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Energy research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Energy research in 2022-now (#131 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and National Institute for Materials Science.

Japan's world rank
#21
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.6k
Top-10% rate
6.9%
Ranked institutions
13

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

What is the best university for Energy in Japan?

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in Japan?

Jinhua Ye, Kazunari Domen and Yusuke Yamauchi rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Energy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jinhua Ye#16,253 worldwide overall97.5 of 309 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kazunari Domen#70,234 worldwide overall92.3 of 329 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yusuke Yamauchi#4,088 worldwide overall70.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hao Li#30,431 worldwide overall49.3 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Qiang Xü#10,627 worldwide overall38.6 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Akihiko Kudo#42,519 worldwide overall44.5 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kazuhito Hashimoto#58,963 worldwide overall38.1 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Masakazu Anpo#105,838 worldwide overall44.6 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Takashi Hisatomi#62,815 worldwide overall34.1 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tsuyoshi Takata#27,153 worldwide overall29.2 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Kazuhiko Maeda#138,561 worldwide overall35.8 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Osamu Ishitani#125,361 worldwide overall26.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Kazuhiro Sayama#90,690 worldwide overall28.3 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ryu Abe#95,358 worldwide overall24.8 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Tetsuro Majima#453,361 worldwide overall21.7 of 64 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Energy 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 Energy