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Japan 1,336 Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Biological Science Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 1.336 scientist, 1 country, 232 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,778
World Rank
Japan
44
Country Rank
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Murata Norio
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan , Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Photosynthesis | environmental stress | genetic engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    129
  • Last 5 Years
    48
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.372
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Rankings

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5,549
World Rank
Japan
68
Country Rank
RIKEN Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ryoichiro Kageyama
RIKEN Saitama, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
neural development | neural stem cell | developmental biology | segmentation cloc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    117
  • Last 5 Years
    58
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.496
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Rankings

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5,722
World Rank
Japan
70
Country Rank
Tohoku University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Shusei Sato
Tohoku University Sendai, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Genome biology | Plant-microbe interactions | Comparative genomic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    116
  • Last 5 Years
    60
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.517
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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6,819
World Rank
Japan
77
Country Rank
Osaka University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Masaru Okabe
Osaka University Suita, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
reproductive biology | gene-manipulated animals | developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    111
  • Last 5 Years
    52
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.468
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Rankings

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7,346
World Rank
Japan
80
Country Rank
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Mitsuhiro Yanagida
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology Okinawa, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    109
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.330
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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7,765
World Rank
Japan
87
Country Rank
Kobe University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Akihiko Kondo
Kobe University Kobe, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
metabolic engineering | synthetic biology | cell surface engineering | nanobiotechnolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    107
  • Last 5 Years
    61
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.570
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,167
World Rank
Japan
174
Country Rank
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Takema Fukatsu
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) , Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
evolutionary biology | entomology | microbiology | symbiosi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 5 Years
    53
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.582
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,222
World Rank
Japan
178
Country Rank
Hokkaido University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Yoichi Kamagata
Hokkaido University Sapporo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Microbiology | Environmental Microbiology | Microbial Ecology | Methanogenesi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 5 Years
    49
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.538
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,408
World Rank
Japan
186
Country Rank
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Naoto Ueno
National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan , Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Developmental Biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.374
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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14,411
World Rank
Japan
187
Country Rank
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Tadashi Matsunaga
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biotechnology | Apllied Microbiology | Biosensor | Bioelectrochemstr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    91
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.363
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,334
World Rank
Japan
254
Country Rank
Osaka University Logo
17
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Nakamura Haruki
Osaka University Suita, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
構造生物学、情報科�

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 5 Years
    39
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.459
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,341
World Rank
Japan
255
Country Rank
Kyushu University Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Yusaku Nakabeppu
Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Life science | Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 5 Years
    39
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.459
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,414
World Rank
Japan
260
Country Rank
Osaka University Logo
18
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Shigeyuki Hamada
Osaka University Suita, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
微生物学、感染�

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    85
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,962
World Rank
Japan
270
Country Rank
Kyoto University Logo
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Primatology | Cognitive Science | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    84
  • Last 5 Years
    46
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.548
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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19,542
World Rank
Japan
282
Country Rank
National Institute of Genetics, Japan Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Koichi Kawakami, 川上浩一
National Institute of Genetics, Japan Yokohama, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Zebrafish | Transposon | Neuroscience | Developmental Biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    83
  • Last 5 Years
    54
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.651
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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20,786
World Rank
Japan
304
Country Rank
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Jun Hirabayashi
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) , Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
glycoscience | glycobiology | glycotechnology | glycomics | lecti

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    82
  • Last 5 Years
    37
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.451
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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22,670
World Rank
Japan
337
Country Rank
Doshisha University Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Kenichi Yoshikawa
Doshisha University Kyoto, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological Physics | Nonlinear Science | Medical Physics | Physical Chemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    80
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.400
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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22,690
World Rank
Japan
338
Country Rank
Kitasato University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Norihiro Okada
Kitasato University Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
molecular evolutio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    80
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.388
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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23,476
World Rank
Japan
351
Country Rank
University of Tokyo Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Ichiro Terashima
University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
leaf photosynthesis | functional anatomy | scalin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 5 Years
    42
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.532
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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26,672
World Rank
Japan
397
Country Rank
Nagoya University Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Masahiko Hibi
Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Developmental Biology | Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    76
  • Last 5 Years
    37
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.487
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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29,031
World Rank
Japan
437
Country Rank
Meiji University Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Nakamura Takahiro J
Meiji University Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological cloc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    39
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.527
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Rankings

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29,309
World Rank
Japan
444
Country Rank
University of Tokyo Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Hirofumi Uchimiya
University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    74
  • Last 5 Years
    28
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.378
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,042
World Rank
Japan
452
Country Rank
University of Tokyo Logo
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Masaru Tanokura
University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Structural Biology | Metabolomics | Aging Scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    73
  • Last 5 Years
    45
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.616
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,143
World Rank
Japan
454
Country Rank
Kumamoto University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Sumio Ohtsuki
Kumamoto University Kumamoto, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    73
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,461
World Rank
Japan
464
Country Rank
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yoshinori Fujiyoshi
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo, Japan
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
構造生物学、生物物理学、生理�

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    73
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.493
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