Social Sciences research in Japan

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	The University of TokyoTokyo	#233	40.5	6.7%	3,529
2	Kyoto UniversityKyoto	#345	36.3	8.5%	1,746
3	Kyushu UniversityFukuoka	#636	29.6	6.5%	1,364
4	United Nations UniversityTokyo	#796	27.1	20.9%	435
5	The University of OsakaOsaka	#1,032	24.3	7.0%	875
6	Hitotsubashi UniversityTokyo	#1,163	23.0	5.8%	649
7	Nagoya UniversityNagoya	#1,182	22.8	8.4%	905
8	University of TsukubaTsukuba	#1,213	22.5	6.6%	1,328
9	Waseda UniversityTokyo	#1,314	21.7	8.1%	1,758
10	Keio UniversityTokyo	#1,428	20.8	6.5%	1,058
11	Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo	#1,449	20.6	8.4%	473
12	Tohoku UniversitySendai	#1,457	20.5	8.7%	950
13	Hokkaido UniversitySapporo	#1,458	20.5	7.8%	536
14	Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima	#1,565	19.8	12.8%	866
15	Chiba UniversityChiba	#1,950	17.4	9.2%	455
16	Aoyama Gakuin UniversityTokyo	#2,105	16.5	4.4%	270
17	RIKENWako	#2,114	16.5	11.3%	166
18	Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto	#2,128	16.4	7.5%	813
19	Rikkyo UniversityTokyo	#2,236	15.9	7.2%	291
20	Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesTokyo	#2,295	15.6	7.3%	455
21	University of the Sacred HeartTokyo	#2,605	14.2	10.7%	156
22	Chuo UniversityHachiōji	#2,627	14.1	3.6%	455
23	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityBeppu	#2,645	14.0	11.8%	219
24	Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa	#2,656	14.0	9.9%	292
25	Research Organization of Information and SystemsTokyo	#2,676	13.9	8.8%	168
26	Gakushuin UniversityTokyo	#2,683	13.9	6.7%	133
27	Korea UniversityTokyo	#2,724	13.7	17.0%	134
28	Kobe UniversityKobe	#2,782	13.5	8.6%	798
29	Yamaguchi UniversityYamaguchi	#2,891	13.1	5.3%	592
30	Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo	#3,299	11.6	6.6%	340
31	Bunkyo UniversityTokyo	#3,329	11.5	6.6%	197
32	Okayama UniversityOkayama	#3,386	11.4	7.7%	326
33	National Tax CollegeTokyo	#3,474	11.1	8.1%	229
34	Tama UniversityTokyo	#3,485	11.0	6.0%	323
35	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIHayama	#3,651	10.5	4.8%	76
36	Shiga UniversityHikone	#3,759	10.2	6.5%	200
37	Asia UniversityMusashino	#3,801	10.1	8.5%	152
38	National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba	#3,833	10.0	2.8%	68
39	International Christian UniversityTokyo	#3,889	9.8	10.1%	125
40	International University of JapanNiigata	#3,966	9.6	5.8%	156
41	Nanzan UniversityNagoya	#4,086	9.3	3.5%	128
42	National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesTokyo	#4,163	9.1	10.6%	112
43	Kansai Gaidai UniversityHirakata	#4,185	9.0	7.0%	144
44	Konan UniversityKobe	#4,210	9.0	5.2%	65
45	Kindai UniversityOsaka	#4,243	8.9	4.9%	550
46	Tokyo University of the ArtsTokyo	#4,306	8.7	7.5%	103
47	Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo	#4,359	8.6	5.7%	450
48	Kyoto Sangyo UniversityKyoto	#4,559	8.1	7.3%	83
49	Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTokyo	#4,579	8.1	1.5%	283
50	Keio University Shonan FujisawaFujisawa	#4,675	7.8	9.4%	131
51	Osaka University of EconomicsOsaka	#4,760	7.6	6.8%	180
52	Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya	#4,843	7.4	3.0%	121
53	The University of KitakyushuKitakyushu	#4,875	7.4	17.2%	125
54	Doshisha UniversityKyoto	#4,945	7.2	4.2%	459
55	Kwansei Gakuin UniversityNishinomiya	#5,094	6.9	6.8%	313
56	Tokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo	#5,117	6.8	6.3%	239
57	National Police AcademyTokyo	#5,230	6.6	5.4%	120
58	Japan External Trade OrganizationTokyo	#5,365	6.3	8.3%	102
59	Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceTokyo	#5,390	6.3	8.3%	147
60	Yokohama City UniversityYokohama	#5,439	6.2	6.4%	158

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Farhad Taghizadeh Hesary, Toshi A. Furukawa and Norito Kawakami rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1Farhad Taghizadeh Hesary#3,257 worldwide overall93.1 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2Toshi A. Furukawa#85,413 worldwide overall110.7 of 418 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Norito Kawakami#43,972 worldwide overall100.4 of 334 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Ayyoob Sharifi#295 worldwide overall77.0 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Katsunori Kondo#72,798 worldwide overall77.8 of 253 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6Shunsuke Managi#163,275 worldwide overall91.4 of 406 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Yukiko Uchida#156,441 worldwide overall54.3 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
8. 8Bo Meng#15,610 worldwide overall45.3 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
9. 9Toshio Yamagishi#209,682 worldwide overall45.9 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
10. 10Naoki Kondo#168,137 worldwide overall47.8 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
11. 11Kenji Shibuya#11,437 worldwide overall39.5 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
12. 12Naohiro Yonemoto#2,625 worldwide overall37.1 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
13. 13Joonha Park#55,035 worldwide overall38.4 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
14. 14Alex Coad#105,880 worldwide overall51.1 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
15. 15Rajib Shaw#304,181 worldwide overall56.3 of 172 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.