- Total number of students10,434
- Number of international students533
- Total number of academic staff999
- Number of international staff23
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded1,789
- Number of master's degrees awarded608
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded174
- Number of research only staff201
- Number of new undergraduate students1,792
- Number of new master's students583
- Number of new doctoral students180
Kanazawa University’s origins date back to a smallpox vaccination centre established by the Kaga Clan in 1862. It is the third oldest university in Japan, founded in 1949, and one of the Hokuriku region’s major institutions of higher education. Today, it comprises three colleges, 16 schools, five graduate schools, a university hospital, a cancer research institute and other units.
- Global score33
- Global research reputation#755
- Regional research reputation#187
- Publications#578
- Books#816
- Conferences#865
- Normalized citation impact#1,042
- Total citations#699
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#731
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#1,064
- International collaboration#1,160
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#1,126
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#816
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#1,047
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News

9.8
No. of students per staff

5%
Percentage of International Students

37 : 63
Student Ratio of Females to Males

10,420
Number of FTE Students

¥2,817
Finance per Student (¥000s)
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2016
501
2017
601
2018
601
2019
801
2020
801
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Japan University Rankings
2017
19
2018
20
2019
18
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Asia University Rankings
2013
96
2014
96
2016
101
2017
111
2018
0
2019
0
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
401
2019
501
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Engineering & technology
2019
601
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Life sciences
2018
401
2019
501
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Physical sciences
2019
601
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
2019
79
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
2019
40
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
101
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University Impact Ranking
2019
101
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#367Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score26.2
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#408
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#255
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#373
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#337
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#216
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#278
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#316
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#340
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#275
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#387Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score14.2
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#48
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#332
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#340
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#359
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#374
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#358
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#326
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#394
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#298
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#280
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#538Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score38.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#435
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#197
- Clinical Medicine publications#321
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#614
- Clinical Medicine total citations#387
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#383
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#637
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#593
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#838
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#429
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#629