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Engineering research in Japan

The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#154 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and Kyoto University.

Japan's world rank
#16
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
94k
Top-10% rate
7.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Japan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1The University of TokyoTokyo #15442.811.0%5,139
2Tohoku UniversitySendai #25537.012.1%3,203
3Kyoto UniversityKyoto #30734.911.6%2,450
4Kyushu UniversityFukuoka #38132.510.8%2,619
5The University of OsakaOsaka #50929.28.5%2,725
6National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba #56927.98.9%1,803
7National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba #59127.513.0%1,081
8Nagoya UniversityNagoya #66826.19.5%1,908
9Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo #67626.08.8%2,357
10Waseda UniversityTokyo #71325.48.9%1,690
11Hokkaido UniversitySapporo #90522.69.8%1,498
12University of TsukubaTsukuba #1,13120.17.7%1,177
13University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo #1,13420.18.0%886
14Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima #1,16119.89.2%1,032
15NTT (Japan)Tokyo #1,17019.76.6%913
16Keio UniversityTokyo #1,19519.57.7%1,254
17Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu #1,22719.27.1%947
18Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo #1,31618.43.6%810
19Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo #1,32018.46.4%1,252
20Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto #1,40617.67.6%862
21Kobe UniversityKobe #1,50316.98.6%815
22Chiba UniversityChiba #1,51716.87.9%760
23Yokohama National UniversityYokohama #1,65915.86.8%969
24Ibaraki UniversityIbaraki #1,66115.74.0%307
25Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyTokyo #1,72615.311.1%712
26Korea UniversityTokyo #1,82414.721.6%194
27Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya #1,97313.84.6%875
28National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyTokyo #2,00113.68.4%532
29University of ToyamaToyama #2,01113.610.1%296
30Hosei UniversityTokyo #2,01613.58.3%397
31Railway Technical Research InstituteKokubunji #2,06813.23.4%304
32Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo #2,08213.26.1%709
33Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi #2,11213.010.1%344
34Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo #2,11713.06.5%754
35Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo #2,13212.96.3%792
36Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka #2,14612.87.1%561
37Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura #2,18912.69.4%552
38Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto #2,19812.69.3%437
39University of AizuFukushima #2,35111.816.5%181
40East Japan Railway (Japan)Tokyo #2,41911.53.8%72
41Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa #2,44111.46.6%537
42Tottori UniversityTottori-shi #2,45711.35.3%265
43Saitama UniversitySaitama #2,47011.28.2%452
44Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka #2,50711.16.1%517
45Advanced Institute of Materials ScienceSendai #2,52011.028.9%97
46Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityOnna #2,55110.919.9%140
47Yamagata UniversityYamagata #2,59410.77.1%305
48Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki #2,63210.511.5%322
49Nihon UniversityTokyo #2,64010.53.8%572
50Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto #2,67010.48.7%399
51Muroran Institute of TechnologyMuroran #2,68710.310.0%291
52Okayama UniversityOkayama #2,69010.35.1%655
53Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi #2,73610.17.0%482
54University of the RyukyusOkinawa #2,7709.918.0%140
55RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence ProjectTokyo #2,9159.426.9%83
56RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter ScienceWako #2,9329.322.9%68
57Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma #2,9489.28.2%311
58Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories (Japan)Nagakute-shi #3,0708.810.7%202
59National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba #3,1168.610.5%254
60Mitsubishi Electric (Japan)Tokyo #3,1208.65.3%413

Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Japan?

Hirofumi Akagi, A. Yamamoto and Y. Arai rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

  1. 1Hirofumi Akagi#505 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 178 works
  2. 2A. Yamamoto#1,169 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 116 works
  3. 3Y. Arai#2,486 worldwide overall6k citations · 123 works
  4. 4Nobuhiro Tsuji#8,462 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 132 works
  5. 5Nei Kato#9,415 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 122 works
  6. 6T. Sakurai#17,358 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 107 works
  7. 7Akihisa Inoue#21,354 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 275 works
  8. 8Kunimasa Saitoh#30,729 worldwide overall893 citations · 161 works
  9. 9Hideo Ohno#45,548 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 147 works
  10. 10Chihaya Adachi#61,629 worldwide overall2k citations · 150 works
  11. 11Yozo Fujino#67,757 worldwide overall792 citations · 140 works
  12. 12Tadao Nagatsuma#67,999 worldwide overall764 citations · 164 works
  13. 13Toshitsugu Tanaka#68,131 worldwide overall665 citations · 103 works
  14. 14Toshio Kamiya#83,085 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 123 works
  15. 15Haoshen Zhou#88,160 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 103 works

How Japan compares with other countries in Engineering