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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
183
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
322
Top 30
866
Top 50
1,317
Top 70
1,673
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
250
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
218
Top 30
557
Top 50
975
Top 70
1,434
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
312
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
199
Top 30
545
Top 50
848
Top 70
1,104
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
322
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
156
Top 30
423
Top 50
625
Top 70
817
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
345
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Tohoku University
東北大学
Sendai ,
Japan
- Public 1907
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
218
Top 30
674
Top 50
1,034
Top 70
1,337
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
436
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Kyushu University
九州大学
Fukuoka ,
Japan
- Public 1911
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
134
Top 30
417
Top 50
640
Top 70
817
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
469
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
70
Top 30
167
Top 50
219
Top 70
265
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
498
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
142
Top 30
449
Top 50
729
Top 70
990
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
510
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
106
Top 30
235
Top 50
315
Top 70
347
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
523
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
89
Top 30
247
Top 50
382
Top 70
485
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
533
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
153
Top 30
460
Top 50
662
Top 70
848
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
676
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
71
Top 30
207
Top 50
345
Top 70
520
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
911
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
72
Top 30
243
Top 50
356
Top 70
451
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
955
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Tsukuba ,
Japan
- Public 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
74
Top 30
287
Top 50
476
Top 70
658
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
979
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
30
Top 30
51
Top 50
58
Top 70
65
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
994
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Kobe University
神戸大学
Kobe ,
Japan
- Public 1902
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
58
Top 30
203
Top 50
303
Top 70
370
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,112
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Chiba University
千葉大学
Chiba ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
47
Top 30
145
Top 50
210
Top 70
256
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,129
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
30
Top 30
75
Top 50
102
Top 70
128
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,202
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Tsukuba ,
Japan
- Institution 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
27
Top 30
45
Top 50
59
Top 70
68
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,208
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Nagasaki University
長崎大学
Nagasaki ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
81
Top 50
109
Top 70
134
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,254
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Kumamoto University
熊本大学
Kumamoto ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
34
Top 30
100
Top 50
130
Top 70
160
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,274
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Ibaraki ,
Japan
- Institution 1974
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
84
Top 50
106
Top 70
114
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,347
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
37
Top 30
115
Top 50
209
Top 70
320
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,379
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Tokyo ,
Japan
- Institution 1988
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
27
Top 30
47
Top 50
58
Top 70
66
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,387
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Yokohama National University
横浜国立大学
Yokohama ,
Japan
- Public 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
24
Top 30
100
Top 50
142
Top 70
174
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