Field · Health Professions · Japan
Health Professions research in Japan
Tokyo Medical and Dental University ranks first in Japan for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#397 worldwide), followed by Tohoku University and The University of Tokyo.
- Japan's world rank
- #26 of 108 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 8.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 20
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Health Professions in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo | #397 | 20.9 | 15.5% | 113 |
| 2 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #459 | 19.0 | 17.8% | 146 |
| 3 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #489 | 18.1 | 19.2% | 239 |
| 4 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #517 | 17.4 | 15.1% | 116 |
| 5 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #536 | 16.9 | 19.4% | 138 |
| 6 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #746 | 12.6 | 19.7% | 112 |
| 7 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #819 | 11.3 | 14.4% | 100 |
| 8 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #870 | 10.5 | 5.4% | 79 |
| 9 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #1,082 | 7.6 | 16.8% | 79 |
| 10 | Juntendo UniversityTokyo | #1,207 | 6.2 | 13.8% | 70 |
| 11 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #1,269 | 5.5 | 14.6% | 119 |
| 12 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #1,290 | 5.3 | 13.9% | 76 |
| 13 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #1,329 | 4.9 | 16.4% | 84 |
| 14 | International University of Health and WelfareŌtawara | #1,353 | 4.7 | 12.5% | 66 |
| 15 | National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyŌbu | #1,401 | 4.2 | 24.9% | 67 |
| 16 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #1,404 | 4.2 | 12.9% | 70 |
| 17 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #1,407 | 4.2 | 13.1% | 165 |
| 18 | University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanKitakyushu | #1,428 | 4.0 | 12.1% | 87 |
| 19 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #1,570 | 2.7 | 13.2% | 74 |
| 20 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #1,738 | 137.0 | 14.4% | 69 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Professions, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Japan?
Norito Kawakami, Masao Iwagami and Takao Suzuki rank highest among researchers based in Japan.
- 1Norito Kawakami#1,461 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 28 works
- 2Masao Iwagami#5,294 worldwide overall1k citations · 17 works
- 3Takao Suzuki#71,558 worldwide overall936 citations · 16 works
- 4Kiyoshi Koyano#72,008 worldwide overall311 citations · 17 works
- 5Naoki Ikegami#277,088 worldwide overall73 citations · 16 works
- 6Tomohisa Nagata#323,320 worldwide overall71 citations · 15 works
- 7Akizumi Tsutsumi#350,855 worldwide overall150 citations · 22 works
- 8Eiichi Saitoh#353,420 worldwide overall167 citations · 18 works
- 9Hiroyuki Shimada#380,606 worldwide overall249 citations · 23 works
- 10Katsunori Kondo#405,480 worldwide overall280 citations · 19 works
- 11Kiyoshi Kanai#465,549 worldwide overall149 citations · 24 works
- 12Kiyoshi Okada#480,775 worldwide overall533 citations · 17 works
- 13Seiji Yasumura#560,874 worldwide overall113 citations · 15 works
- 14Nobuyuki Hamajima#562,057 worldwide overall249 citations · 16 works
- 15Hiromi Sanada#574,749 worldwide overall112 citations · 15 works
How Japan compares with other countries in Health Professions