Arts and Humanities research in Japan
Kyoto University ranks first in Japan for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#352 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo and Nagoya University.
- Japan's world rank
- #22 of 103 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 5.2k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.5%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #352 | 22.3 | 9.2% | 188 |
| 2 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #436 | 19.5 | 11.2% | 231 |
| 3 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #639 | 14.4 | 9.9% | 69 |
| 4 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #764 | 12.0 | 9.1% | 90 |
| 5 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #794 | 11.5 | 5.9% | 95 |
| 6 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #927 | 9.5 | 14.1% | 155 |
| 7 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #933 | 9.4 | 13.0% | 72 |
| 8 | Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesTokyo | #1,106 | 7.1 | 7.0% | 98 |
| 9 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #1,130 | 6.9 | 8.9% | 64 |
| 10 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #1,165 | 6.4 | 9.0% | 124 |
| 11 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,483 | 3.3 | 8.8% | 62 |
| 12 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #1,706 | 140.0 | 10.1% | 60 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Japan?
Miyuki Sasaki, Gene Thompson and Yo In’nami rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Miyuki Sasaki#119,797 worldwide overall13.5 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Gene Thompson#256,791 worldwide overall10.0 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Yo In’nami#373,702 worldwide overall9.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Tsunehiko Hanihara#434,809 worldwide overall12.5 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Takumi Uchihara#211,917 worldwide overall11.0 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Yohsuke Makino#4,510,783 worldwide overall15.0 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Makoto Hayashi#450,075 worldwide overall7.5 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Yoko Katayama#1,473,985 worldwide overall6.9 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Neil McLynn#589,385 worldwide overall9.3 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Saeko Fukushima#878,388 worldwide overall8.5 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Takako Nishino#564,846 worldwide overall6.8 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Yousuke Kaifu#183,556 worldwide overall7.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Hirofumi Matsumura#385,753 worldwide overall8.6 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Alexander Gilmore#734,377 worldwide overall6.3 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Christine Pearson Casanave#207,062 worldwide overall7.3 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Arts and Humanities alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.
How Japan compares with other countries in Arts and Humanities