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Chemical Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Chemical Engineering research in 2022-now (#62 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.

Japan's world rank
#13
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.5k
Top-10% rate
4.8%
Ranked institutions
8

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Chemical Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #6223.76.6%132
2Kyoto UniversityKyoto #10414.14.7%104
3The University of OsakaOsaka #11612.16.9%80
4Tohoku UniversitySendai #12111.37.2%127
5Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #12910.18.9%89
6Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #1606.18.3%100
7Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #1665.55.5%92
8National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #1863.45.4%109

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

Who are the top Chemical Engineering researchers in Japan?

Masayoshi Watanabe, Qiang Xü and Keiichi Tomishige rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Chemical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Masayoshi Watanabe#114,500 worldwide overall36.8 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Qiang Xü#10,627 worldwide overall24.0 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Keiichi Tomishige#42,937 worldwide overall27.2 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Masatake Haruta#33,237 worldwide overall20.3 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hao Li#30,431 worldwide overall19.7 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hiroyuki Ohno#689,374 worldwide overall24.7 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jinhua Ye#16,253 worldwide overall17.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Noritatsu Tsubaki#212,664 worldwide overall30.4 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Noboru Yamazoe#531,356 worldwide overall26.5 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Osamu Ishitani#125,361 worldwide overall13.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yusuke Yamauchi#4,088 worldwide overall13.3 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Masao Doi#275,645 worldwide overall14.0 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yuichiro Himeda#149,908 worldwide overall13.5 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Zhaomin Hou#41,242 worldwide overall14.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Yoshinao Nakagawa#35,059 worldwide overall13.2 of 49 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Chemical Engineering 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 Chemical Engineering