Osaka University

🇯🇵 Japan 4-Year University

Global #7345 Japan #233

Institution Info

Founded: 1931
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 23,234 students
Website: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja

About

Osaka University is a higher education institution in Japan, founded in 1931. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 23K students, a member of Seven Imperial Universities and Asia S-Tier.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #91 · Top 100	71.00
THE	2026	THE #152 · Top 200	61.84
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #7345 · Ranked	38.26
ARWU	2025	ARWU #201 · Ranked	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,072

h-index

24,583,107

Citations

282,235

Publications

393,788

i10-index

2.55

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Seven Imperial Universities Asia S-Tier RU11 — Research Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Osaka University is ranked #7,345 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Japan, it holds the #233 position.

Osaka University was founded in 1931, making it 95 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Japan.

Osaka University has a student body of approximately 23,234 students.

Osaka University has produced 282,235 research publications with 24,583,107 total citations and an h-index of 1,072, according to OpenAlex data.