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Mathematics research in Japan
The University of Tokyo ranks first in Japan for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#19 worldwide), followed by Kyoto University and The University of Osaka.
- Japan's world rank
- #14 of 80 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 6.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 6.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 22
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mathematics in Japan?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of TokyoTokyo | #19 | 57.7 | 10.9% | 491 |
| 2 | Kyoto UniversityKyoto | #71 | 38.7 | 8.5% | 450 |
| 3 | The University of OsakaOsaka | #167 | 26.4 | 7.1% | 260 |
| 4 | RIKENWako | #175 | 25.8 | 13.0% | 92 |
| 5 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo | #208 | 23.3 | 8.3% | 167 |
| 6 | Kyushu UniversityFukuoka | #271 | 19.5 | 6.7% | 219 |
| 7 | Nagoya UniversityNagoya | #316 | 17.3 | 6.6% | 193 |
| 8 | Hokkaido UniversitySapporo | #338 | 16.3 | 7.6% | 138 |
| 9 | Tohoku UniversitySendai | #433 | 12.8 | 6.0% | 207 |
| 10 | Hiroshima UniversityHiroshima | #522 | 10.1 | 7.8% | 146 |
| 11 | Keio UniversityTokyo | #529 | 9.9 | 3.9% | 133 |
| 12 | University of TsukubaTsukuba | #556 | 9.1 | 6.4% | 162 |
| 13 | Chiba UniversityChiba | #582 | 8.5 | 10.2% | 70 |
| 14 | Tokyo University of ScienceTokyo | #627 | 7.4 | 3.5% | 243 |
| 15 | Research Organization of Information and SystemsTokyo | #643 | 7.1 | 6.7% | 63 |
| 16 | Waseda UniversityTokyo | #688 | 6.1 | 4.2% | 205 |
| 17 | Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOsaka | #712 | 5.6 | 5.0% | 72 |
| 18 | Kanazawa UniversityKanazawa | #715 | 5.5 | 4.9% | 65 |
| 19 | Kobe UniversityKobe | #792 | 4.1 | 4.1% | 95 |
| 20 | Chuo UniversityHachiōji | #845 | 3.1 | 5.8% | 71 |
| 21 | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo | #925 | 1.8 | 3.3% | 76 |
| 22 | Nihon UniversityTokyo | #988 | 89.0 | 2.0% | 66 |
Institutions in Japan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Japan?
Masaki Kashiwara, Masahiro Yamamoto and Osamu Iyama rank highest among researchers based in Japan, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Masaki Kashiwara#84,372 worldwide overall53.3 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Masahiro Yamamoto#312,523 worldwide overall44.5 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Osamu Iyama#150,364 worldwide overall28.1 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Yoshihiro Sawano#1,131,290 worldwide overall47.6 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Narutaka Ozawa#163,881 worldwide overall21.5 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Yūjirō Kawamata#135,208 worldwide overall21.0 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Hiraku Nakajima#154,793 worldwide overall23.8 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Yukinobu Toda#172,857 worldwide overall18.8 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Shuichi Kawashima#433,444 worldwide overall27.1 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Yuji Tachikawa#31,249 worldwide overall15.3 of 23 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Seiji Ukai#434,312 worldwide overall21.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Tetsuji Miwa#179,327 worldwide overall21.9 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Akitaka Matsumura#255,792 worldwide overall19.5 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Kenji Fukaya#205,337 worldwide overall19.3 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Masao Fukushima#572,564 worldwide overall21.6 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Japan on their work in Mathematics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.