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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
159
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Kyoto University
京都大学
Kyoto ,
Japan
- Public 1897
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
341
Top 30
841
Top 50
1,294
Top 70
1,620
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
217
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Osaka University
大阪大学 University of Osaka
Suita ,
Japan
- Public 1931
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
241
Top 30
569
Top 50
824
Top 70
1,065
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
232
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
University of Tokyo
東京大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Public 1877
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
228
Top 30
517
Top 50
921
Top 70
1,347
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
253
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Tohoku University
東北大学
Sendai ,
Japan
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
265
Top 30
653
Top 50
1,016
Top 70
1,301
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
271
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Nagoya University
名古屋大学
Nagoya ,
Japan
- Public 1939
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
181
Top 30
424
Top 50
617
Top 70
769
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
349
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Institute of Science Tokyo
東京工業大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Public 1881
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
173
Top 30
438
Top 50
708
Top 70
953
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
392
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Kyushu University
九州大学
Fukuoka ,
Japan
- Public 1911
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
149
Top 30
412
Top 50
614
Top 70
778
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
408
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Hokkaido University
北海道大学
Sapporo ,
Japan
- Public 1918
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
175
Top 30
448
Top 50
662
Top 70
814
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
446
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Keio University
慶應義塾大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Private 1858
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
82
Top 30
186
Top 50
219
Top 70
275
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
462
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
National Institute for Materials Science
物質・材料研究機構
Tsukuba ,
Japan
- Institution 1956
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
118
Top 30
227
Top 50
304
Top 70
346
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
536
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Waseda University
早稲田大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Private 1882
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
82
Top 30
208
Top 50
350
Top 70
511
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
586
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
88
Top 30
242
Top 50
360
Top 70
466
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
768
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Hiroshima University
広島大学
Higashihiroshima ,
Japan
- Public 1929
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
86
Top 30
254
Top 50
347
Top 70
432
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
796
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Kobe University
神戸大学
Kobe ,
Japan
- Public 1902
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
82
Top 30
215
Top 50
302
Top 70
356
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
823
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Tsukuba ,
Japan
- Public 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
95
Top 30
295
Top 50
462
Top 70
627
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
868
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Chiba University
千葉大学
Chiba ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
64
Top 30
155
Top 50
221
Top 70
259
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
974
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Juntendo University
順天堂大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Private 1836
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
32
Top 30
75
Top 50
103
Top 70
127
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
976
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Tsukuba ,
Japan
- Institution 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
29
Top 30
49
Top 50
64
Top 70
68
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,006
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Kumamoto University
熊本大学
Kumamoto ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
39
Top 30
96
Top 50
127
Top 70
154
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,017
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
National Cancer Center
国立がん研究センター
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Institution 1953
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
29
Top 30
45
Top 50
58
Top 70
66
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,064
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
東京医科歯科大学
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
88
Top 50
118
Top 70
142
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,096
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Okayama University
岡山大学
Okayama ,
Japan
- Public 1922
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
59
Top 30
157
Top 50
216
Top 70
261
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,102
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Osaka ,
Japan
- Public 1880
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
52
Top 30
147
Top 50
180
Top 70
200
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,126
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology
沖縄科学技術大学院大学
Okinawa ,
Japan
- Private 2011
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
107
Top 50
196
Top 70
293
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,183
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yokosuka ,
Japan
- Institution 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
46
Top 30
153
Top 50
210
Top 70
223
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