National Defense Medical College

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Japan
Founded
1973
Type
Education
ROR
02e4qbj88
FWUR Rank#1,423 globally (of 4,980)#48 in Japan
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 34.3/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,247–3,140 (1,893 positions apart).

CWUR
1,247[src]of 1,929
SCImago
3,140[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,423of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • CWUR1.1
  • SCImago1.1

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
33.2SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
35.4CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

Try other agency subsets

Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #1,423 · 34.3
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
33.2
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
35.4
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 34.3 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1247
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3140
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #2064 → #5647 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWURNo dataQSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼75#1988RURNo dataSCImago▼1194#5647
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#2064
2010#2089
2011#2274
2012#2350
2013#2199
2014#2758
2015#2688
2016#2700
2017#3029
2018#2214
2019#1674#1206
2020#1726#2991
2021#1829#3378
2022#1879#4349
2023#1913#4453
2024#1988#5647

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Yamagata University1434.0
2Tokyo Women's Medical University1436.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3The University of MelbourneAustralia27.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

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