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Research in Tokyo

Science Explorer records 940 research institutions in Tokyo, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University.

Research institutions
940
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.5M
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
27.1M
17.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Tokyo

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Tokyo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of TokyoUniversity 249,313 #97
2Tokyo Institute of TechnologyUniversity 100,320 #557
3Keio UniversityUniversity 68,328 #576
4Waseda UniversityUniversity 48,121 #1,035
5Tokyo University of ScienceUniversity 46,323 #1,386
6Nihon UniversityUniversity 39,828 #4,330
7Hitachi (Japan)Company 35,985 #3,783
8NTT (Japan)Company 31,947 #3,652
9Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityUniversity 28,356 #1,352
10Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityUniversity 25,899 #2,075
11Tokai UniversityUniversity 25,338 #3,647
12Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyUniversity 22,176 #3,561
13Juntendo UniversityUniversity 22,028 #2,315
14Toshiba (Japan)Company 21,409 #3,989
15Japan Science and Technology AgencyGovernment institution 19,952 #1,188
16Kitasato UniversityUniversity 19,088 #4,044
17University of Electro-CommunicationsUniversity 18,290 #4,341
18SHOWA Medical UniversityUniversity 17,945 #9,856
19National Institutes of Natural SciencesResearch facility 17,730 #913
20Toho UniversityUniversity 17,370 #5,500
21Nippon Medical SchoolUniversity 16,123 #6,620
22Jikei University School of MedicineUniversity 15,680 #5,286
23Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)Company 15,395 #6,352
24Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityUniversity 14,896 #9,553
25Teikyo UniversityUniversity 14,850 #4,493
26Japanese Red Cross Society, JapanNonprofit 14,654 #11,159
27Research Organization of Information and SystemsResearch facility 13,482 #1,098
28Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyResearch facility 13,049 #3,712
29NEC (Japan)Company 12,855 #9,177
30Japan External Trade OrganizationGovernment institution 12,663 #11,917
31Tokyo Medical UniversityUniversity 11,599 #7,557
32Meiji UniversityUniversity 11,014 #5,073
33Tokyo University of AgricultureUniversity 10,050 #13,250
34Shibaura Institute of TechnologyUniversity 9,804 #6,767
35Hosei UniversityUniversity 9,217 #8,567
36Tokyo Denki UniversityUniversity 8,900 #13,095
37National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyResearch facility 8,857 #3,446
38Sophia UniversityUniversity 8,702 #9,234
39Nippon Steel (Japan)Company 8,086 #12,457
40Central Research Institute of Electric Power IndustryNonprofit 7,672 #7,311
41National Institute of Infectious DiseasesGovernment institution 7,193 #2,866
42Japanese Foundation For Cancer ResearchNonprofit 6,726 #3,934
43Aoyama Gakuin UniversityUniversity 6,618 #2,876
44Kyorin UniversityUniversity 6,471 #8,071
45National Center of Neurology and PsychiatryHospital / health system 6,436 #5,970
46National Institute of Health SciencesResearch facility 6,097 #9,742
47Toyo UniversityUniversity 6,082 #7,302
48Kogakuin UniversityUniversity 5,882 #9,160
49Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyUniversity 5,829 #12,988
50Ochanomizu UniversityUniversity 5,666 #15,374
51Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceResearch facility 5,327 #4,858
52Japan Meteorological AgencyInstitution 5,145 #8,909
53Daiichi-Sankyo (Japan)Company 4,987 #6,522
54Mitsubishi Group (Japan)Company 4,714 #28,085 all time
55National Hospital OrganizationGovernment institution 4,690 #10,508
56United Nations UniversityResearch facility 4,530 #1,583
57Rikkyo UniversityUniversity 4,512 #2,323
58Honda (Japan)Company 4,348 #2,563
59Bunkyo UniversityUniversity 4,348 #2,511
60Toranomon HospitalHospital / health system 4,331 #10,291

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

The University of Tokyo: 20.4%Tokyo Institute of Technology: 8.2%Keio University: 5.6%Waseda University: 3.9%56 others listed: 61.9%20%largest
The University of Tokyo249k · 20.4%Tokyo Institute of Technology100k · 8.2%Keio University68k · 5.6%Waseda University48k · 3.9%56 others listed757k · 61.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Tokyo work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Tokyo is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (19%), Computer Science (8%).

Physical Sciences: 84k fractional works · 45.0% of its workEngineering: 36k fractional works · 19.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9,304 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5,493 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3,932 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3,656 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2,547 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2,427 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1,521 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1,516 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1,078 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1,070 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,012 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 926 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 564 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 436 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16k fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5,593 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3,155 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,777 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1,408 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 987 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 975 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 941 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 907 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7,686 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4,369 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1,155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 726 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 718 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 717 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7,586 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2,772 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1,635 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 893 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 843 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 790 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 446 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 209 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,593 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,228 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1,144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 802 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 698 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 608 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 490 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 427 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 427 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 770 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3,678 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,961 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 570 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 566 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 581 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,855 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 852 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 817 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 512 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 675 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2,686 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 557 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 525 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 493 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 434 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 677 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1,165 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,001 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 164 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 783 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 52k fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 47k fractional works · 25.1% of its workSurgery: 6,900 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5,062 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 3,256 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3,063 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,832 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2,379 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2,194 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,923 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1,760 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,361 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1,339 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,263 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,088 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 999 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 830 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 824 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 813 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 793 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 780 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 719 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 705 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 656 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 605 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 542 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 506 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 497 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 424 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 397 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,642 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3,077 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,179 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 427 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,471 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 922 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 820 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 709 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 263 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26k fractional works · 13.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12k fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4,113 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 1,615 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,223 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1,139 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 682 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 504 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 383 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,056 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 5,198 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,817 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1,258 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 668 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 298 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,968 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2,005 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 568 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 394 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,563 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 699 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 480 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 400 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 983 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,301 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 531 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 466 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,304 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,376 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 721 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 656 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 25k fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13k fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 7,373 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1,740 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 878 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 846 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,840 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 4,911 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2,404 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1,033 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 579 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 893 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4,290 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1,587 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 717 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 677 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 392 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 918 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,151 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1,637 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 513 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 820 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 469 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 351 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTokyo188kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering36k19.0%
    2. Computer Science16k8.4%
    3. Materials Science7,6864.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy7,5864.0%
    5. Environmental Science6,5933.5%
    6. Chemistry3,6782.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,8551.5%
    8. Mathematics2,6861.4%
    9. Energy1,1650.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering7830.4%
    1. Medicine47k25.1%
    2. Health Professions3,0771.6%
    3. Dentistry9220.5%
    4. Nursing8200.4%
    5. Veterinary2630.1%
    1. Social Sciences12k6.2%
    2. Psychology5,1982.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,9681.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,5631.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities2,3011.2%
    6. Decision Sciences1,3760.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13k6.8%
    2. Neuroscience4,9112.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,2902.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2,1511.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8200.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tokyo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tokyo is most concentrated in Condensed Matter Physics, Transportation and Structural Biology (2.9× the world share in Condensed Matter Physics).

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 758.3 works2.9×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 1,494.8 works2.7×
  3. Structural BiologySubfield · 69.1 works2.6×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 853.5 works2.5×
  5. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 288.2 works2.3×
  6. GastroenterologySubfield · 442.3 works2.3×
  7. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 2,493.0 works2.1×
  8. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 113.7 works2.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3,787 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 11k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 1,875 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 4,305 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 731 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 708 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 3,266 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 14k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 2,455 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1,007 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 32k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 5,795 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 6,834 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 2,366 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 6,732 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 808 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2,714 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 41k worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 730 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 224 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1,974 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2,298 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1,185 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2,651 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4,519 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 10k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy1.82×6,732 works
  2. Neuroscience1.59×4,305 works
  3. Engineering1.30×32k works
  4. Medicine1.29×41k works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×11k works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×731 works
  7. Chemistry1.25×3,266 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.22×708 works
  9. Mathematics1.21×2,366 works
  10. Materials Science1.18×6,834 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.12×1,875 works
  12. Computer Science1.09×14k works
  13. Dentistry1.00×808 works
  14. Veterinary0.99×224 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×2,455 works
  16. Nursing0.90×730 works
  17. Psychology0.89×4,519 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.74×1,185 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×2,651 works
  20. Environmental Science0.70×5,795 works
  21. Energy0.66×1,007 works
  22. Health Professions0.62×2,714 works
  23. Social Sciences0.50×10k works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×3,787 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×2,298 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.41×1,974 works

Which keywords describe research in Tokyo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Chemotherapy, Neural Networks, Treatment and Modernization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8,507◆ 1.14×140 topics
  2. Deep Learning6,864◆ 1.06×85 topics
  3. Inflammation5,255▲ 1.32×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning4,918▼ 0.79×97 topics
  5. Neural Networks3,470▲ 1.20×42 topics
  6. Climate Change3,354▼ 0.66×129 topics
  7. Treatment3,085▲ 1.35×52 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress2,984◆ 0.97×63 topics
  9. Quality of Life2,907◆ 1.07×60 topics
  10. Cancer2,628◆ 1.04×59 topics
  11. Chemotherapy2,609▲ 1.96×25 topics
  12. Diagnosis2,531▲ 1.45×41 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications2,451◆ 1.10×36 topics
  14. Nanoparticles2,447◆ 1.04×44 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease2,380◆ 1.11×39 topics
  16. Immunotherapy2,084▲ 1.54×19 topics
  17. Risk Factors2,070◆ 1.00×37 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines1,894▲ 1.84×14 topics
  19. History1,846▲ 1.42×64 topics
  20. Management1,796▲ 1.20×40 topics
  21. Culture1,645▲ 1.68×37 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders1,622▲ 1.51×20 topics
  23. Biosensors1,592▲ 1.73×12 topics
  24. Literature1,590▲ 1.55×63 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors1,541▲ 1.89×14 topics
  26. Modernization1,402▲ 4.1×5 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations1,384▲ 1.69×23 topics
  28. Social Influence1,172▲ 3.0×3 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy1,129▲ 2.5×5 topics
  30. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1,093▲ 3.1×5 topics
  31. Design1,044▲ 3.4×6 topics
  32. International Trade Law986▲ 4.0×2 topics
  33. Strategic Planning986▲ 3.6×5 topics
  34. Foresight973▲ 4.0×2 topics
  35. Sharia Law972▲ 3.6×2 topics
  36. Malay Language971▲ 3.7×1 topic
  37. Public Oversight969▲ 4.2×1 topic
  38. Transport Policy969▲ 4.2×1 topic
  39. Air Force966▲ 4.4×1 topic
  40. Warfare966▲ 4.4×1 topic

What research is done in Tokyo?

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 906 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 905 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 902 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 523 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 429 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…412Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 412 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 345 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 335 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 334 fractional worksTopic Modeling328Topic Modeling: 328 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 906 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 905 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 902 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 523 works
  5. 5 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 429 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 412 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 345 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 335 works
  9. 9 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 334 works
  10. 10 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 328 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Tokyo11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Tokyo for research?

Science Explorer records 940 research institutions in Tokyo, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University.

Which research institutions are in Tokyo?
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