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Nagoya University vs RIKEN

On research quality in 2022-now, RIKEN ranks #306 in the world and Nagoya University #383, of 22,385 institutions. Nagoya University stands higher in 4 of the 14 fields both publish in, RIKEN in 10.

Research profiles alike: 0.90very similar shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

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Nagoya University

Japan · Nagoya

World rank, 2022-now
#383
#392 all time
Works, 2022-now
12k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
41%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Condensed Matter Physics, Algebra and Number Theory.

RIKEN

Japan · Wako

World rank, 2022-now
#306
#245 all time
Works, 2022-now
5.3k
fractional
Top-10% rate
11.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Computational Mathematics, Condensed Matter Physics.

Who leads, measure by measure?

RIKEN leads on 6 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access and international co-authorship. Nagoya University leads on 1 of 8 measures: output. The two are level on growth.

Nagoya University 11 level6 RIKEN
  1. #383Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#306
  2. 0.79×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.16×
  3. 12kOutputfractional works, 2022-now5.3k
  4. 7.0%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited11.5%
  5. 20.3Citations per workall time, per fractional work33.8
  6. 41%Open accessof its works free to read, all time43%
  7. 11%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time26%
  8. -11%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-10%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Nagoya University stands higher in 4 of 14 fields, RIKEN in 10. RIKEN leads most in Mathematics (#175 against #316); Nagoya University leads most in Environmental Science (#597 against #802). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Nagoya University 410 RIKEN
  1. #394Agricultural and Biological Sciences#331
  2. #460Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#162
  3. #163Chemistry#184
  4. #724Computer Science#188
  5. #365Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  6. #411Engineering#385
  7. #597Environmental Science#802
  8. -Immunology and Microbiology#191
  9. #429Materials Science#177
  10. #316Mathematics#175
  11. #410Medicine#394
  12. -Neuroscience#136
  13. #202Physics and Astronomy#48
  14. #1,219Social Sciences-

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Nagoya University rankRIKEN rank Nagoya University top 10%RIKEN top 10% Nagoya University worksRIKEN works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #394 #331 9.2% 12.8% 276 152
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #460 #162 5.2% 10.2% 868 766
Chemistry #163 #184 7.7% 11.1% 346 185
Computer Science #724 #188 4.1% 12.0% 710 525
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #365 - 11.9% - 114 -
Engineering #411 #385 5.4% 10.4% 1.9k 571
Environmental Science #597 #802 6.3% 8.5% 317 94
Immunology and Microbiology - #191 - 13.0% - 73
Materials Science #429 #177 5.3% 8.5% 689 372
Mathematics #316 #175 6.6% 13.0% 193 92
Medicine #410 #394 8.4% 14.5% 2.4k 418
Neuroscience - #136 - 11.4% - 216
Physics and Astronomy #202 #48 8.8% 12.3% 793 899
Social Sciences #1,219 - 7.9% - 392 -

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting0.2× 0.0×
  2. Health Professions0.4× 0.1×
  3. Arts and Humanities0.2× 0.1×
  4. Social Sciences0.3× 0.1×
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.5× 0.2×
  6. Medicine1.2× 0.5×
  7. Psychology0.7× 0.5×
  8. Dentistry0.2× 0.2×
  9. Engineering1.2× 0.8×
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.5× 1.0×
  11. Environmental Science0.6× 0.4×
  12. Chemical Engineering1.6× 1.1×
  13. Energy0.9× 0.7×
  14. Nursing0.6× 0.5×
  15. Mathematics1.7× 1.7×
  16. Materials Science1.9× 2.3×
  17. Chemistry2.1× 2.6×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.6× 0.7×
  19. Decision Sciences0.4× 0.5×
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.8× 1.1×
  21. Neuroscience1.8× 2.9×
  22. Computer Science0.9× 1.4×
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.9× 1.6×
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 3.1×
  25. Veterinary0.3× 0.6×
  26. Physics and Astronomy3.5× 8.4×
Nagoya UniversityRIKEN

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Nagoya University leans further are at the top, RIKEN's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Nagoya University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology369▼ 0.79×128 topics
  2. Deep Learning318▼ 0.79×79 topics
  3. Inflammation314▲ 1.27×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning239▼ 0.62×84 topics
  5. Nanoparticles224▲ 1.53×44 topics
  6. Climate Change218▼ 0.69×89 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications213▲ 1.55×35 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties210▲ 1.84×38 topics
  9. Cancer208▲ 1.33×53 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress198◆ 1.03×62 topics
  11. Neural Networks170◆ 0.94×38 topics
  12. Nanocomposites154▲ 1.68×21 topics
  13. Chemotherapy154▲ 1.86×25 topics
  14. Immunotherapy154▲ 1.83×19 topics
  15. Catalysis148▲ 1.91×29 topics
  16. Gene Expression126▲ 1.73×19 topics
  17. Microstructure124▲ 2.1×19 topics
  18. Self-Assembly110▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Heart Failure105▲ 2.0×14 topics
  20. Nanostructures105▲ 2.2×17 topics
  21. Nanowires104▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Semiconductors100▲ 3.0×5 topics
  23. Biomechanics92▲ 2.6×12 topics
  24. Thin Films88▲ 3.9×10 topics
  25. Superconductivity86▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Solar Cells77▲ 3.3×7 topics
  27. Solar Wind77▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Band Parameters75▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Light-Emitting Diodes75▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Electronic Structure71▲ 3.4×8 topics
  31. GaN69▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Solid-State Lighting64▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Black Holes61▲ 5.4×3 topics
  34. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs60▲ 17×1 topic
  35. III-Nitrides60▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Nanoelectronics54▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Semiconductor Devices52▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Atomic Layer Deposition52▲ 6.8×1 topic
  39. High-k Dielectrics52▲ 6.8×1 topic
  40. Power Devices51▲ 6.5×2 topics

RIKEN

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning237▲ 1.30×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning226▲ 1.28×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks121▲ 1.48×33 topics
  4. Entanglement117▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.32×60 topics
  6. Nanoparticles114▲ 1.71×41 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications113▲ 1.80×35 topics
  8. Superconductivity111▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Gene Expression100▲ 3.0×20 topics
  10. Molecular Dynamics98▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Spintronics88▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Biosensors84▲ 3.2×12 topics
  13. Electronic Structure81▲ 8.5×8 topics
  14. Quantum Information74▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Topological Order73▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Tomography72▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Renormalization Group68▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Electronic Structure Calculations64▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Quantum Simulation61▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Quantum Computing61▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Nucleosynthesis58▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Topological Insulators57▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Superconducting Circuits56▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Spectroscopy55▲ 6.2×10 topics
  25. Lattice QCD54▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Quantum53▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Computation52▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Cryptography52▲ 8.2×2 topics
  29. Metrology51▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Photon51▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Nonlinear Optics50▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Spin Dynamics49▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cuprate Superconductors48▲ 27×1 topic
  34. High-Temperature Superconductivity48▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Electron Spin48▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Quantum Dots48▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Transcription Factors47▲ 6.9×5 topics
  38. Small-Angle Scattering46▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Quantum Spin Hall Effect46▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Superconductors46▲ 25×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Nagoya University has out-published RIKEN every year since 1980.

still counting2k4kNagoya University2,607 in 2025RIKEN1,144 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Nagoya University0.044% in 2025RIKEN0.019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting5%10%15%RIKEN10.6% in 2025Nagoya University7.3% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Nagoya University or RIKEN?

Nagoya University publishes 2.2× as much research as RIKEN in 2022-now (12k against 5.3k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Nagoya University or RIKEN?

11.5% of RIKEN's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.0% for Nagoya University.

Is Nagoya University or RIKEN growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was -10% against 2018-21 for RIKEN, and -11% for Nagoya University.

Which has more open access research, Nagoya University or RIKEN?

43% of RIKEN's research is free to read, against 41% of Nagoya University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Nagoya University

  1. 1 Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka #13,373 worldwide 19k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Noriyuki Bob Ouchi #18,265 worldwide 53k citations · 268 works
  3. 3 Takatoshi Kiba #26,358 worldwide 10k citations · 104 works
  4. 4 Hiroyoshi Nishikawa #29,404 worldwide 27k citations · 706 works
  5. 5 S. Kazama #31,213 worldwide 27k citations · 509 works

RIKEN

  1. 1 Zhaomin Hou #41,242 worldwide 25k citations · 850 works
  2. 2 M. Ishihara #45,510 worldwide 19k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 Yasutomo Segawa #56,390 worldwide 28k citations · 576 works
  4. 4 Masayoshi Nishiura #64,753 worldwide 12k citations · 281 works
  5. 5 Koji Takio #76,650 worldwide 26k citations · 238 works