Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
Japan
Founded
1965
Type
Education
ROR
02ws33e43
FWUR Rank#2691 globally (of 4980)#124 in Japan
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 12,9/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1431–5761 (4330 positions apart).

CWUR
1431[src]of 1929
SCImago
5761[src]of 4699
FWUR
2691of 4980

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.

  • CWUR12,9
  • SCImago12,9

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
25,9CWUR

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.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,691 · 12.9
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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
25.9
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 12.9 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1431
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#5761
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3017 → #6065 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼172#2362QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▼8#1368RURNo dataSCImago▲1496#6065
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3017
2010#3015
2011#3300
2012#3645
2013#3907
2014#3749
2015#3909
2016#3418
2017#4240
2018#4629
2019#1379#3249
2020#1153#6496
2021#1195#5821
2022#1278#6915
2023#1360#7561
2024#1368#6065

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Kyoto Pharmaceutical University2688.0
2Shibaura Institute of Technology2697.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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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