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Monash University vs The University of Tokyo

On research quality in 2022–now, Monash University ranks #72 in the world and The University of Tokyo #73, of 28,054 institutions. Monash University stands higher in 10 of the 17 fields both publish in, The University of Tokyo in 7.

Research profiles alike: 0.08different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Monash University

Australia · Melbourne

World rank, 2022–now
#72
#125 all time
Works, 2022–now
17k
fractional
Top-10% rate
28.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Research and Theory, Public Administration, Reproductive Medicine.

The University of Tokyo

Japan · Tokyo

World rank, 2022–now
#73
#26 all time
Works, 2022–now
25k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
40%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Transportation, Condensed Matter Physics, Structural Biology.

Who leads in each field?

Monash University stands higher in 10 of 17 fields, The University of Tokyo in 7. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Monash University 107 The University of Tokyo
  1. —Agricultural and Biological Sciences#317
  2. #61Arts and Humanities—
  3. #57Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#109
  4. #103Business, Management and Accounting—
  5. —Chemistry#92
  6. #27Computer Science#148
  7. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#75
  8. #126Engineering#154
  9. #76Environmental Science#124
  10. #18Health Professions—
  11. —Materials Science#84
  12. —Mathematics#40
  13. #53Medicine#248
  14. —Neuroscience#88
  15. —Physics and Astronomy#14
  16. #29Psychology—
  17. #6Social Sciences#443

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Health Professions1.8× 0.4×
  2. Business, Management and Accounting0.9× 0.3×
  3. Arts and Humanities1.0× 0.3×
  4. Psychology1.9× 0.7×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.4× 0.6×
  6. Nursing1.1× 0.6×
  7. Medicine1.2× 0.6×
  8. Social Sciences1.2× 0.6×
  9. Decision Sciences1.2× 0.8×
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.2× 0.9×
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 0.7×
  12. Neuroscience1.7× 1.7×
  13. Energy0.7× 0.8×
  14. Computer Science0.9× 1.1×
  15. Environmental Science0.8× 1.0×
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.8× 1.4×
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.3× 0.6×
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.9× 1.8×
  19. Engineering0.7× 1.4×
  20. Chemical Engineering0.8× 1.5×
  21. Mathematics0.8× 1.7×
  22. Chemistry0.8× 1.6×
  23. Veterinary0.3× 0.7×
  24. Dentistry0.1× 0.3×
  25. Materials Science0.6× 1.6×
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.7× 3.9×
Monash UniversityThe University of Tokyo

Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Monash University leans further are at the top, The University of Tokyo’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

5k10kThe University of Tokyo5,948 in 2025Monash University4,044 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Monash University or The University of Tokyo?

The University of Tokyo publishes 1.5× as much research as Monash University in 2022–now (25k against 17k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Monash University or The University of Tokyo?

28.7% of Monash University's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.7% for The University of Tokyo.