How does Japan rank in Materials Science research?

Japan ranks #8 of 90 countries on research quality in Materials Science (2022–2025), with 27k works.

Materials Science research in Japan

National Institute for Materials Science ranks first in Japan for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#61 worldwide), followed by The University of Tokyo and Tohoku University.

Japan's world rank: #8
Works, 2022–2025: 27k
Top-10% rate: 7.6%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Japan?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	National Institute for Materials ScienceTsukuba	#61	47.4	12.0%	1,233
2	The University of TokyoTokyo	#84	43.3	11.4%	1,392
3	Tohoku UniversitySendai	#161	35.0	7.7%	1,456
4	Kyoto UniversityKyoto	#168	34.4	10.7%	975
5	Kyushu UniversityFukuoka	#192	32.7	11.7%	821
6	The University of OsakaOsaka	#227	30.5	8.1%	1,004
7	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyTsukuba	#253	29.2	7.2%	802
8	Nagoya UniversityNagoya	#362	24.6	9.1%	681
9	Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo	#420	22.7	7.9%	787
10	Hokkaido UniversitySapporo	#449	21.8	8.4%	655
11	Japan Atomic Energy AgencyTōkai Mura	#623	17.6	9.7%	295
12	University of TsukubaTsukuba	#653	17.0	7.8%	437
13	Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo	#712	15.9	7.3%	436
14	Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima	#915	12.7	8.0%	377
15	Keio UniversityTokyo	#1,004	11.5	8.3%	224
16	Waseda UniversityTokyo	#1,030	11.2	6.7%	301
17	Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyIkoma	#1,086	10.5	13.7%	170
18	Kobe UniversityKobe	#1,119	10.1	7.0%	184
19	Japan Science and Technology AgencyTokyo	#1,186	9.4	10.7%	174
20	Nagoya Institute of TechnologyNagoya	#1,273	8.5	5.0%	285
21	Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto	#1,364	7.6	10.1%	240
22	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research InstituteSayō	#1,372	7.5	7.5%	145
23	Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKitakyushu	#1,377	7.5	7.4%	189
24	Advanced Institute of Materials ScienceSendai	#1,391	7.3	17.4%	70
25	RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter ScienceWako	#1,433	7.0	15.6%	128
26	Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo	#1,541	6.0	5.5%	206
27	Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka	#1,576	5.7	6.9%	188
28	National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyChiba	#1,609	5.5	7.9%	134
29	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityOnna	#1,650	5.2	16.4%	71
30	Yokohama National UniversityYokohama	#1,675	5.0	5.0%	192
31	Okayama UniversityOkayama	#1,685	4.9	7.4%	164
32	University of Electro-CommunicationsTokyo	#1,712	4.7	9.6%	99
33	Japan Fine Ceramics CenterNagoya	#1,736	4.5	10.0%	60
34	Kumamoto UniversityKumamoto	#1,741	4.5	6.5%	189
35	Chiba UniversityChiba	#1,751	4.4	5.8%	187
36	Nippon Steel (Japan)Tokyo	#1,774	4.2	4.0%	116
37	University of ToyamaToyama	#1,775	4.2	10.0%	87
38	Kyoto Institute of TechnologyKyoto	#1,807	4.0	5.3%	225
39	Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo	#1,809	4.0	5.5%	208
40	Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa	#1,917	3.2	5.4%	180
41	Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka	#1,996	2.7	4.1%	192
42	Nagaoka University of TechnologyNagaoka	#1,998	2.7	6.7%	128
43	SPring-8Sayō	#2,024	2.5	8.8%	74
44	Ritsumeikan UniversityKyoto	#2,060	2.3	4.5%	165
45	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyNomi Shi	#2,065	2.3	6.8%	157
46	Toyohashi University of TechnologyToyohashi	#2,071	2.2	6.8%	94
47	Institute for Molecular ScienceOkazaki	#2,073	2.2	12.2%	70
48	Shibaura Institute of TechnologyTokyo	#2,078	2.2	7.1%	94
49	Kyoto Katsura HospitalKyoto	#2,095	2.1	13.5%	60
50	Yamagata UniversityYamagata	#2,099	2.1	5.3%	173
51	Saga UniversitySaga	#2,118	2.0	5.2%	85
52	Kwansei Gakuin UniversityNishinomiya	#2,132	1.9	7.9%	88
53	Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories (Japan)Nagakute-shi	#2,158	1.7	10.6%	72
54	University of HyogoKobe	#2,183	1.6	3.2%	161
55	Hitachi (Japan)Tokyo	#2,198	148.0	3.4%	123
56	Life Science InstituteTokyo	#2,206	144.0	11.5%	68
57	High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationTsukuba	#2,222	134.0	5.0%	102
58	Spintronics Research Network of JapanTokyo	#2,250	118.0	7.9%	84
59	Gunma UniversityMaebashi	#2,258	114.0	4.5%	110
60	Nihon UniversityTokyo	#2,261	112.0	4.0%	124

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Japan?

Fujio Izumi, Nobuhiro Tsuji and Mingwei Chen rank highest among researchers based in Japan.

1Fujio Izumi#1,117 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 43 works
2Nobuhiro Tsuji#8,462 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 65 works
3Mingwei Chen#9,727 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 59 works
4Zenji Horita#14,444 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 86 works
5Hideki Masuda#17,684 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 56 works
6Masahiro Irie#18,824 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 77 works
7Akihisa Inoue#21,354 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 268 works
8Naoto Nagaosa#21,817 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 50 works
9Isao Tanaka#22,801 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 81 works
10Yoshihito Kawamura#22,921 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 85 works
11Hajime Yoshida#23,963 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 52 works
12Kazuhiro Otsuka#24,150 worldwide overall848 citations · 47 works
13T. Kasuya#25,260 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 58 works
14A. Takeuchi#25,506 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 61 works
15Kazunori Kataoka#25,750 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 56 works

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