Field · Environmental Science · Japan
Environmental Science research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#124 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and Hiroshima University.
- Japan's world rank
- #23 of 125 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 21k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Environmental Science in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #124 | 41.0 | 18.5% | 1,257 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #397 | 26.8 | 15.2% | 782 |
| 3 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #446 | 25.4 | 16.8% | 365 |
| 4 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #456 | 25.1 | 18.1% | 545 |
| 5 | National Institute for Environmental StudiesTsukuba | #625 | 21.2 | 16.5% | 358 |
| 6 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #647 | 20.8 | 16.7% | 523 |
| 7 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #676 | 20.3 | 13.1% | 689 |
| 8 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #785 | 18.5 | 15.0% | 384 |
| 9 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #1,004 | 15.4 | 16.6% | 303 |
| 10 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,079 | 14.6 | 17.1% | 255 |
| 11 | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyYokosuka | #1,133 | 14.0 | 19.0% | 238 |
| 12 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #1,214 | 13.1 | 14.9% | 311 |
| 13 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #1,392 | 11.5 | 14.0% | 250 |
| 14 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba | #1,468 | 10.8 | 11.0% | 263 |
| 15 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #1,509 | 10.5 | 11.7% | 223 |
| 16 | The University of KitakyushuKitakyushu | #1,540 | 10.2 | 22.1% | 124 |
| 17 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #1,577 | 9.9 | 11.0% | 275 |
| 18 | Nagasaki UniversityNagasaki | #1,588 | 9.8 | 14.6% | 190 |
| 19 | Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteTsukuba | #1,651 | 9.4 | 14.4% | 222 |
| 20 | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityOnna | #1,889 | 7.7 | 31.9% | 73 |
| 21 | Institute for Global Environmental StrategiesHayama | #1,946 | 7.4 | 34.0% | 80 |
| 22 | University of the RyukyusOkinawa | #2,081 | 6.5 | 13.2% | 145 |
| 23 | Yokohama National UniversityYokohama | #2,151 | 6.1 | 11.9% | 129 |
| 24 | Korea UniversityTokyo | #2,227 | 5.7 | 24.0% | 73 |
| 25 | Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo | #2,232 | 5.7 | 11.0% | 155 |
| 26 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #2,285 | 5.4 | 12.8% | 135 |
| 27 | Japan Fisheries Research and Education AgencyYokohama | #2,369 | 4.9 | 5.1% | 271 |
| 28 | Ehime UniversityMatsuyama | #2,375 | 4.9 | 10.7% | 142 |
| 29 | Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka | #2,383 | 4.9 | 21.3% | 78 |
| 30 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #2,399 | 4.8 | 9.7% | 171 |
| 31 | Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto | #2,453 | 4.5 | 11.1% | 140 |
| 32 | Saitama UniversitySaitama | #2,479 | 4.4 | 14.2% | 122 |
| 33 | Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu | #2,516 | 4.2 | 12.3% | 72 |
| 34 | Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyTokyo | #2,521 | 4.2 | 9.0% | 158 |
| 35 | Tokai UniversityTokyo | #2,525 | 4.2 | 13.0% | 70 |
| 36 | Tottori UniversityTottori-shi | #2,581 | 3.9 | 12.9% | 93 |
| 37 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #2,612 | 3.8 | 11.2% | 105 |
| 38 | Okayama UniversityOkayama | #2,626 | 3.7 | 10.8% | 116 |
| 39 | Gifu UniversityGifu City | #2,658 | 3.5 | 11.7% | 102 |
| 40 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #2,665 | 3.5 | 10.1% | 128 |
| 41 | National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationTsukuba | #2,674 | 3.5 | 13.1% | 98 |
| 42 | Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto | #2,711 | 3.3 | 12.6% | 88 |
| 43 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #2,728 | 3.2 | 8.9% | 120 |
| 44 | Tokyo City UniversityTokyo | #2,767 | 3.0 | 16.0% | 74 |
| 45 | Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura | #2,804 | 2.9 | 7.4% | 102 |
| 46 | Kindai UniversityOsaka | #2,824 | 2.8 | 8.1% | 131 |
| 47 | Japan Meteorological AgencyTokyo | #2,907 | 2.5 | 13.6% | 62 |
| 48 | Niigata UniversityNiigata | #2,926 | 2.4 | 8.1% | 110 |
| 49 | Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #2,937 | 2.3 | 9.5% | 82 |
| 50 | University of MiyazakiMiyazaki | #2,951 | 2.3 | 8.4% | 89 |
| 51 | Kōchi UniversityKochi | #3,014 | 2.0 | 8.9% | 82 |
| 52 | Shimane UniversityMatsue | #3,016 | 2.0 | 8.2% | 88 |
| 53 | Fukushima UniversityFukushima | #3,060 | 1.8 | 9.3% | 76 |
| 54 | Kagoshima UniversityKagoshima | #3,066 | 1.8 | 5.6% | 128 |
| 55 | Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto | #3,075 | 1.8 | 9.1% | 88 |
| 56 | Yamagata UniversityYamagata | #3,121 | 1.6 | 10.4% | 69 |
| 57 | Tokyo University of AgricultureTokyo | #3,131 | 1.5 | 6.3% | 102 |
| 58 | Mie UniversityTsu | #3,186 | 133.0 | 7.6% | 87 |
| 59 | University of YamanashiKofu | #3,188 | 132.0 | 9.4% | 65 |
| 60 | Chuo UniversityHachiōji | #3,214 | 122.0 | 10.4% | 64 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Environmental Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Japan?
Yoshio Inoue, Tomoko Hasegawa and Shinichiro Fujimori rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Yoshio Inoue#44,410 worldwide overall764 citations · 39 works
- 2Tomoko Hasegawa#50,574 worldwide overall670 citations · 37 works
- 3Shinichiro Fujimori#57,895 worldwide overall1k citations · 49 works
- 4Hodaka Kawahata#86,347 worldwide overall799 citations · 39 works
- 5Akashi Mochida#99,950 worldwide overall449 citations · 37 works
- 6Makoto Inoue#117,064 worldwide overall395 citations · 43 works
- 7Tsuyoshi Fujita#141,323 worldwide overall521 citations · 38 works
- 8Katsumi Tsukamoto#194,887 worldwide overall378 citations · 44 works
- 9Tohru Nakashizuka#204,640 worldwide overall334 citations · 42 works
- 10Yukio Tamura#215,338 worldwide overall478 citations · 36 works
- 11Kazuhito Ichii#225,211 worldwide overall351 citations · 48 works
- 12Yu‐You Li#254,455 worldwide overall568 citations · 74 works
- 13Weijun Gao#291,004 worldwide overall604 citations · 39 works
- 14Kimitaka Kawamura#293,428 worldwide overall709 citations · 62 works
- 15Teruyuki Nakajima#302,799 worldwide overall499 citations · 69 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Environmental Science