- Student-faculty ratios: 8.1
- Male to female ratio: 31 : 69
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/
- Address: Kita 8, Nishi 5,Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0808,Japan
- Phone: -
Hokkaido University is one of the seven Japanese national universities founded in 1876. The institution is a world leader in various subjects ranging from social and natural sciences to humanities. In 2015, Reuters included the organisation in top 100 world’s most innovative universities. Its main campus is located in the heart of picturesque Sapporo, one of the four biggest cities in Japan that is surrounded by national parks and a World Heritage Site. Firstly operating as Sapporo Agricultural College, the university has a good reputation for welcoming international students from more than 85 countries to combine best practices and stimulate cultural exchange. Its teaching is based on the idea to turn the institution into a place, which will bring positive change to the world. Hokkaido University operates in 34 faculties, which include law, medicine and economics and business administration. Hokkaido’s strongest research fields are chemistry, earth and ocean sciences and material sciences. The institution's facilities range from hospitals, childcare centres, gardens and parks to experimental forests and parks. The university motto translates as "frontier spirits, global perspectives, all round education, practical learning". The symbol of the university is the wake-robin that grows on campus. Its petals represent the long-lasting legacy created by the university. Hokkaido University most famous alumni include the Nobel Laureate for Chemistry Akira Suzuki, the astronaut Mamoru Mohri and the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest Yuichiro Miura.
- Total number of students 18,114
- Number of international students 1,831
- Total number of academic staff 2,282
- Number of international staff 162
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 2,552
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,572
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 497
- Number of research only staff 244
- Number of new undergraduate students 2,550
- Number of new master's students 1,654
- Number of new doctoral students 489
- Global score 51
- Global research reputation #161
- Regional research reputation #26
- Publications #166
- Books #496
- Conferences #247
- Normalized citation impact #1,003
- Total citations #282
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #314
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,001
- International collaboration #510
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #921
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #398
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #979
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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11%
Percentage of International Students
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31 : 69
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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18,225
Number of FTE Students
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8.1
No. of students per staff
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¥3,876
Finance per Student (¥000s)
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
276-300
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2013
301-350
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2014
301-350
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2015
351-400
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2016
401-500
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2017
401—500
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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2020
401–500
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Japan University Rankings
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2017
8
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2018
6
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2019
=5
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
44
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2014
48
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2015
63
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2016
49
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2017
58
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2018
=55
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2019
68
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Engineering & technology
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2018
201–250
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2019
201–250
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Life sciences
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2018
176–200
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2019
151–175
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Physical sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
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Social sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Computer Science
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2019
401–500
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
88
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
79
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
36
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
101–200
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
101–200
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#151 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 47.4
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #58
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #5
- Agricultural Sciences publications #184
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #178
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #208
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #223
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #213
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #9
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #79
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #187
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #185
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#196 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 42.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #63
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #12
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #83
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #495
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #193
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #260
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #505
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #333
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #474
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #385
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #523
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#106 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 66.0
- Chemistry global research reputation #127
- Chemistry regional research reputation #17
- Chemistry publications #57
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #390
- Chemistry total citations #86
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #98
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #470
- Chemistry international collaboration #638
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #744
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #148
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #412
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#275 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 52.2
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #101
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #22
- Clinical Medicine publications #252
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #583
- Clinical Medicine total citations #318
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #316
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #626
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #322
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #779
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #372
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #623
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#359 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 47.6
- Engineering global research reputation #204
- Engineering regional research reputation #48
- Engineering publications #301
- Engineering normalized citation impact #641
- Engineering total citations #420
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #421
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #589
- Engineering international collaboration #350
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #493
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #460
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #548
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#155 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 54.9
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #63
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #2
- Environment/Ecology publications #81
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #367
- Environment/Ecology total citations #172
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #178
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #345
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #306
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #292
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #262
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357
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#141 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 54.0
- Geosciences global research reputation #204
- Geosciences regional research reputation #15
- Geosciences publications #57
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #286
- Geosciences total citations #102
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #140
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #309
- Geosciences international collaboration #282
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #288
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #240
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#179 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 24.1
- Immunology global research reputation #146
- Immunology regional research reputation #18
- Immunology publications #166
- Immunology normalized citation impact #180
- Immunology total citations #181
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #186
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #181
- Immunology international collaboration #110
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #180
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #160
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #151
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#151 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 49.3
- Materials Science global research reputation #117
- Materials Science regional research reputation #30
- Materials Science publications #129
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #330
- Materials Science total citations #172
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #189
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #368
- Materials Science international collaboration #387
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #337
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #145
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #205
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#88 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 47.0
- Microbiology global research reputation #60
- Microbiology regional research reputation #14
- Microbiology publications #64
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #225
- Microbiology total citations #108
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #175
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #222
- Microbiology international collaboration #96
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #192
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #189
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #237
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#259 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 35.5
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #196
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #345
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #273
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #290
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #361
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #288
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #320
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #296
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #335
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#268 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 28.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #17
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #215
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #320
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #257
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #271
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #326
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #154
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #352
- 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 #332
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#446 Physics
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- Physics overall score 46.9
- Physics global research reputation #171
- Physics regional research reputation #35
- Physics publications #210
- Physics normalized citation impact #691
- Physics total citations #468
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #483
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #697
- Physics international collaboration #738
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #718
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #561
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #694
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#109 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 63.7
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #89
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #6
- Plant and Animal Science publications #40
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #411
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #84
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #139
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #428
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #141
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #384
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #196
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #402