatomy and Physiology 105 406 1221
Occupational Therapy 87 363 1240
Social Psychology 30 316 1300
Sports Medicine 97 361 1367
Development Studies 22 368 1383
Urology 109 534 1399
Psychiatry 93 466 1463
Physical Therapy 101 448 1476
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 109 529 1497
Psychology 91 481 1512
Medicine 103 542 1561
Literature 39 419 1604
Ophthalmology 115 602 1616
Public Health 73 510 1631
Pathology 109 646 1735
Orthodontics 108 582 1761
Surgery 122 677 1898
Dentistry 111 684 1919
Child Psychology 82 580 2000
Gerontology 110 560 2062
Cardiology 173 844 2240
Nursing 93 753 2365
Anesthesiology 184 1025 2616
Clinical Psychology 126 986 2827
Health Science 110 1199 3510