- Student-faculty ratios: 4.5
- Male to female ratio: 56 : 44
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/en/
- Address: 22-2 Seto,Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 236-0027,Japan
- Phone: -
Founded in 1949, Yokohama City University’s history can be traced back to the Yokohama School of Commerce set up in 1882. Yokohama City University offers courses in economics and business administration, global urban and regional studies, liberal arts and international studies, sciences, medicine, nursing. Its graduate schools also teach urban social and cultural studies, international management, nano-bioscience, medical life science and medicine. The university premises are spread across four campuses. Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama - a port city of 200,000 inhabitants - is known for its gingko trees, which also feature on the university’s symbol. The medical school is situated on the Fukuura Campus in the same city port. There are also beaches in Kanazawa-ku. The hospital and Advanced Medical Research Centre with which it collaborates are located on the same campus. The Maioka Campus in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, hosts the Kihara Institute for Biological Research. And finally, the Tsurumi Campus in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, is dedicated to graduate schools. Alongside its medical research especially concentrating on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, YCU incorporates the Kihara Institute for Biological Research. The university also hosts the Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities, researching Asian urban problems, and the Centre for Community, which focuses on how to make Yokohama more sustainable. The student body is largely dominated by undergraduate students. The university boasts 100 societies and clubs led by students covering sports such as judo, karate, basketball, swimming, badminton, Japanese archery and others, and arts such as blues, cinema, Manga, drama, juggling, orchestra, philosophy and photography. The university’s noteworthy alumni include Yoichi Nishimaru, physician and author of Afternoon in the Forensic Medicine Classroom; Yoshiharu Sekino, surgeon and explorer; Masatoshi Ito, entrepreneur; and novelist Hase Seishu.
- Total number of students 4,910
- Number of international students 109
- Total number of academic staff 1,338
- Number of international staff 45
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 905
- Number of master's degrees awarded
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 87
- Number of research only staff 1
- Number of new undergraduate students 920
- Number of new master's students 173
- Number of new doctoral students 91
- Global score 29.9
- Global research reputation #921
- Regional research reputation #278
- Publications #781
- Books #1,108
- Conferences #1,274
- Normalized citation impact #676
- Total citations #762
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #814
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #876
- International collaboration #1,266
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1,232
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #747
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #699
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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4.5
No. of students per staff
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56 : 44
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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2%
Percentage of International Students
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4,910
Number of FTE Students
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¥4,338
Finance per Student (¥000s)
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
601—800
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2018
601–800
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2019
601–800
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2020
501–600
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Japan University Rankings
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2017
52
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2018
46
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2019
30
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Asia University Rankings
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2016
111–120
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2017
151-160
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2018
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2019
127
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Life sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2019
801+
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
44
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
201+
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
201+
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
301+
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
201–300
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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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#396 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 44.9
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #381
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #122
- Clinical Medicine publications #314
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #525
- Clinical Medicine total citations #350
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #374
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #632
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #727
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #873
- 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 #550
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#206 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 40.0
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #71
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #334
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #224
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #312
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #278
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #179
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #164
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #292
- 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 #310