Field · Computer Science · Japan
Computer Science research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#148 worldwide), followed by Waseda University and Tohoku University.
- Japan's world rank
- #19 of 131 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 37k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Science in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #148 | 40.8 | 14.6% | 2,146 |
| 2 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #209 | 36.8 | 10.9% | 1,091 |
| 3 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #447 | 27.8 | 13.8% | 704 |
| 4 | University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo | #561 | 25.1 | 10.6% | 720 |
| 5 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #564 | 25.0 | 13.1% | 885 |
| 6 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #634 | 23.6 | 12.3% | 770 |
| 7 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #649 | 23.4 | 11.2% | 953 |
| 8 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #664 | 23.1 | 13.3% | 746 |
| 9 | Toyo UniversityTokyo | #709 | 22.3 | 7.1% | 164 |
| 10 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #718 | 22.2 | 8.7% | 889 |
| 11 | University of AizuFukushima | #731 | 21.9 | 20.5% | 405 |
| 12 | National Institute of InformaticsTokyo | #863 | 20.0 | 16.2% | 426 |
| 13 | Hosei UniversityTokyo | #865 | 20.0 | 13.3% | 300 |
| 14 | Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi | #879 | 19.8 | 11.8% | 440 |
| 15 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #896 | 19.5 | 9.9% | 753 |
| 16 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #919 | 19.2 | 10.3% | 704 |
| 17 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #980 | 18.5 | 12.5% | 552 |
| 18 | KDDI Research (Japan)Fujimino | #991 | 18.3 | 12.2% | 185 |
| 19 | RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence ProjectTokyo | #1,017 | 18.0 | 22.0% | 224 |
| 20 | Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu | #1,116 | 16.9 | 7.7% | 450 |
| 21 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #1,149 | 16.6 | 10.5% | 404 |
| 22 | Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma | #1,158 | 16.5 | 9.4% | 438 |
| 23 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,163 | 16.5 | 10.2% | 291 |
| 24 | NTT (Japan)Tokyo | #1,178 | 16.3 | 10.9% | 585 |
| 25 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #1,191 | 16.2 | 9.1% | 642 |
| 26 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #1,447 | 13.9 | 9.0% | 385 |
| 27 | RIKEN Center for Computational ScienceKobe | #1,512 | 13.3 | 18.5% | 90 |
| 28 | Chuo UniversityHachiōji | #1,600 | 12.7 | 3.5% | 166 |
| 29 | Bunkyo UniversityTokyo | #1,659 | 12.2 | 12.1% | 60 |
| 30 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #1,764 | 11.5 | 8.1% | 253 |
| 31 | RIKENWako | #1,773 | 11.5 | 21.9% | 97 |
| 32 | Saitama UniversitySaitama | #1,794 | 11.3 | 7.6% | 172 |
| 33 | CyberAgent (Japan)Tokyo | #1,867 | 10.8 | 12.3% | 76 |
| 34 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #1,870 | 10.8 | 8.6% | 488 |
| 35 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #1,881 | 10.8 | 11.6% | 125 |
| 36 | Utsunomiya UniversityUtsunomiya | #2,127 | 9.3 | 3.8% | 94 |
| 37 | National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo | #2,130 | 9.3 | 11.9% | 304 |
| 38 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #2,151 | 9.2 | 8.4% | 314 |
| 39 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #2,182 | 9.0 | 9.2% | 278 |
| 40 | Kansai UniversitySuita | #2,227 | 8.8 | 7.8% | 234 |
| 41 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #2,243 | 8.7 | 5.8% | 408 |
| 42 | Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo | #2,271 | 8.5 | 6.5% | 269 |
| 43 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #2,278 | 8.5 | 14.6% | 191 |
| 44 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #2,288 | 8.4 | 3.7% | 166 |
| 45 | Fujitsu (Japan)Kawasaki | #2,369 | 8.0 | 9.7% | 170 |
| 46 | The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIHayama | #2,634 | 6.8 | 15.5% | 86 |
| 47 | Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for InformaticsKyoto | #2,638 | 6.8 | 14.8% | 113 |
| 48 | Muroran Institute of TechnologyMuroran | #2,672 | 6.6 | 23.7% | 114 |
| 49 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #2,683 | 6.6 | 7.7% | 278 |
| 50 | Musashino UniversityTokyo | #2,691 | 6.5 | 9.0% | 84 |
| 51 | Tokyo Denki UniversityTokyo | #2,692 | 6.5 | 3.3% | 207 |
| 52 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #2,709 | 6.4 | 8.2% | 201 |
| 53 | Meiji UniversityTokyo | #2,779 | 6.1 | 5.5% | 251 |
| 54 | Wakayama UniversityWakayama | #2,834 | 5.9 | 4.2% | 73 |
| 55 | NEC (Japan)Tokyo | #2,895 | 5.7 | 7.1% | 193 |
| 56 | Yamaguchi UniversityYamaguchi | #2,962 | 5.4 | 5.6% | 224 |
| 57 | University of ToyamaToyama | #3,012 | 5.2 | 20.7% | 117 |
| 58 | Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi | #3,014 | 5.2 | 5.4% | 160 |
| 59 | Chiba Institute of TechnologyNarashino | #3,079 | 4.9 | 8.0% | 147 |
| 60 | Korea UniversityTokyo | #3,136 | 4.7 | 23.0% | 78 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Japan?
Шун-ичи Амари, Hamido Fujita and Heiga Zen rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Шун-ичи Амари#4,828 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 78 works
- 2Hamido Fujita#5,359 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 92 works
- 3Heiga Zen#8,223 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 77 works
- 4Nei Kato#9,415 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 159 works
- 5Yutaka Matsuo#11,686 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 80 works
- 6Kaoru Ota#14,500 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 99 works
- 7Mianxiong Dong#21,379 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 148 works
- 8Jun’ichi Tsujii#26,709 worldwide overall625 citations · 75 works
- 9William J. Munro#31,383 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 90 works
- 10Tosiyasu L. Kunii#37,176 worldwide overall686 citations · 76 works
- 11Keiichi Tokuda#44,461 worldwide overall665 citations · 102 works
- 12Shoji Makino#46,390 worldwide overall794 citations · 94 works
- 13Andrzej Cichocki#47,292 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 173 works
- 14Hironobu Fujiyoshi#50,429 worldwide overall692 citations · 80 works
- 15Hideki Kawahara#57,520 worldwide overall522 citations · 76 works