- Japan's world rank
- #11 of 73 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 12k
- Top-10% rate
- 8.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 42
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Chemistry in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #92 | 37.1 | 13.8% | 630 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #104 | 35.4 | 12.6% | 570 |
| 3 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #146 | 30.7 | 11.0% | 601 |
| 4 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #221 | 25.0 | 14.5% | 393 |
| 5 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #225 | 24.7 | 13.7% | 343 |
| 6 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #300 | 20.7 | 7.3% | 454 |
| 7 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #342 | 18.9 | 10.5% | 345 |
| 8 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #439 | 15.4 | 11.1% | 303 |
| 9 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #608 | 10.9 | 11.9% | 126 |
| 10 | National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba | #659 | 9.8 | 10.5% | 116 |
| 11 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #665 | 9.6 | 9.9% | 196 |
| 12 | Japan Science and Technology AgencyTokyo | #689 | 9.1 | 15.7% | 98 |
| 13 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #717 | 8.6 | 7.1% | 225 |
| 14 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #805 | 7.0 | 8.9% | 142 |
| 15 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #860 | 6.1 | 9.1% | 165 |
| 16 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #863 | 6.0 | 6.4% | 222 |
| 17 | Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya | #886 | 5.7 | 8.6% | 116 |
| 18 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #896 | 5.5 | 9.7% | 122 |
| 19 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #898 | 5.5 | 9.3% | 123 |
| 20 | Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura | #942 | 4.8 | 6.4% | 80 |
| 21 | Life Science InstituteTokyo | #963 | 4.5 | 14.9% | 83 |
| 22 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #965 | 4.5 | 7.5% | 200 |
| 23 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,085 | 2.8 | 7.1% | 108 |
| 24 | Kwansei Gakuin UniversityNishinomiya | #1,105 | 2.6 | 10.7% | 67 |
| 25 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,110 | 2.5 | 8.2% | 75 |
| 26 | University of ToyamaToyama | #1,122 | 2.4 | 6.3% | 84 |
| 27 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #1,146 | 2.1 | 4.8% | 123 |
| 28 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #1,159 | 1.9 | 9.4% | 79 |
| 29 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #1,174 | 1.7 | 6.7% | 124 |
| 30 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,178 | 1.7 | 5.9% | 106 |
| 31 | Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto | #1,194 | 150.0 | 7.0% | 80 |
| 32 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #1,210 | 131.0 | 10.7% | 76 |
| 33 | Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki | #1,248 | 88.0 | 6.0% | 75 |
| 34 | Gifu UniversityGifu City | #1,291 | 41.0 | 4.1% | 88 |
| 35 | Saitama UniversitySaitama | #1,294 | 38.0 | 4.9% | 77 |
| 36 | Yamagata UniversityYamagata | #1,298 | 34.0 | 2.3% | 66 |
| 37 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #1,300 | 32.0 | 5.5% | 76 |
| 38 | Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto | #1,303 | 29.0 | 4.4% | 82 |
| 39 | Kansai UniversitySuita | #1,312 | 19.0 | 2.4% | 70 |
| 40 | Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka | #1,315 | 16.0 | 8.8% | 64 |
| 41 | Tokushima UniversityTokushima | #1,321 | 9.0 | 2.3% | 72 |
| 42 | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life SciencesHachiōji | #1,328 | 2.0 | 1.4% | 65 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Japan?
Ryōji Noyori, Tsutomu Katsuki and Takao Ikariya rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Ryōji Noyori#7,579 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 117 works
- 2Tsutomu Katsuki#16,628 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 87 works
- 3Takao Ikariya#17,076 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 50 works
- 4Eiji Yashima#18,775 worldwide overall859 citations · 51 works
- 5Masahiro Irie#18,824 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 42 works
- 6Katsuyuki Ogura#27,119 worldwide overall801 citations · 62 works
- 7Jiro Tsuji#32,831 worldwide overall638 citations · 63 works
- 8Kōzō Shinoda#32,902 worldwide overall868 citations · 43 works
- 9Makoto Fujita#37,675 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 86 works
- 10HAMAO UMEZAWA#49,452 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 43 works
- 11Yoshio Okamoto#55,651 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 141 works
- 12Kimihiko Hirao#57,019 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 42 works
- 13Hiroshi Kobayashi#62,702 worldwide overall968 citations · 39 works
- 14Makoto Kumada#63,662 worldwide overall673 citations · 75 works
- 15Yuzo Fujiwara#64,109 worldwide overall472 citations · 51 works