Kagoshima University

🇯🇵 Japan 4-Year University

Global #10311 Japan #356

Institution Info

Founded: 1949
Type: 4-Year University
Website: https://www.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/

About

Kagoshima University is a higher education institution in Japan, founded in 1949. It is ranked 10,311th globally among universities. It is part of Japan's higher education landscape, which includes over 1000 institutions across the country.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #1201 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #1751 · Ranked	23.20
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #10311 · Ranked	31.95

Research Output via OpenAlex

347

h-index

2,185,836

Citations

41,782

Publications

47,257

i10-index

1.22

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kagoshima University is ranked #10,311 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Japan, it holds the #356 position.

Kagoshima University was founded in 1949, making it 77 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Japan.

Kagoshima University has produced 41,782 research publications with 2,185,836 total citations and an h-index of 347, according to OpenAlex data.